Hibbins, Ann
Ann Hibbins (d. 1656) was a prominent Boston woman convicted of witchcraft and executed. Her chief crime as a witch seemed to have been a…
Month: August 2017
Hex Signs (hexenfoos)
hex signs (hexenfoos) round magical signs and symbols used by the Pennsylvania Dutch, primarily to protect against witchcraft but also to effect spells. Hex signs…
Hexenkopf (Witch’s Head)
Hexenkopf (Witch’s Head) A rocky hill near Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley, steeped in witchcraft superstitions and folklore influenced by German immigrants who settled…
Hex Death
Hex death : Also called “voodoo death,” hex death is death from a hex or Curse resulting from black Magic or the breaking of a…
Hex
A hex is a spell or bewitchment. The term comes from the Pennsylvania Dutch, who borrowed it from their native German word for “witch,” Hexe,…
Hertford Witches
Hertford Witches (d. 1606) Two women executed for crimes committed by witchcraft in royston, England. Joan Harrison and her daughter were widely believed to practice…
Herne the Hunter
Herne the Hunter is a spectral huntsman who haunts the ancient forest of Windsor Great Park near Windsor Castle in England, according to legend. Herne…
Hermetica
Hermetica Forty-two sacred books of mystical wisdom attributed to the mythical Hermes TrIsmegIstus, or “thrice great Hermes,” the combined Egyptian and Greek deities of Thoth…
Hermes
Hermes is a Greek messenger god, swift and cunning, portrayed with winged feet, wearing a winged helmet and carrying a caduceus, a serpent-entwined, magic wand…
Helms Amendment
The Helms Amendment was an attempt in 1985 by two members of Congress, Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina and representative Robert Walker of Pennsylvania,…
