John Proctor
John Proctor says this ironic statement about witchcraft trials to his wife, Elizabeth, in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. Witchcraft was known as "black mischief" as in black magic, but he felt it was the witchhunting trials that were a stain on their community.
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Black mischief is sneaky, so the trials were sneaky. The irony is that his affair with Abigail was sneaky and unfair. So, he shouldn't be criticizing the trials.
Black Mischief was created in 1932.
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A black art is any of the practices such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy or black magic.
John Proctor
Witchcraft is not allowed in Christian beliefs. The Christian bible (King James edition) clearly says those who practice witchcraft and black magic will not go to heaven.
Most people, during the ancient times, associated witchcraft with black magic, even in pagan societies.
In history, people have committed heinous acts like witch trials and executions based on superstitions. For example, during the Salem witch trials in the late 1600s, many innocent individuals were accused of witchcraft and executed. Additionally, practices like human sacrifice in ancient civilizations were often driven by superstitious beliefs.
Witchcraft, like magic has no color. Magic is just hardness/ focused energy and witchcraft is the method of harnessing that energy. Its the way one uses magic that makes it black or white. In regular witchcraft a red candle represents Strength, physical energy, passion, courage, protection and defense magic
Witchcraft being a capital crime, goes back thousands of years, by people afraid of black magic.