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Witchcraft
This is the category where your questions about witches and witchcraft as a spiritual path should go. Based on an ancient shamanistic way of life, witchcraft is a spiritual system known as "The Craft of the Wise" and were a valuable part of villages and communities. Practitioners were the healers and leaders of their people. Modern witches follow the cycles of the sun, the moon and the seasons of the earth for guidance and knowledge. Most, but not all witches practice some form of magic in its true meaning.
1,155 Questions
How do witches know their motors are running?
By how much magic their broom gives out. less energy means its not running.more energy says "im running lady!".
How do you know or fined out that your a witch?
To be a witch or not be a witch is up to you. Anybody can become a witch, no one is born a witch. If you have learnt and practice Witchcraft, then you are a witch.
What is the meaning of the use of nails in a magic spell?
A Pagan Answer
-The use of nails - clippings from, finger nails, toe nails as well as hair and other "personal" items, is to connect the "working" with the person (the original source of the personal items). This should always be done with the knowledge and permission of the person, however there are some spiritual paths that do not follow this "rule."
- The use of nails - construction type will depend on the material they are made from and the kind of "working" they are used in.
For example, iron horse-shoe nails were once used as a talisman to protect someone from fairies and their glamour. From the belief that cold iron repelled the wee folk (and many other magical beings).
Or they can be used in workings to "build" things. I know a good prosperity spell that uses copper nails to "build a secure job." I have also seen them used in binding spells.
What does a witch use to see into the future?
There are so many different paths of paganism, and so many different forms of scrying, which is the term we generally use it describe looking into the future.
Each practitioner has a favorite form of scrying. My personal favorites include: palm reading - to read a specific persons future; pendulum - for finding things; cards (not Tarot) - for general use; a dark mirror - for Samhain.
If you are asking for the gender specific word for wizard, there isn't one. Wizards are both male and female.
If you are asking for a wizards spell to change the gender of a person, I am sorry, there isn't one.
Does a witch have to tell the truth when asked if she's a witch?
Yes, a witch does have to say she is a witch when asked. This is according to folklore, which says witches must be honest when asked about their real identities or practices.
What kind of house does a witch live in?
Any kind of house. As a witch myself, I prefer older styles of houses with history to them, but most 'new age' witches can work out of apartment buildings. As a saying may say "It is not the shell that matters, but it's contents."
What did witches do to be persecute by the church?
Several reasons:
1: The Bible teaches that witchcraft is evil and an enemy of godly teaching.
2: The symbols and rituals of witchcraft and satanism are direct opposite of those of the church. The church was against all these as it made light of the churches holy rituals.
(Actually the symbol of witchcraft is a Pentagram or Triquetta. Just like the cross, when inverted the Pentagram becomes a symbol that Satanists use.)
3: Many church leaders were mistaken in condemning the people and not the sin.
4. Paganism predates Christianity and was the predominate religion before Christ was born. Like Christianity, Paganism has many denominations such as Witchcraft. The Roman empire adopted Christianity and Roman soldiers killed all who opposed. Wicca is a modern form of Witchcraft that has one basic rule, Harm none. It is not the same type of Witchcraft talked about in the Christian Bible, it began long after the Bible was written by several different people sharing their opinion on what took place, which is why it is often confused and interpreted in many ways.
The word pronounced sauder is solder (a metal joining material, or to join with solder).
Witch hunting or women hunting?
Although it is generally thought that the witch hunts were directed at women, the idea may not be entirely true. The entire membership of the Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon was destroyed in one of the "witch hunts" and they were all male. They were also inordinately wealthy and powerful.
The witch hunts, started as a true attempt to weed out the "undesirable" element within the "faithful". It turned out to be quite lucrative for the crown heads, church and the gentry who ended up confiscating the assets and property of the accused. Is was very rare for women in those times legally own much of anything, so they were not the first choice of targets. As the "witch" hysteria" spread, the disliked, envied, or unwanted members of society started to fall victim to the purges. A masculine slanted church did tend to number women in the undesirable.
It is a medical, scientifically proven fact that there are more women in the world than there are men, and that women tend to out-live men as a general rule. So, if an area is cleaning out the dead wood, getting rid of the disliked and/or disenfranchised there will be what appears to be a disproportionate number of women caught in the "nets". This is not to say that women were not victimised, because they were. Widows, spinsters and single women had no male "head of the house" to protect them, so they fell easily to the hunts, but I do not believe the witch hunts were completely motivated by misogyny.
What is a magic spell to get rich?
As a Witch myself, I must say that instead of casting a spell to get rich, you should cast a spell to bring you a job or the means to get a job. No spell in witchcraft will manifest without conscious efforts on your part to make the manifestation become reality.
Does the tetragrammaton have to do with witchcraft?
Tetragrammaton is a name of/for "God" and is used in Kabbalistic practices. You probably know this name by the initials YHVH or YHWH or the name "Yahweh" or Yod-He-Vav-He.
It technically has nothing to do with Witchcraft as it comes from Hebrew and "Witchcraft" in the most commonly held sense comes from Pagan practices of Europe which are obviously far apart from one another. Many modern day Witchcraft practices have been blended with the practices from other parts of the world which is why you may at time see things that seemingly don't go with one another when researching Witchcraft. Many modern day witches incorporate practices from the Kabbalah into their witchcraft practices or when performing what is known as "High or Ceremonial Magick".
Toad warts, owl tears, snake venom, frog legs, bat Toes, crickets, worms, and most of all little kids! I'm joking about the little kids, but the rest i think is right. Hope this helps.
That's is the contraction of that is, so you spelt it right. The apostrophe replaces the i, the missing letter.
No 'k' - SPECTACLE : a visual sight or display (plural spectacles : eyeglasses)
A witch name is a name chosen by the witch/wizard to fit their personality and their birth date/birth number. It is believed that you can only curse a person if you know their name, so traditionally witches have chosen a "craft"/witch name to protect themselves from negative influences.
Example: If a person's birth name is "Jen", and Birth-date is Nov. 2, 1964
Using numerology (which works like this for words)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
Jen Nov. 2, 1964
1+5+5 11+2+1964
=11 =1+1+2+1+9+6+4
=2 =24
=6
The birth name and birth number don't match so I have to tinker with the name to make it match the birth number:
Jeanny
1+5+1+5+5+7
=24
=6
Now the name and birth number match and Jen now has a "witches name".
witches hate children especially dirty children and they have big nostrils so be careful.
What is a real spell that freezes time?
There are no "real spells" and it is not possible to "freeze time" except in the trivial case of massless particles such as photons.
There is a vast majourity of Witches who follow Wicca as their religion. Because Wicca ans Witchcraft have o many things in common since Wicca started from Witchcraft itself and developed as a religion. Apart from that there are so many religions Witches could follow. Voodoo is also a religion and people who follow Voodoo practices Witchcraft. In LaVey satanism, the second degree female rank is "Witch". They also practice a form of ceremonial Witchcraft.
What are the attendant spirits of the witches?
I can only speak for the spirits I use personally. Each and every practitioner uses spirits specific to their own traditions and paths.
I call the guardians of Earth, the gnomes, Brother Wolf, in the North; the guardians if Air, the sylphs and the zephyrs, Brother Hawk, in the East; the guardians of Fire, the flame dancers, Brother Salamander, in the South; the guardians of Water, the undines and the naiads, Brother Orca in the West; and the guardians of Spirit, the unicorn, Brother Grouse, in the Centre.
I also call personal guides, helpers and spirits for specific needs or rituals.
