Witchcraft

Witchcraft is the modern adaptation of the very first religions (the Old Religion) in matriarchal societies. It is commonly seen as the worship of the Goddesses of Magic in any combination, though it is much more varied than that. It is also sometimes called Goddess Worship because of its focus on Goddesses and surrogates. It is also called the Religion of the Three Goddesses, because no witch ever worships less than three Goddesses. Most witches belong to a Coven or a Circle.

A witch's coven will have at least three members, each of which will follow the same three Goddesses. They will also have an opposite focus, one God that serves as a source of both antagonism and power. The balancing God in the system is respected or feared by the witches, but not worshiped, and referred to as the Brother-God..

---

Goddesses

Witches recognize all goddesses. Many worship just three or a handful but honor or recognize all goddesses, while others worship all of them at appropriate times. Witchcraft syncretizes the Old Religion with modern Viridianism, Genesis Faith, and a handful of other faiths. As such, some witches respect all versions of goddesses. Furthermore, many witches recognize certain surrogates, which they call Divine Feminines, who are not Divine but representational figures of feminintiy and matriarchy of some power. The most common all-encompassing configuration is as follows:

The Ancient Goddesses:

• Mother Shem (surrogate)
• Mother of Life
• Mother of Night (now dead)
• Mother, Maiden, Crone
• The Faerie Queen (surrogate)
• Mother of Love
• The Matriarch (now dead)
• Mother of Death

The Seasonal Goddesses:

• Queen of Rebirth (alternate form of the Mother of Life)
• Queen of Spring
• Queen of Beltane (surrogate - alternate form of the Mother of Fire)
• Queen of Summer
• Queen of Harvest
• Queen of Autumn
• Queen of Fallow (surrogate - now dead)
• Queen of Winter
• Queen of Thaw

The Natural Goddesses:

• Mother of Waters (or Rivers, the Ocean, Rains, etc.)
• Mother of the Moons
• Mother of the Green
• Mother of the Stars (Kyel Alene, surrogate)
• Mother of Fire (surrogate)
• Mother of the Earth (surrogate)
• Mother of Beasts (surrogate)
• Mother of Storms (surrogate)
• Mother of Winds (surrogate)
• Mother of Hours (surrogate)
• Queen of Metals (surrogate)

The Unholy Goddesses:

• Mother of Blood (now dead)
• Mother of Thorns (now dead)
• Mother of Lies
• Mother of Bones
• Mother of Traitors (surrogate)
• Mother of Shrikes

The Holy Goddesses:

• Mother of Hope (alternate form of the Queen of Spring)
• Mother of Song
• Mother of Wonder
• Mother of Wisdom (now dead)
• Mother of Kindness
• Mother of Horses
• Mother of Truth
• Mother of Equality
• Mother of the Hearth
• Mother of Shells (now dead)
• Mother of Bloodlines

The Neutral Goddesses:

• May Queen (surrogate)
• Mother of Fortune (surrogate)
• Mother of Games
• Mother of Bridges
• Lost Mother (now dead)
• Mother of the Hunt
• Mother of Veils (surrogate)
• Mother of Balance
• Mother of Quills (surrogate)
• Mother of Mists (surrogate)
• Mother of Feeling (surrogate)

Special Cases:

• The Poacher is considered a non-gendered Divine and not counted as a Goddess by witches.
• The Mother of Heaven is considered a bigender Divine united with her brother the Brave Warrior, collectively called The Twins.

Brother-Gods

The Ancient Brothers:

• Brother Creator
• Brother Dreamer
• Brother Cosmos
• Brother Spider
• Father Time
• Brother Ern
• Ancient Brother

The Natural Brothers:

• Brother Fire
• Brother Earth
• Brother Beast
• Brother Storm
• Brother Sky
• Brother Smith

The Unholy Brothers:

• Brother Poisoner(now dead)
• Brother Revenge
• Brother Nightmare
• Brother Chains
• Brother Thief
• Brother Fallow
• Brother Agony
• Brother Misfortune
• Brother Chaos
• Brother Ruin
• Brother Destruction (now dead)
• Brother Envy (not a male, but called Brother anyway)

The Holy Brothers:

• Brother Insight (not a male, but called Brother anyway)
• The Twins, Brother Rainbow and Brother Glory
• Brother Spear
• Brother Law
• Brother Worker
• Brother Healer

The Neutral Brothers:

• Brother Fortune
• Brother Chameleon (not a male, but called Brother anyway)
• Brother Storyteller
• Brother Island (not a male, but called Brother anyway)
• Brother Laughter
• Brother Infinite
• Brother Thought (not a male, but called Brother anyway) / Brother Thinker (now dead)
• Brother Joy (now dead)
• Brother War
• Brother Silence
• Brother Dragon
• Brother Fate
• Brother Diamond
• Brother Wanderer
• Brother Might
• Brother Wall
• Brother Bell
• Brother Sard

Forbidden Gods

Some Divines are forbidden in Witchcraft:

• The Hollow God, who murdered witches
• The Rapist
• The Void
• The Stillborn God
• The Defiler
• The Never
• The Scientist

  ---

Old Religion