383. WITCH: What's in a Word?

For centuries, the word “witch” carried the power to destroy lives. In this episode, we explore how that meaning evolved, and what we owe to the people who carried those beliefs and traditions forward despite the danger. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/salem-witch-trials https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/ https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/witchcraft https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/salem-witch-trials https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/bridgetbishop.html https://historyofmassachusetts.org/bridget-bishop-first-person-executed-salem-witch-trials/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tituba https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-tituba-the-original-salem-witch-180980793/ https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/tituba.html https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.case&caseref=804&search_type=people&search_string=agnes%20sampson https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Agnes-Sampson/ https://www.britannica.com/event/North-Berwick-witch-trials https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.case&caseref=251&search_type=people&search_string=isobel%20gowdie https://www.historicmysteries.com/isobel-gowdie/ https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-confessions-of-isobel-gowdie/ https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.case&caseref=794&search_type=people&search_string=bessie%20dunlop https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/bessiedunlop.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleister-Crowley https://www.bl.uk/people/aleister-crowley https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/aleister-crowley https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/oct/28/aleister-crowley-biography-review https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/28/obituaries/sybil-leek-witch-and-astrologer.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sybil-Leek https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sybil-leek-the-world-s-most-famous-witch-628953.html All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on F acebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: [email protected] Get to know us better:                  Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram              Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices