Skyclad:
Performing rituals and witchcraft completely bare with the exception of
jewellery and ritual items (a crown, scarf, veil, etc...)
Nudity is an interesting part of witchcraft (obviously not so practical for modern witchcraft, unless you're performing a ritual at home and want to try it), many old texts, pictures, woodcuts, drawings, and paintings depict and describe witches in the nude.
Traditional lore describes that on midnight witches sabbaths (not sabbat) witches would congregate together and apply a special witches ointment to their bare backs which is what gives them the magical ability to fly on their brooms to the celebration.
At a witches sabbath or gathering, witches would dance around the fire, and perform any spells or rituals completely naked.
Some witches today still perform skyclad rituals in the comfort of their home, to keep with tradition, and for the original purpose to remove any impediments between oneself and the spirits they are connecting with.
Witches are known for being deep rooted naturalists, so it makes perfect sense that in history much of witchcraft was performed in this "natural" human state. Witches of old never cared about how their bodies looked, wrinkles, loose tummies, scars, and dirt... they danced around like no one was watching, total freedom of mind and body.
Nudity is an interesting part of witchcraft (obviously not so practical for modern witchcraft, unless you're performing a ritual at home and want to try it), many old texts, pictures, woodcuts, drawings, and paintings depict and describe witches in the nude.
Traditional lore describes that on midnight witches sabbaths (not sabbat) witches would congregate together and apply a special witches ointment to their bare backs which is what gives them the magical ability to fly on their brooms to the celebration.
At a witches sabbath or gathering, witches would dance around the fire, and perform any spells or rituals completely naked.
Some witches today still perform skyclad rituals in the comfort of their home, to keep with tradition, and for the original purpose to remove any impediments between oneself and the spirits they are connecting with.
Witches are known for being deep rooted naturalists, so it makes perfect sense that in history much of witchcraft was performed in this "natural" human state. Witches of old never cared about how their bodies looked, wrinkles, loose tummies, scars, and dirt... they danced around like no one was watching, total freedom of mind and body.
(a note on the photos below, I have included an old illustration as well
as the modern photograph of a skyclad witch at a real place in England-
I thought this was neat)
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