I’m writing a book on secret societies at the moment for a publisher and as I looked at the ancient Greek mystery cults, and all their strange practices and beliefs, I began to see elements of Christianity. Ideas of sacrifice, resurrection, redemption, and the rituals performed in both belief systems. Because the Old and New…
Ghosts, witches, and hobgoblins appear at Halloween and can predict the direction of your love life over the year to come. That’s according to ancient English folklore. So, for example, if you sleep with a mirror under your pillow on Halloween, you’ll dream of your future husband or wife. It’ll also happen if your pyjamas…
Infant saints have been venerated by the Catholic church since its earliest days with one three year old baby that it was claimed could recite scripture
In the Middle Ages there were many reports of the Devil appearing in church as Tony McMahon discovers
Tony McMahon went to view 3,000 year old objects made under the Pharaoh Akhenaten that now cannot be viewed because of the Coronavirus
Flat Earthers have enjoyed a growth in support for their view that the planet isn’t a globe despite even the Ancients believing that it was