Witchcraft

[Luis Fok]

The practices or art of witches; sorcery; enchantments;
intercourse with evil spirits.

[Luis Fok]

A system of [magick] that is not necessarily related to the [Wiccan] Religion.

The practice of Witches; often refered to as [the craft].

[Tina]

An exclamatory statement shouted when witnessing someone doing something amazing to the point that its almost unbelievable.

A term used when one [looses] an object, [searches] for that object for an extended period of time, and then, after [giving up] on it, finds it in the most obvious of places.

[Luis Fok]

Witchcraft is the practise of any Magickal Art from any religious or spiritual system, regardless of alignment or intent.
This can include the very diverse and even opposing forces of the religious doctrines of Wicca, Druidism, many sects of Hinduism, Sufism(a branch of Islam), [Asatru], Satanism; Also included could be certain rites and practices of the [Golden Dawn], [Ordo Templi Orientis], Temple of Set, [Freemasonry] and the Roman Catholic Church (see [Transmutation] of the Holy [Eucharist]).
When the Roman Catholic Church was in control of Europe, simply being accused of Witchcraft was enough to have you summarily executed on the charge of Heresy. This [Witch-Craze] spilled over into Protestant territories in Europe and even into the United States for a brief period. In Europe, it was quite common for Roman Catholics to accuse Protestants of Witchcraft and for Protestants to do the same of Roman Catholics. Caught in the middle of all this what would seem today as in-fighting within Christianity were the Nature-Based or Pagan religions of Europe of which Wicca is a revivalist product.
Wicca has the best claim to the title Witch due to the etymology of the words, but it is not incorrect for practitioners of other Craft religions to identify themselves in the same.
Witchcraft can be both beneficial or detrimental, depending on the Magical Intent of the practitioner and because of this, Witchcraft in itself is seen today as evil by many religious groups; however, it should be noted that Witchcraft is merely a tool and has no more goodness or evilness as a car or a hammer -- it depends entirely upon what it is used for and the person weilding it.

[Ernesto]

Any religion that is basically [non-Christian] and that is not the standard belief is considered to be Witchcraft.
Although, true Witchcraft is not a form of [Wicca], because it is the oldest [relgion] known to mankind. We are the [believers] in the power of the elements and the healers of [herbs]. Witchcraft should be recognized as a formal religion, not just as a cult.
Many persons who practice [the craft], also have developed a deity in which they place their faith, Some call on the Fates for support, or even names that have become associated with Satan. Witchcraft has nothing to do with Satan,as this is a concept brought about by the Jews and the Christians.
I usually just consider myself to be [Pagan] and leave it as that, because of my many beliefs in the power of the elements.
Because of this belief, we also [believe in the power] that knowledge is also part of the power of the fates. And the new [technologies] that are appearing on the earth should not be dismissed. Because Witches have the tendencies to [heal] with herbs and many times will use Spells in their healing, they also believe that sometimes new medical technologies may be required in order to heal a person.
Simple Witchcraft is used to heal the spirit, just as Christianity is designed to heal a persons soul using the power of the belief in Jesus Christ.
Witchcraft/Pagan beliefs are also used to heal the power of the spirit, because all things on this earth have a spirit, whether it is a cat, a dog, a man, a woman, or even the simple computer or the chair in which you sit upon. Everything has a spirit, this is a basic Native Amercan belief.
We are NOT practioners of Satan, this is a Christian concept and since we do not believe in this deity known as Jesus Christ, common sense can only say that we do NOT believe in this being known as Satan.

[Luis Fok]

Relating to the last paragraph of definition two, the intent of the practioner of the Magickal Arts defines so-called White (used for good)[Magick] from Black (used for evil) Magick. In Christianity, the church warns against danger that is connected to any practioner of Magick.
Unlike our comic book heroes, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutly. If this [aphorism] is so, none can be trusted to use his macickal powers for good only.
Jesus is quoted in [the gospels] as saying, (in response to someone calling him Good master) Why do you call me good? There is none good but God.
The idea that the practioner of white [magick] can resist [temptations] to [meddle] in human lives is not safe. Yet the learned usage of herbs and roots and other folk remedies for healing is not magick but more of the art of the Shauman. But all Magick is self-applied power to make things happen, and to say that I will only use my powers for good is to speak from the heart of delusion.

[Agnes]

Mode of transportation used by [witches], usually depicted as a [broom] in popular [mythology].

[Dave Paprocki]

a [pc] [term] for [Satanism]

[Monty]

the activity of performing magic to help or harm other people