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30 Apr 2010

May Day/Beltaine/Walpurgisnacht News 2010

~ THE TURNING OF THE WHEEL ~ May Day/Beltaine/Walpurgisnacht 2010 Issue #6 is Here!

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25 Apr 2010

Review: Welsh Witches and Wizards (Michael Howard)

Welsh Witches and Wizards is the first book to appear, in a series of four, focusing on the witchcraft of four regions of the British Isles. Well-researched and drawing mainly on documentary evidence, this initial treatise on the Welsh lore and practice of cunning-folk is carefully hewn into 8 concise chapters. …

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17 Apr 2010

Review: A Banishing Ritual (Blood of the Black Owl)

Blood of the Black Owl have carved a formidable reputation with their characteristic brand of Heathen-inflected “blackened doom metal,” as I am wont to call it. Knowing the impeccable standards to which band leader Chet Scott holds all of his creative projects (Ruhr Hunter, Elemental Chrysalis with Blood of the Black Owl comrade James Woodhead, etc), I was positively bursting at the thought of hearing this new album. And high as they were, my expectations have been completely exceeded. …

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17 Apr 2010

Review: Hadewych (Hadewych)

While many musical artists have tried to draw together naturalistic and industrial influences, few are particularly successful – the delicate synergy of elements required is all too easily missed. This album, however, is a brilliant example of how good a combination of musical genres they can be. …

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13 Apr 2010

Review: Georgia Through its Folktales (Michael Berman)

This book is unlike most compendiums of folktales for two reasons: firstly, the relative obscurity (in the English language at any rate) of the subject matter; and secondly, the unique and fascinating reflective threads with which the stories on offer are bound together. …

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6 Apr 2010

Review: Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered (Peter S. Wells)

I’ve always pined for the Dark Ages of Northern Europe, and never been able to justify it – let’s face it, the “barbarian” tribes have been brought into thorough disrepute by the dour Roman commentators of the late Empire. What a pleasure, then, to discover a book that dismantles those jaded opinions with wit and clarity. …

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