witches

Tagged Discussions

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 31 Oct 24

To me, witches are strong, intelligent, outspoken women who are so entuned with the cosmos and spirituality that others see them as weird and even a threat. Many have special gifts such as telepathy and empathy, and they are...

witches

5 responses •

5 people

What can I do to protect myself against witches and witch doctors and other practitioners of Voodoo?

Coventry @Coventry (7) 22 Mar 24

I angered an old woman by accidentally knocking her down in a crowded market and even though I apologized and helped her to her feet she cast a spell on me turning all the ramen noodles I had eaten that day into worms in my...

3 responses •

3 people

The First Witch

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 25 Sep 23

I have always been interested in spirituality, the paranormal, astrology, herbal medicine, All Saint's Eve, etc. Many religious types don't see any sense in it. It's sort of like their 'faith', it's something you just feel is...

witches

executed

halloween

6 responses •

7 people

Witches

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 4 Oct 22

In ancient times, maybe 20,000 years ago, they were called deities and worshipped the goddess Diana. In ancient Scandinavia there was Preya, in Greece there was Circe, Isis in Egypt, and in Hebrew it was Lilith. They have been...

witches

sorceresses

deities

8 responses •

8 people

Things People Told Me-the Witches

Jo Ann @akalinus (44366) • United States 11 Jan 22

People tell me all sorts of interesting things. Some sound too crazy to believe but they swear they are true. One neighbor lady told me she was a witch and knows what will happen in the future. I asked her how she became a witch....

10 responses •

9 people

Good News for Witches and Females Alike

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 24 Dec 21

Between 1563 and 1736 nearly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft and were either executed or tortured. Now Parliament may soon pass a bill that will pardon thousands of women who were convicted of witchcraft centuries ago....

witches

witchcraft

pardon

12 responses •

9 people

Possible Origins of The Witch Hat and Other Accoutrements of the Witch ~ Part Two

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 24 Oct 21

The old-fashioned broom is often depicted with the witch. It is believed it has its roots in a pagan fertility ritual. Farmers would leap onto such brooms and dance around in the light of a full moon to encourage the growth of...

witches

pagan

7 responses •

7 people

Possible Origins of The Witch Hat and Other Accoutrements of the Witch ~ Part One

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 24 Oct 21

The hat that the popular and fictional image of a witch wears is tall, pointed conical with a crooked top and wide brim. There are several theories of where this hat may have originated. These theories go back as far as the 2nd...

witches

familiars

3 responses •

3 people

The Real Scammy on Witches

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 22 Oct 21

Well, it seems witches were not all bad. Of course, they got the bad end of the stick. It seems witches were given a death sentence or more to cleanse the society than anything else. Witchcraft is an umbrella term and not all...

witches

evil

halloween

9 responses •

9 people

Dawn Unearthed by Carrie Ann Ryan

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7386) • Sparta, Tennessee 19 Aug 21

I was lucky to get the ARC of Carrie Ann Ryan's new paranormal romance Dawn Unearthed. It's the first book in her new series, The Ravenwood Coven. Meet Sage Reed, a witch who doesn't know she is one. A young woman who has been...

1 response •

2 people

Funny: Witches Use Broomsticks and Wizards Use Vacuum Cleaners

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 12 May 21

A nine-year-old boy student of mine made me laugh out loud tonight. We were discussing witches and wizards' way of transporting up in the sky. He agreed that witches use broomsticks. The funny part struck me with a big surprise...

3 responses •

3 people

Street Art Spacemen At Halloween

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 4 Nov 19

Oldham town centre in Manchester has an unusual Halloween street art display with astronauts in full suits and space helmets falling prey to witches, giant spiders, tentacle monsters and zombies. Good creepy fun mixing science...

7 responses •

7 people

Suspiria (1977)

Jessica @JESSY3236 (22199) • United States 17 May 19

My mother and I watched Suspiria (1977) on Mother's Day. There is a remake of it made last year. I had been wanting to see the original. We watched it on Hoopla. It has Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Eva Axén,...

suspiria

witches

3 responses •

3 people

Inquisition

Junbals @Junbals (1421) • Philippines 15 Apr 19

I find one of the most controversial regulatory bodies of the Church in the Middle Ages was definitely the so-called Inquisition. Sometimes called "God's Jury", the inquisition was centralized in Rome in 1542. It aimed at...

5 responses •

6 people

Horror Novel Review Darren Shan The Darren Shan Saga 12 Sons Of Destiny

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 8 Oct 18

2004 Harper Collins. Spoiler alerts Epic final chapter in this fantastic horror-fantasy series for older children. At the close of Book Eleven, Darren discovered that Steve’s child ally, Darius, is actually Darren’s own...

2 responses •

2 people

Poetry Review Robert Burns Tam O Shanter

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 29 Aug 18

Probably the most famous Scottish dialect poem of all time this 1790 verse is funny, scary and a cautionary tale about the perils of excessive alcohol intake too. While his angry and saddened wife waits at home in increasing...

5 responses •

5 people

Today in History

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 18 Aug 18

Today's history deals with a lot of controversial issues. First, a royal wedding. There shouldn't be anything controversial about that, should there? Well, maybe not today, but back in 1572 when France's Henry III of Navarre,...

voting and graduation

8 responses •

10 people

The two white witch took the black witch's help

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 4 Feb 18

The two white witches who stay next door as my neighbours in G4 quarter and claims themselves to be pious had to go the black witch who say they only wanted to break my stubborn attitude( taking back the complaint lodged against...

6 responses •

6 people

My story with Witches- They stated to wipe me away from this World.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 23 Jan 18

The tension did pick up and went to such heights that my neighbours wanted to settle the issue betting for my life. The black witch and wizard were asked to put me to sleep forever. They started the game to prove that they could...

1 response •

1 person

My story with witches continues

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 21 Jan 18

After the theft some issues did come up with my neighbours which did blow out of bounds with me needing the police and district administration help time and again. This is where that my life took a bad turn. They wanted the...

2 responses •

1 person