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Numina: The Spiritual Forces at Work in Italian Witchcraft

by Theresa | Sep 4, 2022 | Strega and Italian-Americana

Numen/numina: Vaguely referred to as the life force in plants in many texts on Italian witchcraft. Maddeningly little information available on it. After all these years, I decided it was time to tackle this one to the ground. From dictionary.com :...

June 24: Celebration of the Feast of San Giovanni; A Ritual to Celebrate our Survival as Witches — Theresa C. Dintino’s Abruzzo-Americana Wheel of The Year

by Theresa | Jun 19, 2022 | Strega and Italian-Americana

The Italian Tradition of San Giovanni Battista(St. John’s Eve and St. John’s Day): June 23 – June 24 “24 June the feast of San Giovanni Battista took over many of the pagan rites connected to the summer solstice. In Introdacqua people walk up to Mount Playa to...

March 20/21: Celebration of the Goddess Prosperina – Theresa C. Dintino’s Abruzzo-Americana Wheel of the Year

by Theresa | Mar 13, 2022 | Goddess, Strega and Italian-Americana

A traditional celebration and acknowledgment of the spring equinox: the arrival of spring, more light and warmer weather in the northern hemisphere. We will celebrate the Italian Goddess Prosperina and her mother Ceres, who some may know as Greek Persephone and...