Definition Of A White Witch
Mankind has always given connotations to colors and other words so that it gives these words an emotional meaning as well. White for example has always been used to indicate “good” while the color black has been used to indicate “bad” or “evil”. Although in real life, we can see situations where white is not always the “good” choice, such as in health where the five white poisons, white flour, white sugar, white salt, white fat and white milk are considered hazardous to our health. In spite of all that, white is usually considered “good”.
Similarly black is considered “bad” although in bright sunlight, people whose colors are darker can survive longer and resist skin cancer. Also the sky is beautiful when the darkness sets in. Then we can see the thousands of twinkling stars that exist in our galaxy and the rest of the Universe. If darkness didn’t set in, we would find it very difficult to sleep indeed. And without sleep, we would never survive very long.
However, “white” is still used by mankind to mean “good” and in most situations, a white witch means a good witch, one whose magick does not hurt anybody. In the story “The Chronicles of Narnia”, however, the “White witch” is a villainous character. There is a 1970s rock band called the “White Witch”, a DC comics Superhero “The white witch”who appeared in 1966 and a character in Jamaican folklore who was called “The White witch”.
So what are the characteristics of a good witch? A good witch always thinks twice about her magickal intent. She makes her list and checks it twice (or more) just to make sure that no one gets hurt. “Black” magic, on the other hand is believed to be any ritual performed with the intent to hurt another.
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