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The Raven’s Eye: Sympathetic Healing in Old English Medicine, by Sinéad Spearing
A ninth-century remedy from Bald’s Leechbook instructs the healer to place a live raven’s eyes on the neck to cure swelling in the human eye. Behind this unsettling prescription lies a symbolic medical tradition rooted in folklore, sympathetic healing, and a worldview where body and spirit were never separate.

Sinead Spearing
Jul 304 min read
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The Man Who Named Winter
My Grandad was a war veteran, a photographer, and an engineer. He made things work when others gave up. And when the system failed me — when I was taken from an abusive foster home that should never have existed — he was the one who came.

Sinead Spearing
Jul 291 min read
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The Witch of Goudhurst, Kent.
In 1657, two women were hanged for witchcraft in Goudhurst — the same village where I was later cast out for writing about women like them. This is the true story behind my novel, Cunning Woman — a tale rooted in history, blood, and my own exile.

Sinead Spearing
Apr 213 min read
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Unveiling the Untold Tale: A Sneak Peek into 'Cunning Woman' – Exclusive Excerpt
'Nightshade and wormwood grow wild in my garden. Borage and chamomile pop up in strange places — chamomile in particular forms clumps around

Sinead Spearing
Jan 1415 min read
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Stunning Book Review of Old English Medical Remedies!
To read this book is to enter the arcane world of Anglo-Saxon medicine, where a drink of ale containing egg and sheep's dung was the cure..

Sinead Spearing
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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