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BrightFlame 🌟☀️🌙<p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Witches</span></a>, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> folx, <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a>, and followers, my occasional newsletter goes out in a few hours. Hop on board if you want to receive it: </p><p><a href="https://brightflame.com/newsletter-signup/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brightflame.com/newsletter-sig</span><span class="invisible">nup/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpecLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecLit</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Witch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Witch</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a></p>
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S. E. Wigget<p>New book! I'm about to begin reading it. The novel is set in WWII &amp; features the Royal Academy of Witches.</p><p>A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan (Viking, 2025)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booksbooksbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>booksbooksbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/witchesofresistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witchesofresistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a></p>
adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)<p>Book Promotion: When a world is broken how can it be repaired? Miralees has an easy life an acrobat with her family troupe but lies and betrayal change her life forever.</p><p>Read: "Dragons of the Wounded Land" @bookstodon@gup.pe <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/goodbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goodbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/elves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/romantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/legendary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legendary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fedibookfair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedibookfair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/heroines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heroines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sorcery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sorcery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/knaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knaves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dragons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ladies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ladies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wizards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wizards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wlw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wlw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lesbian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/knights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/rogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rogue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/monsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monsters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dwarves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dwarves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sapphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sapphic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dwarfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dwarfs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> (8598) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCDHT9RF?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/dp/B0FCDHT9RF?utm_s</span><span class="invisible">ource=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>
Doom Disco!<p><a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Fantastic" target="_blank">#Fantastic</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Art" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TTRPG" target="_blank">#TTRPG</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Witches" target="_blank">#Witches</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Hexen" target="_blank">#Hexen</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4wbdwvoeunuoo5l3mlkt2aed/post/3lupafq7cx22h" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4wbdwvoeunuoo5l3mlkt2aed/post/3lupafq7cx22h</a></span></p>
Books of My Heart<p>ICYMI:The Shadow Girls by Alice Blanchard&nbsp;<br><a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witches</span></a><br><a href="https://booksofmyheart.net/2023/07/04/the-shadow-girls-by-alice-blanchard/?fsp_sid=5447" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">booksofmyheart.net/2023/07/04/</span><span class="invisible">the-shadow-girls-by-alice-blanchard/?fsp_sid=5447</span></a></p>
adaddinsane (Steve Turnbull)<p>Book Promotion: Check out these free SF, Fantasy and Paranormal stories that are free to download - discover your next favourite author.<br> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/elves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/knaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knaves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ladies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ladies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/monsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monsters</span></a> @bookstodon@gup.pe <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/wizards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wizards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dragons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/heroes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heroes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/legendary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legendary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/spaceship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dwarves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dwarves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/aliens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aliens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sorcery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sorcery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/futurism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>futurism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/fedibookfair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedibookfair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>time</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/knights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dwarfs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dwarfs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/rogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rogue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dystopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/goodbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goodbooks</span></a> (f616) <a href="https://books.bookfunnel.com/free-sci-fi-fantasy-july-august-2025/qv969lj0m3?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.bookfunnel.com/free-sci-</span><span class="invisible">fi-fantasy-july-august-2025/qv969lj0m3?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>
settima<p>Aw, someone gave me a lovely gift today for *reasons* 🖤 </p><p>Soon reading, Entertaining <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Satan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Satan</span></a>: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England by John Putnam Demos</p><p><a href="https://www.librarything.com/work/81557" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">librarything.com/work/81557</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/JohnPutnamDemos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnPutnamDemos</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witches</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/witchcraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witchcraft</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewEngland</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BookStodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookStodon</span></a></p>
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Risingshadow<p>Flower Shop Witch (The Cobblestone Coven #2) by Arizona Tape<br />Release Date July 23, 2025<br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ParanormalRomance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Witches</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.risingshadow.net/book/76343-flower-shop-witch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">risingshadow.net/book/76343-fl</span><span class="invisible">ower-shop-witch</span></a></p>
Book!BlaBla<p>𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 by: Sangu Mandanna</p><p>As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic. And, she’s used to follow the rules...with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos "pretending" to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witches</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://bookblabla.com/book/the-very-secret-society-of-irregular-witches" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookblabla.com/book/the-very-s</span><span class="invisible">ecret-society-of-irregular-witches</span></a></p>
Risingshadow<p>Witch Bound and Down (Outlaw Country #1) by Jamie K. Schmidt<br />Release Date July 21, 2025<br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ParanormalRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ParanormalRomance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ParanormalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ParanormalFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Witches</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.risingshadow.net/book/76945-witch-bound-and-down" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">risingshadow.net/book/76945-wi</span><span class="invisible">tch-bound-and-down</span></a></p>
Panorama of the Mountains<p><strong>Book Review: Witches Abroad by Terry&nbsp;Pratchett</strong></p> <p></p><p><strong>Author</strong>: <a href="https://terrypratchett.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Terry Pratchett</a><br><strong>Title</strong>: <em>Witches Abroad</em><br><strong>Narrator</strong>: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy<br><strong>Publication Info</strong>: Transworld, pril 28, 2022 [originally published, 1991<br><strong>Other Books Read by the Same Author</strong>:</p><ul><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2021/10/21/book-review-the-carpet-people-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Carpet People</em></a></li><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2019/09/07/book-review-good-omens/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Good Omens</em></a>, written with Neil Gaiman</li><li><a class="" href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/book-review-the-discworld-graphic-novels-by/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Discworld Graphic Novels</em></a></li><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/05/12/book-review-terry-pratchett-the-bbc-radio-drama-collection-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Terry Pratchett: The BBC Radio Drama Collection</em></a></li><li><i><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/book-review-equal-rites-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Equal Rites</a></i></li><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/book-review-wyrd-sisters-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Wyrd Sisters</em></a></li><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2023/11/14/book-review-the-wee-free-men-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Wee Free Men</em></a></li><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2018/02/27/book-review-monstrous-regiment-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Monstrous Regiment</em></a></li><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/book-review-a-hat-full-of-sky-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em> A Hat Full of Sky</em></a></li><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/book-review-wintersmith-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em> Wintersmith</em></a></li><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/05/21/book-review-i-shall-wear-midnight-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>I Shall Wear Midnight</em></a></li><li><a href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/2024/07/30/book-review-the-shepherds-crown-by-terry-pratchett/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Shepherd’s Crown</em></a></li></ul><p><strong>Summary/Review</strong>: </p><p>When an older witch dies, Magrat Garlick inherits her magic wand which also makes her a fairy godmother.&nbsp; Magrat journeys with Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg to Genua to meet Emberella, for whom she will be fairy godmother, and try to prevent a forced marriage to&nbsp; the Duc. There travels include many misadventures and play as a spoof on Anglophone travelers stumbling through Europe.&nbsp; The novel also plays on fairy tales, including the Frog Prince, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Sleeping Beauty.&nbsp; Plus, there are zombies, vampires, voodoo witches, and Nanny Ogg’s cat Greebo who humorously&nbsp; takes human form for part of the story.&nbsp; Most of all, it is a story where Granny Weatherwax meets her biggest challenge – her long lost sister.&nbsp; It’s another delightful entry in the Discworld oeuvre.</p><p><strong>Rating</strong>: ***1/2</p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/tag/audiobook/" target="_blank">#Audiobook</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/tag/book-reviews/" target="_blank">#BookReviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/tag/books/" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/tag/discworld/" target="_blank">#Discworld</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/tag/fantasy/" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/tag/humor/" target="_blank">#humor</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://othemts.wordpress.com/tag/witches/" target="_blank">#Witches</a></p>
Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️<p>. People love to say witches were burned for “using herbs.” No many were killed in land grabs. If a woman had land and no husband, accusing her of witchcraft was a legal shortcut to steal it. Misogyny and greed, dressed up as morality. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Women" target="_blank">#Women</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Witches" target="_blank">#Witches</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23History" target="_blank">#History</a> .</p>
yianiris<p>With less and less public land and water accessible people are increasingly dependent and dictated by food and power middlemen that the oligarchic regimes protect.</p><p>It is like W.European middle ages of 0 human rights and 100% feudal ownership of land with only difference Ai replacing the Catholic church</p><p><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/autonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autonomy</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witches</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/witchesRus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witchesRus</span></a></p><p>Your village witch will never lie to you, media will!</p>
Risingshadow<p>Click, Curse, Corpse (Ghost Photographer Paranormal Cozy Mystery #2) by Felicity Green<br />Release Date July 20, 2025<br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mystery</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ParanormalFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ParanormalFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Witches</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmallTown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SmallTown</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.risingshadow.net/book/78142-click-curse-corpse" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">risingshadow.net/book/78142-cl</span><span class="invisible">ick-curse-corpse</span></a></p>
James Fine Art (.ie)<p>G. <br>Cauldron. Charcoal on paper.</p><p>'Tres Bruxas' / 'Three Witches' </p><p>Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1. <br>A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron.<br>Thunder. Enter the three Witches.</p><p>[ Prints : <a href="https://james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/cauldron-james-mccormack.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">james-mccormack.pixels.com/fea</span><span class="invisible">tured/cauldron-james-mccormack.html</span></a> ]</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bruxas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bruxas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/witches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>witches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/macbeth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macbeth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/cauldron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cauldron</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>halloween</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/afterdark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>afterdark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/thunder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thunder</span></a></p>
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Heresy<p><strong>The curiouse case of the demonic possession of Thomas Darling.</strong></p><p>In 1596, certain leaders were asked to investigate the demonic possession of 13-year-old Thomas Darling. Among these leaders was one Edward Wightman. Make a note of that as it will come up later. Another name to note is John Darrell. Darrell will be fairly central to our story.</p><p>Before we go any further, you should probably know that the Puritans did not believe that the reformation had gone far enough. They wished to flush out the last vestiges of Catholicism in the church. Also, being a witch was illegal.</p><blockquote><p>On 17 February, 1596 Thomas Darling began to have a series of fits which were to continue throughout the next five months. Earlier on this day he had come across an old woman in a wood wearing a grey gown with three warts upon her face. As he passed by her, he passed wind, to which she responded, ‘Gyp with a mischief, and fart with a bell. I will go to Heaven, and you will go to Hell.’ Suspicion for having bewitched Thomas fell on the sixty-year-old Alice Gooderidge who, like her mother Elizabeth Wright, had long been suspected of devilish practices. She was arrested and confined in Derby gaol on 14 April.</p><p>Demonic Possession and Exorcism in Early Modern England Contemporary Texts and their Cultural Contexts, pp. 150 – 191 [<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/demonic-possession-and-exorcism-in-early-modern-england/boy-of-burton-the-story-of-thomas-darling/0654A8F0CD628511D718575A052B4B30" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">link</a>]</p></blockquote><p>This is where our main characters enter. Many of our cast, here, are Puritans. This is important because factional infighting will soon join us.</p><p>Puritans taught that miracles were a thing of the past. The Catholics claimed only their priests could do miracles. The Anglicans (and other Protestant groups) claimed, “nuh-uh, we so can do it too.”</p><p>I’m sure this will not become a problem.</p><p>To carry our story forward, I’m just going to quote from another work:</p><blockquote><p>Darling was a passionate Puritan, a fact that is expressed throughout the account. During one fit, he accepts that the ordeal may take his life, and his only regret was his inability to become a preacher so that he may ‘thunder out the threatenings of God’s word against sin and all abominations, wherewith these days do abound.’</p><p><a href="https://repository.essex.ac.uk/2025/1/Lu.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Possession of Thomas Darling: Adumbrations of a Jungian Psychohistory, Kevin Lu</a></p></blockquote><p>It is Puritan exorcist, John Darrell, who is credited with diagnosing the names of the devils – Glassap and Radalphu – who were driven out through prayer and fasting. </p><p>Of course, nothing is so straightforward, and Darling faced repossession in the days that followed. Thus, doubt was cast over the work of Darrell and others involved. </p><p>No matter what happened next, someone was going to be cross about it. You see, many of the bigger gangs claimed the only power to fight devils. They could not all be correct. One S. Harsnett (who we will get to soon), said exorcist John Darrell was a big fat fake.</p><p>Thomas Darling resisted the reported repossession, claiming he was engaged in a series of spiritual wars. These wars featured demonic and angelic voices.</p><blockquote><p>As I know at this present for a certainty, that I have the spirit of God within me: so do I with the like certainty believe, that in my dialogues with Satan, when I [quoted] sundry places of scripture, to withstand the temptations he assaulted me with: I had the spirit of God in me, and by that spirit resisted Satan at those times, by [quoting] the scriptures to confound him.</p><p>S. Harsnett, A Discovery of the Fraudulent Practices of John Darrel, London, 1599, p 290.</p></blockquote><p>This was a big old problem, as Darling was claiming unmediated spiritual intervention with the aid of the established church. This was impossible to the established order and not exactly in line with Puritan teachings either. No matter who you asked, there was heresy all over the place.</p><p>This case led to some hot debate about which church, if any, had the power to cast out evil spirits. The Puritians claimed that the age of miracles had passed, which made the whole case problematic for them. The Roman Catholic church claimed sole authority, but the Anglicans (church of England) also claimed such authority. George More publicly suggested that if the Anglicans had such authority, then the Catholics were a false church.</p><p>Though the Puritians claimed that the age of miracles was past, they still wanted to claim ownership over exorcism via prayer, fasting, and reading the Bible. After all, if they could drive out devils, then God approved of the Puritans. The debate soon settles along faction lines as to who was right and who was a big fat fibber.</p><p>You might have thought this was the story suitable for a slocky horror movie, but no, this is a story of politics and power among a fragmenting Christian community. It would only be a matter of time until someone got so upset that someone else got killed.</p><p>Edward Wightman would later be the last person lit on fire for heresy in England. His participation in the Thomas Darling case is sometimes cited as an important step towards this fate. We will look at Wightman in a separate heresy post.</p><p>As for Thomas Darling, he continued to be a bit of a troublemaker maker but that is a story for another time.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/alice-gooderidge/" target="_blank">#AliceGooderidge</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/cessationism/" target="_blank">#cessationism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/demonic-possession/" target="_blank">#demonicPossession</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/edward-wightman/" target="_blank">#EdwardWightman</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/fart-with-a-bell/" target="_blank">#fartWithABell</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/more-right-than-thou/" target="_blank">#moreRightThanThou</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/puritans/" target="_blank">#Puritans</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/thomas-darling/" target="_blank">#ThomasDarling</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/unmediated-spiritual-intervention/" target="_blank">#unmediatedSpiritualIntervention</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://heresy.isbrill.com/tag/witches/" target="_blank">#witches</a> </p>
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