Greeting’s heathens and witches,
Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast…
Cursing and hexing is a controversial subject within the pagan community. The whole idea around curses being evil or giving you bad luck is not as deeply rooted in magical practice as you might think, especially in ancient times. In this episode, we explore the concept of the Three-fold Law, and the phrase "An it harm none, do what ye will" and how they came to be, and the division of ‘High’ or ‘White’ magic and ‘Low’ or ‘Black’ magic.
We go over several ancient curses, from a variety of sources—some of which dating back thousands of years! As usual, we spend a bit of time talking about our own experiences and preferences with curses and hexes.
Recommended Episodes:
Book of Shadows and Grimoires, Episode 30: https://youtu.be/eI-SOxxCZ6A?si=ziHwH3tHKaMwjY4r
Pub Chat: Magical Pain Management, Charles Cordell, Magic in Media: https://youtu.be/BDscjZxzXMY?si=bqrBP2QLA4cxzzN2
Pub Chat: Magical Home Protection, Raymond Howard, Magic in Media: https://youtu.be/2Ea34XzUUtk?si=orBiyvObsW5KCRAo
Pub Chat: Astral Projection, Gerald Gardner, Magic in Media: https://youtu.be/dSXrgyssIR8?si=ZVKJkiB06n9V_ch9
Pub Chat: Craft Names, Doreen Valiente, Discovery of Witches Magic Review: https://youtu.be/9dczvgWLM1s?si=eVgc5cJbskNu6veH
Toxic Internet Witchcraft, Episode 22: https://youtu.be/BBaJ0rGufEQ?si=DCNWdIokJkFPteVp
Handfasting and Love Magic, Episode 32: https://youtu.be/1cjlaJCvDUY?si=a6Sb5v_XEthpiKfI
Intro to Modern Odinism, Epsiode 25: https://youtu.be/D2hFPkF0fw8?si=RAnGcPyowZ2nUyXy
Sources:
· https://www.icelandicmagic.com/products/sorcerers-screed?variant=32514479884 page 141
· https://grapevine.is/mag/2021/10/14/the-mysterious-book-of-sorcerers-screed/
· https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse
· https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinx
· https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_pharaohs
· https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond