witchcraft paganism goth and else

INFO of the day * Smudge Stick

2006-11-10T12:26:00.000-08:00

A smudge stick is a bundle of dried herbs, most commonly white sage. Often other herbs or plants are used or added and the leaves are usually bound with string in a small bundle and dried. They have a strong pleasant aroma when burnt.

Ojibway and Cree ceremonies often use smudges of sage, sweet grass, and/or juniper to cleanse with, and to give prayers to the Creator, or Gitche Manitou. Smudges with hot coals underneath can provide a lot of smoke for many hours or days to repel mosquitos and other insects.
Smudging has been borrowed from the Native American tradition and absorbed into the Wiccan practices in Celtic lands

Love Spells

2006-11-10T11:11:00.000-08:00

pretty goth girl

2006-09-11T07:45:00.000-07:00

Beautiful gothic witch, is she? Described simply as pretty goth girl. How about below moonlight, beneath sunlight and next to candles. Whether dark or light it might only matter in the autumn and winter

pretty goth girl by Twosixteen used under the creative commons licence

gothic Cross

2006-08-22T18:47:00.000-07:00

Young lovers contemplating by a celtic style cross. Awwww sweet

gothic cross by clevergrrl used under creative commons licence

Black and White

2006-08-22T18:35:00.000-07:00

Black and White

What is in that building she is running from; she is caught up in the trees and she cannot see. Gothic lolita and strange from Norway

Black and white by Lars V phot used under creative commons licence

The Look

2006-08-22T18:27:00.000-07:00

The Look

I LOVE this image of fetish latex and boobage for all the right reasons. I also love it for all the wrong reasons. Probably has absolutely nothing to do with wicca paganism or witchcraft, but I am sure there will be few girls and boys out there who will enjoy this image.

photo credit The Look by pyrogenic. used under the Creative Commons Licence

the end

2006-08-22T18:26:00.000-07:00

The End

Another fine image depicting a pretty pagan a gorgeous goth a wonderful witch
photo credit The End by djwhelan used under the Creative Commons Licence

black and blue by just_a_name_thingie

2006-08-21T18:27:00.000-07:00

black and blue by just_a_name_thingie

What does this remind you of?
Who does it remind you of?
There is something TOO evocative about this image, and although not overtly related to the witch - pagan - goth theme of this site. I FELT I had to include it here

Thank you to " just_a_name_thingie" for sharing black and blue with us through the Creative Commons Licence

Full Moon Ritual

2006-08-21T17:44:00.000-07:00

Full Moon Ritual

Note the The Universal Mother, or Mother Goddess Icon, the Venus of Willendorf, behind the middle candle.

It would not be right for me to speculate which full month this pertains to, but I have noted some of the 'moon name' for each month that is related in various myths and folklores:

January - Wolf moon
February - Ice moon
March - Storm moon
April - Growing moon
May - Hare moon
June - Mead moon
July - Hay moon
August - Corn moon
September - Harvest moon
October - Hunter's moon
November - Snow moon
December - Winter moon
photo credit full moon ritual by greenhem used under the Creative Commons Licence

Sun Moon Star

2006-08-21T17:28:00.000-07:00

Sun Moon Star

What a wonderful piece of wiccan jewellery.

"For the balance between moon and sun
man and woman
dark en light
good and bad

blessed be"

photo credit White Witch by smiling_da_vinci used under the Creative Commons Licence

Lighting candles to our ancenstors at the altar...

2006-08-21T17:01:00.000-07:00

Lighting candles to our ancenstors at the altar...

This is one of my favourite wiccan / pagan images of recent.
This photo shows the festivities at The Sunstave Samhain ritual for 2005 at South Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.

photo credit Candelabra and Grave Dirt by atp_tyreseus used under the Creative Commons Licence

Old Book

2006-08-20T20:49:00.000-07:00

Old Book

photo credit: Book by Mohawk under creative commons licence

Books and horny skeletons

2006-08-20T20:38:00.000-07:00

Books and horny skeletons

photo credit: Books & Bones 2 by Jawd_Bush under creative commons licence

Here is a fine selection of books on witchcraft. Check out the rude skeletons!

Tell me all about Ablachian Wicca

2006-08-20T17:55:00.000-07:00

Tell me all about Ablachian Wicca

I am in the midst of completing my first circle within my spiral-group. Much of this takes the form of 'absorption' i.e. active listening to the elders, at pointed moots - the gathered neophytes are not allowed to speak. The idea is to take away what we have heard, think and research, then contribute at the alternating outer circle moots. I often hear references to Ablachian Wicca. From what I can gather, this was short lived and there is little known about how widespread or active it has been, or maybe still is. I have found a few references, mainly to Scots 'folklore' It seems rites are played out in a particular 'natural' apple-orchard in the Western Isles, which some of my elders have made pilgrimages to. As I am hoping to spend a family holiday in the Western Isles, I am curious. I may have heard wrong, but if any of this sounds familiar please leave a comment.

At first glance ethereal

2006-08-19T17:57:00.000-07:00

At first glance ethereal

The text accompanying the original image reads "Taken on Friday the 13th, a very strange & peculiar 24 hours it was too. Becoming a woman, perhaps a modern contemporary woman, perhaps one from the 1800's. " When I first glanced at this image I felt it was taken a long time ago. Wonderful

photo used under the creative commons licence:RubyFoo by Miss RubyFoo

Witches Brew

2006-08-19T17:43:00.000-07:00

Witches Brew

I am not quite sure what is going on here, but a wonderful image of witchery nonetheless

photo used under the creative commons licence:witch by hans s

The Witch's Grave

2006-08-19T17:19:00.000-07:00

The Witch's Grave

The gravestone reads "The Witch died Jan 5th 1888" Nothing else! So who is this mysterious witch? What did she die of? Why is there no other wording on the gravestone? How did she REALLY die? What are the myths surrounding the apparent goings-on at this place on particular nights of the year. Present day Witchcraft and Wicca is built around "modern myth" And it would be so easy to build stories around this gravestone. the simple fact is that this is the name of a horse, whose owner's gave her the name "The Witch"
photo used under the creative commons licence:The Witch's grave by Andy Hay

I am the Goddess of Hellfire and I bring you

2006-08-19T17:07:00.000-07:00

I am the Goddess of Hellfire and I bring you

This image is by "Vampyremermaid" and I understand she makes her own gothic jewellery.

photo used under the creative commons licence: I am the Goddess of Hellfire and I bring you BY Vampyremermaid

Sigh by Jasmine Azure

2006-08-19T16:11:00.000-07:00

Sigh by Jasmine Azure

I love black and white photography! I feel so much neglect is given to this type of image, in the era of the digital camera. This picture to me, suggests a witch who is at a crossroads in her life. I feel she may be moving on from motherhood, to a more mature phase.

Zoe

2006-08-19T15:54:00.000-07:00

ZOE

Okay, this is only my second post on this blog and already I can hear some of you thinking, this is just going to be another blog full of pictures of scantily clad ladies - it won't be FULL of naked ladies, however please expect that occasionally. I think this picture is particularly beautiful and in itself embodies the combined notion of Wicca - Pagan - Goth. I know it is not everyone who agrees there is any connection between these three words, though I feel there is definitely a similarity in the imagery, so please accept this picture of this particular witch be it for real or be it in her role as a photographer's model.
photo credit: Zoe by Frenchie1108

welcome to witchcraft paganism goth etc

2006-08-19T15:53:00.000-07:00

I find some wonderful pictures related to witchcraft paganism and goth on the internet and I have gathered them together for you to see. Please be aware that the essence of this blog is on the images themselves and not any particular wiccan path; I am DEFINITELY no expert on 'alternative' or old religions, so expect mistakes. This is a generalization of the type of imagery I enjoy and I hope you do to. The authors have indirectly given permission for the images to be used under the Creative Commons licence. As they say, enjoy!
photo credit Miss Mary 05: gothic vines by W4B Photography