Category: Cornwall
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✦ Between the Prophet and the Witch: Reclaiming the Forbidden Voice of Wisdom
He told us this as though reciting family folklore — yet the tremor in his voice betrayed something deeper.
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“Can a Spell Change the World—or Only the One Who Casts It?”
If we performed it, Venus herself might soften Wren’s heart — and with him, the town.
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The Song at Lizard Point
“I see no scaled maidens, Sylvia—only the play of light and wave. Though…” She paused. “There is a pattern.
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What Is Magic — and Who Uses It, and Why?
We use magic not simply to predict or control, but to orient ourselves in a world that often feels overwhelming.
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The Connection Between Lughnasadh, The Heart of Shadows, and Ara Norenzayan’s Research
According to Cornish folklore, the Heart represents the essence of life and the balance between light and dark—a theme that resonates with the cyclical nature of agricultural seasons.
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The Shining Ones, Tuatha de Danaan, and the Roads Beneath Our Feet
The Watchers appear in texts like the Book of Enoch, a once-suppressed text that describes how these beings—often interpreted as fallen angels—shared knowledge of metallurgy, herbalism, astrology, and magical practices.
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Blog Post Review: Faeries, Fallen Ages, and the Forgotten Covenant — A Deep Dive into Red Tree, White Treeby Wendy Berg
Berg paints a stunning portrait of Faery not as the domain of mischievous sprites or dainty flower fairies, but as a noble Otherworld inhabited by radiant, intelligent beings whose lives once overlapped with ours.
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“Echoes in the Cave: A Letter Exchange on Forster, Faith, and Fissures from the correspondence of Lillian Hartley and Sylvia Moon
I knew it was from you the moment I saw the cover. Only you would think to tuck existential despair between the poetry shelves — or was that Edward’s mischief? He does so love a theatrical gesture.
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December 25th: Morning Tea, A Postcard, and The Portrait of a Lady
Sylvia blamed the cat. We haven’t had a cat in years.
