Witch Bottles
The information on Witch Bottles, below, comes from White Magic, an Etsy vendor who does beautiful work. I'm fascinated by the history of Witch Bottles so I thought I'd post it below. Check out the products sold by White Magic on Etsy--their candles are beautiful, and I've posted a review about them on this blog, titled Candles and Home Fragrance Oils, under October 2011. Rita SpiritualGoods is another Etsy vendor who sells creations with very good juju. She, too, makes beautiful Witch Bottles. Check 'em out!
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| This is a modern-day Witch Bottle |
Imagine that you've just decided to do some work in the yard of an old eighteenth century home into which you just moved. As you begin to work the soil, you discover a green bottle that when opened, reveals small pieces of metal, a rusty nail and a piece of dark leather. This is exactly what happened in 2005 in Lincolnshire, England. Research showed that it was a Witch Bottle dating back to the early 1800s. A large number of Witch Bottles have been found dating back to the 1600s in England, the first found in the US was in Delaware in 1976 which dated back to the mid 1700s and contained six pins, a piece of bird bone, and a pottery shard.
The history of Witch Bottles goes back hundreds of years. The origins of this tradition has been dated to the 1500s. Back then, the fear of Witches produced ways of protecting oneself against them during times when slightest misfortune was easily interpreted as being caused by a curse put on one or another member of the family. From the point of view of a present day Witch, the original purpose for building a Witch Bottle wasn't that pleasant as they were intended to keep Witches and Witches' curses away. The contents of a Witch Bottle were designed to not only divert an attacking Witch, but also to cause her to suffer the agonies brought on by all the nasty things inside the bottle. To put it simply, to turn the curse back to the curser.
Modern day Witch Bottles are very similar to historical Witch Bottles in their basic structure, even though their intended purpose has changed. The most common purpose for constructing a Witch Bottle today is capturing and reversing negative energies. Even though some bottles are mirroring in nature, they aren't normally built to cause agony to the sender of negative energy/caster of curses. Some Witch Bottles are intended to change negative energy into positive energy and then release it into the surrounding area. These kinds of bottles could be classified as "guard and protect" bottles. The basic structure of the Witch Bottle can be used for protection, love, financial gain, for helping with artistic creativity, to call forth positive energy for improving health, negative situations, etc.
The history of Witch Bottles goes back hundreds of years. The origins of this tradition has been dated to the 1500s. Back then, the fear of Witches produced ways of protecting oneself against them during times when slightest misfortune was easily interpreted as being caused by a curse put on one or another member of the family. From the point of view of a present day Witch, the original purpose for building a Witch Bottle wasn't that pleasant as they were intended to keep Witches and Witches' curses away. The contents of a Witch Bottle were designed to not only divert an attacking Witch, but also to cause her to suffer the agonies brought on by all the nasty things inside the bottle. To put it simply, to turn the curse back to the curser.
Modern day Witch Bottles are very similar to historical Witch Bottles in their basic structure, even though their intended purpose has changed. The most common purpose for constructing a Witch Bottle today is capturing and reversing negative energies. Even though some bottles are mirroring in nature, they aren't normally built to cause agony to the sender of negative energy/caster of curses. Some Witch Bottles are intended to change negative energy into positive energy and then release it into the surrounding area. These kinds of bottles could be classified as "guard and protect" bottles. The basic structure of the Witch Bottle can be used for protection, love, financial gain, for helping with artistic creativity, to call forth positive energy for improving health, negative situations, etc.
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