Witchcraft and spirituality for godless people
Daniel Spofford is a notable figure in witchcraft history, because he was the very last person to be legally accused of practicing the craft in the United States. His case isn’t just notable for being the last of its kind […]
Judith Varlet (or Varleth) was the daughter of a successful Dutch textiles-merchant, whose family decided to settle in America. Of course, this woman’s life was full of hardships the moment they set foot on this new land. Her sister Sarah […]
Sarah Davis Cole was accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts during the fall of 1692 — but she was not among those executed during the more notorious Salem trials. Her story isn’t widely told, and information is sparse, but this […]
The name Brandi Blackbear doesn’t get enough mention when it comes to the history of witchcraft, civil rights and completely unjust witch trials. That’s especially since this young woman’s story isn’t one placed in a time of antiquity. Brandi isn’t […]
Grace Sherwood is a name that many Americans haven’t heard — outside the state of Virginia, at least. That’s because, when most people think about witchcraft in early American history, they more-often-than-not think of the Salem Witch Trials, which took […]
Marigje Arriens is noted as among the last woman to be executed for witchcraft in Holland (although this is a highly contested “fact”). She was, at one point in her life, a respected practitioner of medicine during the 1500s, before […]