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Witchcraft 2.0
Did you know you can use your smartphone to upgrade your magical life? Here are some of my favourite apps to use in your daily life to tweak your smartphone experience for the modern witch. Lees verder
Review: Apocalyptic Witchcraft
Peter Grey’s view on witchcraft is partly based on rebellion and on a counter-attitude against modern duality-driven society, devastating it’s natural resources which we need for survival of our species in general. Witchcraft should be pro-self governing, he states. Lees verder
The Significance of Martinmas/ St. Martin/ Sint Maarten and 11 November
So who was St. Martin, Sint Maarten? Were similar rites as in Ireland performed in other countries? Why was the goose designated as the sacrificial bird? To come nearer to home we only have to look at the patron saint of Utrecht to find out more. Lees verder
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The Morrigan Papers, part five
Sometimes you just need to write, and think, rewrite and think again. Why was I struggling with my feelings about my last writings? What was the Morrigan, in the form of Rhiannon, trying to make clear to me? Lees verder
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The Underworld in the Basque Mythology
The concept of the Underworld is to be found in many cultures and their myths. In Basque mythology it is believed that there are vast regions inside the earth, where rivers of milk flow; but they are unreachable for men as long as they live on the surface. Lees verder
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The Underworld
Hallowe’en is the turning point, the ‘bringing back to the essence’, at which we celebrate the dying of the old year and the conception of the new year, or the reaffirmation of life. It involves the descent into the Underworld. In virtually all the mythologies there is an underworld, a place in which we are often judged and purified and after a period of rest, resurrected. Lees verder
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Review: Ameth – The Life and Times of Doreen Valiente
A sizeable picture of this remarkable lady, full of interesting details of Doreen’s life and ideas and with some interesting images. Lees verder
Review: The Witches’ Herbal
Guide to the subject of magical herbalism in three parts: a concise history, a comprehenisve A-Z herbal and plant glossary and British trees. Lees verder
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Review: Witchcraft in Yorkshire
Facsimile of the 1973 book which was an early effort by one of the first publicly announced practitioners to contribute to a fuller picture of the witch, and of witchcraft. Lees verder
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Reviews: Beyond the Broomstick
For no particular reason we have never published reviews of this booklet by our own Morgana before. Better late than never! Now the book is available in several languages. Lees verder
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