Witchcraft

If you're talking about the past, then people used to hate them. They accused everyone of being a witch. There were terrible trials to see if one was a witch. The accused were tied up, and dumped off a cliff into the sea or a river. If the person sunk and drowned, they were innocent. If they floated and/or drowned, they were guilty. So everyone died, regardless. They were objected to barbaric practices, even though said witch never intended harm to anyone or anything. (Part of the Pagan religion says that nature should be respected, and the well known 'the good that you do returns three times, but the bad that you do returns also three times'. The large majority of witches stay true to this but some hurt others because they think they are superior.) So, people used to loath witches and think they were unclean, sacrificed humans, worshipped the devil and unbelievably, commit incest. The public view has changed greatly and now they are largely accepted as part of equal society.

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Answer: Witches don't physically fly on brooms, that is an old wives tale created by the Catholic church and mislead peasants to try and make sense of supernatural occurrences, or occurrences that couldn't be proven by any other means at the time.

==The Pagan Answer== Magic (also spelled "magick") is a natural force just like gravity, except that it can be manipulated by people. In this sense, it doesn't "come from" anywhere, it just is. People who do magic(k) are harnessing the magic(k)al energy that has always existed.

Wiccans live everywhere and anywhere people live - cities, towns, villages, rural areas. The term "Wiccan" is probably most common in Western Europe and North America, while Pagans and Neo-Pagans in other areas would have names and traditions according to their various cultures.

Why are other people strange? We are who we are, regardless of race, religion, creed, or etc. etc. {Besides maybe it's non-witch people who are strange, lol}

If you mean one, single book that all witches use, then no. If you mean books written by witches/pagans that have real spells in them, there are plenty of good books. Any books by the Farrars, Margot Adler, Gerald Gardner, Scott Cunningham, Ray Buckland, and Doreen Valentine are good to pick up.

I think it would be wise to bury the remants of any spell, whether it be love, prosperity, etc, etc. I think this because think of all the energy and intent you raised. You need to ground it out, so it's not overpowering, and so all of that is not lingering out there somewhere. AFter a love spell though, I generally bury my candles, i hope this helps, thanks for posting!

There are many variations of this name. Included among them are Alyssa, Elisa, Elyssa and Alicia.

First I want to ask you... do you have to be a doctor to try to do surgery? Well, the answer is "no", you don't have to be a doctor to do surgery, however without surgical knowledge, expertise in the field and proper medical stuudies you won't know which tools to use, why the tools are used in the way the are, or what to do if you accidentally slice open a blood vessel, or worse chop into a lung. The answer is that you shouldn't do surgery unless you know what you're doing. To experienced Witches the Craft is a serious art, not a palor game. Let me give you an example? Do you know which day in the current month is the best day to work manifestation spells? I do, irregardless of which month it is, but that's because I studied magickal correspondences and worked hard to memorize things. Things I couldn't remember, I have my Book of Shadows and Grimoire and yes even the world-wide web, and the local library for. The other question is why in your right mind would you even want to attempt this? What is the motivation behind your intention? A serious Witch knows that one's intention is the prime factor in determining whether or not a spell will "backfire" or work properly, and produce the desired results. To perform Witchcraft correctly you would have to understand the associations. But, one last thing... what exactly is a Witch, anyway? Well, I'll tell you a basic definition... a Witch is a person who studies and practices various forms of magick (in the form of witchraft) to influence changes in their lives and in the world. There are all sorts of Witches, but that is the most basic definition. If you dedicate yourself to the study of Witchcraft, you are a Witch. I know, this is not the answer you were looking for, but it is the harsh reality. Think really hard... would you really want to try witchcraft without fully understanding what it means to be a witch? If you think that through, and you can't come up with anything... think of it like this... would you really want to perform surgery on a patient without fully understanding what it means to be a doctor?

The director of the Witches of Eastwick was directed by George Miller. It was produced by Neil Canton, Jon Peters, and Peter Guber. The screenplay was by Micheal Cristofer.

when a man or a woman is is having a argument and later someone dies!!!

Women, who were the lower working class or widowed were often viewed as witches because they were seen as too independent, also some pagan ceremonies were seen as witchcraft.

green: sight- you can see the future yellow: wisdom- you have all the knowledge in the world

blue: water- you can control water and you are one with it

orange: wood- you are the master of the forest and can control animals

red: fire- you can control fire and play with it in your fingers

brown: earth- you can grow crops and make wildlife come to life after dead

purple: magic- you are master of all

black: stars- you hold the power of stars in your hands

pink: love- you are the master of love just like cupid

Witchcraft & magic are as old as mankind. Anything, beyond your understanding or comprehension can be considered magic. A cell phone to a primitive is magic.

When mankind first started being self aware, we looked beyond ourselves and needed answers to things like, where does the sun go at night? How do we insure it will come back? How do we heal wounds and illnesses? How do we find food?

Eventually members of the group who discovered things, like which plants helped an upset stomach, where to find water, what the migration patterns of the local animals were and other things, became the ones others turned to for answers. These were the Wise Ones...

As we became more evolved the amount of knowledge expanded, and those with the answers learned a few tricks of their own.

If someone tells you a certain herb will cure your cut, you may or may not believe them, if they are well respected and do a little spell/prayer over the cut at the same time as using the herb, you tend to believe... Particularly if it works... you then tell others of the "power" of the Wise One... Eventually a name gets made, and expectation are raised...

It is a commonly accepted fact that your mind has a strong influence on your body... If you believe in something it has a better chance of working. the Wise Ones figured this out early on, so a little "showmanship" helped their reputation...

As spell/prayers/magic/ became standardized and passed on from generation to generation, the words became of equal importance to the practical application...

Magic became accepted as something that worked...

Science is today what magic once was, a practical, evolving set of standard results from repeated experimentation...

Even modern medicine can't tell us everything the mind is capable of, so some of us still believe in and practice Magic...

This is a complex question. Many elements are involved in casting a spell. You need an awakened will, a strong desire, a knowledge of herbs, correspondences and concentration, just to name a few.

Suppose you wanted to cast a love spell. If you are working with a European system, that often would mean calling upon a god or goddess of love to help. Aphrodite or Venus are very popular, and she has a long list of correspondences, including but not limited to: Roses, rose water, rose oil, violets and narcissi; seven rayed stars; the colors pink, red, green and purple; metals like gold and copper, minerals like malachite, gems like emeralds and rubies, and sweet smelling scents like rose, violet, lotus, musk and jasmine.

Advanced people don't need rituals, but ritual gives you a solid foundation. It takes practice to perform a ritual correctly. An excellent ritual to master is the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. Since I'm not a Christian, I don't place archangels in the quarters - I use deities instead. You should be flexible while being consistent.

No one can succeed in witchcraft unless he isn't bound by social constraints. When I did my love spell, I bought the used panties of a stripper to use in my ritual. Your own bodily fluids are powerful and can be used in ritual to consecrate tools such as candles or the above mentioned panties. You have to find a way to build the energy and momentum. This is often done through drumming and chanting. The energy is brought to a peak and then released. This is true of all spells. This is why simple three or four line rhymes by themselves are useless.

It is difficult to count the number of Witches out there, because people would not tell if they practice Witchcraft when there is a negative stigma against people who practice Witchcraft.

In North American Paganism (Wicca, Voudon, etc) are recognised religious paths and there are thousands of practitioners who are "out of the broom closet".

Wicca is a new age interpretation of ancient paganism (and not a very well thought out one). Though there are thousands of "practitioners", it isn't accurate to refer to them as witches, wether they call themselves that or not. There are also thousands of idiots that drink blood and skulk around in dark clothing pretending to be vampires, it doesn't make it true. Witchcraft DOES NOT EXIST, so there ARE NO WITCHES. Simply believing something doesn't make it true.

Being afflicted by Witchcraft means to be being harmed by a malevolent spell someone cast against you, your land, livestock, or something similar.

Being accused of Witchcraft means that someone has either told you to your face, or has told someone else that you are a Witch and are using magic, likely for a negative purpose, despite whether or not you actually were or weren't.

During the Witch Hysteria of Europe, people whose crops did not grow well were often said to be afflicted by an evil witchcraft spell. The owner of those crops then would often accuse someone they didn't like of Witchcraft and working magic to make his/her crops fail.

Man witched are called warlocks

In the Italian Witchcraft, Stregha, Lemon or an orange is used in both Black and White magic. A Lemon with white or brightly colourful pins pinned to it is considered as a lucky charm, where-as a lime with black headed pins pinned to it is used in black-magic.

In South Asian Pagan traditions and Hinduism, Lime is used for cleansing. A bowl of water with a lime cut in to two is used to sprinkle water from, for purification of the space. Few lime fruits and green-chilli are hung on a wire under vehicles to protect them from road accidents.

yup there are still puritans and they still believe in witches, of course I've not heard of many in America but I've heard and seen many puritans in Africa (nigeria to be exact) who still accuse people of being witches and going on to executing them themselves....does that help?

To be simple, yes. Pagans can cast spells using nothing but their own energies if that is what must be done. However, the use of stones, herbs, incense, candles, symbols, chants, etc. can allow the spell caster to amplify their powers and concentration on the desired goal(s). I have seen a witch cast powerful magic on the fly with no need for anything other than her own energy. I am not focused enough to do it without any help, but herb bags make for a great alternative to candles. Find the herbs with the properties for the spell you want to cast and collect them all in a bag. Charge them with your energy and then when the time comes for the spell, you call on them along with your own powers to cast.

I was forced to do this many times in college because they didn't allow the burning of anything in the rooms, be it candles or incense.

usually there are subtle signs to point you in the right direction. Ex: you cast a rain spell. some signs might be, more moisture in the air (humidity is higher), there are clouds forming in the sky, and then the overall outcome, it rains.

Sometimes the simplest things can be a sign, such as a breeze blowing or running into someone or talking to someone who you've never met before and something they say will be a clue.


Keep in mind magic works subtly, and takes it's own time to manifest, you must be patient.

A witch hunt is the search for either evidence of witchcraft or people who practice it. Metaphorically, this can apply to any situation.

During the 11th century attitudes toward witchcraft and sorcery began to change, a process that would transform the Western perception of witchcraft and associate it with heresy and the devil. by the 14th century, fear of heresy and of Satan had added charges of diabolism to the usual indictment of witches, maleficium (malevolent sorcery). It was this combination of sorcery and its association with the Devil that made Western witchcraft unique. From the 14th through the 18th century, witches were believed to repudiate Jesus Christ and to worship the Devil, make pacts with him (selling one's soul in exchange for Satan's assistance), to employ demons to accomplish magical deeds, and to desecrate the crucifix and the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist (Holy Communion). It was also believed that they rode through the air at night to "Sabbats" (secret meetings), where they engaged in sexual orgies and even had sex with Satan; that they changed shapes (from human to animal or from one human form to another); that they often had "familiars" or "spirits" in the form of animals; and that they kidnapped and murdered children for the purpose of eating them or rendering their fat for magical ointments. Having these accusations come from the mouths of trusted local religeous leaders added credence to these fairy tales. The very fabric of these ideas was fantasy used to contain the "flock". Although some people undoubtedly practiced sorcery with the intent to harm, usually by scarring the victim and some may actually have worshiped the Devil, in reality no one ever fit the concept of the "witch." Nonetheless, the witch's crimes were defined in law. The witch-hunts varied enormously in place and in time, but they were united by a common and coherent theological and legal world view. Local priests and judges, though seldom experts in either theology or law, were nonetheless part of a culture that believed in the reality of witches as much as our modern society believes in the reality of molecules. Now,much information about how fear, accusations, and prosecutions actually occurred in villages, local law courts, and courts of appeal in Roman Catholic and Protestant cultures in western Europe. Charges of maleficium were prompted by a wide array of suspicions. It might have been as simple as one person blaming his misfortune on another. For example, if something bad happened to Peter that could not be readily explained, and if Peter felt that William disliked him, Peter may have suspected William of harming him by occult means. The most common suspicions concerned livestock, crops, storms, disease, property and inheritance, sexual dysfunction or rivalry, family feuds, marital discord, stepparents, sibling rivalries, and local politics. Maleficium was a threat not only to individuals but also to public order, for a community wracked by suspicions about witches could split asunder thus reducing the control of the church over the population. No wonder the term witch-hunt has entered common political parlance to describe such campaigns as that of the late Senator Joseph McCarthy in his attempt to root out "communists" in the United States in the 1950s. Another accusation that often accompanied maleficium was trafficking with evil spirits. In the Near East-in ancient Mesopotamia, Syria, Canaan, and Palestine-belief in the existence of evil spirits was universal, so that both religion and magic thus were thought to be needed to appease, offer protection from, or manipulate these spirits. In Greco-Roman civilization, Dionysiac worship included meeting underground at night, sacrificing animals, practicing orgies, feasting, and drinking. Classical authors such as Horace , and Virgil described sorceresses, ghosts, furies, and harpies with hideous pale faces and crazed hair; clothed in rotting garments, they met at night and sacrificed both animals and humans. Accusations, including the sacrifice of children, were made by the Syrians against the Jews in Hellenistic Syria in the 2nd century. These accusations would also be made by the Romans against the Christians, by Christians against heretics (dissenters from the core Christianity of the period) and Jews, and again later by Christians against witches, and, as late as the 20th century, by Protestants against Catholics.