#cunningfolk

[spiralhouseshop]

RESTOCKS!

Southern Cunning: Folkloric Witchcraft in the American South by Aaron Oberon

Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure & Folklore from Appalachia by Jake Richards

Silent as the Trees: Devonshire Witchcraft, Folklore & Magic by Gemma Gary

The Witch at the Forest's Edge: Thirteen Keys to Modern Traditional Witchcraft by Christine Grace

[of-the-full-moon]

Io Saturnalia! Bright Solstice! ☀️ To those whose eyes are still able to see the Light, to the Sol Invictus and to the bearer of True Light - bright Winter Solstice! ☀️ #wintersolstice #wintersolstice2022 #solstizio #solstiziodinverno #saturnalia #smokeyquartz #smokeyquartzcrystal #iosaturnalia #witchcraft #theoldone #hornedgod #thehornedgod #stregoneria #spellcraft #cunningfolk #yule #yuletide #hornedone #saturno #sunstone #solinvictus #folkwitchcraft #folkwitch #gr3x #griiix #goldenhealer #goldenhealerquartz #tangerinequartz #evergreenplants https://www.instagram.com/p/CmdEbeuS59A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[poisonerspath]

These are too pretty not to repost 🍄 Posted @withregram • @the_scarlet_wytch Hand Embroidered Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) half way finished !. I'm particularly excited about this piece and it's certainly been a journey working with the energy of Fly Agaric ! More on that when it's complete 😉. . . . . . . . . . . #poisonpath #darkembroidery #veneficium #poisonwitch #traditionalwitchcraft #tradcraft #folkmagic #cunningcraft #folkwitchesofinstagram #folkmagick #folkloricwitchcraft #cunningfolk #folkwitch #folkwitchcraft #herbwitch #herbwitches #herbwitchery #solitarywitch #hedgewitch #spellwork #hedgewitchery #witchcraft #greenwitch #ritualaltar #hedgecraft #witchesapothecary #ritualcraft #traditionalwitches #thecrookedpath #animisim https://www.instagram.com/p/CnnPZh-rAQz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[urbanghoststories]

Why did Witch/Witchcraft become the acceptable term? Let me explain my question….

Before the Witch trials, before Henry VII and even before the Malleus Maleficarum, there were broadly speaking, two types of magical practitioners. A Witch – a person who practised bad magic “Witchcraft” - often in league with the devil (not me saying that its historical fact) The Cunning Folk (often called white witches) who practised good magic “Drycraft”, most villages would have a cunning person to help fend off the evil witches and to aid in health matters.

So at first, the Witches were persecuted and the Cunning were revered. After the Malleus Maleficarum was published all practitioners were persecuted good or bad. At first, under Henry VII some leeway was given to the Cunning Folk but this was later rescinded. Under Henry's son Edward VI … the laws were relaxed again for the cunning folk until his sister Mary I reimposed the Catholic Church and persecuted all magical practitioners.

Well that explanation was a bit longer than expected….

Why are we left with Witches and Witchcraft, which historically was the bad side of the craft? Why are the Cunning Folk and Drycraft all but forgotten? The only explanation I can find (and one I'm not happy with) is – People like the Brothers Grimm popularised Witches and Witchcraft and turned them into fairytale characters …. Surely this can't be the case??

(this is just a personal bit of research I'm doing… I went down a rabbit hole and got stuck here)

[seekingsefirot]

Working on my 'digital grimoire', especially for noting my regional folklore books! If you're a traditional worker, I highly recommend you research local folklore and tradition.

[magic-study]

I made a logo for the website! I was trying to keep the aesthetic simple, but I couldn’t resist all the loops and swirls.

[hackneyoutdoors]

I am loving a new book I have discovered about the history of British ‘spells and charms’ - turns out the humble apple is involved in quite a few! Loving this spell to check if your new squeeze is the real deal - plus the reveal later in the book that Apples have hidden pentacles (symbolic 5 pointed stars) inside if you cut them across their equator! Of course I had to check... Definitely some good autumn, Halloween or #samhain storytelling fodder here for 2022. Anyway off to chuck an apple pip in the fire to test if the hubby is still true. #trueromance #thebritishbookofspellsandcharms #spells #apples #history #cunningfolk #herbalism https://www.instagram.com/hackney_outdoors/p/CYj5gfropPL/?utm_medium=tumblr

[cat-and-cauldron]

The folk magic tradition in the U.K. has a wealth of written / documented spells and charms. This is a book I highly recommend #bookstagram #cunningfolk #folkmagic #thecunningwoman #traditionalwitchcraftbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CWBfnqOBJ1w/?utm_medium=tumblr