Oct 15, 2026 · 57 min
Listener stories test the boundary between curses and coincidence
Encounters x353 - Real Stories of Witchcraft | Curses, Cleansings and Black Magic
The episode treats witchcraft as both a source of harm and protection while leaving room for illness, coincidence, and cultural belief.
- 1Listener accounts connect suspected curses with illness, family conflict, haunted homes, and cleansing rituals.
- 2Generational stories frame prophetic dreams and alleged supernatural influence as inherited power rather than isolated encounters.
- 3The hosts repeatedly return to uncertainty, asking whether frightening events reflect magic, folklore, psychology, or coincidence.
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A listener’s migraine disappears upon arriving at Pendle Hill, linking a bodily symptom to the site’s witch-trial history without resolving the cause.
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Corinne and Sabrina open with listener stories about witchcraft, distinguishing practitioners who harm from those who use ritual and ability to protect or heal.
The accounts move from a suspected curse that leaves a man ill to family stories of prophetic dreams, revenge, and supernatural power passed through generations.
Haunted homes in Puerto Rico bring shadow figures, moving furniture, and a mysterious girl into the discussion, alongside allegations that a relative practiced witchcraft.
At Pendle Hill, a migraine vanishes as a listener reaches the site associated with England’s witch trials, prompting questions about spiritual sensitivity and historical presence.
A South African story involving the tokoloshi and a cleansing ritual identifies an alleged sender of a curse, while the hosts keep illness, coincidence, and belief in view.