Episode Seven: Working with a Familiar — Background, Lore, & Modern Practices

Familiars are popular in fictional shows and books about witches. (Everyone knows Salem the black cat from Sabrina the Teenage Witch and/or The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, right?) But how do modern witches view familiars? Today, we’ll be talking about the history of familiars and how you can find one if you’d like. 

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Episode Source List:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/familiar

https://blogs.uoregon.edu/enchanted/2021/12/02/unfamiliar-familiars-historical-witches-magical-helpers/

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/familiar-spirits-and-devilish-imps

https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/witches-and-their-familiars/

https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-an-animal-familiar-2562343 

https://witcheslore.com/bookofshadows/magical-creatures/fairy-familiars-magical-allies-for-witches/#google_vignette 

https://study.com/academy/lesson/animal-familiars-spirit-history-facts-spirit.html 

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/ 

https://www.shamanlinks.net/shaman-info/the-spirit-world/power-animals/