How To Become A Witch

Just like with the origins of children, there are some 2137 theories as to where witches come from. We choose the TOP 3 most likely ones.

Pact

The etymology of the word witch is "one who knows"[1], so to become a witch, you had to have certain information. Due to the medieval shortcomings of the education system, obtaining education was problematic. It was believed that if a candidate for a scholar wanted to pass the session, she had to make a pact with the "devil". In exchange for minor erotic favors (devoting oneself to the devil, participating in orgies, kissing the tail), one could allegedly gain access to secret knowledge, mainly broadly understood magical arts[2]. Unfortunately, such practices do not work today. At least in my case.

An iconoclastic act

What if the devil wasn't at hand, or for some reason he didn't want to accept the devotion? Plan B with a bit of finesse. As it was believed in the vicinity of Kielce and Głogów, one had to climb the cross barefoot on Good Friday. Because - as it was believed in some places - one could become a witch "by rubbing your ass after the Passion of God"[3]. We don't know if this is still true. Let me know if it works.

By chance

However, the fate of a witch most often befell women who asked for the devil's grace. Often the path from a neighbor's milk turning sour to someone being called a witch was very short. Unfortunately, it usually ended with torture and the stake for the unlucky witch. And all this in the majesty of law and justice. You could say that such a woman was a witch for a very short time, but at least she was the only one with papers to prove it.

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Next week we will deal with unmasking witches.
Prepare your hammers and iron scepters.

[1] [SEJP Bor, 692]
[2][3]Pieńczak Agnieszka. (2008). Sposoby rozpoznawania domniemanych czarownic (w świetle badań Polskiego Atlasu Etnograficznego). "Lud" (T. 92 (2008), s. 224)
[4]Publikacja pokonferencyjna„Inny- Obcy- Potwór” Bydgoszcz Artykuł oddany do druku Bożena Ronowska Zbiorowy proces o czary we wsi Morzeszczyn w 1747 roku