Tag: history
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The Ghosts and Guardians of Bideford: From the Last Witch Trials to Modern Folk Magic
The winding, historic streets of Devon hold many secrets, but few places carry a weight quite like the town of Bideford. For anyone walking the path of traditional folk magic, this corner of England is a sacred, somber, and deeply powerful landscape. It is the setting of a dark turning point in history, the home…
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Ostara
The Spring Equinox, or Ostara has clear Germanic roots coming from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre, who was associated with dawn, fertility, and spring is celebrated by many. Ostara adopted into the Wiccan wheel of the year, marks a pivotal moment when day and night achieve perfect balance, signifying a harmonious equilibrium in nature. This event…
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Witch bottles
Protection or witchcraft? One of the most known protection aids our ancestors used to protect their homes is the witch bottle, a fascinating artefact steeped in folklore and mystery. Believed to be crafted by knowledgeable individuals of that era, or cunning folk, these bottles were filled with various ingredients, intended to capture and bind malevolent…
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A Brief History of a British Witch
Wise men and women, known as Cunning Folk have been around for centuries. The actual term Witch, many say, was a Christian construct invented to describe older women who may have lived on their own, usually doing good for the people in their communities. However, the church feared their popularity and so invented stories of…
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What Kind of Witch are you?
Do you ever wonder if you fit into a Witch kind of category? Perhaps you find yourself resonating with the earthy practices of a green-witch who draws inspiration from nature, or maybe the wise, intuitive ways of a hedge-witch whose work blurs the boundaries between the physical and spiritual realms. On the other hand, you…