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The Rite of the Witch-Fire

The Craft is like Fire.

Last weekend the folks from our new daughter-coven came into town for the Rite of the Witch-Fire.

I would love to hear you describe the witch-fire in your own words, and what exactly is it. I mean, just by the name I do get a general idea but would love to read a description. You're actually the first person who I've seen use the term. Is it something obvious to tell in other people wether they possess it or not just by mere observance?

I’m sorry for the delay with answering this, but I wanted to make sure to give you the best answer I could, so I mulled it over for a day. Also keep in mind that I, as always, only ever answer for myself and my tradition. Witchcraft is not a monolith, and I am not the Pope of Witches with all the answers.

So, to talk about the witch-fire, we must first talk about the witch-blood. This tends to be a misunderstood term, thanks to people who wrongly claim you need some kind of blood link to witchcraft in order to be a witch. This is not true. The witch blood is what pushes a person to seek out the secret, the hidden, the magical. It is what allows them to see and hear and draws them to magic. Witch-blood does not a witch make, however. I’ve known people with witch blood who have had the draw to it beaten out of them, or pushed into denial from abuse.You can reject it. Some witches can pick up or sense witch-blood in someone, and some cannot.

The witch-fire, on the other hand, is what makes a witch. It is the witch-blood set aflame. It is the soul on fire, with magic, with power. This is why we, in my tradition, refer to the witches who have come before us as the Cindered Dead, not out some misled idea about the witch trials, but because their souls are still burning, even after their bodies have been left, or turned to cinders. It is the mark of someone who has been through and been touched by black, green, and red magic.

I’ve gone more in depth in my post on Frau Trude and the Traditional Witch which you can find HERE.

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