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Wilby opens her book with a transcript from the trial of the cunning woman Bessie Dunlop, which took place in Edinburgh in 1576, in the midst of the Early Modern witch trials. Dunlop had been accused of "Sorcery, Witchcraft and Incantation, with Invocation of spirits of the devil", found guilty, and executed through strangulation. [5]
The Familiars is a series of children's fantasy books written by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson. The Familiars is also the title of the first book in the series, featuring familiars, magical animal companions to a wizard or witch. The series consists of 4 books, published between 2010 and 2013 by HarperCollins.
[4] Previously known by her maiden name Stacey Bartlett, in November 2017, Zaffre (a Bonnier Books imprint) won a nine-way auction to publish Halls' official debut novel The Familiars in February 2019. [5] The novel is based on the Pendle witch trials. Production company The Bureau optioned the rights to adapt The Familiars for television. [6]
A late-16th-century English illustration of a witch feeding her familiars. In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (strictly familiar spirits, as "familiar" also meant just "close friend" or companion, and may be seen in the scientific name for dog, Canis familiaris) were believed to be supernatural entities, interdimensional beings, or spiritual guardians that ...
Deanna "D. J." Conway (May 3, 1939 – February 1, 2019 [1] [2] [3]) was a non-fiction author of books in the field of magic, Wicca, Druidism, shamanism, metaphysics and the occult, and the author of several fantasy novels.
Philip Heselton (born 1946) is a retired British conservation officer, a Wiccan initiate, and a writer on the subjects of Wicca, Paganism, and Earth mysteries.He is best known for two books, Wiccan Roots: Gerald Gardner and the Modern Witchcraft Revival and Gerald Gardner and the Cauldron of Inspiration, which gather historical evidence surrounding the New Forest coven and the origins of ...
Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America is a historical study of Wicca and Contemporary Paganism in the United States. It was written by the American academic Chas S. Clifton of Colorado State University-Pueblo, and published by AltaMira Press in 2005. Her Hidden Children was reviewed in a number of academic journals.
The Book of Shadows: The Unofficial Guide to Charmed provides an analysis of Charmed as a television series and its roots in ancient Wicca traditions. It discusses how the religion of real Wiccan practitioners compares to that of the in-series universe, while providing behind-the-scenes information on the development of Charmed. [55] Charmed!