Category: The History & Mystery of Witchery
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The Witches’ Tree of Louisville: A Curse, a Tornado, and a Tree That Refused to Die
At the edge of Louisville’s Central Park stands a gnarled old tree, covered in beads, charms, jewelry, ribbons, and other offerings. According to legend, it grew from the remains of a tree once sacred to witches—and from the terrible storm that followed its destruction. We visit some places because history tells us that something happened…
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Who Was the First Witch?
A Journey Through History’s Greatest Mystery “History often gives us answers. Sometimes, however, it gives us something even more fascinating—a mystery.” One of the questions I am asked most often is deceptively simple: Who was the very first witch? At first glance, it seems like there should be a straightforward answer. Surely somewhere in the…
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The Science of Witchcraft:
Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Understanding There is a quiet intelligence in the old ways, in the science of witchcraft—one that does not demand belief, only attention. Long before the rise of laboratories and formal theories, knowledge lived in the hands of those who listened to the wind through the trees, to the rhythm of…
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The Witch of Rome — Tales of the Sagae and Sorceresses of the Empire
🌒 Opening Verse Beneath the moon, her whispers thread,Through tomb and field among the dead.Her herbs in smoke, her will in flame—They feared her power yet spoke her name. The Witch of Rome 🕯️ The Women of Shadow and Song The Romans called them sagae, veneficae, and strigae—words that conjured both dread and fascination. These women existed beyond the reach…
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Yule: The Longest Night and the Return of the Sun
Ancient Roots of the Winter Solstice in Witchcraft and Pagan Traditions There is a moment each year when the world seems to pause—when darkness stretches to its fullest breath and the Earth holds still beneath a sky heavy with stars. This is Yule, the sacred turning of the wheel, when the longest night gives way to…