Egyptian Witchcraft

Like the witch craft of any other region, the Egyptian witch
craft is based upon the country’s tradition, myth, legend,

Egyptian witches hone their divinatory skills in the

rituals, drama, poetry, song, dance, worship, magic and
living in harmony with the earth. Egyptian Zodiac Wheel

increasing starlight and moon light and as winter begins,
they work with the positive aspects of the dark tides.

The practitioners of Egyptian witch craft honor the ancient

Therefore October 31-November eve is the most auspicious
period for the Egyptian witches as this, according to them,

Egyptian gods and goddesses including the Triple goddess of
the waxing, full and waning moon and the horned god of the

is the time when the veil that separates our world from the
next is the thinnest. This period allows the dead to return

sun, death and animal life.

to the world of living when their kith and kin welcome and
feast them.

Since moon has an important place in Egyptian witch craft,
therefore both men and women in city apartments, suburban

Egyptian witches perform magic at gatherings called Moon

backyards and country glades meet on full moons and on
festival occasions to raise their energy levels and

Celebrations or Esbats which coincide with the phases of the
moon. Witches practice healing magic, protection,

harmonize themselves with the natural forces.

retaliation and channeling of energy to develop themselves
spiritually. They create circles to work magic. The primary

Congregations in Egyptian witch craft are called temples and
covens where the seekers are initiated into learning the

tool that they use to work magic is a ritual knife called a
Sacred Blade or Athame. The sacred blade gets charged with

witch craft. The repeated patterns of changing seasons have
great importance in the Egyptian witch craft. Ritual and

energy of the owner and is used to define space such as
drawing a sacred circle where the owner’s will and energy

festivals evolved to celebrate these seasonal cycles more
especially during the sowing and harvesting seasons.

work. A bowl of water is used to symbolize the element of
water and its properties: cleansing, regeneration, and

Egyptian witch craft, therefore, has an image of the

emotion.

‘Wheel of the Year’ with its eight spokes which
symbolize the four agricultural and pastoral festivals and

Other important tools denote the elements earth, air, fire,
and water. A pentacle (a pentagram traced upon a disk, like

a small dish) is often used to symbolize earth and its
properties, stability, material wealth and practical

witches consider the day as beginning at sundown and ending
at sundown the following day.

affairs. Alternatively, a small dish of salt or soil can be
used to symbolize the earth element.