The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra analyzes the Salem Witch Trials to offer key insights into the role of women in its events while explaining how its tragedies became possible. It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse. It ended less than a year later, but not before 19 men and women had been hanged and an elderly man crushed to death.

An introduction to Wicca and its origins, as well as an overview of how magick functions and how to use it in everyday life. Learn how to set up a Wiccan altar, collect and dedicate magickal tools, create and cast spells, and more.

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During the bleak winter of 1692 in the rigid Puritan community of Salem Village, Massachusetts, a group of young girls began experiencing violent fits, allegedly tormented by Satan and the witches who worshipped him. From the girls' initial denouncing of an Indian slave, the accusations soon multiplied. In less than two years, nineteen men and women were hanged, one was pressed to death, and over a hundred others were imprisoned and impoverished....

"Folklore expert Judika Illes introduces readers to mythic witches, modern witches, sacred goddess witches, even demon witches, male and female witches, witches from all over the globe. She takes readers on an enchanting tour through witchcraft's history, mythology, and folklore, where they will discover a miscellany of facts including magic spells, rituals, potions, recipes, celebrations, traditions, and much more."--Publisher's description.

Cultivate the energetic power of magick with renowned witch Silver RavenWolf. The Witching Hour shows you how to use the right tools, materials, and techniques for powders and spells that work. Explore the secrets of fluid condensers, beeswax, and the planets. Create your own conjuring bags and sachets. Discover how to work with powders, herbs, and magickal timing with more than 100 recipes and formulas for a variety of purposes. Awaken the depths...

A compendium of information of the history, practitioners, and lore of witchcraft and sorcery.

Six Women of Salem is the first work to use the lives of a select number of representative women as a microcosm to illuminate the larger crisis of the Salem witch trials. By the end of the trials, beyond the twenty who were executed and the five who perished in prison, two hundred and seven individuals had been accused, seventy four had been 'afflicted,' thirty two had officially accused their fellow neighbors, and two hundred and fifty five ordinary...

"From the author of the raw and honest self-help guide, I Don't Want to Be An Empath Anymore, Mood Magick offers simple rituals and tools rooted in elemental magick to help readers navigate an ever-changing world with more ease and confidence. By employing the basic tenets of witchcraft-which rely heavily on connecting with nature and getting back to basics-this unique guide will give witches of all levels (and the witch-curious) a source of self-knowledge...