Is it true witches kill owls in a ceramoney traping their souls to deliver spells for them?

Answer 1

That is probably the most juvenile and absurd thing I have ever heard! As far as I know, no self respecting witch would preform any kind of blood sacrifice for ANY reason! Personally I prefer the company of any animal to most people! At least they are honest. And unlike people they do not kill thing "for the fun of it" or in with some misgiven idea that it will give them some sort of power. *shudder* You are reading too many fairy tales, try looking into it with an open mind. Try to get a book by Scott Cunningham or Raymond Buckland.
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Answer 2

That sounds like it could be a Brujaria spell (Mexican witchcraft). They often use bird sacrifices in their rituals.

Wicca claims "officially" not to endorse the sacrifice of animals or people, but their writings seem to indicate this is not the case. In the Gardnerian Book of Shadows there is a section about human and animal sacrifice being used to raise “power” for casting spells. It reads:

“Sorcerers chiefly used the blood sacrifice; and while we hold this to be evil, we cannot deny that this method is very efficient. Power flashes forth from newly shed blood, instead of exuding slowly as by our method. The victim's terror and anguish add keenness, and even quite a small animal can yield enormous power. The great difficulty is in the human mind controlling the power of the lower animal mind. But sorcerers claim they have methods for effecting this and that the difficulty disappears the higher her the animal used, and when the victim is human disappears entirely...There are whispers that when the human victim was a willing sacrifice, with his mind directed on the Great Work and with highly skilled assistants, wonders ensued but of this I would not speak.”

So from this passage we read that "sorcerers" of old used both animal and even human sacrifices to raise power. Now, if we were to take the whole “burning times” PR at face value, it would be small wonder witches were put to death, if that were the case (although Wicca didn't exist until circa 1950)! But since Wicca is a disorganized movement with no set rules, scripture, or central authority, anything goes. There is really no way anyone can say that absolutely no solitary Wiccan or Wiccan group anywhere is committing animal sacrifices, although it would be safe to say that would be far from typical.

Alex Sander's Wicca covens were said to have used animal sacrifices. Gavin Frost's covens were also reported to have made animal sacrifices by rival Wiccans. There is no way to confirm this, and it could simply be another case of slander resulting from Wiccan rivalry, but the Frost’s writings certainly do mention using their own blood in rituals (The Magic Power of Witchcraft, The Good Witch's Bible).

Ray T. Malbrough is a graduate of Raymond Buckland's most prestigious mail order Wicca school (<--sarcasm) and operates a both “hoodoo church” and a Wicca coven. He not only admits he uses animal sacrifices but even encourages his readers to do likewise in his book!

"It has been my personal experience that no matter how opposed an individual may be to animal sacrifice, he or she will not hesitate for one moment to avail themselves of its power when all other approaches have failed...Though it is possible to perform acts of magick without animal sacrifice or sex practices it is hard work. Witches know this from firsthand experience."[ From The Magical Power of the Saints: Evocation and Candle Rituals by Ray T. Malbrough ISBN: 1567184561 Llewellyn Publications; (August 1998)]

Wiccans will indeed sacrifice animals if we accept the writings of Sybil Leek. She gives an account of animal sacrifice conducted on her behalf in her "autobiography", Diary of a Witch:

"I remember going to a little school for a few weeks but I caught diphtheria and was brought home to die...One night my grandmother came to my bedside. I could not talk. She had my favorite pet owl in her hand. 'You love this best of all she said', I nodded weakly. 'You are very sick you know that don't you?' Again I tried to say yes. 'If you had to choose between your pet owl and yourself which would you choose?' I could not answer. I loved that owl...'The owl will die.' said Grandmother very gently, 'It is part of the price you pay for living.' The next morning I [felt better]...I never saw the owl again." (Diary of a Witch by Sybil Leek, Prentice-Hall, Inc. Engelwood Clifs, NJ, Copyright 1968 pgs 14-15)

Maybe that was what you were thinking of. In any case, everyone should leave the poor owls alone. It's wrong and it's a felony.

Answer 3

Never! We don't even hurt bugs haha. Every living thing is sacred to a witch. Hurting a living being, be it plant, animal, human or insect would be hurting nature (or the goddess depending on what tradition you follow).

Answer 4

I have known some people like that male and female I have never heard of them doing that but they might.my wife knew a person who killed a baby in sacrifice,he told her that anyway. I took her away from that area and if he comes my way I will probably shoot him.they have real powers I have witnessed it,It might sound weird but the colour of the power they have is greenish.its a light , but I wont go all into that. I stay away from them as best I can. but theirs a lot of them in my part of the country.evil is in this world, I have seen it in action. damn it

Answer 5

Are you kidding? I'm not about to sass with an owl let alone try to catch and kill it. That's fraught with peril right there. Though I imagine it's possible somewhere. I hope they aren't using endangered species.

Answer 6

Only in storybooks. Ah, have you ever tried to find an owl?

Answer 7

No. Witches are generally better to animals than most people.

Answer 8

I never saw Harry Potter doing something nasty like that.

Answer 9

no, not today, however it does sound like some of the insane garbage they made up for the witch trials

Answer 10

Witches are more in tune with nature and wouldn't do that. There is a saying"As it harms none, do as you will".