Isobel Gowdie: Not much is known about this 17th-century Scottish woman, other than the fact that she reportedly offered an incredibly detailed testimony at her witchcraft trial, recounting experiences with a "Queen of the Fairies" and shape-shifting. Laurie Cabot: A current psychic, witch, author, and community activist, Laurie goes by "The Official Witch of Salem."Īlice Kyteler: This Irish native, accused by her stepchildren of performing witchcraft in 1324, was the first in the country to be tried for sorcery as a heretic. Sybil Leek: Author of her autobiography Diary of a Witch, Sybil became known as "The World’s Most Famous Witch" in 1969. Sybil Leek DIARY OF A WITCH 1st Edition 1st Printing C 214.62 Top Rated Seller or Best Offer rare-book-cellar (12,227) 100 +C 52.26 shipping from United States Sponsored Diary of a Witch Sybil Leek Hardcover 1968 First Edition Antique 1st Ed HC Wicca C 53.67 frenchbroadexchange (168) 100 Buy It Now +C 14. For costume inspiration, Angela Bassett brought this figure to life in American Horror Story: Coven.Īgnes Sampson: In the late 16th century, Agnes' ties with witchcraft lead to her untimely death during the trials in North Berwick, Scotland. Marie Laveau: Deemed the "Voodoo queen of New Orleans," she was rumored to posses magical healing capabilities. The last third of the book as she came to the present (at the time of the writing) the books pacing began to stall. In the 1500s, she was believed to be the child of another witch. Diary of a Witch has some very fascinating chapters, especially the one where she attended an all girls school, the time she lived with Gypsies and her initial start in television as a reporter. Mother Shipton: Her real name was Ursula Southeil, but she was known about town as Mother Shipton (and also “Hag Face”).
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