The Witch, the Hand and the Demon Eckerken October 5, 2016
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
Beach previously tried to bring honour to the name of Johann Weyer who combined a skeptical attitude to witchcraft with and a believing attitude to the supernatural. His books, which are not unfortunately easily accessible in English, are full of gems. Here is a good one which combines a nasty solitary fairy and a witchcraft […]
The Judge, His Wife and the Witch’s Orgy September 22, 2015
Author: Beach Combing | in : Medieval, Modern
Beach has recently been reading the descriptions of Johann Weyer (obit 1588) who published in 1563 On the Illusions of the Demons and on Spells and Poisons. Weyer’s position was essentially this: the supernatural certainly existed (there was no question for example that the Devil abused and tempted humanity); but the witch craze, which he […]
Last Magic Spell Cast in Battle? September 6, 2015
Author: Beach Combing | in : Medieval, Modern
For many years this blog has run a weird wars tag, some of the most bizarre story from humanities adventures on the battlefield. Beach has recently got a sniff of one story that has greatly excited him, but he can’t track down the details. He throws open the problem to readers hoping that someone will […]
