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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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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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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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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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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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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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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carmillavoiez
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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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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carmillavoiez
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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carmillavoiez
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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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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carmillavoiez
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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carmillavoiez
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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carmillavoiez
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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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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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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carmillavoiez
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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