by Kate Dolan | Feb 13, 2015 | Articles, Faith, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, Religion and Magic
Many superstitions date back to the medieval days when people believed that you could tell if your neighbor was a witch based her buoyancy in the local pond. But the “bad luck on Friday the 13th” thing doesn’t show up in lore until fairly recently....
by Kate Dolan | Oct 29, 2013 | Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, Religion and Magic
Maryland’s most famous haunted statue is no longer in Maryland. An empty pedestal stands in Druid Ridge Cemetery where, for years, “Black Aggie” lured thrill seekers and ghost hunters out to visit at night. It was said that if you sat in her lap, she...
by Kate Dolan | Oct 31, 2012 | Holidays, Latest Posts, Living History, Religion and Magic
I’ve found witchcraft in some pretty unexpected places, so in honor of All Hallow’s Eve, I thought I’d share a few. They’re in the Bible, for starters. Although the Lord tells Moses in Deuteronomy that His People aren’t allowed to practice sorcery or divination, He...
by Kate Dolan | Jan 5, 2012 | Holidays, Latest Posts, Living History, Religion and Magic
I think tonight is Twelfth Night. I know that Twelfth Night used to be considered the highlight of the Christmas season, but the fact that a history nut like me is not even sure when it falls is an indication that this holiday doesn’t mean much in our society...
by Kate Dolan | Oct 31, 2011 | Latest Posts, Living History, Religion and Magic
“[W]here the Devill findes greatest ignorance and barbaritie, there assayles he grosseliest, as I gave you the reason wherefore there was moe Witches of women kinde nor men.” Daemonologie, Volume the Third, Chapter III That’s what King James had to say about...
by Kate Dolan | Oct 20, 2011 | Articles, Latest Posts, Living History, Religion and Magic
Did you know that before James I of England began work on the Bible that bears his name, he wrote a book about witchcraft? That’s not something we ever learned about in Sunday School, although interestingly enough, it was religious fervor that inspired King James to...
