This blog is a rather quiet place. The world outside is not, hell, it seems to be on fire lately. I therefore feel that my little corner of the internet needs an update, to get by with the times. This website has mostly been about the history of paganism in what we now call the … Continue reading Inspirational fire: pagan voices, inspiration, and action
witchcraft
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
New book on witchcraft: Johan Ottens ‘Duivelskwartier’
A new book has appeared about witchcraft in my area! It's written by Johan Otten, a journalist who studied the subject of witchcraft in Noord-Brabant (the Netherlands) for over three years with the following book as result. Duivelskwartier. 1595: heksen, heren en de dood in het vuur (Devil's quarter. 1595: witches, lords and death in … Continue reading New book on witchcraft: Johan Ottens ‘Duivelskwartier’
Heksen in Holland – upcoming documentary by Silver Circle
I learned through the Wild Hunt website, that Silver Circle is working on a documentary about Wicca in the Netherlands. To be more precise, they have started an Indiegogo campaign to help fund this project. Silver Circle is the best known wiccan group in the Netherlands, and they formed exactly 35 years ago.To celebrate this, … Continue reading Heksen in Holland – upcoming documentary by Silver Circle
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