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History's Most Powerful Witches

Their Life, Witchcraft and Spells

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History's Most Powerful Witches

By: Desmond Wilde
Narrated by: Charles D. Baker
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Meet the most powerful witches from around the world! Learn about their lives, their legacy, their secrets, and their powerful spells.

Witches have always worried, scared, and fascinated people in equal measure. From dark magic to home remedies, they have been part of the cultural landscape for people across the world. From Europe to the Americas, Asia to Africa, the idea of women who delve deeply into magic has created some of the most enduring stories in the history of humanity. Often, these stories blend the real with the unreal, truth with fiction, and magic with the mundane. In this book, we will look at witches from across the world and across many thousands of years. But witches are not always welcome. Often, they are feared. People worry about satanic practices and dark magic. Should a child fall sick, it is not uncommon for people to blame a local woman. Many have been falsely accused of witchcraft throughout history and, sometimes, these people have been killed as a result. Sometimes, even the rumored practice of dark magic can be enough to condemn a person to be burned at the stake. Throughout this book, we will look into the history of witchcraft as it has been practiced by people over the ages. Not only that, but we will look into some of the spells that they relied upon for their power. By studying their specific arts, we can better understand the scope and the power of witchcraft. If you would like to know more about history's most powerful witches, then listen and get to grips with some of the strangest, oddest, most magical, and most twisted tales in human history.

©2016 Desmond Wilde (P)2016 Desmond Wilde
Magic Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts World Magic Users Witchcraft

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Loved the book and loved the narration I am now going to listen to his other book

Brilliant

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I have enjoyed learning about different women (witches), not often spoken about in history but had shown how the witchcraft trials deeply affected women. i have found out that in some cases pregnant women were often killed whilst pregnant due to fears of them bearing the sprawn of the Devil.
additionally, in swedan during the "Great Noise", one woman became the last woman hung for witchcraft, the first burnt alive in Sweden, whilst protesting her innocence.

although i have enjoyed listening to this, i would have preferred a much longer detailed book, not written like a story like this one is.

overall i rate this 4 stars, i recommend reading this to all history of witchcraft fans.

witchcraft has fascinated people for centuries.

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