Hi :wave:
I would like to know if there is a difference between witches and wizards, and how you define both :confused:.
Looking forward to Hp members replies.
Reiki Pixie
Witches wear pointy hats and are generally distinguishable by the warts on their faces. Sometimes folliowed by a little furry black cat.
Wizards, however are usually males...There was a famous Austalian wizard witch they made a film about......lived somewhere over the rainbow.
HTH
Hi Oaky
Thanks for replying, but I can't answer my question with your links*.
Any other suggestions anyone?
Best Wishes
RP
*Apart from: Another factor that differentiates witchcraft from sorcery is that while sorcery can be learnt and practiced by anyone, witchcraft is considered to result from inherent mystical powers and is practiced by invisible means. Modern witches, however, claim that witchcraft can be acquired through learning as well.
Hi :wave:
I would like to know if there is a difference between witches and wizards, and how you define both :confused:.
Looking forward to Hp members replies.
Reiki Pixie
Only that witches burn better (if they are wearing their hat)
Hi Healistic
Oh, you do have a sense of humour! :011:
The reason I'm asking the original question is because I have been writing a book with a wizard character in it and wanted some greater insight. Just making sure I'm getting my character right.
Best Wishes
RP
But what kind of wizard, RP? Do you mean a Merlin type wizard or a real life practitioner of Wicca (about which I know very little, but I always thought they were witches or warlocks.) Is your book fiction? With all due respect, I don't see how you can write about something that you don't know much about.
Hi Sunanda
In all due respect, it's the fact the us humans make assumtions of our personal knowledge that leads me to ask this question. I know the answer to the question, I'm just looking for more inspiration. I'm interested in other peoples thoughts on the subject.
The book is based on Chinese & Universal Taoist wisdom, but using more familar western characters.
Thanks for popping by.
RP
Hi . I know the answer to the question, I'm just looking for more inspiration.
RP
That's the trouble RP. Eveyone knows the answer when it comes too Wicca. If it's fictional inspiration you require....Try Harry Potter or The Crystal Cave By Mary Stewart or even some of the classics.....but please remember this is a religious forum.
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Hi :wave:
I would like to know if there is a difference between witches and wizards, and how you define both :confused:.
Looking forward to Hp members replies.
Reiki Pixie
Hiya RP...I'm not an expert but what what comes to my mind is that *wizards* would practice more in alchemy...where with witches it's more ritual/spell casting....that sort of thing:confused: hth a bit
Love
Amy
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Hi Oaty: Some would say religion was fantasy! But all jokes aside i understand your comments.
Hi Amy: Thanks for your comments, it is the kind of direction what I am thinking in.
Best Wishes
RP
Hi Some would say religion was fantasy!
RP
Tell that to the widows and the grieving mothers who have to bury their husbands and sons.......due to religious conflicts all over the world !
hardly fantasy, is it ?.
Write your book or comic RC.....but keep your low shots for the dojo.
Hi again, I just spotted your edit
*Apart from: Another factor that differentiates witchcraft from sorcery is that while sorcery can be learnt and practiced by anyone, witchcraft is considered to result from inherent mystical powers and is practiced by invisible means. Modern witches, however, claim that witchcraft can be acquired through learning as well.
I'm just wondering if you're getting confused between witchcraft and Wicca?
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Hiya RP...I'm not an expert but what what comes to my mind is that *wizards* would practice more in alchemy...where with witches it's more ritual/spell casting....that sort of thing:confused: hth a bit
Love
Amy
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Nah! Alchemists practice alchemy.
Witches are generally female and pracrice wicca and magic(k) spells.
Wizards are just male versions of Witches.
(Ok, it might be a slightly simplified view of it, but hey, I'm a bloke, I do things simply. 😉 )
All Love and Reiki Hugs
Thanks everyone for your input. Any other suggestions anyone?
RP
:offtopic:
Oaky Appley: Considering that religion means binding together (I think it's also the same root meaning as ligaments) as in the total integration of body, mind and spirit, how can there be religious conflicts in the world? Any religion that creates conflict surely must be irreligion by definition. At the end of the day it's a human being that pulls the trigger, doesn't manner how masked the actions are with labels, words and scripture, they cannot be truly religious.
Any religion that creates conflict surely must be irreligion by definition. At the end of the day it's a human being that pulls the trigger, doesn't manner how masked the actions are with labels, words and scripture, they cannot be truly religious.
I have to agree with this and go along with the 'off topic' flow...but as it's RP's thread I assume it's ok to:)...the wars are purly man made...it's a human thing...religion is just an excuse and something to hide behind in my very humble opinion....a form of conformity and control and a sugar coated excuse for greed and murder....just my person thoughts:rolleyes:
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Witch is originally a derogatory term which has since been coined by wiccans and other practitioners of the various forms of witchcraft. It can either mean one who practices witchcraft, or, in it's original format, one who is accused of practicing witchcraft (often someone who was just "different" in some way). Nowadays, it's used to describe either people who follow reconstructed pagan beliefs in the form of Wicca, or those who do, or claim to, practice more traditional forms of witchcraft.
The term Wizard is originally derivative of "wise man" or "wise woman", in Britain, these were the people called "Cunning Folk", often confused with witches by today's neo-pagans, these people offered services for money which included astrology, removal of curses (and the punishment of those who cast them), protection from the supernatural, the healing of people animals, finding lost or stolen items, identifying thieves and, later on, identifying witches for the authorities (which helped the cunning folk evade prosecution as witches). Interestingly, many historians believe that "Merlin" was a title for a court Wizard and not the name of an individual. There is a historically traceable Merlin in Scotland and another in Wales (Myrddin in Welsh).
Nowadays it's often used as an alternative term for ceremonial magicians and conjurors.
Witch is originally a derogatory term which has since been coined by wiccans and other practitioners of the various forms of witchcraft. It can either mean one who practices witchcraft, or, in it's original format, one who is accused of practicing witchcraft (often someone who was just "different" in some way). Nowadays, it's used to describe either people who follow reconstructed pagan beliefs in the form of Wicca, or those who do, or claim to, practice more traditional forms of witchcraft.
Personally I think there's a big differance between witchcraft and wicca, it's a whole different ball game;)
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