Does witchcraft really/still exist in this world?

Answer 1

Yes of course it really and still exist ..there are all different types.
I myself am wiccan :) You can be born as a witch if it is in your families blood line ...My mother all the way back to my great grandmother are Wiccan.

Answer 2

This depends on what you mean?

Druidism is similar to what you might be thinking, and it certainly does exist.

Witchcraft, the original meaning from English History, is a political thing based upon a land grab by a mainly male government in order to remove elderly female land-owners. The trouble being that young men frequently died in wars, especially foreign wars, and women didn't so much. The women were frequently more knowledgable about healing and other such 'evil practices' and thus launched our modern understanding of witches and witchcraft. The magic was knowing what to do and when to do it.
According to this, then your GP might be a witch or a warlock, if it wasn't for the fact that witches tend to have a better (and worse) bedside manner than your average GP and that they can mix herbs in the right ways and make a really good cup of tea.

On another vein, the pagan festival of Imbolc is approaching, and though there may be much celebrations at the birth of the new year as fires are lit to mark the coming of the summer and to celebrate the holy day of Brigid, the Goddess of Fires; and though witches will be at the festivals, the magic will be less supernatural and mainly natural..

Answer 3

Well, that depends upon how you define 'witchcraft'. If you go by Abrahamic religious guidelines, then any practice of any person to a god/gods that are not endemic to their religion constitutes a 'heathen', and is therefore considered witchcraft.

Unfortunately, looking for 'witchcraft' in today's world is a bit like looking for an authentic cultural restaurant. Because cultures change and adapt, is one therefore eating 'true' indigenous food, what is true indigenous food? McDonalds is becoming more and more 'indigenous' to different parts of the world; does that mean that China now has cheeseburgers included as part of their 'culture'?

Likewise, modern 'witchcraft' bears little resemblence to what you, or anyone else of a different period, might consider witchcraft. As knowledge grows, so to do the rituals/applications thereof. Each generations grasp of the knowledge of the past, and the stamping of it's own identity upon it, makes the practice evolve. How one might 'farm' in the 1600's is different than how one might farm in the 1870's, but both people would still consider themselves farmers. The application of energy to cause change to occur, like making seeds grow into adult products, remains the same, but how one goes about achieving those results can drastically change how one relates to the endeavor.

Answer 4

Yes it does, but not the fantasies portrayed in movies and television. I am Pecti-Witan (aka Hedge Witch, not Wiccan) a practitioner of "the Old Religion", and have been for many, many years. Nothing flashy about it. we are fairly simple people with "abilities" that everyone has, ours are just honed and utilized. Lots of research and practice. There is a lot to learn when you are dealing with herbal, mineral and candle magick.
BTW I do read tarot cards, rune stones and utilize a number of other "fortune telling" tools but would NEVER charge anyone for anything I do! Besides, I do not do "readings" or "cast spells" for others on demand. That sounds more like a carnival ruse!
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Answer 5

Yes, although it isn't like Harry Potter or worshiping the devil as some may want you to believe. There are many parallels between witchcraft and other spiritual beliefs, yes even Christian beliefs.

Answer 6

There are many people who practice Wicca, which has gotten a bad rep as being "witchcraft" if that's what you're asking about.
Wicca is actually one of the fastest growing religions in the US today.
I'm assuming this is what you're asking.

Answer 7

Yes. Absolutely.

Answer 8

"Witchcraft" is often used as a colloquialism for Wicca. Being Wiccan myself, I can say yes, it does exist.

Answer 9

Yes it does. And 'witchcraft' as you say, is indeed a religion. Do some online research, and you'll be amazed...

Answer 10

yep it sure does...it is nothing like what some christians percieve it to be (meaning evil/devil worship). I'm a practitioner of the Craft myself so I do believe it does exist and always will as long as there is people on this earth.