Famous Witches- Page 2

Dolly Pentreath (1692–1777) was a wise woman, Witch and Pellar of great repute in Cornwall, England. Dolly (Dorothy) Pentreath was born in the parish Paul in Cornwall in 1692. She never married,

Old George Pickingill (1816–1909) was a legendary English Cunning Man and a controversial figure to many contemporary Witches. According to the English folklorist Eric maples, Old George Pickingill claimed to be descended

Pope (c. 1630–1690) Tewa Pueblo medicine man of San Juan, New Mexico, who used sorcery to lead a rebellious fight against Spanish settlers. Pope claimed to be the representative of el Demonio,

Score, John (d. 1979) Also known as m, John Score was an influential figure in Britain during the formative years of the re-emergence of Paganism and Witchcraft, the latter of which Score

Sanders, Maxine (1946– ) Prominent English Witch once married to the late Alex Sanders. maxine Sanders helped to found the Alexandrian tradition of contemporary Witchcraft in the 1960s in England. She was

Sanders, Alex (1926–1988) Self-proclaimed “king of the Witches” in his native England, Alex Sanders rose to fame in the 1960s, founding a major tradition bearing his name: the Alexandrian tradition. A gifted

Starhawk: Witchcraft, Feminism and Earth-Based Magic Starhawk is one of the most influential figures in modern Witchcraft, feminist spirituality, ecofeminism and contemporary Paganism. Born Miriam Simos in 1951, she became known internationally