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The Witch Bottles, a spell against sorcery

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Since the 16th century it has existed in Britain and later in the USA.UU., The custom of hiding objects in the foundations or in other places of the house to serve as amulets or anti-spells.Uneven shoes, skulls of horses, writings, mummified cats and especially the so-called witch bottles .The Witch Bottles, spell against witchcraft .

Witch Bottles, spell against witchcraft

It was popularly believed that bottles of witch were magical . Protect against evil spirits or attacks by hidden forces since counteracted the spells that the witches could cast against the inhabitants of the house.magic container, since its function was to catch inside curses or spells .

The Witch Bottles, a spell against sorcery

For the witch bottles, initially, only bottles made were used of stoneware and decorated with enamel that received the name of Jugs Bartmann or Belarminas .They had carved on the outside the effigy of a bearded man.They were called Belarminas in honor r (or mocks) St.Robert Belarmino, who was a great inquisitor in the days of Giordano Bruno and scourge of the Protestants.Later the bottles were made of glass or other materials .The important thing is what was inside.Solian filled with very diverse objects , but the most common were the human urine , the hair, pins, papers on which I had written some kind of spell, menstrual blood , nails, thorns, and pieces of wood or metal.

The Witch Bottles, a spell against sorcery

The bottles were prepared by a" healer " and They contained something that belonged to the person who considered herself bewitched , whether it was hair, urine, some...In later centuries they were filled with rosemary, pins and red wine, being buried somewhere in the house.It was believed that the bottle attracted evil and it was punctured with pins, drowned with alcohol and expelled with rosemary.Another ritual consisted of throwing the bottles those of witch to the fire of the home so that the container broke and with it the enchantment .

The Witch Bottles, a spell against sorcery

In case your function was only for protection , they usually used to bury themselves under the door or in the chimney , since they were the two places through which it was thought that dark forces could enter, the door because there would be many times a day and home because the fireplace faced directly outside and never closed.

The Witch Bottles, a spell against sorcery

The same as in the case of mismatched shoes, the tradition of burying witch bottles was lost at the beginning of the 20th century .Those who have been finding them in opening them and their interior is lost.Currently there are specialized centers that study their content to extract data about life in past centuries and about the people who used them.

The Witch Bottles, a spell against sorcery

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