''The Wonders of The Invisible World''

By Crusader1307

Written in 1693, ‘’The Wonders of The Invisible World’’  (after the Salen Witch Trials) by Cotton Mather (Chief Judge of The Trials). His findings on ‘’true’’ Witchcraft. He listed the various methods of detection and means to ensure a successful conviction. Seen as a type of Grimoire by some, Mathers volume provides a glimpse into the overall superstitious beliefs of The Puritans. The majority of The Book relies on God and The Bible as the ultimate means to purge The Colonies of all Witches and to stem the tide of ‘’Magical Charms, Talismans etc.) However, by 1700 – many more ‘’modern’’ thinking Scholars refuted Mathers Book as ‘’hysteria’’ which no doubt helped to advance the fervor that swirled around the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692.