Magic, Occult, Witchcraft

What a Witch’s Familiar Is – and Isn’t

There's a big difference between a pet and a familiar. Learn some traditional lore about what familiars do, how to get one, and how they were used against witches in the trials

Magic, Occult, Ritual

Understanding Animism and Familiars

Animism is the concept that all beings are imbued with spirit, that so called โ€œinanimate thingsโ€ are alive with consciousness, and that the magic weavers have a responsibility to interact and care for them. Familiars are those animals, spirits, stones, flowers, trees, herbs, mycelium, stars and ancestors that are closest to us.