MYSTERIOUS PHOTOS OF WITCHES

OLD MYSTERIOUS PHOTOS OF WITCHES

Posted by theghostdiaries on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

Witches. One of the most persecuted, least understood groups of people on the planet. Blending ideas of occult magic with Wiccan and pagan traditions, practitioners of witchcraft have been labelled everything from demonic to jesters.

 For most of their history, witches were treated with savagery and contempt; they were frequently run from towns during ‘witch hunts’ and, worse, burned at the stake for their heretical beliefs in black magic. Sometimes, they didn’t even practice black magic.

 Sometimes, merely eccentric women or artists or alchemists that seemed peculiar to the hierarchical townsmen were cast out as witches.

The following photos are some mysterious images of witches from a time long forgotten…some are most likely costumes, but many look to be glimpses of strange ceremonies. See if any of the faces look familiar. It could be a distant relative of yours, casting a spell on you from the past.

And please have respect for witchcraft… as the Wiccan religion reads “We are all children of the earth”.

SOURCE THE GHOST DIARIES

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KRAMPUS DAY

Krampus glücklicher Tag – Happy Krampus Day!

Posted on 12/05/2013

 

It’s December 5th, Krampus Day, that wonderful time of the year when the dark side of St Nicholas aka Santa Claus comes out to rein and reek havoc on all of those who have been “naughty” whether adult or child. I find this old Pagan holdover, which is coming back in Europe and even in the US, to be very refreshing as more and more Christmas commercials appear on TV and the fantasy of our modern commercial orgy manifest. Switches instead of sugar plums start to dance in my head, lol.

Here’s a great link to the The Truth About Krampus from the Atlas Obscura website, which contains a lot of good pictures.

And another called The Rise, Fall, Rise, Fall and Slow Rise of Krampus.

And finally here in nearby Philadelphia PA marks the third year of their Krampuslauf or Krampus Run, which looks like a lot of fun and i hope some friends can attend next year. Hey, its the only time of the year you can put a collar around your children’s necks and drag them around on chains and run after them with switches, or run after women with whips, without being arrested for assault or child abuse! LOL. Enjoy!

Note – all photos and drawings from these websites or older sources beyond copyright dates.

SOURCE BLAUSTERN

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SARBATOAREA FOCULUI SACRU-IMBOLC-THE FEAST OF THE SACRED FIRE

Pe 1 februarie lumea veche sarbatorea IMBOLC, sarbatoarea focului sacru patronat de Brighid. Ea este de fapt Hestia, Vesta sau Dokia, protectoarea Romaniei/Dakiei).Brighid patroneaza si puritatea apelor(ha)

Mai mult despre Regina excelentei(in arta, razboi, vindecare, etc) si a tuturor locurilor si frecventelor inalte in articolul excelent scris de mai jos.


Known as the Goddess of healers, poets, smiths, childbirth and inspiration, fire and hearth, Brighid is the classic Celtic Triple Goddess.
Brighid is the Daughter of the Dagda and one of the Tuatha D� Danann, Brighid one of the more universal deities of the pagan Gaelic world.

Brighid is possibly one of the most important goddess in British and Irish history but like most deities much of her history has been lost since most of the information about her was passed on through oral tradition.

Any written documentation was written after she was transformed by the Church into St. Brigid (aprox 453 C.E.), which make almost impossible to discern where the goddess starts and the saint begins, An t-Athair Sean O’Quinn a renowned Irish Celtic scholar is quoted saying �It is an exercise in futility to try and separate the historical Christian Brighid from the Goddess since clearly the two are so interwoven.� 

There is a possibility that St. Brighid may have been a priestess of Brighid and through a blending of pagan Christian beliefs that the cult of Brighid was absorbed into the Christian faith and the role of priestess became the role of a nun.

Brighid is the Goddess of healing, craft (predominantly smith crafts) and poetry, and wisdom. She is the Goddess of fire, the hearth and energy. She is the Goddess of fertility and is said to lean over every cradle. She is associated with sovereignty and protection of her isles and the sea.

Brighid is the goddess of all things perceived to be of relatively high dimensions such as high-rising flames, highlands, hill-forts and upland areas; and of activities and states conceived as psychologically lofty and elevated, such as wisdom, excellence, perfection, high intelligence, poetic eloquence, craftsmanship (especially blacksmithing), healing ability, druidic knowledge and skill in warfare. In the living traditions, whether seen as goddess or saint, she is largely associated with the home and hearth and is a favourite of both Pagans and Christians.

Brighid is a Fire Goddess and as Brighid’s Cross is in the form of a solar wheel she may also be a Sun Goddess. Legend says that when Brighid was born, a tower of flame reaching from the top of her head to the heavens. Her birth, which took place at sunrise, is rumoured to have given the family house the appearance of being on fire. It is believed that nineteen priestesses tended the eternal flame of Brighid at the place now known as Kildare.

The Priestesses of Brighid kept her flame eternally lit. 19 Priestesses kept vigil and made sure the flame was never extinguished. When Christianity spread throughout Ireland, the Goddess was so engrained in the Irish people that they couldn’t eradicate her, therefore she became a Saint. In the 6th century, a monastery was built on the same sight where the Priestesses kept vigil at the Fire Temple. The original monastery no longer exists but a new Cathedral was built on the site during the 13th century. 

This Cathedral still stands and the sisters of St. Brigid (nuns) continued the work begun by her Priestesses. They too kept her flame ignited until the time of the Reformation in the 16th century. It was at this time that King Henry XIII destroyed many of the monasteries. 

The flame was extinguished but never forgotten. On February 1, 1807 Daniel Delany, Bishop of Kildare, began the restoration of the Sisterhood of St. Brigid. Their mission was to restore the ancient order and bring back the legacy and spirit of this amazing figure. In 1993, Brighid�s perpetual flame was finally re-kindled in Kildare�s Market Square by Mary Teresa Cullen, who at that time was the leader of the Brigidine Sisters. 

The sacred flame was kept by the Brigidine Sisters in their home and on February 1, 2006, the flame was brought back to the centre of the Market Square where it has been permanently housed in a large glass enclosed vessel.

Brighid is such a popular goddess and is also known as-
Br�ghde/Br�de (Scotland)
Fraid (Wales) Because of Welsh pronunciation mutations, her name changes to ‘Ffraid’ when following an [s] sound, such as in the name ‘Llansanffraid’ = ‘Saint Bride’s Village’ and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain
Breo Saighead (“the fiery arrow” � a folk etymology found in Sanas Cormaic, but considered very unlikely by etymologists)
Brigan
Brigandu (Gaul)
Brigantia (Great Britain)
Brigantia (former Gallaecia, modern Betanzos)
Braga (former Gallaecia, modern Northern Portugal)
Bragan�a (former Gallaecia, modern Northern Portugal)
Brigantis (Great Britain)
Brigindo (Switzerland)

source cybercauldron.co.uk

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTMAS

Everything about ‘Christmas’ as we know, is mostly pagan. Every scholar knows that Christ was not born in 1 AD at this time of year. Christmas traditions are from the festival of Yule celebrated by European Norse peoples who practiced the old rituals and customs of the Cult of Divine Kingship specifically and on the Solstice from 20 to 25 December.

Odin was their main God King and father of all the other Gods. To mark the birth of the new sun at the Winter Solstice, Odin became the ‘Hunter’ flying through the air on his phantom steed on a Wild Hunt. His cloak is the pelt of the King Stag who he has slain and worn inside out to display the fresh crimson blood.

This blood and the hunt show his sovereignty over the land. His hair is white as wool to signify his status as the old King Stag harkening the birth of the new light, the new sun, the new king. All who witness this hunt on the eve of Yule, when the light is to be reborn and the sun come unto the earth anew, will perish if their soul weighs too light, or be rewarded with a bounty of gifts if their spirit be true.

This ‘Red & Bloody Sovereign of Stags’ is my kind of Santa! When Odin sacrificed himself on the evergreen World Tree, the Yggdrasil, he gained the knowledge of the runes, the knowledge of writing for all mankind. When he opened his mouth to speak the words, vines poured forth from his lips and sought the earth.

And thus, through the King, the heavens and the earth were joined by the light of human understanding and secret wisdom. Today, all who follow the Cult of Divine Kingship keep Yule and all its Norse traditions well at this time of year. When you put up your tree, it is an act of worship and a symbol of the Yggdrasil.

The baubles and garlands twisting around it are a symbol of the heavenly spheres and the movement of shamans around the tree of life. All gifts given are in remembrance for the gifts that Odin places upon those who seek his wisdom and share solidarity with their kin in good spirit.

For all who follow the Cult of Divine Kingship, for all Free Gnostics, Christmas is their ‘Mass for the new Messiah’ and all its trappings and customs are an act of veneration for the birth of the solar king and his sacrifice for our knowledge and evolution.

Let all who look upon the carved face of the Green Man in holy places; be reminded not of fertility and mere pagan concerns for fecundity, or even of the attempt of the Church to convert pagans. When you look upon the Green Man, recognise the true face of the ‘One God’ and the ‘Head of the King’.

For all who have his wisdom will recognise this simple truth: The Head of the King is the Seat of all Knowledge; The Knowledge is the Grail; The Grail is the Word; The Word is the Vine; The Vine is the Land; The King and the Land are One!!! Happy Christmas everyone and Happy Hunting.

Debbie Cartwright

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RED RIDING HOOD

A gothic love tale with werewolves, witches and a forbidden mistery. Interesting and dark, i luvd it. Gary Oldman as a bonus!
FULL HERE

O ecranizare neobisnuita cu Amanda Seyfried si Gary Oldman a celebrei povesti franceze reluata de fratii Grimm. Vircolaci, vrajitoare, o iubire interzisa si mistere intunecate, sint reteta succesului acestui film ce este pentru copii mari si parinti interesati de arta gothica.

Tradus AICI

Si trailerul:




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THE MISTS OF AVALON-CETURILE DIN AVALON

Si daca tot vorbeam de unul dintre filmele mele preferate, verificind pe blog am vazut ca baietii cu curatenia l-au scos din online.

Cartea lui Marion Zimmer Bradley, dupa care e facut filmul, a facut furori la acel moment-versiunea ei despre povestea lui Arthur si a surorii sale Morgaine fiind radical diferita de ce stim noi.

Repet, filmul se axeaza pe partea ezoterica si magica a povestirii si ramine, ca si cartea, de referinta in domeniul arthurian si al riturilor precrestine din Europa.
Cu singe l-am gasit pina la urma AICI(subs romana).

Si un mic clip din film ce are si o coloana sonora remarcabila:



P.S-Anjelica Huston e geniala in rol, dar-again-toti joaca bine.

FULL MOVIE HERE

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MAESTRUL SI MARGARETA(SUBS RO)-MASTER AND MARGARITA

Am mai pus Maestrul si Margareta, capodopera cinematografica facuta dupa masterpiece-ul lui Mikhail Bulgakov, insa era cu subtitluri in engleza; acum am gasit filmul cu subtitrarile in romana
O carte clasica dupa care rusii au facut o mini serie de 9 episoade geniala...pe vremea lui Ceasca ne omoram sa ne facem copii xerox dupa ea, si mai apoi cind Catalina Buzoianu a facut piesa, sa gasim bilete la Teatrul Mic (cu greu). Puteti vedea episod cu episod cind aveti timp, aceasta poveste initiatica despre diavol si vrajitoare, despre bine si rau, si mai ales despre forta iubirii ce unifica tarimurile si salveaza sufletele. GENIAL!!!

MASTER AND MARGARITA the masterpiece movie made after the classical book of Mikhail Bulgakov, an excellent miniseries about the liberating magickal power of love that saves anyone, about spirits, allies, the devil and the beauty of the female intent. A must for the magickal and spiritual seeker.(press CC for english subs)





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BROCELIANDE, PADUREA UNDE MERLIN VISEAZA

Broceliande, pays magique
Încărcat de jeffcola. - News videos hot off the press.

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STEAUA LUI DAVID SI ALTE STELE

MOTTO: "Googalaiz it!" (din zicerile lui Zoolander)
Fac ce fac si mai citesc siteuri "spiritiste"si iar ma enervez-deh, ce sa-i faci meteahna dragonilor. Deunazi citeam un blog interesant de altfel si chiar dragut-incepusem chiar sa sper cind opaaa iata ce gogoasha depistez-"Steaua cu 5 colţuri, numită steaua lui David, este o manifestare directă a luminii divine, a puterilor centrale ce domnesc asupra Universului, cu care se identifică sufletul mistic. Se hrăneşte cu scântei de bucurie şi de cunoaştere." Ok kids sa va explice mama cu frumosul-steaua cu 5 colturi dragilor NU ESTE STEAUA LUI DAVID,(v-o spun eu evreica din neam in neam). Repet again and again and again and again. EXISTA GOOGLE! Pentru cei ce nu l-au descoperit inca este acel motor de cautare unde, atunci cind nu ne pricepem la ceva-si nu e nici o rusine ca nimeni nu le stie pe toate- cautam ca sa ne desteptam. Daaaaaaaaa si precum spuneam si precum spune si traditia kabbalistica-care iar imi pare rau sa va dezamagesc dar degeaba va tot duceti la diverse cursuri ca nu aveti transmisia-asta este, steaua cu 6 colturi este altceva. In Israel transmisia se da numai celor de religie iudaica si dupa multe teste la care au fost supusi de catre rabinul initiat in kabbalah (ca nu toti sint). Deci nu va mai amagiti pe la seminariile scumpe care va "initiaza"in kabbalah. Ah si sa nu uit-in functie de rasa noastra exista si o anumita configuratie energetica. Exemplu-rasa alba are din nastere configuratia arborelui Ygddrasil, indienii configuratia kashmiriana pe chakre (cine stie cunoaste) tibetanii au doar 5 chakre principale iar initiatii ajung la 21, chinezii..cititi despre Micul Circuit Celest ca sa va lamuriti, iar evreii, da ati ghicit arborele sefirotic. Da, se poate sa ne schimbam configuratia energetica atunci cind trecem de la o religie la alta, dar asta este o procedura dureroasa care nu este recomandata decit celor foarte infipti pe cale. Si precum povesteam, MAGEN DAVID-adika steaua lui David este acea forma geometrica pe care o gasiti aici- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Leningrad_Codex_Carpet_page_e.jpg
Nu o sa incep acum sa vorbesc despre simbolistica sa extrem de bogata, dar o sa spun totusi ca una dintre ele mai vechi inscriptii pe piatra pe care le-am vazut cu steaua lui David se afla in Romania la Sinca Veche. Cititi si voi daca va intereseaza aici-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_David. Iar despre steaua cu cinci colturi dragii mei, sincer, nici macar nu incepeti sa credeti ca cunoasteti de unde vine acest simbol. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Haykal-Bab-2.gif. Cea mai aproape de adevar interpretare o gasiti tot pe wiki la baha'i.Nu, nu este wiccan, si nu are tangenta cu vrajitoria sau satanismul. Si nu accept comentarii despre acest simbol decit de la cei care au citit Necronomicon sau Sham al Ma'arif sau sint initiati in magia araba. Concluzia este: "nu va bagati nasul unde nu va fierbe oala" ca s-ar putea sa dati de ceva prea HOT. Ca in clipul de mai jos

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