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Aug 272 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, Part 12
Here's the next part of the Malleus Maleficarum . There are three types of witches: Those who harm, but cannot heal Those who heal, but...
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Jun 302 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, Part 11
Alright, time to read some more of the Malleus Maleficarum ! How do devils use witches to entice others into witchcraft? There are three...
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Jul 31, 20223 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, Part 10
Alright, I've had a break, so now let's dig back into the Malleus Maleficarum, I finished Part One of the book in some slightly older...
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Apr 3, 20221 min
A History of Magic - notes, part 10
This time, a bit on ancient good luck charms. In Greece, gorgons were carved with tusks and terrifying facial expressions to frighten...
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Mar 20, 20221 min
A History of Magic - notes, part 9
Today, we'll talk about some Greek and Roman methods of fortune-telling, interpreting omens, and divination. One method of divination was...
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Mar 6, 20222 min
“Black Book” vs “Grimoire”
I’m still working on A History of Magic by Richard Cavendish, but I’m also now reading The Black Book of Isobel Gowdie by Ash William...
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Feb 27, 20221 min
A History of Magic - notes, part 8
The Greeks and Romans viewed witches as generally maleficent beings that would curse people, use poison, and play cruel pranks. These...
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Feb 20, 20221 min
A History of Magic - notes, part 7
Last time, we talked a bit about curses. Today, we'll talk a bit about healing. The Greeks made some pretty major strides in medicine,...
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Feb 13, 20222 min
A History of Magic - notes, part 6
This is a continuation of my notes on Richard Cavendish's A History of Magic. These notes are just bits and pieces that I find...
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Feb 6, 20221 min
A History of Magic - notes, part 5
The Hermetica are Greek texts written in Egypt within the first few centuries CE. Some of them might have been written in the first...
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Jan 30, 20221 min
A History of Magic - notes, part 4
Last time we talked about a lot of old Greek dudes. Today we're gonna talk about an old Samaritan dude. Not a "good Samaritan" like a...
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Jan 23, 20222 min
A History of Magic - notes, part 3
Last time, we talked about Pythagoras. Today, we're gonna talk about a few other old Greek dudes. Let's see what we got. Epimenides was a...
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Dec 12, 20212 min
A History of Magic - notes, part 1
This is a book that I started a few years ago but never finished. So it's time to start over-- and take notes this time!!! A History of...
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Dec 5, 20212 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, part 9
Question 17 (How to dispute five arguments about the problem of witches) This is the last section of Part One. The book has three parts....
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Nov 28, 20213 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, part 8
Question 16 (Comparing witchcraft to other types of "baleful superstition") According to our boy Heinrich, there are fourteen types of...
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Nov 21, 20212 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, part 7
Question 15 (Innocent people suffer because of witches' sins.) We start off by explaining how one person's sins can be transferred onto...
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Nov 14, 20213 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, part 6
Question 13 (Why was Satan allowed to sin? Why did Adam and Eve fall?) It's put forth in this section that the expulsion of Adam and Eve...
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Nov 7, 20214 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, part 5
Question 10 (Can witches turn men into animals?) While witches cannot actually turn people into creatures, they can deceive the senses...
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Oct 31, 20212 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, part 4
Happy Halloween!!! Let's jump back into some scary history, shall we? Question 7 (Can witches make men fall in love or turn to hatred?)...
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Oct 24, 20214 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, part 3
Question 5 (Why are there suddenly so many witches?) The increase in witches could be because of: - the celestial bodies - the inherent...
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