Determining what the symbolic meaning of each of the feminine symbols is a good first step, but Cochrane says repeatedly that, in Witchcraft, nothing is ever what it seems.  There is more to the symbols than just a symbolic representation and how they correspond to the other concepts.  Concepts are good, but they aren't the core of the Poetic.  The ( Read more... )

The next feminine symbol is even more obscure.  Cochrane only mentions the Glove in the list of feminine symbols, never anywhere else.  I found one reference to gloves in witchcraft when I did a search.

The Old Ways: Lammas:Lammas Fairs, held annually throughout the British Isles, still exist today. At the Exeter Lammas Fair, a large, stuffed ( Read more... )