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.

Speaking, Press & Contact

If you’d like to contact me, please email:

info(at)jourdemayne.com

Speaking and Talks

I speak once or twice a month on facets of the macabre supernatural. I regularly speak at Skeptics in the Pub events and was a guest in the invited speaker series at the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths. Each talk is around an hour long.

• Unnatural Predators: the Folklore of Fear
And overview of why people have believed in the macabre supernatural

• The Natural History of the European Werewolf
How the wolf has come to have a unique place in European macabre mythology

Here’s a review from Alice in Galaxyland if you’d like to know what to expect.

Press & Media

I may be able to help with commentary on the following:

• the folkore of the macabre
• religion
• superstition
• vampires
• werewolves
• ghosts & hauntings
• witches, witch-hunting and witch-persecution (including modern examples)
• the supernatural
• why people believe in the above
• history of all of the above

Just contact me with your brief and I’ll get back too you as soon as poss.

Debating

I’m happy to debate on the above topics, from a skeptic viewpoint. For example, in October 2011, I spoke on the winning team at The Literary and Debating Society at The University of Ireland in Galway on their debate: ‘Is there an afterlife?’