A Hegewitch is someone who practices Hedgewitchery or Hedgecraft. HedgeCraft is a spiritual path and is considered a form of European witchcraft. It is most commonly practiced by modern Neo-Pagans and some people consider it to be merely a variant on the Neo-Pagan religion of Wicca though this has been disputed.Hedgecraft is loosely based on the old wise women (and men), cunning folk, herbalists, healers and witches throughout history. Some Adherents have claimed that it is the religion of the traditional cunning folk of England. The older and more traditional practices of hedgewitchery or hedge riding are shamanic in nature and often (but not always) include entheogenic wartcunning involving flying ointments and unguents to achieve the ecstatic trance state traditionally know as "oot 'n aboot".