Chapter V. The Rites : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], V. THE RITES 1. GENERAL THE exact order of the ceremonies is never given and probably varied in different localities, but the general rule of the ritual at the Sabbath seems to have been that proceedings began by...
Addendum : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], ADDENDUM 1324 KILKENNY, IRELAND. [This is the earliest record to give the names of all those who took part in the ceremonies. Two of the poorer women were burned; Dame Alice Kyteler returned to England; William Outlaw, her s...
Appendix Iv. Joan Of Arc And Gilles De Rais : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], APPENDIX IV JOAN OF ARC AND GILLES DE RAIS THESE two personages-so closely connected in life and dying similar deaths, yet as the poles asunder in character-have been minutely studied from the historical and medical. points...
Appendix Ii. Trial Of Silvain Nevill : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], APPENDIX II TRIAL OF SILVAIN NEVILLON AND GENTIEN LE CLERC AT ORLEANS, 1614-15 [This trial is included here as a specimen of purely ritual witchcraft, without spell-casting.] "Arrest & procedure faicte par le Lieutenant...
Lanning Report : INVESTIGATOR'S GUIDE TO ALLEGATIONS OF "RITUAL" CHILD ABUSE January 1992 Kenneth V. Lanning Supervisory Special Agent Behavioral Science Unit National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Academy Quantico, Virginia 22135 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction. 2...
Chapter Iv. The Assemblies : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], IV. THE ASSEMBLIES THERE were two kinds of assemblies; the one, known as the Sabbath, was the General Meeting of all the members of the religion; the other, to which I give-on the authority of Estebne de Cambrue--the name...
Appendix Iii. Names Of Witches In Covens : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], APPENDIX III A. NAMES OF WITCHES IN COVENS I 1440. MACHECOUL [Three were executed; of four equally guilty two fled, and two had died previously.] 1. Antonio Prelati 2. Bertrand Poulein 3. Etienne Corrillaut [executed] 4...
Chapter I. Continuity Of The Religion : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], I. CONTINUITY OF THE RELIGION OF the ancient religion of pre-Christian Britain there are few written records, but it is contrary to all experience that a cult should die out and leave no trace immediately on the introducti...
Chapter Vii. The Organization : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], VII. THE ORGANIZATION THE cult was organized in as careful a manner as any other religious community; each district however was independent, and therefore Mather is justified in saying that the witches 'form themselves after...
Appendix V. Flying Ointments : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], APPENDIX V FLYING OINTMENTS "IMPORTANT NOTE" WARNING: AS NOTED IN THE TEXT, SEVERAL OF THE INGREDIENTS LISTED HERE ARE DEADLY POISONS. SOME OF THESE INGREDIENTS CAN KILL YOU SIMPLY THROUGH SKIN CONTACT. DO NOT TRY THIS.--JBH...
Chapter Vi. The Rites : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], VI. THE RITES ("CONTINUED") WITCHES' RAIN-MAKING AND FERTILITY RITES 1. GENERAL IN common with many other religions of the Lower Culture, the witch-cult of Western Europe observed certain rites for rain-making and for causing...
Chapter Iii. Admission Ceremonies : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], III. ADMISSION CEREMONIES 1. GENERAL In the ceremonies for admission, as in all the other ceremonies of the cult, the essentials are the same in every community and country, though the details differ. The two points which are...
Chapter Viii. Familiars And Transformations : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], VIII. FAMILIARS AND TRANSFORMATIONS THE question of familiars is one which has always puzzled the student of witch-trials, and almost more than any other has been the cause of the belief that hysteria and hallucination were...
Bibliography : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], BIBLIOGRAPHY "Abbotsford Club Miscellany", vol. i. Edinburgh, 1837. Ady, Thomas. "A Candle in the Dark". London, 1656. "Alse Gooderige, The most Wonderfull and true Storie of". London, 1597. Arnot, Hugo, "Criminal Trials"...
Chapter Ii. The God : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], II. THE GOD 1. AS GOD IT is impossible to understand the witch-cult without first understanding the position of the chief personage of that cult. He was known to the contemporary Christian judges and recorders as the Devil...
Appendix I. Fairies And Witches : * "The Witch-Cult in Western Europe", by Margaret Alice Murray, [1921], APPENDIX I FAIRIES AND WITCHES THE dwarf race which at one time inhabited Europe has left few concrete remains, but it has survived in innumerable stories of fairies and elves. Nothing, however, is known of the religious...
