DWQA Questions › Tag: Williams sistersFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesOne of the more startling Illinois stories surrounding bewitching is that of the Williams sisters. Sixteen and eighteen years old, the two girls were reportedly normal by day, but in the evening would run off into the corn and then “returned to their home, and with almost supernatural ability, climbed to the roof and began dancing near its precarious edge. Their father, James Williams, in front of around fifty spectators, pleaded with his daughters to come down. They replied with animal-like shrieks and groans.” Even the New York Times picked up this 1871 story. The sisters claimed to have been bewitched by an old woman who lived nearby in retribution for refusing to become witches themselves. What can Creator tell us?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • High Level Psychic Attacks, Curses218 views0 answers0 votesWitches are often associated with poisonings. People were implored never to accept gifts from those suspected of being witches. In fact, in German, the word “gift” means poison. Kleen wrote, “Through spreading physical illness through purported acts of generosity, witches upset the balance between neighbors at a time when sharing and exchanging goods was not only common practice, it was a necessary element of community life.” What can Creator tell us?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • High Level Psychic Attacks, Curses196 views0 answers0 votes
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