The Witch’s knot is a common symbol in folk magic. The witch’s knot is a symbolic representation of the knot magic practiced by witches in the middle ages, and was used as a sympathetic charm against witchcraft, and usually scratched over doorways of homes and stables. One aspect of its efficacy as a protective charm lay in the ability to draw the complicated symbol in one continuous motion.
While the symbol appears to be made up of intertwined vesica pisces, it does not represent “feminine powers” as is sometimes claimed, but the inversion of those powers- the four radiating half circles symbolically reflect malefic winds. Ironically, this is a popular emblem of choice for modern witches.
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Thanks. Been looking for the meaning of the witches knot. Thanks again
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It is a beautiful and iconic piece of our Celtic ancestral homeland and I would be proud to add it to those talismans I leave to my children and grandchildren that follow the Old Ways in America.
Actually the symbol was used and is still used to protect against NEGATIVE witchcraft it was also used in love charms and weather charms it is not an evil emblem at all. You should read The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols by Adele Nozedar.
Actually, that might end up being a bit recursive, as I believe many of the entries in there use this site as a source.
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