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 UK’s only regular magazine to take a critical-thinking and evidence-based approach to pseudo-science and the paranormal.
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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Upcoming Talks So far this year, I've spoken at The Ghost Club, the world's oldest psychical research organisation.I've also been to Skeptics Leicester and Skeptics Portsmouth. Wonderful crowds, and great Q & A sessions all around.
The next talks will be at:
Brum Skeptics
14th March 2012
South Place Ethical Society
The Society hold talks at Conway Hall on Sundays. I'll be there on 1st April 2012.
Hackney Skeptics
23rd April 2012 QED March 2012 I'm delighted to be a guest speaker at QEDcon in Manchester next year. Please go here for tickets and full event listings |