British wise women and cunning men used many techniques to heal people. One wise woman would trap a live spider inside the shell of a small nut, sew the nut in a bag, place the bag around the client's neck, and "as the spider wasted, so would the fever leave him." #FolkyFriday

Photo is of a variety of herbs and floral ingredients used by British wise women and cunning men in their elixirs. #31DaysofHaunting#Superstitiology#OfDarkandMacabre#Mythology#Folklore#BritishFolklore#Superstition#BritishSuperstition#occult