Cassandra Latham describes her work as a full-time village witch in Cornwall, in a ‘Religion Today’ Open University podcast episode. I absolutely love this! If anyone has ever wondered what a professional witch (like me) gets up to, Cassandra does an amazing job explaining it as she walks in the woods collecting plants for a client’s charm. I would love to go for a walk in the woods with her and talk plants!
I would love to meet her in person. And like you said, to walk in the woods with her. I like how she explains what she does. I’m going to look for more material on her, thanks for posting this!
-LJ
I love this, too. I relate to the way she holds & talks to the plants. And I like how down-to-earth she seems (no pun intended).
What a wonderful woman! Such an inspiration… she’s so pragmatic and matter-of-fact. Love it!
This really illustrates how I believe our ancestors approached the art of witchcraft/cunning — what was available locally and at the time it was needed was what was used, not necessarily to a specific recipe. And that what works in “ritual” is so specific to each individual. Such a lovely kindred spirit!
Could you explain more about the item she used to call the sprits for their assistance and what exactly she is doing? I thought if anybody could then you are the right person to ask for that. Very interesting way and as she has mentioned before, pragmatic rather than getting caught up in elaborate tam-tam. Thank you for your time!
M.
Oh, you mean the bullroarer! You can use a bell or rattle for the same purpose as well. You can find info about bullroarers here:
http://www.traditionalwitchcraft.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1206
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullroarer_(music)
http://www.museumofwitchcraft.com/displayrecord_mow.php?ObjectNumber=506
Thanks…I really enjoyed this!