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Lludd Conquers All

Posted on March 29, 2026 by Nathan

When reading Philip Freeman’s Celtic Mythology, I was reminded of a rather bizarre story that I think was in the version of the Mabinogi that I read, although it’s not traditionally considered part of that work. It’s about Lludd Llaw … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Arthurian Legend, British, Celtic, England, Etymology, History, Language, Magic, Mythology, Names, Roman, Welsh | Tagged afallach, ambrosius aurelianus, arianrhod, beli mawr, bible, bran the blessed, bres, brutus of britain, cassivellaunus, celtic mythology, coranians, demons, dragons, emrys, fir bolg, geoffrey of monmouth, gospel of luke, gospels, gwyn ap nudd, heli, historia regum britanniae, julius caesar, king arthur, king vortigern, llevelys, lludd, london, mabinogion, mars, merlin, nennius, nodens, nuada, philip freeman, tuatha de danann | Leave a comment

Diabolical Devices

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Nathan

Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist, by James F. McGrath – The author attempts to write a biography of John, using various sources and traditions. The criterion of embarrassment, that the early Christian writers probably wouldn’t have included details … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Celtic, Christianity, Fairy Tales, Food, Harry Potter, Humor, Judaism, Magic, Mythology, Names, Nursery Rhymes, Poetry, Relationships, Religion | Tagged amelia carruthers, angostura, apples, armor, baptism, bidasari, big bad wolf, brothers grimm, cannibalism, childe roland to the dark tower came, christmaker, crooked man, deserae, dwarves, fish, giambattista bastile, gold tree and silver tree, goldfish, gospel of luke, gospel of mark, gospels, hansel and gretel, herod antipas, heroics for beginners, jesus, joanna ruth meyer, john connolly, john moore, john the baptist, king herod the great, little red riding hood, lord voltmeter, magic mirror, mandaeans, mandean book of john, massacre of the innocents, origins of fairy tales from around the world, poison, pontius pilate, protoevangelium of james, rassendas, roland, rumplestiltskin, sleeping beauty, snow white, snow white and other example of jealousy unrewarded, the book of lost things, the land of lost things, the winter dark, the young slave, trout, twenty kingdoms, while the dark remains, witches, wolves, world war ii | Leave a comment

Plague of Rationalization

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Nathan

I was recently listening to an episode of Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! from last year, and there was a bit about how ancient authors sometimes tried to rationalize Greek mythology, often coming up with explanations that were more within … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Fairy Tales, Gender, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, History, Judaism, Language, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Philosophy, Religion | Tagged aeolus, akhenaten, amazons, apples, athena, bears, bible, boreas, callisto, centaurs, cetus, cinderella, constellations, cyclopes, dan brown, diodorus siculus, elephants, europa, exodus, garden of eden, genesis, gorgons, gospel of matthew, gospels, graeae, henry lincoln, herakles, hercules, herodotus, hesperides, holy grail, horses, hydra, hyksos, io, jesus, let's talk about myths baby, medea, michael baigent, monotheism, moses, odyssey, orithyia, pegasus, perseus, phaedrus, plato, podcasts, polyphaetes, resurrection, rhinoceroses, richard leigh, scylla, sheep, ships, socrates, the holy blood and the holy grail, unicorns, ursa major, volcanoes, zeus | Leave a comment

Sympathy for Sympathetic Magic

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Nathan

Into the Windwracked Wilds, by A. Deborah Baker – The third book in the Up-and-Under series sees Avery, Ziv, the Crow Girl, and the Drowned Girl Niamh continuing their journey. This includes their getting swallowed by a mosasaur, who is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alchemical Journeys, Alchemy, Animism, Authors, Christianity, Fundamentalism, Greek Mythology, History, Magic, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Religion, Roman, Roman Empire, seanan mcguire, up-and-under | Tagged a. deborah baker, aeneas, aeneid, anthropology, apocalypse, armageddon, baldur, bart ehrman, bible, gospels, human sacrifice, into the windwracked wilds, jesus, joseph campbell, mistletoe, patrick maund, revelation, ritual, robert graves, robert pattrick, sacrifice, seasonal fears, sibyl, sir james george frazer, the golden bough, underworld, unexplored territory in oz, virgil | Leave a comment

Retirement or Resurrection

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Nathan

I finished the two books I bought at OzCon (the ones I hadn’t already read, that is). Since my last post here was book reviews, however, I’m bringing this post about the movies I watched the weekend before last out … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Religion, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged airbnb, angels, barbarian, bible, david bowie, gospels, jesus, jesus christ superstar, judas iscariot, justin long, mary magdalene, pontius pilate, richard brake, the last temptation of christ | 1 Comment

Mourning Announcements

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Nathan

Today is the anniversary of Jesus’ crucifixion. Okay, it probably really isn’t, and we don’t even know what year that happened, let alone the specific date. While Easter does sometimes fall this early, it’s rare. And if these first century … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, Easter, History, Holidays, Islam, J.R.R. Tolkien, Judaism, Middle Ages, Passover, Religion, rosh hashanah | Tagged abraham, adam and eve, akedah, angels, apocrypals, bible, bishop james ussher, cain and abel, calendar, chronology, creation, crucifixion, exodus, feast of the annunciation, gabriel, garden of eden, genesis, good friday, gospel of luke, gospels, human sacrifice, isaac, jesus, john the baptist, lord of the rings, lucifer, martyrdom, melchizedek, moses, one ring, podcasts, pope benedict xvi, st. dismas, summer solstice, vernal equinox, virgin mary, winter solstice | Leave a comment

Illuminating the Issues

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Nathan

WARNING! SPOILERS for all three films! The Secret of Kells – I knew pretty much nothing about this 2009 French animated film. It takes place at a monastery in ninth century Ireland, where a curious boy named Brendan lives with … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Cartoons, Celtic, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Frank Black/Black Francis, History, Magic, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Politics, Relationships, Religion | Tagged adam sandler, book of kells, chinatown, crom cruach, fairies, film noir, gospels, jack nicholson, mystery, paul thomas anderson, punch-drunk love, roman polanski, the secret of kells, who framed roger rabbit, william mulholland | 1 Comment

Another Fine Messiah

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Nathan

The concept of the Messiah is a significant one in both Judaism and Christianity, but I think it was in my Apocalypse class in college that I learned what it actually means, and how the concept developed, particularly in the context … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Cults, History, Judaism, Religion, Zoroastrianism | Tagged ahura mazda, angra mainyu, antiochus epiphanes, bethlehem, book of enoch, cyrus the great, daniel, david koresh, enoch, gospel of john, gospel of luke, gospel of matthew, gospels, jesus, king david, maccabees, messiah, messianic age, prophecy, resurrection, second coming, son of man, talmud | 2 Comments

Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Nathan

Beth has mentioned to me that she really likes the Coventry Carol, which I can’t say I was particularly familiar with. It’s a very bleak sort of song, which makes sense considering what it’s about. But we both know it … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Donkey Kong, History, Holidays, Mario, Middle East, Music, Mythology, Plays, Religion, Roman Empire, Tori Amos, United Kingdom, Video Games | Tagged benjamin, bethlehem, bible, coventry carol, epiphany, genesis, gospel of matthew, gospels, greensleeves, jeremiah, jesus, john henry hopkins jr., joseph campbell, king herod the great, massacre of the innocents, moses, nativity, rachel, thomas paine, three wise men, we three kings, what child is this?, william chatterton dix, world war ii | Leave a comment

Conflicting Covenants

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Nathan

One thing I’ve heard a fair amount for Christians that doesn’t seem to really hold up is that Jesus’ sacrifice and resurrection freed believers from the Jewish law. And yet the same people will quote verses from Leviticus to condemn … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Philosophy, Religion | Tagged bible, golden rule, gospel of matthew, gospels, jesus, leviticus, love, messiah, mosaic law, prophecy, sabbath, sacrifice, sermon on the mount, sin, st. paul, torah | 4 Comments

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