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we are Francis Breakspear and Kate Hoolu, two people who write about magic, psychology and such things. Articles ending in F are by Francis, K by Kate

Francis has recently had a book published, Kaostar! Modern Cunning Craft

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Food & Drink > Liquors & Spirits How to drink absinthe: 1 of 8
Message in a Bottle: AbsintheThe cocaine of the 19th Century? Madness in a bottle? There are all sorts of nicknames and myths associated with this drink- like all banned' things; it has acquired a cachet over the years that may be only partly deserved. Search for it on the web and you get 95,000 hits (and that's just on one s... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Wicca & Witchcraft The art of casting spells: 6 of 20
Getting it taped: practical magic using technologyI got some encouraging feedback from my piece on magic using modern windmills so here's another one for your interest.You will I hope be familiar with Austin Osman Spare and his methods of sigil magic? If not, you should be able to find the method in many practical chaos magic... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms How violence in entertainment affects our society: 16 of 51
The Telly made me do it. Media contributions to development of aggressive behaviourThis item has been dusted down from a previous version written in the 90s, and which never saw daylight. It still seems to still hold water, and a few relevancies have been added or updated.The first task, as in a lot of what I write, is define... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Groups History of the Western Mystery Schools: 2 of 6
Review: The Black Lodge of Santa Cruz, by Satyr. Kaos-Babalon Press, 2002. Online PDF file (and free of charge) search for Joel Biroco as the website keeps movingThis review is a sister piece to a review of Joel Biroco's monumental Kaos 14 magazine online, The Black Lodge' is offered as a supplement to that main document, but... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Media sensationalism about crime defies statistical trends toward lower crime rates: 1 of 3
Go figure: Crime statistics, lies and fantasy"Fear of crime is disproportionate to its real incidence in contemporary British society" Yes or No?This article has arisen out of another piece in progress about stalkers and the fear of being stalked, which will be on the site in a while.The matter is problematic in a number of w... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts Occult: The nature of Initiation: 2 of 5
How is a secret society constructed?This is half tongue-in-cheek; a sociology checklist based on a magical order, rather than society at large. Please note, it is based on no real-life Occult Training Organisations in the magical field. Because they tend to sueSo, how is a secret society constructed? From a variety of smaller... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Wicca & Witchcraft Divination techniques: 5 of 12
Divination- ethics and methods"..While looking skywards; I should deal briefly with astrology. Do you believe in it? It is quite likely that you have only encountered astrology in the brief horoscopes published in newspapers and magazines. By definition, these daily articles are extremely general; maybe fifty words for each o... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness The shared boundaries of normal and abnormal behavior: 3 of 6
That behaviour is not normal! But how do you prove it?This article is of particular relevance to anyone into weird stuff'. In examining the implications of defining one act as abnormal compared to another there are a multitude of ethical and practical problems. Firstly, (assuming judgments are necessary at all) who judges? An... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Signs (2002): 3 of 6
(contains spoiler)Jesus.This is trailered as a film about crop circles and aliens, but it is much more a vehicle for Mel Gibson to play (again!) the role of both mother and father in a film, and there is a disturbing, not even subtle message in the film that unless you've got Jesus you're alone and doomed.Gibson plays a disil... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Ginger Snaps: 2 of 4
Touted as "The Craft meets The Howling" this film is far more than that. A complex study of teen-alienation, with elements of Beauty and the Beast, American Werewolf In London, Carrie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and several others (but remaining far, far better than a list of plagiarisms), this is cool, clever, dark (gourmets o... More..