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The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft, & Wicca
The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft, & Wicca, 3rd edition, by Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Facts on File, 2008, ISBN 0-8160-7103-9
Major articles
2 pages or more
- John Blymire;
- Laurie Cabot; Chelmsford witches; Church of All Worlds*; Robert Cochrane; Coven*;
- Devil's pact;
- Exorcism*;
- Fairies*;
- Gerald B. Gardner;
- Initiation*; Inquisition*;
- Museum of Witchcraft*;
- Poisons*;
- Salem Witches* – More witches are named; Santería*;
- Torture;
- Vodun or Voodoo;
- Witches* – Witches in Western beliefs;
- Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart;
Significant articles
3 paragraphs to 2 pages
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- Cunning woman; Curse*;
- Druids* - History; Modern Druid Revivals; Helen Duncan;
- – The exorcist as victim; The setting of an exorcism; Rites of exorcism;
- Yvonne Frost;
- Gypsies;
- Holde or Hulda; Matthew Hopkins; Fiona Horne; Horned God; Horned Women; Horseshoe; Louise Huebner; Ronald Hutton;
- Ishtar; Isis*; Island Magee Witches;
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- Lycanthropy;
- Museum of Witchcraft– The collection; Reorganization;
- Names of power; Necromancy; Florence Newton; Nightmare; Northampton Witches* – Agnes Brown and Joan Vaughn or Varnham; Arthur Bill; North Berwick witches; Rosaleen Norton; Rebecca Nurse;
- Owls;
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- Quirin or Quirus;
- Rodents; Rollright Stones;
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- Trials by ordeal* – Ordeal by touch;
- Urine;
- Vodun or Voodoo– Serving the loa; Rites and practices; Calling the loas; Vodun and magic; Politics and Vodun;
- Witches – Witches in non-Western cultures; Religious witches; Witches League of Public Awareness; Witches' light; Witches' tools* - Athame; Other tools; Witch-finder; Witch of Endor; Witch's hat; Witch's mark; Wizard; Wookey Hole; Joan Wytte;
- Oberon Zell-Ravenheart; Zombie; Zugarramurdi witches;
Minor articles
1 or 2 paragraphs
- Arianrod; Awen;
- Bruja or Brujo;
- Curandera; Curse– Curses in contemporary witchcraft; Repelling curses;
- Druids – Antiquarian Druidic Revival; Amy Duny;
- Egg tree; Elder; Eye-biters;
- Fivefold kiss; Fortress of Dumbarton;
- Goblins;
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- Ill-wishing; Inquisition – Practices of the Inquisition – Manuals; Practices of the Inquisition - Arrests and interrogations; Practices of the Inquisition - Execution; Isis – Isis of the mysteries and Hermetic wisdom; The Bembine Table of Isis; Isis as goddess of magic and healing;
- Levitation; Lithoboly;
- Museum of Witchcraft– Gardner's loan;
- Nature spirits; Newbury Witch; Northampton Witches– Helen Jenkson; Mary Barber;
- Oak apples; Ordeal by touch;
- Paganism – Love for and worship of nature; The Pagan Ethic; Heathenism; Men's and women's mystery traditions; Pan; Pentacle and pentagram – Magician's pentacle; Pointing;
- Stackalee or Stagger Lee;
- Trials by ordeal– Ordeal by food; Ordeal by water; Ordeal by hot iron;
- Vaudois;
- Witches – Origin of witch; Witches' tools – Censer; Cup (chalice, goblet); Pentacle; Sword; Wand; Cauldron; Other tools – Cords; Other tools – Divination items; Other tools – Prayer beads; Other tools – Scourge; Witching hour; Witch pegs; Witch's butter; Witch's cradle; Witch's ladder;
Redirects
- Anointing oils; Artemis;
- Roy Bowers; Bright blessings;
- Corpse light; John Cunningham;
- de Lancre, Pierre; de Rivera, Luis; Devil's Dandy Dogs;
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- Goat of Mendes;
- Hellfire Club;
- , Heinrich;
- Lady Olwen;
- Old Shuck;
- Shape-shifting; Sprenger, James;
- Tedworth, Drummer of; Transvection;
- Unguents;
- Witch of Edmonton;
Subarticles
- Blood – Menstrual blood**;
- Church and School of Wicca – History**; Beliefs and tenets of the church**; The School of Wicca**;
- Church of All Worlds – Formation of the Church**; Early Organization and Beliefs**; Evolution of the Church*; CAW Subsidiaries**; Renaissance of CAW**; Phoenix Resurrection**;
- Coven – Historical Beliefs about Covens**; The Coven in Wicca**;
- Coven – Historical Beliefs about Covens – The existence of covens**; Number in a coven**; Structure and activities of a coven**;
- Coven – The Coven in Wicca – Existence and formation of covens**; Number in a coven**; History of a coven**;
- Curse – Curses in contemporary witchcraft*; Repelling curses*;
- Demon – Sex between Humans and Demons**; Demons in Contemporary Witchcraft*; Demons in Ceremonial Magic*; The Hierarchies and Functions of Demons*; Asmodeus**; Astaroth (also Ashtaroth)*; Baal**; Belial**; Lucifer*;
- Divination – Finding the guilty*; Contemporary divinatory methods**;
- Druids – History**; Antiquarian Druidic Revival*; Modern Druid Revivals**;
- Exorcism – The exorcist as victim**; The setting of an exorcism**; Rites of exorcism**;
- Fairies – Fairy lore**; Fairies and witches**;
- Familiars – Familiars in contemporary witchcraft**; Familiars in sorcery and shamanism**;
- Janet Farrar and Stewart Farrar – Wiccan and Pagan activities**;
- Flying – Magical and mystical flight**;
- Ghosts, hauntings, and witchcraft – The Drummer of Tedworth**; Modern witchcraft, ghosts and hauntings**;
- Hermetica – The Emerald Tablet*;
- Initiation – Historical Beliefs about Witch Initiations**; Initiations in Contemporary Witchcraft and Paganism**;
- Inquisition – Practices of the Inquisition**; Witchcraft and Sorcery**; The Spanish Inquisition**;
- Inquisition – Practices of the Inquisition – Manuals*; Traits of the local inquisitor**; Arrests and interrogations*; Torture**; Execution*;
- Isis – Isis of the mysteries and Hermetic wisdom*; The Bembine Table of Isis*; Isis as goddess of magic and healing*;
- Lancaster witches or Lancashire witches – The 1612 trials**; The 1633 trials**;
- Macumba – Candomblé**; Umbanda**; Quimbanda**;
- Magic – Components of magic rituals**; Magic in contemporary witchcraft**;
- Magic circle – The Four Quarters**;
- Magic circle – The Four Quarters – North**; East*; South*; West*;
- Megaliths – Classifications**; Supernatural powers of megaliths**;
- Moon – The Moon as person and deity**; The Moon in witchcraft**;
- Museum of Witchcraft – The collection**; Gardner's loan*; Reorganization**;
- Northampton Witches – Agnes Brown and Joan Vaughn or Varnham**; Arthur Bill**; Helen Jenkson*; Mary Barber*;
- Paganism – Love for and worship of nature*; The Pagan Ethic*; The Divine Masculine and Feminine**; Druidry**; Heathenism*; Men's and women's mystery traditions*; Shamanism**;
- Pentacle and pentagram – Magician's pentacle*; Inverted pentacle**;
- Poisons – Plant and animal poisons**; Poison and justice**;
- Salem Witches – Divisions in the town**; Beginning of the hysteria**; Crying out against the witches**; The politics of witchcraft*; More witches are named***; Prosecution, condemnation, and execution**; The executions continue**; The hysteria subsides**; The aftermath**; Modern Salem's legacy*;
- Salt – Folklore**; Demon and witch lore**; Magic*; Alchemy*;
- Santería – The orishas**; Rites and practices**; Healing and magic**; Black magic*; Making the nganga**;
- Spell – Anatomy of a spell**;
- Storm raising – Remedies against storm raising**;
- Toads – Toad lore**; Toads in contemporary witchcraft*;
- Trials by ordeal – Ordeal by touch**; Ordeal by food*; Ordeal by water*; Ordeal by hot iron*;
- Vodun or Voodoo – Serving the loa**; Rites and practices**; Calling the loas**; Vodun and magic**; Politics and Vodun**;
- Wheel of the Year – Winter Solstice Eve (Yule)*; Samhain**; Imbolc (Imbolg)*; Spring Equinox (Ostara)*; Beltane*; Midsummer*; Lughnasadh (Lammas)*;
- Carl Williamson – Relationship with Gerald W. Gardner**; Later years**;
- Witchcraft – The Heresy of Western Witchcraft***; Modern Traditions of Witchcraft***;
- Witchcraft – The Heresy of Western Witchcraft – The Inquisition**; Witchcraft in Britain and the American Colonies**; The end of the witch hysteria**; Witchcraft, women, and misogyny**; Non-European witchcraft**; Witchcraft, a pagan religion***;
- Witchcraft – Modern Traditions of Witchcraft – Gardnerian**; Alexandrian*; Dianic/Feminist**; Hereditary/Family*; Faery/Faerie/Fairy Tradition**; Shamanic*; Goth*;
- Witches – Origin of witch*; Witches in non-Western cultures**; Witches in Western beliefs***; Religious witches**;
- Witches' tools – Athame**; Censer*; Cup (chalice, goblet)*; Pentacle*; Sword*; Wand*; Cauldron*; Other tools**;
- Witches' tools – Other tools – Cords*; Divination items*; Prayer beads*; Scourge*;
Witchcraft Today: An Encyclopedia of Wiccan and Neopagan Traditions
by James R. Lewis, ABC-Clio, 1999
Introduction
Headings in the lengthy introduction, which serves as a summary of the topic
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Major articles
2 pages or more
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Significant articles
3 paragraphs to 2 pages
- Asatru; Astral projection; Aura;
- Baltic tradition; Baphomet; Beltane; Binding; Blue Star Tradition; Book of Shadows; Broom; Burning Times;
- Curses;
- Druids;
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- Healing; Hieros gamos;
- Inner Planes; Isis;
- Jewelry and Degrees of Initiation (subarticles – Necklace; Bracelet; Garter; Moon Crown; Horned Helmet); Jewish wicca or Jewish pagans;
- Kundalini;
- Litha;
- Mythology;
- Dolores North; Numerology;
- Odinists; Oneiromancy; Oracle;
- Powwowing;
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- Sylphs;
- Trees;
- Wheel of the Year; Wiccan Rede;
Minor articles
1 or 2 paragraphs
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- Bolline; Brigid;
- Cross-quarter days; Cup;
- Deosil;
- Earth (element); Enochian magic; Eostar; Equinox; Esbat; Evocation and invocation;
- Family tradition; Fetch; Fetish; Fire; Fortune-telling;
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- Ifa; Initiation;
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- Lycanthropy;
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- Names of power; Nemeton;
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- Parapsychology; Pentagram; Power Doctor (?);
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- Rings; Runes;
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- Undines; Ursa Major;
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- Yesod; Yule;
Redirects
- Qabalah;