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history's favorite scapegoat, now a thriving brand of herbs, hexes, and unapologetic feminine rage
word rootOld English wicce meant a female sorcerer or seer
trial fuelmost accused were poor, outspoken, or widowed women
swim testfloating proved guilt, sinking proved innocence and death
modern revivalWicca was founded in the 1950s by Gerald Gardner
cat myththe black-cat familiar comes from medieval superstition, not fact