Apparitions / Haunted Pubs / Hauntings / Occult / Occult Traditions / Voodoo
by Ian · Published August 20, 2009 · Last modified November 18, 2018
Rose Hall Great House is possibly the most famous plantation house in Jamaica and is said to be haunted by a villainous murderess and her victims. In 1746 Henry Fanning bought the 290 acre True Friendship sugar plantation and shortly thereafter on 16th July he married the Irish, Rosa Kelly. Within a year Fanning died leaving Rosa the plantation.
English Folktales / Folklore / Folktales / Hauntings / Occult / Occult Biographies / Occult Traditions / Witchcraft
by Ian · Published August 15, 2009 · Last modified December 31, 2018
In St John’s graveyard, Burslem, can be found the last resting place of Molly Leigh, a local woman accused of being a witch but dying before she could be brought to trial. Her body is the only one positioned North to South, putting it at a right angle to every other grave in the cemetery. The story of Molly Leigh is a mixture of fact and folklore that has grown over the years.
Book Review / Druidism / Occult / Occult Traditions / Review
by Ian · Published August 11, 2009 · Last modified October 14, 2018
PATH THROUGH THE FOREST : A Druid Guidebook, 2nd Edition [Julie White & Graeme K Talboys] This new edition was written out of the need to provide an introduction to the Druid Way based on a Celtic metaphysic. The authors bring a wide experience of druidic practice and thought to bear and present a work that will allow those new to the Way to take their first steps with confidence.
Occult / Occult Biographies / Witchcraft
by Ian · Published July 14, 2009 · Last modified December 20, 2018
William Sadyngton was made Abbot of Leister Abbey on 26th October 1420 and he died in 1442. The Abbot is probably best known for using the occult power of Onychomancy to catch the thief of a silver plate and some coinage.
Book Review / Golden Dawn / Occult / Occult Groups / Occult Traditions / Review
by Ian · Published May 1, 2009 · Last modified October 14, 2018
The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic: Hyatt Memorial Edition [Dr Israel Regardie & Christopher S Hyatt. Foreword by Lon Milo DuQuette] is the master compilation of the teachings of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn by Dr Israel Regardie. This new edition includes a complete Index and detailed Table of Contents, compiled by James Strain, to assist readers in their studies.
Articles / Black Dogs / Folklore / Haunted Pubs / Occult / Road Ghosts / Witchcraft
by Daniel Parkinson · Published April 13, 2009 · Last modified January 2, 2019
“I went down to the Crossroads, fell down on my knees” Robert Johnson.
When Robert Johnson sang of the Crossroads down in the 1930’s Mississippi Delta, he was paying homage to a tradition that has existed in varied forms for centuries, and at the same time adding his own contribution to the wealth of folklore that exists around the crossing place of two highways.
Occult / Occult Biographies / Occult Traditions / Spiritualism
by Ian · Published December 8, 2008 · Last modified November 19, 2018
"The most famous American Spiritualist inspirational speaker and healer" Encyclopaedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, Gordon Melton. Born on 21 April 1840 in Cube, New York, Cora Lodencia (sometimes shown as Linn) Veronica Scott was one of the most influential 19th century Spiritualist mediums, renowned as a trance lecturer and author.
Occult / Occult Traditions / Other Mysteries / Spiritualism
by Ian · Published October 2, 2008 · Last modified January 2, 2019
The following article is constructed by an anonymous contributor who both Dan (Danny Parkinson) and I know very well and have worked with closely. This person started seeing apparitions in their mid teenage years and tried to catalogue the types he/she saw in order to try and make sense of the experiences he/she was having.
Folklore / Folktales / Occult / Scottish Folktales / Witchcraft
by Ian · Published September 18, 2008 · Last modified November 28, 2018
Bessie Dunlop was known as the witch of Dalry (Ayrshire), she was burned at the stake in 1576 although she was seen as a white witch. Her story is interesting because it outlines some of the folk beliefs at the time.
The Bill ayest conjuraracons & wichecraftes and sorcery and enchantmants.
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