Genuine Witchcraft

Witchcraft Symbols
Witchcraft symbols are many and varied, and just as there is no agreement about the definition of witchcraft, there is no agreed lexicon of witchcraft symbols. This is a listing of some of the more common witchcraft symbols, and their more generally-accepted meanings.
The Pentagram
The Pentagram has a long and complex history. Found scrawled in [...]

There is a common belies that modern witchcraft is the result of an unbroken tradition of passing secret magical knowledge down through the generations, either by blood or by initiation, and often by both. This belief, while appealing for obvious reasons, is, to put it politely, poppycock.
Were there self-professed Witches in the Western world prior [...]

Witchcraft supplies - the very word conjures up images of dark, mysterious little shops in out-of-the-way corners, rich with the scent of exotic witchcraft supplies, and in every corner some new and fascinating witchcraft supplies like rare crystals or body parts of formerly cute furry animals.
Possibly it’s their lists of witchcraft supplies – herbs, incenses, [...]

Witchcraft and spells - they go together like toast and honey, don’t they? Witchcraft spells form the backbone of a witch’s arsenal, but witchcraft spells alone are actually completely worthless.
These days, if you were to toddle into your local bookshop, close your eyes and fling a dart, there’s a reasonably good chance you’d hit a [...]

The Evil Eye and witchcraft are quite different beasties. There is much scare-mongering and misinformation to the effect that witches who practice witchcraft with the evil eye can curse people and cause anything from the souring of milk in the cow to people dropping dead for no apparent reason at all.
Frankly, it’s a load of [...]