HALLOWEEN!!! A Little Bit Wicked: The History of the Witch – Part One: Where Did It All Begin?

Beneath the Scars with Zoe · Oct 31, 2026 · 41m

Have you ever stopped to wonder where the idea of the witch actually came from? Who decided what a witch was, and how did a person become associated with something so feared, misunderstood and fascinating?

I’ve been curious about this subject since I was around 19 or 20, when I visited Norwich in England and came across memorials connected with people who had suffered persecution. I remember looking at those names and asking myself: what had these people actually done? Who decided they were witches? And why did some of them lose their lives?

That curiosity stayed with me, and in this…