Gatehouse to Baddesley Clinton Hall, a number of apotropaic marks can be found on the walls of the entrance passage. … More
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Night at the Museum & Abbey Gatehouse: the Concealed Revealed
On Saturday 3rd August 2024 I will be presenting an illustrated talk on the ‘The Mysterious Graffiti found in the … More
Spring Talks & Guided Tours
2024 March 21st 2024 @ 7.30pm ‘The Historic Graffiti in the Medieval Buildings of the Chipping Camden Area’ Hosted by: … More
‘A Theory of Magic & Ritual: Malinowski’s Anthropological Study of the Trobriand Islanders’
Anthropological studies of magic in the early-to-mid 20th century primarily focused upon pre-industrial societies outside of Europe, the Classical World … More
The Virgin Mary & the Ragged Staff : A Stick To Beat the Devil With!
When referring to the Virgin Mary, most of us are familiar with her title, the ‘Queen of Heaven’ but in … More
The ‘Littlest’ Green Man
The small face of a Green Man carved into the spandrel of the 14th century arcading, St Mary the Virgin, … More
Happy Hallowe’en
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Villages By The Sea: Flamborough, Yorkshire
For the eagle-eyed, a carved stone block comprising a six-petal rosette* can be seen in the gable-end of one of … More
Evoking Ancient Talismans: A Concealed Mammoth’s (Elephant’s) Molar & an Anglo-Saxon Sword
At St Lawrence’s church, Bapchild, Kent, concealed objects have been discovered embedded in one of the pillars, including a purported … More
Crossing the Threshold
…’they will come and pierce through whatsoever house or church, though all ordinary passages be closed, by whatsoever open[ing] the … More
Ritual Protection Marks & Ritual Practices 