Star Dust

The heavens are alive with the great cosmic dance of becoming. Each momeent Stars are being born, twinkling, flairing brightly and dying. Cosmic winds scatter their essence to the farthest corners of the Universe. Each particle of a star, planet or asteroid holds the chemical building blocks of life.Star Dust holds the radiant elements of cosmic DNA.
Night flows into day, day flows into night, again and again, revealing the never ending cycle of renewal and creation.The Lunar phases mark the passages of Earth, Sun and Moon. Galaxy upon Galaxy, in infinite space dances with creationAnd everywhere there are expressions essence of the Great GoddessTo us on Earth, Her essence is green mingled with blue.Her milk is Star Dust . . . offered to all creationThe ceaseless Cosmic winds are Her breathAtoms are Her the cells of Her blood Her form is All Things

When we look to the sky we are our ancestors, eternal humans gazing into the endless expanse. The millions of Stars that shower us with their energy are the same stars that they looked upon. The same Stars that saw them paint sacred caves. The same Stars that shone as they sculpted the ancient Venus figures.These are same Stars that helped them to see what was Sacred. Stars that bathed the Moon and Goddesses of our ancestorsin eternal energy and light.
Look to the Stars . . . they are the doorway to timelessnessThey will help you to know the eternal moment that is NowBreath in the Star Dust and reclain simply "Being Alive" Listen to their silence voices, speaking through light . . . Whispering that your life is Sacred . . . and timelessAll life is Sacred and each moment is preciousEternity is Now
I release my isolation to the StarsBreathing in the Energy that connects all thingsAllowing my body to be caressed by NatureFilling my lungs with eternal BreathFilling my senses with the joy of Being AliveFilling my heart with gratitude for this MomentFinally allowing my Spirit to soar FreeI am a creation of the UniverseEternal in my Essence
In time . . . when my life wanes Returning my body to Star DustHeld in the body of the Great GoddessI will again be the Energy of Life

The Great Albatross A Creation Story

Once, long ago when the skies crackled the lightening and the seas rolled with waves as tall as mountains, the world we know was born.
The night sky twinkled with 10,000,000 stars, and the day sky was alive with the brilliance of a close star, the Sun. Sunbeams reflected in clouds that shone like polished mirrors. The Earth was covered with a beautiful blanket of swirling water, lovely but fierce.
In all this beauty, nothing moved, save the sky and sea. There were no fishes, no whales, and no dolphins in the waters. There was no land, and so, no humans, or tiger, or lizards or bugs. And in the sky, no butterflies, no bees, and no birds, save one.
The only creature who existed was Atoya, the Great Albatross. She who would birth and mother the world we know. Her great body was longer than a football field and her mighty wings spread wide as a city. She was born of lightning and seafoam on brilliant day long, long ago. It was when the lightening struck the sea and raised foam high into the air. The foam vibrated with the energy of the Universe and as it dropped back toward the sea, it took form and became a gigantic glistening Albatross.
For a million years the great bird flew over the oceans and looked for others like herself, but there were none. She was lonely beyond all imagining, Her only comfort were the star, the lightening, the sea, and the wind who whispered the word Atoya. Since wind was her closest companion She came to think of Atoya as Her name, since it was the sound the wind spoke to Her.
"What am I to do friend wind? Friend stars? Friend sea? Friend lightening?" She asked.
The wind did not answer, the stars did not answer, the sea did not answer. Only lightening answered with a crack and a boom.
One single bolt of lightening struck deep into the sea, it dove deep, blazing with light. Past the waves, past the depths, past the swirls and currents, past all that Atoya knew and into the heart of the Earth.
As stars, wind and sea watched, lightening brought forth a gush of bright red liquid. There had never been red before and all were amazed. Up it came, past the swirls and currents, past the depths, past the waves, and into the sky in a blazing red pillar of fire liquid. Up, up, up it soared, and down, down, down it fell, turning black and gray as it fell. And where it fell, there grew great solid mounds.
On and on it spewed, for years and years and years. It spewed bright hot red fire liquid until plains, and valleys and mountains had joined the mounds. The sea at last had a friend to touch and caress, the stars had a solid form to look upon, and lightening had a solid place to strike, but Atoya still was lonely, for She was the only creature who breathed.
Her sadness grew steadily, until one day when the tears came. Flying over the sea and the great mounds, Her sadness was too much to bear any longer, and Atoya began to cry. Her tears fell upon the water and the mounds, and the plains and the valleys and the mountains. The tears that landed on the sea disappeared beneath the waves. Those that landed on solid ground slid across the hard dark surface and flowed into the Earth. Then something amazing happened, with each tear She shed, a small green plot appeared. Slowly at first, barely visible and tiny, the green came bursting from the Earth and into the sunlight.
Atoya cried for 10,000 years and stopped only when She accepted the fact that She might always be alone, with her friends the stars, wind, sea and lightening.
Sea was the first to notice that something was happening. Deep beneath her waves, Ocean felt the stirrings of small creatures. At first, she thought they were just little currents and swirls, but soon she knew the truth. She said nothing, this was her own delicious secret, and she had never had a secret before. When the life inside her became strong and abundant she spoke.
"Friend Atoya, I am sorry you are sad, but I thank you for your tears." Ocean said in deep rumbling waves.
"Thank me?" Atoya asked perplexed. "Why do you thank me, friend Ocean?"
"I thank you because every tear you shed upon me became a new living creature. I am full of living, breathing things!" The Sea said proudly, swooshing each word.
"Living?… Breathing?…. Like me?" Atoya gasped, She was beside herself with excitement.
"Your tears held life, come and look upon it." Ocean said.
Sure enough, there just beneath the waves Atoya saw them, shining and brilliant, swimming and floating and moving happily beneath the waves. There were anemones and fishes of all colors, creatures with eight legs, starfish and tiny plankton by the millions, whales and crabs and dolphins and corals all embraced by Oceans briny essence.
Atoya spread Her massive wings and flew happily above the waves looking at each creature with amazement and delight. She began to laugh, giggle, and call out in joy.
"Come and see dear friends, we are no longer alone! Friend stars, friend lightening, friend wind, come and see!" She shrieked. "Come and see all the living things in friend Ocean!"

Wind blew by and was astonished to see a whale leap into his path, from beneath Ocean's waves. The stars saw their light reflected by a million, million tiny scales acting like mirrors, glistening just under Ocean's swirling surface." Lightening danced in the sky to celebrate the wondrous day.
Atoya flew to the tallest mound to reflect on the miracle of life. All this new life had sparked something in Her, and She was happy.
When daylight came, there were even more surprises. The sun shone upon the mounds, the plains, the valleys, and the mountains, but they were no longer lifeless humps and dips.
Green growing things covered most of the land. Where it had been only barren rock and dirt, now green things grew. All over the land in small clumps, plants and trees and flowers appeared. There were even small mossy tufts growing where Atoya had slept on the mountain.
Atoya spread Her massive wings and flew over the land, dropping a feather here and there. She could not believe the beauty of the green, and in Her frenzy of joy Atoya shook a thousand feathers from Her wings.
As each feather floated gently to Earth, animals were born. Whereever a feather landed, it was transformed into an animal. Feathers gently fell upon the ground, and within a twinkling, each feather stretched, transformed and became a unique living creature. There were lizards, and cats and elephants and Opossums. There were mice, wolves, beavers, antelope and hyenas. Also upon the ground were snails and snakes and spiders and ants. Butterflies took wing and filled the air above the flowers along with bees and dragonflies.
Life was exploding into being everywhere Atoya looked, and at last, She was truly a part of a living world.
Each day that passed brought new and unexpected gifts from the Earth and Sea. Atoya still spent most of Her time with Her ancient friends, wind, stars, lightning and Ocean, for the realm that was Her true home was high above the Earth. She was a creature of the air. Atoya longed for companions to fly free with, but alas, for all the creatures of Earth and Sea, there were none that shared Her gift of flight. There were none but those who swam or crawled or slithered. They were Her family, and she loved them, but She still longed to soar and reel and dive with companions.
Atoya wanted to show the others how magic and beautiful the wind felt beneath a wing, and how lovely the stars were up close. Only the insects shared Her gift for flying, but they could not fly high and soar as She could.
One night atop the great mountain, Atoya did something very strange. She began to gather twigs and sticks and dried leaves from the valley below, and carry them to the top of the mountain. The animals watched and wondered what on Earth She was doing. Atoya would have told them, if She had known herself, but She did not.
Slowly and patiently She picked up each twig in Her beak and wove it into a sort of circle, when it was finished, She placed leaves and moss in the bottom and settled down to sleep upon Her new creation.
The night passed quickly and still she slept, Atoya slept for one hundred days and one hundred nights before awakening. All of Her friends wondered what was happening, but She was smiling in Her sleep, and so they waited patiently for Her to awake.
Atoya awoke with a smile and a secret of Her own, life had been growing inside Her, just as it grew in Ocean. She sat on Her nest for the next few days and then called to Her friend to come and visit Her. There was great excitement among the creatures. Only, wind, lightening, stars and ocean knew what was about to happen.
When the creatures reached the top of the mountain, there Atoya sat atop her nest and thirteen shimmering eggs. There were eggs of all colors, each more beautiful than the next.
When all the creatures had gathered, Atoya smiled, spread Her massive wings and stood up. She stepped away from the nest and gazed at it proudly. Soon the slightest pecking sounds could be heard and one by one, tiny holes appeared in the eggs. The first egg to open revealed owl, raven and albatross, tumbling into the nest. The other eggs open quickly and out spilled downy chicks of all kinds, there were; pheasants, hummingbirds, hawks, robins, chickadees, swans, finch, chickens, egrets, wrens, bluebirds, eagles, condors, gulls, parrots, jays, penguins, toucans, and tiny ostrich.
Soon the nest was a symphony of song and warbling of all manner. Atoya looked at Her brood and Her friends and smiled, they were all so different, so beautiful, so wonderful. They were all miracles of life. The chicks grew and filled the skies, and life on the Earth and in the Sea renewed itself
Atoya spread Her wings wide and soared into the heaven to thank wind, stars, and lightning, then swooped low to thank Ocean.
There was just one thing still missing, one thing the Great Albatross still had to do. She flew to the top of the mountain and gathered the eggs shell pieces in Her nest, then She asked the other creatures to put a bit of their fur, or a scale, or something of themselves into the nest. None of the creatures understood, but they were happy to help their friend. Atoya gripped the nest with Her mighty beak and flew back to friend Ocean.
"Ocean, may I gather some of your water in my nest?" She asked.
"My creatures will not miss a nestfull, yes you may dear friend." Ocean said happily.
Atoya filled the nest with Ocean's water and flew high into the sky. She flew and flew, until She found just the right spot in the sky. Then She fluttered Her feathery wings over the nest and spun in circles high above the clouds. Atoya spun and spun until even the stars were dizzy. When She stopped spinning the nest, the fur, the scales, the egg shells, and leaves all were gone, and there in the sky, in their place, was a round, glowing sphere.
She called Her creation the Moon. It was a glowing, glimmering nightlight that the Great Albatross created for all Earth's creatures. Seeing the beauty of the Moon, She set it spinning around with the power of Her great wings, and set it to reflect the light of the nearest star friend, the Sun. She set the Moon to move in phases, so that all would remember the time before Moon, and the every changing cycles of life and creation.
And so it began.....the journey of life on the planet we know as Earth.....

Wiccan law , Reed

Bide the Wiccan laws we must, In perfect love and perfect trust. Live and let live Fairly take and fairly give. Cast the circle thrice about, To keep the evil spirits out. To bind the spell every time, Let the spell be spake in rhyme. Soft of eye and light of touch, Speak little, listen much. Deosil go by the waxing moon, Chanting out the Witches Rune. Widdershins go by the waning moon, Chanting out the baneful rune. When the Lady's moon is new Kiss the hand to her, times two. When the moon rides at her peak, Then your heart's desires seek. Heed the North wind's mighty gale, Lock the door and drop the sail. When the wind comes from the South, Love will kiss thee on the mouth. When the wind blows from the West, Departed souls will have no rest. When the wind blows from the East, Expect the new and set the feast. Nine woods in the cauldron go, Burn them fast and burn them slow, Elder be the Lady's tree, Burn it not or cursed you'll be. When the Wheel begins to turn, Let the Beltane fires burn. When the Wheel has turned to Yule, Light the log and the Horned One rules. Heed ye flower, bush and tree, By the Lady, Blessed Be. ...These eight words the rede fulfil AN' IT HARM NONE, DO AS YE WILL!!!

Victims OF THE BURNING TIMES

Take a moment and give these souls the repect they deserve!
- A Scribe`s Family History, -
May the inquisitors harm you no more,
May you Always find peace amongst the Pines, may we always Hear your whispers on the breeze, may we always see you smile that increasable Mountain top smile that only the goddess has seen ,
May you always be Swirling high in flight amongst the clouds , Next to that deepest misty covered shadowed sky,
May you always be free Running like the stag wild and free.
May you always grant your gift to further generations .till we meet again,
upon life’s spiraling path of death and rebirth,
Dedicated to the honored witches in this scribes history.
Blessed be.
Lady red raven.

A payer sent in:
'Blessed mother, blessed beThose souls in fear who're sent to theeAnd if those souls are soon rebornI ask you, keep them safe and warmAnd give this hope and love from meTo those who need it, blessed be!'Please, light a candle for those souls and say this prayer (sorry for it's rushed simplicity - I wrote it now when I first saw the list).Blessed be,~*willow*~

What follows is a condensed and nowhere near complete timeline of the atrocities wrought upon suspected witches. Bear in mind, that this list only scratches the surface.
1651 (3/6+)Carrington, Joan, New Engl/CT Hartford, hanged as an accused witch.
1651 (3/6+)Carrington, John, New Engl/CT Hartford, hanged as an accused witch.
1651 (5/29)Parsons, Mary, New Engl/MA Springfield, executed for witchcraft and sorcery.
1651 (5/31)Parsons, Hugh, New Engl/MA Springfield, Aquitted.
1651 "Hostile Indians"?, New Engl/United Colonies?, Harassed Uncas, a Mahegan Sachem.
1651 Bassett, "Goody", New Engl/CT Stratford, hanged as an accused witch.
1651 Bradstreet, John, New Engl/MA Rowley, Fined 20 shillings and a whipping.
1651 Godman, Elizabeth, New Engl/CT New Haven, Freed her "under suspicion"
1651 Kendal, Mrs., New Engl/MA Cambridge, executed for witchcraft and sorcery.
1652, 1660-Maria Michiels, Neerlinter, d. Leau, incantations, sortileges, le cure lui refuse l'absolution
1652 Adamson, Francis: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Durham, England, in 1652
1652 Ashby, Anne: hanged as an accused witch at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
1652 Browne, Mary: hanged as an accused witch at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
1652 Huxley, Catherine: hanged as an accused witch at Worcester, England in the summer of 1652
1652 Martyn, Anne: hanged as an accused witch at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
1652 Peterson, Joan: hanged as an accused witch at Tyburn, England, in April, 1652
1652 Powle, (first name unknown): executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Durham, England, in 1652
1652 Reade, Mary: hanged as an accused witch at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
1652 Wilson, Anne: hanged as an accused witch at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
1652 Wright, Mildred: hanged as an accused witch at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652
1653 Bodenham, Anne: hanged as an accused witch at Salisbury, England, in 1653
1653 Godfrey, John, New Engl/MA Andover, Final trial not held until 1659, outcome unknown.
1653 Knapp, "Goody", New Engl/CT Fairfield, hanged as an accused witch.
1653 Newman, Elizabeth: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Whitechapel, England in 1653
1653 Staples, Mrs. T., New Engl/CT Fairfield, Aquitted and her accuser, Roger Ludlow, was fined 20 Pounds
1653-Guillaume Van der Stricht, Steenhuise, d. Renaix, magie aved Petrus Valentijn, cfr no. 40
1653-Petrus Becaert, Maarke, d. Renaix, sortilege, officialite
1654 (10/16) Mrs. Rich, Acquitted, New Engl/MD Manship, her Accuser Peter Godson
1654 (9)Gilbert, Lydia, New Engl/CT Windsor, hanged as an accused witch.
1654 Lee, Mary, New Engl/MD, hanged as an accused witch at sea, No verdict found on John Bosworth
1654- 102 burned in Zuckmantel, Germany, in 1654
1654-Cornelius Huysmans cure de, Erpe, d. Alost, superstitions, officialite de Malines (De Brouwer, t, II, p. 647: Cornelius Huysman, cure de Erpe et l'ont condamne pour superstitions le 12 mars 1654; t.II, p. 732 et 768: il doit payer une amend de 17 florins.
1655 (10/4)Godman, Elizabeth, New Engl/CT New Haven, (Third Trial) Verdict "Suspicious of Witchcraft", released
1655 (9/?)Godman, Elizabeth, New Engl/CT New Haven, (Second Trial) Verdict "Suspicious of Witchcraft"
1655 Bayley, Mrs. Nicholas, New Engl/CT New Haven, Freed, but banished from the Colony.
1655 Bayley, Nicolas, New Engl/CT New Haven, Freed, but banished from the Colony.
1655 Boram, (daughter) (first name unknown): hanged as an accused witch at Bury St Edmunds, England, in 1655
1655 Boram, (mother) (first name unknown): hanged as an accused witch at Bury St Edmunds, England, in 1655
1656 (6/19)Hibbins, Anne, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1656 Cole, Eunice, New Engl/NH Hampton, Discharged and released.
1656 Harding, William, New Engl/VA Nrthmbrld, Ten Stripes from a lash, and permanent banishment
1656 Hibbins, Anne: hanged as an accused witch in Boston, Massachusetts on 19 June, 1656
1656 Welford, Jane, New Engl/NH Dover, Freed upon condition of good behavior.
1656-Elizabeth Van Ongelege, Geetbets, d. Leau, divinatrice
1657, 1668-une femme, Grez-Doiceau, magie et concubinage, promoteur
1657 Batchelor, Goodwife, New Engl/MA, Final result unknown.
1657 Hogg, Jane, New Engl/MA, Final result unknown.
1657 Hogg, (fnu), New Engl/MA?, Final result unknown.
1657 Meaker, William, New Engl/CT New Haven, Acquitted.
1657 Pope, Anne, New Engl/MA, Final result unknown.
1657-March, Jennette Huart-and others strangled and burned as witches in Sugny, Belgium. Read about it in in French or in English
1658 (9/5)Jenning, Margaret, New Engl/CT Saybrook, Released when the jury became hanged as an accused witch.
1658 (9/5)Jenning, Nicholas, New Engl/CT Saybrook, Released when the jury became hanged as an accused witch.
1658 Brooks, Jane: hanged as an accused witch in England on 26 March, 1658
1658 Elizabeth, Richardson, New Engl/MD, hanged as an accused witch at sea, No verdict found on Edward Prescott
1658 Garlick, Eliz. "Goody", New Engl/CT Easthamptn, Released but had to pay court costs.
1658 Grade, Katherine, New Engl/Jamestown, hanged as an accused witch at sea, Cpt. Bennet was call for by a jury
1658 Oliver, Mary: burned at Norwich, England, in 1658
1658 Orchard, (first name unknown): executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salisbury, England, in 1658
1658- 18 burned at Castle Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1658
1658-Maria Burgels, Neerlinter, d. Leau, divinatrice
1659 Robinson, Mrs. John, New Engl/VA, Acuitted., Accuser had to pay a hefty fine.
1660 Brose, Elizabeth: tortured to death in the castle of Gommern, Germany, on 4 November, 1660
1660 Holman, Winifred, New Engl/MA Cambridge, Unknown Verdict.
1660 Holmes, Mrs. W, New Engl/Plymouth, Acquitted.
1660 Wright, Mary, New Engl/Long Island, Acquitted of Witchery; Convicted of being Quaker
1660-Vigilia Van Huverdael1660, Hoeleden, d. Leau, sortileges et "perditissima"
1661 Allen, Jonet: burned in Scotland in 1661
1662 (1/20)Greensmith, Nathanial, New Engl/CT Hartford, hanged as an accused witch., Accused by his wife Rebecca
1662 (1/20)Sanford, Andrew, New Engl/CT Hartford, Acquitted, Accused, of "disturbing" Anna Cole.
1662 Ayres, Goodwife, New Engl/CT Hartford, Accused by the daughter of John Kelley
1662 Ayres, William, New Engl/CT Hartford, Accused by the daughter of John Kelley
1662 Barnes, Mary, New Engl/CT Farmington, hanged as an accused witch.
1662 Grant, Mrs. Peter, New Engl/CT Hartford?
1662 Greensmith, (first name unknown): hanged as an accused witch in Hartford, New England, on 20 January, 1662
1662 Greensmith, Rebecca, New Engl/CT Hartford, hanged as an accused witch., Accused by William Ayres
1662 Palmer, Katherine, New Engl/CT Hartford?
1662 Sanford, Mary, New Engl/CT Hartford, hanged as an accused witch., Accused by William Ayres
1662 Seager, Elizabeth, New Engl/CT Hartford, Tried three times, acquitted twice.
1662 Varleth, Judith, New Engl/CT Hartford, Found guilty 1/6., She was released.
1662 Wakely, James, New Engl/CT Hartford, Verdict unknown, but since he quickly escaped
1663-1728 Mather, Cotton- defends the trials and executions in New England. In 1689 writes Memorable Providence Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions
1663 Cox, Julian: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Taunton, England, in 1663
1663 Schuler, (first name not known): burned at Lindheim, Germany on 23 February 1663
1664 Cullender, Rose: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Bury St Edmunds, England, on 17 March 1664
1664 Duny, Amy: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Bury St Edmunds, England, on 17 March 1664
1664 Style, Elizabeth: died in prison, at Taunton, England, in 1664
1670 Drummond, Alexander: executed for witchcraft and sorcery in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1670
1670 Oswald, Catherine: burned in Scotland in 1670
1670 Weir, Thomas: burned between Edinburgh and Leith, Scotland, on 11 April 1670
1670- 85 executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Mohra, Sweden, on 25 August, 1670
1671, 1672-un homme, Bonheiden, d. Malines, familiarite avec le diable
1671-Antoine Goyvaerts laic, Wilhelm, d. Oordegem, benefictions, superstitions
1671-le cure d', Oudegem, d. Alost, exorcismes sans permission
1672-1683, 1684-1685-Englebert Reydanus, Winksele, d. Louvain, devin, persevere, (Enferme tout d'abord chez les Alexiens de Louvain, dans l'espoir de le convertir, il est enleve par ses fils, s'enfuit a Bruxelles ou il reprend ses pratiques. Aucun ne semble avoir ete inquiete par la suite.
1674 Foster, Anne: hanged as an accused witch at Northampton, England, in 1674
1674-1677- 71 beheaded or burned in Sweden between 1674-1677
1676-Anna Scheppers, Tielt N.D., d. Diest, magie
1678- 11 burned at Prestonpans, Scotland, in 1678
1678- 90 burned at Salzburg, Austria, in 1678
1680 Thompson, Annaple: burned in Scotland in 1680
1680 Craw, William: burned in Scotland in 1680
1680 Deshayes, Catherine: burned on 22 February 1680
1680 Hamilton, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1680
1680 Pichler, Emerenziana: burned at Defereggen, Germany, on 25 September 1680 (her two sons, aged 12 and 14, were also burned two days later)
1680 Pringle, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1680
1680 Vickar, Bessie: burned in Scotland in 1680
1680- 36 executed for witchcraft and sorcery in Paris, France, in 1680
1681, 1687, 1697-Anna Van den Plas, Langdorp, d. Diest, "notoria peccatrix", superstitions, divinatrice
1682 Edwards, Susanna: hanged as an accused witch at Bideford, England in 1682
1682 Lloyd, Temperance: hanged as an accused witch at Bideford, England in 1682
1682 Trembles, Mary: hanged as an accused witch at Bideford, England in 1682
1684-1685- "Several" burned at Rouen, France, in 1684-1685
1687- 3 executed for witchcraft and sorcery (Suzanna, Isle and Catherine (last names unknown) at Arendsee, Germany, in 1687
1688 Glover, "Goody", New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch.
1688 Glover, Goody: hanged as an accused witch at Salem, New England, in 1688
1690-1694- 36 burned at Nordlingen, Germany between 1690-1694
1690-un religieux d'Averbode, cure de, Messelbroeck, d. Diest, exorcise sans permission
1692 (2/29)Cloyce, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined., Rebecca Nurse's sister
1692 (2/29)Tituba, Tried., New Engl/MA Salem, Carib Indian Slave
1692 (4/22)Abbott, Nehemiah, New Engl/MA Topsfield, Cleared of charges.
1692 (4/22)Bishop, Edward, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 (4/22)Bishop, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 (4/22)Black, Mary, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 (4/22)English, Mary, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 (5/10)Dustin, Lydia, New Engl/MA Reading, Examined., Died in prison.
1692 (5/10)Jacobs, Margaret, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 (5/10)Osborne, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, She died in prison in Boston
1692 (5/18)Easty, Mary, New Engl/MA Salem, Released after examination.
1692 (5/2)Morey, Sarah, New Engl/MA Beverly, Examined
1692 (5/31)Alden, John, New Engl/MA Boston, Examined
1692 (5/9)Churchill, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, examined., One of the Afflicted girls.
1692 (6/10)Bishop, Bridget, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (7/19)Good, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch (Wife of a common laborer)
1692 (7/19)How, Elizabeth, New Engl/MA Topsfield, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (7/19)Martin, Susannah, New Engl/MA Amesbury, executed for witchcraft and sorcery
1692 (7/19)Nurse, Rebecca, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (7/19)Wildes, Sarah, New Engl/MA Topsfield, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (8/19) Burroughs, George, New Engl/Maine Wells, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch.
1692 (8/19)Carrier, Martha, New Engl/MA Andover, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (8/19)Jacobs, George (Sr), New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (8/19)Proctor, John, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (8/19)Willard, John, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (8/6)Proctor, Elizabeth, New Engl/MA Salem, Tried Witchcraft
1692 (9/16)Corey, Giles, New Engl/MA Salem, Pressed to Death.
1692 (9/17)Eames, Rebecca, New Engl/MA Andover, tried and condemned
1692 (9/17)Faulkner, Abigail (Jr), New Engl/MA Salem, tried and condemned
1692 (9/17)Faulkner, Abigail (Sr), New Engl/MA Salem, tried and condemned
1692 (9/17)Foster, Ann, New Engl/MA Andover, Tried and condemned., Died in Prison?
1692 (9/17)Hobbs, Abigail, New Engl/MA Topsfield, tried and condemned, She confessed (4/19)
1692 (9/17)Lacy, Mary, New Engl/MA Andover, (Jr), Tried and condemned., Age 15. Granddaughter of Ann Foster.
1692 (9/17)Lacy, Mary, New Engl/MA Andover, (Sr), tried and condemned., Daughter of Ann Foster
1692 (9/21)Hoar, Dorcas, New Engl/MA Beverly, Confessed. Her execution was delayed.
1692 (9/22) Reed, Wilmott, New Engl/MA Marblehead, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (9/22)Corey, Martha, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (9/22)Easty, Mary, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (9/22)Parker, Alice, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (9/22)Parker, Mary, New Engl/MA Andover, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (9/22)Parker, Sarah, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 (9/22)Pudeator, Anne, New Engl/MA Salem, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (9/22)Scott, Margaret, New Engl/MA Salem ?, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (9/22)Wardwell, Samuel, New Engl/MA Andover, executed for witchcraft and sorcery; hanged as an accused witch
1692 (9/9)Bradbury, Mary, New Engl/MA Salisbury, tried and condemned 9/9
1692, 19 August Burroughs, George: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
1692- Salem Witch Trials: five hanged as an accused witch on July 19 - August, -five were hanged as an accused witch, on September 22, another eight. (a dog was also executed for witchcraft and sorcery.)
1692 Dicer, Elizabeth, New Engl/ME Piscataqua, Examined.
1692 Dike, Rebecca, New Engl/MA Gloucester, Examined.
1692 Dolliver, Ann, New Engl/MA Gloucester, Examined.
1692 Elwell, Esther, New Engl/MA Gloucester, Examined.
1692 Emons, Joseph, New Engl/MA Manchester, Examined.
1692 Frost, Nicholas, New Engl/MA Manchester, Examined
1692 Peney, Joan, New Engl/MA Gloucester, Examined.
1692 Piscataqua, Hardy, New Engl/ME, Thomas, Examined
1692 Prince, Margaret, New Engl/MA Gloucester, Examined.
1692 Roe, Abigail, New Engl/MA Gloucester, Examined.
1692 Sparks, Martha, New Engl/MA Chelmsford, Examined.
1692, Candy, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined Barbados Slave.
1692 Abbott, Arthur, New Engl/MA Ipswich ?, Examined
1692 Andrew, Daniel, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 Barker, Abigail, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 Barker, Mary, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 Barker, William (Jr.), New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 Barker, William (Sr.), New Engl/MA Andover, Confessed.
1692 Bassett, Sarah, New Engl/MA Lynn, Examined
1692 Bibber, Sarah, New Engl/MA Wenham, Examined
1692 Bishop, Briget: hanged as an accused witch at Salem, New England on 10 June, 1692
1692 Bridges, Mary (Jr), New Engl/MA Andover, Accused.
1692 Bridges, Mary (Sr), New Engl/MA Andover, Accused.
1692 Bridges, Sarah, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 Bromage, Hannah, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 Buckley, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 Carrier, Andrew, New Engl/MA Andover, Verdict? Son of Thomas and Martha Carrier
1692 Carrier, Martha: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
1692 Carrier, Richard, New Engl/MA Andover, Verdict? Son of Thomas and Martha Carrier
1692 Carrier, Sarah, New Engl/MA Andover, Confessed., Daughter of Thomas and Martha Carrier (Age 8)
1692 Carrier, Thomas (Jr.), New Engl/MA Andover, Confessed. Son of Thomas and Martha Carrier
1692 Carroll, Hannah, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Carter, Bethia (Jr.), New Engl/MA Woburn, Examined.
1692 Carter, Bethia (Sr.), New Engl/MA Woburn, Examined.
1692 Cary, Elizabeth, New Engl/MA Charlestn, Examined.
1692 Clarke, Mary, New Engl/MA Haverhill, Examined.
1692 Clenton, Rachel, New Engl/MA Ipswich, Examined.
1692 Cole, Sarah, New Engl/MA Lynn, Examined.
1692 Cole, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Colson, Elizabeth, New Engl/MA Reading, Examined.
1692 Colson, Mary, New Engl/MA Reading, Examined.
1692 Corey, Giles: pressed to death at Salem, New England, on 19 September, 1692
1692 Corey, Martha: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
1692 Dane, Deliverance, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Davis, Sarah, New Engl/MA Wenham, Examined.
1692 DeRich, Mary, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Downing, Mehitabel, New Engl/MA Ipswich?, Examined.
1692 Draper, Joseph, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Dustin, Sarah, New Engl/MA Reading, Examined.
1692 Eames, Daniel, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Easty, Mary: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
1692 Emerson, Martha, New Engl/MA Haverhill, Examined.
1692 English, Philip, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 Farrer, Thomas, New Engl/MA Lynn, Examined
1692 Farrington, Edward, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 Faulkner, Dorothy, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 Flood, John, New Engl/MA Rowley, Examined
1692 Fosdick, Elizabeth, New Engl/MA Malden, Examined
1692 Fry, Eunice, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 Good, Dorcas, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 Good, Sarah: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
1692 Green, Mary, New Engl/MA Haverhill, Examined
1692 Hart, Elizabeth, New Engl/MA Lynn, Examined
1692 Hatfield, Rachel, New Engl/MA Ipwich?, Examined
1692 Hawks, Margaret, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 Hawks, Sarah, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined
1692 Hobbs, Deliverance, New Engl/MA Topsfield, Examined
1692 Hobbs, William, New Engl/MA Topsfield, Examined
1692 How, Elizabeth: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
1692 Howard, John, New Engl/MA Rowley, Examined
1692 Hubbard, Elizabeth, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 Hutchins, Francis, New Engl/MA Haverhill, Examined
1692 Ireson, Mary, New Engl/MA Lynn, Examined
1692 Jackson, John (Jr), New Engl/MA Rowley, Examined
1692 Jackson, John (Sr), New Engl/MA Rowley, Examined
1692 Jacobs, George (Jr), New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 Jacobs, George: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
1692 Jacobs, Rebecca, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined
1692 Johnson, Abigail, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined. Age 11.
1692 Johnson, Elizabeth (Jr), New Engl/MA Andover, Examined. Age 22.
1692 Johnson, Elizabeth (Sr), New Engl/MA Andover, Examined. Age 51.
1692 Johnson, Rebecca, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Johnson, Stephen, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined. Age 13.
1692 Lee, John, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Lewis, Mercy, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Lilly, Jane, New Engl/MA Malden, Examined.
1692 Marston, Mary, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Martin, Susannah: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
1692 Nurse, Rebecca: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
1692 Osborne, Mary, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Osburne, Sarah: died in prison at Boston, Massachusetts, 10 May 1692
1692 Paine, Ellizabeth, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Parker, Alice: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
1692 Parker, Mary: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
1692 Pease, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Post, Hannah, New Engl/MA Rowley, Examined.
1692 Post, Mary, New Engl/MA Rowley, Examined.
1692 Post, Susannah, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Procter, John: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
1692 Proctor, Benjamin, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Proctor, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Proctor, William, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Pudeator, Anne: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
1692 Reed, Wilmot: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
1692 Rice, Sarah, New Engl/MA Reading, Examined.
1692 Roots, Susannah, New Engl/MA Beverly, Examined.
1692 Salter, Henry, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Sawdy, John, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Scott, Margaret: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
1692 Sears, Ann, New Engl/MA Woburn, Examined.
1692 Sheldon, Susannah, New Engl/MA Salem ?, Examined.
1692 Somes, Abigail, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Taylor, Mary, New Engl/MA Reading, Examined.
1692 Tookey, Job, New Engl/MA Beverly, Examined.
1692 Toothaker, New Engl/MA Billerica, Examined. (Daughter of Mary)
1692 Toothaker, Jerson, New Engl/MA Billerica, Examined.
1692 Toothaker, Mary, New Engl/MA Billerica, Examined.
1692 Toothaker, Roger, New Engl/MA Billerica, Examined.
1692 Tyler, Johanna, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Tyler, Martha, New Engl/MA Andover, Confessed
1692 Vincent "Widow", Examined.
1692 Wardwell, Mercy, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Wardwell, Samuel: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692
1692 Wardwell, Sarah, New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Warren, Sarah, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Wildes, Sarah: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692
1692 Wilford, Ruth, New Engl/MA Haverhill, Examined.
1692 Willard, John: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692
1692 Williams, Abigail, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1692 Wilson, Sarah (Jr.), New Engl/MA Andover, Examined.
1692 Wilson, Sarah (Sr.), New Engl/MA Andover, Confessed
1692 Witheridge, Mary, New Engl/MA Salem, Examined.
1693 Chambers, (first name unknown): died in prison, in England, in 1693
1693-Petrus Van Cauenberghe, Mater, d. Renaix, devin et "famosus potator"...
1697 Reid, John: hanged as an accused witch himself in prison, in Scotland, in 1697
1697- 5 burned at Paisley, Scotland, on 10 June, 1697
1698- 9 persons burned at Burghausen, Germany, all under 16 years of age, on 26 March, 1698
1699- 1 burned at Antrim, Ireland, in 1699
1704 Corset, Janet: killed by a mob at Pittenweem, Scotland, in 1704
1705 Rattray, George: executed for witchcraft and sorcery in Spott, Scotland, in 1705
1705 Rattray, Lachlan: executed for witchcraft and sorcery in Spott, Scotland, in 1705
1705- "Many" burned at Spott Loan, Scotland, in 1705
1710-Pater Avertein carme dechausse cure de, Grand Bigard, d. Bruxelles, exercice illegal de la medecine, officialite (De Brouwer, t. II, 9. 687: le pere Avertein est poursuivi par le corps des medecins de Bruxelles pour exercice illegal de la medecine.)
1712, 1716 Exact Date Unknown, Zeelik, d. Bruxelles, exorcismes, pour denouer l'aiguillette
1716 and 1717- 2 persons killed in the Trentino, Austria, between 1716 and 1717
1718- 1 executed for witchcraft and sorcery in France, in 1718
1722- 2 persons, a mother and daughter, burned in Scotland, in 1722
1728- 13 burned at Szegedin, hanged as an accused witchary, in 1728
1730 - 1 burned at Szegedin, hanged as an accused witchary, in 1730
1737-1739-Adrien Van Achter forgeron, Herzele, d. Alost, exorcismes sur gens et betes officialite (De Brouwer, t. I, p.98: il est condamne par la cour spirituelle en 1739.
1738- 13 burned alive at Szegedin, hanged as an accused witchary on 23 July, 1738
1739-Lievin Segers, Denderwindeke, d. Grammont, menaces malefiques, on, on lui fait des cadeaux parce qu'on le craint ...
1744- 3 burned at Karpfen, Germany, in 1744
1746- 1 executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Szegedin, hanged as an accused witchary, in 1746
1746- 3 burned at Muhlbach, Germany, in 1746
1749 Mossau, Renata von: beheaded and burned in Bavaria, Germany, on 21 June, 1749
1751 Bayerin, Anna: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Salzburg, Austria, in 1751
1751 Osborne, (husband) (first name unknown): killed by a mob at Tring, Herefordshire, England, in 1751
1751 Osborne, (wife) Ruth: killed by a mob at Tring, Herefordshire, England, in 1751
1752- 1 executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Maros Vasarheli, (nation unknown), 1752
1772 Nathan, Abraham: executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Haeck, Germany, on 24 September, 1772
1772 and 1779- 100 + executed for witchcraft and sorcery at Haeck, Germany between 1772 and 1779
1775 Schwaegel, Anna Maria: beheaded at Kempten, Germany, on 11 April, 1775
1782-Anna Goeldin, hanged as an accused witch at Glaris in Switzerland, June 17, -1782.
1782-Last witch burned in Europe.
1782 Goeldin, Anna: hanged as an accused witch at Glaris, Switzerland, on 17 June, 1782
1792-The last trial and judicial execution in Europe itself was probably that of two aged beldames, Satanists, who were burned at the stake in Poland, 1793-, the year of the Second Partition, during reign of Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski.
1793- 2 burned in Poland in 1793
1800's- "Several" burned in South America during the 1800's
1808 Russell, Alice: killed by a mob at Great Paxton, England, 20 May 1808
1865 "Dummy" (name unknown; he was deaf-and-dumb): killed by a mob at Sible Hedingham, England, on 3 August, 1865
1875 Turner, Ann: murdered in England, in 1875
1920-Joan of Arc declared a saint.
1922 Challiot, (first name unknown): murdered at St. Georges, France, in February, 1922
1925- 1 shot by a policeman at Uttenheim, Germany, on suspicion of being a were-wolf, in November, 1925
1929- Montague Summers writes introductions for old books used for Inquisition, praising their works.
1929- 1 murdered in Pennsylvania in 1929
Today- Rural/tribal men, women, and children (even entire families) are accused and burned as witches by superstitious, frenzied communities. This atrocity is not limited to women, there have been whole families lynched for poor crops and "traditional witchcraft".

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Charge of The God

Listen to the words of the Horned God, The Guardian of all things wild and free, and Keeper of the Gates of Death, whose Call all must answer: I am the fire within your heart... The yearning of your Soul. I am the Hunter of Knowledge and the Seeker of the Holy Quest; I who stand in the darkness of light; I am He whom you have called Death. I am the Consort and Mate of Her we adore, call forth to me. Heed my call beloved ones, come unto me and learn the secrets of death and peace. I am the corn at harvest and the fruit on the trees. I am He who leads you home. Scourge and Flame, Blade and Blood these are mine and gifts to thee. Call unto me in the forest wild and on hilltop bare and seek me in the Darkness Bright. I who have been called; Pan, Herne, Osiris , and Hades, speak to thee in thy search. Come dance and sing; come live and smile, for behold: this is my worship. You are my children and I am thy Father. On swift night wings it is I who lay you at the Mother's feet to be reborn and to return again. Thou who thinks to seek me, know that I am the untamed wind, the fury of storm and passion in your Soul. Seek me with pride and humility, but seek me best with love and strength. For this is my path, and I love not the weak and fearful. Hear my call on long Winter nights and we shall stand together guarding Her Earth as She sleeps.

Charge Of The Goddess

Now listen to the words of the Great Mother, who was of old also called among men Artemis, Astarte, Athene, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Dana, Arianrhod, Isis, Bride, and by many other names. At her altars, the youth of Lacedaemon in Sparta made due sacrifice. Whenever ye have need of any thing, once in the month, and better it be when the moon is full, then shall ye assemble in some secret place, and adore the spirit of me, who am Queen of all witches. There shall ye assemble, ye who are fain to learn all sorcery, yet have not won its deepest secrets; to these will I teach things that are as yet unknown. And ye shall be free from slavery; and as a sign that ye be really free, ye shall be naked in your rites; and ye shall dance, sing, feast, make music and love, all in my praise. For mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, and mine also is joy on earth; for my law is love unto all beings. Keep pure your highest ideal; strive ever towards it, let naught stop you or turn you aside; for mine is the secret door which opens upon the land of youth, and mine is the cup of wine of life, and the cauldron of Cerridwen, which is the Holy Grail of immortality. I am the gracious Goddess, who gives the gift of joy unto the heart of man. Upon earth, I give the knowledge of the spirit eternal; and beyond death, I give peace, and freedom, and reunion with those who have gone before. Nor do I demand sacrifice; for behold, I am the Mother of all living, and my love is poured out upon the earth. Hear ye the words of the Star Goddess; she in the dust of whose feet are the hosts of heaven, whose body encircles the universe. I who am the beauty of the green earth and the white moon upon the mysteries of the waters, I call upon your soul to arise and come unto me. For I am the soul of nature that gives life to the universe. From me all things proceed and unto me they must return. Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. Let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honour and humility, mirth and reverence within you. And you who seek to know me, know that the seeking and yearning will avail you not, unless you know the Mystery: for if that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find it without. For behold, I have been with you from the beginning, and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.
Author - Doreen Valiente

Dedications to the witches past

Wright, Mildred: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652

What is a witches cauldron?

It is a three legged pot
A vassal for transferring thought to magic
But isn’t it so much more?

Wiccan wit and wisdom to fill your cauldron!

Meaning of the Cauldron in Myth and Modern Neo-paganism, Wicca. Why does a cauldron have three legs?
A cauldron or caldron (from Latin caldarium, hot bath) is a large metal pot (kettle) for cooking and/or boiling over an open fire, with a large mouth and usually attached to a hanger with the shape of an arc. Cauldrons have fallen out of use nowadays in the industrialized world as the main cooking vessels they once were.
The cauldron is special in many forms of society. A photograph with this article shows preparations for matriculation day at a school in Botswana. Food is usually prepared in the school kitchens, but for a feast, special outdoor cauldron pots are pressed into service. Cauldrons became associated with witchcraft, as a cliché popularized by various fictions, including the play Macbeth. In such fantastic fiction, witches often prepare their potions in a cauldron. Also, in legend, a cauldron is purported to be where leprechauns keep their treasure. Taliesin, the founder of bard craft, was said to be born of the Celtic Goddess, Cerridwen, who had a supernatural magic cauldron. Taliesin consumed a potion from Her sacred cauldron, thus gaining the creativity and inspiration to birth the idea of bard song.
In Neo-paganism and Wicca the cauldron is a tool of great importance. Used by both modern witches in folk magic and those of the Wiccan faith for cooking herbal remedies, burning spell papers and ingredients, or used as a ritual vessel during ceremony to hold salt or water. A cauldron can be made of most any material, but cast iron and copper are the most common. For practical uses a metal cauldron provides the safest container for cooking and burning, especially since they usually hang or sit on three legs allowing good air flow. Cauldron shaped pots or kettles of other materials such as stoneware and glass can be spiritually cleansed and re-claimed as ritual or ceremonial tools too. They make wonderful candle holders, scrying bowls for divination, and are much better for holding liquids and salt because those substances can damage metal. It requires each of the elements to create a metal cauldron. Such a cauldron could be seen as a symbol of the four elements; earth, air fire, water combined in both function and form.
Beside being a practical tool, the cauldron is a spiritual symbol to many. Traditionally the witches' cauldron has three legs no matter what the material it's making. This is seen to be in reference to the Goddess in Her Triple Goddess aspect of Maiden, Mother, and Crone. It could also represent three main stages of life; as in birth, life and then of course death. The symbolic meaning of the cauldron is typically seen to be the Mother Goddess. The plump shape mocks the womb of the Earth; Mother Nature. Because we come from a womb when we are born and are, in most cases, placed in the earth when we die the cauldron is also a symbol of rebirth. The afterlife for ancient Celtic people, and many in Wicca today, is known as "The Cauldron of Rebirth" (Tír na nÓg, Tir na nog or the Land of the Ever-Young). The belief is that those who die pass into the Cauldron of Rebirth before being reincarnated. It's easy to understand this transmutation when we consider the observation that ingredients going into a cooking pot are generally dead plant and animal portions. After being cooked, the resulting substance gives life supporting energy for the human body.
Ironic in this modern era, the association of food with the cauldron is found in a masculine rather than feminine example. The Dagda, who's name means, "The Good God", was the High King (Father of the Gods) of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the supernatural beings who inhabited Ireland prior to the coming of the Celts. The Dagda had a magic cauldron known for great abundance. The cauldron was bottomless, capable of feeding an army; no one would go hungry in its presence. As the Cauldron of Rebirth it appears in the story of 'Branwen, Daughter of Llyr' and is used by the Irish to resurrect their own dead soldiers; they arise to fight the next day but they cannot speak. Being mute perhaps prevented them from telling the secret mysteries of the Underworld.
As a Halloween decoration or sacred ritual tool, the cauldron remains nearly as relevant today as it has through time

Sabbats are a time for rituals

Samhain Witches New Year
October 31st. It's an ancient Celtic festival celebrating the begining of winter. Honoring death and the begining of a new year. A quiet time, when the veil between realms is the thinnest. A time to remember our ancestors. It is a time to reflect on life and dismiss all weakness. Apples and cakes appear in many rituals, coming from an old Irish tradition. Also know as All Hallows Eve and Halloween.

Yule/Winter Solstice-
First day of winter. Celebrates the rebirth of the Sun God. It is the longest night of the year. Wiccans celebrate the coming of light. When the sun reaches the southern most point, it is then, the time for relfection of thyself and to awaken from the darkness. The rituals are to help the sun change its course in the sky. To Christians it is Christmas.Imbolc/Imbolg/Oimelg-
February second. Celebrates the approach of spring. Imbolc means to milk or in the belly. In the Irish Celtic tradition, it honors Brigid, the Goddess of fire; fertility; crops and lifestock. It is a time for new beginings and growth. To evaluate dreams and goals. In Christianity it is observed as the Purification of the Virgin Mary. Also is Groundhogs day.Spring

Equinoz/Eostre/Ostora/Oester-
The first day of spring. It celebrates the arrival of spring. Marks the day when night and day are equal. Is the birth of the Sun God. It's a time to rejoice, dance and celebrate. It's the time for planting your spiritual gardens. The Christians version is Easter.Beltane/Beltain
May first. Celebrating fertility and the union of the Goddess with the young Horned God. They have bond fires, and dance around maypoles with red ribbons tied around them representing masculine and feminine. Children Conceived on Beltane were said to be blessed. Beltane was Christianized by the church and priests would light the bon fires.Summer Solstice/Litha-
Celebrates the longest day of the year. When the earth is in a bundance and beauty. Festival of the faeries is held. Is is when the contact with thier realm is the easiest. It is a time for great magick. All herbs picked at midnight are said to bring goodluck. The Christians call this St. John's

Day.Lughnasadh/Lammas-
July first. Celebration of the harvest.It is a festival honoring the celtic solor God Lugh. We thank the earth for its wealth and bounty. Many games and dances are done. The Goddesses Demeter and Ceres are also honored.Autumn Equinox/Mabon-
Celebrates the end of harvest. Day and night are equal. Time to give thanks and meditate. Prepare for winter.