Mystic South

A deep dive into the complex history of the connection between witches and fairies, from the Scottish witchcraft trial evidence to modern practice. The lecture will cover what we know about Scottish and Irish witches learning from fairies, how those relationships often played out, and what the fairies taught witches in folklore. We will also explore the idea of a fairy as a witch's familiar spirit and how the fairy familiar differed considerably from the more well-known demonic familiar, as well the risks and benefits for a witch in nurturing connections with these beings.