Articles related to "Witchcraft And Magic"

Tituba swears that Osborne and Good bewitched the girls and wanted her to cut off Ann Putnam's head.

Tituba is questioned and reveals some startling evidence concerning the devil and a little yellow bird.

Wicca is a way of life. A way of living in harmony with nature and with those around you. The difficult decision is whether to practice alone or in a group or coven.

Ancient followers of earth-based spirituality who were the precursors to our modern day herbalists.

Many Wiccan practitioners choose to keep a Book of Shadows in which they set down and evolve their Witchcraft spells and rituals.

Women empowered with supernatural abilities can be found in all ancient cultures, often serving a positive and a negative purpose in everyday life and the quest to know.

The Celtic Calendar recognizes not twelve but thirteen months coinciding with thirteen full moons. The magic in these months, named after trees, is culture based.

The moonlight splendour and the menacing darkness of the night are represented in Greek mythology by Selene and Hecate.

Strict definitions of gender roles involving acceptable social standards for women, coupled with long held notions of female susceptibility to temptation led to the craze

Pagan Wiccan Halloween celebrations mark the descent of darkness, alongside a retreat within for communion with the spiritual realm, and for personal regeneration.

Though once venerated, cats have not always been appreciated. Indeed, their history portrays one of majesty, downfall, victimization and superstition.

Those who fear cats, or Ailurophobes, may suffer intense anxiety reactions in the presence of felines, and this phobia is more common than most people realize.

The accepted view that the Protestant Reformation damaged the status of women is challenged by views that uplift the marriage role & criticize medieval assumptions.