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Connecticut Witch Trial Descendants Want Justice

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At age 82, Bernice Mable Graham Telian doubts she’ll live long enough to see the name of her great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother and 10 others hanged in colonial Connecticut for witchcraft cleared.

Telian was researching her family tree when she discovered that her seventh grandmother, Mary Barnes of Farmington, Conn., was sent to the gallows . . . → Read More: Connecticut Witch Trial Descendants Want Justice

Samhain Countdown: Spider Mythology and Folklore

By Patti Wigington

Depending on where you live, you probably see spiders starting to emerge from their hiding spots at some point in the summer. By fall, they tend to be fairly active because they’re seeking warmth – which is why you may find yourself suddenly face to face with an eight-legged visitor some night . . . → Read More: Samhain Countdown: Spider Mythology and Folklore

Runic Magic

By Christopher Ray Bishop

Abstract: This thesis seeks to illustrate that runes were considered magical even if also utilized as an alphabetic script. This argument will be achieved by first looking at scholarly arguments concerning the characters’ origins. However, though runes may be compared to other scripts, there existed a belief among the Old Norse . . . → Read More: Runic Magic

To Fly by Night: The Craft of the Hedgewitch

Reviewed by Nicole McAlister

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“The Journey across the Hedge can sometimes be a daunting one. By understanding and utilizing the tools that you have at your disposal, it can be a little bit easier. There is no easy button to make you a proficient hedgerider. That takes practice, skill and wisdom. There are no . . . → Read More: To Fly by Night: The Craft of the Hedgewitch

Goddesses in Celtic Religion

Cult and Mythology: A Comparative Study of Ancient Ireland, Britain and Gaul

By Noemie Beck

Abstract: This work consists of a comparative study of the female deities venerated by the Celts of Gaul, Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland from the 8th c. BC to around 400 AD. The Celts had the peculiarity of transmitting . . . → Read More: Goddesses in Celtic Religion