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Dec 17, 2021 · Yes, they are, and we're in the middle of a witchcraft renaissance. Whether you have a favorite TikTok tarot reader or are looking to deepen your practice beyond checking your horoscopes, you...
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- "Witches do spells on other people and use magic to control you." We already mentioned Hocus Pocus, but in that movie lies the first big misconception people have about real witches: that they do spells on other people—typically for personal gain.
- “Witches are not smart.” There’s this idea that witches are pretty woo-woo people, only interested in what their crystals have to say, only living by angel numbers they see or are irrationally superstitious.
- "Witches have to look a certain way or you have to give into the commodification of witchcraft to be an actual witch." There is a very specific image that the word “witch” conjures up in your head; as we already stated, you might imagine Elphaba from Wicked, with her black, modest dresses and pointy hat that Glinda gave her.
- "Witches were targeted because they were evil or bad." If you know the real history of the Salem Witch Trials, then you’d know that they weren’t really about dispelling the towns of Salem and Danvers, MA of evil witches.
- Witches were burned at the stake. Not in English-speaking countries. Witchcraft was a felony in both England and its American colonies, and therefore witches were hanged, not burned.
- Nine million witches died in the years of the witch persecutions. About 30,000–60,000 people were executed in the whole of the main era of witchcraft persecutions, from the 1427–36 witch-hunts in Savoy (in the western Alps) to the execution of Anna Goldi in the Swiss canton of Glarus in 1782.
- Once accused, a witch had no chance of proving her innocence. Only 25 per cent of those tried across the period in England were found guilty and executed.
- Millions of innocent people were rounded up on suspicion of witchcraft. The total number of people tried for witchcraft in England throughout the period of persecution was no more than 2,000.
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- Witchcraft is a medieval idea. It isn’t – it’s modern. The Christian church was sceptical about the reality of witchcraft until the 15th century. Even then, many theologians and clergymen did not believe that witchcraft was a threat.
- Witchcraft trials occurred everywhere. Most witchcraft trials happened in central, western, or northern Europe. These were the areas which were the cradle of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, which saw the transformation of the religious geography of Europe.
- The Inquisition tried and executed most witches. The Roman, Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions, established in the 16th century, were responsible for dealing with matters of heresy.
- Only women were tried for witchcraft. It’s true that 80% of those tried and executed for witchcraft were women. Many witch hunters, like those in Eichstätt, also selected female suspects over male ones, even though the evidence could be very similar.
Jun 16, 2015 · History provides numerous accounts of real witches. Jesse Draper. Toil and trouble: the myth of the witch is no myth at all. Published: June 16, 2015 12:17am EDT. Witches are usually relegated to...
Sep 30, 2019 · What It's About: A young adult fiction anthology of 15 stories featuring contemporary, historical, and futuristic stories featuring witchy heroines who are diverse in race, class, sexuality, religion, geography, and era. Are you a good witch or a bad witch? Glinda the Good Witch. Elphaba the Wicked Witch... Publication Date: August 28, 2018
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May 6, 2019 · Updated on May 06, 2019. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about Wicca and other Pagan religions, most of which are perpetuated by people who (a) don't know any better and (b) have never taken the time to learn the truth. Let's talk about some of the most common bits of misinformation people hear about Wicca and modern Paganism.
