Not all witches have the same skills, ability, and ethics or practice the same type of witchcraft. There are Christian Witches who go out of their way to prove they are still Christians; Wiccans who are into earth magic and are not dangerous; witches who use the craft for personal gain; and Sorcerers or Sorceresses who have vast magical power and the potential to be dangerous. Some are distinctly evil.
Leonora Evans is a good witch. She is the wife of the Doctor who cares for Anita after she is almost killed by an evil force in New Mexico. Her intervention helps the doctors restart Anita's heart. Leonora uses ritual magic to protect Anita's chakra points from invasion. Anita's impression of her in Obsidian Butterfly is:
There are several different varieties shown in the books.
* Followers of the Way is a sect going back to the Gnostics who embrace all magical ability. They were nearly wiped out during the Inquisition. They consider themselves Christian witches.
* If a witch uses magic in order to kill someone, it is an automatic death sentence, usually within six weeks, even less for the trial. Once convicted, death is carried out no later than 48 hours.
* A sorcerer in Maine was able to call demons into his cell in order to break free. He was later recaptured through the combined efforts of a coven of white witches and a group of satanists.
* Agnes Simpson was the last witch to be burned at the stake. She was killed in 1953 and a series of photographs was taken of her death, the first of which won a Pulitzer Prize.
