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Blasting it’s an all the term that was mainly used to describe which is who caused disruption in new crops, animals, and humans. as per usual, witches and Witchcraft were the scapegoat for anything that went wrong, are go they were fast 4 blasting despite the fact that, in reality, witches Heavenly support and worship fertility, nature, animals, and humans alike.
It is called blasting because its aim is to blast the witch’s power to certain place, the most typically the intense to destroy whatever it may be, however it all depends on intentions. More often than not, a Blasting rod is used to do this.
Here is a blasting rod from the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in the Cornwall:
https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/object/wand-rod/
Here I will link a more detailed post by @barberwitch about blasting rods in particular: https://barberwitch.tumblr.com/post/182250716431/witch-tip-wednesday-12319
“In Paganism and Wicca, blasting and all other acts of harmful magic are considered unethical, a violation of the law, “An’ it harm none, do what ye will.” According to tenets of the Craft, Witches must use their powers for good, to help others and work in harmony with nature (see Wiccan Rede). In many tribal cultures, however, such ethical distinctions are not made, and blasting continues to be among the acts of Sorcery carried out against people, animals, crops and possessions.” - Blasting By Occult World
(Image: https://www.saatchiart.com/print/Collage-Skyclad-Witch-with-Familiars/469908/1659650/view)
Skyclad is the option of nudity during rituals in Wicca and Modern Paganism. This ritual dates back to the Roman Empire and was even done in the Middle Ages by some branches of Christianity.
https://www.mystiqamber.com/blogs/crystal-wisdom/things-you-should-absolutely-know-about-wicca
Image: https://www.deviantart.com/vincent-engelmann/art/Witch-Boy-796388985
Warlocks are witches who betray other witches, however in media they are thought to be the male equivalent. This is untrue, as all genders are simply referred to as witches. Warlocks has a traditionally negative connotation of betrayal and negativity towards fellow witches, and it defined as an outcasted witch because of this.
There’s a certain perception of the word warlock claiming it as being a translation of a Saxon word meaning oath breaker. This word, wǣrloga, Also means traitor, liar, devil, and other equivalents. There have been attempts by some pagans to reclaim the word warlock, which brought about the popularity of a theory that the word may have roots in Norse mythology.
“In one of the poetic eddas, in The Saga of Eirik the Red, a sacred song called the Vardlokkur is sung, to ward off evil spirits during a religious ceremony. The idea is that the Vardlokkur, as applied to a person, is a “spell singer,” rather than a liar or oath-breaker. Included as part of the practice of seidhr, the Vardlokkur was chanted not only to keep evil spirits at bay, but also to take the singer into a trance-like state for the purpose of prophesying.” - Meanings and Use of the Word “Warlock”
In this case, the word warlock would instead see the name for a specific type of magic involving music (specifically singing). These attempts, however, are not entirely widely known, so those who call themselves warlocks are still debated against by other witches. But all in all, the reality of the situation is that words such as this are extremely hard to trace back to their core roots, so it has become much more widely accepted that warlocks is simply a negative term instead of a positive one. This is especially the case seeing as music which is already exists and call themselves just that or they call themselves art witches.
“Though some may go by “Wizard” or “Warlock,” the majority of men involved in magick, Paganism and Wicca are happy to be known by one familiar term: witch… As for the whole wizard/warlock differentiation, there’s some debate. By Wicca Daily’s definitions, most witch-related terms are gender-neutral, but they do indicate skill, seniority and ethics. A wizard could be any witch of advanced skill, while sorcerers are the most advanced, elite of the wizards. Warlocks, however, are distinctly male –– but not male witches. Instead, warlocks are evil male practitioners of magick, traitors of the art. The female version of a warlock might be called a wicked witch, says MysticInvestigations.com.” - Just What is a Male Witch, Anyway?
http://wiccadaily.com/witch-wizard-or-warlock/
https://www.learnreligions.com/warlock-word-meaning-and-uses-2561729
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/just-what-is-a-male-witch-anyway
The Würzburg witch trials of 1625–1631, which took place in the self-governing Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg in the Holy Roman Empire in present-day Germany, is one of the biggest mass trials and mass executions ever seen in Europe, and one of the biggest witch trials in history.
The 15th and 16th century had prominent witch hunts, but no one in America talks about them nearly as much as they talk about Salem. Salem, evidently, has become a sort of attraction. There is nothing wrong with bringing up topics as this for educational purposes and getting people interested and excited about learning of history, however it is undeniable that America, specifically the United States, widely ignored the Germanic witch trials. It even barely acknowledges the trials done in England, which were small in comparison to the atrocities committed in Germany during those witch hunts.
“ The height of the German witch frenzy was marked by the publication of the Malleus Maleficarum (“Hammer of Witches”), a book that became the handbook for witch hunters and Inquisitors. Written in 1486 by Dominicans Heinricus Institoris and Jacobus Sprenge, and first published in Germany in 1487, the main purpose of the Malleus was to systematically refute arguments claiming that witchcraft did not exist, to refute those who expressed skepticism about its reality, to prove that witches were more often women than men, and to educate magistrates on the procedures that could find them out and convict them. The main body of the Malleus text is divided into three parts; part one demonstrates the theoretical reality of sorcery; part two is divided into two distinct sections, or “questions,” which detail the practice of sorcery and its cures; part three describes the legal procedure to be used in the prosecution of witches.“ - Witch Trials in Early Modern Europe and New England
https://streetsofsalem.com/2011/10/24/german-witches/
“… [The] clerical/political leaders of territories like Eichstätt, Bamberg, Würzburg, Mainz, or Cologne harshly hunted witches, often by violating civil rights of the accused. Torture could be carried out on hearsay evidence from as few as two witnesses, and contrary evidence by equally valid eyewitnesses could be ignored. Although imperial legal codes were supposed to prohibit repeated torture, professors and lawyers argued that further bouts of torture were a mere continuation of the first application. Tortured victims produced fantastic stories and accusations that fed the frenzy of the hunts. By about 1630 this wave of persecutions petered out. Many critics had raised voices against the entire practice of hunting witches. Friends of the persecuted had appealed to the emperor and institutions of imperial government like the Imperial court in Speyer or the Diet which in turn called for a halt. And many of the biggest foes of witches simply died. Witch hunts throughout the empire would continue to sporadically break out until the witch laws were revoked in the eighteenth century. Authorities legally executed the last witch in the empire, Anna Maria Schwägelin, in 1775.” - A Witchy Hunt: Germany 1628
Here is an educational game about the Germanic witch hunts: https://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/witch/hunt/index.html
It goes into detail into what the torture was like and what the logic of the time was. Here is an example of some of what it tells in the story you partake in.
“The judge in the middle says, “We need to be more sure about your connection to witchcraft. You will be examined for the devil’s mark.” The armed men take you to a small room. They take off all your clothing. You are too frightened to protest. An official takes a long needle and begins pricking you.He pokes it into your skin. You are too afraid to say something wrong. You barely flinch, even when he sticks it into unmentionable parts. Blood spots your skin.
The man with the pricker says to the guards, “I have incontrovertibly found the devil’s mark on this person!"They allow you to put your clothing back on. Then they escort you into the courtroom again. You stand before the judges. The judge in the middle says, "We now have serious and certain evidence that you are a witch. Further questioning on the matter will be done by our appointed magistrate. Guards, take the prisoner to a cell."The armed men take you by the arms and lead you out of the courtroom, through the courthouse, to stairs that lead down.“
https://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/witch/hunt/whbg.html
