Dan Harms

On the “Operation of the Carafe” in Early Modern Italy As I’ve been reading more sources on the Italian Inquisition, such as Barbierato’s In the Room of the Circles, I’ve been intrigued by…

What was the most famous magical operation in Early Modern Italy? medium.com/@danharms_29...

Reading and Getting Caught with Books of Magic in Seventeenth-Century Toulouse Hello, everyone! I took a week off, but now I’m back.

He got caught by the Toulouse Inquisition in the most ridiculous way possible. medium.com/@danharms_29...

Summa Sacre Magice Book 3 Manuscript Online, Magic against Theft in Late Medieval and Early Modern… It’s come to my attention that the Berlin Staatsbibliothek is in the process of digitizing their copy of the German Summa Sacre Magice, the…

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If it's post-1930, I'm guessing that it might be a mi-go, an alien from H. P. Lovecraft's "The Whisperer in Darkness." I was reluctant to say so, but it does appear to be holding a cylinder for a human brain, which is a key element of the story.

Buckland Talk Followup, Free Books of Magical Scholarship, A Cultural History of Magic Update… I had a great time at the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft’s Yule party. I delivered a lengthy talk on encountering — often deliberately —…

Various magical topics, and the Buckland Museum: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Winter Solstice Party at the Buckland Museum For those who are in the Cleveland area on the 21st, the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft is hosting me for a talk:

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Impressions: A Cultural History of Magic Apparently I found the key to generating Facebook engagement, so that’s good. The downside is that people care more about what I write…

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A Terrible Tale of Necromancy from the Inquisition Archive of Siena Hey folks! I’ve been busy a few weekends, so I haven’t gotten my blogging done. It’s time to get back to it.

A Terrible Tale of Necromancy from the Inquisition Archive of Siena medium.com/@danharms_29...

On a Grimoire Illustration, An 18th Century Magical Commonplace Book, The Discovery of Witchcraft… Hello, everyone!

Grimoire illustrations, two sort-of books of magic, and Gal Sofer speaks! medium.com/@danharms_29...

SHWEP Podcast, Hands of the Living God Update, Paimon, A Cultural History of Magic, The Magical… Bret Kramer kindly reminded me that “Hands of the Living God” is under submission to Sentinel Hill Press, which I had forgotten. Apologies…

I'm back, with another miscellany of podcasts, the history of magic, and Faustian grimoires! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Tariff Update, Arthurian Trivia, Divine Magic and Red Dragons, History of Venetian and Portuguese… In the aftermath of my tariff post, it seems that most occult small presses and distributors I mentioned have found ways to resume their…

A tariff update, and I try to discuss magic while distracted by Arthurian trivia: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Two New Books — The Merseburg Spells and Galdrstafir Today I’ll be covering two short books released by Hyldyr Press: The Merseburg Spells: Germanic Paganism (second edition) by a team led by…

I review two short books on Icelandic magic and the Merseburg Charms from Hyldyr Press! medium.com/@danharms_29...

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Hands of the Living God — Big in China? All right. This is pretty strange, even by my standards.

My thirty-year old Call of Cthulhu scenario is as popular in China as Masks (maybe). Now what? medium.com/@danharms_29...

Croglin Vampires, Merseburg Charms Database, Magical Amulets Pictured and Transcribed I hope all of you are safe and doing well.

Vampires, amulets, and the Merseburg charms! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Brief Book Blurbs — Greek Amulets, Irish Cures, Somerset Witches, Greenland Folklore, A Pirate RPG Given the readership of this blog, I’m sure that most of my readers have a long list of books they wish to read but didn’t quite get to…

Partial book reviews! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Review — A Similitude of Nature: Giorgio Anselmi’s On the Images of the Eighth Celestial Sphere Most of the attention toward historical manuals of magic — and much of my own focus — goes toward the field of ritual magic, with its…

I review A Similitude of Nature: medium.com/@danharms_29...

Traveling to the UK and Ireland I’m back from another international excursion. This one was prompted by two conferences: the Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern…

My travels in the UK and Ireland: medium.com/@danharms_29...

The "Dullix..." phrase is also in the Long-Lost Friend. I'll tag @juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy here.

Witch Bottles — Sort of — in German-Speaking Regions One of the mysteries I’ve wondered about is the curious item in Hohman’s Long-Lost Friend for “Another remedy to be applied when any one is…

We don't find witch bottles in Germany - but are there traces of something similar? medium.com/@danharms_29...

Feathers Podcast, Icelandic Staves, The Merseburg Charms, Devon Witches I’ll probably be off the blog for a couple of weeks.

Feathers in folklore, and some upcoming releases on Icelandic staves, charms, and Devon witches! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Writing Too Much, Philly Trip, Vampire Museum I have gone somewhat radio silent over the past couple weeks. Apparently I decided that having an article and three presentations due…

I visit Philly and the Vampire Museum! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Dagon Collection Shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award I’ve been overseas and just getting back into the swing of things.

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Review — The Long-Hidden Friend Welcome back, everyone! Today I’ve got a quick review of The Long-Hidden Friend, Or, The Long Lost Friend: Historical Pennsylvania German…

I review Hyldyr Press' The Long-Hidden Friend! medium.com/@danharms_29...

International Congress of Medieval Studies, Slavic and Baltic Paganism, Elizabethan Theatre… I had a great time at the International Congress of Medieval Studies, although I missed many of my colleagues who weren’t able to make it…

My report from the ICMS, and considering a book on theatre and magic in early modern England...

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Forthcoming — In the Room of the Circles: The Inquisition and Books of Magic in Early Modern Venice I’m still at the International Congress of Medieval Studies, having shown people numerous pictures of dragons and spirits. I’ll keep this…

An English edition of a classic work on the Inquisition and grimoires in early modern Venice - appearing shortly! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Review — The Black Raven translated by Brian Johnson Hello, everyone! I’ve just received an electronic review copy of The Black Raven, newly translated from Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek…

I review Brian Johnson's edition of The Black Raven! medium.com/@danharms_29...

Necromancy in Early Modern Britain - Lecture and Soiree | Treadwells Dan Harms' illustrated lecture unpacks an intriguing graveyard rite to raise the dead, used in early Modern Britain. Drinks soiree follows.

I'll be at @treadwellsbooks.bsky.social on July 3! www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/nec...

On Edward IV and the Spirit Birto For my presentation for the International Congress of Medieval Studies, I’m working a bit with the incantations dedicated to the spirit…

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Pendragon, Sumerian Incantations, Witch Bottles at the Buckland Museum, Coptic Papyri in Paperback… Hey, I promised you infrequent updates, and I didn’t want to let you down by posting too regularly.

Just a bunch of stuff: medium.com/@danharms_29...