Magic

that science began to take form because it broke away from everyday culture. This case exemplifies this statement because all the signs pointed to witchcraft. The testimonies and the evidence all suggested that Margarita’s illness was caused by dark magic. However, the Inquisition ruled that witchcraft could not be proven as the cause of her illness and the case was dropped. This ruling shows us that signs can be misleading. The Inquisition knew that her illness could be the result of either…

From the late fifteenth to the early eighteenth century, a massive number of prosecutions of alleged witches washed across parts of Europe. The courts targeted women and children rather than adult males. Tens of thousands of innocent women and children were wrongly convicted of being participants of witchcraft and were convicted through heinous trials. The number of executions increased drastically on a daily basis. In most executions, prosecutors used these methods: “burned by the stake,”…

underground gods. In the case of Circe, her father was the god of the sun, Helios (Kristensen 65). This god also had the chthonic trait, which shows that these goddesses shared such features. Additionally, both goddesses practice dark magic. Hecate practiced some dangerous magic, which was chthonic in nature (NicMhacha 61). While taking part in her magical workings, she became…

The regular, working class citizens tolerated witchcraft out of necessity but changed their viewpoints when they believed they had fallen victim to maleficium, because their acceptance was frail due to the abuse of religion needed for magic. In contrast, the secular authorities demonstrated attitudes of strict disapproval towards witchcraft for the same religious reasons, shown by the heavy emphasis against abusing the Holy Host in the laws of the Higher Court. Overall, Anneke’s trials…

find out some, what I like to call. Fun facts. The pentacle can fit into my pathway as protection. The pentagram is one of the most powerful and popular symbols used by many Neo-Pagans, including those involved in Wicca and Ceremonial Magic. (2)In working magic, Pagans may draw the shape of the pentagram in…

to be witches, 13 women and 5 men of those who were brutally killed. These so-called witches were accused of black magic and curses, and were burned/hanged for those accusations. The Salem Witch Trials were a series of hearings of over 200 people who were presumed to be witches, 13 women and 5 men of those who were brutally killed.1 These so-called witches were accused of black magic and curses, and were burned/hanged for those accusations.…

So? I rented it, but soon found out that there was no door! Can you imagine a house with no door? So, I used my magic to put Rapunzel on top of the tower, and because she had really long hair, I used to climb up to get in. You would think that I could use magic to go up, but if I have to use magic on myself, I’d have to point the wand towards me, and it might end up backwards or upside down, so I didn’t really want to take the risk. Owww! Sorry, it’s just…

Primarily witchcraft, or more modernly known as Wicca. Witchcraft has probably existed since humans first started to band together in groups. Some even argue that witchcraft is the oldest religion to exist on earth, depending on how you look at it. Magic and witchcraft were widely practiced in ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece, Babylonia, Indian and Sumerian cultures. History has taught us that paganism and Christianity have shared a lot of conflict in the past 2000 years. Religion and gender has been…

Movie Night at Torr Neverwhon It was movie night in Dr. Aeon's tower sanctum of Torr Neverwhon, or, more accurately, it was Sturdiman Serial night. Sunset Aeon had long since finished her housekeeping chores; simple specialized magical cantrips long-since perfected for mundane tasks. Her Sanctum was neat as a pin, she had available ample refreshments such as popcorn and adult beverages. Most importantly, her magical Sturdiman Movie Maker simulacrum had finished generating tonight's exciting…

Rena collapsed to the ground, resulting in a loud thud. She had recently been training her mental strength to zero in on her magical abilities. It took lots of training and resulted in mental an physical exhaustion. While Rena worked on improving her powers, Commander Erwin had been supervising and barking out orders to the Survey Corps for their upcoming expedition to retake Wall Maria. Now that the Female Titan was gone, they believed they had a better chance of taking the Wall from the…