Bell, Book and Candle This is a wonderful play and film that got renewed interest when the popular Canadian TV series the Good Witch named the main location store after it. Here’s an excerpt from The Good Wiccan Guide – Part One: Introduction and Popular Mythology. Bell Book and Candle (1958) This was a popular Broadway […]
The Good Wiccan – Part One Excerpt – The Wicked Witch of the West
The Wicked Witch of the West Here’s an excerpt from The Good Wiccan Guide – Part One: Introduction and Popular Mythology. The most famous bad witch of all is arguably the Wicked Witch of the West. Her equally wicked sister, the Wicked Witch of the East (who was in charge of Munchkin land) is sadly and […]
The Good Wiccan – Part One Excerpt – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Christmas is coming and a popular movie for many people is to watch “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” It’s a movie with sweet children and a lousy plotline threatens to abolish Christmas. It was written by Christian evangelist C.S. Lewis who has no mercy for witches. (Read about his background sometime.) It is […]
The Good Wiccan – Part One Excerpt – Hansel and Gretel
An excerpt from The Good Wiccan Guide – Part One: Introduction and Popular Mythology. Hansel and Gretel It is suspected that this story dates from the Great Famine (1315-1321) when people were abandoning their families and resorting to cannibalism. It was published in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm. Everyone is starving, so an evil mother decides […]
The Good Wiccan – Part One Excerpt – Pointy Witch Shoes
An excerpt from The Good Wiccan Guide – Part One: Introduction and Popular Mythology. Pointy Shoes Once again, the typical shoe worn by the quintessential fashionable witch is pointy. When making simple shoes out of leather the most basic shape is triangular. Such shoes were worn by men and women of the early royal courts. At […]
The Good Wiccan – Part One Excerpt – My Life as an Angel
Over the next few weeks, I will be publishing a series of excerpts from The Good Wiccan Guide – Part One: Introduction and Popular Mythology. Here is the introductory poem… My Life as an Angel Futile frustration by the boundaries of the flesh. Broad golden wings are folded inside straining to be free. In sleeping […]
