Elias Lönnrot, the folklorist, the traveler, the physician, the student, the ethnologist, the editor, and finally the rune singer, did birth one longer Kalevala, one which was as indebted to his creative process as it was to ancient songs and lore.
Book Reviews
Review: Michelle Tea’s “Modern Magic”
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We not only learn about Michelle’s life, but also how those experiences shaped her practice, how her practice evolved, and how she evolved as a person as well. However, there is none of that holier than thou attitude that some might expect. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Book Reviews
Looking back at the best Heathen reads of 2024
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Lyonel Perabo looks back at four works of interest to Heathens from last year, including The Fool’s Mirror from Troll Cat Press; The Elder Futhark from Hyldyr; the first volume of the International Journal for Heathen Research; and Sif Brookes’s Valkyrjur, Servant or Master?.
Book Reviews
Review: The Craft of Tubal Cain
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Alan U. Dalul reviews Kenneth Johnson’s history of Traditional Witchcraft and the tradition’s founder, Robert Cochrane, whose vision of Witchcraft diverged, but also complemented, that of his contemporary Gerald Gardner.
Arts & Culture
Review: Spells for Success by Lauren Parker
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“I also appreciated that each and every spell begins with drinking water,” writes Sprocket Wagner of this new spell deck from Simon Element. “Not only does this build in attention to one’s energy levels as a principle of spell work, it also tricked me into staying hydrated as I reviewed this deck.’
Arts & Culture
“Ah, potential customer”: a review of the World of Warcraft Tarot
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TWH’s Guildmaster, Manny Tejeda y Moreno, reviews a new Warcraft-themed tarot from Insight Editions, which brings the computer game’s characters and lore to the major and minor arcana.