Course Explores Things That Go Bump in the Night

Oct. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- The course "Witches, Ghosts, and Hauntings" will be held on Thursdays, October 20, 27 and November 3, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY.The registration fee is $45. To register, telephone 518-629-7339.  

Instructor and author Pauline Bartel is your guide for an excursion into the mysterious world of the supernatural. Learn the myths and realities of witches, ghosts, and hauntings from the earliest days to the present time. Then take a virtual side trip into Bartel’s personal world where she reveals her own experiences with spells and spirits.  Come along only if you’re unafraid.

Bartel is the author of Spellcasters: Witches & Witchcraft in History, Folklore, and Popular Culture. A resident of Waterford, she lives in “The Maryline,” a haunted bungalow she shares with the ghost of the original owner.

In her book, Bartel taps historical resources, contemporary scholars and modern-day practitioners to create a complete and compelling account of witchcraft's long history and deep mystery. Spellcasters unearths the origins of common beliefs about witches and surveys the globe for cross-cultural notions about them. It seeks out the remarkable, true stories that make up witchcraft's broad tapestry; the pagan harvest rituals; the strange "facts" about witches' practices; the chilling events of the Inquisition; the witch hunters' machinations; the hysterics in Salem; and the 20th century renewal period of the ancient traditions. Visit www.paulinebartel.com for further information.

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