Alex Sumner's Blog, page 61
October 31, 2011
Places to celebrate Halloween
Whitby – Traditional hang out for Goths, owing to its association with Count Dracula. This, incidentally, reminds me of one of the bugbears I have with Dracula
, the original Bram Stoker novel. If you were an aristocratic vampire, with a big castle, abundant wealth, three hot mistresses, and a nearby peasant population in case you needed a snack – why on Earth would you want to move to Whitby in North Yorkshire? I was discussing this in the pub the other day, and we came to the conclusion that Dracula moved to Whitby because they do nice fish and chips there – this being the only good thing they could think of saying about the town. Needless to say, Francis Ford Coppola spotted this plot-hole when he made his film version
, but decided to reject the fish and chips angle and go with something implausible about searching for the reincarnation of Dracula's long-lost lover. (But again: this begs the question – why did she reincarnate in Whitby, if not for the Fish Suppers?)Cordoba, Spain. Apparently there is a bar called Oculto Cafe which as its name suggests is an occult-themed bar in Cordoba, which sounds like a nice place. Unfortunately, when I read a review about it, the reviewer got so freaked out about the "Satanic" decor that he forgot to say whereabouts in Cordoba it actually is! Fortunately this is not a problem for the resourceful magician like yours truly, as if I ever go there I will surely find it by using my powers of dowsing – either that or going on a pub-crawl of all the bars in the town just to check if it's the right one.
Filed under: Comment Tagged: Cordoba, Glastonbury, hallowe'en, whitby
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October 30, 2011
Manifestation
This is an experimental video project. The soundtrack is an "isochronic tone" intended to aid "Manifestation" (cosmic ordering, creative visualisation, "the Secret" etc). The images are selected to represent positive goals which will benefit both the individual and the whole planet, e.g.
* Success (sporting endeavour)
* Abundance
* Love
* Peace
* Respect (for others and for the planet)
Recommended for meditation.
No copyright intended: all sounds and images are copyright the respective owners.
Isochronic tones available from:
http://www.iso-tones.com
Filed under: Occult Tagged: Abundance, cosmic ordering, creative visualisation, Isochronic Tones, Kelly Holmes, Love, Martin Luther King, Matthew Pinsent, Mia Hamm, Muhammad Ali, Nadia Comaneci, Nelson Mandela, Peace, Pele, Respect, Rosa Parks, Steve Redgrave, Success, Tank Man, Tiananmen Square, Usain Bolt, vlog, Youtube
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October 28, 2011
Which Witch?
Halloween is rapidly creeping up on us, so I was interested to read to day of a researcher who has collated a list of every single person who was ever tried for Witchcraft in Britain (including the Channel Islands) during the so-called "Burning Times," (nb kids, most of them were hung!) i.e. from 1289 to 1712. A certain amount of circumspection must be taken with this list, as a significant number of people had their charges demonstrably trumped up: either because they were political enemies of the King of the time; or they were some other Undesirable e.g. being a Roman Catholic in Protestant Britain. However, here are the numbers suitably crunched.
The grand total of people tried was 320.
Of these the total number of people known to have received a "Fatal Sentence" – in which I have included both being executed and dying in prison – was 199 (62.2%). Of these,
108 were hanged (33.8%)
49 were burnt (15.3%)
8 died in prison (2.5%)
1 was hung, drawn and quartered (0.3%)
Whilst 33 (10.3%) were executed in an unspecified manner.
Of the remainder,
2 (0.6%) escaped execution by fleeing the country;
15 (4.7%) were given a Non-Fatal sentence (e.g. banishment, the pillory, imprisonment, dismissal from service, miscellaneous);
6 (1.9%) were either pardoned or reprieved;
36 (11.3%) were acquitted altogether;
Whilst the fate of 62 (19.4%) is unclear from the records available.
Source: http://www.fancydress.com/content/Wit...
Filed under: Comment, Occult Tagged: Burning Times, england, hallowe'en, Jersey, samhain, Scotland, Witchcraft, Witches
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October 16, 2011
The Alex Sumner vlog: Rugby World Cup 2011, part two
Filed under: Occult Tagged: astrology, France, Graham Henry, humble pie, Marc Lievremont, New Zealand, Rugby World Cup 2011
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October 14, 2011
Ask A Wizard 4: Alex Sumner Plugs Coldplay's new album "Mylo Xyloto"
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To buy Coldplay's new album from Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/3sweqtj
When Amazon Associates asked novelist and author on the occult "Alex Sumner" to plug Coldplay's new album, in return for lots of affiliate revenue and the chance to win a Fender Stratocaster, Alex responded in his own inimitable style.
Filed under: Rant Tagged: boring, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mylo Xyloto, new album, shameless plug, tedium, zzz [image error]
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October 12, 2011
Ask A Wizard 3: Lucid Dreams and Nightmares
In which I provide some solutions to someone who is scared of lucid dreaming, in case they suffer nightmares.
Filed under: Occult Tagged: I Put A Spell On You, lucid dreaming, Nightmare, Screamin Jay Hawkins, vlog, Youtube
October 6, 2011
How are you celebrating LoveFriday2011?
Aphrodite
Friday 7th October 2011 is, astrologically speaking, the best day of the year to invoke Venus, the planet of Love. It has nothing to do with the date but with the fact the planets are lined up in the most auspicious manner on that particular day. I have explained the full reasons for why this is so in a post from last year entitled Wedding Date for Prince William and Kate Middleton predicted by Astrology. Unfortunately the Royal couple chose not to go with my recommendations, but the fact remains that tomorrow is an excellent day for embarking on matters associated with the planet Venus, such as getting married, forming a long-term relationship with a new lover, etc.
I personally will be doing some ritual which will involve a Graeco-Egyptian invocation of Venus.
I wish you all a happy LoveFriday2011, and please share any glad tidings in the comments section below. 
Filed under: Occult Tagged: Aphrodite, astrology, LoveFriday2011, Planetary Magic, Venus
October 2, 2011
A Greater Power is now on Amazon as well
My new short story, A Greater Power (The Demon Detective, and other stories)
, is now available for Kindle on Amazon. Please follow the link for more details!
Filed under: Publications, The Demon Detective Tagged: A Greater Power, amazon, Dark fantasy, ebook, Kindle, murder, Occult Fiction, paranormal thriller
October 1, 2011
A Greater Power (new short story by Alex Sumner)
Artwork © 2011, the author.
New month, new murder!
"A Greater Power" is the follow-up to "The Demon Detective" and features the continuing adventures of modern-day sorcerer, Guy Shepardson.
A man is murdered in the dead of night in rural Oxfordshire – a note in his pocket links him to suave modern-day sorcerer GUY SHEPARDSON. Guy soon finds himself menaced by sinister thugs and aided by the dead man's beautiful daughter as he attempts to confront the killers…
Available now from SmashWords in all popular Ebook formats. It will shortly be available from Amazon as well, details to follow.
Filed under: Publications, The Demon Detective Tagged: A Greater Power, Dark fantasy, ebooks, EPUB, Guy Shepardson, Kindle, murder, Nook, Occult Fiction, paranormal thriller, Short Story, smashwords.com
September 29, 2011
The Magic of the Earth, by Alex Sumner
… is the title of an article I have written for the website Pagan Friends. Their Autumn Equinox edition is out now.
Filed under: Occult Tagged: Dowsing, genii loci, Ley Lines, Magic of the Earth, Pagan Friends, paganism
