Posted by Scrye 'A rough estimate of of the total number of people [put to death] on the charge of Witchcraft is nine million. Obviously, not all of these were followers of the Old Religion. This had been a wonderful opportunity for some to get rid of anyone against whom they held a grudge! An excellent example of the way the hysteria developed and spread is found in the case of the so-called Witches of Salem, Massachusetts. It is doubtful whether any of the victims hung there were realy followers of the Old Religion. Just possibly Bridget Bishop and Sarah Good were, but the others were nearly all pillars of the local church up until the time the hysterical children "cried out" on them.' This is from a prominent (in my part of the world, anyway) beginners' book on Witchcraft... so there's maybe not as much misinformation flowing around as you might think...
on 11/25/2005, 9:46 pm, in reply to "here I go again"
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An extract from Ray Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft: 
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