Traditional Witchcraft & British Folk Magic

Agnes Sampson, also noted as, Agnis Sampson, Agnes Samsone, Agnes Samson and Agnes Sampsone in other records, was a Scottish folk healer and midwife, but probably more well known, sadly, as an alleged witch that was later condemned to death by strangulation and burning in the North Berwick Witch Trials. She was born around 1530…

There are 2 types of witchy homes. Those where everything is a little hidden and hushed away and the other where it’s like walking into the set of the Addams Family. And, whilst aesthetics are a wonderful way to get into the mood for a little witchiness, the true magic comes from you, and it…

Today is 1st August, and traditionally this is the date of the first of three harvests of the wheel of the year, Lughnasadh. But what is Lughnasadh? Why do we celebrate it? How? Read on lovelies, read on… Lughnasadh is pronounced loo-na-sa and is set in August because Lunasa (different spelling but pronounced the same…

Magic and spell working are surrounded by myths and misconceptions which eventually buried its true essence and principles. Some of these myths are comical, some are downright dangerous. So let’s myth bust a few right here, right now! Myth 1: Those who practice magic, worship “the Devil”. “The Devil” is a Christian construct. It is…

There are different kinds of spells for different kinds of situations. It could be about money, healing, protection or something else. Spells, as you know from previous blog posts of mine, are wishes or requests you make to the universe. We have all heard the saying ‘if you want something enough, you’ll make it happen’…

The call of the wild and, of course that of our ancestors, speaks uniquely to each soul. It calls us back to nature, to magic and back to our ancestors. Listen, can you hear?

When you think of Hallowe’en you may think of trick or treaters, ghosts and ghouls, pumpkins, candles and some may even think it is a night for evil magical antics. Where some of the above may have their place in Hallowe’en or Samhain as Witches call it, anything evil could not be further from the…

In various TV programmes, movies and even in some witchcraft and magical literature the terms ‘talisman’, ‘amulet’ and ‘charm’ seem to be used interchangeably and this sadly is incorrect as each item as it’s own meaning and use, but there are similarities and they can be used together (just to make things even more confusing!)….

There are many wiccan versions of the ’13 words to live by’ for wiccans, but these systems would not make sense nor sit well with a traditional witch so I thought I would write a traditional witches version for you all! Here goes… Every witch, whether traditional, wiccan or any other type of witch, is…

The one thing I absolutely love about traditional witchcraft is the way we ‘do stuff’. We don’t use lots of tools, chanting, waving of arms or long rituals. In fact the tools we have are just everyday items to do every day magic. So I thought I would list a few of the well known…