In 2023, I was able to make a preliminary survey of Temple Church to record any surviving graffiti. With the … More
Author: Wayne Perkins
Special Announcement! Book release for Summer 2026!
‘A Consensus of Symbols: Patterns in Ritual Building Protection’ by Wayne Perkins (BA, Hons, ACIfA) Published by Aeon Books in … More
Prittlewell Priory: Religious Centre & Private Residence
Apotropaic marks have been found both within the Priory’s ecclesiastical buildings and the later private residence adapted from the West … More
Hearth & Home…
A fireplace, half a millennium old and re-built in the foyer of Southend-on-Sea’s museum still bears apotropaics…perhaps embracing the concept … More
‘Twas the Night before Christmas……
…that I slipped into the church of St Peter & St Paul, in the village of Borden in Kent to … More
The ‘Flower of Life’ Motif at the Temple of Seti I & the Osireion, Abydos, Egypt
Some of the motifs collected in the corpora of Medieval graffiti are derived from ancient antecedents, which has led many … More
Apotropaics Vs. Gunpowder?
One of the most unusual discoveries that I have made recently is a six-petal rosette (or daisy wheel) graffito that … More
Ye Olde Six Bells, Horley, Surrey: When Sympathetic Magic Goes Bad
Legends, myths & ritual taper burn marks It is believed that the proximity of the Ye Older Six Bells public … More
Fantastic Beasts & Where to find Them!
The Manticore The manticore was a legendary creature from ancient Persian mythology which featured strongly in medieval bestiaries and heraldry … More
The Missing Shrine of Sir John Schorne, folk saint at Binham Priory, Fakenham, Norfolk
“I wish to be buried..before the Holy Image of Master John Schorne in the church at Binham” Richard Easingwold of … More