Witch power from bone ("witch bone").
Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Characteristics of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G224.11
Motif
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Filed under Source of witch's magic.
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Witch's charm opposite of Christian. Must be "Without God and Holy Mary" instead of "With God, etc." (Cf. G224.5.)Witch's salve. Source of magic powerWitches get their powers from books. (Cf. D1266.)Person sells soul to devil in exchange for witch powers. (Cf. G281, M211, K210ff.)Witch's power received by altering religious ceremony. (Cf. G224.1.)Witch power acquired by standing on manure pile, swinging red lantern, looking over shoulderWitch gets power by licking brew made from a serpent. (Cf. B217.1.1.)Person gets witch power by walking twelve times around a church backward at midnightWitch power is inheritedWitch power is transferred from one person to another. (Cf. D1751.)Word charm gives witch power. (Cf. D1273.)Other sources of witch's powerWitches renew powers periodically