Be a Sweet Witch this Halloween in your Candy Witch Costume
Posted by Paige Parker | Posted in Costumes | Posted on 13-09-2011
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Candy Witch Costume
Have you ever heard of a witch in a candy corn dress and hat who comes out on Halloween in her candy witch costume? There is such a witch but she is not the bad kind of witch that usually comes out and rides her broom through the night on Halloween. She does not hang out with ghouls or goblins and she doesn’t cast any evil spells on people. You wouldn’t expect that from a witch in a candy witch costume.
Throughout the 16th and 17th Century there were witches that practiced a form of folk magic. These witches were known as “cunning folk”, white witches, blessers and sorcerer. Sometimes they were known as “unbinding witches” for their ability to remove a curse or spell cast on a person by a bad witch. A witch in a candy witch costume certainly wouldn’t cast a negative spell on anyone.
In the 16th Century, English author Reginald Scott noted in his book, “The Discoverie of Witchcraft”, “At this day it is indifferent to say in the English tongue ‘she is a witch’ or ‘she is a wise woman”. A “wise woman” was also one of the “cunning folk” or a good witch capable of magic but also capable of healing.
Throughout the Medieval times witches considered themselves mediators between the everyday worlds and the spiritual worlds. These witches had contact with “other-worldly” creatures like fairies and engaged in battles with dark forces such as evil spirits, vampires and night witches. Night witches can appear in the dreams or visions of one under the spell of a bad witch.
A witch considered a sorcerer could use her magic to heal people and was also sometimes called a Magical witch or a seer and a diviner. A benevolent witch could use her power to protect individuals or even whole communities from the malicious influence of a bad witch. Good witches never practice magic on a person without their permission. A witch who practices a benevolent form of magic was welcomed by the community while a negative witch was feared and avoided. A witch in a candy witch costume would be a welcome presence in a community wishing for good fortune.
The one characteristic shared by almost all witches is the ability to cast spells. A spell could be a set of words, a formula or verse or some sort of ritual action. A witch might use a clay image of a person called a “poppet”, a doll that could be dressed in a candy witch costume, to cause a magical effect on them and add magical herbs and potions to the spell for added effect. Use of a candle is a common practice when conjuring a spell as well as gazing into a mirror, a practice called scrying.
Instead of the traditional black witches hat, how about a hat shaped like a candy corn this Halloween? The candy witch costume has a sweet look with its orange, black and yellow colors that makes the perfect costume for Halloween.
