Re: Witchcraft and Wiccan By: Lark Moderator / Adept
Post # 11 Jul 14, 2013
" I decided 2 do some ritual also meant the first ritual for my journey so when i said the first that means i dont know what 2 do?I need some advice and can someone tell me how to create your own rituals in witchcraft? "
First of all, could you please not post in netspeak. The Forum discourages message in which the words are not completely typed out.
Rituals don't have to be fancy or involved. A ritual could be as simple as lighting a candle and sitting quietly and meditating. If you are looking at ideas for rituals for the eight Sabbats then you might like the books " Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Beltane to Mabon" and " Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Samhain to Ostara " both by Ashleen O'Gaea. Of course rituals are only important if you decide to pursue witchcraft as a Pagan religion. Otherwise no rituals are required at all.
" About BOS,i made one for my journey and i dont know much about that so what shold i do and shouldn't do?"
A Book of Shadows is basically a witch's diary. What goes into it is entirely up to the person making it. Some things you might want to include would be any spells or rituals you do, recordings of your dreams, divination readings you do for yourself, things that come to you in meditation, herb lore, and anything else you want to keep readily to hand. You can find some good information about making a Book of Shadows at
http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/wiccaandpaganismbasics/ht/BOS.htm
" About potions,i read a lot about that but some web that use the potions in the movie Charmed,did the potions in that movie really work?(also spells )"
The spells and potions in the movie " Charmed " are strictly fantasy. That being said, there are uses for potions or brews in one's magical practice. A really good book on the subject is " Incense, Oils, and Brews " by Scott Cunningham.
" Some people said that witch hunters are real but i do believe in that,2 but some said that that just so nonsense so which one is right ?"
Firstly, please do not use profanity in your posts, otherwise they will be deleted.
While there are witch hunters in some countries such as Africa even today, they do not exist in places like Europe, North America, Australia, or New Zealand. The last witch hunts in these areas took place in the early 1600's.
In regards to Witch Hunters. Just because there aren't any known groups right now, does not mean you should not be on the watch for them. There are still some hard core Christians out there, especially here in Wisconsin, who are strongly against magick. All it would take is one manipulative leader to start the practice back up. With Witchcraft growing and even invading Christianity, the high number of members of Christian Wiccans is proof, Christians are known to go to war. History does repeat itself. This is also why many members on here do not have their facebook account attached. We still hide to a huge extent.
Re: Witchcraft and Wiccan By: Lark Moderator / Adept
Post # 13 Jul 15, 2013
But what would a witch hunter charge a witch with? Witchcraft isnt against the law. And most people don't even believe it exists. They are more apt to think we are a little deluded in the head than that we are evil. So anyone who starts causing trouble is going to find themselves on the other side of the law. We are more protected now than at any time in our history, at least in Western cultures.
