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Research causes you to read books you otherwise might not have!

• “A dictionary of English etymology” by Hensleigh Wedgwood

• “Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England: a regional and comparative study” by Alan Macfarlane

• “Shamanism: a reader” edited by Graham Harvey

• “An historical sketch of the provincial dialects of England” by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps

Hullo!

I am writing an article (and perhaps a chapter for a book) on the etymology of the word “Hedgewitch”. That is, the history of the term.

While many Trad Witches insist the term “Hedgewitch” was used by Trad Witches before it was popularized as a solitary Wiccan or Kitchenwitch, there seems to be a terrible lack of evidence for this.

If any Trad Witches can point me in the direction of the usage of the term “Hedgewitch and “Hedgerider” in the modern era (I don’t need to be pointed to the Havamal etc, thanks) prior to, or around the time of Rae Beth’s publishing of her famous Wiccan Hedgewitch book in 1990 that would be grand. You’d also be doing a service for the Trad Witch community eh. Basically any indication of those specific terms being used between say 1800 and 1995 is required. I’d rather something other than hearsay and conjecture, such as literary evidence, but am willing to look at personal stories and artwork as well.

You will receive acknowledgement for your contribution of course.

EDITED FOR CLARITY: I am specifically looking for evidence that MODERN Traditional Witches were using the term “Hedgewitch” before 1990.

Thanks!

my email is juniper@walkingthehedge.net

Everyone is welcome to attend. I hear tell that there is some kind of spilt or division within the Calgary commmunity. I would like to make clear that I do not give a shit. All Calgary and area Pagans, Witches, and etc are totally welcome to come hang out and have fun and talk Craft. Brendan and I do not belong to any special groups or organizations (not my OBOD Bardic Grade) and have no interest in choosing sides. We just want to meet you and share a drink    maybe we can encourage some mending within the community or at least civility.

Info:

A world-traveled Druid and a down-home Hedgewitch are touring central Canada, and are looking to meet feollow Pagans & Witches!

Dr. Brendan Myers, Ph.D. is an award-winning Canadian philosopher, writer, and public speaker. He is the author of several well-respected books on ethics, environmentalism, mythology, and Celtic spirituality. His titles include “The Other Side of Virtue”, “A Pagan Testament”, “The Mysteries of Druidry”, and “Loneliness and Revelation” (forthcoming in 2010).

Juniper Cox is a practitioner of traditional hedge-craft, and the web-master of the popular Walking the Hedge website, blog and forum. And also has experince in wildcrafting, homesteading, and simple living as well as work in animal rescue.

The idea is to just hang out in a pub, talk to people about philosophy and spirituality, and sell a few copies of Brendan’s books to raise money for our travel expenses. No formal lecture, no schedule, no stress. After all, if Socrates could do philosophy at dinner parties and public marketplaces, why can’t we?

Let’s meet at Tipperary’s Pub, 2002 16th Avenue NW, at or around 6pm, on Tuesday, 3rd November.

About Brendan:

http://wildideas.net/cathbad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Myers

About Juniper:

http://walkingthehedge.net

A world-traveled Druid and a down-home Hedgewitch are touring central Canada, and are looking to meet feollow Pagans & Witches!

Dr. Brendan Myers, Ph.D. is an award-winning Canadian philosopher, writer, and public speaker. He is the author of several well-respected books on ethics, environmentalism, mythology, and Celtic spirituality. His titles include “The Other Side of Virtue”, “A Pagan Testament”, “The Mysteries of Druidry”, and “Loneliness and Revelation” (forthcoming in 2010).

Juniper Cox is an experienced practitioner of traditional hedge-craft, and the web-master of the popular Walking the Hedge website, blog and forum.

If you would like us to visit your shop, coven, grove, or circle, we are available for workshops, lectures, book-signings, and impromptu concerts! (or just hanging out)

Our tour schedule includes:

November 2: Calgary Alberta

November 4: Regina, Sask.

November 5: Winnipeg, Man.

November 7: Thunder Bay, Ont.

November 8: Sault St. Marie, Ont.

November 9: Sudbury, Ont.

November 10: Ottawa, Ont.

Please contact Brendan at bmyers33@live.ca, Juniper at juniper138@gmail.com,

Find out more about Brendan

Find Juniper on the web

If you know of someone in your area who would be willing to put us up for a night (two adults and one friendly elderly dog), please let us know as well. Many thanks!

Earth’s Children series by Jean M. Auel

Bambi: A Life in the Forest by Felix Salten (not a children’s book)

The Black Jewels series by Anne Bishop

Anything by Marion Zimmer Bradley & Diana Paxton

Greenmantle & Into the Green by Charles de Lint

The Sea Priestess by Dion Fortune

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Sing the Four Quarters by Tanya Huff

The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk

The Emberverse series by S.M. Stirling

Anything by Mary Stewart & Jack Whyte & Morgan Llywelyn

Boudicca: The Warrior Queen by M. J Trow

Boudica series by Manda Scott

The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge and Donna Gillespie

Misted Cliffs series by Catherine Asaro

Call of the Horned Piper – Nigel Jackson

Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits – Emma Wilby

Hedge-Rider: Witches of the Underworld – Eric de Vries

Secrets of East Anglian Magic – Nigel Pennick

Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy – Mircea Eliade

The Nature Path – Starhawk

Masks of Misrule: The Horned God & His Cult in Europe – Nigel Jackson

Natural Magic – Doreen Valiente

Shamans – Ronald Hutton

Psychedelic Shamanism: The Cultivation, Preparation & Shamanic Use of Psychoactive Plants – Jim Dekorne

The Way of the Hedge Witch: Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home – Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History – Owen Davies

The Way of the Green Witch: Rituals, Spells, And Practices to Bring You Back to Nature – Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Spiritwalking – Poppy Palin

Leechcraft: Early English Charms, Plantlore and Healing – Stephen Pollington

Encyclopedia of Natural Magick – John Michael Greer

Craft Of The Wild Witch: Green Spirituality & Natural Enchantment – Poppy Palin

Healing Wise (Wise Woman Herbal Series) – Susun S. Weed

Ecoshamanism: Sacred Practices of Unity, Power and Earth Healing – James Endredy

Ancient Herbs – Marina Heilmeyer

Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul – Ross Heaven, Howard G. Charing, and Pablo Amaringo

Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic: Ecstasy and Neo-Shamanism in North European Paganism – Jenny Blain

The Witching Way of the Hollow Hill – Robin Artisson

The Other Side of Virtue – Dr. Brendan Myers

The Basic Essentials of Edible Wild Plants and Useful Herbs – Jim Meuninck

Peterson First Guides: Trees – George Petrides, Olivia Petrides , Janet Wehr

The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety – Simon Mills

The Complete Book of Herbs: A Practical Guide to Growing and Using Herbs – Lesley Bremness

The Secret Garden: Talking Beetles and Signaling Trees: The Hidden Ways Gardens Communicate – David Bodanis

Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth – James Lovelock

The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth – James E. Lovelock

The Magical Household – Scott Cunningham

Herbs of the Northern Shaman – Steve Andrews

Pagan Visions For A Sustainable Future – Ly de Angeles Emma Restall Orr, Thom van Dooren

Walking With Spirit: A Guide to Working with the Otherworlds – Poppy Palin

Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Complete A-Z for the Entire Magical World – Judika Illes

Irish Witchcraft – Lora O’Brien

Earth Spirit Living: Bringing Heaven and Nature into Your Home – Ann Marie Holmes

Green Pharmacy: The History and Evolution of Western Herbal Medicine – Barbara Griggs

Sacred Gaia: Holistic Theology and Earth System Science – Anne Primavesi

Wild Witchcraft: A Guide to Natural, Herbal and Earth Magic – Marian Green

Natural Witchcraft: The Timeless Arts and Crafts of the Country Witch (Natural Way) – Marian Green

The Wild Plant Companion: A Fresh Understanding of Herbal Food and Medicine – Kathryn G. March

The Practical Handbook of Plant Alchemy: An Herbalist’s Guide to Preparing Medicinal Essences, Tinctures, and Elixirs – Manfred M. Junius

Veterinary Herbal Medicine – Susan G. Wynn

Psychedelics Encyclopedia – Peter Stafford

The Secret Life of Plants – Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird

The Magical Garden: Spells, Charms, and Lore for magical Gardens and the Curious Gardeners Who Tell – Sophia and Denny Sargent

The Healing Power of Celtic Plants: Their History, Their Use, and the Scientific Evidence That They Work – Angela Paine

The Fairy Faith In Celtic Countries – WY Evans Wentz

The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It – John Seymour

The Meaning of Herbs: Myth, Language & Lore – Ann Field

Garden Witchery: Magick from the Ground Up – Ellen Dugan

Spellcraft – Robin Skelton

White Magic: And the Cunning Folk – Karen L. O’Brien

Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic – Cat Yronwode

The Horn of Evenwood – Robin Artisson

Witchcraft Medicine: Healing Arts, Shamanic Practices, and Forbidden Plants – Claudia Muller -Ebeling, Christian Ratsch, Wolf Dieter Storl ph.D

The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

Aradia: or the Gospel of the Witches – Charles G. Leland

Traditions And Hearthside Stories Of West Cornwall – William Bothell (an old Celt)

The Philosophy of Natural Magic – Henry Cornelius Agrippa, ed. L. W. de Laurence

The Roebuck in the Thicket: An Anthology of the Robert Cochrane Witchcraft Tradition – Evan John Jones, Robert Cochrane, and Michael Howard

The Pillars of Tubal Cain – Nigel Jackson

Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England: A Collection of Documents, for the Most Part Never Before Printed, Illustrating the History of Science in This Country Before the Norman Conquest. Volumes I; II: III – Thomas Oswald Cockayne and Charles Singer

The Forager’s Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants – Samuel Thayer

(By no means complete or anything)