Witches. For centuries they've been the object of folklore, fiction and even persecution. While in more modern times, the idea of witchcraft tends to evoke thoughts of black hats, bubbling cauldrons and movies like “Hocus Pocus,” there's still an aura…[Continue Reading...]
Jonathan Durrant, Principal Lecturer in History, University of South Wales About 400 years ago, the European witch hunts were at their peak. Between the 15th and 18th centuries, an estimated 50,000 people, mostly women, were executed for witchcraft across Europe. They…[Continue Reading...]
Witches, Wiccans and other contemporary Pagans see divinity in trees, streams, plants and animals. Most Pagans view the Earth as the Goddess, with a body that humans must care for, and from which they gain emotional, spiritual and physical sustenance.…[Continue Reading...]
An all-female order shunned modern life, including electricity and spoke in pseudo-medieval English as they carried out their work. The Madrian Order originated in Oxford in the 1970s before relocating to Yorkshire. Centred around a person best known as 'Marianne…[Continue Reading...]
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