to be unmarried Mostwere alienated from over Satanic CUitS, evidence which hints
their neighbors, or seen as "different" and that we're still not out of the shadow of the
disliked. Burning Times.

Healers made up a small percentage AS a Pagan, I encourage you to '00k at
of the accused, usually between 2% and the current research and discover what the
20%, depending on the country. Diane evidence is now saying about the Burning
Purkiss (The Witch in History) pointed out Times. Dualistic fairy tales of noble witches
that "midwives were more likely to be and evilwitch hunters have great emotional
found helping witch-hunters" than as appeal, butthey blihd USto whathappened.
victims of their inquiries. Feminist authors And what could happen, today-
rightly lambasted male doctors who
blamed unexplained illnesses on witches. The Bar

’ Trial records suggest that this did happen, The Bar has two great evenings
though not terribly often. Traditional planned for the Halloween Weekend. On
healers and "white" witches routinely Friday, October 28th join us for our annual
blamed diseases on other healers and Sleaze Ball. Find something fun and
offered counter-spells to cure their outrageous to wear andjoin us. There will be
patients. Many were even willing to divine a prize forthe bestsleazy costume.

, the name ofthe cursing witch, fora fee. The next night, Saturday, Oct 29th, we

One basic fact about the Great Witch will have our 25th Anniversary Halloween
Hunt stands out: most of the people Extravaganza Ball. If you have never been,
accused were women, approximately to this annual event, you need to come and
75% -80%. However there were some experience it yourself. There will be Prizes
area where men and women were equally forthe best costumes.
accused rand in Iceland over 90% of the You are invited to drop by and see us at
accused were men. Given the sexism of the bar any night of the week. Or come by
thetimes, it's notdifficultto find shockingly after work, Happy Hour is from 4 to 7,
misogynist witch trials. But misogyny was Monday through Saturday.
not the basis for all witch hunts.

The most dramatic changes in our 1 . , , _
vision of the Great Hunt centered on the . . .
death toll. To date, less than15,000 Are you “me etheme “New What
definite executions have been discovered you could d." to help your community and at
in all of Europe and America combined. the same time have Seme fun and maybe
Even though many records are missing, it meet some new friends? Come and
is now clear that death tolls higher than volunteerto help fOId' assemble, and maybe
100,000 are not believable. delivera few men; We Will be meeting

Today there is perhaps 20 times as atthe centeron Saturday, Oct. 15at 11 am.
much information available about Witch Jackie, who '5 one ofthe volunteers Who
Hunts then we had two decades ago. helps keeps the center open every. Saturday,
Once the domain of historians alone, the W'” be organizmg th'e effort. The “hm iff‘r‘5'5‘“
study of Witchcraft now attracts isadirectory ofgayfriendly busmessesinthe
anthropologists and sociologists who offer local and'surrounding area’s. We have run
radically new interpretations of the Great out Of copies so come help ”5 put some more
Hunt. Anthropologists point out the together. If you can not come that Saturday,
u biqu ity of witch craft beliefs, but want to help out in some way, please call
demonstrating that the Great Huntwas not the Pride Center at 253-3233 and leave your
an exclusively European phenomenon. name and howwe can reach you.
Sociologists draw chilling parallels ———-——-
between the Great Hunt and recent panics Dusty no longer works at The Bar Complex
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