Asked in Ghosts
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What is wichcraft?
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October 17, 2011 7:44PM
Wichcraft is something people bliven doing they like to call out sprits and play with wigge boreds
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What are some of the medieval mythical characters?

some mideval fantasy creatures are unicorns, dragons, elves,
dwarfs, and faries.
BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE
unicorns- people hunted narwhals for their horns to be sold at
high prices as unicorn horns, unicorn horns were used in much
"wichcraft" so to speak.
dragons- legends say that dragons captured and ate
damsels/princeses and a "knight in shining armor" would come to
slay the dragon and save the damsel/princess.
elves- thought to be small fairy-like creatures except without
wings, usually oddly colored, and malicious, had pointed ears.
dwarfs- thought to be small men living in mountain caves,
skillfull stone cutters.
faries- small winged, human-like creatures who could transform
into any person or annimal, wore cloths made from flower petals or
leaves, could cast a spell on someone who helped them or harmed
them.
Asked in Law & Legal Issues, Puritans
What are punishments that the puritans inflicted upon lawbreakers?

They would be hung,burnt for wichcraft,killed,put in the
stockades,or pinned while people threw rotten fruit at you.For
lying they might burn a hole in your tongue.For stealing they might
chop off your fingers. 1. Benefit of clergy - the convicted made
plead benefit of clergy, in which case, if they can read a passage
from the Bible without one mistake, their sentence will be reduced.
2. Stocks - the convicted will have his head and hands placed in a
locked stockade for the remainder of the day, and the community
will be invited to pelt him with food. The convicted must clean up
anything he is pelted with. 3. Wearing a sign - a milder punishment
than branding. The convicted must make their own sign to hang
around their neck, which indicates their crime. 4. Branding - the
convicted is marked with letters that stand for their crime - HT
for hog thief, A for adulterer. The branding can be on the cheek,
forehead, or more mildly on the hand or finger. 5. Ducking stool -
for women only, usually used in the case of gossip. The woman shall
be confined in a chair and dunked in water. 6. Whipping - for men
only, a common punishment. A number of "lashes" is administered to
the convicted's back. Lashes usually number from 5 to 20. 7. Public
shaming - a milder form of punishment, the convicted is pulled on a
rope through the town, while the community is invited to point
fingers at him, tell him he is naughty, and pelt him with small
objects.
Asked in Puritans
How were puritans punished?

They would be hung,burnt for wichcraft,killed,put in the
stockades,or pinned while people threw rotten fruit at you.For
lying they might burn a hole in your tongue.For stealing they might
chop off your fingers.
1. Benefit of clergy - the convicted made plead benefit of
clergy, in which case, if they can read a passage from the Bible
without one mistake, their sentence will be reduced.
2. Stocks - the convicted will have his head and hands placed in
a locked stockade for the remainder of the day, and the community
will be invited to pelt him with food. The convicted must clean up
anything he is pelted with.
3. Wearing a sign - a milder punishment than branding. The
convicted must make their own sign to hang around their neck, which
indicates their crime.
4. Branding - the convicted is marked with letters that stand
for their crime - HT for hog thief, A for adulterer. The branding
can be on the cheek, forehead, or more mildly on the hand or
finger.
5. Ducking stool - for women only, usually used in the case of
gossip. The woman shall be confined in a chair and dunked in
water.
6. Whipping - for men only, a common punishment. A number of
"lashes" is administered to the convicted's back. Lashes usually
number from 5 to 20.
7. Public shaming - a milder form of punishment, the convicted
is pulled on a rope through the town, while the community is
invited to point fingers at him, tell him he is naughty, and pelt
him with small objects.
Hope this comes in handy
milly
(Annie Bonkers rocks)
Asked in Science, Chicago, Napoleon Bonaparte, Space Aliens
Do skinwalkers really exist?

Skinwalkers are real...
Here are some Details of what they do,
Shapeshifting,
Eat other living things raw,
Improve hunting by hunting other living
things,ALSO
Possibly the best documented skinwalker beliefs are those
relating to the http://www.answers.com/topic/Navajo
yee naaldlooshii (literally "with it, he goes on all fours"
in the http://www.answers.com/topic/Navajo-language).
A yee naaldlooshii is one of several varieties of Navajo
http://www.answers.com/topic/witchcraft
(specifically an 'ánt'įįhnii or practitioner of the Witchery
Way, as opposed to a user of curse-objects ('adagąsh) or a
practitioner of Frenzy Way ('azhįtee)). Technically, the
term refers to an 'ánt'įįhnii who is using his (rarely her)
powers to travel in animal form. In some versions men or women who
have attained the highest level of priesthood then commit the act
of killing an immediate member of their family, and then have thus
gained the evil powers that are associated with
skinwalkers.
The 'ánt'įįhnii are human beings who have gained
http://www.answers.com/topic/supernatural
power by breaking a cultural http://www.answers.com/topic/taboo.
Specifically, a person is said to gain the power to become a yee
naaldlooshii upon initiation into the Witchery Way. Both men
and women can become 'ánt'įįhnii and therefore possibly
skinwalkers, but men are far more numerous. It is generally thought
that only childless women can become witches.
Although it is most frequently seen as a coyote, wolf,
owl, fox, or crow, the yee naaldlooshii is said to have the
power to assume the form of any animal they choose, depending on
what kind of abilities they need. Witches use the form for
expedient travel, especially to the Navajo equivalent of the
'http://www.answers.com/topic/black-mass',
a perverted song (and the central rite of the Witchery Way) used to
curse instead of to heal. They also may transform to escape from
pursuers.
Some Navajo also believe that skinwalkers have the ability
to steal the "skin" or body of a person. The Navajo believe that if
you lock eyes with a skinwalker they can absorb themselves into
your body. It is also said that skinwalkers avoid the light and
that their eyes glow like an animal's when in human form and when
in animal form their eyes do not glow as an animal's
would.
A skinwalker is usually described as naked, except for an
animal skin. Some Navajos describe them as a mutated version of the
animal in question. The skin may just be a mask, like those which
are the only garment worn in the witches' song.
Because animal skins are used primarily by skinwalkers,
the pelt of animals such as bears, coyotes, wolves, and cougars are
strictly tabooed. Sheepskin and buckskin are probably two of the
few hides used by Navajos; the latter is used only for ceremonial
purposes.
Often, Navajos will tell of their encounter with a
skinwalker, though there is a lot of hesitancy to reveal the story
to non-Navajos, or (understandably) to talk of such frightening
things at night. Sometimes the skinwalker will try to break into
the house and attack the people inside, and will often bang on the
walls of the house, knock on the windows, and climb onto the roofs.
Sometimes, a strange, animal-like figure is seen standing outside
the window, peering in. Other times, a skinwalker may attack a
vehicle and cause a car accident. The skinwalkers are described as
being fast, agile, and impossible to catch. Though some attempts
have been made to shoot or kill one, they are not usually
successful. Sometimes a skinwalker will be tracked down, only to
lead to the house of someone known to the tracker. As in European
werewolf lore, sometimes a wounded skinwalker will escape, only to
have someone turn up later with a similar wound which reveals them
to be the witch. It is said that if a Navajo was to know the person
behind the skinwalker they had to pronounce the full name, and
about three days later that person would either get sick or die for
the wrong that they have committed.http://www.answers.com/topic/skin-walker#cite_note-0
Legend has it, skinwalkers can have the power to read human
thoughts. They also possess the ability to make any human or animal
noise they choose. A skinwalker may use the voice of a relative or
the cry of an infant to lure victims out of the safety of their
homes.
Skinwalkers use charms to instill fear and control in their
victims. Such charms include human bone beads launched by blowguns,
which imbed themselves beneath the surface of the skin without
leaving a mark, and human bone dust which can cause paralysis and
heart failure. Skinwalkers have been known to find traces of their
victim's hair, wrap it around a pot shard, and place it into a
tarantula hole. Even live rattlesnakes are known to be used as
charms by the skinwalker.
According to Navajo myth, the only way to successfully shoot a
skinwalker is to dip bullets into white ash. Often times people
attempting to shoot a skinwalker find their weapon jamming or
frozen. Other times the rounds fire but have no effect.
Hopi skinwalking
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In ancient Hopi culture there was a ritual ceremony once
performed, called the Ya Ya Ceremony. In this ceremony, members
would change themselves into various animals using the hide from
the animal they chose, and the members use certain animal
attributes like sight, strength, etc. The ceremony was banned after
members developed a disease of the eyes.
History
of the Skinwalker
For safety do not become a skinwalker with this!
There are a few legends to the roots of the skinwalker. One such
comes from the long walk. during this time, Skinwalkers would
shapeshift to flee the horrors of living under the torture of the
white man. It made them faster and the soldiers were unable to
detect them running.
Another was that the skinwalker was started by the poor
community in the old days. At night a skinwalker would dress up in
ceremonial dress an go from door to door. The more well off people
would leave something outside their hogan for the skinwalker.
Eventually with times changing people forgot about the skinwalker
and stopped leaving things for them. This led to resentment among
the poor and they turned on those who forgot them. And now they
exist as a hateful people out for revenge.
Finally there are those who tell of the skinwalker as a medicine
man. It was started by the Lakota, when they would dress up like
wolves to hunt the bison. The tradition made its way to the Navajo
people and it was adopted by the medicine men. However, in this
legend it does not explain how the Skinwalker became full of hate
for his fellow tribe.
Many Navajos believe the Anasazi had a lot to do with the
wichcraft that runs in their community. Thus, Anasazi ruins and
graves are strictly taboo. Its said that a skinwalker will use the
bones of the Anasazi for their charms.