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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...
carmillavoiez
Jan 23, 20195 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Oct 19, 20182 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Jul 30, 20181 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Apr 10, 20182 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Apr 5, 20182 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Apr 4, 20181 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Jan 3, 20182 min read
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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....
carmillavoiez
Dec 11, 20174 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Dec 4, 20172 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Oct 12, 20173 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Sep 2, 20172 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
May 30, 20172 min read
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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,...
carmillavoiez
Apr 24, 20174 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Apr 12, 20173 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Mar 17, 20172 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Mar 9, 20175 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Mar 7, 20172 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Mar 6, 20174 min read
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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...
carmillavoiez
Mar 5, 20172 min read
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Paul's journal
An extract from Paul's journal (Satori's magical friend in Starblood) with illustrations by Anna Prashkovich from the webcomic "Sex...
carmillavoiez
Mar 4, 20173 min read
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