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Hello everyone! My name is Jane, and I'm Slavic. I'm here to learn about traditional British witchcraft. In exchange, I can share information about Slavic traditions, which I know intimately. If anyone is interested in this topic, feel free to ask questions; I'll be happy to answer.
Hello. I personally don't think there is a British witchcraft, beyond some very good films. Or communities who probably do the same as similar communities in Estonia. The best answer I can give is to go back the area of Roman Britannia where the various tribes had Druid communities. So far as I know the Druids knew Greek very well., which means they sourced their knowledge.
If you are Slavic did you hear of Elena Blavatskya? She claimed to have studied in Tibet.
I am English/Scottish and my interest is witchcraft as a historical subject and more so psychic, paranormal phenomena.
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It's complicated to explain but in gnostic thinking "black" magic is a contradiction since I believe real magic connects to high ethics and virtue. Gnostics say the wiser you become, the higher your ethics and balance. I know in the ancient Roman world pagans used to make curse tablets or love spells and so forth but then emotions are controlling the would-be Magus, or Maga, not higher virtue and oneness with nature.
Thank you for your comment. I study folk and modern witchcraft traditions, such as the Clan of Tubal Cain, the Sabbati cult, Gemma Gary's Cornish witchcraft, and others. I've compiled a fairly extensive list of sources. I'm translating some authors' works into Russian to make this information accessible to Russian-speaking readers. I've found a lot of interesting information and books on this forum. Speaking of Slavic magic, it's called black magic not because it's associated with curses and evil eyes, but because "Chernoknizie" literally translates as "Black Books." This refers to the color of the covers of village witches' notebooks. They were black because only such notebooks existed at the time. Colored versions were unavailable. My grandmother also had one of these notebooks; she wrote down recipes in it. Furthermore, folk magic is mainly associated with working in cemeteries and with demons, so it's considered black. The issue here isn't morality, but the methods used by Slavs in rural communities. High magic was not easily accessible and held little interest for ordinary people. Magic was used to solve everyday problems. This applies equally to both Slavic and British low magic.
Hello. I personally don't think there is a British witchcraft, beyond some very good films. Or communities who probably do the same as similar communities in Estonia. The best answer I can give is to go back the area of Roman Britannia where the various tribes had Druid communities. So far as I know the Druids knew Greek very well., which means they sourced their knowledge.
If you are Slavic did you hear of Elena Blavatskya? She claimed to have studied in Tibet.
I am English/Scottish and my interest is witchcraft as a historical subject and more so psychic, paranormal phenomena.
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It's complicated to explain but in gnostic thinking "black" magic is a contradiction since I believe real magic connects to high ethics and virtue. Gnostics say the wiser you become, the higher your ethics and balance. I know in the ancient Roman world pagans used to make curse tablets or love spells and so forth but then emotions are controlling the would-be Magus, or Maga, not higher virtue and oneness with nature.
Can you give recommendations?
