Marion Pearce was publisher of Pentacle Magazine, the largest independent Pagan magazine in the UK, with a large circulation in the USA. She was also editor of Pagan Dawn the magazine of the Pagan Federation. As well as having written God's of the Vikings by Avalon Press. She has also written the Roman Calendar published by Fenix Flames. Celtic Sacrifice has also been published by Fenix Flames. God's of the Smiths will be republished by Fenix Flames. Marion Pearce campaigns for the retention of historical buildings in her home city of Southend. She is co-founder of SKIPP, Saxon King in Priory Park, and spent many years campaigning for the return and display of the Saxon King exhibits which are now displayed in Southend Museum. She has also campaiged for an interactive museum on a brown field site in Priory Park, opposite the original finds to work in conjunction with the finds in Southend museum. She is the author of, Milton, Chalkwell and the Crowstone, originally published in 2000 and has now been revised and updated and has been published by Essex Hundred Publications. The book traces from what is now Southend, back to its Saxon origins. Milton, Chalkwell and the Crowstone is a reprint of a book by Marion Pearce. Originally published over 20 years ago, by the same author, this new edition has been completely revised with new chapters, additional text and a range of brand-new illustrations. Over the years, the hamlet of Milton (or Middletun) has been lost in the mists of time. Yet traces of the 'middle town' can still be found between Leigh-on-Sea and Southchurch. The name Milton still survives in road names in Southend and the electoral ward of the same name. Chalkwell centres around Chalkwell Hall and its park. The present Chalkwell Hall, is the third house on the site. Until the coming of the railways nearly all of Chalkwell was farmland. When the railways were built in the 1850s an empowering act required two level crossings to be built along with a special siding to accommodate the farming community. Perhaps even stranger is the name Chalkwell, as there is no chalk in the soil. It is suggested that there may have been a well on the site, now long gone, that was lined with chalk. The Crowstone has always sparked much interest. The stone that stands at the bottom of Chalkwell Avenue was sited there in 1838. It stood together with another shorter stone erected in 1755. This shorter stone in turn replaced a series of markers that denoted the eastern boundary of the City of London's jurisdiction on the Essex side of the River Thames. For over 100 years the two stones stood side by side until in 1950 the shorter stone was moved and it now stands in Priory Park opposite the museum. A great little book packed with a wealth of fascinating information.With the book Celtic Sacrifice, you enter the world of the Celts, a world of magic, shape-shifting, sorcery and divination, a world where legend and fact are mixed, where the physical world and the Otherworld blend in heroism, rituals and rites.Combining sources from mythology and archaeology with eye-witness accounts from the period, this book presents a fascinating picture of Celtic religion, worship, and deity and investigates the significance of trees, animals, bones, burial practices, kingship and cults of the head and the dead.In the book The Roman Calendar you explore the origins of our calendar which dates back to the days of ancient Rome. The festivals and various celebrations are described, from the wild excesses of the Lupercalia to the gentler pastoral Floralia and Ambarvalia, the Roman zest for life shines through their year. The whole of the Roman world can be found in the chronology of time. How they related to their God's and Goddesses, their mythology, their sports, harvests, work and play. Now is the time to decode this enigma and see how the Romans really lived, so turn back the clock, step back in time, its all in our calendar!In the book The Gods of the Vikings traces the Norse gods who are as vivid and powerful as the rugged elemental landscapes they ruled over. From Scandinavia the Vikings raided, traded and settled across Europe and beyond, leaving their mark through their deities in place names, literature and particularly through the derivation of the names of the days of the week from Tuesday to Friday.Marion Pearce sets the major Norse gods like Odin, Thor, Loki, Tyr, Baldur, Freya and Frigg into a context of both time and place, telling their tales in a unique manner and through doing so she introduces numerous other gods, giants, heroes, dwarves and monsters from the Norse myths and legends. The author also writes on the Germanic Saxon gods, who sprang from the same roots, and explores the conflict between the Norse and Saxon gods and Christianity. The influences of the Norse and Saxon gods are considered further through their survival in British folk customs and significant calendar festivals.Drawing on numerous sources, including the Eddas and Sagas, the tale of Beowulf, contemporary Arabic writings and early British laws, the author demonstrates the threads which unite the days of the week and the Norse and Saxon gods with other early civilizations and classical sources from Pliny, Tacitus and Ravenna to the Old Testament.From the world tree Yggdrasil to its gods and creatures, from the Norse creation myths to the cataclysmic Ragnarok, from magic charms to ritual practices, The Gods of the Vikings is an evocative journey through the rich tapestry of Norse paganism, history and cosmology, illustrated with numerous original line drawings by visionary artist Emily Carding.All the best articles from Pentacle Magazine have been brought together in Pentacle and the Occult. All the best articles from, Emma Restall Orr, Gary Nottingham, Jaq D Hawkins, Melissa Seims, Payam Nabarz, Elen Sentier, Melusine Draco, Blue Fox, Rodney Orpheus, Julian Vayne, Eagle Man Ed McGaa, Frater Isla, Luke Eastwood, Ross Heaven, Marion Pearce, John Davies, Ethan Doyle White, Cheryl Staffon, Hugo L'Estrange also known as Ramsey Dukes, Chattering Magpie, Jeff Magnus McBride and Abigail Spinner McBride. Read and learn, with experts of the Occult. The insight, and knowledge, these authors collectively possess makes this essential reading.Available direct from Green Magic Publishing, or from Amazon and all good bookshopsRead more about this authorRead less about this author