References & Bibliography

A list of resources used during the research of Awakenings: Why Neopaganism and the Folk Renaissance Matter.

In the Beginning ...

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Beddington, E. (2023) Dawn of the New Pagans. The Guardian, 27/4/23.‍ ‍

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Ormsby, A. (2025) Modern monoliths to become a Newquay ‘pilgrimage’. BBC News (Cornwall), 23/6/25.

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1: First Turn of the Wheel ‍

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Russell, R.B. (2025) T Lobsang Rampa And Other Characters of Questionable Faith. Tartarus Press.

Sax, M., Walsh, J. M., & Freestone, I. C. (2008). The origins of two purported Mesoamerican crystal skulls. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35(10), pp.2751-2760.  ‍

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhz89rZ63Q (Debunking Loch Ness Monster)

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2: The Pyramid of Milton Keynes

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Ashford, D. (2024) We ARE the Concrete Cows: A 30 Year Milton Keynes Bovine Celebration. Jonathon Flie.

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3: Snogs from the Wood

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4: Chucking a Haiku at a Cave Bear

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Mancini, A. D., Bonanno, G. A. & Clark, A.  E. (2011) Stepping Off the Hedonic Treadmill. Journal of Individual Differences, 32 (3), pp.144–152. 

Mannion, K. H., & Nolan, S. A. (2020). The effect of smartphones on anxiety: An attachment issue or fear of missing out? Cogent Psychology, 7(1).

‍Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation (Hierarchy of Needs). Psychological Review, 50 (4), pp.370–396.

‍Matel, A. (2025) Are you falling for wellness misinformation online? Here’s how to tell. The Guardian, 8/1/25.

McFarlane, R. (2013) The Old Ways. Penguin.

Merman, R. & Brown, A. (2014) When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go? British Medical Journal, 349. 

Mitchell, D. (2024) Unruly: A history of England’s Kings and Queens. Penguin.

Perry, G. (2018) The Lost Boys: Inside Muzafer Sherif’s Robbers Cave Experiment. Scribe.

Phillips, O. (2023) Young people’s climate anxiety is soaring due to lack of access to green space. Woodland Trust.

Ripple, W. J., Beschta, R. L., Wolf, C. et al. (2026) The strength of the Yellowstone trophic cascade after wolf reintroduction. Global Ecology and Conservation #58.

Roberts, J. A., & David, M. E. (2020). The Social Media Party: Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), Social Media Intensity, Connection, and Well-Being. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 36(4), pp.386–392.

Stillman, J. (2022) The Secret to Happiness, According to This Harvard Professor: A Reverse Bucket List. Inc. Magazine, 22/2/22.

Usborne, S. (2024) From bone smashing to chin extensions: how ‘looksmaxxing’ is reshaping young men’s faces. The Guardian, 15/2/24.

Vopson, M. M.(2023) The second law of infodynamics and its implications for the simulated universe hypothesis. AIP Advances, 13(10).

Watts, A. (1966) The Book on the taboo against knowing who you are. Random House.

Watts, A. (1969) The Nature of Consciousness.

Watts, A. (ed. Watts, M.) (1995) Become who you are. Shambhala.

Wayland, M. (2021) Chip shortage expected to cost auto industry $210 billion in revenue in 2021. CNBC, 23/9/21.

Willgress, L. (2016) Molecatchers at war: Rivals embroiled in feud amid 'lack of professionalism' and 'rudeness' claims. The Telegraph, 15/11/16.

Wringhham, R. (2016) Escape Everything. Unbound.

https://www.actiononsugar.org/news-centre/sugar-in-the-news/2019/2019-stories/social-media-influencers-give-bad-diet-and-fitness-advice-eight-times-out-of-nine-research-reveals.html

https://alcoholchange.org.uk/policy/policy-insights/alcohol-and-inequalities

https://biotacast.org/douglasAdams.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHxmnNXcLIY&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fseriouslyscientific.com%2F (Richard Feynman)

https://www.organism.earth/library/author/alan-watts

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-fog-alive-droplets-host-bacteria.html

‍https://www.science.org/content/article/trees-amazon-make-their-own-rain

‍https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_wolfram_how_to_think_computationally_about_ai_the_universe_and_everything

https://www.who.int/about/governance/constitution

https://www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wildlife/wolf-reintroduction-changes-ecosystem/?scope=anon

https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/23691-concern-environment-record-highs

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5: Like the WI but more Pentagrams

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AP: Times Staff (1991) Heart failure killed man who feared ‘curse’. The Seattle Times, 4/5/91.

Barstow, A. L. (1994) Witchcraze: A New History of the European Witch Hunts. Pandora.

Black, S. & Colgan, S. (2015) Saving Bletchley Park. Unbound

Borman, T. (2013) Witches: James I and the English Witch Hunts. Vintage.

Borsch, S. (2017) The Black Death and the Human Impact on the Environment. In: Schenk, G. (eds) Historical Disaster Experiences. Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Springer. 

Buckland, R. (2002) Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft. Llewellyn Publications.

Butler, R. K. & Finn, D. P. (2009) Stress-induced analgesia. Progress in Neurobiology, 88(30) , pp.184-202.

Colgan, S. (2016) One Step Ahead – Notes from the Problem Solving Unit. Unbound.

Connell, S. M.(2023) Women’s Medical Knowledge in Antiquity beyond Midwifery. In Ancient Women Philosophers (2023) (eds. O’Reilly, K. R. & Pelló, C.) Cambridge University Press.

Corsaleti, L. T. & Nalder, E. (1991) Occult Clues Baffle Police Probing Weird Death Scene -- Victim Reportedly Terrified By Spurned Woman's Curse. Seattle Times, 22/4/91.

Coué, E. (1922) Self-Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion. American Library Service.

Dorson, R.M. (1968) British Folklorists, a History. University of Chicago Press.

Douglas, R. & Young, F. (2024) Paganism Persisting: A history of European Paganisms since Antiquity. University of Exeter Press.

Gardner, G.(1959) The Meaning of Witchcraft. Aquarius Press.

Ghadri, J. R., Wittstein, I. S., Prasad, A., Sharkey, S., Dote, K., Akashi, Y. J. et al. (2018)  International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome (Part I): Clinical Characteristics, Diagnostic Criteria, and Pathophysiology. European Heart Journal. 39 (22), pp.2032–2046.

Gosden, C. & Sprenger, J. (2020) The History of Magic: From alchemy to witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present. Penguin.

Grosman, P. (2020) Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic and Power. Simon and Schuster.

Hachalinga, P. (2017) How Curses Impact People and Biblical Responses. Ellen White Research and Heritage Center, Capetown.

Howe, K. (2014) The Penguin Book of Witches. Penguin.

Hutton, R. (2013) Pagan Britain. Oxford University Press.

Hutton, R. (2018) The Witch – A history of fear, from ancient times to the present. Yale University Press.

Jarvis, D. C. (1962) Folk Medicine. Pan.

Ka-Wai, F. (2016) Medical care in Ancient China. Metascience #25, pp.217-220.

Kelly, J. (2006) The Great Mortality – An intimate history of the Black Death. Harper.

Kramer, H. (1486) The Malleus Maleficarum. New edition, Mackay, C. S. (2009) The Hammer of Witches: A Complete Translation of the Malleus Maleficarum. Cambridge University Press.

Lee, Y-S. J. (2023) Redefining Medical Knowledge in a Nineteenth-Century Encyclopedia for Women. Korea Journal, 63(3), pp.64–90.

Lippi, D. (2012) Witchcraft, Medicine and Society in Early Modern Europe. Archives of the History and Philosophy of Medicine.

Mitchell, C. & Venditozzi, Z. (2025) How to kill a Witch: A guide for the Patriarchy. Monoray.

Mooney, B. (2025) What does the Bible say about Witchcraft? Christianity.com

‍Mwengee, W., Butler, T., Mgema, S. Et al (2006) Treatment of Plague with Gentamicin or Doxycycline in a Randomized Clinical Trial in Tanzania, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 42(5), pp.614–621.

Nash, D. (2014) Witches and Witchcraft. Shire Publications.

Notestein, W. (1911) A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558-1719. American Historical Association.

Nowak, A., Nowak, M. & Cybulska, K. (2011) History of Antibiotics/Steps of the Scientific Method, Research and Experiments. Experiment-Resources.com, 6/8/11.

Park, K. (1998) Magic and Medicine: The Healing Arts, in Brown, J.C. & Davis,R.C. (eds) Gender and Society in Renaissance Italy. Addison Wesley Longman.

Parker, H. (2023) Archaeological Evidence for Ancient Roman Women Doctors: A Re-examination. PhD Thesis.

Ravilious, K. (2006) Europe’s chill linked to disease. BBC News, 27/2/06.

‍Rowlands, A. (2013) Witchcraft and Gender in Early Modern Europe, in (ed. Levack, B. P.) The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America. Oxford University Press, pp.452.

Scot, R. (1584) The Discoverie of Witchcraft. (Via Project Gutenberg).

‍Shteynberg, G., Hirsh, J., Apfelbaum, E., et al. (2014) Feeling More Together: Group Attention Intensifies Emotion. Emotion, 14(6), pp.1102–1114.

Smit, T. (2015) Getting to Know Your Neighbours Is Good for Your Health: Five Ways to Make the First Move. Huffington Post, 7/4/15.

Stanmore, T. (2024) Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic. Penguin.

Steele, C. M. (1988) The psychology of self-affirmation: Sustaining the integrity of the self. Advances in Experimental Psychology, #21.

Stonestreet, J. & Shane Morris, G. (2018) Something Wiccan this way comes: Why is the Occult on the rise? Christianity.com

Tedaldi, L. (2019) Can you die of a broken heart? British Heart Foundation, 3/3/19.

Van Hoof, T. B., Bunnik, F. P. M., Waucomont, J. G. M. et al. (2005) Forest re-growth on Mediaeval farmland after the Black Death pandemic-  implications for atmospheric CO2 levels. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, #10. pp.1016.

Wagoner, J. V. (2020) Warning: The spirit of Witchcraft in America today. JesusRestores.com

Wainwright. M. (1989) Moulds in Folk Medicine. Folklore, 100(2), pp.162-166.

Watson, A. A. (1973) Death by Cursing - A Problem for Forensic Psychiatry. Medicine, Science and the Law, 13(3), pp.192-194.

Williams, L. (2021) Miracles of our own Making: A History of British Paganism. Reaktion Books.

Willumsen, L. H. (2022) The voices of women in witchcraft trials. Routledge.

Ziegler, P. (2003) The Black Death. Sutton Publishing.

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/5196952.for-full-story/

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/5196863.pagans-begin-blessing-with-a-litter-pick/

https://www.christianity.com/wiki/cults-and-other-religions/what-christian-witch.html

https://druidry.org/druid-way/ethics-in-druidry

https://www.facebook.com/frkelvinugwu/posts/social-media-trending-story-of-the-death-of-charity-mosesif-you-are-among-those-/1244778633772619/

https://www.lucywright.art/works/folk-is-a-feminist-issue?

‍https://www.scribd.com/document/423036139/Christopher-Case-A-Summary

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910504/1281135/heart-failure-killed-man-who-feared-curse

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910422/1278837/occult-clues-baffle-police-probing-weird-death-scene----victim-reportedly-terrified-by-spurned-womans-curse

https://xkcd.com/808/#:~:text=A%20webcomic%20of%20romance%2C,The%20Economic%20Argument

‍6: Be more Dinosaur

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Adams, D. (1979) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books.

Barry, D. (2018) How long do Pilots really spend on Autopilot? Cranfield University.

Bramwell, D. (2014) The No.9 Bus to Utopia. Unbound.

Brooks, A. C. (2025) The Happiness Files: Insights on work and life. Harvard Business Review Books.

Brown, K. M., Hoye, R., Nicholson, M. (2012) Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy, and Social Connectedness as Mediators of the Relationship Between Volunteering and Well-Being. Journal of Social Services Research, 38(4), pp.468–83.

Dickson, E. J. (2019) The Internet is not your friend: Myspace and the loss of memories. Rolling Stone, 18/3/19.

Dunbar, R. I. M. (2108) The anatomy of friendship. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 22(1).

Dunn, E. & Norton, M. (2014) Happy Money: The New Science of Smarter Spending. OneWorld.

Engle, D. (2025) How autonomous trucking could drive a $600bilion freight disruption by 2035. Marketwise. 18/11/25.

ExpressVPN (2025) Survey: Is Facebook still relevant in 2025? ExpressVPN, 10/2/25.

Friedman, M. & Friedman, R. (1980) Free to Choose: A personal statement. Harcourt.

Friedman, V. (2019) 9 in 10 Young Britons Believe Their Lives Have No Purpose (the Yakult survey). Breitbart, 2/8/19.

Gebelhoff, R. (2019) Facebook is becoming a vast digital graveyard- and a gift to the future. Washington Post, 8/6/19.

‍Godfrey-Smith, P. (2024) Living on Earth. William Collins.

Goldsworthy, A., Osborne, L. & Chesterfield, A. (2021) Poles Apart: Why People Turn Against Each Other, and How to Bring Them Together. Cornerstone.

Graeber, D. (2018) Bullshit Jobs: The rise of pointless work and what we can do about it. Allen Lane.

Green, A., Nangia, I. & Sandri. N. (2025) The Infrastructure Moment. McKinsey and Company.

Greene, J. (2014) Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason and the Gap Between Us and Them. Atlantic.

Gregg, J. (2024) If Nietzsche were a Narwhal. Hodder.

Grigonis, H. (2025) Kodak shares surprising statistics on the rise of film as factory reopens after shutdown. Digital Camera World, 24/1/25.

Hansen, S. (2007) Superiority complex: why the Brits think they're better. Columbia Journalism Review,46(1), pp.26-28.

Harter, J. (2024) World’s largest ongoing study of the employee experience. Gallup, 4/9/24.

Hern, A. (2019) Myspace loses all content uploaded before 2016. The Guardian, 18/3/19.

Higgins, C. (2026) Tracey Emin on Reputation, Radical Honesty and Reform. The Guardian, 14/2/26.

‍Himmelsbach, V. (2026) Americans waste $200 a year on unused subscriptions, but a new bill could make cancelling easier. How to take control. Yahoo Finance, 23/2/26.

Hodgkinson, T. (2005) How to be Idle. Penguin.

Hodgkinson, T. (2008) We Want Everyone - Facebook and the New American Right. The Idler.

Janega, E. (2023) The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society. W. W. Norton.

Killingsworth, M. A., Kahneman, D. &  Mellers, B. (2023) Income and emotional well-being: A conflict resolved. Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences, 120 (10).

Koehler, J. (2024) The Power of Perceived Control. Psychology Today, 1/9/24.

Lee, P., Bucaille, A. (2022) Getting smart about sustainability: Smartphones and the Environment. Forbes, 25/2/22).

Levine, M., Prosser, A., Evans, D. & Reicher, S. (2005) Identity and emergency intervention: how social group membership and inclusiveness of group boundaries shape helping behaviour. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin #4, pp.443-53.

Lindenfors, P., Wartel, A. & Lind, J. (2021) Dunbar's number deconstructed. Biology Letters, 17 (5).

Lobov, J. (2022) Eventually social media will have more deceased than living accounts. WYTV, 15/11/22.

Metzinger, T. (2010) The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self. Basic Books.

Mineo, L. (2017) Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps us live longer, and be happier. The Harvard Gazette, 11/4/17.

Ogilvy, D. (1963) Confessions of an advertising man. Atheneum.

Pilkington, P. D., Windsor, T. D. & Crisp,  D. A. (2012) Volunteering and subjective well-being in midlife and older adults: The role of supportive social networks. Journal of Gerontology, Series B.  Psychological Sciences and Social Science, 67B(2), pp.249–60.

Pink, D. (2018) Drive: The Surprising Truth about what Motivates us. Canongate.

Pressman, S. D., Kraft, T. L, Cross, M. P. (2015) It’s good to do good and receive good: The impact of a ‘pay it forward’ style kindness intervention on giver and receiver well-being. Journal of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, 10(4), pp.293–302.

Price, C. (2024) Brits now spend almost £700 on subscriptions every year. TechDigest, 12/6/24.

Raworth, K. (2017) Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist. Chelsea Green Publishing.

RethinkX (2024) How many jobs will be created by the disruption of transportation? How many jobs will be destroyed? RethinkX.com 6/6/24.

Rosen, L.D. (2015) Phone separation anxiety. Psychology Today 18th January 2015.

Russo, M,. Bergami, M. & Morandin, G. (2017) Surviving a day without smartphones. MIT Sloan Management Review. Winter 2018.

Sax, D. (2016) The Revenge of Analog – Real things and why they matter. Public Affairs/Perseus Books.

Schumacher, E. F. (1974) Small is Beautiful: A study of economics as if people mattered. Abacus.

Schwartz, B. (2015) Why we Work. Simon and Schuster.

Singh, S. (2015) Critical reasons for crashes investigated in the National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Survey. Traffic Safety Facts Crash Stats. Report # DOT HS 812 115. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC.

Solon, O. (2016) Self-driving trucks: What’s the future for America’s 3.5 million truckers? The Guardian, 17/6/16.

Waters, J. (2021) Cheer up! The Happiness Guru on how to feel better. The Guardian, 18/4/21.

Whilans, A. V., Dunn, E. W., Smeets, P., Bekkers, R. & Norton, M. I. (2017) Buying time promotes Happiness. Proceedings of the US National Academy of Science, 114(32), pp.8523-8527.

Wiking, M. (2016) The Little Book of Hygge. Penguin Life.

Winch, G. (2026) Mind over Grind: How to break free when work takes over your life. Headline Press.

Witt, S. (2023) The truth about fast fashion and the second-hand clothing industry. Greenhouse Community Blog, 9/6/23.

https://www.adultdevelopmentstudy.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WJv3gvqb_0 (Harry Hill)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMLq6R5EV-Q&t=952s (Hearthwitch)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roROKlZhZyo (Jimmy Carr)

https://humanefutureofwork.com/the-meaning-of-life-in-a-world-without-work/

https://johnmajorarchive.org.uk/1993/04/22/mr-majors-speech-to-conservative-group-for-europe-22-april-1993/

https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/93727/html/ (Clothing waste)

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7: Local Attractions

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Alltimes, B. (2012) I’m English but not British. BritishFuture.org. 23/11/12.

Atherton, K. (2024) May Neal and the Suffragettes who saved Morris Dancing. Pen and Sword History.

BBC News (2014) Russia: ‘Good News Day’ decimates website’s readership. BBC News (News from Elsewhere), 4/12/14.

BBC News (2018) The English question: Young are less proud to be English. BBC News, 3/6/18.

Becker, S. (2024) ‘It hasn’t delivered’: The spectacular failure of self-checkout technology’. BBC Worklife.

Bell, N. (2026) The Local Folk. The Folk Union/ North East Folklore Society.

Bergman, S. (2018) Of all the things we could celebrate, St George's Day is the worst possible choice. The Independent, 22/4/18.

‍Blades, R. (2022) Protecting the brain against bad news. Canadian Medical Association Journal,  193(12), pp.428-429.

Boursier, V., G. F. & Griffiths. M. D. (2020) Selfie-engagement on social media: Pathological narcissism, positive expectation, and body objectification - Which is more influential? Addictive Behaviour Reports #11. 

Briscoe, S. & Aldersey-Williams, H. (2009) Panicology. Penguin.

Cooper, Q. & Sullivan, P. (1995) Maypoles, Martyrs and Mayhem. Bloomsbury.

Curtice, J. (2018) The Myth of a growing sense of English identity. Constitution Unit, University College London.

Davey, G. C. L. (2012) The psychological effects of TV News. Psychology Today, 19/6/12.

Davies, O. & Holbrook, C. (2025) Folklore: A journey through the past and present. Manchester University Press.

Davies, T. & Farrell, G. (2024) Most crime has fallen by nearly 90% over the last 30 years – so why does the public think it’s increased? The Conversation, 13/6/24.

Day, C. (1998) A Chronicle of Folk Customs. Hamlyn Octopus Books.

de Angelis, L., Orr, E. R. & Van Dooren, T. (2005) Pagan Visions for a Sustainable Future. Llewellyn Publications.

de Laborderie, O. (1995) Richard the Lionheart and the birth of a national cult of St George in England: origins and development of a legend. Nottingham Medieval Studies  #39,  pp.37-53.

Deller, J. (2023) Art is Magic. Cheerio.

Editorial (2025) Walmart removing self-checkout: A shift back to traditional lanes. Final POS, 19/1/25.

Ellcock, S. & Osman, M. (2022) England on Fire: A visual journey through Albion’s psychic landscape. Watkins Media.

Fagan, A. (2019) Do trigger warnings actually work? Psychology Today, 17/4/19.

Griffiths, M. D. & Balakrishnan, J. (2018) An Exploratory Study of "Selfitis" and the Development of the Selfitis Behavior Scale. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 16(15).

Gunn, T. (2026) UK cancer death rates down to their lowest level on record. Cancer News/Cancer Research UK, 9/2/26.

IATA (2024) IATA Annual Safety Report 2024. International Air Transport Association.

India, F. (2026) GIRLS® - Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything. Swift.

Jancer, M. (2025) Over 50% of new online articles are being cranked out by AI. Vice, 17/10/25.

Jifraj, S. (2013) Who feels British? Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE), University of Manchester.

Kaur, S. & Vig, D (2016) Selfies and mental health issues: An overview. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing,  7(12).

Kräenbring, J., Monzon Penza, T., Gutmann, J., et al (2014) Accuracy and Completeness of Drug Information in Wikipedia: A Comparison with Standard Textbooks of Pharmacology. PLOS ONE, 9(9).

PA Media (2019) Model railway trashed by vandals restored with Rod Stewart’s help. The Guardian, 23/11/19.

Pinker, S. (2018) Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Viking.

Rhodan, M. (2016) President Obama strikes hopeful tone in Howard University commencement speech. Time, 7/6/16.

Sewell, Z. (2026) Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore and the Quest for a Hidden Britain. Hodder Press.

Shrubsole, G. (2020) Who owns England?  William Collins.

Sienra, R. (2022) Dutch supermarkets adds ‘Slow Checkout Lanes’ for senior citizens who could use a chat. My Modern Met, 8/12/22.

Smith, M (2018) Young people are less proud of being English than their elders. YouGov.

Trussler, M., Soroka, S. Et al. (2014) Consumer demand for cynical and negative news frames. International Journal of Pres Politics, 19(3).

Watson-Jones, R. & Legare, C. H. (2015) The social functions of group rituals. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25(1).

Woodward, M. J., McGettrick, C. R., Dick, O. G., et al. (2025) Time Spent on Social Media and Associations with Mental Health in Young Adults: Examining TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Snapchat, and Reddit. Journal of Technology in Behavioural Science, 10(3), pp.661-671.

Wringham, R. (2016) Escape Everything: Escape from work. Escape from consumerism. Escape from despair. Unbound.

Xygalatas, D. (2022) Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living. Profile Books.

https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/our-work/children-missing-home

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news/council-budgets-and-economy/milestone-for-cornish-language-after-securing-part-iii-status-alongside-welsh-and-gaelic/

https://www.crimesurvey.co.uk/en/index.html

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-profile-for-england/chapter-2-major-causes-of-death-and-how-they-have-changed

https://iai.tv/video/the-essential-philosophy-of-fun?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description (Freya India interview)

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/long-reads/whats-happening-life-expectancy-england

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingseptember2025

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/homicide-rate-unodc

https://vimeo.com/845264248 (Jeremy Deller)

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/road-traffic-injuries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhMRuSMsjoE (Institute of Art and Ideas)

8: We are all Star Stuff

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Aderin-Pocock, M. (2018) The Book of the Moon. BBC Books.

BBC (2019) Anthony Gormley: How Art Began. BBC Television.

Brockbank, J. (2011) The Responsive Cosmos: An Enquiry into the Theoretical Foundation of Astrology. PhD Thesis. University of Kent.

Brown, F. A. (1954) Persistent Activity Rhythms in the Oyster. American Journal of Physiology,178(3), pp.510-514.

Burl, A. (2005) Prehistoric astronomy and ritual. Shire.

Burl, A. (1995) A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press.

Campbell, M. (2025) The Megalithic Yard and the Metonic Cycle. Mercurial Pathways, 26/11/25.

Clue (2017) The myth of moon phases and menstruation. Clue, 17/4/19.

Cope, J. (1998) The Modern Antiquarian. Thorsons.

Davidson, D. P., Davidson, I., & Davidson, P. B. (2010) ‘Navigation in the Neolithic’. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 39(2), pp 433–435.

de Menezes, L. A. A. Jnr., da Silva Sabião,T., et al. (2025) The role of sunlight in sleep regulation: analysis of morning, evening and late exposure. BMC Public Health #25, pp.3362.

Fox, K. C. (2017) NASA: Solar storms may have been key to life on Earth. NASA Bulletin, 7/8/2017.

Hatfield, M. (2023) A stormy, active Sun may have kickstarted life on Earth. NASA, 2/6/23.

Holdaway, S. & Johnston, S. A. (1989) Upper Palaeolithic notation systems in prehistoric Europe. Expedition, 31(1).

Huberman, A. (2023) Using light for health. Huberman Lab, 24/1/23.

Leung, M., Laden, F., Coull, B. A. et al. (2022) Ambient temperature during pregnancy and foetal growth in Eastern Massachusetts, USA. International Journal of Epidemiology, pp.749–760

Lockyer, N. (1909) Stonehenge and other British stone monuments astronomically considered. Macmillan

Marchant, J. (2020) The Human Cosmos, Civilisation and the Stars. Dutton.

McMillan, F. (2019) From Dung beetles to Seals, these animals navigate by the stars. National Geographic, 4/11/19.

Murphy, A. (2023) How the Moon’s 19-year Metonic Cycle could have been observed in Neolithic Ireland. MythicalIreland.com.

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9: The Goose and the Crow and the Girl who drew God

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BBC (2025) Morris Dancing is back and cool: how the young and stylish are breathing new life into an ancient folk dance. BBC Countryfile, 3/7/25.

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Fancourt, D. & Steptoe, A. (2019) The art of life and death: 14 year follow-up analyses of associations between arts engagement and mortality in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. British Medical Journal #367, pp.16377.

Foster, L. & Stevanovic, A. (2026) Morris Dancing – An Antidote to Toxic Masculinity. BBC News 7/4/26.

Johnstone, F. (2025) The one change that worked: I started sketching. The Guardian, 12/6/25.

Kaimal, G., Ray, K. & Muniz, J. (2016) Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants’ Responses Following Art Making. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 33(2), pp.74–80.

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Magsamen, S., & Ross, I. (2023) Your brain on Art: How the arts transform us. Random House.

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Merryclough, J. (2024) Morris Dancing is (still) a Youth Issue. Tradfolk, 3/4/24.

Merryclough, J. (2024) Counting Morris Dancers: Results of the Morris Census 2023. Tradfolk, 24/4/23.

Mikalonytė, E. S., Stevanov, J., Doran, R. P., et al. (2026) Transformed by Beauty: Aesthetic Appreciation Increases Abstract Thinking and Self-Transcendent Emotions in an Art Museum.  Empirical Studies of the Arts, 44(1), pp.171–194.

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10: The Murder Camera and other Weird Tales

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Adventures in Nutopia podcast.

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Epilogue:  The World is a better Place with Magick in it

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Robertson, F. (2025) Stonelands: A journey of Darkness and Light through Britain’s Ancient Places. Robinson.

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https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/explainers/what-is-the-sixth-mass-extinction-and-what-can-we-do-about-it/

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Recommended Podcasts

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Accidental Gods - Manda Scott explores better ways for humans to manage the planet (and ourselves).

Adventures in Nutopia - One of two recommended podcasts by Dr David Bramwell. This one covers a wide range of fascinating and inter-related subjects.

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Fabulous Folklore - Icy Sedgwick’s excellent explorations of all things folkloric. One of the best folklore podcasts you’ll find.

Folklore Matters -- A podcast by the people behind the Folklore Survey of Britain - David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield and Diane Rodgers.

The Folklore Podcast - Another of the best folklore podcasts, hosted by Mark Norman of the British Folklore Society.

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The Old Songs Podcast - Singer-songwriter and researcher Jon Wilks uncovers old songs in association with the English Folk Dance and Song Society.

The Plodcast - The official podcast of BBC Countryfile - various presenters and subjects in relation to rural life and wild places.

The Three Ravens - Award-winning folklore podcast hosted by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux.

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