Since the dawn of time there have been Witches. During tribal existance the Witches were the healers and teachers. They were the ones who were in tune with nature and knew which roots and herbs were good for what ailment. they were the forerunners of doctors. As time passed they became more learned about the natural healing powers of roots, herbs, leaves and the like. All of their medicines came from nature.
As organized religions came to be, Paganism and Witches became the whipping posts of them. They were cast out and accused of being evil and Devil worshipers. Did the organized religions ever stop and attempt to understand them? NO! They just automatically presumed that because they worshiped in a different way...the were evil.
Witches have gotten a lot of bad press over the centuries. Many people still think they are evil. In reality...they are still healers and teachers and I see nothing evil in that. Of course, "Hollyrude" has shed some bad light on Witches by portraying them as evil and "casting evil spells". A true practicing Witch will not cast an evil spell. According to the Witches Rede (code) "And it harm none...do as ye will. Cast ye not an evil spell for ye shall receive it back in threefold!" In other words...should a Witch foolishly cast an evil spell...he or she will receive the same thing back...three times as bad.
SPELL CASTING: This is nothing more than saying a prayer as any other religious person would do. A candle is lit, there is a short chant and then the prayer is said. Different colored candles signify various things. A green candle would be for money and fortune, yellow, white and blue for good health and various other colors for various reason. Does spell casting work? Probably as good as standard prayer does.
WARLOCKS: A Warlock has been misconstrued as a male Witch. This is untrue. Witches, whether they are male, or female are called Witches. The term "warlock" was coined by the Catholic Religion in the middle ages. A warlock was a person hired by the Catholics to infiltrate a Witch Coven and spy on them.
WITCHES AND HEALING: Witches are basically naturopathic physicians. They know the value of natural medicines. I have several friends who are practicing Witches and if I encounter a minor medical problem I will go to them before I spend the money on a regular doctor. One of them introduced me to Noni Juice three years ago. This is a juice from Tahiti and the medical properties in it are fantastic. It builds up your immune system. I have been drinking a jigger (two ounces) of that every morning for three years and I have not had a common cold.
So Witches haveing been given bad press and accused of being evil are anything but that. They are teachers and healers and I see nothing evil in that.
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) and I learned a lot about it from her. It's also called "white witchcraft" I don't have time to go into a lot of details, but although not worshiping Christ, a lot of the way I feel.
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