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Familiars and Animal Magic | Magic and Medicines #25
We're growling, purring and hissing our way into this month's Magic and Medicines episode to talk all about Familiars and Animal Magic!
We start by talking about animistic beliefs in early societies, along with associations of animals with particular deities, before diving into Medieval and Renaissance ideas about witches' familiars documented in witch trial materials.
With Vinegar Tom, Sacke-and-Sugar and Pecke-in-the-Crowne frolicking about our feet, we explore beliefs about how familiars might be summoned - and whether or not they are really something far more sinister than a magical…
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