The Father of Harlots

​ For this Lupercalia, I wanted to centre the radical importance of shared knowledge and the ways in which access to knowledge shapes our political consciousness, our social values, and our capacity for resistance. History repeatedly shows us that the deliberate shielding of people from knowledge whether religious, sexual, or political is never neutral. It is a mechanism of control. And while knowledge can be destabilising or painful, it is also the means by which we refine our ethics, protect ourselves, and grow stronger as individuals and as communities. What we are witnessing globally right now is staggering. Each time I turn on the news or encounter media tied to the rise of Christian nationalism, it feels increasingly surreal. These movements are not merely theological; they are explicitly political, seeking to legislate morality, restrict bodily autonomy, and reassert rigid hierarchies through religious authority. Against this backdrop, I wanted to revisit a foundational biblic...

Satanists Take Over Pendle!! Traffic tried to stop me, but not even gridlock could keep BAFOSatan from descending on Pendle! By the time I arrived, we were already running late, so naturally, we did the sculpture trail completely the wrong way round. Was it a mistake? Maybe. Was it Satanic efficiency? Absolutely. Then came my main event the ritual and vigil for the Pendle witches! Cloaked in my BAFOSatan cape, armed with a cauldron of cookies and a hefty copy of Demonologie, I bellowed my ritual like a hellfire preacher to the crowd of Satanists below. It felt mighty, theatrical, and surprisingly wholesome as we decorated the witch statue with flowers in memory of those persecuted. But the real chaos? Meeting Simon from Top Hats. His tour was legendary, but things hit peak “Pendle madness” at Alice Nutter’s grave. Gemma sat herself down right on the tombstone without realising, Loki and I laughing quietly as we signally to gem to stand up and that was just in the nick of time as a rand...