Bone, Gavin
Gavin Bone is a Wiccan and author and companion/partner with Janet Farrar. In his work with Janet and her late husband, Stewart Farrar, Gavin Bone has…
Month: June 2017
Bone, Eleanor "Ray"
Eleanor “Ray” Bone (1910-2001 ) was an English Witch, one of the original high priestesses initiated by Gerald B. Gardner. Eleanor “Ray” Bone followed Gardner's…
Boguet, Henri
Henri Boguet (1550-1619) was a French grand judge, lawyer and Demonologist, known for his cruelty and torture. Boguet presided over witch trials in Saint-Claude, Burgundy,…
Bodin, Jean
Jean Bodin (1529-1596) was a French Demonologist and political theorist who encouraged the vicious persecution of witches and helped fan the fires of the Inquisition…
Blymire, John
Blymire, John (b. 1895) In the secret world of Penn- sylvania Dutch witchcraft, John Blymire became the central figure in a celebrated murder trial in…
Bloodstone
A bloodstone is a semiprecious stone with magical or healing properties. Perhaps the best known is green jasper with red flecks, used in rituals and…
Blood
Called the “river of life,” blood is identified with the soul and is the vehicle that carries the vital energy of the universe through the…
Blight, Tamsin
Tamsin Blight (1798-1856) was a famous witch, healer and pellar of Cornwall, England, known as “the Pellar of Helston.” Stories about her were recorded by the…
BLACK ANIMALS
black animals A favoured shape-shifted form of the Devil and Demons, especially Demons who serve as the familiars of witches. Dogs and cats were the…
Bridget Bishop
BridgetBishop (d. 1692) was the first victim of the Salem Witches hysteria in Massachusetts in 1692-93. Bridget Bishop was the first to be accused and…