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Tag Archives: biography
Review: Leigh Eric Schmidt, Heaven’s Bride
Seeing that today, March 3, is the anniversary of the passing of the Comstock Act in 1873, I thought it appropriate to review a book about one of the victims of the Comstock Act, Ida C. Craddock (1857-1902). First, a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Reviews
Tagged Anthony Comstock, biography, books, censorship, Comstock Act, History, Ida C. Craddock, Ida Craddock, Reading, review, sex therapist, spiritualism
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Abigail Lane: a biography
As she has appeared in two stories on this blog, here is a brief biography of Abigail Lane, Practicing Magician, Office of Occult Affairs. Abigail Lane was born on November 18, 1851, the only daughter of an impoverished Connecticut cooper, … Continue reading
Posted in Dragon Lady, History, Nightfeather, Writing fiction
Tagged biography, History, Magic, memoir, occult, Writing
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Review: Spencer Kansa, Wormwood Star: The Magickal Life of Marjorie Cameron
N.B.: A revised and enlarged edition of this book has been published in 2014. The author informs me the new edition addresses some of the issues I raised. (This does not mean the author agrees with or endorses my review.) … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged biography, books, Jack Parsons, Magic, Marjorie Cameron, occult, review
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Another birthday – Pamela Colman Smith
I couldn’t let this day go by without saying a word about Pamela Colman Smith (February 16, 1878 – September 18, 1951), because she was connected to two topics on this blog: the occult and horror fiction. Pamela had an … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged biography, Bram Stoker, Fiction, Golden Dawn, History, horror, Illustrations, Lair of the White Worm, literature, Magic, occult, Pamela Colman Smith, supernatural, Tarot, Waite, william butler yeats
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