And as witchcraft has proliferated, it has become increasingly diverse, decentralized, and open to personal interpretation. Witchcraft has always been innately linked to the marginalized, misunderstood, isolated, or strange.
Today, many people from many different spiritual traditions and cultures are reclaiming the word “witch.” Just make sure the person wants to be called a witch before you do so-it can be a very individual thing!
and the UK, which spread into many feminist and “goddess consciousness” movements. The mid-20th century saw a positive revival of the term “witch” through the Wiccan movement in the U.S. All of it was “witchcraft”! Thus began a shameful chapter of witch persecution and execution through the 16th and 17th centuries (think: the Salem witch trials). If we look back to ancient times, communities around the world would have had one or more wise people or healers who would have been called upon to share folk magic remedies for illness, crop protection, good weather, and sometimes-ironically-staving off the evils of witches.Īlas, by the 16th century, a Christian-led obsession with the power of the devil and the need for vigilance against sin brought these wise people under the spotlight and deemed them guilty by association.
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Whether you’re looking for advice on which crystal will completely transform your life (hi, moldavite) or a Full Moon ritual or three to try, you can probably find a witch-fluencer telling you all you need to know in a one-minute video or infographic.īut let’s get into a little bit of witch history. Witches have been around for centuries, although the “ witch influencer” on Instagram or WitchTok is something new.
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