Are traditional witches dark pagans, or Satanic witches?
In short, no. Though many Wiccans feel that the practice of dark magic (hexing and cursing) is “evil,” traditional witches are taught that a true witch heals with one hand and hexes with the other, or that a witch who cannot harm cannot heal. Dark is not to be equated with evil; it is truly needed in order to maintain the balance. Everything is defined by its opposite, so dark magic is practiced as well as light magic. Magic itself has no color; it is all in the intent of the practitioner. If one’s intent is always to practice magic of one type while not including the other, this practitioner is thought to lack necessary balance. (Please understand that this is a gross oversimplification, but this belief would take far too long to explain and cannot really be “taught,” only understood.) This belief does not make traditional witches evil – at least not in our opinions. The only way for someone to be a Satanic witch is for them to be a witch who worships Satan. To my knowledge, there are
