WereBlogs

"Reviving the Art of the Short Story."

The Concept of the Witch
The concept of the Witch in Western culture has gone through a rather interesting evolution, morphing from 'wise one' to 'bride of Satan,' and then to a watered down neo-pagan cult figure.
Giulio Romano - Allegory of Immortality
Magic As A Projection Of The Self
Emerging from the primordial swamp of unconsciousness, the human mind finds itself surrounded by forces it cannot understand. Having no other recourse but to see itself as a point of reference, it projects itself into every aspect of nature.
Francisco de Goya - Caprichos
Goblins Were Once Real
Goblins were at one time real, and people saw all around them evidence of their existence. This was so because of the way the human mind works. Given that we interpret reality through mental paradigms, and that before the advent of science the dominant paradigm was animism