Category Archives: Witchcraft and Magic
The magical art of corpse medicine
MARK GREENER continues his examination of ‘corpse medicine’, the historic trade in body parts believed at one time to have had magical and healing properties. Treatments made from corpses are among the most remarkable and most neglected chapters in medical … Continue reading
Mumia: ‘medicine’ made from mummified corpses
MARK GREENER explains how a mistranslation probably led to the bizarre use of ground-up mummies in early medicine, in this, the first of a two-part examination into the uses of corpses and body parts in magical practice. Consuming powdered Egyptian … Continue reading
Soles to save our souls
Jason Karl discusses one of the most frequently employed forms of ‘wards’: domestic magic used to protect a household from malign influences.
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The spider curse
An army of arachnids march on the home of a man in Suffolk. Were they controlled by sorcery? Continue reading
The haunted death of Thomas Parkes
Tragic magician Thomas Parkes played with forces he didn’t understand when he summoned up demons at a crossroads. Continue reading
Pub magic
Coal the conjuror magics up little people and a tiny tree as startled drinkers look on Continue reading
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My proof telepathy is real
A vivid dream warned our guest author of the death of a friend on the other side of the world
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Tagged death omen, dream comes true, supernatural warning, Telepathy
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She met a man upon the stairs…
A servant girl makes a pact with a mysterious stranger Continue reading
Kill or cure (pt 2)
Folk healing of the past often included gruesome ingredients and practices Continue reading
