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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.
If you think about it, all gods are essentially invented by people. They're just faces. Bukka is a very interesting option. I like it. It's enough to mention the story of Lucifer. He arose from a mistranslation. And yet, gods are a way for humans to describe what exists in reality, at least in the human psyche. So it's all fine.
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 aswer.
I didn't know you are Russian. I know Russian language quite well and once lived in St Petersburg, close to metrostantsiya, tehnologicheskiy institut. That was in 1996. My spoken Russian isn't so fantastic but my reading is good. I had many friends in Russia and all very warm, hospitable people.
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"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."
Understood vsye ponyatno. I can help with the demonology, which is a fascinating subject. In ancient paganism, daemones are essentially non-corporeal beings, immortal but subject to passion and emotions. They are thought to mediate between the higher divine beings (caelites) and mortal men. They bestow psychic ability such as prophecy, dreams, visions. As to Russian occult I think Elena Blavatskaya has quite a following even today.
Thanks for the explanation.
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Thiese films should be interesting for the O.P. and others who find English witchcraft interesting. First, The Wicker Man, 1970s with Christopher Lee and Britt Eckland, folk music Paul Giovani. Ignore the modern remake as it was awful. Interview about the film here below.
Must films to watch are
(1) Night Of The Eagle 1962. This is about an academic lecturer whose wife secretly practices witchcraft to protect him. Great film.
(2) Horror Hotel. Set in Salem but has English actors such as a young Christopher Lee. Some pretty bad acting but it's still an enjoyable watch.
(3) Witchcraft (with Lon Chaney). Very creepy film. I recalled it from childhood and later found the full film on YouTube. The witch is called Vanessa, played by an actress from Swansea, Wales. Lots of reviewers loved this film.
(4) The Devil Rides Out. Great film with Christopher Lee as a magus who tries to rescue a friend from another evil magus who runs a cult. All classics.
I can't offer much info about British witchcraft, but I'd definitely love to learn what you know of Slavic witchcraft if you're keen to share! I'm Slavic as well but moved to Australia when I was very young, so have been cut off from the culture from childhood. And unfortunately all my grandparents passed before I was born so I never got to learn anything from them either
Can you give recommendations?
