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| In the fourteenth century, Aradia taught that the traditional powers of a witch would belong to any who followed in the ways of the Old Religion. Aradia called these powers gifts, because she stressed the point that these powers were the benefits of adhering to the Old Ways, and not the reason for becoming a witch. Aradia taught that a witch must observe the Seasonal Rites and the time of the Full Moon, in order to keep these powers. These are the powers: | |
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| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" HEIGHT=70 WIDTH=70> To bring success in love.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To bless and consecrate.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To speak with spirits.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To know of hidden things.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To call forth spirits.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To know the Voice of the Wind.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To possess the knowledge of transformation.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To possess the knowledge of divination.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To know and understand secret signs.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To cure disease.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To bring forth beauty.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To have influence over wild beasts.<BR><br> | |
| <IMG SRC="purplewitch.gif" width="70" height="70"> To know the secrets of the hands.<BR><br> | |
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| From: 'Ways of the Strega' by Raven Grimassi<br> | |
| (Copyright by Raven Grimassi 1995, permission to reprint must be granted by author) | |
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