The Witchy Historian

17: Directorium Inquisitorium - The Inquisitor's Handbook

The Witchy Historian is back, one master's degree and a big move later! Today, Crystalina Mae outlines the foundational text of the witch trials and inquisition, the Directorium Inquisitorium, written by inquisitor Nicolau Eymerich in 1376.
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Sources for today's episodes:
The Inquisitor's Demons by Pau Castell Granadas
Inquisition in the 14th Century by Derek Hill
-The translated 10 Ruses in this episode are in the appendices of Hill's book
 
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16: Back to Basics: Meditation

The Witchy Historian is BAAACCCKKK!!!! It's another witchy-sode, and we're chatting about meditation. Crystalina even has a brief guided meditation for you at the end of this month's episode!
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15: The Black Death

The Witchy Historian is getting scientific and really horrific on this month's history-sode! Crystalina Mae breaks into the trade, war, ecodisasters, and human nastiness that caused, spread, and exacerbated the particular strain of Bubonic plague that swept through Europe in the mid-14th century. 
Content Warning:
Mass Death
Self-Harm
Medical Procedures
War/Biological Warfare
Pandemic Disease
Xenophobia
Anti-Semitisim
Genocide
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14: Altars and Sacred Spaces

Live from Pennsylvania, it's The Witchy Historian! Crystalina hosts her first live class, where she shares a variety of types of altars and sacred spaces, how to set up an altar for different purposes, and she even includes a special behind-the-scenes peek at the energies shared at the retreat she attended. 
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Orion Foxwood
Kristoffer Hughes
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13. Pope John XXII & Super illius specula

Back to school, back to history! The Witchy Historian takes us back to the early 14th century and the papacy of Pope John XXII, with a focus on his political influence and the papal bull that set the stage for the witch trials that began nearly a full century later. 
So hop in and strap in, because the rocky road to the witch craze is just getting started!
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12: Back to Basics: Divination

This witchy-sode, we're getting back into the Back to Basics series, and this week, we're chatting about Divination! Before we get into the meat of the episode, Crystalina touches on retrograde season, current events, and how to think like a historian. Then she explains what divination is, a variety of methods and tools, and some tips on how to use them. 

11. The Templar Trials

The Witchy Historian is bringing the history to some medeival Christian myths with an overview of the Templar Knights and how they fell out of favor with Pope Clement V and King PhIllip IV of France - and how that launched a continent-wide series of trials that ended with several burnings and the official disbanding of the Templar Knights.
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10. Back to Basics: Circlecasting

Merry Lughnasadh/Lammas! The Witchy Historian is back with a blurb about the quadruple retrograde, the sabbat Lughnasadh, and the what, why, when, and how of circlecasting! This one is a thicky - so pop some popcorn, pop a loaf of bread in the oven, and sit back while the Witchy Historian shares lore, methods, and tips from Silver RavenWolf, Arin Murphy-Hiscock, A.J. Drew, and Tracie Long (citations are in the episode!) as well as her own preferences and practices with circlecasting.
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9. Thomas Aquinas

The historian is back! This episode has a quick biography of Thomas Aquinas and a discussion of his influences on Church philosophy and theology, including how his teachings influenced the rhetoric used during the witch trials that occured 200 years after his death. 
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8: Back to Basics: Centering and Grounding

Ya girl be in chaos mode, but we are BACK! On today's VERY LATE episode, we are going over Centering and Grounding, including different techniques and how to use it in your practice. This one is UNCUT and UNSCRIPTED, so buckle up and hang on tight!
(Also, please excuse my fan in the background, it is literally 90,000 degrees in my recording studio/bedroom today, and apparently appliances have no manners)
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