witches

The Witches Are Coming: Witchcraft, Misogyny, Politics, Gurnin’ & NI…

Ulster University on March 5, 2022, 7:20 am

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By Dr Victoria McCollum, Researcher & Educator: Cinematic Arts, Ulster University, Magee (Derry) Widespread social interest in the supernatural, mystical, and magical is alive and well today. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a booster for supernatural belief, especially witchcraft and magic. A challenging and uncertain present, coupled to an unknown, scary future has sent us in droves to seek the divinatory prowess of mediums and fortune-tellers. And easier than ever before, one can book a fall-equinox ritual …

Sex, drugs and the moral soul…

Terry Maguire on July 15, 2020, 8:37 am

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The human desire to alter mood will always be with us and no amount of effort will eradicate it. National experiments with drug liberalisation are mostly unsuccessful in the long-term in spite of the initial headline-grabbing claims of reduced harm. Tobacco is a legal drug and where it does not greatly impact mental function it is highly addictive and causes over 2,000 deaths in N. Ireland each year mostly from cancers, heart disease and lung disease. History gives us some …