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Bruxa Evora is a Brazilian witch spirit, a deified Moorish sorceress. Bruxa Evora speaks fluent Portuguese, Arabic, and Latin, but she is full of surprises and may know other languages, too. She

Lithoboly is the mysterious hails of stones have been reported from time to time in cases of witchcraft and possession. Victims claim to be pelted by stones which suddenly rain down from

Maleficia: Harmful Magic, Witchcraft Accusations, and the Fear of Curses Maleficia refers to harmful or malicious magical acts traditionally attributed to witches, sorcerers, magicians, and folk practitioners. The term is most often

The Malleus Maleficarum (The Witch Hammer) is a comprehensive witch-hunter’s handbook, the most important treatise on prosecuting witches during the witch hysteria. Published first in Germany in 1486, the Malleus Maleficarum proliferated

Metamorphosis is the ability of witches, sorcerers (see Sorcery) and other magically empowered persons to transform themselves and other humans at will into animals, birds and insects. In witchcraft trials, people testified

Since ancient times, the moon has been associated with woman and her fertility, monthly cycle, powers of nurturing and powers of darkness. The moon, ruler of the night and the mysteries of

Margaret Alice Murray, (1863–1963) was a British anthropologist, archaeologist and Egyptologist best known for her controversial theories on the origins and organization of witchcraft as a religion. Murray was born July 13, 1863,

Ordeal by Touch: A Historical Means of Identifying Witches The ordeal by touch was a method steeped in superstition and fear, used during the height of witch trials to identify those accused

Paganism Contemporary Earth-based spiritual traditions and paths blending elements of pre-Christian, Christian and non-Christian religions. The PAgAn FederAtIon defines Paganism as a “polytheistic or pantheistic nature-worshipping religion.” Paganism is one of the

A pellar is in English folk Magic and Witchcraft, a healer, diviner and breaker of spells. The term is probably a corruption of expel, as in the repelling or expelling of spells. A