Tag: witchcraft
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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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The Echoes of Beltane: Threshold Magic for the Folk Witch
As the calendar turns and the initial fervor of May Day fades, the modern spiritual world often rushes forward to the next major milestone. But in traditional folk magic, the shifting of seasons is not a single, fleeting moment. It is a slow, heavy awakening. The veil that thinned so drastically during the transition into…
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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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More about me
I’ve always been interested in the history of witches but never explored it deeply. Since childhood, I’ve been open to other realms, faeries, and the energies I sense around people and in nature, often feeling an inexplicable connection to the mystical and unseen. In my games I was always a kind witch who helped the…
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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…
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Imbolc
I am immensely grateful for your presence here. As this is my first post, I felt compelled to share my experience of celebrating Imbolc a few weeks ago. It was the first official acknowledgment of a Sabbath as a Witch, although I have consistently celebrated the arrival of spring annually, as it is an event…