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Ema Destinnová, a diva who embraced divination
The singer Ema Destinnová, known for her patriotism, also dabbled in the occult and loved black. People in the Czech Republic know Ema Destinnová from her somewhat idealized portrait on the Kč…
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BabaBarock / Baba Studio wins award in Ireland
The design studio was honoured in its new home in Kerry. In the summer of 2016, Baba Studio (the people behind the Magic Bohemia blog and the Magic Prague tour) moved from…
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Three Czech ghosts emerged from one Christmas Eve tragedy
The mistaken report of a soldier’s death led to unintentional bigamy and tragedy. Three Czech ghosts wander the streets on Christmas Eve in Prague’s Malá Strana district. They are not the ghosts…
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A Red Lion, a Golden Cup, the Philosopher’s Stone and the ‘Oil of the Sun’
A few house signs in Prague hint at hidden alchemical meanings and the Philosopher’s Stone. The main figure on Ace of Cups in The Tarot of Prague is a red lion with a chalice,…
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Dancing with the Devil in Prague
The Devil is one of the key Gothic images, and it also has large tradition in Bohemian puppetry. Here we feature a vintage puppet and a puppeteer in modern Gothic attire. An…
