For the eagle-eyed, a carved stone block comprising a six-petal rosette* can be seen in the gable-end of one of…
An exciting new collaboration with Viktor Wynd & The Last Tuesday Society in 2023!
All talks will be live on Zoom but with a ‘Play On Demand’ option thereafter. February 16th 2023 Spiritual Middens:…
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…
INCENDIARY BEHAVIOUR
APOTROPAICS: THE ROUGH GUIDE #1: TAPER BURN MARKS For the last 25 years archaeologists have been recording historic taper burn…
Crossing the Threshold
…’they will come and pierce through whatsoever house or church, though all ordinary passages be closed, by whatsoever open[ing] the…
Notable Headstones: A Freemason’s Memorial
ITNOTGAOTU: ‘In The Name Of The Grand Architect Of The Universe. ‘ Freemasons’ headstone, All Saints, Addington, Hastings. Recently renewed…
A Symbol’s Journey: Pentangle, Pentacle, Pentalpha & Pentagram: The Endless Appropriation of the Endless Knot
The oft-repeated symbol of the pentangle (pentacle, pentalpha or pentagram) is believed to have travelled to Northern Europe from the…
Inspirations 2: Timothy Easton
Timothy Easton: Buildings archaeologist & historian This is the second post which explores the work of researchers in the field…
SEALED AGAINST SPIRITS: THE STRANGE CASE OF RITUAL PROTECTION MARKS & COUNTER WITCHCRAFT MEASURES AT IGHTHAM MOTE MEDIEVAL MANOR, KENT
At Ightham Mote, Kent, a preliminary survey of the 14th century moated manor uncovered a series of apotropaic marks &…
Illustrated Talks 2023
Main image: Graffiti covers the image of Robert de Shurland, Minster Abbey church, Isle of Sheppey. Photo © W Perkins…
Ritual Protection Marks & Ritual Practices 