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ATHENTIC WITCHCRAFT

Authentic Witchcraft, or ‘the craft of the wise', from wicce meaning ‘to bend', is fundamentally rooted in shamanism, that is, it utilises techniques of ecstasy, altered states of consciousness (A.S.C.'s), to achieve its ends. During the ‘new age' boom of the last decade or so Witchcraft has become fashionable and the market has been flooded with publications on the subject. Once much maligned it is now peddled as a harmless novelty with its new cosmeticised white-wash. Many of these writings are laughable and relate very little, if nothing, about genuine Witchcraft, with the authors of such books merely exposing to us both their arrogance and obvious ignorance.
  Witchcraft proper, is an art, a practical knowledge and skill hard-won through direct experiential engagement through correct application. Since its practice necessitates a confrontation with the darker sides of the psyche, and the evocation of potent potentialities of archetypal energies (both in positive and negative form), it does, indeed, possess many dangers. It is not for the faint-hearted.
  It also necessitates the shouldering of great responsibility. Witchcraft is not a religion, it is a path toward expansion, enlightenment, integration, heightened awareness of Self/others/nature, along with the application of acquired knowledge and skill to practical ends. The witch does not run from the shadows but enters them willingly, celebrates death as well as life, and worships nothing. In nature, the light does not shun the dark as much as make love to it. Witchcraft follows the patterning of nature and the motion is cyclic - a spiral dance.
  Moreover, Gods and Goddesses are not so much worshipped, as acknowledged to be personifications of natural forces within the universal psychic terrain. The deities of the witch are ancient and universal, abiding in the collective consciousness of all humankind. The path of witch, therefore, calls for a realisation that all such powers are to be found within. True Witchcraft is the Will to Self-Knowledge and Power - a perilous journey, and a beautiful voyage.