A Gathering of Witches: Sorcerous Folktales & Curious Accounts WHOLESALE-HIDE the Mother and the Crone

the Mother and the Crone

A cauldron burns in the centre with a small fire within and words from a chant spill out of your mouth like snakes slithering up from the depths of your stomach and coil around you thick and weighty

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Because those ideas and beliefs of the past were and are frequently altered to suit the needs of the present in which they are recorded and implemented

A Gathering of Witches: Sorcerous Folktales & Curious Accounts WHOLESALE-HIDE the Mother and the CroneAuthor: Roger J. Horne In this new collection, ninety two folktales and historical accounts of age old witchery are reinvigorated with fresh, vivid language and accessible storytelling. The witches here come in many forms, not only the legendary malevolent practitioner of dark intent, but also the village healer, the seer, the wise man, and the conjuror of spirits. Among these treasures of antiquity, we find the woodland witch who roams the land as a