The Secret Underground Church and Torture Room Beneath Narni
Ancient Torture Chambers and Inquisition Trials Unveiled in Narni In 1979 six members of the local speleological team of UTEC of Narni, in Umbria, below … Read more
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Italian Witchcraft Through the Ages: From Ancient Rites to Modern Stregheria
Italian Witchcraft and Stregheria: Overview Italian witchcraft, known as “stregheria,” traces its roots to the ancient pagan practices that endured on the Italian peninsula even … Read more
The Enigmatic Alchemical Gate in Rome
Alchemists of Palazzo Riario and the Mysteries Behind the Gate The Alchemical Gate, known as the Magic Gate or Hermetic Gate, stands as a monument … Read more
Facts & History of the Witch-hunter Manual Compendium Maleficarum
Guazzo’s Compendium Maleficarum: 1608 Demonology Guide [2025] The Compendium Maleficarum is a treatise on demonology and witchcraft, divided into three volumes written by Francesco Maria … Read more
The Benandanti: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults between 16th and 17th centuries in Italy
Benandanti, The Good Walkers: The Secret Shamanic Cult of Italy A trial for heresy of two peasants reveals a pagan-shamanic peasant cult based on the … Read more
The Cosmogony of a Sixteenth-Century Italian Miller
The Miller Who Challenged God: Menocchio’s Story A heresy trial held in Friuli, Italy in the sixteenth century brings to light the complex cosmogony and … Read more