Hedgewitch
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A Hedgewitch is a solitary witch, not necessarily Wiccan. Generally unconcerned with overly formal magical workings, preferring more simple, folk magic. Often an herb worker, working for healing of self and others.
It is a modern term derived from the works of Rae Beth starting in the 1980s. It has similarities to the traditional cunning folk of England.
Shamanic practice is common, and sometimes considered the hallmark of a hedgewitch. From this perspective, the hedge is the border between a village and the wilderness - the hedgwitch walks the border with a foot in both worlds.
Spirituality varies from almost none to Wiccan to Abrahamic, but is almost always neopagan.
External link
- Rae Beth's Hedge Witch Home Page (http://www.knibb.org/rae/index.htm)
- What is a Hedgewitch? (http://www.traditionalwitchcraft.org/witchcraft/hedge.html)