Introduction

This blog is a sister to Household Paganism, which formerly included witchcraft as part of its title and focus. I decided that household paganism was sufficient for one blog, and as I have a lot more to say about hedge witchcraft, it deserves a blog of its own.

I used to be high priest of a coven in Vista but had to move out of the area for job reasons. Later the high priestess moved away also for similar reasons. Hard times make it hard for covens to stay together. I found an excellent family coven in Sacramento but after a year and a half I had to move once again. I started a general pagan circle later in Oxnard, but could not stay in there either after two years. I was a contract programmer and the contracts dried up. I moved up to Oregon, where I have relatives, to retire.

Now I am living in Norway. I am isolated here as regards the Craft, first because I only speak English, and second because there is a general disinterest in these subjects here, except among teens and tweens who are into role-playing games and the like. There is practically no serious interest in witchcraft here, so I am limited to work on the internet.

I have decided to support people interested in serious witchcraft as a mystery religion who are either completely isolated or who only have one or two friends interested in pursuing the Craft together. This blog, therefore, is called Hedge Witchcraft, since the old fashioned hedge witch lived alone at the hedge that ancient peoples used to erect at the forest's edge to keep the trees and wild animals from invading the fields. The hedge witch lives on the margins of society, both spatially and spiritually. But I will include information here for small groups of students interested in learning the Craft together. Perhaps some of these groups will grow into covens.

I will provide a link to the sister blog, Household Paganism, as soon as this blog is up and running.

Best of luck on the Hidden Path,
Ian Quicksilver