The Witch's Cradle
The Witch's Cradle
One method of torturing accused witches was to tie them up in a sack, string the sack over a tree limb and set it swinging. The rocking motion of this witch's cradle...caused profound disorientation and helped induce confessions. Most subjected to this also suffered profound hallucinations, which surely added color to their confessions (Guiley 1989 388).
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Punishment, Torture, and Ordeal copyrighted 1996-1998 to Shantell Powell.