Guest Appearance on Creative

I was truly honoured to be asked on CREATIVE Podcast by the extremely charming and gracious host Vic Hyland. Despite a technical glitch or two, this is a fantastic conversation where we talk a bit about my journey, the inherent magic of children, The PGM’s Barbarous Words and so much more. Please check out everything […]

Charles Fort

Fish falling from the sky. People disappearing from one area only to be found in another. People igniting on fire for no reason. Such phenomena was finally given a voice in the early 20th Century all thanks to one man- Charles Fort. The word ‘Fortean’ is used by some to describe this phenomena but the […]

Douglas on The Halloweenie LiminalStream from PRAGMAGICK

I was a guest recently on the new LiminalStream hosted by the one and only Keats Ross! He asked me last minute to step in and share some of my favourite spooky, creepy, and weird books, TV, and movies. I have to say, I went a little all over the map with this one and […]

Neoplatonism

Ever met a Neoplatonist before the 19th Century? Me neither. The term was cast on a load of figures from the 3rd Century onwards. Using the philosophy of Plato, Neoplatonists came up with a sort of Unified Field Theory for how existence works. Without a doubt one of the most influential philosophies to the world […]

Cartomancy

After Astrology, the second most popular form of divination is Cartomancy. For over 500 years, we have turned to cards to show us how things were, are and what might be. Cards used include the Tarot, Oracle Cards, Lenormand Cards, and good ol’ fashioned Playing Cards. But how did this come about? More importantly, how […]