If you think that as a practitioner of Wicca or as a believer in witchcraft that you’re having a hard time getting acceptance today, just imagine what it was like for men and women who lived in the shadows at least 200 years ago. The witch hunting hysteria that hit Europe and America was a [...]
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Anna Goldi: The Last Witch of Europe
Posted in witches & witchcraft, tagged anna goeldi, anna goldi, anna goldin, last witch of europe, true story of a witch, witches in europe on October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Mark of the Witch
Posted in witches & witchcraft, tagged physical characteristics of a witch, the mark of a witch, witch's marks on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The witch is one of the scariest figures of fiction, particularly fairy tales. They were evil, cunning and deceptive and if you didn’t watch out, they’d eat your flesh and pick your bones. The witch is also one of the most misunderstood figures of our history, especially in places where they were routinely hunted, persecuted [...]