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- Familiar_spirit abstract "In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits (sometimes referred to simply as "familiars" or "animal guides") were supernatural entities believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. According to the records of the time, they would appear in numerous guises, often as an animal, but also at times as a human or humanoid figure, and were described as "clearly defined, three-dimensional… forms, vivid with colour and animated with movement and sound" by those alleging to have come into contact with them, unlike later descriptions of ghosts with their "smoky, undefined form[s]".When they served witches, they were often thought to be malevolent, while when working for cunning-folk they were often thought of as benevolent (although there was some ambiguity in both cases). The former were often categorised as demons, while the latter were more commonly thought of and described as fairies. The main purpose of familiars is to serve the witch or young witch, providing protection for him/her as they come into their new powers.Since the 20th century a number of magical practitioners, including adherents of the Neopagan religion of Wicca, have begun to utilise the concept of familiars, due to their association with older forms of magic.".
- Familiar_spirit thumbnail Witches'Familiars1579.jpg?width=300.
- Familiar_spirit wikiPageID "261331".
- Familiar_spirit wikiPageRevisionID "603903370".
- Familiar_spirit hasPhotoCollection Familiar_spirit.
- Familiar_spirit subject Category:English_legendary_creatures.
- Familiar_spirit subject Category:Fantasy_tropes.
- Familiar_spirit subject Category:Supernatural_legends.
- Familiar_spirit subject Category:Witchcraft.
- Familiar_spirit comment "In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits (sometimes referred to simply as "familiars" or "animal guides") were supernatural entities believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic.".
- Familiar_spirit label "Chowaniec".
- Familiar_spirit label "Espíritu familiar".
- Familiar_spirit label "Famiglio".
- Familiar_spirit label "Familiar spirit".
- Familiar_spirit label "Familiar".
- Familiar_spirit label "Familier (esprit)".
- Familiar_spirit label "Фамильяр".
- Familiar_spirit label "使い魔".
- Familiar_spirit sameAs Espíritu_familiar.
- Familiar_spirit sameAs Familier_(esprit).
- Familiar_spirit sameAs Famiglio.
- Familiar_spirit sameAs 使い魔.
- Familiar_spirit sameAs 사역마.
- Familiar_spirit sameAs Chowaniec.
- Familiar_spirit sameAs Familiar.
- Familiar_spirit sameAs m.01ms9k.
- Familiar_spirit sameAs Q386905.
- Familiar_spirit sameAs Q386905.
- Familiar_spirit wasDerivedFrom Familiar_spirit?oldid=603903370.
- Familiar_spirit depiction Witches'Familiars1579.jpg.
- Familiar_spirit isPrimaryTopicOf Familiar_spirit.
