i know for the interveiw OF one witch, He? said the the true intepretation of a witch is to be a Poisoner! Those who poison others are not healers. They are more of a criminal in my opinion.
2007-02-21 03:44:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's the true translation of the Latin word for witch, "venefica", but in many tongues the word "witch" translates to "herbal healer", "wise-woman/man", "astrologer" or whatever the specialty of the local witches was. It does not universally mean "conjurer", "poisoner", or anything of the sort.
2007-02-21 03:52:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guh.. why have I had to answer this question twice in the last 5 minutes?
No, Wiccans do not consider themselves a healer. Not all Wiccans are witches. Witchcraft is a PRACTICE, it is NOT a religion.
And Wicca, or witch, does NOT mean poisoner.
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witch (wĭch) Pronunciation Key
n.
1. A woman claiming or popularly believed to possess magical powers and practice sorcery.
Do your research and don't believe everything people tell you.
A Wiccans first law is HARM NONE. That includes themselves.
2007-02-21 03:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wicca was part of my journey. I was elevated to second degree high priestess in the Black Forest Clan. I moved away from my coven group, and had difficulty in keeping up with the lessons, and homework without the group support & group mind. I have since worked with other wiccan groups, both covens & collectives, and though I love them dearly, many are too universal in thier belief for me to feel comfortable working with them. Being a hard polytheist working within the Germanic Heathen Pantheon makes it difficult to be in a circle where gods & godesses of different pantheons can & have been invoked in the same ritual. Also I have an aversion to "wiccatru" where some try to meld wicca with the asatru religion. I am sure that there are some who are successful at it & feel that is thier path, but I do not share their values. Today I am a witch. I work solely with the gods & goddeses of the germanic pantheon, I have worked Celtic, Greek, Egyptian, and Chinese in the past, but I have never felt such a strong connection as I do with the Aesir. I will occasionally attend an open ritual, with the right group. But I no longer consider myself "wiccan" and have not since being tapped (more like smacked upside the head) by Wodin I Practice witchcraft with my family. Sometimes it is in a religous context, but usually it is spontaneous sorcery and sigil work (Husband is a pragmatic sorcerer- he was also formerly wiccan) I have studied the occult for most of my life (my sincere interest began at 12 years of age... i am now 35) Although wicca was once a moniker that I proudly endorsed for myself, it is not a part of my future journey.
2016-05-24 02:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wiccans do not harm anyone, because it is against our religion. As for me, I have never hurt anyone. You could say that I'm a healer, because I used to be a doctor (got hurt during an aircraft accident a few years ago). My Goddess and God protected me and still do today.
2007-02-21 04:16:14 · answer #4 · answered by David G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he was talking about the Bible. King James hated witches, so he mistranslated words like poisoner and meteorologist into the word "witch" to control people and incite hatred...
2007-02-21 03:51:00 · answer #5 · answered by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He might have been referencing what the Christain view of witchcraft is.
2007-02-21 03:53:04 · answer #6 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋