"There
are no curses or love spells done here," Slane says. "We are a place
of educating people about the collection and the history, and also celebrating
the First Amendment.
That's a really important part of our mission because of
the persecution that Wiccans have felt in the past. People get labeled because
of their religion or culture, and we want to be a place where it's safe to talk
about that."
Gardnerian
witchcraft, she notes, follows a very "do no harm to others" mantra.
Most people, Slane says, are just happy they can see the museum's artifacts for
themselves.
"We get
a lot of people who are just really comfortable in here being surrounded by
these things. We try to keep it pretty cozy. Some say 'I'm surrounded by my
ancestors here.' They feel at home."
-- Cleveland.com
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