the Witchery Society

  • Material culture

    Good morning Gentle Reader, I hope you’re well wherever you are. I wanted to take some time to explain some of the terms we routinely use in folklore (also in adjacent fields such as anthropology and archeology). One of my… Continue reading

    Material culture

  • Unconventional spiritualities: the beginning

    Good morning all, I thought it time to dive into one of my favourite topics: unconventional spiritualities. I suspect this will be a series of posts, I cannot imagine how I could keep it to one that was readable. So,… Continue reading

    Unconventional spiritualities: the beginning

  • More folklore foundations

    Dear Reader, Welcome back! I thought I’d share a bit about my folklore training and how the term came to be.  Although I was trained by a Slavic folklorist, my folklore training/experience is really rooted in the Irish tradition and… Continue reading

    More folklore foundations

  • Folklore – what is (and isn’t) it?

    Dear Reader, Welcome back. I am so glad you’re here.  I thought the most logical place to start was with folklore proper. I get so many questions about what it is (and isn’t) that, well… here we are. If I’m… Continue reading

    Folklore – what is (and isn’t) it?