“The ability of spiders to spin webs has caused them to be associated with magic in many folklore legends throughout Europe. Some commentators have likened the process to casting spells, and terms like "the thread of magic” and “a web of magic” indicate such beliets.

Spinning and weaving have long been associated with the Fates. Professor Eva Pocs (Between the Living and the Dead, Central European University Press, 1999) states there are thirty-six documented cases, spanning three centuries of Witch trials, in which a “fate goddess” appears in Hungarian Witchcraft. Poc also states that all the goddesses mentioned in Witchcraft trials are associated with spinning. She notes that Hungarian Witch trials mention Witches spinning, weaving, or carrying spindles.“

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The Witch’s Familiar

by Raven Grimasi