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Category Archives: witchcraft
E. C. Ambrose Takes the Fun out of Movies: “Fantastic Beasts” and the Ethics of Magic
This weekend, I went to see the new Potterverse film, “Fantastic Creatures and Where to Find Them.” Let me preface these remarks by saying that I love a good fantasy creature, but I have some issues with Rowling’s work overall … Continue reading
Posted in essays, fantasy, magic, movies, witchcraft
Tagged Ethics, Fantastic Creatures and Where to Find them, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, magic, Morality
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A Brief History of the Inquisition: The Original Thought Police
When I was playing more actively with the Society for Creative Anachronism, I had a Jewish friend with a Spanish persona, circa 1492. He used to joke that, contrary to Monty Python’s claims, he *did*, expect the Spanish Inquisition. . … Continue reading
Posted in Elisha Rex, history, medieval, religion, research, The Dark Apostle, witchcraft
Tagged Inquisition, justice, medieval history, torture
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Book Launch day, Elisha Rex!
Today is the big day, the launch of book 3 in my Dark Apostle series of fantasy novels about medieval surgery. Please help me celebrate and spread the word! Once again, artist Cliff Nielsen has captured the spirit of the … Continue reading
Fantasy Novella The Grail Maiden Book Launch Today
I’ve been working on The Grail Maiden, a novella tie-in to the Dark Apostle series, for a little while now. I enjoy exploring the background of some of the secondary characters in my work, and I hope to do more … Continue reading
The Truth about Bird-brains, Crows and Fantasy
I was delighted to see this video recently on the Huffington Post about a girl who, after feeding the crows in her yard for years, has started receiving gifts from them in return. Elisha Magus (now out in paperback) features … Continue reading
Posted in Elisha Magus, essays, fantasy, mythology, witchcraft
Tagged corvid, crows, Elisha Magus, mythology, Norse mythology, raven, ravens, Tlingit mythology
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Defense Against the Dark Arts: Warding off Witchcraft
This month’s Archaeology magazine has some photos from Knole House in Kent showing a series of hatch marks carved into the floor beneath where the protestant King James I would have slept in the early 1600’s. The marks are intended … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, historical medicine, history, magic, medieval, religion, witchcraft
Tagged evil eye, historical witchcraft, history of witchcraft, protection, protection spells, sorcery, witch bottle, witchcraft
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Werewolves in Medieval History
Whether you’re more Team Jacob or “Werewolves of London” you know that werewolves are hot right now (both in sales, and apparently, in sex appeal). But their prevalence in the Urban Fantasy genre might obscure their long history. My eyes … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, fiction, history, magic, medieval, Uncategorized, witchcraft
Tagged fantasy, history, magic, medieval, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, werewolf, werewolves, witchcraft
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The Museum of Witchcraft
Here’s an interesting resource, both on-line and in the flesh: the Museum of Witchcraft, in Boscastle, Corwall, UK http://www.museumofwitchcraft.com/index.php There’s an online guidebook to the museum, a tour of some interesting artifacts, and searchable on-line library and images. I wish … Continue reading
