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Witching hour, also called devil’s hour, in folklore, the time at night when the powers of witches and other...

Anthropologists and other folks who research and catalog the customs and activities of tribal peoples use the word “witchcraft”...

Death witchcraft can be defined  as working with and honoring spirits of the dead (ghosts, ancestors) as well as...

As with any magical path, everyone practices for difference reasons. Some people have an intense fear and fascination with...

How Does it Differentiate from Necromancy? Necromancy comes from the Greek words nekrs (“dead body”) and mantea (“divination by...

No rules can ever be enforced onto anyone’s path, though it goes without saying there are those people around...

You have to pay attention to their occurrences- they flow here and there, mostly unpredictable, but sometimes not- and...

In reality, the body isn’t a trap, isn’t a fetter, but until you learn to use your white body,...

For all of the people out there who are looking to spiritual systems, whether exoteric or esoteric, or who...

The spirits of the dead are often worked with as well, a lot of ancestral spirit guide workings are...

The “Witch Doctors” were still called upon to heal a sick child, or deliver a baby, or tend to...

The Appalachian Granny Magic Tradition, like many of the older ones, was passed on from parents to their children...

The Appalachian Granny Magic Tradition of Witchcraft is one that is only recently being heard of. Though the tradition...

Track Your Progress When you follow the path of the Solitary Pagan Witch, much of your learning comes through...

One of the greatest advantages of being a Solitary Pagan Witch is having the freedom to discover your own...

One of the greatest advantages of being a Solitary Pagan Witch is having the freedom to discover your own...

Make Figuring It Out The Goal One of the greatest advantages of being a Solitary Pagan Witch is freedom....

Modern life can be busy. Work, family, household jobs, appointments and everyday responsibilities can easily fill the day. You...

One of the great advantages of being a solitary Pagan Witch is that your spiritual practice belongs to you....

  A Practical Guide for the Solitary Pagan Witch   Living as a solitary Pagan witch does not mean...

One of the great advantages of being a solitary Pagan witch is that your practice belongs entirely to you....

Your Craft Should Fit Your Life   Are you finding it difficult to make time for Witchcraft? Perhaps work,...

Modern life can be remarkably busy. Work, family, household responsibilities, money worries and the endless little jobs that demand...

  Becoming a witch is a deeply personal journey and, for many people, a solitary one. There is no...

There has long been a natural connection between the Gothic imagination and the world of Witchcraft. Both are drawn...

  For the solitary Pagan witch, freedom can be one of the most important parts of the path. There...

Blood has carried powerful symbolism throughout human history. It represents life, ancestry, mortality, sacrifice and the mysterious connection between...

For many solitary Pagan witches, the spiritual journey is not about finding another religion to follow. It is about...

For many solitary Pagan witches, finding a personal spiritual path is not simply about discovering new beliefs. Sometimes it...

For the solitary Pagan Witch, meditation does not have to mean sitting perfectly still, emptying the mind, or following...

The Great Rite is a central and respected ritual in many witchcraft traditions. At its heart, the Great Rite...

There comes a moment in the night when the houses are quiet, the roads are deserted and even the...

Witchcraft is one of the oldest spiritual practices in human history. At its very basics, witchcraft refers to the...

Black Magick in witchcraft has long been surrounded by mystery, fear, and misunderstanding. Often associated with harmful intentions, black...

Witchcraft in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania has a long and fascinating history shaped by religion, folklore, and cultural...

A pagan witch is a person who practices witchcraft while following a pagan spiritual path. Paganism is a broad...

Ceremonial magic is a structured and ritualistic form of magical practice that draws upon symbolism, sacred texts, invocations, and...

Wicca is a modern Pagan religion that emerged in the mid-20th century, largely through the work of Gerald Gardner....

Traditional Witchcraft is a spiritual and magical practice rooted in folklore, ancestral customs, and pre-modern beliefs about the natural...

Sex magick is a spiritual practice that combines sexual energy with magical intention to bring about personal transformation, spiritual...

Traditions matter. History matters. Folklore matters. Teachers can matter. Books certainly matter. But if you choose the path of...

One of the strangest lessons of Witchcraft may be that some of our most meaningful experiences happen when we...

Before attempting to become a great worker of Magick, perhaps we should first become good observers. Watch the seasons....

The wind is a wonderful symbol for the solitary witch. You cannot grab it. You cannot order it to...

Traditional folklore sometimes gives witches and magical practitioners deliberately impossible tasks. Tie the wind. Catch the sound of a...

Books on Witchcraft can be enormously useful. They introduce ideas. They preserve traditions. They provide rituals, correspondences, folklore and...

This is where solitary practice becomes particularly interesting. A coven naturally requires structure. If several people are performing a...

This presents an interesting problem for people who want Witchcraft to operate like a scientific experiment. Perform ritual A....

There are moments when everything seems to come together. They cannot necessarily be scheduled. They cannot always be recreated....

Perhaps one of the most important skills a solitary witch can develop is simply awareness. Magick does not always...

Imagine the soul as an ancient granary filled with thousands upon thousands of seeds. Every seed represents a possibility....

The old magical idea of the physical body and the spiritual or subtle body can be useful here. We...

One of the great freedoms of being a Solitary Pagan Witch is that there does not have to be...

Many people come to Paganism, Witchcraft, spirituality and the occult because they are searching for something. Some are looking...