In the 1970’s in Pommerœul, Belgium, a rather puzzling grave was found. Amidst several 2nd-3rd century cremation burials, a skeleton lay with its legs in an atypical position and significantly deeper than the other burials. However, because of its place in between the cremation burials and the finding of a Roman pin near the skeleton, … Continue reading New findings on ancient skeleton ‘puzzle’
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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)
Heksfest
Tomorrow, March 3rd 2019, is Heksfest! This festival by and for witches will take place in Oss, the Netherlands. There will be a market and throughout the day a number of workshops and lectures will take place. More info can be found on the site of Lunadea, one of the organisers (Dutch site): https://www.lunadea.nl/heksfest-1 NB … Continue reading Heksfest
Awakening
Imbolc has come and gone and I celebrated it in a small, private way. Symbolically I went into the labyrinth, my serpent spiral, right into the core and meditated long and hard about what I need to lose and what I want to do in the coming year. I cleansed myself and started selecting seeds … Continue reading Awakening
Death culture: barrows in Noord-Brabant
I updated the death culture page with some ancestral worship and ghostly folklore at the Noord-Brabant barrows: Barrows in Noord-Brabant For an example, and a more in depth view of death culture in North-West Europe, let’s go to the area where I live, Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. Best known from Brabant, and best preserved for … Continue reading Death culture: barrows in Noord-Brabant
Ostara – a modern goddess
So I'm writing this one week after Easter and all usual annual discussions about the goddess Ostara have died to be revived in about a year. I don't want to wait that long however, so here you are with a long(ish) read: It’s that time of year again where we talk about Easter, what it … Continue reading Ostara – a modern goddess
Odin and Sinterklaas
(I wanted to keep this short, but failed. So please bear with me, especially if you’re interested in folklore, history and the mighty figure of Odin. Also, Sinterklaas and Black Pete.) Whether you’re in an English or Dutch speaking area, around this time of year you may see articles popping up about how Santa Claus … Continue reading Odin and Sinterklaas
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