A Dance without End: The Allure of Herodias, Queen of Witches with Jesse Hathaway Diaz

This event will take place in-person in Salem, Massachusetts. Purchase a ticket for online access to this live class to attend via Zoom. This class is approx. 120 min.

About this Presentation:

Queen of Judea, Mother of Salome, Wife of Herod Antipas, and instrumental in the death of John the Baptist, the Biblical Herodias is an infamous figure who by the Middle Ages was named as the principal figure of a witch cult pervasive across Europe: a teacher of diablerie and mistress of magic and leader of the Wild Hunt. At once the cursed but immortal ancient queen, Herodias was considered a gifted magician and teacher and revolutionary in Leland’s “Aradia”, perhaps a survival and weaponization of pagan magics in a Christian world. Inspiring many great works of art and music and theatre, Herodias proves to be an enigmatic figure whose lore and practice are sadly less talked about. Trac…