What's so witchy about pumpkins, pentagrams, and pointy hats? With a sidenote re: Satanists. Plus: was Shirley Jackson a witch? AND a witchy writing prompt derived from a story by Sofia Samatar.
Such a great article, thank you. That poster from The Satanic Temple is entirely wholesome and has brought a smile to my face this morning. Loved the info on Shirley Jackson and found the part about pointy hats very interesting. I hadn’t really considered witch trials as a way of disempowering women as opposed to just persecuting them.
Thank you! Yeah, the witch trials happened during a time of great instability where resources were scarce. And that might’ve had long-term consequences economically.
New reader here - I love this post! I had never heard this about Jackson before. So intriguing! Happy Halloween/Samhain!
She was such an interesting figure! And thanks for reading, happy Halloween!
Such a great article, thank you. That poster from The Satanic Temple is entirely wholesome and has brought a smile to my face this morning. Loved the info on Shirley Jackson and found the part about pointy hats very interesting. I hadn’t really considered witch trials as a way of disempowering women as opposed to just persecuting them.
Thank you! Yeah, the witch trials happened during a time of great instability where resources were scarce. And that might’ve had long-term consequences economically.
You should google crocheted Baphomet dolls. I was in r/crochet for a long time and at least once a month someone would proudly post one of those.
Well now I know what I'm putting on my holiday gift list! lol