In this episode, we delve into the harrowing period of the Spanish Inquisition, focusing on the story of Maria de Arburu. Maria’s story is not well-known, but she is force of strength and her story is to be honored and remembered. Despite the severe torture over seven years and witnessing the death of her fellow accused women, Maria maintained her innocence until her tragic execution on November 1, 1659, during the Auto-da-Fe´ ceremony.

As we create our altars for Samhain, hundreds of years later, we encourage lighting a candle for the ancestors that have come before to honor their memories. Take a moment to express gratitude that we can practice witchcraft and not be put to death for it, and that we can heal in our communities and not be ostracized, entirely, and hunted.

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Join April and Maggie as they dive into two distinct historical witches, the paths they have paved, and the healing energy that their stories remind us is still needed on our walk upon this earth. Let us remember their journeys with gratitude and love.

Mary Bliss Parsons was accused of witchcraft multiple times in the seventeenth century. She was acquitted on all accounts through many decades of accusations and survived the intense witch trials and legal persecutions of the times.

Malin Matsdotter is a historical witch from Sweden. Her story encapsulates the most horrific betrayal by her daughters and their accusations against her which led to her death by fire. Her story is one of the strongest examples of innocent defiance. Her cries changed the course of the witch hunts in Sweden and her death was a contributing factor to the beginning of the end of a horrendous time in history.

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Hathor was an ancient Egyptian Goddess of love, motherhood, music, dance and beauty. She was often depicted as a cow or a woman wearing a crown of cow horns and a sun disk. She was created out of the Eye of Ra and had a role in the pantheon of Gods and Goddess in Egypt for about five thousand years. She is one of the few goddesses, who has their own instrument, the sistrum, a musical rattle used in her worship.

Hathor has many facets of expression throughout her reign. One of her most well-known stories is when she turns into Sekhmet, the lion, and shows her rage and fury. Explore this multi-dimensional Goddess as she morphs through time, expressing the needs of the times with stories, perspectives and an honoring of the divine dance.

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