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FACTS

 

1. Witchcraft means "Craft of the Wise Ones" and is also known as the "Old Religion". In early times, the Witch was the local lawyer, psychiatrist, and doctor. The field modern medicine can trace its origins to the herbal medicines of the Witch.

2. Witchcraft is a nature religion, not unlike the shamanism of the Native Americans.

3. The Goddess is seen as Mother Earth and Mother Nature, and is represented by the Moon. She is seen in the fertility of the plant, animal, and human kingdoms. Her power is at a peak in the "fertile half" of the year, from May until October.

4. The God is seen in the woodlands , the Sun, grain, and the hunt. Because most of the animals that prehistoric humans hunted had horns, He is usually depicted as the "Horned One". His power is at a peak in the "dark half" of the year, from October to May.

5. Witches don't do evil. They believe n the Wiccan Rede. Do whatever you want as long as it doesn't harm yourself or others.

6. Witches do not believe in or worship Satan, and do not perform any sort of human or animal sacrifices. Satan is a relatively new concept that originated with Christianity. Witches put the responsibility for our own actions squarely on whom it belongs: ourselves.

7. A male witch is not a "Warlock". This is a Scottish term, meaning "traitor," or "oath breaker". A male witch is a witch.