Monday, 31 October 2011

At Home: The Witches, 1964

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A building has heart carved on it supposedly put there by a curse of witch burned at stake.

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Witch as a housewife, Mrs Ray Bone.

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Housewife Mrs Ray Bone, high priestess Artemis in witchcraft ceremony.

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Witches dancing in circle around a fire forming a ritual.

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Witches jumping over a fire in an ancient ritual at a meeting.

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Manager of the witchcraft museum serving tea to high priest and priestess of local witchcraft group.

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Mrs Ray Bone performing a witchcraft ritual in her home.

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Nude male and female performing a witch dance in a circle during a ritual.

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Three witches performing their witch rituals.

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High priestess Mrs Ray Bone consecrating water and salt at beginning of witchcraft ritual.

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A witches initiation ceremony.

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The mark of a burned witch on the side of a house in Kings Lynn.

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A witch studying in the museum.

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A witches cradle set up in the Museum of Witchcraft.

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The equipment of a herbalist witch.

Photos by Terrence Spencer, April 1st, 1964.

4 comments:

  1. Great post! I was really into Wicca in highschool (watched The Craft way too many times) so this struck a nostalgic chord :)

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  2. This is so great!! I love 60s 70s witch/occult things, what a find!

    Gaby xoxo

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  3. different form of witchcraft than in india..... but same goal....

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