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Salem witch trials “Double, double toil and trouble; / Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” Dancing with the Devil Malleus maleficarum
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High priest Wicca Og Sperle stands alone in a dimly lit room, holding a staff and praying beside a fire bowl during the Lughnasadh ritual at Temenos Aetos Thesmophoros temple. Anya Taylor-Joy as Thomasin stands in a gray cloak and bonnet, looking upward with a worried expression in a leafless forest, in a scene from the film The Witch.
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  • Ethan Doyle White
    Possessing a PhD in Medieval History and Archaeology from University College London, Ethan Doyle White writes on religion, folklore, history, and archaeology, with a particular focus on areas of cultural marginality such as contemporary Paganism and modern witchcraft beliefs.

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