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Some thoughts on Skyclad…

The most controversial practice in Initiatory Witchcraft is that of ritual nudity or being Skyclad. However, Gardner may have been right that being skyclad has an effect on our consciousness, or state of mind, which can influence magic. Lees verder

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Holy week processions in Santiago de Compostela… and the curious case of the cofradia

Morgana was in Santiago de Compostela during ‘Holy Week/ Semana Santa’, leading up to Easter. She wanted to find out more about the people involved, and of course if there were any pagan elements. Lees verder

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Commentary on Prof. Carlo Ginzburg’s book: ‘Hexensabbat – Entzifferung einer nächtlichen Geschichte’

Commentary on Prof. Carlo Ginzburg’s book: ‘Hexensabbat – Entzifferung einer nächtlichen Geschichte’ / ‘ Witches’ Sabbath: Deciphering a Night Tale’ (Wagenbach – revised Mar. 2005) I recently read Prof. Ginzburg’s book about the witches’ sabbats. It’s incredibly detailed and leads … Lees verder

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Review: Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television

‘A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television’. The images of witches in these media in the 1990’s, had their influence on Witches grown up in that decade. Lees verder

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Review: The Power of the Healing Field

Apart from being a story on the journey of the author and his partner, as they develop their own techniques, it is an invitation to everyone to explore their own path and embark on their own spiritual quest ‘for emotional and spiritual well-being’. Lees verder

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Review: Contemporary Witchcraft: Foundational Practices for a Magical Life

Frances Billinghurst likes to provide her students with a foundation upon which they can build their craft. Something that is missing in a lot of modern books. If you wish to embrace contemporary witchcraft as your spiritual path, these practices are important.
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Review: The Last Witches of England

This book is a history of Bideford, and of the last three – poor – women executed as witches in England, in the late 1600’s.
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Wicca – A Mystery Tradition and the Great Work

Wicca can be many things, but one way of experiencing it is as a mystery tradition. But what does this mean? In this talk Rhys answered this question and also considered what is meant by the Great Work and how this can be the process that leads to mystical experience. Lees verder

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Witchcraft, the New Forest & Sybil Leek, Stories from my Elders

On the Silver Circle Autumn online gathering, Thorn Nightbird shared stories and anecdotes about Sybil Leek, and explains about how he practises two traditions of Witchcraft. Lees verder

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Margaret Murray Reappraised

A hundred years after the publication of The Witch Cult in Western Europe, A Study in Anthropology increasing amounts of scholars are taking notice of Murray, and reappraising her. Lees verder

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