Gareth J. Medway

Vice President of the British Psychic and Occult Society Gareth J. Medway is a respected author and historian of the occult. He is a prolific contributor to Magonia Magazine and Fortean Times, and a popular speaker at The Moot With No Name (now known as The Atlantis Bookshop Presents) and The Secret Chiefs pagan moot as well at various UK conferences pertaining to the arcane. Gareth is an officiating priest within The Fellowship of Isis, and is also actively involved in paranormal research. He regularly assists with spirit release work and healing circles with other professionals in the field. He also makes appearances in TV documentaries which explore the world of the unknown, often filmed on location in Europe and beyond. Gareth J. Medway is the author of Lure of the Sinister – The Unnatural History of Satanism (New York University Press 2001). This acclaimed academic reference work examines the myths and constructs which have helped shape the perception of Satanism in popular culture

The Woodman and Witchcraft

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GUEST BLOG BY GARETH J. MEDWAY From the 1960s onwards there have been witchcraft rituals held in Queen’s Wood, Highgate, at the site of the plague pits known as Churchyard Bottom, or, nowadays, as the Witches’ Circle. Those involved normally meet up at The Woodman public house at the junction of Archway Road and Muswell … Read more

Angel of Death – a Highgate Cemetery Volunteer’s ‘Recollections’

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Thanks to guest-blogger Gareth J. Medway for this heads-up on a peculiar yet telling tome, penned by an ex volunteer tour guide at Highgate Cemetery. This pseudo review may or may not entice readers to track down the obscure ‘Angel of Death’  for themselves. But they do say where there’s muck there’s brass … Naturally … Read more