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Jan 23, 20195 min read

Caliban and the Witch, Silvia Federici – a review

Anyone who knows me knows I have an interest in both magic and women’s rights, making me the ideal audience for this historical analysis...

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The Book of the Damned, Tanith Lee – a review

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Oct 19, 20182 min read

The Book of the Damned, Tanith Lee – a review

The three stories in this book are set in the town of Paradys (Paradis) in Northern France over a time period that spans from the Middle...

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Banquet for the Damned, Adam Nevill - a review

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Jul 30, 20181 min read

Banquet for the Damned, Adam Nevill - a review

There are two aspects of Adam Nevill’s stories that I love, and “Banquet for the Damned” has both – his preoccupation with the occult...

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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Paulo Coelho - a review

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Apr 10, 20182 min read

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Paulo Coelho - a review

Too often we encounter a thing of beauty at the wrong time in our lives and its layers of splendour and meaning are lost on us. Yesterday...

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The Art of Dreaming, Carlos Castaneda - a review

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Apr 5, 20182 min read

The Art of Dreaming, Carlos Castaneda - a review

Magic and perception are two of my special interests, so this book might easily have been written for me. As well as providing an...

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The Inter-Relatedness of Perception and Reality

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Apr 4, 20181 min read

The Inter-Relatedness of Perception and Reality

Is perception reality? Is magick simply madness? Is there a point in space, time or perception we can access that allows us not only to...

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Witches Sluts Feminists, by Kristen J Sollee - a review

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Jan 3, 20182 min read

Witches Sluts Feminists, by Kristen J Sollee - a review

Witches Sluts Feminists is a slender volume. It positions itself as a primer on the connections between the three subjects in the title...

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Science, Magic and Time Travel in Netflix’s Dark

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Dec 11, 20174 min read

Science, Magic and Time Travel in Netflix’s Dark

The premise of Dark is that every 33 years there is a solar and lunar alignment and that time travel is possible between those moments....

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Dance of the Butterfly, by Scott Carruba - a review

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Dec 4, 20172 min read

Dance of the Butterfly, by Scott Carruba - a review

Dance of the Butterfly is set in an unnamed city in central Europe. It is a place where organised crime, represented by the cruel and...

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Adam Nevill, six days of October Frights, day three

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Oct 12, 20173 min read

Adam Nevill, six days of October Frights, day three

That wonderful feeling when someone you’ve thought of as a contemporary and peer makes it to the big time. With the release on Friday...

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England's Hidden Reverse, David Keenan - a review

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Sep 2, 20172 min read

England's Hidden Reverse, David Keenan - a review

Photo : Tibet and Stapleton, 1991. (photo Ruth Bayer) England’s Hidden Reverse is an impressive, illustrated, hard backed volume coupled...

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The Winged Bull by Dion Fortune, ritual magic, racism and misogyny

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May 30, 20172 min read

The Winged Bull by Dion Fortune, ritual magic, racism and misogyny

The title “The Winged Bull” refers to a ritual and the hero of the story, Murchison. Murchison is engaged by Brangwyn to help cure his...

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Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum, and the interpretation of texts

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Apr 24, 20174 min read

Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum, and the interpretation of texts

Foucault's Pendulum demonstrates the earth's rotation around a fixed point. From this premise Umberto Eco created an intricate novel,...

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Apr 12, 20173 min read

Excerpt from The Starblood Trilogy

The white-haired man plants kisses on his lips, but the boy shakes his head. Letting his lover sleep, the man sits naked on top of the...

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Lovecraft v Crowley comic, issue 1, a review

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Mar 17, 20172 min read

Lovecraft v Crowley comic, issue 1, a review

H.P. Lovecraft vs Aleister Crowley, issue 1, written and illustrated by Monty Borror. Published by Geeksville Ent. Pro. This 26 page...

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Song of the Death God, by William Holloway, a book review

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Mar 9, 20175 min read

Song of the Death God, by William Holloway, a book review

I was sent an advance copy of Song of the Death God by the publisher in exchange for a review. The book is to be released late April...

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Mar 7, 20172 min read

NOS 4R2, by Joe Hill, a book review

The yellow sticker on the front claimed this would be the most terrifying book I will read this year. I tend to be terrified by more...

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Freya is one hell of a fucked up character

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Mar 6, 20174 min read

Freya is one hell of a fucked up character

Freya – isolated and alone after a family tragedy, falls in love with her brother, and begs Lilith to save her. Perhaps the most...

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Spook Lights 2, by Eden Royce, a book review

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Mar 5, 20172 min read

Spook Lights 2, by Eden Royce, a book review

Eden Royce writes beautifully. Her descriptions are rich and evocative, and her tales magical and strange. Spook Lights 2, like the first...

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Mar 4, 20173 min read

Paul's journal

An extract from Paul's journal (Satori's magical friend in Starblood) with illustrations by Anna Prashkovich from the webcomic "Sex...

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