Hay, Man: The Curious Life and Times of Scarecrows As the spring season of seeding and planting unfolds with shoots and blooms, it also marks the time of year long ago in Europe, when children scuttled through the plots, sounding … Continue reading →
Sunday, June 23, 2013 Keeping Silent in Traditional Witchcraft To know, to dare, to will and to be silent. The four powers of the Sphinx within Hermetics, which were written by Eliphas Levi, and found their way into modern Witchcraft … Continue reading →
(The Irish Ossianic Song of the Forest Trees is to be found in Standish O’ Grady’s translation in Eleanor Hull’s Poem Book of the Gael is a listing of trees to be found on Dartmoor. Fortunately, the whole text of … Continue reading →
[Editor’s note: much of this article regarding “The Four Jacks” is written by Scarecrow, which was inspired in part, by Lady Gwen’s article in Green Egg Vol VIII, #74, Samhain 1975, “Halloween and Old Jack” It reflects a much earlier … Continue reading →
The Voice of the Mother My breath is on the morning and my smile is summer. From my hands the birds of the air take their food. The mild ox is my friend, the wolf trots by my friendly side: … Continue reading →
is not the watch-word of the Craft. We are Witches, not physicians, and it is within the purview of the Witch to both heal and harm. Consider: when one heals, one is cursing illness, by banishing it from its host … Continue reading →
“What is Your Witch Potential?” The Witches’ Almanac Spring 1995 – Spring 1996 pg. 94 Originally appeared in the first public edition of The Witches’ Almanac, 1971) Read the following questions and see how you react to them: Have you … Continue reading →
“Over hill, ove dale” from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Act II, Scene I, by William. Shakespeare
Continue reading →The Berwick Witches In the 1590’s a number of people from East Lothian, Scotland, were accused of witchcraft in the St Andrew’s Auld Kirk in North Berwick. The trials ran for two years and implicated nearly 100 people. The accused … Continue reading →
More suggestions on woods for burning, this from traditional English lore. Several versions of this poem exist with multiple variants. I learned it first from Paul Huson‘s Mastering Witchcraft, which he calls “The Dartmoor Verse”. Oak logs will warm you … Continue reading →
Below is a list of the most common woods for burning, there are more. It is worth remembering that ALL wood will burn better if split. There is an old saying, “before starting a fire – collect the right wood.” … Continue reading →
That Nemed Cuculatii has joined those who sponsor The Witches Voice, www.witchvox.net. The Witches Voice has served as a primary point of information on paganism and witchcraft for many years, and we are pleased to announce our support of their … Continue reading →
This method uses essential oils instead of fresh/dried herbs, and the method is slightly different. First, here are three recipes for a salve base to which you will add your essential oils. Again, proportions are in parts, so if you … Continue reading →
