# Any witches in the house?

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**Created:** [August 5, 2002, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-witches-in-the-house/122419 "2002-08-05T11:36:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-witches-in-the-house/122419/27 "2002-08-07T10:31:53Z")

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Yo, Johnny, I didn’t get the handle “Broomstick” because I fly _airplanes_… (yes, it’s TRUE! Some witches DO fly… but nowadays we use aircraft. Brooms can give you splinters in places you don’t want to know about!)

I think you have a good grip on some basics, but any question like “what do witches believe?” is a real minefield. There’s not a an official Book of Dogma like the monotheisms have. Practices range all over the place. Since tolerance is considered a virture there is a really wide range of acceptable practices in the larger Neo-Pagan community.

I tend to think spellwork and prayer are equivalent on many (although not all) levels, so it’s a good comparison for someone just starting to study witchcraft whose background is Judeo-Christian. If you want something more detailed about my personal practices/beliefs e-mail me.

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