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SunShiNeinShaDoWs's blog: "Lady Dy"

created on 05/31/2007  |  http://fubar.com/lady-dy/b87354

swimming a witch

'Swimming a witch' and other medieval tortures Poor witches. They have a long history of being punished and persecuted. And yet witch-hunting might even be described as an art -- or craft -- when you consider the many means used to exterminate them. A few remedies have stood the test of time, however. Here's a short list of tried-and-true methods for removal, just in case: "Swimming the witch" Everybody knows witches and water don't mix -- remember what happened to the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz"? But where does the expression "swimming the witch" come from? During medieval times, a popular way to test a person's witch quotient was to tie up and weigh down the accused (usually a woman) and throw her into a body of water. If she drowned, she was innocent. If she floated, she was a witch -- and then could ritualistically be punished for surviving. "Swimming the witch" may have been inspired by the baptism tradition that anoints believers into a faith. The idea is that water accepts a willing Christian (hence, the drowning -- and thanks for nothing, we say) but rejects the evil embodied in a witch (sparing her to be punished by mortals). Burning a witch In the 15th- and 16th-century witch trials of Europe, burning witches at the stake was so popular the era became known as the Burning Times. Bonfire, anyone? Stoning a witch If drowning and burning weren't options, then stoning was certainly a good backup. This popular punishment goes back to biblical times, when a stoning often came about spontaneously with an angry mob descending on the suspected witch. Cursing a witch Beat her at her own game. A witch-hunting strategy in some countries, such as Tudor England, went like this: Collect items from a witch's artillery -- special herbs, human hair, needles -- then stuff them in a bottle and bury it under your hearth or in the walls of your home. If a witch comes too close to your homemade talisman, she'll lose her power and die -- in some cases by explosion.

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my name meaning , Dyanna

What Dyanna Means
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You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in.
You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising.
You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.
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