179 | Witch Trials

Why We Do What We Do · Oct 14, 2020 · 1h 2m

Mystic healing practices existed in many cultures for a large proportion of human history. But for a few hundred years, people, mostly women, were tortured and killed under suspicion of practicing witchcraft. Religious groups were largely responsible for these horrible act, which also turned out to be lucrative. Links for Today: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/witchcraft-juliet-diaz/605518/ (The Rise of Witchcraft)https://youtu.be/rW4XFiHUQAs (Crashcourse on persecuting witchcraft) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60653.Cows_Pigs_Wars_and_Witches (Cows, Pigs, Wars, and…