Necromancy comes from the Greek words nekrs (“dead body”) and mantea (“divination by means of”).
Literally, it means speaking to the dead through divination.
Most necromancers receive insights about the past, present, or future through the dead.
Necromancy is part of death witchcraft, but it isn’t all of that path.
Death witchcraft also involves working with death as a force, dead plants, healing the dead, and other aspects of the end of life.
Some death witches also call themselves necromancers; others do not.
Today, the term necromancy is often reserved for ceremonial magicians who work with the dead.
Some modern-day practitioners prefer to avoid the term because of its association with fantasy.
