------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE BARDIC YEAR Ritual for Wiccan groups - by the White Bard 1991-92 CE --------------------------------------------------------------- The following are suggested rituals within the four major calendar celebrations. They are written from a Wiccan standpoint, using Celtic traditions, and take the form of Mystery Plays that (sometimes) are -not- fully explained (!). Try not to explain them to the participants, but rather allow them to act upon the participants in a subliminal, emotional fashion. That is, after all, what they are designed to do. Note: "%" marks "stage directions" N:earth W:water E:air S:fire The BARD should stand to the WEST, unless otherwise specified in the ritual. --------------------------------------------------------------- YULE RITUAL: 21 December -by the White Bard Materials: a very small, just sprouted potted plant. a candle for each covener present. a MOTHER. She should wear a blue garment, if possible. a MAIDEN, dressed in white. a Crown of Light, made from three, six, or nine candles. a BARD/GREEN MAN. % The ceremony for the Lesser Sabbats should be written by newer % members of the coven, as part of their learning. At an appropriate % place in the ceremony, the following should be inserted: % Here begins the Yule Mystery. ALL light shall be % extinguished, all fires put out, save that in the South. % The Bard/Green Man shall lie on his back in the East, as % if dead. % The HPS shall say: HPS: Darkness covers all. The Old King is dead, and there is no warmth for the Mother. The days are short, and the nights are long. COVEN: Give us Light! HPS: The Maiden wanders the Earth, Maiden no more, but soon to be Mother. The Earth is cold, and there is no place for her to give birth. COVEN: Give us Light! HP: Mother, give us the Child of Promise! The Lord Of Life strains to be born! COVEN: Give us Light! MOTHER: I seek a place to rest, and give birth. % The Mother should wander about the inside of the circle, as if % looking for something, and not finding it. She should act very % tired, and project a sense of urgency. % She then goes to the East, and assumes the Goddess pose, standing, % arms and legs spread in the form of a five-pointed star. % There shall be a pause, and the Bard/Green Man shall then quietly % rise up, and stand behind the Mother. If it seems appropriate, the % more primitive symbolism of him crawling out from between the legs % of the Mother may be used. He should be carrying a lit candle, or % some other source of light. BARD/GREEN MAN: Cunning and art I do not lack, But -always- Her Cauldron brings me back! % The Bard/Green Man shall take his lit candle, and proceed to re-light % the corner candles, moving deasil, and any other fires within the circle. % The just-sprouted potted plant is picked up by the Mother and held in % front of her during this candle-lighting. % The Bard/Green Man shall then take the plant from the hands of the Mother, % bring it to the center of the circle, and raise it above his head, saying: BARD/GREEN MAN: Here is the Promise, that is always fulfilled. % The plant is then passed around the circle, and given to the Mother, who % should take it home and water and nurture it thru the year, if possible. % The Maiden shall then take the place of the Mother, and the Mother shall % return to her place within the circle. % Here ends the Yule Mystery. --------------------------------------------------------------- CANDLEMAS (IMBOLC) RITUAL: 2 February -by the White Bard Materials: a candle for each covener present. a MAIDEN, dressed in white. a Crown of Light, made from three, six, or nine candles. a BARD/GREEN MAN. a DARK LORD, dressed in dark clothing, and holding a dark cloak. % The place of ritual should be set up, away from the gathered participants. % It is more than a good idea to manage bathrooms and such like % before the circle is closed. This Mystery is not something any % of the participants should miss out on! HPS: Go we now to the sacred place And stand within the sacred space Turn your minds to sacred things And dance with me unto the ring! % HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a % spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar. The % cauldron should be at the south. The Bard/Green Man % dances at the end of the line. A good song to sing here % is "Lord Of The Dance." HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance Within the Lady's radiance To celebrate the Sun's rebirth To renew life, to warm the Earth Earth and Water, Fire and Air I invoke the Goddess there! This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky I invoke the God on high This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! % The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but % shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her % circumnabulation. EAST: O Guardians of the Eastern Tower, Airy ones of healing power I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! SOUTH: Oh fiery ones of Southern Power Thus I invite you to this tower I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! WEST: Western ones of water's flow Help to guard us here below I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! NORTH: Earthen ones of Northern fame Bless and guard our Power's fane I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! % The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each % corner's crying as she moves to the next: HPS: So I cast and consecrate This Circle of the small and great: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea, By Fire and Water, Earth and Air, By the Lord, and Lady Fair! By Love and Joy and Work and Play, All things harmful cast away! By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall, By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!) % On her return to the first corner she shall change the last % line above, and say: The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be! % The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners. -------------------------------------------------- % Here begins the Candlemas (Imbolc) Mystery: % The Maiden shall step forth, and say: MAIDEN: This is the time of Brigid, the Patron of Poets and Fire, and of Healing. HPS: This is the time of new beginnings, when the Mother has become Maiden. HP: The days have turned, and grow longer, and the Sun-child is growing to His strength. BARD/GREEN MAN: I have been a wave upon the sea, And a spark in the firelight. I have been a fish in the ocean. I have been a Thought within a Word, And a Word within a Deed. I was cast away, and found again. I have been made of flowers And of cold steel and brass. Fire and ice are alike unto me. I have been the narrow blade of a sword That kills without cutting. And the Void is my homeland. I have been in Caer Sidi In the Spiral Castle of Glass. And the letters on the Standing Stones Are no secret from me. I have been in Annwyn And Tir na n'Og, I have danced the Spiral Dance, And drunk from the Hierlas at daybreak. I have ridden beneath two ravens And served in the kitchen, And all places are alike unto me. I have been a child And now I come into my strength! I invoke the Land, the dear Land, the Earth our Mother! MAIDEN: The cycles of the Moon have taken their course, and I am in my Maidenhood. The stars are kindled, and I dance in their light. DARK LORD: Thy home is with me thru the long months of Winter, and the Earth shall lie fallow and bare. % The HPS shall then light the candles of the Crown of Light, % and shall approach the Maiden, who is now standing in the East, and % place it upon her head. % She shall now, in company with the Bard/Green Man, circumnabulate the % circle, and the coveners shall light their candles from her crown. % The Bard/Green Man shall return to his normal place within the circle % and the Maiden shall place the Crown of Light on the altar. % The Maiden shall then approach the Dark Lord, and kneel before him, % and he shall say: DARK LORD: As it always is, always was, and always shall be. Come to my Kingdom. % Here he shall place the dark cloak around her, and they shall retire % to the West. % Here ends the Candlemas Mystery. -------------------------------------------------------------------- % A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing: HPS: In a ring we all shall stand Pass the Power, hand to hand. HP: As the Sun is given birth Build the Power; root to Earth HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand Bless the Lady, bless the Land HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies Bless the Power that never dies! % The above four verses should be repeated three times, (or % as many times as needed) and then the HPS should say: HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree: Let the Power flow out and free! % All should release, at this point. % Such coven business as must be transacted may be done here. % This is a good time to bless candles for use during the coming year. % This is also a good time for initiations. ------------------------------------------------------ % The Circle is opened. HPS: Thus I release the East and West Thanks to them from Host to Guest Thus I release the South and North With "Blessed Be' I send them forth! The Circle's open, dance we so Out and homeward we shall go. Earth and Water, Air and Fire Celebrated our desire. The Sun's returned to banish dark The Earth awakes to sunlight's spark. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, Our circle's done; and Blessed Be! COVEN: Blessed Be! % All spiral dance out from the Circle. --------------------------------------------------------------- EOSTAR RITUAL: (Spring Equinox) -by the White Bard Materials: a MAIDEN, who shall be dressed in white, covered by a black (or other dark material) cloak, preferably with a hood drawn over her head. No white of her garment should show. a BARD/GREEN MAN, who shall either recite or sing his Song Of Calling, preferably accompanied by an approp- riate musical instrument (drum, flute, harp, guitar) % The ceremony for the Lesser Sabbats should be written by newer % members of the coven, as part of their learning. At an appropriate % place in the ceremony, the following should be inserted: % Here begins the Eostar Mystery: % Bard and Maiden shall stand together in the North, with the HP between them. MAIDEN: I have been in the Kingdom of the Dark Lord, Where no Sun shines. But now I shall return to the green of Earth, And all things shall rejoice with me. BARD/GREEN MAN: Follow me forth from the Dark Lord's Hall And show that Love will conquer all! % Bard moves to the East, and shall sing his Song of Calling: % Song of Calling may be whatever the Bard feels appropriate. % The below listed song is a suggestion only, and is used with % the author's permission: THE BARD'S SONG (c) copyright 1990 W. J. Bethancourt III (Tune: "Dublin City") BARD: As I walked out one quiet evening At the hour of twelve at night Who should I meet but a fair young maiden Combin' her hair by candle light; Lassie, I have come a-courtin' Your kind favours for to win And if you'd heed my petition I would be your Paladin... (CHORUS) Gather roses in the Springtime Gather roses while ye may, Time is passing; roses wither; Winter comes; we're here -today-. % Bard moves to the South, Maiden moves to the East. BARD: Have you seen the dew a-formin' On the grass at early morn? Have you seen the forest quiet, Or a stag that's barely born? Have you seen the dawn a-breakin' O'er the Western Ocean's tide? Have you felt my heart a-beatin' When it's held close to your side? (CHORUS) Gather roses in the Springtime Gather roses while ye may, Time is passing; roses wither; Winter comes; we're here -today-. % Bard moves to the West, Maiden moves to the South. BARD: I can give no gold or silver, I can give no fields of land, I can give no servants brisk To wait on you both foot and hand; I can give you wide roads callin' Wind and Rain, and Moon and Sun, Songs to sing, and love and laughter, Dresses made of plain home-spun. (CHORUS) Gather roses in the Springtime Gather roses while ye may, Time is passing; roses wither; Winter comes; we're here -today-. % Bard moves to the North, Maiden moves to the West. BARD: Come dance with me upon the greensward In the moonlight, in the Spring. Dance with me within the forest Dance with me within the ring! Earth below us, stars above us, Fire and water by our side, Dance with me within the moonlight, Dance with me, and be my Bride! (CHORUS) Gather roses in the Springtime Gather roses while ye may, Time is passing; roses wither; Winter comes; we're here -today-. % Bard moves to the Center, Maiden moves to the North. % The HP shall try to hold her back, by holding her dark cloak, % but she shall unclasp it, and move to the center, leaving the % HP holding the cloak, revealing herself dressed in white, and % shall stand beside the Bard. MAIDEN: I have been in the Kingdom of the Dark Lord, Where no Sun shines. But now I return to the green of Earth, And all things shall rejoice with me. % The HPS shall crown the Maiden with a wreath of flowers. % Here ends the Eostar Mystery. --------------------------------------------------------------- THE DAY OF THE FOOL: April 1 -by the White Bard % This day is not in the traditional cycle, but should not be % omitted by those of the Bardic Path. There is no "set" ritual, % but this is the time for satire and general foolery by all. % A good thing to do here is to have a simple gathering, perhaps % a pot-luck, choose a King and/or Queen of Fools, and have a % good party. See the German Fasching or Mardi Gras for hints. --------------------------------------------------------------- BELTANE RITUAL: May Day -by the White Bard Materials: One cauldron, filled with water a wreath of flowers for the MAIDEN the Maiden should wear white, if possible two wooden swords (optional) a fire, as close to the ground as possible A BARD/GREEN MAN (note: if you have no Bard, then a male to act as Green Man should be chosen either by lottery, or by the Maiden. The Maiden is, of course, free to request a specific person to act as Green Man even if there is a Bard available to the coven.) candles for all, if possible ***************************************** % The place of ritual should be set up, away from the gathered % participants. % It is more than a good idea to manage bathrooms and such like % before the circle is closed. This Mystery is not something any % of the participants should miss out on! HPS: Go we now to the sacred place And stand within the sacred space Turn your minds to sacred things And dance with me unto the ring! % HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a % spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar. The % cauldron should be at the south. The Bard/Green Man % dances at the end of the line. HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance Within the Lady's radiance To celebrate the Year renewed And praise the Powers, with gratitude. Earth and Water, Fire and Air I invoke the Goddess there! This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky I invoke the God on high This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! % The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but % shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her % circumnabulation. EAST: O Guardians of the Eastern Tower, Airy ones of healing power I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! SOUTH: Oh fiery ones of Southern Power Thus I invite you to this tower I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! WEST: Western ones of water's flow Help to guard us here below I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! NORTH: Earthen ones of Northern fame Bless and guard our Power's fane I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! % The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each % corner's crying as she moves to the next: HPS: So I cast and consecrate This Circle of the small and great: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea, By Fire and Water, Earth and Air, By the Lord, and Lady Fair! By Love and Joy and Work and Play, All things harmful cast away! By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall, By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!) % On her return to the first corner she shall change the last % line above, and say: The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be! % The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners. -------------------------------------------------- % Here begins the Beltane Mystery BARD or GREEN MAN: Thus I invoke the Lady White To come to us this sacred night. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, I show you a Mystery! % The Maiden shall stand beside the HP, who shall hold a % wooden sword. The Bard/Green Man shall approach them, also % carrying a wooden sword, and shall, in mime, challenge the % HP. They shall strike their swords together in three sets % of three blows, then Bard/Green Man shall strike the HP, with % the last blow of his sword, who shall fall as if dead. % (Note: This can be played as a Morris Dance, if so wished.) % If no Maiden and Bard/Green Man are used, then the above combat % may be eliminated, and the HP and HPS shall enact the Mystery. % The HPS' part shall then be spoken by the participants. % The Maiden moves to the East. The Bard/Green Man moves to the % North. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his whistle would fetch her back! MAIDEN: Oh, I shall go into a hare with sorrow, sighing and mickle care And I shall go in the Lady's Name Aye, until I be fetched hame! BARD/GREEN MAN: Hare, take heed of a swift greyhound Will harry thee all these fields around For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Maiden moves to the South. The Bard/Green Man moves to the % East. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his whistle would fetch her back! MAIDEN: Yet I shall go into a bee With mickle fear and dread of thee And flit to hive in the Lady's Name Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! BARD/GREEN MAN: Bee, take heed of a red, red cock Will harry thee close thru door and lock For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Maiden moves to the West. The Bard/Green Man moves to the % South. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his whistle would fetch her back! MAIDEN: Yet I shall go into a trout. With sorrow and sighing and mickle doubt And show thee many a merry game Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! BARD/GREEN MAN: Trout, take heed of an otter lank Will harry thee close from bank to bank For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Maiden moves to the North. The Bard/Green Man moves to the % West. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his whistle would fetch her back! MAIDEN: Yet I shall go into a mouse And haste me unto the Miller's House There in his corn to have good game Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! BARD/GREEN MAN: Mouse, take heed of a white tom-cat That never was baulked of mouse nor rat For here come I in the Lady's Name And -thus- it is I fetch thee hame! % Bard/Green Man walks to Maiden and takes her hand. They % both move to the Cauldron, and face HPS. HPS: Cunning and art she did not lack But aye his Song has fetched her back! Old Winter's dead, the Lady reigns And Summer has returned again! % Bard/Green Man and Maiden both wet their hands with water % from the Cauldron, and sprinkle it on the HP, who comes to % life again. HP: Cunning and art I do not lack But aye Her Cauldron will bring me back! % Bard/Green Man and Maiden both move to, and jump, the fire. % Here ends the Beltane Mystery. % Note: This Mystery is the more historically correct "Great Rite." ------------------------------------------------ % If there is a May Pole, it should be erected by the men -only- at % this point, and all dance around it, alternating male and female % to raise the cone of power as outlined below. % A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing: HPS: In a ring we all shall stand Pass the Power, hand to hand. HP: As the year is given birth Build the Power; root to Earth HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand Bless the Lady, bless the Land HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies Bless the Power that never dies! % The above four verses should be repeated three times, (or % as many as needed to fully wrap the pole) and then the HPS % should say: HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree: Let the Power flow out and free! % All should release, at this point. ------------------------------------------------------ % Such coven business as must be transacted may be done here. ------------------------------------------------------ % The Circle is opened. HPS: Thus I release the East and West Thanks to them from Host to Guest Thus I release the South and North With "Blessed Be' I send them forth! The Circle's open, dance we so Out and homeward we shall go. Earth and Water, Air and Fire Celebrated our desire. Winter's cold is gone away Now it is the Day of May. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, Our circle's done; and Blessed Be! COVEN: Blessed Be! % All spiral dance out from the Circle, jumping the fire as % they go. HP and HPS lead, with Bard/Green Man and Maiden % taking care of bringing the Bel Fire into camp. Allow the Bel % fire to burn out on its own, if possible, otherwise put it % out with the water from the Caldron. Disposal of the water % otherwise should be to pour it at the roots of a tree. % All participants may take fire from the Bel Fire to take home % with them, cook over, or whatever, before it is extinguished. ------------------------------------------------------------- MIDSUMMER RITUAL: (Summer Solstice) -by the White Bard Materials: a GREEN MAN, dressed in green, bearing a leafy branch. Small cakes, and a drink of some sort, preferably apple based. For covens that use alcohol, mead would be ok, too. % The ceremony for the Lesser Sabbats should be written by newer % members of the coven, as part of their learning. At an appropriate % place in the ceremony, the following should be inserted: HPS: This is the time of the Green Man; the Jack-of-the-Green; the Spirit of the Wood. Call him what you will, Robin Hood, Herne, or even Pan, this is His time! Rejoice in Summer! % The Green Man should rush into the circle, laughing and leaping. % It would be appropriate for him to carry a leafy branch, with % which to strike (lightly) the young women of the coven. % He shall then approach the cakes and drink, and pick one of each % up, hold them up to the coven, and say: GREEN MAN: Behold the fruits of the Mother! HP/HPS: Blessed be the food that nourishes us! % All should sit, and eat, and have a nice, quiet party of some sort! ------------------------------------------------------------- LAMMAS RITUAL: 1 August -by the White Bard Materials: one person should be chosen by the HP to play LUGH, who shall walk with an obvious limp. He may use a crutch, or a cane if he so chooses. ***************************************** % The place of ritual should be set up, away from the gathered participants. % It is more than a good idea to manage bathrooms and such like % before the circle is closed. This Mystery is not something any % of the participants should miss out on! HPS: Go we now to the sacred place And stand within the sacred space Turn your minds to sacred things And dance with me unto the ring! % HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a % spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar. HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance Within the Lady's radiance To celebrate the Season's turn To Autumn, when the leaves will burn Earth and Water, Fire and Air I invoke the Goddess there! This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky I invoke the God on high This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! % The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but % shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her % circumnabulation. EAST: O Guardians of the Eastern Tower, Airy ones of healing power I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! SOUTH: Oh fiery ones of Southern Power Thus I invite you to this tower I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! WEST: Western ones of water's flow Help to guard us here below I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! NORTH: Earthen ones of Northern fame Bless and guard our Power's fane I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! % The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each % corner's crying as she moves to the next: HPS: So I cast and consecrate This Circle of the small and great: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea, By Fire and Water, Earth and Air, By the Lord, and Lady Fair! By Love and Joy and Work and Play, All things harmful cast away! By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall, By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!) % On her return to the first corner she shall change the last % line above, and say: The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be! % The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners. -------------------------------------------------- % Here begins the Lammas Mystery HPS: Thus I invoke the Lady White To come to us this sacred night. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, I show you a Mystery! % A small meal of bread and some form of beverage should be % laid out, and all should partake. As all are eating, Lugh % shall approach the circle, and say: LUGH: Merry meet to all! May I enter the circle? HPS: And what talent do you have, that we do not? LUGH: I am a Smith, to make tools and weapons. HPS: We have Govannon, to make our tools and weapons. Go away. LUGH: I am a Shaman, to offer the Sight Within. HPS: Any of us can do that. Go away. LUGH: I am a Farmer, to grow your food. HPS: We have the Young God and the Maiden, to set our food to grow. We have no need of you. Go away. LUGH: I am a Warrior, to defend you. HPS: We have those of the Warrior Path, and their valor is unquestioned. Go away. LUGH: I am a Bard, to sing you songs and make you merry. HPS: We have a Bard. Go away. LUGH: I have Wisdom to impart. HPS: We have the Old God and the Crone. Go away. LUGH: I am a Fisherman, to harvest the waters. HPS: Any of us can catch fish. Go away. LUGH: I am a Satirist and maker of jokes, to give laughter. HPS: The Fool gives us humor. Go away. LUGH: But do you have one who is ALL of these? For I am Lugh, the Ruler, the Singer, the Long-Sighted, the Craftsman, and all Talents are as ONE with me. HPS: This we do not have, indeed, and you are Lugh Samildanach. Enter and be welcome! % The HPS shall open the circle and Lugh shall enter and be seated % with the company. Lugh shall -limp- when he walks, and shall % walk, and sit, in obvious pain. % He should look around him, as if expecting something. % If none within the circle asks why he is limping, or otherwise % expresses concern, the Maiden shall say: MAIDEN: Sir, why do you limp? Are you injured? LUGH: You have asked The Question, and I thank you. Seek you the Cauldron of Healing, the Cauldron of Cerridwen, for my time grows short, but from it I shall be re-born. ---------------------------------------------------- % Here ends the Lammas Mystery % A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing: HPS: In a ring we all shall stand Pass the Power, hand to hand. HP: As the year is given birth Build the Power; root to Earth HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand Bless the Lady, bless the Land HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies Bless the Power that never dies! % The above four verses should be repeated three times, (or % as many as needed) and then the HPS should say: HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree: Let the Power flow out and free! % All should release, at this point. ------------------------------------------------------ % Such coven business as must be transacted may be done here. ------------------------------------------------------ % The Circle is opened. HPS: Thus I release the East and West Thanks to them from Host to Guest Thus I release the South and North With "Blessed Be' I send them forth! The Circle's open, dance we so Out and homeward we shall go. Earth and Water, Air and Fire Celebrated our desire. As Autumn leaves fall as the rain The seasons' turning, once again. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, Our circle's done; and Blessed Be! COVEN: Blessed Be! % All spiral dance out from the Circle. Lugh shall follow % at the end of the line. ------------------------------------------------------------- RITUAL: (Fall Equinox) -by the White Bard Materials: An OLD KING % The ceremony for the Lesser Sabbats should be written by newer % members of the coven, as part of their learning. At an appropriate % place in the ceremony, the following should be inserted: % The Old King shall move in a feeble manner to the West, and say: OLD KING: I am aged, and I approach my Time. Help me, lest I die! CRONE: There is no help for you, for all must travel that road. % The Old King shall then turn to the assembled coven, and say: OLD KING: Seek ye the Cauldron! Seek ye the Grail! It shall heal me And bring me forth again. % Here a song may be sung, and "John Barleycorn" would be most % appropriate: JOHN BARLEYCORN -Traditional There were three men come out of the West Their fortunes for to try, And these three men made a solemn vow: John Barleycorn should die! John Barleycorn should die! (nb: 4th line of each verse is sung twice) They plowed, they sowed, they harrowed him in, Threw clods upon his head, And these three men made a solemn vow: John Barleycorn was dead! CHORUS: Fa la la la, it's a lovely day! Sing fa la la lay oh! Fa la la la, it's a lovely day! Sing fa la la lay oh! They let him lie for a very long time 'Til the rain from Heaven did fall, Then Little Sir John sprung up his head, And so amazed them all! They let him stand 'til Midsummer tide, 'Til he grew both pale and wan, Then Little Sir John he grew a long beard, And so became a man! They hired men with the sythes so sharp To cut him off at the knee They rolled him and tied him about the waist, And used him barbarously! They hired men with the sharp pitchforks To pierce him to the heart, And the loader he served him worse than that, For he tied him in a cart! They wheeled him around and around the field, 'Til they came to a barn, And there they made a solemn mow Of poor John Barleycorn, They hired men with the crab-tree sticks To strip him skin from bone And the Miller he served him worse than that: For he ground him between two stones! They have wheeled him here and wheeled him there And wheeled him to a barn, And they have served him worse than that They have bunged him in a vat! They have worked their will on John Barleycorn But he lived to tell the tale; For they pour him out of an old brown jug, And they call him home-brewed ale! Here's Little Sir John in a nut-brown bowl, And brandy in a glass! And Little Sir John in the nut-brown bowl Proved the stronger man at last! For the huntsman he can't hunt the fox Nor loudly blow his horn, And the tinker can't mend kettles nor pots Without John Barleycorn! ------------------------------------------------------------- SAMHAIN RITUAL: 31 October -by the White Bard Materials: one cauldron, filled with water CRONE: This should be an older female. OLD KING: This should be a person chosen by lottery, or by whoever is acting as Crone. It can be enacted by the HP if needed. BARD/GREEN MAN: If the coven has no Bard available, then a Green Man should be chosen by lottery, or by whoever is acting as Maiden. It can be enacted by the HP, if needed. ------------------------------------------------ % The place of ritual should be set up, away from the gathered % participants. This is not something that people should miss, % so make sure that potty break is taken care of before the % circle is cast. HPS: Go we now to the sacred place And stand within the sacred space Turn your minds to sacred things And dance with me unto the ring! % HP and HPS lead the coven to the place of ritual by a % spiral dance, ending in a circle around the altar. The % cauldron should be at the south. The Old King dances at % the end of the line. HPS: Come we forth, with the Spiral Dance Within the Lady's radiance To mark the turning of the year The door to Winter now is here. Earth and Water, Fire and Air I invoke the Goddess there! This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! HP: Earth and Water, Fire and Sky I invoke the God on high This night we are Between the Worlds To celebrate the year unfurled! % The corners shall be called thusly, that all may hear, but % shall not be called until the HPS reaches that corner on her % circumnabulation. EAST: O Guardians of the Eastern Tower, Airy ones of healing power I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! SOUTH: Oh fiery ones of Southern Power Thus I invite you to this tower I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! WEST: Western ones of water's flow Help to guard us here below I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! NORTH: Earthen ones of Northern fame Bless and guard our Power's fane I do summon, stir and call you See these rites and guard this circle! Come to us and heed our call! By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: Come to us; and Blessed Be! % The HPS shall move to each corner, and say, following each % corner's crying as she moves to the next: HPS: So I cast and consecrate This Circle of the small and great: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, By Rock and Earth, by Land and Sea, By Fire and Water, Earth and Air, By the Lord, and Lady Fair! By Love and Joy and Work and Play, All things harmful cast away! By lightening's flash, and rain's soft fall, By the Power that made us all; By the Power that blesses Thee: (Cast the Circle: Blessed be!) % On her return to the first corner she shall change the last % line above, and say: The Circle's cast; and Blessed Be! % The callers of the corners shall return their tools to the altar, and then shall join the circle at their corners. -------------------------------------------------- % Here begins the Samhain Mystery: OLD KING: Thus I invoke the Lady White To come to us this sacred night. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, I shall show you a Mystery! % Bard/Green Man and Maiden join hands, facing each other. % The Maiden speaks to the Bard/Green Man: MAIDEN: Lord of Life, hail Land-Master! God of grain that grows and dies Rising reborn, full of richness; Fallow fields shall yet be fertile -- Spring sap runs as stirs your manhood Bless barren earth, bear fruit again! % The Bard/Green Man speaks to Maiden: BARD/GREEN MAN: Snow-shoes striding, hail swift Huntress! Wild one, free and willful Goddess Bow and blade you bear beside you, Finding food to fend off hunger -- Winter will not leave us wanting; Give good hunting, grant us skill. % The Old King moves to the West. The Crone moves to the % North. HP: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye her whistle would fetch him back! OLD KING: Yet I shall go into a trout. With sorrow and sighing and mickle doubt And show thee many a merry game Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! CRONE: Trout, take heed of an otter lank Will harry thee close from bank to bank For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Old King moves to the South. The Crone moves to the West. HP: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye her whistle would fetch him back! OLD KING: Yet I shall go into a bee With mickle fear and dread of thee And flit to hive in the Lady's Name Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! CRONE: Bee, take heed of a red, red cock Will harry thee close thru door and lock For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Old King moves to the East. The Crone moves to the South. HP: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye her whistle would fetch him back! OLD KING: Oh, I shall go into a hare with sorrow, sighing and mickle care And I shall go in the Lady's Name Aye, until I be fetch-ed hame! CRONE: Hare, take heed of a swift greyhound Will harry thee all these fields around For here come I in the Lady's Name All but for to fetch thee hame! % The Old King moves to the North. The Crone moves to the East. HP: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye her whistle would fetch him back! OLD KING: Yet I shall go into a mouse And haste me unto the Miller's House There in his corn to have good game Ere that I be fetch-ed hame! CRONE: Mouse, take heed of a white she-cat That never was baulked of mouse nor rat For here come I in the Lady's Name And -thus- it is I fetch thee hame! % Crone walks to Old King and takes his hand. He falls as if % dead. HPS: Cunning and art he did not lack But aye Her Song has fetched Him back! Summer's gone, the Lady reigns And Winter has returned again! % Maiden wets her hands with water from the Cauldron, and % sprinkles it on the Old King, who comes to life again. OK: Cunning and art I do not lack But aye Her Cauldron will bring me back! % The Crone and Old King shall join hands, facing each other, % and say: CRONE: One-eye, Wanderer, God of wisdom, Hunt-lord, hail, who leads the hosting! Nine nights hanging, knowledge gaining, Cloaked at crossroads, council hidden. Now the night, your time, is near us -- Right roads send us on, Rune-winner. OLD KING: Every age your eyes have witnessed; Cauldron-Keeper, hail wise Crone! Rede in riddles is your ration -- Wyrd-weaver at the World-tree's root. Eldest ancient, all-knowing one, Speak unto us, send us vision! % Here the HPS should say: HPS: We remember our dead; our loved ones gone to the Summerland before us. Give them peace and joy. ALL: Blessed be! % If there is time enough, the HPS and/or a selected member(s) of the % coven should read aloud the "Roll of Martyrs." Note: This listing % is copyrighted, and used by the author's permission. % The reader shall say: READER: Never again the Burning Times! Let us remember our dead, good and bad, innocent and guilty: % Follows is the Roll of Martyrs. This may be read aloud, or may be % placed in written form upon the altar as the above words are said. Abageda, Abametcha: executed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for murder, 1999 `Abd al-Karim Mara`i al-Naqshabandi: age forty, executed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,13 December, 1996 d'Aubray, Marie-Madeleine (Marquise de Brinvilliers): burned alive Place de Greve, Paris, 1676. Adams, Thomas: executed in Pittenweem, Scotland in 1704 Adamson, Francis: executed at Durham, England, in 1652 Agato (wife): burned at Gric, Croatia 1704 Albano, Peter of: died in prison circa 1310 Alenchena, Shenfo: executed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for murder, 1999 Alderman, Anne: of Chattisham; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Allen, Joan: hanged at the Old Bailey, London, England, in 1650 Allen, Jonet: burned in Scotland in 1661 Altseer, Simon (date unknown): Munich, Germany Amalaric, Madeline: burned in France in mid-1500's Ancker, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Andrius, Barthelemy: burned at Carcassonne, France in 1330 Andrius, Jean: burned at Carcassonne, France in 1330 Andrius, Phillippe: burned at Carcassonne, France in 1330 Arnold, (first name unknown): hanged at Barking, England, in 1574 Ariens, Marrigje: Burned 1591 in Schoonhoven, Holland. Arista, Josephine: burned at the stake in Ojinaga Mexico, July 3, 1955 Árnason, Sveinn: burned in Arngerðareyri in the Westfjords, Iceland in 1683 Ashby, Anne: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Askew, Anne: burned for witchcraft 1546 Audibert, Etienne: condemned for witchcraft in France, on 20 March 1619 Aupetit, Pierre: burned at Bordeaux, France, in 1598 Baarsen, Quiwe: sentenced to be burned at Hasvåg, Norway, on 11 May 1627 Babel, Zuickel: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Babel, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Bacon, Mary: of Chattisham; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Bedran, Margareta: burned at Gric, Croatia 1698 Benekovic, Ursa: burned at Gric, Croatia 1698 Baguely, Mary: hung at Chester, England, 1675 Baker, Anne: executed in Leicester, England, in 1619 Balcoin, Marie: burned in the reign of Henry IV of France Balfour, Alison: burned at Edinburgh, Scotland, on 16 December, 1594 Bannach, (husband) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Bannach, (wife) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Barber, Mary: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Barclay, Margaret: Scotland, 1684 Barker, Janet: burned in Scotland in 1643 Baroni, Catterina: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Barthe, Angela de la: burned at Toulouse, France, in 1275 Barton, William: executed in Scotland (year unknown) Basser, Fredrick: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Bateman, Mary: Yorkshire, England, 20 March, 1808 Batsch, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Baunach, (first name unknown): executed at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Bauer, Stephan: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1630 Bayerin, Anna: executed at Salzburg, Austria, in 1751 Bean, Margrat: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Beaumont, Sieur de: accused of witchcraft on 21 October, 1596 Bebelin, Gabriel: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Beck, Viertel: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Beck, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Belon, Jean: executed in France, in 1597 Benkovic Brckovic, Magda: burned in Zagrebacka zupanija, Croatia 1751 Berger, Christopher: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Berrye, Agnes: hanged at Enfield, England, in 1616 Besenic, Ursa: burned at Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia 1585 Bennet, Elizabeth: executed in St. Osyth, England in 1582 Bentz, (mother) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Bentz, (daughter) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Beuchel, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581 Beutler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Bill, Arthur: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Billington, Isabella: hanged and burnt at York, England, in 1650 Billington, (husband of Isabella): hanged and burnt at York, England, in 1650 Bilskup, Katarina: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1743 Birenseng, Agata: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 25 June, 1594 Bishop, Briget: hanged at Salem, New England on 10 June, 1692 Biskup, Barbara: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Bjarnason, Egill: burned in Trékyllisvík, Strandir, Iceland in 1654 Bjarnason, Magnús: burned in 1675 in Iceland Bjarnason, Bjarni: burned at Þingvellir, Iceland in 1677 Blackbourne, Mary: of Great Yarmouth; hanged in England ca 1647 Blasic, Doroteja: burned in Zagrebacka zupanija, Croatia 1751 Boanes (or Boones), Joyce: hanged at St Osyth, England ca. 1645 Bodenham, Anne: hanged at Salisbury, England, in 1653 Bogdan Fumic, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Boleyn, Anne: beheaded at London, England on 19 May 1536 Bolingbroke, Roger: hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn, England, on 18 November, 1441 Bonnet, Jean: burned alive at Boissy-en-Ferez, France, in 1583 Boram, (mother) (first name unknown): hung at Bury St Edmunds, England, in 1655 Boram, (daughter) (first name unknown): hung at Bury St Edmunds, England, in 1655 Bosse, Marie (and her children - no names given): burned alive in Place de Greve, Paris in 1682 Boulay, Anne: burned at Nancy, France, in 1620 Boulle, Thomas: burned alive at Rouen, France, on 21 August, 1647 Bowman, Janet: burned in Scotland in 1572 Brack, (first name unknown, the wife of Heinrich): executed on August 25, l663, Lindheim, Germany. Bradwell, Elizabeth: of Great Yarmouth; hanged in England ca 1647 Bragadini, Mark Antony: beheaded in Italy in the 1500's Bretton, Hellen: hanged at Kirby, England ca 1645 Brickmann, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Brigge, Mabel: executed in York, England,1538 Bright, Sarah: hanged at Manningtree, Essex, England ca 1645 Brigljevic, Katarina: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Brigue, Jehane de: burned alive at the Pig Market in Paris on 19 August, 1391 Brose, Elizabeth: tortured to death in the castle of Gommern, Germany, on 4 November, 1660 Brown, Janet: burned in Scotland in 1643 Browne, Agnes: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Browne (Vaughan), Joan: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Browne, Mary: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Brooks, Jane: hanged in England on 26 March, 1658 Brugh, John: burned in Scotland in 1643 Brukec, Marijana: burned in Zagrebacka zupanija, Croatia 1751 Buckh, Appollonia: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581 Bucklin, Elisabeth: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Bugler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Bulcock, John: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Bulcock, Jane: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Bull, Edmund: hanged at Taunton, England, in 1631 Bulmer, Matthew: hanged at Newcastle, England, in 1649 Buncekovica, Mara: burned at Gric, Croatia 1743 Bunot, Leon: murdered in France by Victor Delorme on 26 Nov., 1948 Bure, Anna Israelsdotter: about 45 years old, wife of Peter Eriksson Snifs, beheaded at Gävle, Sweden 6 March 1675 Burroughs, George: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Bursten-Binderin, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628 - 1629 Cade (Cate) aka Maidenhead, Anne: hanged at Great Holland, Essex, England ca. 1645 Calles, Helen: executed at Braynford, England, on 1 December, 1595 Camelli, Domenica: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Canon, Brita, wife of Hans Johansson: beheaded and burned Gävle, Sweden 6 March 1675 Canzler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Cardien, Joan: executed at Faversham, Kent, England, on 29 Sept. 1645 Carre, Henry: of Rattlesden; died in jail at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England ca 1645 Carrier, Martha: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Carrington, John (husband): executed at Wethersfield, Connecticut on 20 February, 1650 Carrington, Joanna (wife): executed at Wethersfield, Connecticut on 20 February, 1650 Caveden, Lucia: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Cemola, Zinevra: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Cendrekovic, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Cherrie, (first name unknown): of Thrapston, Northamtonshire, England; died in prison on the day he was due to stand trial 1646 Challiot, (first name unknown): murdered at St. Georges, France, in February, 1922 Chalmers, Bessie: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Chambers, (first name unknown): died in prison, in England, in 1693 Chamoulliard, (first name unknown): burned in France, in 1597 de Chantraine, Anne: burned as a witch in Waret-la-Chaussee, France, on October 17, 1622 Chatto, Marioun: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Ciceron, Andre: burned alive at Carcassone, France, in 1335 Cigetic, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Cik, Katerina: burned at Varazdin, Croatia 1709 Cincic, Jelena: burned at Kaptol, Croatia 1699 Clarke alias Bedingfield, Elizabeth: hanged at Manningtree, Essex, England 1645 Cleary, Bridget: beaten and burned to death by her husband, relatives, and friends, on the suspicion that the "real Bridget" had been taken away by fairies and replaced by a witch, in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland, 1894 Clipwell (Clisswell), Alice: hanged at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ca 1645 Cocke, Susan: died in gaol of plague after being pardoned at St. Osyth, Essex, England 1645 Coeuret, Adam (aka Abbot Le Sage): burned alive in Place de Greve, Paris in 1682 Coneman, (widow): executed in Coggeshall, England in 1699 Cooke, Mary: died in jail at Langham, Essex, England 29 May 1645 Cooper, Anne: hanged at Great Clacton, Essex, England 1645 Cooper, Joan: died in jail on 27 May 1645 before coming to trial at Great Clacton, Essex, England Coppin, Mary: died in jail of plague at Kirby-le-Soken, Essex, England February 1647 Corey, Martha: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Corey, Giles: pressed to death at Salem, New England, on 19 September, 1692 Cornfoot, Janet: killed by a mob at Pittenweem, Scotland in 1704 Corrillaut, Etienne: executed at Machecoul, France in 1440 Corset, Janet: killed by a mob at Pittenweem, Scotland, in 1704 Cos, Ana: burned at Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia 1699 Cothmann, Katharina: executed in Lemgo (near Paderborn) 1654 Cockie, Isabel: burnt as a witch, at a cost of 105 s. 4 p., in England 1596 "Old Widow Coneman" (Coman): executed in Coggeshall, England, 1699 Cornu, Marie: convicted and sentenced to be strangled and burned at Fenain (France), February 14, 1611 Cox, Julian: executed at Taunton, England, in 1663 Couper, Marable: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Craw, William: burned in Scotland in 1680 Crierson, Robert: executed at North Berwick, England in 1594 Crots, (son) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Cullender, Rose: executed at Bury St Edmunds, England, on 17 March 1662 Cumber Cvetko, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Cumlaquoy, Marian: burned at Orkney, Scotland in 1643 Cunningham, John: burned at Edinburgh, in January, 1591 Cunny, (Coney) Joan: hanged in Chelmsford, England, in 1589 de Cusset, Marie (La Filastre): burned alive in Place de Greve, Paris in 1682 Czuranka, Ana: burned at Samobor, Croatia 1741 Dalesu: beaten to death at Ramarayi, India on November 21, 2000 Dedovka, Mara: burned at Gric, Croatia 1743 Deiner, Hans: burned at Waldsee, Germany (year unknown) Delort, Catherine: burned at Toulouse, France, in 1335 Denham, Alice: of Ipswich; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England ca 1645 Demdike, Elizabeth: convicted, but died in prison, in Lancaster, England, in 1612 DeMolay, Jacques: Grand Master of the Templars, burned in France on 19 March 1314 Denny, Amy: executed at Bury St Edmunds, England, on 17 March, 1662 Desbordes, (first name unknown): burned in France, in 1628 Deshayes-Monvoisin, Catherine (aka La Voisin): burned alive in Place de Greve, Paris in 22 February, 1682 Device, Elizabeth: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Device, James: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Device, Alizon: (age 11 years) executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Dimmensdr (Verniel), Ninge: burned at Goedereede, Holland, in 1585 Dimmensdr (Verniel), Lene: suicided in prison at Goedereede, Holland, in 1585 Diðriksson, Lassi: burned at Þingvellir, Iceland in 1675 Dixon, Alice: hanged at Wivenhoe, Essex, England ca 1645 Djurancevic, Jana (?): burned at Gric, Croatia 1704 Doree, Catherine: executed at Courveres, France, in 1577 Dorlady, Mansfredo: burned at Vesoul, France as being the Devil's banker, on 18 January, 1610 Dorlady, Fernando: burned at Vesoul, France as being the Devil's banker, on 18 January, 1610 Dormar, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 October, 1586 Douglas, Janet: burned at Castle, Hill, Scotland, on 17 July, 1557 Duffhuss, Ferdinand: executed in Paderborn, Germany, 1657 Drummond, Alexander: executed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1670 Drvaric, Ana: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Dudgeon, Elizabeth: of Great Yarmouth; hanged in England ca 1647 Duganka, Bara: burned at Gric, Croatia 1743 Dumbovic, a nun of the "Margaret Order": burned at Gric, Croatia 1704 "Dummy" (name unknown; he was deaf-and-dumb): killed by a mob at Sible Hedingham, England, on 3 August, 1865 Duncan, Gellie: hanged in Scotland in 1591 Dunhome, Margaret: burned in Scotland (year unknown) Dunlop, Bessie: burned at Castle Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1576 Dustin, Sarah: died in prison in Massachucetts, N. America Dyneis, Jonka: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Dyer, Mary: hung in Massachucetts, N. America, 1 June, 1660 Easty, Mary: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Echtinger, Barbara: imprisoned for life at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1545 Edelfrau, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Edwards, Susanna: hanged at Bideford (Heavitree), England, 25 August, 1682 Einseler, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Elisabeta (daughter of Margareta): burned at Gric, Croatia 1429 Elling (first name unknown): executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Ellroth, ( first name unknown, The wife of Balthasar Ellroth): executed on June 17, l663, Lindheim, Germany Erb, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 March, 1586 Esch, Klaus : executed on August 25, l663, Lindheim, Germany Euler, Anna : executed on June 12, l663, Lindheim, Germany Everard, Thomas: of Halesworth; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Everard, Mary: married woman of Halesworth; (wife of above) hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Eyering, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Eyjólfsson, Erlendur: burned in Húnavatnssýsla county in north Iceland in 1669 Fandey, Mona : executed in Maylasia, 2 November, 2001 Fian, John: hanged at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1591 Fief, Mary le: of Samur, France, accused of witchcraft, on 13 October 1573 Finnbogason, Halldór: burned at Þingvellir, Iceland in 1685 Flade, Dietrich: executed at Treves, 1589 Fleischbaum, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Flieger, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Flower, Joan: died before trial, at Lincoln, England, 1619 Flower, Margaret: executed at Lincoln, England, in March, 1619 Flower, Phillippa: executed at Lincoln, England, in March, 1619 Foster, Anne: hanged at Northhampton, England, in 1674 Frances, Elizabeth: executed in Chelmsford, England, 1579 Francoise (last name unknown): burned in France on 30 July, 1606 Fray, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 12 June, 1587 Fray, Margaret: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 25 June, 1594 Fuller, Mary: of Combs; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27th August 1645. Fukan, Marija: burned in Zagrebacka zupanija, Croatia 1751 Funjak, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Futakovic, Jela: burned at Dolnja Stubica, Croatia 1746 Fynnie, Agnes: burned in Scotland in 1643 Gabley, (first name unknown): executed at King's Lynn, England, in 1582 Galigai, Leonora: beheaded and burned at the Place de Grieve, France, on 8 July, 1617 Garner, Kathryn: " ... Welshwoman, found innocent of Witch Craft in Trial by Water. 2 pounds for burial in Christian ground;" Shropshire, England,1636 Garnier, Gilles: burned as a werewolf in Dole, France 1574 Gaudry, Suzanne: convicted at the Court of Mons (France) for witchcraft and executed July 9, 1652 by strangling and burning Gaufridi, Louis: burned at Marseilles, France, at 5: 00 pm on 30 April, 1611 Geissler, Clara: strangled at Gelnhausen, Germany circa 1630 Georgel, Anna Marie de: burned at Toulouse, France, in 1335 Geraud, Hughes: burned in France in 1317 Gerard, Katherine: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Gering, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Gibson, Elizabeth: died in jail at Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, England on June 1st 1645 Gilbert, Lydia: of Windsor, Connecticut, executed in 1654 Gissler (wife, first name unknown): executed in Derneburg, Obergrombach, Germany, 1555 Gissler (husband, first name unknown): executed in Derneburg, Obergrombach, Germany, 1555 Glanicnik (father): burned at Klenovnik, Croatia 1698 Glanicnik (son): burned at Klenovnik, Croatia 1698 Glaser, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Glover, Goody: hanged at Salem, New England, in 1688 Gobel, Barbara: burned at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Gobel's child, (first name unknown): executed at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Goeldi, Anna: hanged at Glaris, Switzerland, on 17 June, 1782 Goldschmidt, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Golub, Dora: burned at Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia 1585 Good, Sarah: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Gramiza, Katarina: burned at Samobor, Croatia 1741 Grammer, Anna: executed at Herb (Hohenberg), Germany, June 1613 Grandier, Urbain: burned at Loudon, France, on 18 August, 1634 Grant, Jonet: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Grant, Marion: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Green, Ellen: executed in Leicester, England, in 1619 "Old Wife Green": burned in Pocklington, East Yorkshire, England in 1630 Greensmith, Nathaniel (husband): hanged in Hartford, New England, on 20 January, 1662 Greensmith, Mary (wife): hanged in Hartford, New England, on 20 January, 1662 Greenleife (or Greencliffe, Mary: died in jail Arlesford, Essex, England ca 1645 Grempell, Paul: executed in Munich, Germany, 1600 Grempell (wife, first name unknown): executed in Munich, Germany, 1600 Grempell (son, first name unknown): executed in Munich, Germany, 1600 Grempell (son, first name unknown): executed in Munich, Germany, 1600 Greulich, Noa: executed in Landshut, Obergrombach, Germany 1695 Grewe, Margery: hanged at Walton-le-Soken, Essex, England ca 1645 Grímsson, Stefán: burned in Húnavatnssýsla county, Iceland in 1678 Groebisch (first name unknown): executed in Derneburg, Obergrombach, Germany, 1555 Gooding (or Goodwyn), Elizabeth: hanged at Manningtree, Essex, England 1645 Goodridge, Alse: executed at Darbie, England, in 1597 Gratiadei, Domenica: beheaded and burned at Castelnovo, Italy, on 14 April, 1647 Greland, Jean: burned at Chamonix, France, in 1438, with 10 others Griart, Henri: executed at Machecoul, France in 1440 Grierson, Isobel: burned in Scotland in March, 1607 Grudicek, Ana: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Abbot Guibourg: burned alive in Place de Greve, Paris in 1682 Guðbrandsson, Þórður: burned in Trékyllisvík, Strandir, Iceland in 1654 Gullsmed, Brita, wife of Lorenz: beheaded and burned Gävle, Sweden 6 March 1675 Gutbrod, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Gwinner, Else: executed in Germany on 21 Dec. 1601 Haan, George: burned at Bamberg, Germany, circa 1626 Haan, (wife of George): burned at Bamberg, Germany, circa 1626 Haan, (daughter of George): burned at Bamberg, Germany, circa 1626 Haan, (son of George): burned at Bamberg, Germany, circa 1626 Hack, Hans: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Hacket, Margaret: executed at Tyburn, England, on 19 February, 1585 Hagic, Magdalena: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Halldórsson, Þórarinn: burned at Þingvellir, Iceland in 1667 Hallybread (or Hollybread), Rose: died in jail of plague at St Osyth, Essex, ca 1645 Hamilton, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1680 Hating (or Hatyn), Sarah: hanged at Ramsey, Essex, England ca 1645 Hafner, (son) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hammellmann, Melchoir: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hamyltoun, Christiane: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Hans, David: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hans, Kilian: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Harfner, (first name unknown): hanged herself in the prison of Bamberg, 1628-1629 Harlow, Bessie: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Harrisson, Joanna: executed in Hertford, England, in 1606 Harrisson, (daughter of Joanna): executed in Hertford, England, in 1606 Harvey, Elizabeth: died in jail of plague at Ramsey, Essex, England ca 1645 Harvilliers, Jeanne: executed in France, in 1578 Haus, (wife) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hausen (first name unknown): executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Hausmannin, Walpurga: burned at the stake September 20, 1587, in Dillengen, Germany Heare (or Hare), Elizabeth: hanged at Great Clacton, Essex, England ca 1645 Helgason, Jón: burned in Barðastrandarsýsla county in the Westfjords, Iceland in 1678 Henot, Katharina: burned alive in Cologne, Germany, 1627 Henry III, King of France: assassinated on 1 August, 1589 Hempstead, Nicholas: of Creeting; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England ca 1645 Hewitt, Katherine: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Hezensohn, Joachim: beheaded at Waldsee, Germany, in 1557 Hibbins, Anne: hanged in Boston, Massachusetts on 19 June, 1656 Hirsch, Nicodemus: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hocket, Marian: hanged at Ramsey, England ca 1645 Hoecker, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hofmann, Lorenz: executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Hoffmann, Rochus: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Hoffmann, (daughter, first name unknown): executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Hoffmann, (daughter, first name unknown): executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Hofschmidt, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Holt, Jane: executed at Faversham, Kent, England, on 29 Sept. 1645 Holtzmann, Stoffel: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hofseiler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Hoppo, (first name unknown): executed in Germany in 1599 Dr. Horn (first name unknown): executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1630 Horn (wife, first name unknown): executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1630 Horn (daughter, first name unknown): executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1630 Horne, Janet of Dornoch: burned as a witch in Ross-shire (Scotland), June 1722 Horvat Pozirak, Barbara: died in prison at Varazdin, Croatia 1717 How, Elizabeth: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Howard, Bridget: of Great Yarmouth; hanged in England ca 1647 Hoyd, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 November, 1586 Huebmeyer, Barbara: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 11 September, 1589 Huebmeyer, Appela: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 11 September, 1589 Hunt, Joan: hanged in Middlesex, England in 1615 Hunter, Alexander: burned at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1629 Hussin, Juraimi : executed in Maylasia, 2 November, 2001 Huter (first name unknown): executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Huxley, Catherine: hanged at Worcester, England in the summer of 1652 Isel, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 7 November, 1586 Isolin, Madlen: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Jacobs, George: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Jongolo, Sola: beaten to death at Maili Tano village, Mbeya region of southern Tanzania, 9 April, 2001 Jelena (wife of Petor): burned at Gric, Croatia 1486 Jenkenson, Helen: executed in Northhampton, England, on 22 July, 1612 Jennin, (first name unknown): burned at Cambrai, France, in 1460 Jeretska, Neska: burned near Uskocke Gore, Croatia 1696 Johnson, Mary : executed at Hartford, Connecticut on 6 June, 1650 Jollie, Alison: executed in Scotland, in October, 1596 Jones, Katherine: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Jones, Margaret: executed in Charlestown, North America, on 15 June, 1648 Jónsson, Grímur: burned in Trékyllisvík, Strandir, Iceland in 1654 Jónsson sr., Jón: burned in Ísafjörður, Iceland in 1656 Jónsson jr., Jón: burned in Ísafjörður, Iceland in 1656 Jónsson, Sigurður: burned in Þingvellir, Iceland in 1671 Jordemaine, Margery: burned at Smithfield, England, on 27 October, 1441 Jost, Vitus: executed in Paderborn, Germany, 1658 Jugovec, Ana: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Jugovic, Ursula, of Kranj: burned, Zagreb district, Croatia 1746 Junius, Johannes: of Bamberg, executed as a witch, on 6 August, 1628 Jung, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Jurinic, Jelena: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Kalopanjka, Margareta: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Kanzler (first name unknown): executed at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Karlovcic, Marica: burned at Kaptol, Croatia 1743 Kasic (mother): burned at Zagreb, Croatia 1660 Kasic (older daughter): burned at Zagreb, Croatia 1660 Kavnicijan, Kata: burned at Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia 1585 Kempe, Ursula: executed in St. Osyth, England in 1582 Kent, Margaret: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Kerke, Anne: executed at Tyburn, England, in 1599 Kerznar, Mara: burned at Gric, Croatia 1704 Khawuta, Zamabhengu : burned to death at Balasi, Eastern Pondoland, S.A. in January 1999 Kirstin, 78 years, mother-in-law of Håkan Vacktknekt: beheaded and burned Gävle, Sweden 6 March 1675 Kleiss, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 30 October, 1586 Klenovac, Margareta: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Kless, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 12 June, 1587 Klostermueller, Agnes: executed in Munich, Germany, 1600 Knertz, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Knobelbart, Hans: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Knor, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Knott, Elizabeth: hanged at St. Albans, England, in 1649 Kolar, Katarina: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Kolarek, Ana: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Korenika, Margareta: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Kos, Jelena: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Kos Celica, Kata: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Koskovic, Margareta: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Kramaric, Bara: burned at Kaptol, Croatia 1699 Kramer, Philipp: executed in Mainz, Germany, 1627 Kramerin, Schelmerey: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Kruzic Zupanic, Barbara: burned at Gric, Croatia 1704 Krznar, Margareta: burned at Gric, Croatia 1704 Kuetsch, Lorenz: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Kuetsch, Elisabeth (mother): executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Kuhn (Bäcker-Margreth), Margarethe : executed on August 25, l663, Lindheim, Germany Kuhnlin, Elsa: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1518 Kuler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Kuljanka, Margareta: burned at Gric, Croatia 1733 Kurzhals, Barbara: executed in Reichertshofen, Germany, 1626 Kusenka, Jelica: burned at Gric, Croatia 1715 Lachenmeyer, Waldburg: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585 Lagenka, Dora: burned at Ozalj, Croatia 1694 deLarue, (first name unknown): burned at Rouen, in 1540 Landish, Margaret: hanged at St. Osyth, Essex, England ca 1645 Laubbach (wife): executed at Eichstatt, Germany, in 1597 Lauder, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1643 Lake, Alice: executed at Boston, MA (?) ca. 1651 Lakeland, Joan: of St. Stephens, Ipswich; burned at Ipswich, Suffolk, England on 9 September 1645. Lamb, Dr.: stoned to death by a mob at St. Paul's Cross, London, England, in 1640 Lambrecht, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Lang, Beatrix: died in Pittenweem, Scotland in 1704 Leach (or Leech), Anne: hanged together with 17 Suffolk witches on 27 August 1645 Leclerc, (no first name given): condemned for witchcraft, in France 1615 Lee, Dorothey: of Kings Lynn; hanged in England ca 1647 Leger, (no first name given): condemmned for witchcraft in France, on 6 May, 1616 Legin, Margarethe: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Lemp, Rebecca: executed in Nordlingen, Germany, on 9 Sept. 1590 Leschier, Heinrich and Maria: executed on August 25, l663, Lindheim, Germany Leyis, Thomas: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Liebler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Liebler, (daughter, first name unknown): executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Leifsson, Jón: burned in Barðastrandarsýsla in the Westfjords, Iceland in 1669 Linstead, Jane: of Halesworth; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Lloyd, Temperance: hanged at Bideford (Heavitree), England, 25 August, 1682 Loncaric, Matja (male): burned at Gric, Croatia 1704 Longin, Magdalena: burned at Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia 1699 Lopez, Diego Hernandez: and three others, shot at San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico, on 15 September, 2002 Lopez, Kathleen: stabbed 60 times and beheaded, at Santa Fe, N. Mex, USA, Oct. 2000 Louis, (first name unknown): executed at Suffolk, England, in 1646 Lowes, John: Vicar of Brandeston; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Lutz, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Macalzean, Euphemia: strangled and burned in Scotland for witchcraft, on 25 June, 1591 MacEwen, Elspeth: Kirkcudbright Prison in Scotland, 1698 Mader, Elisabeth: executed in Coburg, Germany, 1629 Majhanovic, Doroteja: burned at Gric, Croatia 1651 Mamabolo, Madeleine: Segopye Village near Pietersburg in Northern Province, South Africa, murdered in June, 1999 Man, Andro: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Manseneé, Desle la: executed at Anjux, France on 18 Dec. 1529 Manzayiwa, Tomi: murdered in Umtata, South Africa, 19 December, 1998 Margareta (mother): burned at Gric, Croatia 1429 Marica of Zagreb: burned at Gric, Croatia 1444 Marigny, Enguerrand de: hanged in France in 1315 Marguerite, (last name unknown): burned at Paris, France, in 1586 Mark, Bernhard: burned alive at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Martin, Marie: executed in France, in 1586 Martin, Susannah: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Martyn, Anne: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Matkovic, Magda: burned, Zagreb district, Croatia 1746 Maquixtle, Eduardo Quiahua: murdered at Vicente Guererro, Mexico, 1996 Maquixtle, Andrea, (wife) : murdered at Vicente Guererro, Mexico, 1996 Maquixtle, (child 1): murdered at Vicente Guererro, Mexico, 1996 Maquixtle, (child 2): murdered at Vicente Guererro, Mexico, 1996 Maquixtle, (child 3): murdered at Vicente Guererro, Mexico, 1996 Maquixtle, (child 4): murdered at Vicente Guererro, Mexico, 1996 Mauter, Margarethe: executed in Nürnberg, Germany, 1659 Mayer, Christina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 October, 1586 Mayers, Bridget: died in jail Holland, Essex, England ca 1648 Mazelier, Hanchemand de: arrested at Neuchatel, Germany 1439 Meath, Petronilla de: burned as a witch, the first such burning in Ireland, on 3 November, 1324 Medovic, Helena: burned at Gric, Croatia 1698 (last name unknown), Meggs: a baker of Norwich, England (year unknown, but in 1640s) Mehanovic, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Metzler, Elisabeth : executed on June 12, l663, Lindheim, Germany Meurer, Katharina : executed on June 12, l663, Lindheim, Germany Meyer, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Mikinka, Jelena: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Milos Kiseljak, Margareta: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Minheric, Ana: burned at Gric, Croatia 1743 Minota, Mitiku: executed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for murder, 1999 Mirot, Dominic: burned at Paris, France, in 1586 Mkambano, Joseph: stoned to death on Montina farm, in Duiwelskloof, Northern Province, South Africa, 8 August, 1999 Molland, Alice: executed at Exeter, England, 1684 Moone, Margaret: died on the way to execution at Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, England ca 1645 Moore (First Name Unknown): of Sutton; hanged in Cambridgeshire, England 1647 Morin (first name unknown): burned at Rouen, in 1540 Morris, Rebecca: married woman of Chattisham; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August, 1645. Mossau, Renata von: beheaded and burned in Bavaria, Germany, on 21 June, 1749 Mraz, Magdalena: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Mudic Trumbetas, Dora: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Mueller, Anna Maria: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1627 Mullerin, Elsbet: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1531 Munda, Sohraj (husband, 60): killed in India ca. 1995 Munda, Jaitadi (wife, 55): killed in India ca. 1995 Munda (son): killed in India ca. 1995 Munda (son): killed in India ca. 1995 Munda (son): killed in India ca. 1995 Munda (son): killed in India ca. 1995 Munda (daughter): killed in India ca. 1995 Munda (daughter): killed in India ca. 1995 Mundie, Beatrice: tried for witchcraft in Inverkiething, Scotland 1621 Muzek Krapac, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Narcic, Dora: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Nathan, Abraham: executed at Haeck, Germany, on 24 September, 1772 Neidecker (first name unknown): executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1630 Neepudi: axed to death in Mandwa village of Palamau district, Bihar, India Sept. 1997 Agaramanao Devi (daughter, 10): axed to death in Mandwa village of Palamau district, Bihar, India Sept. 1997) Malati (daughter, 8): axed to death in Mandwa village of Palamau district, Bihar, India Sept. 1997 Lalita (daughter, 6): axed to death in Mandwa village of Palamau district, Bihar, India Sept. 1997 Kuldip (son, 4): axed to death in Mandwa village of Palamau district, Bihar, India Sept. 1997 Dilip (son, 2): axed to death in Mandwa village of Palamau district, Bihar, India Sept. 1997 Negovec, Helena: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Newell, John: executed at Barnett, England, on 1 December, 1595 Newell, Joane: executed at Barnett, England, on 1 December, 1595 Newman, Elizabeth: executed at Whitechapel, England in 1653 Nilsson, Lars: burned alive at Norrvasterbyn, Arjeplog, Sweden in the spring of 1693 Noeth, Lorenz: executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Norsic, Marija: burned at Samobor, Croatia 1741 Nottingham, John of: died in custody, Coventry, England, 1324 Novak, Ana: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Ntele, Anna: beaten to death, South Africa, February 1998 Ntleki, Aphiwe (child): burned to death at Balasi, Eastern Pondoland, S.A. in January 1999 Ntleki, Lihle (child): burned to death at Balasi, Eastern Pondoland, S.A. in January 1999 Ntleki, Madinda : burned to death at Balasi, Eastern Pondoland, S.A. in January 1999 Ntleki, Zamabhala (child): burned to death at Balasi, Eastern Pondoland, S.A. in January 1999 Ntleki, Zisanda (child): burned to death at Balasi, Eastern Pondoland, S.A. in January 1999 Nurse, Rebecca: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Nutter, Alice: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Oddsson, Páll: burned at Þingvellir, Iceland in 1674 Ólafsdóttir, Þuríður: burned in Barðastrandarsýsla county in the Westfjords, Iceland in 1678 Og, Margrat: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Oige, Issobell: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Oliver, Mary: burned at Norwich, England, in 1658 Orchard, (first name unknown): executed at Salisbury, England, in 1658 Osborne, (wife) Ruth: killed by a mob at Tring, Herefordshire, England, on 22 April, 1750 Osburne, Sarah: died in prison at Boston, Massachusetts, 10 May, 1692 Osefic, Doroteja: burned at Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia 1699 Oswald, Catherine: burned in Scotland in 1670 Paeffin, Elsa: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1518 Pajot, Marguerite: executed at Tonnerre, France, in 1576 Pálsson, Ari: burned at Þingvellir, Iceland in 1681 Pappenheimer, Anna (mother ): executed in Munich, Germany, 1600 Pappenheimer, Gumprecht: executed in Munich, Germany, 1600 Pappenheimer, Paulus: executed in Munich, Germany, 1600 Paris, (first name unknown): hanged at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1569 Parker, Alice: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Parker, Mary: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Palmer, John: hanged at St. Albans, England, in 1649 Pannel, Mary: executed in Yorkshire, England, in 1603 Paukovic, Anica: burned at Cepin, Croatia 1748 Pearson, Alison: burned in Scotland on 28 May, 1588 Peebles, Marion: burned in Scotland in 1643 Perusic, Barbara: died in prison, Zagreb district, Croatia 1746 Peterson, Joan: hanged at Tyburn, England, on 12 April, 1652 Petersson, Elisabeth: wife of Erik, beheaded and burned Gävle, Sweden 6 March 1675 Petrusevka, Bara: burned in Zagrebacka zupanija, Croatia 1749 Pavlekovic Piticek, Kata: burned at Gric, Croatia 1704 Philipps, Mary: Northamtonshire, England, executed on 17 March 1705 Pichler, Emerenziana: burned at Defereggen, Germany, on 25 September, 1680 Pichler, (name unknown, son of Emerenziana, aged 12): burned at Defereggen, Germany, on 27 September, 1680 Pichler, (name unknown, son of Emerenziana, aged 14): burned at Defereggen, Germany, on 27 September, 1680 de la Plaine, Sylvanie: burned at Pays de Labourde, France, 1616 Uppala Pochaiah, (70 years old): beaten to death at Kothapalli village, India on November 8, 2000. Pogledic, Margareta: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Poiret, (first name unknown): burned at Nancy, France, in 1620 Pomp, Anna: executed at Lindheim, Germany, in 1633 Pöppel, Hans : executed on August 25, l663, Lindheim, Germany. Porte, Vidal de la: condemned at Riom, France, in 1597 Powle, (first name unknown): executed at Durham, England, in 1652 Pradhan: beaten unconscious and then thrown on a burning funeral pyre, Phulbani, Orissa, India, November 1998 Prentice, Joan: hanged in Chelmsford, England, in 1589 Preston, Jennet: executed in York, England, in 1612 Pringle, Margaret: burned in Scotland in 1680 Procter, John: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Prpric, Katarina: burned at Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia 1699 Pszk Mihanovic, Barbara: burned at Kaptol, Croatia 1743 Ptickovica, Jelica: burned at Gric, Croatia 1743 Pucko, Agata: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Pudeator, Anne: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Qamza, Hlanjiwe: burned to death at Ludeke near Bizana, S.A. in January 1999 Quattrino, Dominic: burned at Mesolcina, Italy, in 1583 Raab (first name unknown): executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Rais, Gilles de: on charges of witchcraft, executed 26 October, 1440 Rahman, Mohamed Affandi Abdul : executed in Maylasia, 2 November, 2001 Ratkaj, Katarina: burned at Belska zupa, Croatia 1742 Rattray, George: executed in Spott, Scotland, in 1705 Rattray, Lachlan: executed in Spott, Scotland, in 1705 Rauffains, Catharina: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 7 November, 1586 Reade, Mary: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Redfearne, Anne: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Reed, Wilmot: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Reid, Christen: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Reich, Maria: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585 Reichard, Johann: executed in Eichstaett, Germany, 1626 Reid, John: hanged himself in prison, in Scotland, in 1697 Reoch, Elspeth: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Reuneg, Anna : executed on June 12, l663, Lindheim, Germany Reuneg, Else : executed in the summer of l663, Lindheim, Germany Reuneg, Johann: executed on August 25, l663, Lindheim, Germany Reuneg, Katharina : executed on June 12, l663, Lindheim, Germany Reuneg, Philipp: executed on March 1, l664, Lindheim, Germany Richel (first name and date unknown): Eichstaett, Germany Richie, Issobell: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Rinder, Anna: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Rivet, Janet: of Copdock; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1647. Robey, Isobel: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Robson, Donald: executed at North Berwick, England in 1590 Rodier, Catala: burned alive at Carcassone, France, in 1335 Rodier, Paul: burned alive at Carcassone, France, in 1335 Rogie, Helen: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Rögnvaldsson, Jón: burned in Eyjafjörður, north Iceland, 1625 Rohrfelder, Margaret: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1585 Rosch, Maria: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Rosseau, (father, no first name given): of France, accused of witchcraft on 2 October 1593 Rosseau, (daughter, no name given): of France, accused of witchcraft on 2 October 1593 Rosslein, Martine: executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Roulet, Jacques: burned alive for being a were-wolf, at Angiers, France, in 1597 Rudinovic, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Rue, Abel de la: of Coulommiers, France, accused of witchcraft on 20 July, 1592 Rueger, Christophorus: executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Ruethsin, Anna: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 de Ruilly, Macette: burned alive at the Pig Market in Paris on 19 August, 1391 Rullmann, ( first name unknown, the wife of Friedrich): executed on March 1, l664, Lindheim, Germany Rum, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Russel, Alice: killed by a mob at Great Paxton, England, 20 May, 1808 Rutchser, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Rutter, Elizabeth: hanged in Middlesex, England in 1616 Sabina, Benita: killed as a witch in Alfajayucan, Mexico, September 8, 1956. Sailler, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1585 Sampsoune, Agnes: tried, strangled, and burnt for a witch in Scotland 1591 Samuels, (family: 1 of 3): condemned for witchcraft in Warboys, England, on 4 April, 1593 Samuels, (family: 2 of 3): condemned for witchcraft in Warboys, England, on 4 April, 1593 Samuels, (family: 3 of 3): condemned for witchcraft in Warboys, England, on 4 April, 1593 Sawyer, Elizabeth: hanged at Tyburn, England, on 19 April, 1621 Scharber, Elsbeth: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581 Schneider, Felicitas: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 March, 1586 Schnelling, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 11 September, 1589 Schröck, Anna: executed at Herb (Hohenberg), Germany in 1581 Schüler, Martha: burned at Lindheim, Germany, 23 February, 1664 Schutz, Babel: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schwaegel, Anna Maria: beheaded at Kempten, Germany, on 11 April, 1775 Schwartz, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schenck, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schellhar, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schickelte, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schneider, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schneider, Margarethe (wife of Andreas): executed on June 12, l663, Lindheim, Germany Schneider, Margarethe (wife of Hans): executed on August 25, l663, Lindheim, Germany Schleipner, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Schuler, (first name not known): burned at Lindheim, Germany on 23 February, 1663 Schultheiss, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 March, 1586 Schwaegel, Anna Maria: beheaded in Germany on 11 April, 1775 Schwarz, Eva: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1581 Schwarz, (first name unknown): executed at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Dr. Schweygel: executed in Cologne, Germany, 1637 Schwerdt, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Scott, Margaret: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Scottie, Agnes: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Sechelle, (first name unknown): burned at Paris, France, in 1586 Seiler, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Serck (first name unknown): executed in Derneburg, Obergrombach, Germany, 1555 Tikambai Sahu: Killed by a mob, Nagpur, India, 27 June, 2000 Shaw, Elinor: Northamtonshire, England, executed on 17 March 1705 Shultz (infant), (first name unknown): executed at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Silberhans, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Sinecka, Helena: burned at Samobor, Croatia 1741 Sipusic Ledar, Dora: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Sirkovic, Ana: burned at Gric, Croatia 1704 Skipper, Mary: of Copdock; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Skovranka, Dora: burned, Zagreb district, Croatia 1746 Smith, Mary: of Glemham; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Smith, Mary: hanged at King's Lynn, England, in 1616 Smith, Tempest: 12 years old, suicided at Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA on 20 February 2001 Sørensdatter, Kirsti: condemned to the stake at Vardøhus Fortress, Denmark, April 1621 Sparham, Margery: of Mendham; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Spaldarg, Jonet: executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Spindler, Sarah: of Halesworth; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Stadlin, (first name unknown): executed in Germany in 1599 Steffen: (town and last name unknown) Westphalia, Germany 1617 Steicher, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Steinacher, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stepper, (first name unknown): executed at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Steward, William: hanged at St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1569 Stewart, Christian: strangled and burned in Scotland, in November, 1596 Stolzberger, (son) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stolzberger, (wife) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stolzberger, (granddaughter) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Strigaric, Barbara: burned at Varazdin, Croatia 1718 Stubb, Peter: executed as a werewolf near Cologne, Germany, in 1589 Stuber, Laurence: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stuell(?), Gertrud (of Klaferd in the Oberholzklau Parish): burned at the stake in Alchen, Gemany,1590 Sturmer, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Style, Elizabeth: died in prison, at Taunton, England, in 1664 Steinbach, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stier, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Stadelmann, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 7 November, 1586 Sutton (mother) (first name unknown): executed in Bedford, England in 1613 Sutton, Mary: executed in Bedford, England in 1613 Sveinsson, Þorbjörn: burned at Þingvellir, Iceland in 1677 Thausser, Simon: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1518 Thausser (wife of Simon, no name given): burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1518 Þorsteinsson, Böðvar: burned at Þingvellir, Iceland in 1674 Thompson, Annaple: burned in Scotland in 1680 Tod, Christian: executed at North Berwick, England in 1590 Tod, Beigis: burned at Lang Nydrie, Scotland, on 27 May, 1608 Tooly, Katherine: of Westleton; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27th August 1645 Topolca, Dora: burned at Varazdin, Croatia 1718 Townsend, Amey : mob violence, St. Albans, England, 08 January, 1700 Trajo, Christina: killed as a witch in Alfajayucan, Mexico, September 8, 1956. Treher, Anna: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585 Trembles, Mary: hanged at Bideford (Heavitree), England, 25 August, 1682 Trois-Echelles (pseud.): executed at Paris, France, in 1571 (or 1574) Tucman, Helena: burned, Zagreb district, Croatia 1746 Tungerslieber, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Turner, Ann: murdered in England, in 1875 Uhlmer, Barbara: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 24 August, 1585 Upney, Joan: hanged in Chelsford, England, in 1589 Uppala Pochaiah, (70 years old): beaten to death at Kothapalli village, India on November 8, 2000 Ursula, the shoemaker's daughter: burned at Gric, Croatia 1496 Utley, (first name unknown): hanged at Lancaster, England, in 1630 Uvasic Drapuska, Marija: burned, Zagreb district, Croatia 1746 Valee, Melchoir de la: burned at Nancy, France, in 1631 Vallin, Pierre: executed in France, in 1438 Valkenburger, (daughter) (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Vaecker, Paul: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 la Valle, Gracia: burned in Saragossa. First execution of a witch in Spain, in 1498. de Varens, Louis: burned alive in Place de Greve, Paris in 1682 Velek, Elizabeta: burned at Varazdin, Croatia 1712 Vidmar, Margareta: burned at Varazdin, Croatia 1709 Vickar, Bessie: burned in Scotland in 1680 Dame Vigoureux: burned alive in Place de Greve, Paris in 1682 Visirer (first name unknown): executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Vlahovic, Marareta: died under torture at Stubica, Croatia 1746 Vogicek, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Vucic, Margareta: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1734 Vukovic, Ladesic, Barbara: burned at Turopolje, Croatia 1733 Vugrinec, Marijana: burned in Zagrebacka zupanija, Croatia 1751 Vuil, Daniel: executed in Beaufort, Canada, in 1662 Wachin, Ursula: burned at Waldsee, Germany, in 1528 Wagner, Michael: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Wagner, (first name unknown): burnt alive at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Wallace, Margaret: executed in Glascow, Scotland, in 1622 Wardwell, Samuel: executed at Salem, New England, on 22 September, 1692 Wasser, Friedrich: executed in Würzburg, Germany, 1627 - 29 Waterhouse, Agnes: executed in Chelmsford, England, 29 July, 1566 Waterhouse, (first name unknown): hanged in Dorset, England in 1565 (may be Agnes Waterhouse) Waters, Dorothy: died in jail of plague at Clacton, Essex, England February 1647 Wanderson, (wife 1) (first name unknown): executed in England, in January, 1644. Wanderson, (wife 2) (first name unknown): executed in England, in January, 1644. Weber, Katharina: executed on August 25, l663, Lindheim, Germany Weir, Thomas: burned between Edinburgh and Leith, Scotland, on 11 April, 1670 Weiss, Agatha: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 9 October, 1586 Went(e), Susanna: died in jail of plague at Langham, Essex, England April 1646 West, Anne: of Lawford, Essex - hanged (probably at Manningtree, England) ca 1645 Weydenbusch, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Whittle, Anne: executed in Lancaster, England, in 1612 Wildes, Sarah: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 July, 1692 Willard, John: executed at Salem, New England, on 19 August, 1692 Williford, Joan: executed at Faversham, Kent, England, on 29 Sept. 1645 Willimot, Joan: executed in Leicester, England, in 1619 Wilson, Anne: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Wirth, Klingen: beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Wirth, Trauben: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 5 July, 1585 Wisherr, Jonet: (Janet Wishart) executed at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1597 Wright, Grace: of Kings Lynn; hanged in England ca 1647 Wright, Mildred: hanged at Maidstone, England, in July, 1652 Wuncil, Brigida: burned at Waldsee, Germany, on 6 July, 1581 Wunth, (first name unknown): beheaded at Würzburg, Germany, 1628-1629 Wyles (or Wiles), Mary: hanged at Great Clacton, Essex, England ca 1647 Younge, Alse : (Alice Young) hanged in Connecticut, North America, on 26 May, 1647 Yullock, Agnes: burned in the north of Scotland in 1622 Zeritsch, Veronika: age 13, executed in Landshut, Germany, 1756 Ziegler, Barbara: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Ziegler, Endres: executed in Bamberg, Germany, 1617 Zobay, Margareta: burned at Gric, Croatia 1486 HPS: Let them have peace. ALL: Blessed be! % Here ends the Samhain Mystery. ---------------------------------------------------- % A normal cone-of-power may be raised, for growth and healing: HPS: In a ring we all shall stand Pass the Power, hand to hand. HP: As the season turns again Power flows from friend to friend HPS: Pass the Power, hand to hand Bless the Lady, bless the Land HP: Bless the Lord, and bless the Skies Bless the Power that never dies! % The above four verses should be repeated three times, or as % many times as needed, and the HPS shall then say: HPS: By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree: Let the Power flow out and free! % All should release, at this point. ------------------------------------------------------ % Any needed coven business may be transacted here. ------------------------------------------------------ % The Circle is opened: HPS: Thus I release the East and West Thanks to them from Host to Guest Thus I release the South and North With "Blessed Be' I send them forth! The Circle's open, dance we so Out and homeward we shall go. Earth and Water, Air and Fire Celebrated our desire. We think of those in Summerland Who dance together, hand in hand. By Fin and Feather, Leaf and Tree, Our circle's done; and Blessed Be! COVEN: Blessed Be! % All spiral dance out from the Circle, led by HP and HPS. ****************************************************** This is a -long- ritual, but VERY effective. A good way to do the reading of the names is to pass the list around the Circle, with each person reading a few names, and then passing it to the next. Really brings the Burning Times -home.- ****************************************************** These ceremonies are free of copyright, and are released for use by any who so wish to. Thanks go to "Mr. Wiz" for his research, and to the person who originally wrote the dialog (freely adapted here) used in the Samhain Mystery. ******************************************************* *end of Bardic Cycle (Wiccan)*