Witch!

What a captivating word. It sparks our imagination, curiosity and fears. At one time or another in our lives, we have all been taught to fear the Witch, but we are mysteriously drawn to her power. Witches DO exist! But if you make one mad, they are not going to turn you into a toad or cast a cloud of darkness upon you for the rest of your natural days. We don’t do that anymore…just kiddin’! I hope by sharing the basic principles of Witchcraft with you, you’ll have a better understanding of which we are and what we do. And hopefully, put an end to this “fear” that has been engraved into our minds by the media, entertainment industry and even the Bible.

The original word "Witch" comes from the Anglo Saxon word "wicc," which means to bend or shape. You know the saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Well…maybe there’s a little bit of “Witch” in all of us. Everyone has this ability to bend or shape the events in our lives if the “will” is great enough. One of the ways Witches practice this “will” is by developing within them altered states of consciousness, without using drugs or chemicals, but thru meditation and visualization. You might say it is the “bits and pieces” connected to the Shaman traditions of the West.

Most people in our society associate "Witch" in terms of evil. They mistake "Witch" as Satanists, malicious beings and hexing old hags. The understanding of “Witch” as a healer, the independent woman reclaiming the old traditions of our Pagan ancestors, the woman in tune with nature, phases of the moon and cycles of the seasons, or the woman who dares to “bend or shape” the events in her life for the better, are the terms that should be associated with the word "Witch."

Thanks to the entertainment industry, the media’s imagination, and among "other character references" portraying Witches to be sneaky and evil has been the false image of the Witch for centuries. This is perhaps one of the reasons people fear the “Witch” and identify her as an old hag with no ethics. The word “hag” has also been misconstrued toward older women today and used as putdown or insult. The word “hag” used to mean sacred knowledge. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance period, to be revered as a “hag” was an admirable comment. The older women did know more about healing, and the understanding of herbs, and etc. They passed this knowledge on down to their relation. How fortunate those were to learn the Craft the “old fashioned” way!

Just a quick note here: I don’t want to leave out the fact that both men and women can be Witches. The term she, her, and women, are used because Witches are stereotyped primarily as female.

What is Witchcraft and What Do Witches Do?

Email me!

Back to "Le Menu"