June 1, 1563: The day when English Witchcraft Act went into effect June 21, 2010
Posted by The Wayward Wiccan in : Wiccan Words , trackback
I know I owe you a post for the 1st of June and here I am paying my dues!
As some of you may or may not know, until the year of 1951, English laws were strictly prohibiting witchcraft and other similar practices like acts of magic, or consulting with the spirit world. The most important act in the history of England’s witchcraft laws and penalty is without a doubt, the one that came into action on the 1st of June 1563. So, on this day all Wicca and Paganism followers mark the beginning of a long history of accusations and penalties for all of those found guilty of witchcraft and spiritualism in the UK.
The man who brought witchcraft back into the public eye was Gerald Gardner. Thanks to the 1951 repeal, modern Wicca followers were no longer afraid of being prosecuted for any witchcraft-related activities. Gardner went public in 1954, with his published work “Witchcraft Today”.
Contrary to popular beliefs, there has never been a single law in the U.S prohibiting acts of witchcraft. In 1692, when the Salem witch trials took place, the United States were still a part of the British colonies. As we all know, the story of witchcraft accusations, trials and executions has captured the imagination of people all over the world in the following centuries of the event and it still is a fascinating subject. I would love to know your theories and interpretations and even historical facts about this controversial and forever interesting subject: witchcraft!
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wow!!!!!!!!!!!! interesting