Christopher Lee Discusses Black Magic in 1975 (video)

In 1975 noted horror actor Christopher Lee (1922-2015) was filming To the Devil, A Daughter at the (EMI) Elstree Studios, which are North of London. The interviewer here is Mark Caldwell and it was shot (originally) on 16mm film, in black and white. In it, among other things, Christopher Lee discusses the reality of the occult and black magic, and portraying the blasphemous and the profane in film.

See also: What Christopher Lee Said About the Occult

Saint Patrick and the Druids of Ireland

By Jim Wies

Saint Patrick’s Day is the only national holiday that is regularly and continuously celebrated beyond the boundaries of the nation from which it originated. So extraordinary was the life and ministry of this man that he has become an inspiration to people all over the world.

Great Lent: A Time of Hunger and Temptation

By Protopresbyter Fr. Thomas Vamvinis

Fasting and Temptation

Fasting means I don't eat, it is voluntary hunger. Therefore, to fast as an Orthodox during Great Lent is to drive ourselves into a marginal situation in which we feel the demands of the body, but the power of the soul masters it.

This marginal situation is expedient to the tempter to betray us with the most powerful temptations. He does not have power over the struggling fasting Christian, but the Christian is lured by the weaknesses of the body, which the tempter believes he can exploit. This happened with Christ.

Movie Review: "The Witch: A New England Folktale" (2015)

The Witch, which is subtitled "A New England Folktale", is the feature length debut of filmmaker Robert Eggers, and has earned A24 Films their biggest opening ever. It is the latest of the popular and critically acclaimed arthouse horror films, which include It Follows, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, The Babadook, and Goodnight Mommy, all of which I highly recommend. Of all these films, however, this is also the most controversial.

A Cinema of Evil: Hollywood’s Love Affair with Witchcraft & the Occult

"The Witch"

It's not often Christians read a pagan perspective of topics like this, which I think is important, so with the recent and simultaneous release of The Witch (my review here) and Risen (my review here) I thought this article was informative and interesting to get another perspective on how a pagan views Hollywood's love affair with witchcraft and the occult. This was written a few days before the release of The Witch.

Peg Aloi

February 17, 2016

Patheos: The Witching Hour

There can be no denying that contemporary culture is fascinated by horror. This popular genre of literature, film and TV has many sub-categories: supernatural, paranormal, monsters, ghosts, the undead, serial killers, and, of course, the occult. Witches and witchcraft are a common topic: but do they fall into the category of the occult? The supernatural? Monsters? I find myself asking this question often, as I witness the ebb and flow of witchy storylines in movies and TV.

A Prayer of St. Porphyrios of Protection from Evil and Harm

Below is a rare recording of St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva (Dec. 2) praying over a few people that they may be protected from all evil and harm. The prayer is transcribed below for common use.

O Lord, save Your people.

A Miracle of the Holy Cross in Africa (Congo) 2

At the Monastery of Saint Nektarios (Kolwezi, Congo), among the girls in the boarding school, there were added two more a few months ago - Despoina who is 11 years old and by exception a boy named Angelo who is 6. These children have a history.

The Sisters of the Monastery found these children abandoned in the streets. They brought them to the Monastery and alerted the police to find their parents. Eventually they learned their mother was a witch. She had killed their siblings and initiated them in magic and abandoned them. In this way they would be able to make their "bread" in life.