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hedge riding

hedge riding noun: shamanic journeying, as practised by a hedge witch.

Noun

hedge riding (uncountable)

  1. Shamanic journeying, as practised by a hedge witch.
    • Hedge riding is shamanic in nature and is usually solitary as the hedge witch is solitary, but there is no reason why you cannot practice with others.2012, Harmonia Saille, Pagan Portals - Hedge Witchcraft, John Hunt Publishing, page 10
    • Hedge riding may be part of the spell a hedge witch puts together.2014, Trevor Greenfield, Witchcraft Today - 60 Years On, John Hunt Publishing, unnumbered page

Origin of hedge riding

From hedge (“boundary”) + riding (“traversing, crossing”), where the boundary is that separating this world from the spirit world.

Questions about hedge riding

What does hedge riding mean?
Hedge riding means shamanic journeying, as practised by a hedge witch.
What part of speech is hedge riding?
Hedge riding is a noun.

Words near hedge riding in the dictionary

  1. hedge popping
  2. hedge priest
  3. hedge priests
  4. hedge rider
  5. hedge riders
  6. hedge riding
  7. hedge school
  8. hedge schools
  9. hedge sermon
  10. hedge sermons
  11. hedge sparrow

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