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Andro Man
Andrew Man (sometimes spelt Andro Man) was a cunning folk in Britain, cunning man and folk healer, healer in Aberdeen who was tried as a witch in 1597 and burnt in 1598. He said that his powers came from the Queen of Elphame – a fairy queen with whom he had regularly consorted. References 1598 deaths 16th-century Scottish medical doctors People executed by Scotland by burning People executed for witchcraft People from Aberdeen Witch trials in Scotland {{Scotland-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunning Folk In Britain
The cunning folk in Britain were professional or semi-professional practitioners of magic (supernatural), magic in Great Britain, Britain, active from the Middle Ages, medieval period through the early 20th century. As cunning folk, they practised folk magic – also known as "low magic" – although often combined with elements of "high" or ceremonial magic, which they learned through the study of grimoires. Primarily using incantation, spells and charms as a part of their profession, they were most commonly employed to use their magic to combat malevolent witchcraft, to locate criminals, missing persons or stolen property, for fortune telling, for healing, for treasure hunting and to influence people to fall in love. Belonging "to the world of popular belief and custom", the cunning folk's magic has been defined as being "concerned not with the mysteries of the universe and the empowerment of the magus [as ceremonial magic usually is], so much as with practical remedies for spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
