This is the recipe from the magic spell book:
EXORCIZO--Devil's shoestring, basil, hyssop, mandrake root, stinging nettle, vervain, rosemary, sage, Holy Water.
Grind the herbs in a mortar and pestle. Light charcoal disc and sprinkle ground herbs on top. Fan with feather or hand on target and sprinkle Holy Water.
Recite these words: "Exorcizamusite te, Omnis immunde spiritus." Translation: "We exorcize you, all unclean spirits."
EXORCIZO--Devil's shoestring, basil, hyssop, mandrake root, stinging nettle, vervain, rosemary, sage, Holy Water.
Grind the herbs in a mortar and pestle. Light charcoal disc and sprinkle ground herbs on top. Fan with feather or hand on target and sprinkle Holy Water.
Recite these words: "Exorcizamusite te, Omnis immunde spiritus." Translation: "We exorcize you, all unclean spirits."
For further insight into the plight and treatment of woman deemed "witches", please consult:
- The Burning Times (1990) (Part of the Woman & Spirituality Series which also includes Goddess Remembered (1989) and Full Circle (1993))
- The Witches Curse (2001)
- The Witch Hunts (2022)
- All of Them Witches (2022)
A thrall, with respect to the episode title, is the state of being in someone's power or having great power over someone. It was a Norse term which referred to a slave or serf in Scandinavian lands during the Viking Age.
Stuart Townsend is a member of the Talamasca society who was stuck in the Mayfair home. Stuart Townsend is also the name of an actor who played Lestat in Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned (2002).
A kirk, is a term used in Northern England or Scotland, and refers to a church. The word is Viking in origin (kirke).