Peter Biello: And also, you mentioned in the podcast Cats. I mean, even now like that continues today in Halloween decorations. But you need a specific kind of formula of a crisis in a community. And so it might be a mole. That's not what I believe. This is one of the questions our guests are exploring for NHPR's second greatest show on Earth in a three part series about the witches of New Hampshire in partnership with New Hampshire Humanities and Humanities. And so you can peruse that to see some of these sort of aesthetic. And I wondered if you if you were willing to speak about that. I started my business 6 years ago when I decided to follow my passion and leave All we ask is that you keep an open mind, an open heart & respect the earth and our ways. Was accused, was actually a witch. Justine Paradis: #WitchesofInstagram! She was accused of witchcraft. The witches are gathering around Agatha: Coven of Chaos' proverbial cauldron. The Welsh Tradition was not and is not acknowledged as a member of the New England Covens of Traditionalist Witches (NECTW) family of traditions. But I would say that you probably could find an unusual mark on almost anyone's body. We encourage you to please use your discretion when meeting strangers, and due diligence in researching the tradition and reputation of the leaders. Nothing not having to do with witches. So they might identify with the craft. Original air date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019. And when we don't do chaos magic at night, they're really disappointed. We hold that we are true to an eclectic, Universalist Pagan tradition. And we also knew that there are witch trials outside of Salem, essentially, and that what would it be like if we were to both try to understand a little bit more about why the witch trials happened, why it got so bad in Salem, and what witchcraft really meant? Web2M Likes, 13K Comments - Emma Watson (@emmawatson) on Instagram: "This is 33. So already they're kind of starting off with with some liability. BBC News The pandemic has meant all kinds of sports, social and religious groups cannot meet - but spare a thought for a witches' coven. But I know that the actual website itself is which box in their own coven. Was it just flat out sexism? Use tab to navigate through the menu items. But it may not have been. Peter Biello: I see. Right. So the witch trials in Europe start at the end of the fourteen hundreds and they're kind of over by the time Salem happens for the most part. Gatherings may take place in either town. That's right. Justine Paradis: Well, this - One thing that we discovered during our reporting was that out of Hampton, in addition to Eunice Cole, there were two other women who were accused and brought to trial. And it has to do with the representations in pop culture that that come close to a a fair and respectable image that that people who practice might say, yeah, OK. That comes pretty close. I use it pretty much every day in little tiny ways. February 8, 2021. Peter Biello: This is The Exchange on NHPR. Justine Paradis: Well, I mean, I think, though, we have to draw the distinction between witchcraft accusations and interest in the occult treasures, speaking with Tricia. We'll try and cram it all into the next 40 minutes or so. Right. Learn and teach of true love and compassion and laughter; learn and teach too of darkness and death and rebirth, for it is only through this balance that we may serve the path of light truly. Justine Paradis: And people do point to the political turmoil that we're going through right now as a reason that witchcraft has such a prominent presence on the Internet. Tricia Peone: We shouldn't, they're great. Knate Higgins: Essentially, there's really can be anything. So it's not quite the historical image of the witch that we would have seen. Knate Higgins: Thank you so much for having me. TRADITION OR SPIRITUAL PATH: Eclectic pagan. Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig considers run for NH governor, Death of patient at NH secure psychiatric unit being investigated, Two UNH studies to explore nutrition and food insecurity in Latino communities. And no matter what the spiritual. Thanks. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. This included a large wooden head representing Atho, the Horned God of Witchcraft. We'll be right back. That's what I do. WebOur October 2022 parade brought together 482 witches from around the US and Canada (they flew in from California, Arizona, New Mexico, North Carolina, Delaware, New The brooms helped mark the stall as well. But if you look in the historical records, cats are often associated with witches is going back for centuries. Thank you very much for joining us for this part of the program. She wrote many books on occult and esoteric subjects, and was dubbed "Britain's most famous witch" by the BBC. This is this website has been around since like the Internet started. Sound: The people started throwing more accusations towards her. We are happy to present this page for covens, groups and organizations in the locations listed below. Do you know Tricia? It is more accurate and respectful to the memories of those who were unjustly executed to use the term people who were accused of being witches. So it kind of depends on on your interpretation. So kind of reclaiming that identity. If you want to dig in a little bit deeper than I will tell you that I do practice witchcraft. Justine Paradis: The reason for that, though, too, is that the devil, once you make your pact with the devil, he gives you an animal familiar, which is sort of a demon in animal form. In addition to Esbat & Sabbat rituals, we also hold Meet & Greets , participate in Pagan Pride Day events inNew Hampshire & Kansas, attend open rituals & events that are sponsored by other local covens or groups and participate in raising funds & awareness for non-pagan community orginizations. Like that's the kind of thing that they were thinking of. Peter Biello: Thanks also to Dr. Tricia Peone, historian with New Hampshire Humanities co-reported Real Witches of New Hampshire, along with an h.p. And where you might want to start is looking at the records of the Salem witch trials that have been digitized and they're all available online. Is there anything into your mind that that comes close, a movie or television show, a story? Unfortunately, there's no good evidence to support it. Sure. Peter Biello: So certainly wise to be sensible and mindful about if we are dabbling in this, it may it may mean something to someone else that that pretty emotionally strong, certainly. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference. That's not what I do. There's kind of a lot of diversity, though, in the witches that were accused both in New Hampshire and in the rest of New England in the 17th century. Justine Paradis: Sure. So chaos magic is is traditionally, you know, there are groups for it. They don't really know where to go. Sincere Seekers Only Y gwyr yn erbyn y byd! Some tension, some warfare, some additional stressors on people that are going to make them want to bring that person to trial and then potentially execute them. Ideally, youll be able to find a coven in which you can get along with all the existing members, and you wont have a clash of personalities or philosophies. It's just a way to kind of do that. We receive no government funding and depend on donations and our volunteers to help with our fund raising events. You have a goal that you set and you want to use magic to get that goal. Visiting the site of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts may seem like a rite of passage if you grew up in New Hampshire, but the Granite State has its own history with witch trials and a robust community of modern witches today. There are a lot of people in that kind of culture, counterculture movement of the 60s and 70s that that admired him. I did want to ask more about this term witches. I also being a drag queen for 15 years. Local historian Melissa Nierman describes how it's very easy to call up the pop culture image of witches. And this was an outlet in a way for that kind of stress. So we yeah, we definitely want to be careful about not labeling someone as a witch in any possible way if they, you know, were accused and they denied it right there. Also, So how you decide to me, how can I break this down? And they're like, oh, I know what you are like. These people, for the most part, denied that they were witches. It's a that's an important part of that. Peter Biello: Well, if you are a practicing witch. Last question before we headed to a break. Make magickal friends and see your spells and wishes come true! We are a coven of witches, and the witches are Kathryn Hahn, Aubrey Plaza, and the familiar if anybody knows Heartstopper is Joe Locke, she Can you give us a breakdown of that word coven. So, for example, one of her neighbors is letting his cattle like graze in her yard. And teenagers often feel like they don't have power. Tricia Peone: It's on the New Hampshire humanities dot org Web site under our podcast. Historians have noticed that there's a pattern of accusations against women who were might have some property by people who might have the ability to either buy or sort of take the property from them. TRADITION OR SPIRITUAL PATH: Celtic Traditionalist Gwyddonaid. It could refer to almost what we would think of as like the new age kind of metaphysical hidden secrets, higher planes of existence, other realms of consciousness. The sort of thought process behind chaos magic is that if you can change your perception of something, you can change your reality. But I don't think that you need to shift the metaphor for how well witches represent. Now you're gonna be thinking, OK. The Cast of the Agatha Harkness Spinoff . Tricia Peone: So the occult is really it's just Latin for hidden. They were also likely to be accused of witchcraft. And when that kind of transitions to a male dominated working arrangement, women are kicked out. But they did initially settle in Exeter, which indicates that they may have been followers of John Wheelwright, who kind of branched off as he was kind of a dissenter from the Puritans in Boston. | SIte by Mandragora Magika. But essentially, she seems like she was just a very disagreeable person and would often, if there was any kind of like livestock or property dispute, she was the one managing that. Right. The nineteen the 1950s in the 1970s, because Raymond Buckland published his book or excuse me, Gerald Gardner published his book in the 1950s. Part 3: The Road to Witch City, a look at the commercialization of witchcraft, Blessed Be! Listeners, if you identify as a witch, what does that mean to you? Right. All of these things might come together to produce a kind of anxiety that might lead to somebody actually being accused in standing trial. So initially, they're mostly portrayed as kind of like an old hag, right? I think there's a lot more that we could potentially discover about this case. And what they would say is that when men are accused of witchcraft, it's most likely because they're related to a woman who's been accused of witchcraft. A Sacred Place is located on a 40 acre farm in west central NH. And one thing, when we asked him this question, what our witch trials about, he said, you know, you like Tricia said, there's any number of conditions. Labeled as Witchcraft the reality is that these form a shamanic spiritual wisdom that continues to be practiced today. You know, not not a good look in the sixteen hundreds either. Peter Biello: Ok. And so so, Nate, I wanted to ask you, when when it comes up in a group of people who who may not know anything about this, how does that conversation go? What do you get out of that community? CITY: Newport / Upper Valley region of Western New Hampshire, TRADITION OR SPIRITUAL PATH: Traditional Arte "Willow Path". You've heard of the Salem Witches, but New Hampshire has its own history of witch trials, and NHPR's Second Greatest Show On Earth looks at these witch trials, as well as the portrayal of witches throughout history and what a modern witch looks like today, as part of their 3-part series with New Hampshire Humanities. Wind did it. Peter Biello: And joining us today to talk about this, Justine Paradis, producer and reporter for NHPR's Second Greatest Show on Earth, which produced "The Real Witches of New Hampshire" in partnership with New Hampshire Humanities. And when you read through these records, records of witch trials, you often see that there has been decades of sentiment kind of brewing against someone. Do you are you familiar with the name? We meet in Shirley, MA about 40 minutes west of Boston and 20 minutes south of NH. People at that time might have just considered medicine or the best science. Tricia Peone: Yeah. So is Justine says people might think someone's a witch in their community for many years without taking action. But she looks you look at the Bill of Rights and at our Constitution and the legal system that we set up, the fact you have the right to not have cruel and use an unusual punishment. The Civil War and World War One, for instance, people are interested in speaking with the dead. Wicked Witch of the West. The organization is run by a volunteer board of directors called the Council of Elders, and a Director. WebAbout Us. Like, is there something? According to her a coven consists of But regular church going. Gothic Thank you, both of you, for joining us today. She says, Please be careful of language. Men and women are welcome. Part 2 airs on Wednesday, October 30th. One of the witches offers a child to the devil, to allow him to feed on it. It's a symptom of stress. You may not agree with them. To create a new sort of know outcome for your intention. We became friends, started holding rituals on the Esbats and Sabbats, and decided to form a coven. Peter Biello: Is this, are there is there a community of witches that that you meet with? And there's other cases where women are accused and their husband sues on their behalf. remote child development jobs, stabbing in bromley today,