Lady Sheba
Lady Sheba (d. 2002) Self-described “Witch Queen” who rose to prominence in American Witchcraft in the late 1960s and 1970s. She set a precedent in…
Month: August 2017
Ladder
Widely held superstitions that it is bad luck to walk beneath a ladder are related in part to fears about witches, especially during the witch…
Kyteler, Lady Alice
Lady Alice Kyteler (?–ca. 1324) Lady Alice kyteler was a wealthy and respected woman and the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Ireland.…
Knots
The tying and untying of knots is used to bind and release energy in many folk magic spells and formulas. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks…
Knights Templar
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR : In the year 1119, nine French knights living in Jerusalem formed a religious order devoted to the protection of pilgrims travelling to…
Kiss of Shame
The kiss of shame is a homage paid to the Devil by kissing his posterior. The osculum infame, as it was called, was mentioned, in…
Junius, Johannes
Junius, Johannes (1573?–1628) Burgomaster, or mayor, of Bamberg, Germany, caught with other local leading citizens in one of the most vicious witch persecutions of the…
Judith, Anodea
AnodeaJudith (1952– ) American witch, author, artist, songwriter and healer, renowned for her therapeutic work with the chakra system. She is a past president of…
Juan
Juan : In Hispanic lore, any man named Juan has the power to catch witches. To do so, he must draw a Magic circle on…
Jones, Margaret
MargaretJones (?–1648) The first witch to be executed in Massachusetts Bay Colony, on June 15, 1648, in Boston. Margaret Jones was a physician who was…
