Black Magic, and Poppets. Oh My!

Black Magic harms.
Curses and hexes are black magic.

This type of magic calls on evil forces and destructive elements.

During the Middle Ages, the church, hoping to end the old religion portrayed witches as doers of evil workings with Satan. It was said that during that time all witches practiced Black Magic.

Poppets.

Poppets are also known as Voodoo dolls, or wax dolls. Pins are stuck in to them to cause death.

They are often thought of as used in Voodoo Rituals but aren’t.

Poppets are a form of imaginative magic. The doll is made to look like a person; it’s given that person’s name. Then the figure is abused -a pin maybe pushed into it or it’s slowly melted.

Bridget Bishop (Yes that’s the one, from the Salem Witch Trials) used these poppets. One wall of the house she formerly lived in hid several poppets.

They are usually made of rags and hog bristles they had pins in them.

The Poppets reputation is wrong though, they also used for healings. Healing poppets are filled with herbs and stones in this case.

In 1964, two poppets were found at a castle in Norfolk England. A clay figure of a woman with a Hawthorn pressed through it.

Thorns were commonly used in place of pins and needles, and sheep and cattle hearts were commonly used to make the actual doll.

Tools Of A Witch Part 3

The second part of this series can be found Part 2

There are still more tools that witches can use.

Boleen
In Wicca the boleen is a small knife with a curved blade. Its sole purpose is to cut herbs.

Book Of Shadows

Book to keep all witch info in also called a Grimoire. Although there are some differences in the two books. Some use a Book of Shadows as a spell book other as a journal of their magic. A Grimiore is also a spellbook, sometimes refered to as a cookbook as it usually only holds spells and their recipes.

Burin
A sharp tool used to carve symbols into other tools.

Candles
Candles are used to represent light, the God and Goddess. They are the number one tool for candle magic.

Cord
Used in knot magic. Can be used to measure the “circle.” There are Usually 3 cords used in most traditions.

Goblet
Is the sacred cup used by witches in rituals. It holds consecrated wine.

Herbs

Used for incense, medicinal syrups, teas, salves, ointments and poultices.

Incense

Perfumed fumigation used in witchcraft and religious rituals. Burning herbs, flowers, barks, roots, dried seeds, gums, and resins. Incenses have been used for thousands of years.

Oil
Used to anoint.

Pins
Used often in Black Magic- often with candles and poppet also used for sewing charm bags. For white purposes in healing.

Poppet
Doll made of wax or cloth sometimes of straw. Thought of most often in Voodoo Dolls. Used in White magic. Image Magic to heal.