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“He is pre-eminently, the prophet of unreason—the preacher of rabble-rabies. All that is enervating and destructive of manhood, he glorifies,—all that is self-reliant and heroic, he denounces.“

We saw road signs for a Danish windmill in the middle of Iowa on our way to see John Green. What was supposed to be a quick detour for it turned into about an hour of book shopping, touring the grounds, looking at trinkets, and an impromptu mead tasting with two old ladies who sold me some Viking Blod to sip while I read my new book of Nordic folk tales tonight. 🤍

Enjoyed this one. I think some would find the characters a bit unlikeable, but it's at the level where I'm happy enough. The ending felt a bit twee, but I'll definitely pick up another by the author (I think I have at least one more from a past 99p spree).

I‘ve been working my way through this over the past few days, and enjoying it so far. The mp3-ereader is great for queues and suchlike - I‘m surprised and impressed by how much book I can get through in a shopping trip.

A great deal in information in here. Including some short little biographies of some of the big names in this field

An examination of cunning folk in history, from their heyday to when they began to lose their influence. Cunning folk are practitioners of folk magic, which is different from witchcraft, no pact with the devil is assumed. It's a fascinating and well researched book and a must read for anyone interested in this topic.

To start tomorrow night

A very good abridge version of occult history from the ancient to the emergence of Wicca.

Ready to go for tonight.

This book has a lot of practical hands on ideas inside, which lead me to making a few things, including rich Esbat biscuits everyone here loved. I‘ll return to some recipes when the weather calms it self down to acceptable temperatures.