Witches meet in groups called Covens. These groups are like that of a family or even a church or youth group. They gather to discuss, celebrate, and honour their Gods together. Yes, witches cast spells. Though to them spells are a form of prayer. They do not use spells to cause harm to anyone living or non living and will never cast one without the permission of the spells recipient. Witches are Earth lovers, and they try to “Live Green” as the popular phrase now goes. They strive to protect the Earth as well as all of the life that resides here. Many of their rituals mirror the Christian rituals for the holidays. They also honour the Full Moon once a month in a ritual called an Esbat. These are meant to honour the Goddess and usually include a meditation to “Draw down the Moon” and fill ones body with vitality and energy from the Goddess force. A Witch can be male or female. Witches utilize the power of the Goddess and God in their daily lives as well as use magic to enhance their lives as well as themselves in spiritual growth So many of the things that Wicca and Witchcraft strive for have been misunderstood by so many for so long that it is hard to separate fact from fiction. First let me say that a Witch could be anyone! Your neighbour, paperboy, insurance agent, lawyer, or doctor anyone can be a witch! They do not have to be female, males are witches as well. They do not have to be ugly or hermits, they can be quite beautiful. Witches do not worship Satan, and they never will. This falsehood was created by misconception. Witches do not use spells to curse, or hex people. Yet again this is one of the most major false beliefs out there. It is a code of ethics that prevents Witches from doing things that are harmful. In fact there is another law that combines with it called “The Threefold Law”. This law says that whatever you put out either good or bad will come back to you three times more. With that law in effect who would want to do anything to harm another person?