Witchcraft

A look into the belief of Witches and Witchcraft according to different World Cultures thru time.

''Aradia, The Gospel of The Witches''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/aradia-the-gospel-of-the-witches 25th Dec 2022 - ''Written'' (or rather compiled) in 1899 by Charles Leland (a Folklorist), ''The Witches Gospel'' (aka ''Aradia'' was a reputed collection of Witchcra …

Maleficium

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/maleficium 22nd Dec 2022 - In Sorcery (and Witchcraft) a ''Maleficium'' is a term applied to the Act of producing ''harmful'' Magic to illicit injury or death to a victim. First …

The Eunice Cole Case

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-eunice-cole-case 21st Dec 2022 - Some cite Eunice Cole was NOT a real person, and was ''invented'' as a type of ''Tourist snag''. Her tale was circulated in the 1930s, but dates to ev …

Nale Ba

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/nale-ba 20th Dec 2022 - Indicative to The Karnataka Region of Southwest India, ''Nale Ba'' (meaning ''Come Tomorrow'') is a form of ritualistic wall writing placed on the out …

''The Discovery of Witchcraft''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-discovery-of-witchcraft 17th Dec 2022 - The US Library of Congress is one of the largest collections of Books and Documents in The World. It is the repository of many of not only The United …

Pierre De Lancre

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/pierre-de-lancre 16th Dec 2022 -  A French Judge of Witchcraft and Satanism in 16th Century France, the infamous Pierre de Lancre began on of France's largest persecution of pers …

''Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/letters-on-demonology-and-witchcraft 13th Dec 2022 - Published in 1830 in Great Britain by Folklorist Sir Walter Scott – ‘’Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft’’ was a prima …

''Praestigis Daemonum''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/praestigis-daemonum 13th Dec 2022 - An important work from 1563 and The Netherlands – The ‘’Praestigiis Daemonum’’ was compiled by Johann Weyer, a Medical D …

''The Wonders of The Invisible World''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-wonders-of-the-invisible-world 13th Dec 2022 - Written in 1693, ‘’The Wonders of The Invisible World’’  (after the Salen Witch Trials) by Cotton Mather (Chief Judge of …

Spectral Evidence

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/spectral-evidence 13th Dec 2022 - A widely used Legal Concept during The Colonial American Salen Witchcraft Trials of 1692 – ‘’Spectral Evidence’’ was the …

Bruja

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/bruja 9th Dec 2022 - From Spain, comes The Bruja. These evil female creatures were part vampire and part witch. Capable of powerful magic spells, they could assume the for …

Boski

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/boski 6th Dec 2022 - In Hindu (Indian) Culture, a ‘’Boski’’ was the name given to a Witch. As late as the beginning of the 21st Century, Women &lsq …