Witches and Witchcrafts

WITCHES AND WITCHCRAFTS

A Research Paper Presented to the Class of

Johnny T. Roberto

PANDAN BAY INSTITUTE, INC.

PANDAN, ANTIQUE

In partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the subject

ENGLISHIV

By

Ivy Rose S. Mariano

IV- St. Cyril

January 2012

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

        The author wants to extend her greatest gratitude to those special persons who have shared moments with her in doing this kind of work especially to:

• To Joselle, Bianca and to Harmon who borrowed my mouse that is why she didn’t do anything for a week

• To her family who are ever supportive in every part of this work especially in the financial needs

• The one and only Almighty Father who is never- ending guiding and guarding me in times of researches and many others.

• Most of all, the one and only Mr. Johnny T. Roberto for requiring this kind of work.

This work would not be completed without any of your concerns and the author hope you all stay the same. More power to you all.

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ABSTRACT

Title of the Research: Witches and Witchcrafts

Author’s Name: Ivy Rose S. Mariano

Address of the Institution: Pandan Bay Institute, Inc.  Pandan, Antique

Year: 2012

Problem of the Study

        Why do witches being feared in the past?

        How do they live in order to survive?

        Why does the Church want to persecute witches?

Significance of the Study

        This study would like to present how witches continued to evolve and live as to the present time. This research is conducted to supply human’s knowledge and curiosity towards the topic.

Summary of Findings

        Witches have their difficulty in living because they are being persecuted by anyone especially the Church. They kill those who they think are witches in which some of them die innocently. They have been said to cause dangerous doings in their community especially to its people.

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Conclusion

        Witches had appeared since the start of humanity, therefore, the researcher conclude that the witches who are still living in this world had its part in our past. They may be seen as bad people but they can sometimes be helpful in us.

Recommendations

        Witches and witchcraft is interesting yet dangerous if you can’t control your feelings. Witchcraft is a good way to have revenge on people who hurts you so much but then it is an evil thing to do something towards others even if they do something to you physically or emotionally.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

Abstract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii

CHAPTER I- The Problem and its Settings

1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
2. Background of the Study. . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
3. Statement of the Problem. . . . . . . . . . . 2        
4. Significance of the Study. . . . . . . . . . .2-3
5. Scope and Delimitations of the Study. . . . .3
6. Definition of Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-5

CHAPTER II- Review of Related Literature

1. The Ancient Healers. . . . . . . . . . . . .6

1. The Many Meanings of Witch. . . . . . . .7-8
2. Guiding the Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . .8-10

1. The Ancient Witches. . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11

1. The Power of the Goddess. . . . . . . . .11-12
2. The Force of Birth and Death. . . . . . .12-13
3. Queen of the Ghosts. . . . . . . . . . .13-15
4. Powers of Good and Evil . . . . . . . .15-17

1. The Burning Times. . . . . . . . . . . .17-18

1. Heretics and Inquisitions. . . . . . . .18-19
2. Joining Witches to Satan. . . . . . . .19-20
3. The First Major Witch-Hunts. . . . . . .20
4. War against Women. . . . . . . . . . . .21
5. An End to Madness. . . . . . . . . . .21-22

1. Magic and Spells. . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23

1. The Witch’s Spells. . . . . . . . . . 23-24
2. Visualizing Magic. . . . . . . . . . .24-25
3. Casting Spells. . . . . . . . . . . .25-26
4. Healing Spells. . . . . . . . . . . . .26
5. Protection Spells. . . . . . . . . . .26-27
6. Evil Spirits. . . . . . . . . . . . .27
7. The Witching Hour. . . . . . . . . . . 27-28
8. Peering into the Future. . . . . . . .28
9. Other Tools of Divination. . . . . . .29-30

CHAPTER III- Summary of Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations

        Summary of Findings. . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-32

Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Curriculum Vitae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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CHAPTER I

The Problem and Its Settings

Introduction

        The study of witch and witchcraft persecution is part of the study of women’s history, especially the history of social and sexual violence against women. Long time ago, many people were supposed to be at house bound and uneducated. These people were proclaimed to be devil worshipers or “witches”. Any people who were said to be witches were burned at the stake. There were unfair trials done to see if a person was really a witch. The town leaders would tie the “witch” to a stool and drop them into the river. If they floated on the top, they were a witch. If they sank and drowned, they were innocent. This was terribly unfair for either way, you die. .