This year will be the 400th anniversary of the Pendle witch trials. In Pure Spirit has written Pendle and the witches before; asking whether film makers were cursed in 2009, writing about Gallows Hill where the witches died and even whether Gawthorpe Hall has become involved. The real Pendle witches were probably not “real witches” […]
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Oh dear; gun lover condemns Wal-Mart book selection as Witchcraft
A YouTuber with a strong conviction in his own faith has gone on a bit of a rant about Wal-Mart’s book selection. This blogger is not in the business of defending Wal-Mart but does notice the YouTube account is called “GodGunsGutsGlory4KJV” and is associated with the website of the same name. What’s the connection between […]
Islandmagee witches: 300th anniversary of the last witch trial in Ireland
Exactly 300 years ago to the day (March 31st, 2011) Ireland finished its last ever witch trial. No one was burned at the stake, no one was drowned but eight Presbyterian women were sentenced to a year in jail alongside time in public stocks. On market day these “witches” had to suffer the crowds pelting […]
White Witch refuses to find time to die
Here’s a good news story. Dot Griffiths is better known as Madam Morgana and her home in Stantonbury, England, is also known as the Dragon’s Lair. The great grandmother was at one time so sick with stage 3 endometrial cancer that doctors said she only had hours to live. What was Madam Morgana’s response? She […]
Megadeth rocker bans The Conjuring for black magic
Dave Mustaine, vocalist for the rock band Megadeth, now refuses to play the The Conjuring live. The singer has become a strict Christian and wishes to put his experimental past behind him. Mustaine claims that the song The Conjuring is laden with black magic spells and occult imagery. Mustaine admits to being fascinated with witchcraft […]
King of all Witches bids to become a member of the British Parliament
Magus Lynius Shadee has announced his plans to open an occult centre in Cambridge have been paused while he bids to become elected as the city’s MP. He told press; “I have withheld the opening of my occult centres and am focusing on the general election,” “I shall hope to stand as an independent. My […]
Police on pagan watch after horse mane weaving incidents
Police in the UK are suggesting that white witches are responsible for a number of incidents which have resulted in horse’s manes been woven together. At first, police suspected the practice was being used by organised crime to mark the horses prior to stealing them but none of the marked horses was then stolen. It […]
Calls in South Africa to make witchcraft illegal
In response to the horrible murder of an 81-woman believed by her neighbour to be a witch, the South African authorities are being urged to ban witchcraft. To be clear; the non-witch murdered the suspect-witch and now papers like The Richmark Sentinel are calling on witchcraft to be made illegal. The claim is that this […]
Devout Christian jailed for torturing his own ‘witch’ daughter
A father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced in Coventry Crown Court, was jailed for 8 years for torturing his own daughter. His partner, who watched the torture, was sentenced for 4 years.
Why did this legally protected man torture his own daughter? He believed she was a witch. She would sometimes talk to herself and he felt he couldn’t always ‘get through to her’.
The girl, who also can’t be named but who is under 16 years old, was beaten with a wooden stick. Her father would stuff cloth into her mouth to prevent her from screaming. Her hands and feet were burned with candle wax and drippings from a melting plastic bag.
The regular churchgoer forced his daughter to drink olive oil, whacked her legs with a cable and stamped on her head before banging it against the wall in an effort to rid of her evil spirits.
Gallows Hill – where the Pendle witches died
Gallows Hill is part of Lancaster, next to the Ashton Memorial and Williamson Park, and was the favoured execution site of the Hanging Judges until 1800. The infamous Pendle witches were executed on Gallows Hill. They died in the traditional manner of executions on the hill; they were first made to stand on a cart, […]
