Lord John Grey Series: Confirmation of Geillis Having Syphilis

While I was away, I was able to finish reading A Trail of Fire. This post will be mainly about a detail revealed in “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies,” the confirmation that Geillis had syphilis. In his interaction with her, Lord John recognizes the syphilitic infection. She rubbed absently at her forehead, and he […]

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Outlander DIA Reread: Raymond’s Ossuary as a Reference to the Dragonfly in Amber

Chapter 16 is a short but fascinating read. If all the details are taken into consideration, they hint to the fact that both Master Raymond and Claire are related. Furthermore, they reveal the identity of Master Raymond as an ancient Celt. There is also the incident associated with the bitter cascara. Who bought this substance? […]

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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 Reread: Missed Details from Part 1, Dragonfly in Amber

My Outlander reread project is not much about chapter summaries but the discussion of certain details (that did not get my full attention the first time I read them) and foreshadowing. About Frank The following passage is an indication of how Claire’s relationship with Frank was once she came back from the past. . . […]

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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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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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Malva’s Wickedness and Her Notion of Love – Part 1

Malva Christie is an enigmatic character in book 6 of the Outlander series. I tend to think that Malva is a tragic character designed to be despised by readers. My purpose in this post (and also in subsequent ones) is to show that she deserves to be pitied instead. Is Malva’s malice and wickedness inherited? […]

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Outlander: White Animals and the King of Ireland

Up to recently, I was totally undecided about writing this post. Some of the ideas that I will be detailing in this post are the result of research that I am currently collecting for another project. The following chart is a simplified version of the Cherokee shamanistic system. There are more colours in the system. […]

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Outlander: Syncretism in the Beliefs of Scottish Highlanders

When it comes to understanding the culture of the Scottish Highlanders in the Outlander Series, one must consider their syncretic religion. What is syncretism? Catholics all over the world adhere to the teachings and dogma of the Roman Catholic Church. However, there are certain local differences among the Catholic population. When Christianity began to expand […]

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