The Antonín Dvořák Museum is linked to a Masonic mystery All of the movers and shakers in Prague used to belong to the Freemasons. The group, though, is quite secretive. Its members…
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Drahomíra and the gateway to Hell
The pagan era ended when a conspiring duchess was dragged down into the flames One of the dark villains of early Bohemian history is Duchess Drahomíra of Stodor, one of the last…
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baroque, Bohemian lifestyle, churches, magic prague, Prague and Bohemia, saints and relics, secret societies, Tarot and divination
The Infant of Prague is a Santeria icon
An Afro-Spanish religion uses the Czech statue to represent one of its key figures One statue, two religions. The Infant of Prague is of course a world-famous Roman Catholic icon, and the…
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The Spirit of Dušičky
Ten months ago, when my partner and I first moved to Prague, we accidentally decorated our home with funeral candles. Despite our Gothic predilections, it was never our intent to fill our…
