GILPIN HORNER
[The fairy lore of the British Isles may be the liveliest such tradition recorded. Some of its numberless, colorful supernatural beings are portrayed as solitary. Others live in communities, even […]
SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED
For Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930-October 31, 2020) Every age needs its signature hero. It’s often hard to say who invents the style. It’s not always the […]
Portals
I was going through some old files recently and came across a report about The Roycroft Inn in East Aurora that I have never published. An example of a type […]
Ring of Honor
[Folklorists are accustomed to the idea that supernatural legend – and even contemporary paranormal experience –surrounds the ancient monuments of Europe. Stonehenge. Silbury Hill. Carnac. The Rollrights. So common is it […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. FANTASY
Most rock/pop acts seem to me to settle into a sound, develop an image, find a following, and keep it all rolling as long as they can. They may even […]
“It Wasn’t Your Day”
When I’m anywhere near a major sacred site, a “place of ancient sanctity” in the words of John Michell, I try to get into it by myself with a journal […]
“Thou Art Thy Mother’s Glass…”
My heart is heavy tonight for my artist-friend – we joke, “my Leo brother” – Patricio Gustavo Calderon. His mother left us last night for the world of Spirit. At […]
AFTERWORD (to The Paranormal Almanac of Western New York)
I don’t believe in ghosts, although I’ve seen my share.Sean Connery as Allan Quatermain in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen One of the unforgettable memories of my teaching career is of […]
CAPPY
[I think more people than you would expect have a supernatural story or two like this one floating around in family tradition. A recent book, The Rose Witch (2018), […]
WALKS and REFLECTIONS
“One who looks outside, dreams. One who looks inside, awakens.”C. G. Jung 1This experience we are going through together – the anxiety and quarantine of the Corona Virus pandemic – […]