witchcraft Archives - As Manx as the Hills

The Fairy Woman

February 14, 2020 4.2K views

There used to be a wise old woman living near …

Manx Charm – Ghaw Ving

December 29, 2019 4.2K views

Between Fleshwick Bay and Bradda Head there is a ‘Castle’ …

Cursing

November 30, 2019 5.1K views

Perhaps the most primitive form of sorcery practiced in the …

Hares & Witches & ”Rough Under the Foot”

November 24, 2019 6.1K views

It was commonly believed on the Isle of Man, as …

The Witch Hunt

November 19, 2019 5.4K views

Although the Isle of Man was caught by the wave …

St Bridget’s Day and the old Caillagh

February 14, 2019 4.6K views

On the Isle of Man every ditch had to be …

The Skeab Lome – A Manx Curse

June 13, 2018 4.6K views

The curse and ritual of the Skeab Lome (Besom of …

Caillagh ny Gueshagh / Caillagh ny Groamagh

January 31, 2016 4.8K views

Every ditch had to be full of rain or snow …

The Witch of Slieu Whallian

January 23, 2016 5.1K views

It was Midsummer Day, and the Peel Herring Fleet, with …

The Use of Dust in Magic

March 23, 2015 5.5K views

A hare, or rather a Witch in the shape of …

The Burnt Besom

July 15, 2014 2.3K views

The following story was told last year by a man …

Divination with Lead

July 15, 2014 2.3K views

A woman whom I knew in Ramsey, Mrs. C., practiced …

Dance Horse, Dance!

July 10, 2014 2.7K views

A witch, or anyone knowing the necessary charm, or even …

Ailing Cows

July 9, 2014 2.8K views

In the case of animals ailing, herbs had to be …

Völva, a Shamanic Seeress

July 6, 2014 6.7K views

A Völva or Vǫlva is a shamanic seeress in Norse …

The Hare

July 4, 2014 2.8K views

The animal most intimately allied with magic in the Isle …

Necromancy and the Black Art

June 30, 2014 3.2K views

No person could practice the Black Art or any necromancy …

How to Become a Witch

June 15, 2014 3.2K views

Below is an interesting ritual from a 1938 publication (privately …

The Evil Eye

June 15, 2014 2.9K views

Brushing the dust at the head of four (cross) ways, …

A Kirk Bride Well Charm

June 13, 2014 2.7K views

In the rugged matrix of George Quarrie’s uncollected verses lurks …

The Virtues of Ashes & Salt

June 13, 2014 4.2K views

In many divinations, the Dark Powers are expected to transmit …

Trials for Charming & Sorcery

June 13, 2014 2.1K views

At Kirk Michael, 31 July 1712, one Alice Knakill, alias …

The Witch of Glen Rushen

June 12, 2014 2.5K views

There is a story, sir, of a witch that lived …

Witchcraft on the Isle of Man

June 11, 2014 7.7K views

An an interesting article from Jan 2010… THE Isle of …

Charm against Jealousy

February 15, 2014 2.1K views

Newly-married women were sometimes “buitched ” (bewitched) by the jealousy …

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