Witchcraft: Myth and Reality

Witchcraft

Blake's Ancient of Days.

Focusing earth energy.

Éliphas Lévi’s Baphomet

Solomon's Seal

While doing a reasonable job of introducing one stream of western esoteric thought, this video fails to fully distinguish between the many streams—presenting a barrage of images from sources as diverse as nineteenth century satanism, fourteenth century hermeticism, sixteenth century rosicrucianism, Kabbalah, alchemy, astrology and popular images of broomstick riding.

There are two notable errors. First, the authors cite as fact the unproven assertion that in 1307 the Knights Templar possessed both a treasure and a fleet to move it. Second, the authors erroneously claim:

"The modern day revival of the old religion can be traced back to 1888. A collective of senior masons founded the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a society dedicated to discovering the wisdom of the ancients."

True in part, the three founders were by no means "senior masons". Dr. W. Wynn Westcott, coroner for North East London, had twice been Master of Quatuor Coronati Lodge but never held Grand Lodge rank. Dr. W. R. Woodman was a police surgeon who had held no office or Grand Lodge rank; and S. L. MacGregor Mathers was a freemason for five years in his mid-twenties, and held no office in that short time.

Unfortunately the expression "senior masons" implies complicity on the part of Freemasonry.

Witchcraft: Myth and Reality. Produced and directed by Vanessa Tovell. Narrated by Vanessa Adye. Written by Cat Constantine, additional writing Vanessa Tovell, Roger Price. Expert analysis Les Prince, Cat Constantine, Rev. John Ganjavi, Dr. Bernard Capp. Catherine Sage, Vanessa Adye, Sam Barnet. Production team Gavin Bott, David Dexter. Cromwell Productions Limited "ad majoram glorium dei" 1998. Disklabel : "The Supernatural in History and Legend : Witchcraft." Case : Witchcraft The story of witchcraft throughout the ages. Presented by Michael Leighton. Eagle Rock entertainment Ltd. 50 min. colour English ISBN:Ê0-7697-8302-3 kultur.com

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