The First Witch
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (174099)
Boise, Idaho
September 25, 2023 2:38pm CST
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 right and true.
I was thinking of fall decorations and the witches and bats were fighting me for a juxtaposition. I started wondering about witches. Who might be the very first one? There was Circe, who manipulated and trapped men on her Meditteranean island. The first one in the Bible was the Witch of Endor. She summoned the spirit of Samuel for King Saul. And, Macbeth, Shakespeare's leader of the witches who controlled the winds and spoke of the past.
But what about Bridget Magnus? The first person who was executed for witchcraft in Salem in 1692. She was executed on June 10th for a charge of witchcraft which was overturned on October,31,2001. I'm going to be thinking about her this year on Halloween.
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@LadyDuck (473958)
• Switzerland
26 Sep 23
I am also interested in spirituality and the paranormal. If you are interested, the last witch to be executed was Anna Göldi. She was a Swiss housemaid who was the last persons to be executed for witchcraft in Europe. On 20th September 2007, the Swiss parliament decided that in Anna Göldi case, justice was wrong. And 225 years after her execution she has been rehabilitated.
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@celticeagle (174099)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Sep 23
They did the same here in Salem a few years ago.
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@celticeagle (174099)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Sep 23
@LadyDuck ........Simply amazing.
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@LadyDuck (473958)
• Switzerland
29 Sep 23
@celticeagle They killed innocent women because their husbands (or no matter who) wanted to get rid of them.
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@LindaOHio (188220)
• United States
26 Sep 23
I didn't realize that they had overturned any accusations of witchcraft. Have a good day.
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@JESSY3236 (20482)
• United States
26 Sep 23
I didn't know they overturned the accusations.
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@celticeagle (174099)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Sep 23
A few years ago. There was a special about it.
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@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
3 Oct 23
I know they recently overturned or pardoned those accused of witchcraft in Scotland. It's good to see any society come to it's senses and carefully examine some of the unsavoury and unjust actions of the past.
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@celticeagle (174099)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Oct 23
I am glad to see this happening also.
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