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A Printer's Devilry puzzle does not follow the standard Ximenean rules of crossword setting, since the clues do not define the answers. [1] Instead, each clue consists of a sentence from which a string of letters has been removed and, where necessary, the punctuation and word breaks in the clue rearranged to form a new more-or-less grammatical ...
Poppet. In folk magic and witchcraft, a poppet (also known as poppit, moppet, mommet or pippy) is a doll made to represent a person, for casting spells on them, or aiding that person through magic. [1] They are occasionally found lodged in chimneys. [2][3] These dolls may be fashioned from materials such as carved root, grain, corn shafts ...
Witch (word) Witch, from the Old English wiċċe (the masculine warlock, from wærloga, is of different etymology), is a term rooted in European folklore and superstition for a practitioner of witchcraft, magic or sorcery. Traditionally associated with malevolent magic, with those accused of witchcraft being the target of witch-hunts, in the ...
For the most part, Blake says evil movie witches — the kind who use spells to cast evil curses on people — really don't exist. But she adds that doing magic spells of any kind requires ...
Wicca (English: / ˈ w ɪ k ə /), also known as "The Craft", [1] is a modern pagan, syncretic, earth-centered religion.Considered a new religious movement by scholars of religion, the path evolved from Western esotericism, developed in England during the first half of the 20th century, and was introduced to the public in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant.
7 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Witches, According to a Modern Witch. 1. "Witches do spells on other people and use magic to control you." Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. Courtesy of Sarah Faith ...
An American-style crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter ...
v. t. e. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Moirai (/ ˈmɔɪraɪ, - riː /)—often known in English as the Fates —were the personifications of destiny. They were three sisters: Clotho (the spinner), Lachesis (the allotter), and Atropos (the inevitable, a metaphor for death). Their Roman equivalent is the Parcae.