Classical witch art

Witchcraft has a very special place in the culture of Spanish Galicia. One of the most famous people related to the old magical traditions is Maria Soliña, a Galician witch who lived during the 17th century. Despite her openness about supernatural practices, the intelligence of this remarkable woman allowed her to avoid the stake during the Inquisition.

The Magic Circle is a Pre Raphaelite Oil on Canvas Painting created by John William Waterhouse in 1886. It lives at the Tate Britain in London. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Witches, Magic and Ritual & Ceremony.

In the Friuli region of Italy in 1580, during the peak of the Roman Inquisition’s foray into witchcraft, an inquisitorial examination of a local town crier produced the following eerie testimony: “…during the Ember Days, at night

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