All that lives, breathes, loves, sings in the unending harmony of being is divine. In the circle, we will take hands and dance under the moon. To disbelieve in witchcraft is the greatest of all heresies. On every full moon, rituals such as the one described above take place on hilltops, on beaches, in open fields, and in ordinary houses. The religion they practice is called Witchcraft.
Witchcraft is a word that frightens many people and confuses many others.
In the popular imagination, Witches are ugly, old hags riding broomsticks, or evil Satanists performing obscene rites. Modern Witches are thought to be members of a kooky cult, primarily concerned with cursing enemies by jabbing wax images with pins, and lacking the depth, the dignity, and seriousness of purpose of a true religion. But Witchcraft is a religion, perhaps the oldest religion extant in the West. The Old Religion, as we call it, is closer in spirit to Native American traditions or to the shamanism of the Arctic. It is not based on dogma or a set of beliefs, nor on scriptures or a sacred book revealed by a great man.