Lisa is back in the land of the living, and Are We Witches? is finally back in the swing of things.

This week, we dive into hexes, curses, and humanity’s long fascination with the idea that ritual alone can cause real harm. From the evil eye and bone-pointing traditions to “voodoo death” and the nocebo effect, we explore the strange intersection of fear, belief, psychology, and magic.

We also unpack modern witchcraft beliefs around hexing, including the idea that hatred and destructive intent may ultimately harm the person sending it.

We have a strict no-hexing policy at Are We Witches? …but we’re endlessly curious about it.

Sources for Who, What, Witch, Where?:

CANNON, W.B. (1942), “VOODOO” DEATH. American Anthropologist, 44: 169-181. https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1942.44.2.02a00010

Article from The Argus Newspaper, 13 July 1937 - Death By Black Magic: Pointing the Poison Bone

About the nocebo effect

The threefold law

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