The Witch's Hammer
In 1559, Pope Paul IV had The Witch's Hammer published as kinda a manual on how to hunt, capture, and torture Witches. They would use the common things from having weird birthmarks, to having a simple medical herb garden as signs as one being a witch. In this essay, I will explain the meaning of the Witch's Hammer, and what it means to me. I will also discuss how it is used in the Pagan and Wiccan community and if I would use it in my own practice. I will be discussing why it is important to know and any misconceptions me or any others have about this term.
The Witch's Hammer or Malleus Maleificrum in Latin was written by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprencer. It was submitted on May 9th, 1487 but was not published at that …show more content…
I don't know what it really means to me, I don't know how to feel about this work. It is an emotional part of the Pagan and Wiccan history. It is a very heart-wrenching part of history but a part of it nonetheless. And I am not sure how to process the meaning of his text. I have a strong love for history but a small part of me wishes I had never learned that two men actually wrote a book that was used to accuse and kill hundreds or thousands of people. It just makes my heart hurt for what those someone wanted their land. Most people that used this book misused it. I do not know what gives two people the right to say that someone's birthmark is a sign of witchcraft. This book and the people that wrote it just remind me of the medieval crusader converting people at the point of their sword. Only this time they are using a book and different torture …show more content…
I don't know what it means to me but it's heartbreaking to find this information out. I'm not sure where it used besides history classes and other schools. I'm sure its use in history will never be forgotten. I'm not sure if I will use this term in my practice but I would in my path. I am going to find a copy of the Witch's Hammer and read it. It is important to know this term because it was single handily the number one handbook for witch-hunting. I thought that the Witch's Hammer was like the Witches Pyramid or a talisman. I think it may be so confusing because schools, at least my school, didn't teach about it. And I found the title in three different
In 1559, Pope Paul IV had The Witch's Hammer published as kinda a manual on how to hunt, capture, and torture Witches. They would use the common things from having weird birthmarks, to having a simple medical herb garden as signs as one being a witch. In this essay, I will explain the meaning of the Witch's Hammer, and what it means to me. I will also discuss how it is used in the Pagan and Wiccan community and if I would use it in my own practice. I will be discussing why it is important to know and any misconceptions me or any others have about this term.
The Witch's Hammer or Malleus Maleificrum in Latin was written by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprencer. It was submitted on May 9th, 1487 but was not published at that …show more content…
I don't know what it really means to me, I don't know how to feel about this work. It is an emotional part of the Pagan and Wiccan history. It is a very heart-wrenching part of history but a part of it nonetheless. And I am not sure how to process the meaning of his text. I have a strong love for history but a small part of me wishes I had never learned that two men actually wrote a book that was used to accuse and kill hundreds or thousands of people. It just makes my heart hurt for what those someone wanted their land. Most people that used this book misused it. I do not know what gives two people the right to say that someone's birthmark is a sign of witchcraft. This book and the people that wrote it just remind me of the medieval crusader converting people at the point of their sword. Only this time they are using a book and different torture …show more content…
I don't know what it means to me but it's heartbreaking to find this information out. I'm not sure where it used besides history classes and other schools. I'm sure its use in history will never be forgotten. I'm not sure if I will use this term in my practice but I would in my path. I am going to find a copy of the Witch's Hammer and read it. It is important to know this term because it was single handily the number one handbook for witch-hunting. I thought that the Witch's Hammer was like the Witches Pyramid or a talisman. I think it may be so confusing because schools, at least my school, didn't teach about it. And I found the title in three different