Article: The witch that was.(poem)

Article: Witch Hazel
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine;      700+ words ...Witch hazel Description Witch hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana ) is a deciduous tree or shrub that is ... 6 m). It flowers in the fall, producing vivid yellow flowers. Witch hazel is also known as hazel nut, snapping hazel, spotted alder ...

Article: Witches and Wizards
Myths and Legends of the World;      700+ words ... ... cultures. The word witch usually refers to a female, though male witches exist in some traditions ... brought along a fear of witches. A witch hunt in Salem, Massachusetts ... they are dealing with witches. In such cases, the witch may reward kindness ...

Encyclopedia entry: witch's tit
The Oxford Companion to the Body;      700+ words ... ... and that she was a true witch. Men, too, could be witches, but those accused of ... predominantly old and poor. The witch-hunt was, according ... rubric of the ‘witch's tit’? Witches' breasts — real ...

Article: Witches to Hold Convention at Denver Restaurant.
The Denver Post (Denver, Colorado) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  October 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... and fantasy surround witches, and the eccentric is ... doesn't call herself a witch or Wiccan. The cult ... or modern-day good witches, is still a secret society ... holding regular jobs. "Witches are people who understand ... Many Wiccans say the witch as an evil or satanic ...

Article: Witches' coven on crawl for cause; 160 women dress up in ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  October 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... witches at the start of the Witches Ball. The event, in its eighth ... drew 160 women dressed as witches Saturday night. The event ... dressed as part penguin, part witch. Kozlowski owns a Broadalbin ... gather with the rest of the witches at the start of the event in ...

Article: Witch Craze, Terror, and Fantasy in Baroque Germany
German Quarterly;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... the duty of saving witches' souls. They saw ... Consequently, " [t] he witch had to be brought ... story? Since each witch's story was read ... stories of Augsburg witches were common currency ... confessions of earlier witches [ ... ]" (192 ... of families, even witch crazes, were ...

Article: Witch image war brews // Salem woman fights movie's ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 17, 1986 ;     700+ words ...Witches aren't what they used to be. The witch of Salem has a ... Updike's novel The Witches of Eastwick. She ... movie "anti-witch" for its portrayal ... Christian times. Some witches think attitudes ... much since the witch-burning days ...