Category: Wicca

  • Power of the Witch

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    Hadron Templeton
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    So this was an edit of some old notes on achieving power as a witch. I came across it while trying to compile my book of shadows so my students of 5 years can have the whole copying of the Book of Shadows experience. Anyway, apologies if this is out of date or different in…

  • Book of Shadows

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    Hadron Templeton
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    The phrase “Book of Shadows” evokes an immediate sense of mystery, ancient magic, and hidden knowledge. Also a tome of demonology. While it sounds like an artifact pulled straight from Gothic literature (quite deliberately in fact), the term possesses a specific historical origin tied to modern religious witchcraft, which both influenced and was influenced by…

  • Presentation on the Sabbaths

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    Hadron Templeton
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    Not my most enthusiastic subject, but I ran through a presentation of the Sabbaths for my coven today. As a result, I threw together this presentation. It was made in a matter of minutes and it’s not perfect, but if it helps anyone else there here it is. Please don’t write to me telling me…

  • Doreen Valiente

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    Hadron Templeton
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    Doreen was an incredible character. In the early stages of establishing Wicca as a religion, Doreen Valiente worked very closely with Gerald Gardner to create this tradition. She noted that large quantities of Gerald Gardner’s book of shadows were quite clearly taken from Aleister Crowley, particularly his Gnostic Mass. She stripped this out and replaced…