Interview with Walter J. Hagen, 1973-04-12

RT 398 F666m 1973 no. 3 - 7 Inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

5 index cards - Folklore of the Middle West, 1973, No. 3.; Folklore - Kansas; Hagen, Walter J.; Sackett, Samuel John; Witchcraft;

Typed and handwritten notes.

Interview with Walter J. Hagen of Hot Springs, AR on April 12, 1973 at Hays, KS

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:15 - Origin of personal power

00:02:29 - Use of candles and crystals

00:03:49 - Innate power versus learned power

00:04:25 - Loss of power

00:06:56 - Achievement of full power

00:08:23 - Power in others

00:09:23 - Witching for water

00:10:55 - Losing powers as a result of disuse

00:12:04 - Wicca

00:13:24 - Discrimination as a result of beliefs

00:15:31 - Involvement with covens

00:16:03 - Witchcraft and Wicca as a religion

00:16:55 - Extent of witchcraft in the United States

00:20:06 - Personal beliefs regarding Christianity and Wicca

00:22:24 - Benefits of the religion

00:25:09 - Arguments against Christianity

00:30:04 - Use of candles and crystals, their colors, and types

00:33:43 - Sex differences between witches

00:36:07 - Healings

00:38:38 - Use of drugs

00:38:56 - Secrecy

00:39:33 - Opinion on the Book of Shadows by Lady Sheba

00:41:56 - The role of the moon

00:46:21 - Conclusion