Great Film, But The Husband Was a Jerk (Spoilers)
Perhaps it's a reflection on the times, but watching it, I felt very little sympathy for the husband. He spies on his wife, steals her private possessions, and then mocks (and forbids!) her to keep on working her magic. His childish demands that she cease her witchcraft, and his would-be "rational" approach, come across as heavy handed and borderline abusive. I would have liked it much better had she told him to mind his own business, and stay out of her things; after all, she doesn't tell him how to act or what to believe. The twist, of course, is that the wife is right.....the magic DOES work, and his foolish meddling very nearly gets both of them killed.
An interesting film in that the women are the ones with the power here. The husband rants and raves and tries to literally destroy things he doesn't understand, but he succeeds only in causing disaster. Still, I would much rather have seen Tansy stand up to her husband more; I do not think she should have allowed him to order her about like a child, especially as she knew what would happen if she destroyed her magical supplies. The only real mis-step in the film is the much talked about "eagle" scene, which comes across as unintentionally hilarious due to poor special effects and an overall silly concept.