[stylist] Harry Potter/Wicca?

Fri May 17 20:37:09 UTC 2013

Lori,
good question. What is wicca and how is that different than witchcraft?
I know wicca is still practiced a little as a religion.
But is witchcraft? I thought that died out  in the 1800s.

Speaking of witches, why were some women called witches and what brought 
about the Salem witch trials?
I thought I read somewhere that they acted odd because of some disease that 
was not diagnosed at the time.
But at the time, people thought they were evil.

If anyone can recommend a book about witch history, the Salem trials or 
wicca that would be good. Its an area in which I haven't learned much about.
I like nonfiction or historic fiction. Both would give me a sense of the 
practices although historical fiction is of course false details but has its 
roots in truth.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: loristay at aol.com
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Now you have me curious.  One of the other emails said that not all Wiccans 
are witches, nor are all witches Wiccans.  Can you elaborate?  I read the 
entire series.  My younger daughter loves it, and has read all the books at 
least three times.  My older daughter was told by her rabbi that she wasn't 
allowed to read it, though to be honest it isn't much different than a lot 
of the fantasy she does read.
But back to my question.  What is the difference?

Lori

-----Original Message-----
From: Eve Sanchez <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tue, Apr 30, 2013 9:55 pm
Subject: Re: [stylist] Harry Potter

Ohohoh! And the wand wood. Sean, if you learn of Ogham (pronounced
Ome) you will understand the distinction of the types of wood and the
associated magick. This is Celtic magick and there is a lot of Celtic
influence as these are British Witches. By the way, wizard is an
incorrect term for a male witch which is still a witch, but modern
society has trouble with this so I understand her choice of words even
though it is incorrect. Blessings. Eve

On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Eve Sanchez <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com> wrote:
> No Sean. It does not actually pertain to witchcraft, but she uses much
> from the world of withccraft,  whether it be influences of ritual,
> historical figures, language and mythos. For example; Herminione casts
> circles for protection. This is correct, but the method is faulty.
> Would the average person know this? No. Potions and herbology are
> definitely plausible courses as these things are used regularly in the
> craft. Some of the spells even taken from real spells using Latin and
> Middle English. Oh, and the candles everywhere... Every witch has a
> supply of candles I am sure. Well, I can not say every, but it is sure
> common magick. Blessed Be. Eve
>
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 6:43 PM, Eve Sanchez <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yes, Everything you said, Bridget, is correct. Besides, in the world
>> of witchcraft, there is no coincidence. Blessed Be. Eve
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Bridgit Pollpeter
>> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Eve and others,
>>>
>>> No coincidence  at all. The depth to which Rowling took her series is
>>> mind boggling once you research it. There were quite a few things I was
>>> aware of when reading the series that I recognized from history or
>>> literature, but when I took that class, I was astounded to learn just
>>> how deep HP is rooted in historical and literary references. It goes so
>>> much deeper than the names, than witchcraft, than magic. It's a comment
>>> on how intelligent Rowling is, and the magnitude of this work is truly
>>> commendable. What seems like recognizable references quickly become jus
>>> the surface of what she did.
>>>
>>> Bridgit
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>>> Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:51:28 -0700
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>>> And also, her neighbors could have been a part of that famous family.
>>> ;)  Seriously though, if you look in the Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, you
>>> will find many names that also appear in the Harry Potter books.
>>> Coincidence? I think not.
>>>
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