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Alchemist Sendivogius (1566–1636) by Jan Matejko, (1867) — 13 Mar 2019

The Strange and Sudden Death of Ancient Alchemy

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality

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The quest for the Philosopher’s Stone, alchemy, the search for the Elixir of Life and turning base elements into gold, which occupied the minds of many famous ancient scientists such as Isaac Newton, abruptly came to a halt by the end of the 18th...
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Alchemist Sendivogius (1566–1636) by Jan Matejko, (1867) — 13 Mar 2019

The Strange and Sudden Death of Ancient Alchemy

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality

0

The quest for the Philosopher’s Stone, alchemy, the search for the Elixir of Life and turning base elements into gold, which occupied the minds of many famous ancient scientists such as Isaac Newton, abruptly came to a halt by the end of the 18th...
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Arthur Rackham Christmas — 27 Dec 2018

Come Over to the Dark Side of Christmas

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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The Festive Season - a time of peace and goodwill to all men. It is a message people in the Western World have grown up with since childhood. Except it is not. It one forgets the saccharine sentimentality and Christian moralizing and scratch...
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Arthur Rackham Christmas — 27 Dec 2018

Come Over to the Dark Side of Christmas

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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The Festive Season - a time of peace and goodwill to all men. It is a message people in the Western World have grown up with since childhood. Except it is not. It one forgets the saccharine sentimentality and Christian moralizing and scratch...
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Halloween Haunting: The Hideous History of the Hermitage Castle — 31 Oct 2018

Halloween Haunting: The Hideous History of the Hermitage Castle

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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It is Halloween and what better than a story about a sinister Scottish castle, its ghosts, its legends, and its blood-soaked history? Not referring to Glamis Castle with its notorious secret chamber containing the walled-up remains of a hideous...
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Halloween Haunting: The Hideous History of the Hermitage Castle — 31 Oct 2018

Halloween Haunting: The Hideous History of the Hermitage Castle

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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It is Halloween and what better than a story about a sinister Scottish castle, its ghosts, its legends, and its blood-soaked history? Not referring to Glamis Castle with its notorious secret chamber containing the walled-up remains of a hideous...
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Ancient Sorcery: Antique witch book, black candle and ritual objects. — 26 Sep 2018

From Sorcerer to Saint: The Arcane Life and Magickal Times of Saint Cyprian

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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Of all the saints of the Christian church, one of the most anomalous must surely be St Cyprian who, after his martyrdom in the early 4th century AD, became known as the patron saint of sorcerers. Even more curious is the fact that some 1,700 years...
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Ancient Sorcery: Antique witch book, black candle and ritual objects. — 26 Sep 2018

From Sorcerer to Saint: The Arcane Life and Magickal Times of Saint Cyprian

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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Of all the saints of the Christian church, one of the most anomalous must surely be St Cyprian who, after his martyrdom in the early 4th century AD, became known as the patron saint of sorcerers. Even more curious is the fact that some 1,700 years...
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Scilly’s Northern Islands — 16 Jul 2018

The Ancient Trackways of Britain’s Ley-Lines Steered Bronze Age Tin Miners

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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The Great St Michael and St Mary Alignment (or ‘corridor of incidence’) is probably the most famous ley-line in Britain, if not the world. Running for 350-miles across the country in a north-east to south-westerly direction, from the East...
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Scilly’s Northern Islands — 16 Jul 2018

The Ancient Trackways of Britain’s Ley-Lines Steered Bronze Age Tin Miners

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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The Great St Michael and St Mary Alignment (or ‘corridor of incidence’) is probably the most famous ley-line in Britain, if not the world. Running for 350-miles across the country in a north-east to south-westerly direction, from the East...
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Witches' Sabbath — 02 Apr 2018

Killing with Curses: Obscure 17th Century Muggletonian Sect

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. One of the debates among fans of the ‘Potterverse’ – the fictional universe that is the setting for the Harry Potter-related novels and movies – is where did the author J.K. Rowling draw her...
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Witches' Sabbath — 02 Apr 2018

Killing with Curses: Obscure 17th Century Muggletonian Sect

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. One of the debates among fans of the ‘Potterverse’ – the fictional universe that is the setting for the Harry Potter-related novels and movies – is where did the author J.K. Rowling draw her...
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North Sea once formed a land-bridge between Europe and Britain. — 12 Feb 2018

St Michael’s Ley-line Leading to Legendary Doggerland

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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Does the St Michael ley-line reach far beyond the boundaries of our imagination to a destination lost in time and shrouded in myth? Doggerland was once a land-bridge connecting Britain to Europe during the Paleolithic era, but it has claims on...
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North Sea once formed a land-bridge between Europe and Britain. — 12 Feb 2018

St Michael’s Ley-line Leading to Legendary Doggerland

By Charles Christian

Mythology & Mystery

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Does the St Michael ley-line reach far beyond the boundaries of our imagination to a destination lost in time and shrouded in myth? Doggerland was once a land-bridge connecting Britain to Europe during the Paleolithic era, but it has claims on...
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Some Saxon Queens had killer reputations. — 06 Dec 2017

Killer Queen: Meet Queen Elfrida – The Original Wicked Stepmother

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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History has seen some incredible, cut-throat politics and lurid scandals, including the reign of Queen Elgiva: a teenage Saxon princess who was caught enjoying a threesome (along with her mother!), in the bed of King Eadwig, on the day of his...
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Some Saxon Queens had killer reputations. — 06 Dec 2017

Killer Queen: Meet Queen Elfrida – The Original Wicked Stepmother

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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History has seen some incredible, cut-throat politics and lurid scandals, including the reign of Queen Elgiva: a teenage Saxon princess who was caught enjoying a threesome (along with her mother!), in the bed of King Eadwig, on the day of his...
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Some Saxon Queens had killer reputations. (Public Domain);Deriv. — 08 Nov 2017

The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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While we might be gripped by the intrigues, the machinations, and the violence of the Lannisters and the Starks in the Game of Thrones television series and the Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, at the end of each episode or chapter, we can...
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Some Saxon Queens had killer reputations. (Public Domain);Deriv. — 08 Nov 2017

The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

0

While we might be gripped by the intrigues, the machinations, and the violence of the Lannisters and the Starks in the Game of Thrones television series and the Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, at the end of each episode or chapter, we can...
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Medieval-themed illustration of a young woman; representative image only (Public Domain/Deriv) — 04 Sep 2017

Putting the Sex Back in Wessex: The Scandalous Reign of Queen Elgiva & Her Clash with a Demon-Fighting Bishop

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

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The Queens of England (as in the consorts of Kings) during the early Medieval periods of English history rarely receive any coverage in the history books. Hands up anyone who can name the wife of William the Conqueror? It was Matilda of Flanders...
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Medieval-themed illustration of a young woman; representative image only (Public Domain/Deriv) — 04 Sep 2017

Putting the Sex Back in Wessex: The Scandalous Reign of Queen Elgiva & Her Clash with a Demon-Fighting Bishop

By Charles Christian

History & Tradition

3

The Queens of England (as in the consorts of Kings) during the early Medieval periods of English history rarely receive any coverage in the history books. Hands up anyone who can name the wife of William the Conqueror? It was Matilda of Flanders...
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