A particular Goddess or God adopted by a person or group. The followers honor and/or worship that deity who, in turn, acts as a guardian and protector, often giving advantages to the followers. Also known as a tutelary deity.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Alice Markham-Cantor, author of the new Once & Future Witch Hunt.
My 9x-great-grandmother, Martha Carrier, was hanged in the Salem witch trials. She wasn't a witch. She wasn't an herbalist or a...