Witchcraft

A look into the belief of Witches and Witchcraft according to different World Cultures thru time.

Wiccan Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/wiccan-spear 2nd Jan 2023 - Used as a focusing device to channel power, the ritualistic Wiccan Spear is used by Priests and Priestesses in certain ceremonies. Each Spear is made …

The Witching Hour

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-witching-hour 2nd Jan 2023 - The term ''The Witching Hour'' is most commonly associated with the ''belief'' that practitioners of Magic (in all forms), needed to conduct their ''c …

Suangi

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/suangi 1st Jan 2023 - In a Papua, New Guinea – Folk Magic Beliefs identify a ''Suangi'' as a Man (never a Female), who is a Witch (Warlock). They practice a ''Dark Ar …

Rehmeyer's Hollow

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/rehmeyers-hollow 28th Dec 2022 -  Found nestled in the heavily wooded locale of The American State of Pennsylvania – lies a small hamlet just outside of The City of York. I …

Boline Knife

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/boline-knife 28th Dec 2022 - A Boline is a form of knife/cutting tool – used by Wiccans (Earth Magic). The oddly shaped blade, which resembles a crescent with a wooden handl …

Maqlu

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/maqlu 28th Dec 2022 - Perhaps one of the oldest known Tomes regarding Protection against Witchcraft – The Maqlu was a series of invocations written in Akkadian (and A …

Bernandanti

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bernandanti 28th Dec 2022 - According to 16th Century AD accounts, The Benandanti were a secretive Sect who lived in Northwestern Italy. They were said to have the Power to ''lea …

Drude

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/drude 27th Dec 2022 -  Seen in Southern Germany during The Middle Ages, The Drude was a form of Hag-Witch. They were very ugly, but had the power to transform into a b …

Wicca

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/wicca 25th Dec 2022 - Wicca is a Pagan (and Neo-Pagan) Folk Religious Belief System, which was first ''created'' in the early 20th Century AD (and based on much more ancien …

The Witches Hat

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-witches-hat 25th Dec 2022 - Instantly identifiable – the conical and black ''Witches Hat'' is well known throughout The World. Hardly any portrayal of ''classical'' Witches …

Cauldron

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/cauldron 25th Dec 2022 - Another component most associated with Witchcraft – the simple iron Cauldron has had a long and misunderstood. With examples dating to The Europ …

The Witch of Saratoga

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-witch-of-saratoga 25th Dec 2022 - The unusual Folk Tale of The ''Witch of Saratoga'' is native to Colonial America (New York). It was during The American Revolution, that one Angeline …