ill-wished: Witchcraft and Magic in 19th century Cornwall the casting of nativities

the casting of nativities

Thus East Anglia is a landscape in which ‘the good folk’

with a view to working towards a deeper level of self-knowledge within their Craft

ritual garments and tools and methods of magic

which cannot be overstated

ill-wished: Witchcraft and Magic in 19th century Cornwall the casting of nativitiesAuthor: Rupert White In the last century and before, many Cornish people believed in witchcraft and in the possibility of being cursed or ill wished. This book, which centres on multiple newly discovered newspaper articles, demonstrates how deeply the belief in ill wishing was held, and the levels of desperation and fear it could engender. It shows the existence of a large number of magical practitioners, known variously as cunning folk, conjurors,