Witch Krafting with Kat

MORE ENGLISH FAIRY TALES Collected and Edited by JOSEPH JACOBS Editor of "Folk-Lore" 1894 Illustrated by JOHN D. BATTEN   T he Lambton Worm This week's Witchy Wednesday is the story of The Lambton Worm taken from Joseph Jacobs 1884 book of English fairy tales.  A wild young fellow was the heir of Lambton, the fine estate and hall by the side of the swift-flowing Wear. Not a Mass would he hear in Brugeford Chapel of a Sunday, but a-fishing he would go. And if he did not haul in anything, his curses could be heard by the folk as they went by to Brugeford. Well, one Sunday morning he was fishing as usual, and not a salmon had risen to him, his basket was bare of roach or dace. And the worse his luck, the worse grew his language, till the passers-by were horrified at his words as they went to listen to the Mass-priest. At last young Lambton felt a mighty tug at his line. "At last," quoth he, "a bite worth having!" and he pulled and he pulled, till what sho...

  Beautiful artwork by Arthur Rackham. History behind this well known rhyme by vlogger The Resurrectionists. Please visit their YouTube channel and leave good feed if you visit.  Ding dong bell, pussies in the well. This familiar nursery rhyme holds a surprisingly dark past. We explore the rhyme's origins, tracing its evolution over five centuries from a disturbing tale to its current playful form, touching on its connections to witchcraft history and forgotten folkloric rituals. This episode offers chilling stories and a fascinating journey into cultural mythology Little notice.  As a enthusiast studier of Folklore I love to share any articles, information and videos I find on my cyberland travels with you my blog readers. I try to vet all links and videos to make sure they are legitimate and historically interesting but because of some of the subject matters I always advise caution before showing to younger viewers. Please if you do visit my external link show support ...

Explore how this fascination with magic, power and the devil led to persecution and death of supposed ‘witches’. T OIL & TROUBLE!    This Glaswegian woodcut block print depicts a scene from the famous narrative poem, Tam o' Shanter, written by Robert Burns ( possibly a distant relative of mine) in 1791. In the poem, drunken farmer Tam, happens upon a meeting of witches and the Devil in the local haunted church and the ensuing chaos. Source of info from the University of Aberdeen, they have a very interesting Witchcraft exhibition which is still available to view online. T his student-curated online exhibition explores the unique history of witchcraft in Scotland. Delve into over 200 years of witch history through themes of medicine, gender bias, the church, witch hunts and modern representation. Explore how this fascination with magic, power and the devil led to persecution and death of supposed ‘witches’. Please visit https://exhibitions.abdn.ac.uk/university-collections/...

  W itches in Stories.  For this weeks 'Witchy Wednesday' I thought it would be nice to share a story from 'More English Fairy Tales' by folklorist Joseph Jacobs published in 1894. A lovely book with many fairy tales and folk stories including the Lampton Worm and The Wee Bannock with b eautiful illustrations by John D. Batten.  The Old Witch!   Once upon a time there were two girls who lived with their mother and father. Their father had no work, and the girls wanted to go away and seek their fortunes. Now one girl wanted to go to service, and her mother said she might if she could find a place. So she started for the town. Well, she went all about the town, but no one wanted a girl like her. So she went on farther into the country, and she came to the place where there was an oven where there was lots of bread baking. And the bread said, "Little girl, little girl, take us out, take us out. We have been baking seven years, and no one has come to take us out."...

  Happy New Year! Firstly thank you for joining me for my first Witchy Wednesday article of 2026. I hope you all had a wonderful festive holiday and here's wishing you all a healthy, happy and peaceful New Year.  This weeks Witchy Wednesday article is a gentle one to ease us in to things about an adorable creature called The Tizzie-whizie. This creature is both Folklore in origin as the creature has been spoken about from generation to generation. But also because of the lack of concrete evidence and sightings it is also categorised in books and talks about Cryptozoology. The Tizzie-Whizie!  The Tizzie-Whizie, sometimes spelt Wizzie, is a whimsical folklore creature reported to have been seen on multiple occasions in the Lake District. A charming creature, unlike other scary lake monsters, this creature is small with a body of a hedgehog, proportional wings very similar in design to a dragonfly, a fluffy tail like a squirrel or a fox and antennae like a bee.  It said...

Welcome to the last day of 2025!  Here's wishing you all a happy new year!  Witchy Wednesday will be returning on the 7th of January 2026.