Witchcraft:

Folk magic.

See also Wicca .

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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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DIANIC WITCHCRAFT - a sect of Witchcraft that gives far more prominence to the female principle than the male. (SD)

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CEREMONIAL WITCHCRAFT: A  tradition of Witchcraft with an emphasis on Egyptian and/or Qabbalistic  Ceremonial Magick.

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CEREMONIAL WITCHCRAFT: A tradition of Witchcraft with an emphasis on Egyptian and/or Qabbalistic Ceremonial Magick.

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Traditional Witchcraft:

See Tradition and Witchcraft, Familial.

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Genetic Witchcraft:

See Witchcraft, Familial and Grandmotherly.

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Hereditary Witchcraft:

See Witchcraft, Familial and Grandmotherly.

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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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Alexandrian Witchcraft:

A variety of Gardnerian Witchcraft founded by British magician Alex Sanders.

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TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT:

Hereditary or traditional Witchcraft or Wicca, which includes the Gardnerian and Alexandrian Traditions and their branches and offshoots via Gerald Gardner and/or Alex Sanders;

 A Witchcraft tradition that claims initiatory or hereditary descent through a familial or other line;

 Any Witchcraft Tradition that follows a specific body of rites and practices collectively as distinguished from solitary eclectic Witchcraft or Wicca practitioners.

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WITCHCRAFT: The craft, or magickal arts and practices, of witches; as with witch, and Witch, the lower-case or upper-case letter indicates witchcraft as a practice outside of (lower-case), or as an intrinsic part of (upper-case), a religious belief or practice.

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KITCHEN WITCHCRAFT: A tradition of Witchcraft with an emphasis on the practical side of religion, magick, the Earth, and elements.  Much of the tradition is very similar to Stregheria (Strega) and practitioners work out of hearth and home, using only what they would have on hand for daily routines to perform rituals and spells. The home is sacred to a Kitchen Witch and cooking and herb magick play a fundamental part in their practice. Kitchen Witchery is a way of including Witchcraft beliefs into everyday life.

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NATURAL WITCHCRAFT: Witches who practice some forms of witchcraft adeptly without formal training or study, likely due to training received in past lifetimes are Natural witches. Many of these witches become Witches later in life and engage in the pursuit of  formal training, religious instruction and expansion of areas of skill, however some choose to remain practicing Natural witchcraft and do not adhere to any pagan religion.

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HEDGE WITCHCRAFT: A non-initiated solitary practice of Witchcraft that focuses on the traditional European, especially British Isles, role of Witch as healer, midwife and seer for a community. Highly intuitive, Hedge Witchcraft emphasizes the practical role of magick in daily living over the religious doctrine and it is acceptable for Hedge Witches to be self taught and eclectic in the spiritual aspects of their faith.

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KITCHEN WITCHCRAFT: A tradition of Witchcraft with an emphasis on the practical side of religion, magick, the Earth, and elements. Much of the tradition is very similar to Stregheria (Strega) and practitioners work out of hearth and home, using only what they would have on hand for daily routines to perform rituals and spells. The home is sacred to a Kitchen Witch and cooking and herb magick play a fundamental part in their practice. Kitchen Witchery is a way of including Witchcraft beliefs into everyday life.

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TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT:

Hereditary or traditional Witchcraft or Wicca, which includes the Gardnerian and Alexandrian Traditions and their branches and offshoots via Gerald Gardner and/or Alex Sanders;

Sometimes used to distinguish Traditions that claim initiatory descent from hereditary or traditional Witchcraft via persons other than Gerald Gardner or Alex Sanders; distinct from Wiccan practice.

Sometimes used to refer to any Tradition that follows a specific body of rites and practices - including admittedly modern revived or reconstructed Traditions, especially ones that focus on a particular ethnic or cultural background - in order to distinguish between "Traditional" and "Eclectic" Witchcraft.

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WITCHCRAFT: The craft of the witch- magick, especially magick utilizing personal power in conjunction with the energies within stones, herbs, colors, and other natural objects. This belief system also has nothing to do with Satanism.

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Witchcraft. Sorcery, enchantment, the art of throwing spells and using black magic.

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HEREDITARY WITCHCRAFT: A Tradition passed down within the family in an unbroken line and hence by hereditary descent. Many Family Tradition Witches do not consider their traditions Wiccan; some use the term Wicca to describe their family traditions because the beliefs and practices fit more or less closely with Gardnerian or Alexandrian Wicca. Also known as Hereditary Witchcraft. Hereditaries are also often referred to as FamTrad, or Family Traditionalists.

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