Divinity Series

While we recognize that art and culture is intrinsic to our being and defines who we are, does the modern world with its complexities provide adequate emphasis to younger generations to experience this invaluable facet of life.

25/08/2023

As a student of psychology, I have always been intrigued by the dark side of the human mind. What gets a person to be evil, revengeful to the point of committing heinous crimes. Sharing trivia about 2 Scottish 'gentleman' notorious for their crimes.
1) George Mackenzie was an intellectual, a lawyer that many in Scotland looked up to. In a bid to curb the rise of the rebellious Covenanters ; Mackenzie had them jailed, tortured and executed earning him the title of ' bloody Mackenzie '. This is his haunted grave. Stories abound that Mackenzie's macabre shadow continues to haunt the graveyard.

2) Deacon Brodie was a man of repute in Edinburgh in the 18th century. He was a master carpenter, locksmith, a municipal councillor by day. He was a thief by night robbing banks and the rich.No one suspected a locksmith of such crimes and he got away 'Scot free' for a long time. When his dark side was exposed he was publicly hanged. This pub in his name is a quote popular among locals and tourists.
Robert Louis Stevenson' novel, Jekyll and Hyde was inspired by this real life character.

Where there is power there is evil.