About witch-hunting and about the 'Burning Times'.

I've watched a film in the internet, where this topic (of burning times, of witch-hunts) was explored.

Perhaps many would disagree, but not all of killed people were witches, yet they were called such during the trials.

Conclusion of this film was that term 'Witch' was used to accuse individuals unwelcomed by land-rulers.


'So... this guy is problematic and needs to be killed. We have no law reason to do so? Let's just call him/her a Witch'.


While there were people who truly hated witchcraft, many were tolerant... as the wise women were good at herbalism and at healing common peasants. Landowners tended to ignore them, as they were useful - not only because peasant morale-raising practices.

During the 'Burning Times', real Witches were a minority among people accused of Witchcraft and killed because of that reason.


Also, i think that term: 'Witch' was used in Sectarian Wars, between Catholics, Protestants and Lutherans, probably Calvinists as well.

(by definition, Sect is movement of religious protest).

Witchcraft-related Incense (Sticks & Cones), that I have so far.

Just informing my friends of what i have, in case someone needs me to burn incense for them.


Beside these, i have some buddhism-related incense.

... i wish that my incense, candles and crystals work as Lama Ole Nydahl wants.

... but i also wish that witch/wiccan friends have something to say about uses and goals of this incense as well.


So far, i have (sticks):
- Protection (about 5 packs),
- Wizard's Spell (about 1 pack, for general purpose magick - like a white candle,
    also for metamagick - divination, transforming, redirecting, countering spells etc),
- Witch's Curse (about 4 packs, for attacking),
- Fairy Mist (about 2 packs ... mist obscures perceptions).
    Can hide about anything - hiding spellcasting, hiding people, hiding auras, hiding bank balance, etc,
- Fairy Dreams (about 1 pack - fulfilling wishes in dreams).
    Reality can be perceived as our shared dream too,
    ... but what about perceiving Reality after Enlightenment?,
- Opium (about 1 pack - in my case it's offering to Allah for when we need to deal with Muslims).
    Are religions opium for masses?
- Ivory Lace (4 sticks left - element of air, consciousness, understanding, memory or communication).
- Dark Fairy (about 1 pack - attracts attention of unseelie fey).
    She's beautiful, cold, seductive, wise, has power and can cast spells.
    She's a spirit or godess that witches, wise women follow,
- Dragon's Blood (about 1 pack - awakens inner dragon in someone, conjures ancient wisdom).
    While mentally, magically and physically powerful and wise, is greedy and easy to anger,
- Dragon's Fire (about 1 pack - invokes greed, fear, awe, fascination and/or anger to someone).
    Can also be used to attack with lethal fire.
- Vampire's Kiss (about 2 packs - drains from someone something).
    for example: lifeforce, power, feelings, wealth, memories, perceptions, etc.
- Lavender / (about 2 packs - Element of Air).
    (en: 'lavender' is pl: 'lawenda').
- Lotus (about 2 packs - Element of Water).
    (en: 'lotus' is pl: 'kwiat lotosu').
- Rosemary (about 4 packs, but with 8 sticks in each instead of usual 15 or 20 - Element of Fire).
    (en: 'rosemary' is pl: 'rozmaryn').
- Honeysuckle (about 2 packs - Element of Earth).
    (en: 'honeysuckle' is pl: 'wiciokrzew').
- Vampire's Blood (1 pack - awakens inner vampire in someone).
    While mentally and physically powerful, easily succumbs to desires, lusts and anger,
- Amber (about 3 packs, made by Stamford - for Wisdom and Truth-Seeking, for Rites of Love and Desire too).
    (en: 'amber' is pl: 'bursztyn').
    Stamford is located in London, thus focus on Western Spirituality and Witchcraft.
- Stress Relief (about 5 packs),
- White Sage ( pl: 'Biała Szałwia', 3 packs ) - for cleansing energies,
    (for example, it can cleanse TAROT decks of cards, or for purifying apartment/temple space), element of Air,
- Prosperity (about 3 packs) - for resources.


My incense cones:
- White Sage ( pl: 'Biała Szałwia', about 1 pack of 10 cones, and 2 packs of 15 cones) - for cleansing energies,
    (for example, it can cleanse TAROT decks of cards, or for purifying apartment/temple space), element of Air,
- Stress Relief (about 3 packs of 15 cones),
- Wizard's Spell (3 packs of 12 cones each), for general purpose magick - like a white candle,
    also for metamagick - divination, transforming, redirecting, countering spells etc,
- Witch's Curse (3 packs of 12 cones each), for attacking,
- Fairy Mist (3 packs of 12 cones each) ... mist obscures perceptions.


When one should use cones instead of sticks?

I don't know, but I am investigating the Correspondences between Cone Incense and the Wiccan Rite called: 'Cone of Power',


While i strongly disadvise killing (terrible karma, terrible destiny), there's powerful lethal spell when one combines witch's curse, dragon's blood and dragon's fire together. Makes someone's blood burn within his/her body. Three sticks numerologically mean power too. Name of this spell is: 'Curse of the Dragon Blood'.


Other useful combination is using together Fairy Mist, Protection and Witch's Curse. Hit and run suprise attacks from the cover of the Mist, then retreat to the safety in Mist. Useful for fighting, sort of magickal 'guerilla warfare'. Three sticks numerologically mean power too.


High Magick is mostly spiritual growth, Low Magick - witchcraft included - is more practical, from protection to love, to wealth and to other tricks.

High Magick can defeat Low Magick, but at what cost?

Low Magick is more practical, more cost efficient.

... why to pull a cannon against pidgeon?

Wooden Bowl for Offerings.

Today my wooden bowl (with pentagram) arrived.

It will be convenient tool for offerings - for celebrating Wicca/Witchcraft holidays, for Sabats & Esbats.

Idea is (borrowed from Buddhism) to offer Lights, Drinks, Food & Scent (incense and/or essential oils).

To those of Buddhism & Wicca/Witchcraft, Blessed Be!

Is Magick expensive?

... well, it is.
... it can be even more expensive - but i am a fan of simplicity, using only simple magickal tools.


So many tools, some of them expensive,
... and there are shipping costs too.

For now i have:
- TAROT Cards / i have about 5 decks /,
- TAROT Tools:
  - Athamé,
  - Chalice / silver /,
  - Pentacles:
    - two pentcles made of silver, neck jewelry,
    - one pentacle made of brown wood - pentacle-shaped incense stand,
  - Wand,
- Candle stands & Candles / a lot of candle stands & even more of candles - different ones for different purposes /,
- Incense stand & Incense sticks / a lot of incense sticks, different ones for different purposes /,
- Essential Oils:
  - Patchouli Essential Oil / pl: Olejek Eteryczny Paczuli /,
  - Frankincense Essential Oil / pl: Olejek Eteryczny Żywica Olibanowa, Kadzidło /,
- Crystals / a lot of quartz crystals /,
- Crystal Lotus Flower,
- Black Obsidian Skrying Mirror,
- Figurines: 
  - 3 of Black Cat figuriness,
  - 1 statuette of a Black Raven,
- Mortar & Pestle,
- Books of Shadows:
  - two digital Books of Shadows:
    - this blog,
    - ebooks on my kindle ebook reader,
  - one physical Book of Shadows,
- Magic Theory books / a lot of magic theory books /,
- Spellbooks,
- History, Etiquette & Tradition books,
- MacBook Air (M1,2020) computer with Art/Science Software / using this computer for Spirituality, Science, Magick & Art; i want this computer to have clean & clear energies - no dirty computer games on this MacBook for example. Other of my computer devices - while still magickal, are for different things - can play games on these, for example /,
- Spiritual Jewelry,
- Magick-related Artworks - not only M:tG & M:tGO cards;

These are the most important tools i have, these are mostly for Witchcraft.
There are more, less important things too.

Anything a magician owns has magickal aspects, can be used in Magick - including virtual goods as the internet blogs, computer game character's magic items & powers;
... virtually anything.

For Protection.

This blog's author's nickname is neo-mahakala-108.

'neo' is related with matrix film, as well as with neo-paganism.
'mahakala' is buddhist protector.
'108' is holy number with unique mathematical properties as well.


Since Mahakala is Buddhist Protector - i am using Witchcraft, as well as my other ways as a means for Protection.

Bought few incense stick packs - 1x Witches' Curse Incense Sticks, 3x Protection Incense Sticks. 

Both packages arrived already.

 

Witches know how to curse, afterall.

Protection can take many forms:

... from binding spells, to banishing negative energies, to cursing someone who threatens me or our friends.

... i need to banish Yoda's voice, as well as his energies and anything related from my mind. Yoda is a disgrace among buddhist martial arts teachers ... since years i feel attacked by him in mind.

Temple of Witchcraft, Theban Script.

Traditionally witches hid identity, because of trials and persecution.

But this time Pentacle / Pentagram reveals their affiliation, anyway.

Writting 'Temple of Witchcraft' in a different language adds to mystery of the message, however.




-=- Theban Alphabet. -=-




-=- 'Temple of Witchcraft' written around a pentacle pointing up. -=-