Housewife and Witch

By the pricking of my thumbs something wicked this way comes”, the Weird Sisters in Shakespeare’s Macbeth certainly helped cement the view of witches being demonic and other. A far cry from Doreen Valiente; she described herself as a house wife but to others she was the mother of modern witchcraft. Now a new exhibition in Brighton, celebrating Doreen Valiente’s life and featuring her own collection of witchcraft tools and documents. I went along for @BBCWorldTonight…

Photo courtesy of The Doreen Valiente Foundation