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(Dr) Debbie Challis
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The ancient world in the modern, in so many ways. Cultural historian and creative producer FRHistS: https://www.debbiechallis.com.
I’m liking the orange slices next to them too. Nice aesthetic.
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I think it is this mirror but it doesn’t look very obsidian in the photograph. Supposed to be more black. Mezo American. Saw it in the exhibition too & love connection to dr Dee: www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
magical mirror; mirror-case | British Museum
Magic Mirror of Doctor Dee; obsidian; wood case covered in tooled leather with label in handwriting of Horace Walpole, quotation from a Samuel Butler poem.
www.britishmuseum.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Well, I do but not everyone does.
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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PS I may return to this thread with practical examples of how counter-narratives work.

In the meantime, listen to my three-part pod on Aesop. It is ALL about how narratives are constructed to access the inaccessible.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
AESOP II - A dolphin and a seagull were hurling insults at each other
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 07/08/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM