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	Today in History: March 1
		Today they are seen as victims of a tragic mistake.
		An act to reverse the attainders of George Burroughs and others of witchcraft.
		When the remaining witchcraft cases were heard in May 1693, the Superior Court failed to convict anyone else.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/mar01.html (633 words)

	The Modern World of Witchcraft
		Witchcraft (also known as wicca, the craft, or the craft of the wise) is a generic term covering differing approaches to the subject.
		The history of ancient witchcraft and witchcraft in the Middle Ages (and Satanism for that matter) is a very convoluted and confused subject.
		Ironically, the purported purpose of Witchcraft Today was to describe an allegedly dying Goddess religion.
	www.apologeticsindex.org /w04.html (5412 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Wicca
		Today, the name Wicca is frequently applied to the entire system of beliefs and practices that make up the spectrum of contemporary Pagan Witchcraft.
		Religious Witchcraft is not merely a system of magic, but is a Pagan mystery religion worshipping Goddess and God and venerating the Divine in nature.
		Wicca honours the Divine in the forms of the Triple Goddess, whose aspects of Virgin, Mother, and Wise Woman or Crone are associated with the waxing, full and waning phases of the Moon, and as the Horned God.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/paganism/subdivisions/wicca.shtml (1067 words)

	Witchcraft Today
		Witchcraft is not dead today as can be observed by an article appearing in the Los Angeles Times concerning the goddess movement:.....Eerie monotones...reverberated on the UC Santa Cruz camous.
		Witchcraft is aiding the women in their search for roots and rituals - without the connotations of evil usually associated with witchcraft.
		For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
	logosresourcepages.org /Occult/witchcraft_today.htm (1670 words)

	Wicca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wicca is a religion, and although its adherents often identify as witches, Wicca and witchcraft are not necessarily the same thing.
		Wicca is thus generally considered to be distinct from witchcraft, which does not of itself imply any specific religious, ethical or ritual elements, and is practiced in various forms by people of many religions, as well as by atheists.
		Despite the popular negative connotations associated with witchcraft, Wiccans see their use of witchcraft as positive and good, and fl or evil magic is viewed as antithetical to Wiccan beliefs and activities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wicca (5606 words)

	Witchcraft History
		A man who refused to plead either innocent or guilty to the witchcraft charge was pressed to death with large stones.
		Today, most historians agree that all the victims were falsely accused.
		He feared that Witchcraft was in danger of dying out, and he wanted to publicize it.
	www.angelfire.com /realm2/amethystbt/witchcrafthistory.html (763 words)

	Dark Midnight (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Traditional Witchcraft, on the other hand, is tied to ancient cultures and myths, and to largely unverifiable ideas about practices and beliefs.
		However, the witchcraft practiced by most neo-pagans today is clearly of European origin, and even the most traditionally minded witches rarely try to trace the origin of their practice back further than the Middle Ages.
		For many witches today, it is the spiritual enlightenment offered by the practice of witchcraft that draws them to it, even if their approach to the deities is somewhat different than that found in other religions, including Wicca.
	xepher.net /~darkmidnight/Witchcraft/TraditionalWitchcraftandWicca.html (3577 words)

	Modern World of Witchcraft I
		The history of ancient witchcraft and witchcraft in the Middle Ages (and Satanism for that matter) is a very convoluted and confused subject.[7] Still, there is little doubt that small pockets of various types of paganistic beliefs and practices persisted up through the medieval period, particularly in rural regions.
		But witchcraft is growing at a steady pace, and unless something drastic happens to reverse the spiritual climate in America and the trend toward occultism, the witchcraft community will become an increasingly significant minority -- a sobering possibility the church cannot afford to ignore.
		The Craft is really the Yoga of the West" (emphasis in original).[18] The witchcraft experience is often expressed as a mystical experience, "that feeling of ineffable oneness with all Life."[19] Witchcraft is therefore a religion based first and foremost on the sense of being one and in harmony with all life.
	www.inplainsite.org /html/modern_world_of_witchcraft.html (10818 words)

	Witchcraft
		Witchcraft, sorcery and simple spell-casting are as ancient as humankind: there is some evidence from cave markings that Paleolithic man indulged in it.
		In traditional European society witchcraft was associated with the worship of Satan, a doctrine formulated in the late Middle Ages.
		Beginning in the 1920s, witchcraft was revived in Europe and the United States by groups that considered it a survival of pre-Christian religious practices.
	www.occultopedia.com /w/witchcraft.htm (2685 words)

	Halloween Shines Light on Witchcraft Today
		Summary Witchcraft is an ancient practice, rooted in the celebration of the natural world but long viewed by wary outsiders as an evil taboo.
		In William Shakespeare's England, the practice of witchcraft was already ancient.
		Fiske says witchcraft is popular in part because it offers a way for people to explain suffering and misfortune in their lives.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2002/10/1025_021028_TabooWitchcraft.html (522 words)

	Out Of The Broom Closet - Witchcraft Today
		While witchcraft is indeed a practice that Christian absolutes would firmly reject, it is an error hardly any worse than the prejudice, persecution and demonizing that many Christian people harass witches with (or any of their other sins such as gossiping, cheating, stealing or "white lying").
		The beliefs of witchcraft, freely reinterpreted by witches around the world in accordance with their own chosen spiritual bent, for all their diversity are meant to strike "deep chords in our emotional roots" as well known pagan Aidan Kelly reminisces (14).
		Witchcraft is actually a return to nature, a worship of the natural gods as opposed to the chrome and glass gods you find in society.
	www.spiritwatch.org /pagwitch.htm (6413 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: Wicca
		Although Gardner's claims in Witchcraft Today that Wicca has existed since pre-Christian times have since been refuted, this is not to say that Wicca did not exist during the pre-Christian era.
		Today, Old Salem has been into a Maritime National Site for its esteemed status as a major center for the Eastern luxuries trade and its legacy of ships leaving its ports to open new trading markets overseas.
		As recent as 1986-1996 in South Africa,thousands of people have been accused of witchcraft, although the term does not apply to a religion and practice similar to that of Wicca.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/wicca.html (6247 words)

	Traditional Witchcraft vs. Wicca
		Witchcraft involves the use of magick, although it is not required, and the honoring of Gods, local or land spirits and Ancestors rather than worship.
		In essence, Traditional Witchcraft is polytheistic and view all spirits, Gods, and animal spirits as being part of one larger whole that is both different and separate from them, but not inferior or superior and therefore not in need of worshipping.
		In Traditional Witchcraft, is it believed that when someone dies, they either return to the land and nature and become one of the spirits of the land, or they travel through the Spirit World before joining with the land spirits.
	www.brigids-haven.com /bos/beginner/wvsw.html (4491 words)

	Kensington, Zebra, Pinnacle Imprints -- romance, fiction, nonfiction book publishers
		Witchcraft Today is Gerald B. Gardner’s landmark exploration of Wicca.
		Encompassing an explanation of Wiccan rituals and tenets, as well as a comprehensive study of occult practices worldwide and throughout the ages, Witchcraft Today is a book that “belongs on the bookshelf of every Witch and every person…interested in the whole vast field of the occult” (Raymond Buckland, author of Wicca for Life).
		This audacious work is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the ancient practice of Witchcraft, or by its growing influence on contemporary culture, including references to the practice of Wicca on TV and in movies, and courses that teach its principles in mainstream academic institutions.
	www.kensingtonbooks.com /kensington/finditem.cfm?itemid=7798 (332 words)

	Learn about Witchcraft--Beliefnet.com
		Witchcraft is just one of the modern names (since Gardner's definition was created) to be given to certain types of wisdom walks.
		Witchcraft also has many Traditions as they are usually called but many are autonomous and the diversity of definitions plus the prevalence of solitary practitioners means that each Witch is responsible for how he or she defines their 'Craft.
		Witchcraft is usually perceived as a life-long, life-transforming dedication of self to a path or a wisdom walk that is being defined contextually by the individual.
	www.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?boardID=19162&discussionID=298604 (2117 words)

	Encyclopedia Mythica: Witchcraft
		In today's society, with its relaxed attitude toward the human body, nudity is not a problem.
		In addition, she is also concerned about the split in Witchcraft that took place during the 20th century.
		The clue for witchcraft is the ability of the witch to see, really see, the connections and relationships in the universe.
	www.pantheon.org /areas/featured/witchcraft/chapter-9.html (4138 words)

	Wicca vs. Witchcraft (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Witchcraft and Wicca are, as stated above, both terms for the mystery cults and groups around today, and Witchcraft was certainly a term for those before.
		The speculation of Witchcraft being ancient, and an unbroken mystery cult, was of course by Margaret Murray.
		Witchcraft was the old practice of the Cunning Folk, the Hedge Riders, and those Myrk-riders which gained the otherwordly wisdom from those lands beneath our current reality.
	www.thecrookedheath.com /gudeman/wvsw.htm (2320 words)

	Wicca and Witchcraft
		For the most part, traditional witchcraft is a continuation of the practises of native cultural beliefs of the Europeans- after the advent of Christianity.
		Those practises of the past that, today, might be labelled "solitary witchcraft," can be considered a form of traditional witchcraft just as fairly as the family traditions of the past.
		Some witches of today do accept the "all gods are one god" concept, but this belief did not originate with witchcraft traditions of the past.
	www.meta-religion.com /Spiritualism/Wicca/wicca_and_witchcraft.htm (1580 words)

	Witchcraft Today (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But in the late Middle Ages (13th century to 14th century) opposition to alleged witchcraft hardened as a result of the growing belief that all magic and miracles that did not come unambiguously from God came from the Devil and were therefore manifestations of evil.
		The popular image of witchcraft, perhaps inspired by features of occultism or ceremonial magic as well as by theology concerning the Devil and his works of darkness, was given shape by the inflamed imagination of inquisitors and was confirmed by statements obtained under torture.
		This form of witchcraft-with its feeling for nature, its colorful rituals, and its challenge of conventional religion and society-harmonized well with the countercultural mood of the 1960s and grew rapidly during that decade.
	members.tripod.com /ladymagick0/GothicWitchnet/id3.htm (3384 words)

	Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism and Occult Information, Courses & Research from WICA at Witchology.com
		Witchology.com is the website of WICA - the Witchcraft Information Centre and Archive - founded in 1999 by Dr Leo Ruickbie as a research consultancy and education provider specialising in the areas of Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, Magic (Magick) and the Occult.
		Even today, long after the horrors of the witch trials, people still think they worship the Devil despite their protestations to the contrary, but the question is: what do today's Witches worship?
		WICA will teach you about Witchcraft from ancient times to the modern day, including the history and development of Wicca.
	www.witchology.com (780 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Witchcraft Out of the Shadows: A Complete History: Books: Leo Ruickbie (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Today witchcraft is on everyone's lips, on television, film and in literature, but few know, or are even able to guess at, its shadowy history.
		The breadth of knowledge displayed in Witchcraft Out of the Shadows and the elegance of style with which it is written make this a welcome change from the usual plethora of books on witchcraft.
		Witchcraft Out of the Shadows is on the reading list at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and it should be on your bookshelf too.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Witchcraft-Out-Shadows-Complete-History/dp/0709075677 (1837 words)

	TWPT Talks with Chas Clifton
		I have, however, been willing to discuss Paganism and witchcraft with students whom I no longer have in class, but I do not want the classroom relationship to be complicated by a student's fascination with or horror at my own practices.
		He was clear on the notion that this "stregheria" or witchcraft was not to be equated with Satanism.
		And in the 1950s and 1960s, when what we call Wicca or revived Neopagan Witchcraft was taking shape, ARADIA was one of the few source books that offered a picture of Witchcraft as something other than Satanism, as a genuine, non-Christian religion.
	www.twpt.com /clifton.htm (1995 words)

	Witchcraft 4U - Witchcraft Today
		Today, far too many people are ignorant of their religion and rely on poorly Traditional Witchcraft FAQ Written By: House Shadow Drake
		Witchcraft Today Book Series by Chas S Clifton There are four books in this series.
		Witchcraft Today by: Gerald B Gardner ISBN: 0806525932.
	www.witchcraft-4u.com /witchcrafttoday (790 words)

	Encyclopedia Mythica: Witchcraft
		Witchcraft, or The Old Religion, is as old as the story of human civilization; evidence for its roots exists from prehistoric times in many parts of the world.
		This book attempts to present the history of the Craft, including its powerful connection to ecology and its close relationship to medicine and science.
		Witchcraft's affiliation with myth, legend, and folklore has created an organic, ever-growing body of literature of great interest to anyone pursuing these subjects.
	www.pantheon.org /areas/featured/witchcraft (101 words)

	The Raven’s Retreat » Witchcraft And The Ancient Celts (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The defination today is not the same as it was when people were being accused of it.
		Witchcraft today is all about finding the inner spirit.
		They didn’t rely on witches…as a witch in today’s terms didn’t exist then…unless you do want to use the medieval term…which was anyone who could help cure the sick.
	www.ravenmoondesigns.com /blog/2006/09/10/witchcraft-and-the-ancient-celts (1143 words)

	What is Wicca? What is Witchcraft?
		Witchcraft is exactly what the word implies: the craft of Witches.
		Witchcraft is not a religion in its own right; the skills I've listed can be combined with lots of religious frameworks, including Christianity (provided that you don't think the practice of Witchcraft is a sin, of course).
		Gardner was an initiate of a Witchcraft group in Great Britain, and a lot of the first writings of Wicca came from the knowledge of that group, as well as incorporating practices by other groups, like the Golden Dawn.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/wicca_witchcraft/105906 (486 words)

	Witchcraft: Hiding In The Dark \|\| Eternal Ministries, Inc.
		The dawning of a culture with no relationship to reality is transpiring. Eastern mysticism is rapidly seducing the West. Today’s generation is fascinated with the occult and many are demonstrating this interest by absorbing witchcraft. People today want individuality and power.
		They do not want to run into power structures that claim to care, yet demonstrate the opposite by only perpetuating their ideologies in power. This generation is fascinated by the paranormal and with any attempt to known the future with the hopes of then manipulating future events to one’s advantage.
		The resurgence of witchcraft in attractive terms is a palpable exercise in refashioning demonology for modern audiences. Both witchcraft and Satanism are the dispensing of mythological religious teachings. Rather than an objective faith based on “many infallible proofs” (Lk.
	www.eternalministries.org /articles/witchcraft.html (385 words)

	Witchcraft Today
		Today we know, through the work of more recent writers and academic historians such as Ronald Hutton, that this unbroken oral history is unlikely ever to have existed.
		Furthermore, many of the rituals carefully copied from one book of shadows to another were probably constructed by Gardner from whatever sources were available to him.
		Witchcraft Today has been out of print for many years, so second hand copies are likely to be the only source.
	the-philosophers-stone.com /regulars/books/reviews/today.htm (324 words)

	Learning Witchcraft
		It builds up on Witchraft 101, but you don't have to take 101 in order to join 102 - provided you have some experience in meditation and visualisation and can raise and handle energy, you'll be fine.
		Witchcraft 102 is for those who want to take their practise to another level, connect to nature and the elements in a deeper way, acquire skills in magic and more knowledge about witchcraft today.
		If you go on holiday and won't be able to go online at all (not even in a cybercafe) for some time, let your teacher know before you go, and you'll receive up to two weeks' lessons in advance.
	www.learningwitchcraft.com /witch102.htm (514 words)

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