How to Become a Werewolf AS I have already stated, in some people lycanthropy is hereditary; and when it is not hereditary it may be acquired through the performance of certain of the rites ordained by Black Magic. For the present I can only deal with the more general features of these rites (which vary according to locality) and the conditions of mind essential to those who … [Read more...] about How to Become a Werewolf by Elliott O’Donnell
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The Sources of Hallowe’en
The Sources of Hallowe'en from the Book of Hallowe'en 1919 If we could ask one of the old-world pagans whom he revered as his greatest gods, he would be sure to name among them the sun-god; calling him Apollo if he were a Greek; if an Egyptian, Horus or Osiris; if of Norway, Sol; if of Peru, Bochica. As the sun is the center of the physical universe, so all primitive peoples … [Read more...] about The Sources of Hallowe’en
A Warrant for the Execution of a Witch
A Warrant for the Execution of a Witch To George Corwin Gentlm high Sheriff of the County of Essex GreetingWhereas Bridgett Bishop als Olliver the wife of Edward Bishop of Salem in the County of Essex Sawyer at a special Court of Oyer and Terminer---- (held at?) Salem this second Day of this instant month of June for the Countyes of Essex Middlesex and Suffolk before … [Read more...] about A Warrant for the Execution of a Witch
The Devils of Loudun by H. Addington Bruce
The Devils of Loudun by H. Addington BruceLoudun is a small town in France about midway between the ancient and romantic cities of Tours and Poitiers. To-day it is an exceedingly unpretentious and an exceedingly sleepy place; but in the seventeenth century it was in vastly better estate. Then its markets, its shops, its inns, lacked not business. Its churches were … [Read more...] about The Devils of Loudun by H. Addington Bruce
WHAT IS A WERWOLF? by Elliott O’Donnell
WHAT IS A WERWOLF? by Elliott O'Donnell WHAT is a werwolf? To this there is no one very satisfactory reply. There are, indeed, so many diverse views held with regard to the nature and classification of werwolves, their existence is so keenly disputed, and the subject is capable of being regarded from so many standpoints, that any attempt at definition in a restricted sense … [Read more...] about WHAT IS A WERWOLF? by Elliott O’Donnell