The Clay Corpse: Powerful Witchcraft in Scotland (The Occult)

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It was said in Scotland that one of the greatest evils a witch could manifest, was the Corp Creadhach, or clay corpse. A witch wishing to do harm to an individual would create a small body of clay, which would represent her unfortunate target. The corp Creadhach would then have all manner of curses and incantations uttered over them, before being used by the witch to inflict pain upon her unknowing victim. Although known as the clay corpse it was not uncommon to see effigies made from other substances such as wood or wax. Clay built Corp Creadhach were laid in a shallow slow-moving river, and as the clay wasted away in the water so would the body it mirrored, the victim would be struck with illness or weakness and once the clay was gone so was what remained of their life. It was known however that if the clay corpse was found, it could be taken from the river and carefully preserved. This would break the witches spell and heal those afflicted by this horrible curse. In the lowlands wax built corp creadhach were placed next to the fire and as the figure slowly melted the poor victim would feel as if they were burning alive. No matter the material, if a witch wanted to enact a particularly painful death or grim torture, she would insert sharp pins, nails or even feathers into the small figure, this would produce an unworldly pain for her victim. The position of the pins was known to be an important art to the witch, as with correct placement the pins could cause anything from mild illness to instant death.
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