The philosopher R. G Collingwood took magic seriously as something that was inappropriately judged in scientific terms. It was best judged...

Position Reserved , at various times, has been an outlet for exploring a variety of cultural and political issues of interest to me as wel...

"While the black magician at the time of signing his pact with the elemental demon may be fully convinced that he is strong enough to c...

By Guest Contributor - Stephen Alexander [Editorial Introduction - I am honoured by Stephen Alexander's agreement to provide a r...

[This was privately circulated in late November 2010. Some of the (unattributed) comments are added below. There have been some marginal e...