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Kenneth Grant
As reported in the Wild Hunt Blog
Still, dear friend, I don't expect death will prevent the occasional astral meet up. -
A Pagan/Wiccan Book Meme
Snagged from lupabitch and wyrmwwd.
Bold what you've read
Italicize what you own, but haven't read
Underline what you think is a MUST read for any Wiccan (My feelings are the same as lupabitch in that I don't think any book is a must read for anyone. I do think that reading widely from a selection of authors is a good thing ( Read more... ) -
Oh Dear ! Review of 'Chemical Wedding'.
I've been following the production of the Chemical wedding, a SF/horror film in which a university professor is taken over by the spirit of Crowley. The papers gave it some dire reviews that really made me wonder if the producer was a Crowley enthusiast or just interested in perpetrating the more sensationalist myths about the man. Some felt it ( Read more... ) -
Tarot for the Buffy Fan.
I met Mary K. Greer when she was in London researching The Women of the Golden Dawn. I'd already been an admirer of her work on the Tarot. Anyway, I found via lilitheternal that she has a blog (though doesn't everyone these days :) ) and that she has been enthusing about Rachel Pollack's work on a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tarot. It's something I certainly want ( Read more... ) -
May Day Revels
I do rather miss the quarterly JoMAs from Endicott even though their daily Blog has many interesting items. Today there was a post about May Day and May Bank Holiday, which included a video and YouTube links to such events as the Padstow 'Obby 'Oss Festival in Cornwall, and the Parade of the Ooser in Dorset. It also noted that it was a time for ( Read more... ) -
Secret Bird worshipping Cult at Saveock
One of the esoteric blogs that I regularly read, Plutonica has posted an entry about an article that appeared in The Times last month. I don't read the papers that deeply every day so I am grateful when people do highlight them. This one was about a find in Cornwall that suggests some kind of 17th century magical rites involving birds: Mysterious ( Read more... ) -
Magical Meme
Some of the questions did not really fit me but I chose those with the nearest applicability.
Your Score: Avg Risk Occultist
You scored 3 Chaos vs Order, 18 Occult Skills, 16 Occult Danger!
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Satanic Panic in Rome
The Wild Hunt Blog continues to be an interesting source of material on various pagan and occult related stories.
On Saturday they posted an article on reports of Satanic panic in Rome with unsubstantiated claims of there being 600,000 Satanists in Italy given by a reporter from the Christian Broadcasting News. I guess with the ebbing of the ( Read more... ) -
The Magic in Shakespeare
The Magic in Shakespeare - Talk given at the Moot With No Name by Alison Rockbrand 23rd April 2008.
Who was William Shakespeare, and what was his world view on the occult? On the 444th anniversary of the Bard’s birth Alison Rockbrand discusses the identity of England’s greatest playwright and the magical and esoteric symbols in his plays, ( Read more... )
