Studying to advance

5 July 20245 July 2024 MorghaineLeave a comment

FOR me, as for all serious practitioners of any magic(k) system study is of the utmost importance. Those who think and act as ‘know-it-all’ just prove themselves to be fake as hell. When you’re not willing to learn you’ll remain ignorant.

I’ve met a lotta people with that attitude. It’s one of the reasons I’m willing to take a pupil or share any of my rituals, sometimes I do. I was brought up to advance through hardship and tribulations. Only that path will bring you a powerful kinda magic that works. I also was brought up not to take any information as legit and intrinsically powerful from a witchcraft book of spells. It can work for the witch who wrote it; I will always say it will get money in their pocket, and that’s the only powerful thing about it so their intentions are fulfilled, but their followers are being misled by ‘the air of importance’. I must say that ‘a the case about ‘modern magick and witchcraft. Books by folk- or traditional witches I do take serious!

A spell or ritual is composed by the witch or inherited though lineage and proved to be powerful, otherwise study is necessary to find out what you’ve missed to become successful
It is properly prepared and all requirements are met (moonfase, preparation, the right sequence, incantations, spirits, divinities, requirements)
It needs magical power through what we call ‘the Becoming’ , a trance like state and gathering Sprouse (the gathering of magical power or Red Serpent’s power’ otherwise it will not work
It’s not a ‘one size fits all’ solution, so gathering information on the why and how (like in the case of protection witchcraft and this is not easy to explain in brief)
It’s most of the times not easily done just by following instructions from a book

One must realize it’s not a hobby but a way of life and a profession. There is no easy way. It is witch-craft.

The Becoming

8 March 20248 March 2024 MorghaineLeave a comment

VERY important part of the Traditional Witches’ practice, is what we call ‘the Becoming’. It is a trance-like state, not infused by drugs, though sometimes natural means, mostly plants from the Nightshade family can be used, with caution, though the Becoming is an essential state of mind, in combination with ‘gathering Sprouse’, a Cornish word for ‘the power of the Red Serpent, AKA the Magical Power that infuses the Earth. This is not something just drawn from the Earth fort our own benefit. The Law of Receiving and Giving is of the utmost importance. Some choose a shortcut by summoning Spirits, but in the Old Ways it’s a way of respect and a long road of patience and hardship to undergo as a means go discipline and hard work. I feel that any shortcut will never gain any benefit. The most powerful witches and wizard acquired their strength without any shortcut.

Without the God of Witchcraft, in Cornwall Bucca, nothing can be accomplished. Hallowing the land and the creature therein, is to hallow Bucca, Who is intrinsically connected to the soil and its magic. Everything, visible and invisible is connected to the Bucca or The Cornish Devel. Traditional Witchcraft is therefore not an easy road to succes, and one of the ways in acquiring the necessary power is ‘the Becoming’. I certainly would recommend the Book: Traditional Witchcraft, a Cornish Book of Ways by Gemma Gary. A lot can be said about that, but those who seek shall find.

Explination · Witchcraft

Why secrecy in Traditional Witchcraft

15 September 202317 December 2023 MorghaineLeave a comment

O many people, especially Wiccans, why Traditional Witchcraft isn’t really open to the outside world about the practices. No, for the most part that’s completely true, on the other hand there are a number of books on Traditional Witchcraft available now like The Crooked Path and The Witch Compass, an ever growing number of books at Troy Books UK and Scarlet Imprint. I also recommend visiting The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall UK. If you are a Wiccan you should notice that there are so many differences, like the wind directions and their associated Elements, and also many other focusses and associations. When you’re interested never consider to be eclectic about, for example, laying the compass in combination with the Wiccan wind directions; this is not compatible and can result in catastrophic magical repercussions, because of the spirits, creatures and divinities that are bound to these individual associations.

I don’t want to scare you, but for that you need to be educated, because this knowledge is important, and also education and guidance is needed if you are new and unfamiliar. Sometimes you need to rethink and redefine all the aspects. Traditional Witchcraft goes way back before christianity. Also there I nothing like ‘black’ or ‘white’ witchcraft; you could say that no duality applies when is comes to Traditional Witchcraft.

Working with herbs and plants is a exact science, but also the rituals surrounding ebats and sabbaths, the attributes necessary, invocations, spells, charms, energies, spirits, divinities, earth- and sky creatures, the place, time etcetera. You can’t also expect to be an expert on every matter, every Witch, Wayside Witch, Wise One, Pellar, to name a few designations, is a specialist of some sort, but some of us are more or less familiar with more than one specialization.

You have to go on a path to find the ones that are willing to help you on your path, and the one whom you chose of the one who chose you will help and instruct you, but we are careful and will test you before laying things on the table. Secrecy is therefore a must. In chemistry you aren’t trusted with sulfur and other hazardous chemicals if you aren’t educated in how to used them, you could get hurt or hurt others. That’s why secrecy and carefulness is a vital ingredient.

Explination

The Hag

1 August 202315 September 2023 MorghaineLeave a comment

The first element probably is cognate with Old English haga “enclosure, portion of woodland marked off for cutting” (see hedge (n.)). Old Norse had tunriða and Old High German zunritha, both literally “hedge-rider,” used of witches and ghosts. The second element in the prehistoric compound may be connected with Norwegian tysja “fairy; crippled woman,” Gaulish dusius “demon,” Lithuanian dvasia“spirit,” from PIE *dhewes- “to fly about, smoke, be scattered, vanish.”
https://www.etymonline.com/word/hag

Hag or Hedge-rider

HE Hag or Hedge rider. Usually old and ugly women were depicted. Let’s see what’s the story behind the original meaning. In the old settlements often a hedge was planted, hedges usually had thorns, so crossing a hedge would mean that you would get hurt, so animals, like wolves and foxes, would stay outside. A hedge could, for example, be a blackthorn, and a blackthorn has magical qualities. Both berries and leafs are commonly used in protection- and counter-curse-magic ¹⁾.

The hedge also has another meaning: it is a portal to the nether-world. We often go into a trancelike state, known as ‘the becoming’. This is somewhat difficult to explain, because there are many steps involved, like ‘gathering sprouse’ or gathering the energy of the Red Serpent²⁾. In Traditional Witchcraft it is not an easy task, a hobby or something you learn overnight.

That’s why a Hag is often depicted as an old woman, because it takes years of learning in silence ³⁾ and of course the ins and outs are not out in the open. Traditional Witchcraft is powerful in the hands of an accomplished witch, you are not wise to share knowledge that could mean (self)destruction for people with a false and enlarged ego. Don’t share a recipe for a bomb, that could mean innocent people to get killed by a fool.

So, images of an old woman, associated with a hag is not without a reason. Nothing is easy and comes overnight. That’s a big difference with forms of witchcraft that are out in the open and have different rules. What kind of traditional magic, whether it be Traditional Witchcraft, Seiðr Magic⁴⁾, Shamanism, Voodoo/Hoodoo, Guna Guna or other forms, all take time and secrecy. That’s why I only share the upper surface, without going into details. By the way: a traditional witch is a specialist, not a blind follower. We ride the hedge…

Notes

^{1 ) A Pellar is a Cornish term for a witch, specialized in counter-curses. Since a curse or hex is often a very complicated thing, the pillar first determines what method of hexing is used, the witch that caused the hex and to provide a solution or a ‘return to sender’ counter-spell. This is a delicate process and not an easy task. On the Internet we can find ‘one size fits all’ spells, but this is bogus. It takes years of practice and often a mentor guiding you. I’ve you were raised in traditional witchcraft you are taught how to act in specific situations. You cannot learn it from spell books only. That’s why is takes years of decennia to become an accomplished and specialized pellar.}
^{2) A very useful book is ‘ Traditional Witchcraft, a Cornish Book of Ways‘ by Miss Gemma Gary, ISBN 0956104347. You can order is from Troy Books UK.}
^{3) Another great book is Silent as the Trees by Miss Gemma Gary, about Devonshire Witchcraft.}
^{4) Old Scandinavian Magic, see: https://vikingr.org/magic-symbols/seidr
and the Youtube channel of Freyia Norling.}