![]() ![]() We met every week on the same night for a year, and I taught her everything I knew from books and from the stories and teachings of other witches.īecause witches were persecuted in history, we have been secretive about our religion and until the '50s, very little was written down about it. I recently had the opportunity to teach a friend about the religion. Witchcraft is an oral tradition, and most witches are willing to teach anyone who is truly interested. Then there is a ceremony and a celebration. Other witches initiate you, usually after studying for one year and one day. Luna: A witch is one who follows nature's seasons, cycles of the moon and works with the earth's elements (earth, air, fire, water) as well as their own spirit (self), to shape his or her life. ![]() OnMilwaukee: What does it mean to be a witch? I first sat down with Luna 12 years ago to ask her the following questions, and recently posed them to her again. Luna is still practicing and the coven has dozens of initiated members and friends who stop in from time to time when they feel the desire for spiritual connection. I am no longer a member of the coven, but I have carried with me some beautiful practices from that time in my life, such as the only "rule" of Wicca which I strive for every day: "Harm none, do what you will." Personally, I was in a coven for 10 years, one I started with Luna, a now 50-year-old Milwaukee woman. So much so that being a witch has become more mainstream, and in some circles, fashionable. In recent years, more and more people have understood the difference between the wicked witch of the west and a man or woman who identifies as a witch. More then one million Americans identify as Pagans or Wiccans, two often-misunderstood religions whose practitioners often identify as "witches." Both are nature-based, peaceful, spiritual practices that have nothing to do with Satanism. But she is not the witch we are talking about here. She is everywhere in October: on television and decorations, in advertisements, on that hand towel you got from the Dollar Store. Tis the season of the green-faced, wart-sprouting, cauldron-stirring witch. ![]()
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