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Creatures of Chaos
One of my highlights when visiting Mexico City in October/November 2025 was the colourful Alebrijes. Alebrijes are not traditional to the Day of the Dead; they are a modern addition dreamt up by the artist Pedro Linares in 1936. The story is that Pedro Linares, an artist living in Mexico City, became ill with peritonitis,…
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The Strength of the Ancestors
This has been the most difficult blog that I have written so far, possibility because it led to many reflections on my own culture and upbringing, most of which goes beyond the scope of a single blog. There’s such a strong emphasis in the pagan community of connecting to your ancestors and I do not…