Bury St. Edmonds Witches
Bury St. Edmonds Witches Of the various witch trials of Suffolk, England, conducted in Bury St. Edmonds during the 17th century, two episodes stand out.…
Month: July 2017
Butters, Mary
Mary Butters (late 18th-early 19th centuries) : An attempt to cure a cow of bewitchment with white Magic ended in disaster for Mary Butters, the…
Cabot, Laurie
Laurie Cabot (1933- ) Witch, author, artist, businesswoman, civil rights watchdog and founder of two traditions of contemporary Witchcraft. Known as "…
Cakes-and-Wine
Cakes-and-wine (also cakes-and-ale) is in Wicca and Paganism, a relaxed sharing of refreshments, conversation, dancing and singing that follows rituals, circles, seasonal celebrations (see Wheel…
Candles
Candles have a long history in religious worship, Magic and folklore. Candlelight repels evil spirits while attracting benevolent ones. In liturgy, they are offerings of…
Canewdon Witches
Canewdon Witches According to a prophecy by the famous 19th-century cunning man James Murrell, the Essex village of Canewdon, located in England’s “witch country” of…
Canon Episcopi
The Canon Episcopi was one of the most important ecclesiastical documents of the Middle Ages was the Canon Episcopi, ca. 900, which defined witchcraft as…
Carpenter, Dennis
Dennis Carpenter (1954- ) Prominent American Pagan scholar and, with his wife, Selena Fox, codirector of Circle Sanctuary in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin. Sin…
Cassandra
Cassandra (she who entangles men) In Greek mythology, prophetess, daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba; sister of Aesacus, Creusa, Hector, Helenus, Paris, Polyxena, and…
Cats
Cats have been associated with the supernatural since ancient times. Cats are associated with either good or bad luck, healing or harm. In folklore, the…
