Hookland 10/3/21 20:11:04

England‰Ûªs old gods are in the turning of the year. In the songs of the land as black winter becomes white blossom spring, as summer‰Ûªs swollen belly kicks bruises into fall of autumn apples. The witch needs no invented feast. Her calendar is alive. – #EmilyBanting #WitchWednesday

Hookland 10/3/21 21:07:08

The moons before and after Midsummer and Midwinter are known in Hookland as ‰Û÷the witch twins‰Ûª. We may link this to the county‰Ûªs twin-witch spirits of Bright Bertha and Dark Peggy or we play ignorant of how witchery is a web of subtle connection. – #EmilyBanting #WitchWednesday

Hookland 10/3/21 22:56:58

Flutes made from human bones, bronze and bone lurs – we witches know what these things taken from Saxon graves are for. We know they are used to call and calm the dead. You can title them ‰Û÷ritual objects‰Ûª on museum cardboard, but we witches know. – Faith Dunmort #WitchWednesday

Hookland 10/2/21 0:23:16

Some believed rationalism would kill all the world’s monsters. Some believed electric light would steal all their shadows, petrol engines lead to invasion of all their territories. In Hookland, we discover even property development cannot eradicate them. – Brian Danebury, 1976