in my process of dealing with my many emotions related to my spirituality i have drawn upon many sources and come across many historical stories of trials and tribulations of those who also have suffered in their quest to find inner peace and sanctuary...

i would like now to say a few words in memory of those who've passed before me... you are not forgotten...

i am saddened for those who have suffered and may your souls find everlasting peace...

Salem witch trials

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The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex Counties of colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. Over 150 people were arrested and imprisoned, with even more accused who were not formally pursued by the authorities. The two courts convicted twenty-nine people of the capital felony of witchcraft. Nineteen of the accused, fourteen women and five men, were hanged. One man, refusing to enter a plea, was ordered to be crushed to death under heavy stones. At least five more of the accused died in prison.

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link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials