Witchcraft

The Traditional Craft or Traditional Witchcraft in the British Isles, is an family of Nature-oriented, spiritual, magical paths. Blue Moon Manor is a Trad, or tradition/denomination, within Traditional Witchcraft. Some of these witchcraft traditions have been verified as existing as far back as the seventeenth century, but some may have existed very much earlier. This is nearly impossible to confirm because witchcraft was illegal in Britain, so records were not kept. Old Craft traditions had to be handed down orally and secretly. Many Crafters, or witches, are and were solitary or family-only and remained hidden from outside eyes, mostly because of the fear of identification by authorities. Some Traditional Crafters, witches, would meet occasionally in groups to celebrate a sabbat, primarily the on a full moon.

Many solo Crafters and groups alike maintain an ethic of secrecy even today. Some believe this is necessary as a protection from the unwanted intrusion from outsiders. Some believe their practices are highly personal and no one's business. While others believe on principle a self-taught seeker, or trainee, must seek out their own knowledge without having it spoon-fed to them. However, other seekers found information when needed from those willing to teach.

Witchcraft may seem deeply mysterious and supernatural to most people, but in fact it is practical and more common than you may think.

The Divine

We believe that the divine force, or the gods/God, is everywhere. Therefore,, magic is divine. We honor the divine/the gods/God with ritual and libation, and we are enveloped by divinity because we live in this world, which is innately divine in its entirety.

This was the classical view of divinity in pre-Christian pagan Europe. Pagan man was and is always close to the gods/God, because the entirety of everything is part of the gods' realm, including the animals, trees, vegetation, the earth and the air we breathe. In fact, the totality of Earth and the heavens above are all part of the gods/God. Thus, the Traditional Witchcraft of Britain is a deeply spiritual path. Our lives are spiritual, and all that we do is spiritual.

Spellcraft

Spellcraft is nothing more than the use of directed energy for the purpose of creating change in pursuant of an intended goal. This change can be for healing, self-defense, self-improvement (both inner self-development and material improvement), and in other ways to to aid or help ourselves, our family, friends, and others.

First Time Visitor

There is certainly much to learn about our heritage and traditions. Please feel free to peruse this website to gather a better understanding of this Blue Moon Manor Trad and The Old Craft.

After you have looked around and if you wish to know more, then you may take our free 7-Week Mini-Course in Traditional Magic and begin learning the basic skills of true witchcraft. But be cautioned, it may not be what you expect, this is not a Hollywood movie. This is British witchcraft.

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