(Scroll down below image for English text) Iets nieuws voor mensen die geïnteresseerd zijn in kunstgeschiedenis: ik heb een aantal kunstgeschiedenislessen gemaakt over heidense, magische en folkloristische beelden die ik regelmatig online zal presenteren. Sommigen van jullie weten misschien dat ik een MA in kunstgeschiedenis heb en alweer zo'n vijftien jaar kunstgeschiedeniscursussen geef. De komende … Continue reading Free short online art history lesson: symbolism of Hekate
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Zwarte Piet/Black Pete, a short history+update on the cultural debate
As many undoubtedly know, the celebration of Sinterklaas has been the centre of a heated cultural debate in the Netherlands in the past years. It was not so much about Sinterklaas himself, but mostly about his help, Zwarte Piet - or Black Pete in English. According to some (and later many) Piet was sorely in … Continue reading Zwarte Piet/Black Pete, a short history+update on the cultural debate
National witch monument – a ritual of commemoration
In the last couple of weeks there has been a lot of discussion among Dutch witches, pagans and heathens about the initiative of the “Nationaal Heksenmonument”, the national witch monument. I wrote a bit more about it here. In short, this project is meant to commemorate the people who died in the Netherlands during the … Continue reading National witch monument – a ritual of commemoration
A national witch monument in the Netherlands
The face of witchcraft has greatly changed throughout the centuries. The last few decennia, it has grown fast as a (for some religious) way of life, as a form of Art. Some people however see witchcraft merely as superstition and then there are some who still see witchcraft as of the devil. Worldwide, people still … Continue reading A national witch monument in the Netherlands
Witch hunts are not of the distant past
I just finished the Dutch translation of Monica Black’s A Demon-haunted land: witches, wonder doctors, and the ghosts of the past in post-WWII Germany. Up until then I thought that Western belief in witches in the twentieth century and later was either based on wicca or based on individual cases of wise women or cunning … Continue reading Witch hunts are not of the distant past
Read The Left Eye Of Odin (Or Right) on the Norse Mythology Blog
"He is the fury that stirs poet, artist, dancer, and musician as they enter into a deeply creative state in which they lose track of time and mundane situation. When the guitarist is so concentrated on improvising in the moment that she doesn’t afterward remember making any conscious musical decisions, Odin is there. When the … Continue reading Read The Left Eye Of Odin (Or Right) on the Norse Mythology Blog
Dutch review of “De Heilige Nachten” by Mirjam van Donselaar
This book review is in Dutch, because the book has (so far) only been published in Dutch: Er was ooit een tijd dat je met een lantaarn op zoek moest om een boek over hekserij of heidendom te vinden. Ik kan me herinneren hoe ik als jonge heks eind jaren ’90 meemaakte hoe dat veranderde. … Continue reading Dutch review of “De Heilige Nachten” by Mirjam van Donselaar
Dutch review for Lunadea’s “De weg van de Heks”
Read my review here.
New page about Ostara
Ostara (aka Eostre) has become one of the best known goddesses within paganism, since a whole spring festival has been named after her. What I like about the way that pagans celebrate Ostara and honor the goddess is that this is actually quite a modern celebration, based on possible older traditions that we actually don’t … Continue reading New page about Ostara
Lecture on witchcraft this weekend! (Dutch)
This message is in Dutch, since it's about a lecture in the Netherlands that I'll give this weekend: Komende zaterdag geef ik een lezing over de geschiedenis van hekserij naar aanleiding van een expositie over hetzelfde onderwerp die momenteel in Helmond is te zien! Ik zal vertellen over de heksenvervolging in De Peel, maar zal … Continue reading Lecture on witchcraft this weekend! (Dutch)
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