Clare Thorp explores the intriguing world of art, symbolism and magic. Earlier this summer ... of Frida Kahlo - The ancient symbol highjacked by evil The Tarot de Marseille ...

The wands were symbols of the authority of the magician ... East edited by JM Sasson (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1995) Magic in Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch (British Museum Press/University ...

From its early use by prostitutes in ancient Greece to a symbol of glamor in Hollywood ... (A royal obsession with black magic started Europe’s most brutal witch hunts.) However, with the ...

The rolls, often filled with dried fruit and spices, actually have pagan ... Holiday Symbols and Customs, by American author Sue Ellen Thompson. "When archaeologists excavated the ancient city ...