CRAFT, THE: the Witches name for the practice of Witchcraft or Wicca craft referring to CRAFT of the Wise Ones.

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WITCHCRAFT:

1) a family of Pagan magico-religious traditions deriving from pre-Christian Europe.

2) European-diasporic folk Magick.

3) Sometimes used by Wiccans as a synonym for Wicca.

4) the practice of Magick.

5) the craft used by Witches, which is Magick. Especially, that utilizing personal power with the energies of natural objects.

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STREGA OR STREGHA: the Italian tradition of the Craft, derived from Etruscan Tradition; also used as an Italian word for Witch...SEE ARADIA

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Wicca or Witchcraft: Definitions of terms in Witchcraft

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Wicca Craft: The Modern Witch's Book of Herbs, Magick and Dreams reveals the traditions, tools and symbols of Wicca craft and offer methods for Wiccan rituals. Written by Gerina Dunwich and published by Citadel Press in 1991, it was instrumental in increasing the popularity of the Wiccan religion in the 1990s. A Revised Edition was published in 2005. Wicca Craft - Chapters. 1: Witchcraft: Past and Present 2: Sabbat Celebrations 3: Tools and Symbols of Wicca Craft 4: Pagan ...

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RHUDDLWM GAWR: an American Witch High Priest, Elder and author of the Welsh Tradition who has done much to promote the Craft in the United States and Europe.  wrote The Quest, The Way, The Word, and Celtic Crystal Magick to name only a few. Rhuddlwm lives in North Georgia.

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1: Witchcraft: Past and Present 2: Sabbat Celebrations 3: Tools and Symbols of Wicca Craft 4: Pagan Rituals 5: The Art of Magick 6: Pagan Deities 7: Wortcunning 8: The Witch's Kitchen 9: The Magick of Trees 10: Dream Magick 11: Pagan Periodicals ...

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ELDER: has various meanings in different branches of the Craft, but usually refers to one of advanced degree. In some traditions, it means one who has been a third degree for more than a year.

1) In some three degree traditions, a Witch of Third degree, who has spent 3 years and 3 days in formal training.

2) A Coven Leader.

3) a Witch who has enough knowledge to preserve and teach their tradition to neophytes from scratch, without benefit of books.

4) In Y Dynion Mwyn it means one who has obtained a fourth level initiation.

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HEREDITARY TRADITION: when one is born into a Craft family and trained by a parent, grandparent, etc. Family loyalty was the surest way of secrecy; Y Dynion Mwyn is derived from a Hereditary Tradition. Pockets or Families of Hereditary Witches still exist in Europe and America, carrying on the family tradition.

They are usually extremely secretive, preferring to work alone or only within their family. Their form of Witchcraft is different from that known as Wicca. There are some who claim to be descendants of such families. Since Hereditary status seems to be extremely prestigious, and difficult to check, false claims do happen. Some hereditary Witches express a low opinion of Witches of the revived traditions.

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DOREEN VALIENTE - A popular Craft author and English High Priestess now deceased, whose poetic works include 'The Charge of the Goddess' and 'The Witches' Rune'.

Doreen Valiente was initiated by Gerald B. Gardner (Gardnerian Tradition Founder) in 1953. She replaced much of Aleister Crowley's work in Gardner's rituals with her own. She was a widow before her death, and lived in Sussex. Her notable works are often misquoted and plagiarized. She contributed a great deal to the Craft. A prolific writer, her books included these titles and more:

• Natural Magic, An ABC of Witchcraft
• Past and Present, The Rebirth of Witchcraft, Witchcraft for Tomorrow

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WITCH:

1) Sometimes used name of a follower of Wicca.

2) Ancient, European practitioner of folk magick, especially that of herb and 'simple' magicks. NOTE: Saxon for 'wych'.

3) initiated male or female member of the Old Religion; one skilled in the ancient wisdom; practitioner of Witchcraft.

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Craft, The - A term used by witches to mean Wicca. Inherited from Freemasonry.

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WICCA CRAFT Another term for Wicca; see below

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WITCH WAR A dispute between coven leaders, very often silly things with episodes of "I'm gonna ward you right off this plane." No real, self-respecting Wiccan over the age of four participates in one.

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WITCH'S RUNE: this is a poem chanted to raise power.

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WITCH CLOAK,  TRAVELER'S CLOAK: same as the Cloak, but with a hood. When used as a Witch's garment, best make it of natural fibers; include secret pockets for tools such as herbs or crystals; and include protective herbs in the linings. This is a personal item, DON'T let others wear your cloak! A symbol of dignity and invisibility. OPINIONS VARY ON COLOR MEANING: dark for protection OR black for absolute evil. OPINIONS VARY on this latter definition, MANY feel black is a lack of color; drawing & absorbing & storing energy.

NOTE: there is much disagreement on the proper definition of cloak, many will say the weight or material defines it. But the ones I've given here make the most sense to the most people.

NOTE: Never approach unannounced, a person in a black; SOME wearers are not very nice & carry weapons!

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PAGAN:

1) the word Pagan is derived from the Latin Paganus, "peasant,"  "from the fields" and "hut dweller", deriving, in turn, from the Latin pagus, "village."

2) They are also many groups of Priests and Priestesses practicing what we call "Paganism" or "Neo (from the Greek word for new) Paganism".

3) Pagan religions are "natural" religions both in origin and in mode of expression as opposed to artificially created ideological religions.

4) General term for magic embracing religions, such as Wicca, Druid, Shaman. Sometimes used interchangably with NeoPagan.

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PAGANING a term for the exercise of 'presenting' a newborn to one's Circle or Coven...see WICCANING or SAINING.

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The Craft:

(1) Old term used by Freemasons to refer to their activities and beliefs.

(2) Current term used by Neopagan, Feminist and some other modern Witches to refer to their activities and beliefs.

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Witchcraft:

From “wiccecraeft,” the craft of being a witch. Notice that “craft” has no specifically religious connotation.

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