The Temple of Witchcraft offers:
Spirit, Community, Education
in Salem, NH and online.

Co-founded by Christopher Penczak, Steve Kenson, and Adam Sartwell, the Temple of Witchcraft started in 1998 as a system of magickal training and personal development, and eventually developed into a formal tradition of Witchcraft.

Now, as an outgrowth of the work of students, initiates, and graduates of the programs, the Temple of Witchcraft has evolved into an organization based on traditions of modern magick, Witchcraft, and neopaganism.

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by Claire du Nord Baskets filled with colored eggs nestled in colored grass. Cute, little fluffy chicks and bunnies. All sorts of candies and other treats. Sound familiar? It’s Ostara time, and all the stores are filled with pastel-colored items that Witches, both in and out of the Broom Closet, can include in their celebration of it! Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft tradition, with the sixteenth article in our “For Read More...

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Cancer Lead Minister Position Available

Applications are due no later than May 31, 2024. Thank you for your interest in Temple leadership. The Ministerial Church of the Temple of Witchcraft is divided into twelve major areas of service. Each is based upon one of the twelve zodiac signs and its archetype as taught in the Seminary school. Each of the twelve ministries is further subdivided into three areas. The first is a public area of service to the greater community. The second Read More...

Supporter Spotlight: The Robin’s Nest

With deep thanks and gratitude to our top supporter, the Robin's Nest, we wish them well with the upcoming Spring "Nestival" Psychic Fair on March 16th and encourage everyone in the Bellingham, Massachusetts, area to visit and support their community and good works Read More...

Magick in Mundane: On Being Too Much

by Erica Sittler Perhaps, all of us magickal folk fall into the mundane realm of “too much”. Too much curiosity. Too many questions. Too many crystals/rocks, plants, hats. This past Saturday in under 24 hours, I was either told, shown, or written to that I was essentially “too much” and to get back down in my place. First response to first incident: - shake it off Seriously, what does that person know and why should I let Read More...

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Forgiveness, Forgetfulness, and the Ties that Bind

by Christopher Penczak, Edited by Tina Whittle Not that long ago, I was quoted, correctly, saying that I’m Italian and I hold a grudge. And that is not untrue. Or perhaps it's the combination of my Italian heritage and the natural inclinations of a Sun sign Taurus. Yet I had a few students who were shocked, because I’m one of the few Witchcraft teachers they know who also talks about forgiveness a lot, even asking our first-year Read More...

The Second Annual Oracular Spectacular!

The Temple of Witchcraft is thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity to support our Community Center fundraiser through our second annual Oracular Spectacular! Readers of all kinds have generously offered their services for this month-long event. Please consider booking a reading with one of our talented readers here: Book Your Reading Now! Once you book a reading you will receive a confirmation message and the reader will reach out to you shortly with a Zoom link or Read More...

Vittorio Benetti, HP

Vittorio Benetti, also known as Evil Vick, is a High Priest and Ordained Minister with the Temple of Witchcraft. Currently, he's a Teaching Assistant for students in the online Mystery School under the Sagittarius Ministry and volunteers for the Scorpio Ministry. He's also a Light Bearer of the Temple. Living in Italy with his wife, daughter, and two cats, he works as an IT tech. He is actively working to build an Italian community by organizing public Read More...

Magick in Mundane: A Twist of Thread

by Erica Sittler We’ve come to the end of our course here in W1. If I was a good student, I would be studying for our test. You know, the one you have to pass in order to initiate? Pass with a 100%. It’s an open book test, so everyone should pass, right? Yet, I am the student who could easily not do that. I hope there are bonus questions. Or maybe we get extra credit for Read More...

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Mystery Plays, Schools and Magickal Classes

by Christopher Penczak, Edited by Tina Whittle I am enamored by the mysteries! On all levels, they embody the essence of the magickal journey because all things have their mystery, from the most philosophical to the seemingly mundane, for one mystery teaching is that nothing is mundane. But you have to have the experience of that mystery to truly understand it. Preserve the mysteries. Reveal them often. These have been mantras for me. Not that I wish Read More...

  by Claire du Nord In keeping with one of my favorite mottos – “Rescue, Reuse, Repurpose” – the Tannenbaum from this past Yule presented me with several new opportunities to do just that – knowing that in a short while it would be time to celebrate Imbolc, the next Sabbat on the Wheel of the Year. Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft tradition. The whole Tannenbaum couldn’t stay in my Read More...

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