A Study in Neo-Classic Ribaldry by P.G. Hoeven Farrell R. Davisson Good morning, class. Are we all here? Miss Hornung, would you close the door, please? The dean wears sneakers. Sorry—that’s an earlier generation joke. Now let’s see. Oh yes. We’re going to put aside for this period our discussion of the Roxburghe Ballads as an example of the lusty longevity of pre-Victorian folk […]
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Witchcraft and the Scots (Review)
Arnold CrowtherCentre of Pagan Studies/The Doreen Valiente Foundation201898 pages Arnold Crowther was an early initiate of Gardnerian Wicca. He was brought in by his partner Patricia Dawson in 1960 in the presence of Gerald B. Gardner. This manuscript was found among his papers by his window Patricia Crowther after his death in 1974. Here it […]
Through the Fires (Review)
Through the FiresLou Percus (Copper Cauldron, 2018) Through the Fires is an interesting artifact of its time and what should be an important early work in the tiny canon of gay paganism. Kudos for Copper Cauldron for making it available at last. As Raven Grimassi notes in his introduction, Percus was deeply ‘passionate’ for what […]
Conjure Roundup (pt. 2)
Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjurecatherine yronwode (Lucky Mojo Curio Co, 2002) yronwode is the proprietor of Lucky Mojo Curio, Co. and a well known exponent of the conjure arts. In this book she provides a useful A-to-Z listing of commonly used herbs, minerals, and other ingredients. yronwode provides accurate […]
Witch Memorials of Scotland
Scotland was a particular hotspot as the witch craze swept Europe. Written by Gregor Stewart a native of St. Andrews and noted author of several paranormal and history titles. Stewarts travels across Scotland finding memorials to those who perished during the witch persecutions that began with the reign of James VI and continued throughout the […]