Jourdemayne, the Witch of Eye Jourdemayne was burned at Smithfield in London for witchcraft in 1441. Friend to the eminent and educated of her time, she was sought by many for her knowledge of dark matters.
Jourdemayne writes about … ... belief in the supernatural: what and why; where does it lead us?
She also occasionally suffers from mission creep. Sorry.
I am editor of … 
The Skeptic is the UK’s only regular magazine to take a critical-thinking and evidence-based approach to pseudo-science and the paranormal.
The latest issue:
Quotes & Testimonials "Everyone's favourite skeptical witch, Jourdemayne, with superbly written thoughts on superstition, religion and the human condition"
Crispian Jago
"My two favourite bloggers ... are Petra Boynton and Jourdemayne ... Jourdemayne draws her insights from a different background: profound historical knowledge of the extraordinary things people have believed in. She then uses this to contextualise more contemporary matters."
Jack of Kent
"... the erudite and charming Jourdemayne ..."
Jack of Kent
"This is brilliant - must read"
('Priests, Pederasts & Privilege')
David Colquhoun The Anglian Wolf Society 
I support the work of The Anglian Wolf Society, which operates a sanctuary for wolves in North Bedfordshire. Its aims are to:
• educate and inform the public about wolves
• promote and support wolf conservation
• give people who would like to study or work with wolves the chance to do so
Please visit their site and donate if you can. You can even visit, and learn more about these wonderful and often misunderstood animals.
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Welcome to Jourdemayne for commentary on the supernatural, folklore and skepticism.
If you’d like to root around for stuff on Monsters & Folklore, Modern Witch Beliefs, Politics & Religion and more, go to previous posts. It may surprise you how much our human capacity to believe in the supernatural remains as relevant today as it [...]
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Recent TV & Radio Here is Martin Robbins interviewing me for 'Strange Quarks' at The Guardian
On Hallowe'en 2011 I was on 'Live With Gabby' to talk about Hallowe'en with Gabby Logan and Jason Flemyng.
On January 25th 2012 I discussed 'spiritual healing' with Helen Parry-Jones on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour with Jenni Murray
On February 6th 2012 I spoke about the Enfield 'poltergeist' with Janet Winter and Guy Lyon Playfair on ITV's 'This Morning' with Philip Schofield
On March 22nd 2012 the Vanessa Feltz Radio Show asked me to talk about life after death on BBC London. Go to 1 hour, 40 minshere
SitP Cambridge podcast: October 30th 2012 Upcoming Talks Last year, I've spoke at The Ghost Club, the world's oldest psychical research organisation, the South Place Ethical Society at Conway Hall, Leeds Atheist Society at the University and Fortean London. I also curated on of the 'After Dark' events for The Barbican on Halloween, spoke for the New York Skeptics Society and was part of Goldsmith's APRU Invited Speakers Series. I had a blast at Edinburgh Skeptics on the Fringe on 18th August. Highly recommended
for 2013.
October 2nd
Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub
October 26th
Halloween event at Conway Hall. Details TBA Skepticon: November 2012 I was very happy to be a guest at Skepticon, which will ran in Springfield, Missouri from Friday 9th November to Sunday 11th November 2012. QED: March 2012 I was delighted to be a guest speaker at QEDcon in Manchester on March10th.
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