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Blog Post 175 – Obsidian
Obsidian blade (picture via Wikimedia Commons) I don’t normally post on stones or gems, as they aren’t a major component of historic folk magic in North America, but some stones do appear and are extr… more →
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Blog Post 175 – Obsidian
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wrote 1 week ago: Obsidian blade (picture via Wikimedia Commons) I don’t normally post on stones or gems, as they aren … more →
Haunted by Ghosts of Every Description by Valin Mattheis
wrote 1 week ago: Haunted by Ghosts of Every Description by Valin Mattheis … more →
Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan
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wrote 1 week ago: Maid of Secrets by Jennifer McGowan Maid of Secrets comes out today, and I’m thrilled to share … more →
Blog Post 173 - Spring Tonics
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wrote 2 months ago: Ah! Spring is in the air! The warm breezes, the crisp blue skies, the flowers poking their heads fro … more →
Blog Post 171 – Magical Cakes
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wrote 3 months ago: King Cake Bagel, via Wikimedia Commons Laissez les bon temps rouler, y’all! It’s Mardi Gras, which m … more →
Happy Santa Lucia Day!
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wrote 5 months ago: Santa Lucia Procession by Carl Larsson Growing up with a Swedish mother, my sister and I celebrated … more →
On the Power of Witch Women
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wrote 5 months ago: “a Witch is born out of the true hungers of her time (…) I am a child of the poisonous wind that cop … more →
Blog Post 167 – Corpses
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wrote 5 months ago: To get everyone in the holiday spirit, today I thought we might head down the gruesome path to the g … more →
Blog Post 166 – Dem Bones, part II
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wrote 6 months ago: The Hoodoo told me to get a black cat bone The Hoodoo told me to get a black cat bone And shake it o … more →
Russian Fairy Tale by Raquel Aparicio
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Blog Post 165 – Dem Bones, part I
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wrote 6 months ago: Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. Dem bones, dem bones, dem … more →
Prins Lindorm by Alvaro Tapia
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The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
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wrote 6 months ago: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson I’ll admit I’m not usually that in to contempora … more →
Reading in the Stacks by Thawing
wrote 6 months ago: Reading in the Stacks by Thawing … more →
Blog Post 164 – Superstitions and Omens, Redux
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wrote 7 months ago: Hi everyone! At the recent Pagan Podkin Super Moot, I had the privilege of teaching a class which I … more →
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal
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wrote 7 months ago: Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal’s Shades of Milk and Hon … more →
The Fallen Angel by Gustave Doré
wrote 7 months ago: The Fallen Angel by Gustave Doré … more →
Dreamdark: Blackbringer by Laini Taylor
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wrote 7 months ago: Dreamdark: Blackbringer by Laini Taylor The world of Dreamdark: Blackbringer by Laini Taylor was suc … more →
A Mermaid by John William Waterhouse
wrote 7 months ago: A Mermaid by John William Waterhouse … more →
