Day: April 18, 2026

Reflecting on what was happening at that time in history, what seemed most pertinent for me was the rise of the Witch trials in the late medieval and early modern period. From 1400- 1175 CE 100000 people were prosecuted, and many persecuted from practicing so-called Witchcraft. Most were women, most were over 40. Having recently been involved in a body of work on “The Alchemy of Menopause”, and as a woman myself currently navigating menopause, I find it interesting if not disturbing how the “older” woman has been viewed, feared, rejected, and punished in our patriarchal culture. It begs the question why.