Mesopotamian To Modernist Witchcraft
Mesopotamia was a place where magic was practiced both legitimately and openly, and illegitimately and maliciously. Magic is the application of beliefs, rituals or actions employed in the belief that they can subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces. One of the main aspects of witchcraft that Maqlú highlights is the anonymity of the witch. It is interesting to note the ceremony is not fixated on discovering who has been practicing witchcraft, it chooses instead to replace the witch with a nameless effigy and trusts that the gods will know who the intended target is.
Those who practice white magic commonly know as Wicca, is believed to have been brought into the public sphere by Gerald Gardner in the middle to late twentieth century (1950-1970). Gardner borrowed from a variety of traditions and schools of thought, and mixed it with some ideas of his own. When you consider many of the things he brought to it, he essentially created a "kinder, gentler" Witchcraft/Sorcery tradition that was more acceptable in "modern" society. This was intended to change how Witchcraft was seen after the persecutions and killings of witches and wizards back in prior years. Remember, both white magic and black magic stems from the same source. In order to be considered a master magician one has to master the black arts. In order to become a more powerful magician or sorcerer one has to indulge in the dark arts. White magic is a lower level of black magic.
The circle encompassing the pentacle is meant to show the unity of all life. As such, it is a powerful symbol used in the casting of spells. It also deals with his theory that the Knights Templar had practiced the religion, and that the belief in faeries in ancient, medieval and early modern Europe is due to a secretive pygmy race that lived alongside other communities. In Wicca, the pentacle or pentagram represents the five elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit. A circle is often shown around the pentacle itself. In ancient earth-based religions, circles are representative of the feminine, the goddess and the interconnection of all things.
Faeries Faith Wants to Protect Nature
With no dogma or doctrine, practitioners are free to follow their hearts and create their own belief systems within the shamanistic traditions of reverence of the earth and all who dwell upon or within it: all of nature, and all of humankind. Fairies are said to be ghosts, spirits of the dead, or were fallen angels, neither bad enough for Hell nor good enough for Heaven. These spirits have connection to Revelation 12:7-9, which talk identifies what these creature are. Another Greek god is Thor(Zeus) which is the archetype of the devil reference here in Luke 10:18. Also in Faerie Faith You are free to dance in fairy rings or mud puddles and to become a part of “The Great Work;” making, mending, helping, and healing. Most Celtic shamans are teachers, healers, or counselors and celebrate whatever holidays that they choose.
