Flax: Clothing

and has also been a repository of the esoteric and the occult

and healing with kitchen spells

some covered in blood and others carrying their heads beneath their arms

you will discover how spiritualism in the time of Jack the Ripper

The Devil’s Ointment: A History of Unguents in European Magic and Witchcraft ragnarok Flax: ClothingIn the historical records of European Witchcraft, one of the most notorious allegations against the accused was the use of a magical salve to gain the power of nocturnal flight. Rubbed on the body, it was said to be compounded of toxic herbs, animals, and noxious constituents such as human fat, and could effect travel by the witch over great distances. According to legend, the ointment, or the instructions for its manufacture were given to the witch