PUMPKIN LIGHTS - Halloween Witch

A Halloween Witch is a popular sight on Halloween night, and you can find many at Pumpkin Lights .

When one thinks of a Halloween Witch costume on halloween, they think of torn tattered black gown and
matching pointy black hat, red & white striped stockings, curled toe shoe covers, green face makeup, fake warts, big noses, blacked out teeth and broomsticks, unless you are of the Good Halloween Witch or Sexy Halloween Witch variety.
Then you can use a sparkly white dress and wand ala Glenda or add Lace, Fishnets and Knee high black boots.
You can be a gothic witch, exotic witch, teen witch, little witch, beautiful witch, sexy witch, good witch, scary witch or real witch.
Classic Halloween Witch accessories are; black capes, black scarves, witch's brooms or besom's, wands, wigs and hats.

A real Halloween Witch is "One Who Casts Spells or does magic and is both feared and respected."
and can also mean "One Set Apart" or "Wise One". A matter of fact, there were many times in history when Witches were persecuted and put to death because people feared what was different or what they did not understand.
One that you may have heard of are the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts.
A Halloween Witch is usually thought of as a goddess, sorcerer or magician,
but a male Witch is usually referred to as a Wizard or Werelock.

At one time, Halloween Witches were thougt of only in Fairy Tales, however the art of being a Witch
actually comes out of the Wiccan religion and includes the use of all the natural elements of earth for
personal improvement and to help family and friends. A true Halloween Witch cannot help someone
unless they are directly asked because it would be a violation of another beings will.

Casting spells is done with the earths elements and its fruits and with alot of emotion, energy and visual stimulation.
Halloween Withces believe that there is a balance in all of nature, male/female, god/goddess or Yin/Yang.
For example, the Halloween Witch's broomstick which is actually called a besom is a handmade ritual tool
which is a Phallic Symbol that was used in Fertility Rites. The stick was the male part and the
broom herb on the sweeping end was a feminine herb, thus making a male and female representation all together.
Soaking the brush herbs in salt water prior to making the broomstick is supposed to release prior energies.
Interestingly, in the far east paractice of Feng Shui, salt is also used to absorb or get rid of negative or prior energies.
A broomstick or besom can be used to sweep negative feelings out the door.

There are different types or Sects of Witches.
There are Witches who follow or worship specific teachings, such as Gardenarians (those who follow Gerald Gardner),
Dianic (those who follow only the goddess aspect), Alexsandrian (those who follow Alex Sanders teachings), and etc.
And there are "Solitary" Halloween Witches who choose whichever path is best for them.

Some of the newer Wiccan teachers from our century are;
Crowley, Gardner, Leek , LaVey, Buckland, Silver Raven Wolf and Cunningham.

Wiccans or Halloween Witches follow rituals and Rites and celebrate the solstaces or changing of all seasons.
Traditionally, Wiccan rituals are performed outdoors and "Skyclad" or nude in order to connect with nature more readily.
One of the most popular rituals is Samhain or Halloween, which marks the end of the third and final harvest
and is the most coveted Sabbat by Wiccan and many Pagan religions.
Halloween Witches feel that on this magical night the veil between the physical and spiritual is the thinnest,
and that this is a time for remembering loved ones and ancestors who have passed on.

Many real Halloween Witches wear exotic robes, Talisman, and Amulets, but if you
are looking for a Halloween Witch costume of any kind for Halloween night, you have come to the right place!

pumpkinlight.com is the best place to get your Halloween Witch costumes and props!