Aradia / The Gospel of the Witches

"And thou shalt be the first of witches known"

"And thou shalt be the first of witches known"

"And thou shalt be the first of all i' the world"

"And thou shalt be the first of all i' the world"

"Then ye shall teach the witch, your pupil, how to ruin the crops of the oppressor"

"Then ye shall teach the witch, your pupil, how to ruin the crops of the oppressor"

"With tempest dire"

"With tempest dire"

"With lightning and thunder"

"With lightning and thunder"

"And hail and the wind"

"And hail and the wind"

Heavily inspired by the work of the American author Charles Godfrey Leland and the many legends and stories on Italian witchcraft, here is my take on the myth of Aradia, the queen of the Witches and the Goddess of the moon.