Sorcerers

Since Ancient times, history has thousands of figures who possessed supernatural powers. We are talking about both great prophets who followed the instructions of the Higher Powers and leading adepts, and about predictors of the future. In almost every corner of the globe there was at least one person whose stories have been passed down for many years.

Gifted people

Even from biblical stories, we all remember people who possessed, on the one hand, unprecedented wisdom, and on the other hand, some kind of magic. For example, King Solomon, who could judge any dispute fairly. Samson, who did not have human physical strength, and, unfortunately, lost his strength after his hair was cut off. The same applies to ancient “magicians”, for example Hermes Trismegistus.

In addition, many cultural figures from different countries were also considered visionaries of some kind. Dante in his work “The Divine Comedy” so skillfully described the circles of Hell. Bulgakov, in the famous novel “The Master and Margarita,” imbued with mysticism, showed readers interesting details of our life, from the perspective of a person who notices certain deviations from the norm.

What can we say about Gogol? His works “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka”, “Dead Souls”, “Viy”, was all this really just a figment of the writer’s imagination? Or did he see more than ordinary people of that time?

What is the secret of magicians and seers?

There are countless such figures in history. However, there are people whose actions have glorified them throughout the world and left no doubt that a person can have some kind of gift from above. For example, Vanga. Each of us is familiar with the story of this poor woman, who helped those in need and did not demand countless amounts of money from them.

On the other hand, Hitler's achievements on the world stage during the war are also attributed to his gift in the field of the occult sciences. The history of the life and development of the abilities of such gifted people is described in this section of the site. Messing, the Queen of Sheba, Hans Herbiger, John Dee, Cagliostro, Saint Germain and many other magicians lived at different times and taught the population to believe in miracles and change the existing reality.

Will we be able to follow their path? Is the information that comes to us in various legends and tales reliable? To answer questions like these, check out the articles presented in the “Great Magicians and Seers” section.

Along with real priests, all Slavs in ancient times had another type of intermediaries between the people and gods or demons, intermediaries who acted without pomp, without temples and sacrifices, but who nevertheless had a significant influence on the beliefs of the people and on vital decisions both individual believers and entire families and even large settlements. These were sorcerers (magicians), usually called Magi by the ancient Slavs. Who is a sorcerer in ancient Rus'?

In addition, sorcerers were called differently, depending on the type of magic they practiced: sorcerer, witcher, sorcerer, prophetic, fortuneteller, bayalyshk. obasnik, sorozhets, doctor, magician, nauziik, kobiik, kuzedlik, etc. (there were also names, of course, in the feminine gender).

Belief in magic, that is, in a force that can force the spirit to carry out the will of a person, appears already at the lowest level of culture, when one can hardly talk about any system of religious views.

In order to maintain its hold, magic uses a variety of supernatural, magical means, many of which are attested among the Slavs during the pagan period. Your main blow Christian church directed against this pagan magic, since it destroyed the pagan gods at once: it smashed idols and destroyed pagan sanctuaries. The magicians and magic remained, and the church waged a stubborn struggle against them. But even now, in remote areas, many customs and beliefs associated with witchcraft and magic, sometimes of a purely pagan, primitive nature, have been preserved.

Various sorcerers of ancient times are mentioned in the oldest Polish and Czech chronicles, as well as among the ancient Bulgarians. However greatest number we have the most interesting messages on Ancient Rus'. In Russian chronicles dating back to the 10th-12th centuries, sorcerers - the Magi - are mentioned very often, and we have the opportunity to become more deeply acquainted with their meaning and activities. In Rus', the Magi played a prominent role in public life and, in particular, were the main representatives of the camp that fought against Christianity.

Seeing the influence of the Magi on the people, the church attacked them with all its might, but met, especially in the first period, violent and radical resistance from the Magi and the people who followed them. There is some interesting evidence of this in the Kyiv Chronicle. Great importance the magi, who in some places had greater power than the princes, are also confirmed by eastern sources.

In the church charter of St. Vladimir, the department of the spiritual court includes: “vestvo, greenery, tricks, sorcery, sorcery.” The punishment for the wise men and sorcerers was burning, just as musical instruments and “black” (magical) books were burned, so sorcerers and sorcerers were subjected to a similar fate. In 1227, according to the chronicler, in Novgorod “ I burned the four wise men, I did (their) deeds, God knows, and I burned them in the Yaroslavl courtyard" According to the Nikon Chronicle, the Magi were brought by the Novgorodians not to the princely court, but to the archbishop's court and burned there, despite the intercession of the boyars.

From the investigative cases of the 17th century it is clear that witchcraft and divination were punished by exile to distant places and imprisonment in a monastery for repentance; therefore, in addition to burning, other, lighter punishments were also used. Obviously, when assigning punishment, the degree of guilt was taken into account.

A. Afanasyev notes: “The sorcerer and the witch appeared as creatures hostile to those beneficial life forces that were previously protected by them; now, due to the negative influence of new views, they began to harm. Initially, the prayer (conspiracy) of the sorcerer and witch addressed to the luminaries invoked the protection of these bright deities and drove away the evil spirits of death, disease and infertility: this is what the pagan believed. In a later era, a belief arose that sorcerers and witches not only do not protect health, but, on the contrary, they themselves send illnesses to a person, dry him out, put a mara on him or avert his eyes, so that he sees everything in deceptive images. According to the primitive idea, the sorcerer and the witch brought down fertilizing rain and warmth from the sky, later they began to hide rain, dew, and light, and produce infertility, hunger, began to harm agricultural work with their spells, take away milk from cows and animals in general and people - the power of fertility...

When sorcerers and witches acquired an evil and hostile meaning, the common people created various protective measures against their influence. These means were partly borrowed from those pagan rituals that were used against evil spirits, death and disease, partly belong to a later era and are imbued with its views. In conspiracies they began to ask for protection from " a woman's gap, from a cunning warlock, from a conspiratorial magician, from an ardent sorcerer, from a blind healer, from an old woman (woman) - a witch, from the witch of Kyiv and her evil sister of Murom".

They began to use the power of mysterious herbs against sorcerers and witches: nettle, weeping grass, black bean grass and others, therefore, the people turned against them those drugs that the sorcerers and witches themselves used for their spells and against evil spirits.”

“Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, a letter was sent to Pskov prohibiting the purchase of hops from the Lithuanians, because the spies sent abroad announced that there was a woman-witch in Lithuania and she was slandering hops exported to Russian cities, with the goal of bringing it to Russia pestilence. In 1625, it was ordered that the settler Yakov, along with the thief’s root, be sent to Moscow from Verkhoturye, since during a search he was found with purple grass, three roots, and “a lump of white perch,” and since he himself admitted during interrogation, that these drugs were given to him by the Cossack Stepanko Goat Legs.”

A similar trial regarding roots and herbs took place in 1680. A foreigner, Zinka Larionov, reported some peasants in bad spirits and reported them red-handed in the Prikaznaya hut. “The cross is copper and the spine is small, and a little grass is tied into knots near the cross.” The peasant Ivashka, one of the accused, recognized the cross as his own, and said: the root is “He’s a virgin, but the grass grows in the gardens, but he doesn’t know what its name is, but he keeps the root and the grass from fever, but he doesn’t know the evil de herbs and roots and doesn’t follow the bad.”

He was called to the Posad's Prikaznaya hut to inspect the roots, he announced: “A little fellow of the name of the nineteenth, to keep from the sorrows of the heart, and a little piece of grass to keep from the oppressive sorrows, but there is nothing dashing about that.” Another defendant announced that he was given herbs while he was drunk and unconscious in the lace yard. The accused were tortured, and then beaten with batogs, so that in the future it would be discouraging to drink to the point of unconsciousness and carry roots with them, then they were released from the Prikaznaya hut, after receiving receipts.

In 1606, two rather strange complaints were filed in Perm, according to which an investigation was ordered, which, however, is unknown to us. Both petitioners reported - one against the peasant for letting hiccups on his wife, and the other against the townsman for letting hiccups against his fellow trader.”

Like witches, sorcerers can be “born” (in the Russian tradition, a born sorcerer is called rozhak) and “scientists”. A boy born out of wedlock in the third generation becomes a born sorcerer. According to other beliefs, if seven boys are born in a row in a family, the seventh will be a sorcerer.

Trained sorcerers receive their power from other sorcerers or from the devil by entering into an agreement and renouncing God. The agreement is usually concluded at night at a crossroads or in a bathhouse and written in blood on the skin of the hanged man.

Witchcraft knowledge can also be learned from an experienced sorcerer. Belarusians talk about it like this: “Once upon a time there lived two neighbors. One was a sorcerer and lived richly, the other was poor and did not know any witchcraft. So a poor man came to a rich neighbor and said:

Teach me witchcraft.

Fine. But first let's go to the crossroads.

They came to a crossroads, where there was an empty tavern, and the sorcerer said:

Sokoliki, sokoliki, are you there?

They entered the tavern, and the devils, whom the sorcerer called “falcons,” said:

We are here. Sorcerer says:

This man needs to be taught witchcraft. And the devils answer:

Let him first remove the icon from his chest.

The poor man realized that the sorcerer had obtained his wealth through unclean means and ran away.”

Not a single wedding was complete without a sorcerer. He was invited, firstly, out of fear that he might harm the young people, and secondly, in the hope that he would protect the wedding from other sorcerers.

A sorcerer, offended by the fact that he was not invited as a groomsman, could ruin the wedding: stop the wedding train, send a hysteria to the young woman, deprive the young man of his male strength or turn the wedding into wolves, could “play a joke”: quarrel between the bride and groom, disperse the guests, unharness the horses from wedding train and disperse them in different directions.

Many stories tell about the rivalry between two sorcerers at a wedding. An alien sorcerer comes into the house with the goal of ruining the wedding. The visiting sorcerer is swaggering, believing that no one can contradict him. And then the sorcerer guarding the young people actually shows that he is stronger than the newcomer, and forces him to admit his defeat. For example, a strong sorcerer can keep his opponent motionless during the entire wedding dinner, force him to kneel on one leg, endlessly sweep the floor, and take off his pants in front of everyone.

“So, they say, two sorcerers were invited to a wedding, but they quarreled among themselves. One knows a lot, the other says:

I more.

One says to the other:

I'll make it up to you now. Come on, have a glass.

He is not a coward, he is not afraid. I drank and every single one of my teeth fell out. He put them on the table.

Well,” he says, “now you drink from me.”

He had just drunk a glass when he was suspended from the window and from the ceiling by his feet. Suspended from the ceiling by his feet, he kicks and screams:

It’s hard for me, take me off, I can’t take it anymore. And he says:

First, insert your teeth, and then I’ll take you off. The one suspended from the ceiling says:

Pour a glass.

They handed him a glass upstairs, he muttered some words and said:

Here, drink. Put your teeth in there and drink. The teeth fell into place. Another says:

Now I'll take you off.

They also served a glass, and he found himself at the table.”

When meeting a sorcerer, you cannot look him in the eyes, but you need to fold the fig. They protect against the sorcerer and special spells, as well as the overcoming herb. You can deprive a sorcerer of his magical power by beating him until he bleeds, or by shaving off his beard, or by knocking out his teeth. According to other beliefs, the sorcerer can be neutralized if you hit him with a backhand with your left hand. It was believed that a sorcerer could be killed with a copper button or by beating his shadow with an aspen log.

A sorcerer cannot die without transferring his knowledge and the evil spirits under his control to another person. If there is no volunteer ready to take it from the dying person magical power, the sorcerer remains in a state of agony for a very long time - sometimes up to three years.

Often he cunningly tries to convey his knowledge to an unsuspecting person, even a child. He hands him an object and says: “Take it.” If a person accepts this thing from the sorcerer or says: “Come on,” all magical knowledge passes to him, and the sorcerer gets the opportunity to die peacefully.

Devils crawl into the body of a dead sorcerer. And this can be seen if you look through a hole in the board from a fallen knot, through a clamp, or through a hole made in a new pot.

The death and funeral of a sorcerer is accompanied by a storm, whirlwind, bad weather - this devilry flies for a sinful soul.

S. Maksimov writes: “Our people consider using the help of a sorcerer, as well as believing in his supernatural powers, a sin, although they believe that for this sin there is no great punishment in the next world. But on the other hand, the sorcerers themselves, for all their deeds, will certainly suffer a cruel, painful death, and a righteous and merciless judgment awaits beyond the grave.

The death of sorcerers itself has many features. First of all, sorcerers know in advance about the hour of death (three days in advance) and, in addition, they all die in approximately the same manner. So, for example, Penza sorcerers suffer from convulsions, and so severely that they do not die on a bench or on a bed, but certainly near the threshold or under the stove.

Vologda sorcerers, before mortal suffering, manage to give their relatives a verbal testament: if he dies in the field - do not carry him into the hut, if he dies in the hut - carry him out not with his feet first, according to the custom of all Orthodox Christians, but with his head, and stop at the first river in advance, turn him over in a coffin, lay him down prone, trim the heels and hamstrings.

Smolensk sorcerers are not required to make such wills either: everyone there firmly knows that it is necessary, as soon as the sorcerer’s grave is buried, to drive an aspen stake into it in order to prevent this dead person from rising from the grave, wandering around the world and frightening living people.

Sorcerers certainly die for a very long time, since they are ordered to suffer beyond their due. One Oryol sorceress, for example, died for six whole days: by the evening she would be completely dead - she would calm down, they would put her on the table, and in the morning she would crawl underground again and be alive again. They will pull her out of there, and she will begin to suffer again: she will twist and break her, she will turn blue all over, stick out her swollen tongue and cannot hide it. The people are amazed that they will not think to remove the ridge (top of the roof) or at least one perch in order to alleviate the suffering before death. All storytellers who depict the horrors of the dying sufferings of sorcerers cannot find words to express these torments. Some sorcerers go so far as to bang their heads against the wall, trying to split their skulls, tearing their tongues into pieces, etc.

One of them did not order his wife to come up to him and look at his face, and when she, according to a woman’s custom, did not listen, then after her husband’s death she lay motionless for six weeks, like a madwoman, and all the time looked at one point.

The funerals of sorcerers themselves are far from safe, and after burying them in the ground, one must keep an eye on them so that no misfortune happens. Thus, at the funeral of one sorcerer, the peasants did not notice how his daughter, blindly obeying the will of the deceased, placed a bunch of compressed rye in the grave. Immediately after this, thunder struck, a thundercloud came with hail and knocked out all the field crops. Since then, every year, on the day of the funeral of this sorcerer, “God’s punishment” began to befall (and in fact, during 1883, 1884, and 1885, hail destroyed the bread in only this one village), so the peasants finally decided to dig up the grave, take out the rotten sheaf and only then did they calm down. They drank in joy and it was visible and invisible.”

When embarking on the path of a practitioner of the Black Art, you must take for yourself a new witchcraft name in addition to the old, worldly one. Unkind rumors call him nom du Diable (devilish). Nothing like this. At least not in the sense that they mean. The witch name is a very important part of your witch personality and from now on you will be known by this name to your companions who practice the Black Art. Many witches or wizards choose a name that is closely associated with magic and the supernatural. They often settle on the names of famous beings or legendary practitioners of Black Magic. For example, if you are male, you can choose a legendary sorcerer name such as: Zyto, Balaam, Elymas or Cyprian; or an alternative such as: Merlin, Althotas, Vergilius or Vandermast. For a witch, Morgana, Armida, Vivienne or Melusina, Brisen, Nimue, Hellawes or Fredegonda, Nocticula, Bensozia, Sidonia or even Urganda are good choices. Or you could choose a more classical name like Apollonius, Medea or Circe, or an ancient Egyptian one like Nectanebo or Arnuphis, or maybe something really complex: Diancecht, Osmandine or Ansuperomin.

Your right to choose. You must find what suits you, what awakens the strength of your senses to the unseen world, gives you a feeling of nervous trembling and makes you feel very powerful and no less sinister. If you don't want to choose a name from legends, try to play on the names of gods and demigods from mythologies: Greek, Roman, Scandinavian, Celtic, whatever you want. In this case, finding out your zodiac sign and planet and the legends associated with them can be a very good clue. For example, if you are an artist or artisan and were born under the sign of Taurus, then you can choose the name Daedalus, meaning that through the sorcerer of the artisan King Minoz, the leader of the Cretan cult of the Buffalo, we thus connect the Buffalo with Taurus. Or else, if you are a female witch and born under the sign of Taurus, ruled by Venus, you may decide that the name "Ariadne" - daughter of King Minos and bride of Theseus - would be suitable especially since it comes from Aradia - one of the main spiritual forces in the witch world.

Another method that can give results is numerological. Add up all the numbers that make up the name you know best, using this chart to link letters to numbers:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z

Add the resulting numbers together until they give a single digit as follows:
J O H N S M I T H

J + O + H + N (1 + 6 + 8 + 5 = 20) S + M + I + T + H (1 + 4 + 9 + 2 + 8 = 24)

20 + 24 = 44 = 4 + 4 = 8

Now, using numerological numbers, we have the following traditional planetary distribution:

• Sun
• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Venus
• Saturn
• Neptune

For John Smith there is a planet named Uranus. The next step should be to consult a book of classical myths and legends to find anything related to Uranus. You will find extensive material for the name, especially if you use a book on comparative mythology that shows the connection between legends of different cultures.

If none of these methods gives results or does not suit you, then you must do differently: rely on your intuition, listen to your mood and come up with a name yourself. This is the most The best way; the previous methods are only hints and assistants. In this case, start searching for names. Think about them mentally and listen to your subconscious. This is truly the best way, since ultimately the subconscious is what we should focus on. A witch's name is intended to serve as an expression of your true nature. It should show who you really are. Today in England there are covens of witches whose female members use witchcraft personal names of flower origin: Rosemary, Japonica, Aubretia, Flora, and so on.

Some witches take suitable names in Latin, like "Sapiens dominabitur astris" or "Omnia vincam" may be a little ecclesiastical in tone, but perfectly legal, although, in my opinion, they are less effective than the much more sonorous names from legends. Choose only what suits you. It takes a little time. When you write a name on your witchcraft tools, you must stick to it. The witch's name cannot be revised. When accepting your witch name, you must keep it very secret, since the name can become one of the keys to your subconscious. You will use it whenever you want to "switch on" to perform a spell; this is usually accompanied by saying the name to yourself in those cases when you begin to use the powers of the pyramid.

You can reveal it only to witches - your close friends, those who are closely connected with you and are part of your witchcraft group or coven. As already mentioned, you must also write the name on your witchcraft tools, using special witchcraft rules for this.

Function of the witch's name
First of all, it is a kind of “call sign” in the world of Magic, with which you enter a New Life and start with a clean slate in it. Storage of information and Personal Power. "Business card". Of course, you can do without it. Human laziness is truly limitless... But the effect will be unenviable. When casting the same spells and performing rituals, when you need to say your Name, and in response to this the “passport” sounds, all the power directed towards the result of the action goes “into everyday life, into the physical world.” By pronouncing it, you unconsciously raise information about you as a person of “society”, raise all your weaknesses, all doubts, everything that others think about you... And drag all this unnecessary information to fulfill the purpose of the conspiracy or ritual. If you are a very strong and capable person, the effect will be, but noticeably less than if other, non-physical information was used to complete the task, contained in the Real Witch Name, which no one knows that is not pleasing to you and is not associated with A creature with magic and the very pronunciation of which already brings you closer to the desired goal!

Why should a witch's name be kept secret?
Have you ever seen mystical films about exorcisms and battles with demons, when the most important task of a human exorcist is to find out the name of the enemy, after which victory is facilitated and ensured for him?! Why is that? Because, having learned his Name, he can take a book on some demonology and read about his weak point. The situation is similar with Witches and Warlocks, and you don’t even have to look in a book for this. Usually, most of the names are completely made up. An experienced Magician or Sorcerer can draw a conclusion regarding the identity of another Magician or Sorcerer simply by the sound and combination of letters in the Name or by listening to himself, his inner voice.

The Witch Name should be trusted as a great secret only to the Allies. Moreover, to proven Allies. It should also not be kept written on a piece of paper in simple letters anywhere, not even in a Book. Just as you should not store the Names of your Allies in the same way. The most the best place for storage - head.

Oleg and Valentina Svetovid are mystics, specialists in esotericism and occultism, authors of 15 books.

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Occult names and surnames

List of occult names and surnames for occult activities

Occult names- these are names that have occult energy. Occult name chosen to engage in any occult activity - magic, astrology, numerology, healing, fortune telling, herbs, etc. An occult name is necessary both for protection and for correcting one’s energy.

Occult name may be explicit(pseudonym) or secret(unknown to other people).

Below we provide a list of occult names and surnames that are suitable for any character, for any occult profession.

Among the common, common names(Russian, Slavic, Western, Arabic, etc.) there are also names that have occult energy. Such names push a person to read certain books, to acquire certain knowledge, and even to a certain profession. Since the name is one of the important factors that shapes a person’s character and preferences.

If you want to engage in any occult activities, we can personally select an occult name for you (conduct name diagnostics) and an occult profession - conduct diagnostics and identify in which occult professions you have spiritual achievements (abilities), and in which professions you will achieve success faster.

Male occult names

Augur

Abaddon– angel of the abyss, symbol of Scorpio

Avalon (Avalon)

Awija– spiritual healer, psychologist

Agates

Adamant

Adamasto(Greek adamas - indestructible). The spirit that gives strength and energy to any endeavor controls conflicts and wars.

Admet(Greek Admetos - indomitable), Uranian planet. In ancient Greek mythology, the king of the Thessalian city of Thera.

Azazel- according to legend, the beneficent demon (angel) Azazel wanted to become a deity (as told in the apocryphal book of Enoch). Azazel taught men to make swords, knives, shields, and women - mirrors and bracelets. Among the Greeks he became Dionysus-Bacchus. Zodiac constellation – Capricorn.

Azrael- Angel of Death

Ayer

Acrab– star (Beta Scorpio, 3 00" Sagittarius). Influence of Saturn and Mars.

Acrux– star (Alpha of the Southern Cross, 11 45" Scorpio)

Alabor

Alastor ( Greek Alastor)- spirit of revenge

Album

Albat

Albedo(albus - light), a number indicating how much radiant energy a given surface reflects.

Alraun

Algorab– star (Delta Coronis. 13 45" Libra). Character of Mars and Saturn.

Alphard- Arabic "Lonely" - star (Alpha Hydra, 27 07" Leo)

Algenib– (Arabic “going aside, separated”) – star (Gamma Pegasus, 9 30" Aries)

Ambrosius

Amon- the deity of the Sun in Egypt, the ruler of warmth and light, the change of day and night, seasons, the patron of royal power.

Amrose

Angel(aggelos) – messenger, messenger, messenger of God

Antares(Greek Anti Ares) - star (Alpha Scorpii, "Heart of Scorpio", 9 04" Sagittarius). The ancients considered this red star ominous. Its influence is equated with Mars and Jupiter.

Antis(antis) – anti-shadow

Anubis– a mystical planet of the highest order. Egyptian god, guardian of sarcophagi and guide of the dead on the way to the judgment of Osiris.

Ares, Ares- God of war among the Greeks.

Ahriman

Arcana(Latin arcanum - “secret”, Arabic - basis of faith), a secret set of instructions associated with deep knowledge of physical and mental laws, which only initiates were allowed to apply.

Arcturus(Greek arktouros), star (Alpha Boötes, 24 05" Libra). The influence of Mars and Jupiter gives honor and glory.

Armon

Aron

Ascalon

Aten- the deity of the Sun among the ancient Jews in the era of Moses, the ruler of warmth and light, the change of day and night, seasons, the patron of royal power.

Bart

Balsamo- middle name of Count Cagliostro

Berossos- Babylonian priest, around 300 AD, who opened a school of astrology in Greece. Compiled a horoscope of the world.

Waltematt, Waltematt

Valdemar

Varuna- the most ancient Indo-Iranian deity, ruler of earthly and heavenly waters, judge and punisher of demons. Later, in other cultures, he was transformed into the deity of the waters (Aruna among the Hittites), the sky (Uranus among the Greeks), and light (Ur, then the archangel Uriel among the Jews).

Bartholomew

Willard– a strong magical name

Woland

Crow– constellation, name for magic and fortune telling

Vulcan (Vulcanus, Vulcan, Vulkan)- among the ancient Romans, the god of fire and blacksmithing, a symbol of “hidden power”, the Uranian planet personifying the masculine principle. In astrology, Superjupiter.

Gavar- to be strong

Hades (Hades)- God underground kingdom among the ancient Greeks (the Romans called it Pluto), in astrology it is a Uranian planet.

Halifax– a city under the sign of Scorpio

Gamal– star (Alpha Aries, 7 35" Taurus). Has the character of Mars and Saturn.

Ganymede– satellite of Jupiter

Hesperus- Greek hesperos – “evening”, the name of the planet Venus as an evening star. It means loyalty to traditions, conservatism, high emotionality without pronounced external manifestations.

Ghislaine

Hong Kong

Gore

Daat- Heb. “knowledge”, in modern Kabbalism, is the highest point that a person following the path of knowledge can achieve.

Dabih– star (Beta Capricorn, 4 0" Aquarius). Character of Venus and Jupiter.

Devore

Jiddu

Jubba

Divinat

Dioscurus– the Dioscuri brothers were the Roman patron gods of sailors, their images were carved on the bows of ships.

Dragon (Draconis)– constellation

Evdem- name of Aristotle's student

Eunemus- this name is suitable for spiritual development(for esotericism, but not occultism)

Idris- Arabic "knowing"

Ingredient(ingredior) – to enter, entry

Caduceus, Caduceus(lat. caduceus) - the rod of the god Hermes (Mercury), a cane with two snakes entwined around it. Symbol of Strength.

Kazimir

Cowes Medius– star

Camper

Kite– name for magic

Kronos, Cronus- the god of time among the ancient Greeks, identified with Chronos-Saturn. Uranian planet. Means power, leadership, leadership.

Kundali

Lamar

Lamard

Lambert

Langre

Lahir

Ledbur

Lingon

Lucifer (Luciferus)– lat. "luminiferous"

Luciferus

Mair

Maghreb

Magden

Makrab (Markab)– star (Alpha Pegasus, 23 25" Pisces)

Mangrove

Manticore- a mythical Indian beast with the body of a lion, the face of a man and the tail of a scorpion.

Mavor- one of the most ancient Roman deities, god of war

Menkar– star (Alpha Ceti, 14 10" Taurus), character of Saturn

Merdek

Murdoch

Merlin- a sorcerer from Wells who lived in the 6th century, who is mentioned in ancient sources of the 9th-13th centuries, including in the cycle of legends about King Arthur. He became famous for his ability to predict the future. According to legend, he was born from a woman and an incubus.

Moran

Morgan

Morion– one of the types of rock crystal that promotes communication with the world of spirits.

Mort

Nantes

Nergal- god of war among the Babylonians

Octans– constellation

Origen, Origan

Orion– constellation

Ormuzd

Ostanes- court fortuneteller of Xerxes (Persian king 486-465 BC). Wrote an extensive essay on magic. From him, according to Pliny, the spread of magic began in Greece and the word itself came into use.

Perigeon(ancient Greek perihelion)

Porphyrios

Procyon– star (Alpha Canis Minor, 25 43" Cancer). The character of Mercury and Mars: activity, leading to the use of violence.

Ravi, Sanskrit) – one of the names of the Sun in Vedic mythology

Radan

Rodin

Savitar- the deity of the Sun in India, the ruler of warmth and light, the change of day and night, seasons, the patron of royal power.

Sidus– (lat. Sidus) – star

Sisamoro, Sesamoro (Sesamoro)- in Kabbalism, the designation of an infinitely good principle, one of the two most important world principles. Depicted as a radiant triangle.

Sirius

Smagard- the ancient name for emerald.

Sol(lat. Sol) – Sun

Typhon

Titius

Toucan (Tucana)– constellation

Trikas

Uzambar

Phoenix– constellation

Firmicus

Fortunatus

Fred

Chiron- among the ancient Greeks, the name of a wise centaur, teacher and healer, mentor of heroes - Theseus, Jason, Achilles. He was the son of Cronus (Saturn), and therefore possessed immortality. The gods turned it into the constellation Sagittarius. In astrology, this name is given to an asteroid orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. The symbol is the key. It is considered an indicator of the ability to teach and heal, as well as the willingness to sacrifice one’s interests for the sake of others.

Move- Heb. “reflection of light and sound”, “echo”, glory, the eighth of the 10 sephiroth, Manifests itself in the desire to thank God, to recognize truths that are above human understanding. Number - 9.

Huber

Cepheus– constellation

Shamash (Hamman)- god of the sun among the Semitic peoples

Sheratan– star (Beta Aries, 3 17" Taurus). Character of Mars and Saturn.

Eider

Eclipse(ekleipsis) – eclipse

Eridanus– constellation

Ashmun

Julius

Female occult names

Agena– star of success and good luck (Beta Centauri, 23 40 Scorpio)

Agla- one of the names of God used in the rituals of the Lesser Pentagram. A Kabbalistic magical formula used to exorcise evil spirits.

Adamanta

Akitra

Alcina– this name is suitable for practicing magic, it makes a woman treacherous psychologically and magically

Alcyone– star (030" Taurus). The most bright Star Pleiades clusters. Has the character of the Moon and Mars.

Anga(Sanskrit “part of the body”) is the name of each of the eight steps of yoga.

Anusvara

Anuvara

Ardra– Skt. "soft, meek", the name of the star Alpha Orionis (Betelgeuse)

Armina

Arta

Aruna- deity of waters among the Hittites

Astarte

Apheta- released dedicated to the gods

Bina- Old Hebrew "comprehension", number 8.

Valienta

Valdemara

Walpurgis

Varga(varga) – Skt. "harmony"

Vega (Vega, Wega)– star Alpha Lyrae, 15 10" Capricorn. Character of Venus and Mercury (wealth, honor, success).

Veda

Vesta- ancient goddess of the hearth and family life. One of the largest asteroids orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. In astrology, it symbolizes a priestess who transforms power and energy. The Greeks have Hestia.

Gala

Galatia

Gebura- Heb. "power, strength." One of the ten sefirot. Expresses the principle of measure, law, severity.

Gem- star Alpha North. Crowns

Genhelia– lat. Genius – “genius” and Greek. Helios - "Sun". Means solar Mind. Rules birth, growth, health, and all good inclinations. The symbol is the Sun sign without a dot.

Hera

Gerina

Hermine

Hermione

Gevurah

Hyades- Greek Hyades - "rainy"). In Greek mythology - nymphs, daughters of Atlas and oceanids Pleione, transformed by Zeus into stars. Star cluster in the constellation Taurus. Means increased sensuality.

Hydra– constellation

Glenda

Goncan

Gorgana

Gontia- Greek goeteia - "witchcraft". The ancient Greeks - magic, shamanism, in Byzantium - black magic, in Russia - summoning the spirits of the dead.

Jubba– star (Delta Scorpio, 0 00" Sagittarius). Means wealth, influence, good appearance, long journeys.

Juna

Devorah

Demeter

Divina(lat. Divinatio) – divination, fortune telling

Idris

Isis(Greek, Lat. Isis) - among the ancient Egyptians, the goddess of fertility, water and wind, the sister and wife of Osiris, the mother of Horus and the goddess Bubastis, initially identified with the star Sothis (Sirius), then with the Moon and Venus (among the Romans). She is considered the guardian of the Zodiac, the patroness of the entire sky. Transplutonian planet (mystical planet of the highest order). Meaning: higher intuitive mind, transcendental experience.

Indra

Iris- stress on the first syllable

Iria

Ishtar

Kama– (Sanskrit) – love, sensual attractions, passions.

Kanya– (Sanskrit “girl”) – the constellation Virgo in Indian astrology. Gives people prone to mental and creative work - writers, artists, mathematicians, astrologers, fortune-tellers.

Capella– star Alpha Aurigae, “Goat” (21 40 Gemini). Character of Mars and Mercury: energy, honors, luck.

Carmina

Kendra(Sanskrit) – center

Cypris

Cybele (lat. Sybele)- goddess of fertility, daughter of Saturn and Earth, to whom an orgiastic cult was dedicated.

Kundali, Skt. "snake") - a circle, a ring of zodiac constellations in Indian astrology.

Lagna(Sanskrit) – ascendant in Indian astrology.

Latona

Leda

Larva(lat. Larva) – ghost, mask, guise. In occultism, a malicious desire that has acquired an astral form.

Laura

Libra

Lilith– night, Black Moon

Lyra– constellation

Lorna

Lulu- one of two hypothetical planetoids in the Earth-Moon system.

Moon(lat. Luna) – in the occult name the emphasis is on y. The Earth's satellite planet, the luminary, always faces the Earth with the same side. For the ancients, the Moon served as the basis for the calendar and chronology. Many peoples worshiped the Moon as a deity (not only female, but also male).

Mair- the name of the star Sirius among the ancient Greeks. The largest visible star in the northern sky (Alpha Canis Major). Has the character of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. It means honor and respect from others.

Myra

McNamara

Mangala- the planet Mars in Vedic mythology, identified with the god of war.

Mara

Mariah

Marion- stress on the first syllable.

Medina

Medora

Mina– Skt. "fish", constellation and zodiac sign Pisces in Indian astrology. Occupation is associated with the river, sea, water.

Mirandela

Miter

Mora

Moran

Morgana

Moria

Nada

Nemesis(Greek Nemesis) – ancient Greek. the goddess of vengeance, depicted with a sword, scales, wings and a chariot drawn by griffins. In astronomy, an invisible twin star of the Sun, which has the properties of a “black hole”.

Neomenia(Greek) - the first visible appearance of the Moon in the evening sky after the new moon, the birth of a new Moon.

Norm

Octave

Olga– the name is suitable for black magic (this name carries such vibrations).

Pallas- Greek "spear-shaking", goddess of sciences, arts and crafts. One of the large asteroids between Mars and Jupiter. In astrology symbolizes the feminine

“Amazon” type, active feminine principle, the ability to learn and, having learned, to act. The ability to use tactics instead of force.
Palmistria(English palmistry, from Latin palma - “palm”) is the ancient name of palmistry, a science devoted to the study of lines and signs on the palm.

Proserpina(lat. Proserpina) - V ancient mythology daughter of the goddess Ceres, in astronomy an asteroid. In astrology, a fictitious planet personifies the development of the feminine principle (Super-Saturn).

Psygelia, from Greek. psyche – “soul” and helios – “Sun”). In the esoteric tradition, the light spirit, which sows the seeds of happiness in all areas of human activity, enhances the influence of favorable energies, correcting the effects of harmful ones. It enhances good feelings and helps a person to improve himself.

Radda– part of the esoteric name of E. Blavatsky (Radda-Bai).

Ramona

Roseanne

Santi, Santia– emphasis on and

Seguana

Selene, from Greek. selas - "light, radiance") - the goddess of the Moon among the ancient Greeks. In astrology - a fictitious planet (White Moon), symbolizes the "test of gifts", a guardian angel.

Senamira- in Kabbalism, the designation of one of the two most important world principles, absolute evil. Depicted as a pentagram with a flaming tail, surrounded by lightning.

Sybil

Sibyl– (Latin sibylle, from Greek “Will of God”). In ancient times, the Romans had a soothsayer.

Sylphide– English, German, French sylph, from Lat. silva – “forest”.

Sirius- the largest visible star in the northern sky (Alpha Canis Majoris). Has the character of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. It means honor and respect from others.

Skanda

Smagardina(smaragdina) – emerald

Soma- in Indian astrology the name of the Moon, in Vedic and Hindu mythology - a divine drink that causes a state of ecstasy.

Tara

Tella

Bodies

Timea

Trutina

Uccha– Skt. "elevation"

Fevronya (Fevronia)

Themis

Fortune

Hasta– Skt. "arm, elbow", Indian name for the star Delta Coronis. Represents worthy, educated people who achieve wealth and prosperity in the second half of life.

Ceres- goddess of fertility and agriculture. Represents maternal love, warmth, reliability. The largest of the asteroids.

Chandra– (Sanskrit) – The Moon and the Moon God in Vedic mythology.

Shams- goddess of the sun among the Semitic peoples

Shani- Indian name for the planet Saturn

Shukra- Indian planet Venus

Juno

Evangeline

Elmira

Eris

Erosia- spirit of Venus

Eteilla

Ephedra

In the list of ancient European names you will find real witch names and names of powerful magicians. And also names that activate clairvoyant abilities. These names make excellent middle names for a practicing occultist:

Ancient names of Europe. European ancient male names

Ancient names of Europe. European ancient female names

Energy information diagnostics of occult names

Agena

Agena– All human energy is concentrated along the spine, that is, energy is concentrated along the spine. This makes a person assertive, concentrated, capable of any decisive action.

This name is suitable for a woman who has decided to make a career, earn money and accumulate material wealth.

You can’t dream of a personal happy life with this name, although if a person has good spiritual achievements and is able to withstand the pressure of the harsh energy of this name, then his personal life can work out.

The color of the name is black and red. This is the color of the planet Pluto.

This name is perfect for a woman involved in practical magic , that is, which carries out specific magical actions.

Agena is a material, magical person who can be dangerous.

This name helps a woman become self-confident, self-sufficient, and achieve success in society. But the name is somewhat aggressive.

Anga

Anga– the energy of this name transforms a person’s character into a cunning, serpentine, insidious type. On the energy information plane, this name is similar to big snake, like an anaconda, only mobile and dangerous, capable of swallowing a lot.

A person with this name is dangerous. A good mind combined with strong intuition and sufficient willpower - all this a set of a good magician.

A man is unlikely to stay with a woman named Anga for long. After sexual relations with her, a man will feel sucked like a lemon. He will lose a lot of energy.

The only place where a woman with this name can realize herself is magic.

Neither personal life, nor career, nor running a business - nothing from this list can be achieved by a person with this name.

Armina

Armina- this name suggests that a woman deals with herbs, poisons, love spells, and prepares love potions. He knows how to tell fortunes with cards.

But she sees events best by looking into the water (looking into a cup of water lit by a candle in the dark). Although with the same success he can look into a spring, lake, river and see what was and what will be.

A woman with this name - real witch. Moreover, she will not stop, even if she is threatened with death. Her nature is similar to that of a snake - cunning, insidious, deadly. Its bite is fatal. Woe to him who becomes her enemy. She will pursue and destroy her enemy tirelessly, as long as her enemy is still breathing.

If Armina falls in love, then this person should belong to her completely. She will not share her man with anyone. First she will destroy her mistresses. And if her man is so stupid that he doesn’t pay attention to this, then his life will end quickly enough. Armina has a very strong egoism and sense of ownership. But not in the sense of wealth, money, things, but in the sense of relationships. Wealth is nothing to her. She values ​​relationships above all else, and for her people are divided into only two groups: friends and enemies. There is no third. A very colorful, strong nature, with a deep soul, the bottom of which is not visible.

Augur

Augur- the name of a serious person. Uncommunicative, speaks little, tries to choose his words. Therefore, everyone treats everything he says with great respect.

Problem 5 energy center– unsociability.

In history, Augur (from Latin avis - “bird” and Celtic gur - “husband”) is a Roman priest who made predictions based on the flight and cry of birds.

Lagardère

Lagardère- a beautiful candy wrapper, fanfaron. The tail is fluffed, the jacket is red, but there is no strength. Loves attributes of power, attributes of magic. Everything is arranged mysteriously, he hides his true essence behind magical and pseudo-magical things. He can speak beautifully and fog up deception. And when he receives a serious order and they begin to demand execution or money from him, he will say: “Sorry, the Moon is in the wrong sign, Scorpio is in Taurus, the time has not come.” A good name for a pseudo-mage.

Abracas

Abracas(lat. Abraxas) - a swindler, the nature of a snake, rotten from the point of view of morality and morality. An extremely dangerous man, he is ready to do anything for money. He doesn’t need fame and glory, he only needs money and to remain in the shadows.

He will use poisons, the power of other magicians, he will not cast magic himself, he has no power.

Jubba

Jubba– this name contains both yang and yin energies. A woman with this name is capable of bearing any burden of responsibility - for the family, for the entire clan. She may be a strong witch strong magician, healer. In healing, she will use not only the knowledge of herbs, but also spells, and even the magic of sacrifice. The secret of the ancient magicians is hidden in this name.

If you call a man by the name Jubba, he can achieve the abilities of a medium-strength magician. It is unlikely that he will become a strong magician. For a man who wants to become a magician, this is too soft a name. He can work with spells, energy that he can radiate through his hands. After each energy or magical session, he will need to recover for several days.

A male magician named Jubba may be capable of easy lies. But a woman with this name will never do this.

Marion

Marion– this name is suitable for fortune telling on cards, fortune telling along the lines of the hand. Gives an impulsive character.

Occult surnames

Adyar

Algedi

Beer

Golden eagle

Biner(French binaire) – two, dyad, for example, yin and yang, good and evil.

Binoville- an aspect in astrology, a double nonagon, indicating the role of fate in a person’s relationships with other people.

Volt

Crow

Hamon

Hesperus

Gore- the deity of the Sun in Egypt, the ruler of warmth and light, the change of day and night, seasons, the patron of royal power. Transplutonian planet.

Grimaldi

Guru– Skt. "teacher", "mentor", the Indian name for the planet Jupiter.

Ghati– Skt. "jug", Indian measure of time in astrology.

Derabol– fr. professor of palmistry (1810 – 1885). He brought palmistry out of the world of charlatanism and won it a strong position among other occult sciences.

Duprel- German occult writer of French origin (1839-1899). Conducted experiments with mediums. He considered magic as modern natural science, as an occult science.

Izambar

Kairo

Keiro- a famous chirologist, astrologer and occultist who lived in England (1886 - 1936). Real name: Count Louis Hamon. He predicted the violent death of Mata Hari, predicted the death of the Titanic through the lines of the hands of the ship's captain, and the fate of the writer Oscar Wilde. Author of many books.

Kobold(German) Kobold) - in German-Scandinavian mythology, an underground spirit that guarded treasures in the depths of the earth and mountains, a gnome, the spirit of the hearth. It was believed that the kobold was red in color and generally loved the color red.

Kite

Khunrath- great German hermeticist, alchemist and occultist (1560-1601).

Lavater (Lavater)- Swiss humanist, writer and physiognomist (1741-1801). He played a major role in the development of physiognomy in Europe.

Letoforo– (ancient Greek letophoros “bringing oblivion”). Carries Saturnian energy, develops aspirations aimed at destroying the social system. At the same time, he is methodical, systematic, and inclined to study science.

Libra- pseudonym of a Dutch astrologer.

Libro

Mair- the name of the star Sirius among the ancient Greeks. The largest visible star in the northern sky (Alpha Canis Majoris). Has the character of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. It means honor and respect from others.

Messahalla- Ancient Jewish astronomer and astrologer. Lived and worked in Baghdad.

Moran

Morio

Moro

Nero

Rigel– star Beta Orionis (16 40" Gemini). Character of Jupiter and Mars: wealth, fame.

Sidus(lat. Sidus) – star

Sirius- the largest visible star in the northern sky (Alpha Canis Majoris). Has the character of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. It means honor and respect from others.

Sothis- the name of the star Sirius among the Egyptians.

Turner(French ternaire) - a triad, a set of three concepts that form a unity: three forms of time - past, present and future, three worlds - physical, mental and spiritual, etc.

Titius

Cheiro

Uzambar

Phalgoony- from Skt. "reddish"

Fast

Fatal

Fero

Ferro

Flambard- French astrologer and occultist (1867-1930). Wrote more than 30 books.

Flambart (Flambart)

Fomalhaut (Fomalhaut)– star (Alpha Southern Pisces, 3 29" Pisces). Character of Venus and Mercury. Means honor and glory.

Heiro- Greek cheiri – “hand”, palmistry.

Hesed- Heb. “strive for good, be generous”, mercy, the fourth of the ten sefirot, in a person is manifested in love for God and people. Number – 4.

Hiro

Huber- the surname of the Swiss astrologer spouses Bruno and Louise, the founders of the Astropsychological Institute, adhered to the direction of psychological astrology.

Sheratan– star Beta Aries (3 17" Taurus). Character of Mars and Saturn.

Jupiter- the head of the Roman pantheon of gods, the Indo-European god of magical royal power. Defender of the Law from the forces of Chaos. In astrology, it is a symbol of “great luck”.

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Many people have risen to heights of fame and notoriety due to their supposed knowledge of magic and arcane knowledge. For some, laying parquet is something secret and incomprehensible, but some, thanks to their talent, became rich and famous, others became victims of violent death.

The people in the list below came from different walks of life and from different periods of history. Some had friendly personalities, while others had creepy personalities. But they all had one thing in common and the world still remembers these people as witches and sorcerers.

10. Moll Dyer

Moll Dyer was a woman who lived in the 17th century in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Much about her is shrouded in mystery, but everyone knew that she was a strange woman. An herbal healer and outcast who survived on the generosity of others, she was eventually accused of witchcraft and had her hut set on fire on a cold night. But she ran away into the forest and was not seen for several days... until a local boy found her body.

Moll Dyer died of cold on a large rock, kneeling, with her hand raised, cursing the men who attacked her. Her knees left a mark on the stone. The villagers quickly discovered that they had disturbed the wrong woman. The curse of Moll Dyer fell on the city, and for several centuries, it caused cold winters and epidemics.

The Moll Dyer stone became a place of worship

Her ghost, often accompanied by various strange animals, has been sighted many times and is still said to haunt the place. Her creepy reputation eventually became the inspiration for the movie The Blair Witch Project. Although Moll Dyer is an influential folk figure in American witchcraft, no reliable historical evidence of her existence has been found.

9. Laurie Cabot

Laurie Cabot was a popular witch in the United States. A California girl with a legendary history as a dancer, her keen interest in the witchcraft arts led her to New England. After studying the witch's craft for several years, she opened a shop in Salem, Massachusetts, the historical epicenter of the witch hunts. She was initially wary of declaring herself a witch.

But when her black cat got stuck in a tree for days and the fire brigade refused to rescue her, she was forced to say she needed the cat for rituals. The year was 1970 and the word "witch" was like a stigma in Salem. The cat was immediately rescued by the extremely gentle and polite firefighters.

Cabot became a national celebrity. She created a coven of witches and opened a witchcraft store, which became instantly popular. The store, which subsequently moved online, became a favorite destination for tourists. Cabot became one of the world's top witches. Even the Governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis, declared her the official "Witch of Salem" for her positive influence and good work in the community.

Cabot claims that any evil curse sent by a witch will return to her and the evil intent will not be fulfilled. According to her, witchcraft is all about magic, astrology and a sense of nature.

8. George Pickingill

George Pickingill sounds like he stepped right out of the pages of a horror novel. A tall, intimidating 19th century man with a hostile demeanor and long, sharp fingernails. He was a famous cunning man who practiced folk witchcraft. Old George, as he was generally known, was a farm worker who claimed to be a hereditary witcher.

His magical lineage could be traced all the way back to the 11th century, to the witch Julia Pickingill, who was a sort of magical assistant to a local lord. Pickingill was a vile, unsympathetic man who often terrorized other villagers for money and beer. However, he was respected as much as he was feared. George was said to be a skilled healer and would sometimes settle disputes between villagers.

In secret circles, Pickingill was a superstar—essentially the Aleister Crowley of his day. He was recognized as an assistant to the ancient horned god, a frequent ally of the Satanists, and wielded primary authority in the witchcraft arts. Even his lawyer was wanted by other witches.

However, this authority was somewhat tainted by the fact that Pickingill was something of a fanatic (he could approve of a witches' coven if its participants could prove that they were of pure descent), and something of a sexist (all work at his covens was made by women, who also had to submit to some rather dubious conditions).

7. Angela de la Barthe

Angela de la Barthe was a noblewoman and notorious witch who lived in the 13th century. She was burned at the stake by the Inquisition for a number of brutal deeds committed. Her crimes were limited to not only having sex with a demon, giving birth to a snake and wolf demon, being blamed for missing children, but also being a generally unpleasant person.

In reality, of course, Angela was probably a mentally ill woman, and her main crime was supporting the religious sect of Gnostic Christianity, which was denied by the Catholic Church. Her unusual behavior led to accusations of witchcraft, which in turn led to a gruesome death. In those days, such a fate was quite common.

6. Mage Abramelin

The true story of such a 15th century personality as the magician Abrmelin has been lost. However, his legacy lives on in the form of thousands of followers and imitators. Abramelin was a powerful sorcerer who is described by Abraham of Wurzburg as a magician's apprentice who convinced Abramelin to give him his secrets. Abraham did painstaking work on the magical system of Abramelin, which included complex processes for commanding spirits, evil and good.

The system was based on magical symbols, which could only be activated at certain times and using certain rituals.

In 1900, the manuscript was published in book form under the title The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin. The book became an instant hit in the occult community, and had a direct influence on notorious practitioners such as Aleister Crowley.

5. Alice Kyteler

For a long time, Ireland was less concerned about witchcraft than continental Europe. Eventually, the witch hunt arrived there too. One of the first and most famous victims was Dame Alice Kyteler, a wealthy moneylender whose husbands had a nasty habit of dying and leaving her everything. The fourth husband began to feel sick, and the children began to stink like rats - just when they saw that their father was going to leave everything to Kyteler.

In 1324, the church recognized Dame Kyteler for conspiring with a secret heretical society. She was not only the first Irish woman to be accused of witchcraft, but also the one to have a relationship with an incubus. The authorities tried to imprison Alice several times, but she had many allies and, each time, she avoided sentencing.

Ultimately, Kyteler disappeared, leaving behind her son and servant. She is said to have fled to England, where she lived in luxury for the rest of her days. Whether she truly practiced the dark arts or not, she is remembered to this day as Ireland's first witch.

4. Tamsin Blythe

A well-known figure of the 19th century in Cornwall, England, Tamsin Blythe was a highly respected medicine woman and natural witch. The term nature witch comes from the fact that European villages were surrounded by a fence or forest, and acted as a symbol of the boundary between this world and the next. Blythe was said to be particularly good at removing spells and curses, as well as being a healer. She could go into a trance and predict the future.

Either way, she also had an arsenal of bad fetishes, and her reputation was tarnished by her husband, James Thomas, a magician like her. Although Thomas was a respected magician, he often drank and became a hooligan, for which everyone disliked him. Tamsin eventually broke up with him, but they got back together at the end of her life.

Tamsin Blythe's curses were effective in practice due to her reputation and respect. Tamsin cursed the shoemaker for not fixing her shoes - she had no intention of paying for it - and as a result, she said he would be out of work. When word got out about this, no one would do business with the man, and as a result, he was forced to leave his position.

3. Eliphas Levi

Alphonse Louis Constant was known as Eliphas Levi Zahed. He demanded that the name given from birth be translated into Hebrew. Alphonse was the man responsible for the mystical arts as they are known today. During the 19th century, Eliphas Levi explored a variety of faiths - from Christianity to Judaism - to combine beliefs such as the Tarot and the writings of historical alchemists - into a strange hybrid that became known as "Occultism".

A trained theologian who almost became a priest, Levi was always more of a scholar than a practicing magician. However, he was extremely charismatic and had extensive knowledge in many areas of witchcraft. He wrote many books on ritual magic. Levi was especially famous for his work "Baphomet", a satanic deity supposedly worshiped by the Knights Templar.

He considered this figure to represent the "absolute." Eliphas painted the famous painting "Baphomet" as a winged, female figure with the head of a goat. One of the first pictures anyone would think of when the occult is mentioned.

2. Raymond Buckland

Raymond Buckland, the "Father of American Wicca" was deeply impressed by modern Gardnerian Wicca. He took Gerald Gardner's New World teachings and eventually refined them into his own variation called Sixx Wicca.

A veteran of witchcraft, Backlund has been involved in witches' covens since the '60s, usually as a leader. He is a Wiccan priest and a respected expert in all things neo-pagan. Until his retirement from active witchcraft in 1992, he spent decades as the most recognizable and foremost expert in the magical craft. These days, he lives in rural Ohio, where he writes books about witchcraft and continues to practice a solitary version of his magical craft.

1. Agnes Waterhouse

Agnes Waterhouse, commonly known as Mother Waterhouse, was one of the most famous witches England has ever known. The crimes she was accused of were quite heinous - Mother Waterhouse and two other witches were put on trial for entertaining the devil, cursing people, and even causing bodily harm and multiple deaths due to their black magic.

The surprising thing is that the church did nothing towards Agnes. She was the first English witch to be sentenced to death by a secular court. In her testimony, Agnes openly admitted that she practiced the dark arts and devil worship.

Agnes had a cat, which she called Satan, which she claimed to send to kill the livestock of her enemies, or, on occasion, the enemies themselves. She was a sinner and stated that Satan told her she would die, hanged or impaled, and Agnes could not do anything about it. Mother Waterhouse was indeed sentenced to hang, despite the fact that two other witches who faced similar charges were released (one was found not guilty, the other was sentenced to a year in prison - although later charges led to her death).

Her satanic bravado disappeared somewhere after the verdict. On her way to the gallows, Waterhouse made one final confession - she once did not kill a man because his strong faith in God prevented Satan from touching him. She went to her death praying for God's forgiveness.