The Wonders of the Invisible World

First published in 1693, Cotton Mather’s The Wonders of the Invisible World is the infamous Puritan defense of the Salem witch trials, written by one of New England’s most powerful and controversial ministers. In this chilling work, Mather sets out to prove the reality of witchcraft, demonic influence, and Satan’s war against the colonies of the faithful.

Within these pages are accounts of spectral evidence, confessions, and possessions, presented as proof that the Devil had established a foothold in Massachusetts. Mather frames the trials not as hysteria, but as a necessary battle in the struggle between God’s chosen people and the forces of Hell.

Part theological argument, part historical testimony, The Wonders of the Invisible World remains one of the most disturbing and important works of early American literature—a text that both documents and justifies the persecution that cost so many lives.

Complete edition of Cotton Mather’s 1693 classic

Records the Salem witch trials, testimonies, and evidence

A foundational text in the history of witchcraft, Puritan theology, and American superstition

Essential for readers of occult history, early American religion, and witch-lore

To open these pages is to step into Salem’s darkest hours—when fear became faith, superstition became law, and the Devil was thought to walk among men.