Monthly Archives: July 2020

Magnoflex, Monster Masters, and Metroids

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Nathan

Just a few book and comic reviews this time, all stuff related to Oz or video games. Helda the Witch of Oz, by James Fuller – This is a series of five books, each one with a different color in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, Comics, Dragon Quest, Humor, Magic, Metroid, Monsters, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Video Games | Tagged bini aru, dai no daibouken, deadtree, dino, dragon quest ii, dragon quest monsters, emblem of roto, erdrick, helda the blue witch of oz, helda the green witch of oz, helda the purple witch from oz, helda the red witch of oz, helda the witch of oz, helda the yellow witch of oz, james fuller, kandar, kraid, loran, mari yoshimura #2, marumo, mine yoshizaki, monster masters, nome king, pazuzu, peter pan, ridley, robbin' hood, samus aran, scalawagons, secret of evolution, tamkichi sakura, terry, the shape of happiness, winged monkeys, witches, wizard of oz | Leave a comment

Sorting Out Sorcery

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Nathan

One running theme in Glinda of Oz is that there are several different types of magic in Oz, all of which have their specialties, but none of them can do everything. L. Frank Baum contrasts the fairy magic of Ozma … Continue reading →

Posted in Alchemy, Characters, Etymology, Games, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Politics, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Technology, Theosophy | Tagged abrog, akbad, belfaygor, blinkie, conjo, cookywitches, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dr. pipt, dungeons and dragons, fanny the weather witch, flatheads, gayelette, glinda, glinda and the red jinn, glinda of oz, good witch of the north, gorba, grampa in oz, great book of records, gwig, handy mandy in oz, imperial squawmos, jack pumpkinhead of oz, kadj the conjurer, krumbic witch, magicians, mangaboos, miserable mesmerizer, mombi, mooj, necromancers, ojo in oz, oz magic, oziana, ozma, ozwoz, paul dana, peter brown, pirates in oz, potaroo, prophecy, queen coo-ee-oh, red jinn, robert pattrick, rora flathead, soob the sorcerer, soothsayers, sorcerers, speedy in oz, supreme dictator of the flatheads, the cowardly lion of oz, the giant horse of oz, the gnome king of oz, the lost princess of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the runaway in oz, the scarecrow of oz, the shaggy man of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, three adepts at magic, ugu the shoemaker, unexplored territory in oz, waddy, wicked witch of the east, wicked witch of the west, witches, wizard of oz, wizard of wutz, wizards, wozards, wumbo, yookoohoos | Leave a comment

Dibs on the Dybbuk

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Nathan

I saw some mention of a dybbuk box this past weekend, and it sounded familiar. From what I found when I looked it up, a dybbuk box is actually quite new, but a dybbuk is very old. It’s a spirit … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Dreams, Judaism, Monsters, Mythology, Religion | Tagged demons, dybbuk box, dybbuks, exorcism, ghosts, gilgul neshamot, ibburs, jesus, kabbalah, kevin mannis, messianic age, possession, rabbi isaac luria, reincarnation, spirits | Leave a comment

The Riddle of the Individdle

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Nathan

I’ve heard a few times now that part of the problem in the United States regarding COVID-19 is that American individualism leads to people not caring about the collective good, leading to people refusing to take basic safety precautions like … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Economics, Health, History, Introspection, Philosophy, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Technology | Tagged bible, collectivism, cooperation, coronavirus, golden rule, individualism, nationalism, president herbert hoover, rugged individualism, selfishness, society, tribalism, war | Leave a comment

OzCon Online

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Nathan

Since physical gatherings are a bad idea these days, OzCon International in California was canceled this year, but some attendees decided to do a virtual one, live from the Valley of Virtula. No, not really; that’s the prehistoric name for … Continue reading →

Posted in Atticus Gannaway, Cartoons, Characters, Economics, Eric Shanower, Feminism, History, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Muppets, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy, Politics | Tagged angelica shirley carpenter, caroline spector, casey jr., china girl, colin ayres, dina schiff massachi, disney, disneyland, eric gjovaag, erica olivera, glinda, glinda of oz, j. l. bell, journey back to oz, mari ness, matilda joslyn gage, monarchy, mouseketeers, oz: the great and powerful, ozcon international, ozma, peter hanff, rock candy mountain, the emerald city of oz, the magic cloak of oz, the muppets' wizard of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the rainbow road to oz, thomas more, utopia, walt disney | 1 Comment

Off to See the Castles of America

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Nathan

I haven’t written that much about new music recently. Comes of getting old, and sometimes just not knowing what to say. There are a few relatively new albums that I picked up during the quarantine, however, so here are some … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Animals, Humor, Magnetic Fields, Music, Stephin Merritt | Tagged abba, baphomet, beelzebub, belphegor, cole porter, corner laughers, dance dance dance, daniel handler, dee-lite, demons, dolly parton, george parker bidder, karla kane, lady gaga, lord richard, lorna morris, louis prima, puppini sisters, quickies, rosie abbott, salem witch trials, temescal telegraph, turkey vultures | Leave a comment

Baum’s Diamond Swan Song

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Nathan

In the past three years, I’d gotten into the habit of rereading the main Oz book of focus before OzCon, which was canceled this year. I still intended to read Glinda of Oz, but I’d been putting it off because … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Maps, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Technology | Tagged bungle the glass cat, button-bright, dorothy gale, ervic, fairies, flatheads, gillikins, glinda, glinda of oz, great book of records, jack pumpkinhead, krumbic witch, lady aurex, magic belt, mrs. yoop, ozcon international, ozma, patchwork girl, pigs, queen coo-ee-oh, reera the red, rora flathead, skeezers, sorcerers, spiders, supreme dictator of the flatheads, swans, the lost princess of oz, the magic of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the royal book of oz, the tin woodman of oz, three adepts at magic, witches, wizards, yookoohoos | 2 Comments

Satan vs. Godzilla

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Nathan

Hail Satan? – The decision to watch this on Friday wasn’t actually related to the fact that I recently wrote about Satanic panic and Satanic messages, although it was a fortuitous coincidence. Beth had been wanting to watch this for … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Christianity, History, Humor, Japan, Monsters, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Satanism, Science, Technology, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged anton lavey, ayn rand, baphomet, church of satan, dinosaurs, fred phelps, godzilla, godzilla king of the monsters!, gojira, hail satan?, hulu, ishiro honda, jex blackmore, kaiju, lucien greaves, malcolm jarry, netflix, raymond burr, satan, satanic panic, satanic temple, satire, ten commandments | 1 Comment

Boil, Fry, and Rostam

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Nathan

Having read this post on Tor the other day, I was inspired to look up more information on the legendary Persian hero Rostam, sometimes spelled Rustam. By searching on Google, I discovered that Rostam is also the name of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Greek Mythology, History, Iran, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Persian, Poetry, Religion, Zoroastrianism | Tagged bonu goshasp, demons, div-e sepid, dragons, elephants, esfandyar, faramarz, ferdowsi, goshasp, hercules, horses, kay kavus, lions, parthian empire, rakhsh, rostam, rubadeh, rustam, shaghad, shahnameh, simurgh, sohrab, taminah, witches, zal | Leave a comment

Dragon vs. Dragon

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Nathan

Since I enjoyed my playthrough of Breath of Fire 2, I decided to go back (figuratively, that is), and give the first one a try. I finished it yesterday, and it wasn’t really that difficult. I did use a walkthrough … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Breath of Fire, Dreams, Economics, Magic, Maps, Mega Man, Monsters, Names, Street Fighter, Technology, Uncategorized, Video Games | Tagged armadillos, bleu, bo, bow doggy, breath of fire 1, breath of fire 2, capcom, chun-li, dark dragons, demons, dragon clan, dragons, drogen, emperor zog, fish, gant, gobi, goda, goonheim, guntz, iron ogre clan, jade, karn, light dragons, manillo, mogu, moles, myria, nagas, nina windia, ox, prima, rand marks, ray bradoc, robots, rock monster, ryu, square enix, st. eva church, stone man, stone robot, ted woolsey, transformation, translation, tunlan, tyr, windia, winlan, yellow devil | 1 Comment

Monthly Archives: July 2020

Magnoflex, Monster Masters, and Metroids

Sorting Out Sorcery

Dibs on the Dybbuk

The Riddle of the Individdle

OzCon Online

Off to See the Castles of America

Baum’s Diamond Swan Song

Satan vs. Godzilla

Boil, Fry, and Rostam

Dragon vs. Dragon

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