Magic & Paganism in science fiction & fantasy
The long, complex and often blurred relationship that science-fiction and fantasy has with Magic and Paganism. [more]
Features
Steve Rothery: Marillion, The Steve Rothery Band, & The Wishing Tree
Many of us turn to music to reflect on different times in our lives and to express different emotions we may have felt along the way. The musicians we listen do too as well, as Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery reveals. [more]
Professor Ronald Hutton: Reframing Modern Paganism
Professor Ronald Hutton is an authority on Paganism and a regular fixture on the festival circuit. Kate Large spoke to him about his own journey and how his work has reframed the community. [more]
Slaine: An Interview with Pat Mills
Since his 1983 debut in 2000AD, Slaine Mac Roth has carved himself a place in comics history with the help of his trusty axe, Brainbiter. Sam Proctor talks to Slaine co-creator, writer and 2000AD founder, Pat Mills. [more]
Consent and tackling the predators
The Police Pagan Association’s Sgt Andrew Pardy on staying safe and how the PPA can help deal with predators. [more]
Writing The Dark: an interview with Susan Cooper
For many children growing up in the latter part of the 20th century, Susan Cooper’s works, particularly The Dark is Rising sequence, were vivid touchstones. [more]
Conjuring with pumpkin
A familiar sight during the month of October…the carved pumpkin heralds autumn and the festival of Samhain along with Halloween and trick or treating. [more]
A Handbag Full of Caterpillars: Life as an Urban Nature Mystic
The city is full of liminal spaces into which we can step for refuge and healing, before stepping back into the city and the hurly burly once more. Rebecca Beattie says it is an environment in which the mystic can thrive. [more]
Sacred Sites: Hellstone, Dorset
Hellstone is the only known complete dolmen in Dorset and consists, in its present form, of nine upright stones topped with a single capstone. [more]
Artist Focus: Baba Studios
Back in July, as they were preparing to move from Prague to Ireland, Kate Large caught up with Karen Mahoney and Alex Ukolov of Baba Studios [more]
The magical properties of bread
Rachel Patterson on the magic that happens when you combine flour, water, salt and yeast together. [more]
Scholar, Courtier, Magician: The lost library of John Dee
John Dee is one of the most fascinating characters provided by centuries of English history and the recent exhibition of the remnants of his library at the Royal College of Physicians provided fresh insight into the mind of one of the great Elizabethan magician scientists. [more]