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- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2021
- 2 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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- Nov 21, 2021
- 2 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, 2021
- 3 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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- Oct 24, 2021
- 4 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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- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
Malleus Maleficarum - The Witches' Hammer, part 2
Question 2 (This part of the text is focused on whether witches and the Devil have to work together or if they can achieve the same...
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- Oct 3, 2021
- 1 min
Waiting for occult goodies...
It's always hard waiting for something you want. I'm not being paid or anything, but I figured I would update you guys on a couple of...
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