Magicats – Witches cats

Magicats – Why do witches have cats? The popular image of a witch wearing a pointed hat and riding through the Halloween sky just wouldn’t be complete without a graceful black cat sharing her broomstick. But why do witches always have a cat? Why has this animal come to symbolise magic and witchcraft? Home is […]

The Pendle Witches

The Witches of Pendle Hill Witches in fiction are such fun. We enjoy hating the nasty ones, and laugh when their magic fails and they disappear in a puff of smoke: POUF! But it was no fun at all, in the past, when real people were accused of witchcraft. With their charms, remedies, spells and […]