ill-wished: Witchcraft and Magic in 19th century Cornwall default-HIDE based on a clear understanding

based on a clear understanding of the world around them

and largely forgotten by students of the occult

Queen of the witches

Midnight Jasmine

ill-wished: Witchcraft and Magic in 19th century Cornwall default-HIDE based on a clear understandingAuthor: Rupert White In the last century and before, many Cornish people believed in witchcraft and in the possibility of being cursed or ill wished. This book, which centres on multiple newly discovered newspaper articles, demonstrates how deeply the belief in ill wishing was held, and the levels of desperation and fear it could engender. It shows the existence of a large number of magical practitioners, known variously as cunning folk, conjurors,