Nettle was also believed to have magical properties ... lesser periwinkle could also be used against witches. A cow treated with fumes from burning this herb would be protected against the spells of a ...

But it's supposed to sound like it, too, because that's what witchcraft used to be all about, knowing herbs and healing people." Modern German witches have various magical herbs at the readyImage ...

Now, she’s a professional witch on a mission to make magic ... crystal collecting and learning about the magical properties of herbs have been a big part of my life. I’ve always been able ...

"A garden, like a library, is a whole made up of separate interests and mysteries: among these mysteries are green flowers ...

The book illustrates how practices historically demonized as witchcraft — such as midwifery, herbal ... ‘witch’ is a patriarchal slur that they reclaim for resistance,” she said. “For others, it’s an ...

Witches used magic to help those they liked ... having given a man a drink made of herbs, butter and saffron to take three times a day. For the most part, people tried to resolve problems they ...

Someone who can see into other worlds, says Justin, and can bring magic into ... knowing herbs and healing people." But from a historical perspective, the image of the witch as a wise woman ...