The Erdspiegel The Erdspiegel or “earth mirror,” created by burying magically inscribed glass and paper on Christmas.
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Chris Woodyard
on
December 8, 2018
in Christmas , Ephemera , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , News , Occultism/Magic , Prophecies , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged Christmas folklore , Erdspiegel , folk magic , John Keagy , magic mirror , Pennsylvania folk magic , pow wow , prophetic glass , prophetic mirror , scrying , The Erdspiegel
A Suffolk witch story from 1877, involving a spell meant to be cast on a man, but transfered to his wife, who suffered for years under the bewitchment. In a series of ill-spelt letters, the witch confesses and suggests a transfer of the spell to its rightful owner.
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Chris Woodyard
on
March 24, 2015
in Ephemera , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , medical oddities , News , Occultism/Magic , Poltergeists , Prophecies , Scientific Oddities , Social History , Strange Lives , Victorian , Witches
and tagged cunning woman , curses , fasting woman , folk magic , lay a spite , spells , Suffolk witchcraft , wise woman