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: A selection of old boots and shoes that had been deliberately concealed within the voids of Ightham Mote…
Ritual Acts of Building Protection: Concealed Objects & Wards Against Evil
About this event Mummified cats discovered in wall voids; old boots & shoes found in the chimney breast; ‘spiritual middens’…
‘The Devil’s Own’ (a.k.a. ‘The Witch’)
“A rector without a church…and a village without hope” The Witches, released in the United States as The Devil’s Own,…
Wither the Stones of Boxley Abbey?
A recent survey undertaken at the post-Dissolution ruins of the former Cistercian Abbey at Boxley, Kent recorded only a small…
A Notable ‘Sun Symbol’
An unusual ‘solar’ symbol design from the church of St Lawrence, Caterham, Surrey is evocative of the sculpted ‘whorls’ recently…
Notable Objects: A 17th Century Mortarium
The hexfoil (or Daisy Wheel) is one of the most easily recognizable of the apotropaic symbols and has been carved…
Ritual Protection Marks & Ritual Practices 