Witch Krafting with Kat

Welcome to this weeks Witchy Wednesday. For this weeks blog posting I thought it would be nice to share some of F Goya's artwork depicting Witches, Hobgoblins and otherworldly creatures.  Witches' Sabbath 1797–1798 Oil on canvas. Goya incorporated folklore into his work to critique superstition, religious and political power, and the human psyche. He depicted popular Spanish folklore, particularly themes of witchcraft and the supernatural, often to satirize the ignorance and fear that allowed institutions like the Spanish Inquisition to thrive. His work frequently uses these folkloric images as allegories for more contemporary events, such as political upheaval and the "devouring" nature of revolutions.  Three old hags surround a basket of new-born babies with bats in the distance. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98. Three dwarf hobgoblins, two of them in monastic habits, drinking from tumblers. Aquatint by F. Goya, ca. 1797. Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.Date: [1796/1798] Two ...

Balthasar Bekker by J. Hilarides (1691) Balthasar Bekker. The World Bewitch’d. London, 1695. This weeks Witchy Wednesday is about Balthazar Bekker. I found some rather interesting links and information online which I hope you will also enjoy.  Balthazar Bekker was a Dutch Theologian pastor in Amsterdam where, as “an enthusiastic disciple of Descartes, he wrote several works of philosophy and theology, which by their freedom of thought aroused considerable hostility. His best known work was Die Betooverde Wereld (1691), or The World Bewitched (1695, one volume of an English translation from a French copy), in which he examined critically the phenomena generally ascribed to spiritual agency, and attacked the belief in sorcery and ‘possession’ by the devil, whose very existence he questioned” (Britannica). Bekker’s bold denunciation of superstitions about witchcraft proved such a formidable attack on official State and Church practices that he was ultimately forced from the ministry. ...

  Remember, Remember the 5th of November! 🔥 Some links to the history of The Gunpowder plot and Guy Fawkes which include real historical documents. Great for reading or doing further research.  https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/the-gunpowder-plot-of-1605/ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Guy-Fawkes/ https://devonandexeterinstitution.org/that-hellish-gun-powder-treason/ https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/gunpowder-plot/ https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/display/2005/gunpowder-treason-and-plot https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/gunpowder-plot/source-2/ Wishing you all a enjoyable and safe Bonfire night.  🎇🔥🎇🔥🎇🔥🎇🔥🎇🔥🎇🔥🎇🔥🎇🔥🎇🔥🎇🔥

  Witchy Wednesday's are back! I hope you all enjoyed Halloween, we had a fairly quiet but enjoyable one at home. We normally go out and about visiting spooky castles and stately homes but to be honest I have been feeling a little bit 'under the weather' so it was actually quite nice to spend this Halloween at home snuggled up under my warm blanket, eating iced ghost biscuits and watching spooky movies! 😆 The joy of spending some much needed quality time at home is that I have finally had some time to do some reading and researching. Whilst doing so I came across some rather interesting articles on Witches and ghosts on the BBC website. So for the return of this weeks 'Witchy Wednesday' I thought it would be nice to share my findings. As with all external links I would advise visiting them and checking them before showing to younger viewers as some of the content may not be suitable for children.  I am not responsible for any external links or their contents.  Some...