hedge witch
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hedge (“boundary”) + witch, where the boundary is that separating this world from the spirit world, which is traversed during hedge riding.
Noun
[edit]hedge witch (plural hedge witches)
- The fungus species Phallus impudicus, a type of stinkhorn.
- 1875, The Gardeners' Chronicle, New Series, Volume 4, page 725,
- The common name of the fungus is, as you say, Hedge Witch or Wood Witch; the scientific name is Phallus impudicus.
- 1875, The Gardeners' Chronicle, New Series, Volume 4, page 725,
- A modern, solitary witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience (hedge riding).
- 1997, Lynne Hume, Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia, Melbourne University Press, page 45,
- One hedge witch who is also a practising iridologist and herbalist in a large country town, feels that we should regard all of nature as having a purpose, and continually strive to understand that purpose.
- 2005, Douglas Ezzy, Practising the Witch's Craft, page 14,
- While Hedge Witches may work with other Witches in a coven, their work as a Hedge Witch is performed typically on their own or with one other person.
- 2009, Arin Murphy-Hiscock, The Way of the Hedge Witch, Simon & Schuster, page 16,
- The path of the hearth-based hedge witch is rooted in the parallel paths of nurturing and nourishing.
- 2012, Harmonia Saille, Pagan Portals - Hedge Witchcraft, John Hunt Publishing, page 10,
- Hedge riding is shamanic in nature and is usually solitary as the hedge witch is solitary, but there is no reason why you cannot practice with others.
- 1997, Lynne Hume, Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia, Melbourne University Press, page 45,
Related terms
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[edit]solitary witch who practises hedge riding
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "What Is a Hedge Witch? Practices and Beliefs" at Learn Religions
- "What is a Hedge Witch?" (blog post) at Mabon House