Outlander: Roger MacKenzie as a Half-Ghost

I was thinking of writing this post after the second season of Outlander. However, due to the massive sharing of a related post, Claire as a Half-Ghost (Asgina Ageli), I decided to write it to demonstrate that it is possible for Claire to be a ghost, a half-ghost and a time-traveller at the same time. Of […]

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Outlander: Did Malva love Claire? How Did She Know About Jamie’s Scars?

Readers have different opinions regarding Malva’s love for Claire. This post will be an analysis of the evidence detailed in the books in regards to Malva loving Claire. The second part of this post will be focused on how Malva knew about Jamie’s scars. This is my last post about A Breath of Snow and Ashes. […]

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Outlander: The Hidden Villain, Arch Bug

Since his introduction in The Fiery Cross, nobody would have suspected that Arch Bug would become a villain. If some hints were given, they were subtlety written. However, in A Breath of Snow and Ashes, some hints are given about his wickedness and his vengeful nature. In this post, I will include many quotations in order […]

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My Outlander Essay is About Ghosts, Symbolism and Astral Body Projections

For almost a year I have been mentioning about some research that I was doing for an essay. The good news is that the essay is about Outlander and it will be published this spring. I do not have a specific date for it. However, I can provide a link to the anthology where it […]

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Outlander: Symbolism of Claire’s Color

Different colors are used throughout the series in reference to both Claire and Jamie. This post is actually a continuation of a former one, White Animals and the King of Ireland, in which I detailed Claire’s association with mainly white animals. My next two posts will be about Jamie’s color which is red and the blue […]

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Outlander: Geillis and the Case of Congenital Syphilis

This post is an addendum to two former posts about Geillis Duncan’s madness, which some readers might attribute it to syphilis. Here are the links. Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 1 Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 2 The first post was mostly introductory to the topic giving a general overview of syphilis. The second […]

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Outlander: Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 2

This is the second post about Geillis and her presumable affliction, Syphilis. Here is the link to my first post on this topic. Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 1 Claire makes an interesting comment concerning syphilis after rescuing Young Ian in Voyager (Ch. 62). “Not you,” I said. “Ian. Unless you mean to send […]

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Outlander: Did Geillis Suffer from Syphilis? Part 1

Geillis’ madness has often been attributed to syphilis. Based on the physical evidence detailed in Voyager, there is a possibility that she did not suffer from it. Apparently, she is not healthy and mentally stable. She wasn’t healthy; a glance at her mottled complexion and the dark circles beneath her eyes was enough to show […]

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Outlander: Geillis Duncan and her Association with Reverend Campbell

This is my third post about the enigmatic Geillis Duncan in the Outlander series. It will be my last Outlander post for this year. This post will emphasize Geillis’ dark nature. One of the biggest enigmas of Voyager is the fate of the twelve Scottish Boys that Geillis kidnapped. It is not clear what happened […]

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Outlander: Joe Abernathy and Ishmael Foreshadow Geillis’s Death

This post is the second one concerning the character analysis of Geillis Duncan, and it will cover only the third book of the Outlander series, Voyager. Readers have a tendency to want confirmation or explanations for certain mysteries when reading a book. In the Outlander series one of these mysteries is the relationship between Joe […]

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