Isobel Gowdie: The Confessing Witch
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In 1662, Scottish woman Isobel Gowdie made a series of confessions describing her experiences as a witch in extraordinary detail. She spoke of meeting the Devil, transforming into animals, creating magical ointments, and joining a coven of thirteen. Were her confessions true memories, dreams, torture-induced fantasy, or deliberate performance? We'll never know. But her words paint a vivid picture of 17th-century Scottish witchcraft beliefs.
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