Zoom Lecture Series on The Occult, Death, Art, Sex, Whales, Crows & Everything in Between with Speakers including Marina Warner, Ronald Hutton, Philip Hoare, Mark Cocker & Many More
The Books of Magic brings that work together in twelve lectures, each devoted to a different magical culture and to the books that preserved its spells, fears & rituals
this lecture explores a world in which magic, medicine, religion, and practical craft were closely intertwined. It follows the makers and users of these books
I’ll be cooking live from my book The Viking Kitchen, making a selection of Viking-inspired Yule sweets while we explore what winter feasting may have looked
In this talk, psychologist, writer and photographer Dr Steph Lay explores why abandoned and in-between places exert such a powerful hold over the imagination.
This talk will explore the folklore of those poisonous plants employed in murder, both fictional and real, with the emphasis on the plant lore rather than the gory details.
His series of talks will take you on a scientific journey of discovery through various aspects of Parapsychology, Psychology and Investigative Psychology
In this talk Dr Helen Frisby surveys the historical evidence for this fascinating old funerary character and their mysterious rituals in service of the souls of the dead
An evening of Welsh ghost lore, rich with atmosphere, humour, and a creeping sense of something older than the land itself — told as only Owen Staton can tell it
I’ll be cooking live from my book The Viking Kitchen, making a selection of Viking-inspired Yule sweets while we explore what winter feasting may have looked
This unique method of storytelling will allow us to use the symbols and keys provided by Tarot to unlock stories not only in comic books, but also in our everyday lives.
Join Chris Semtner, the Poe Museum’s curator and the author of Haunting Poe, as he reveals Poe’s associations with Spiritualism’s early practitioners and how his stories inspired
this lecture explores a world in which magic, medicine, religion, and practical craft were closely intertwined. It follows the makers and users of these books
The Books of Magic brings that work together in twelve lectures, each devoted to a different magical culture and to the books that preserved its spells, fears & rituals
This talk will explore the folklore of those poisonous plants employed in murder, both fictional and real, with the emphasis on the plant lore rather than the gory details.
Paul Holman discusses a Sussex dragon legend, examining how it has been shaped as much by the expectations of its retellers as by the landscape out of which it emerges
In this talk, psychologist, writer and photographer Dr Steph Lay explores why abandoned and in-between places exert such a powerful hold over the imagination.
Join Eric Huang – for a 4-part series that explores Saint Valentine, Saint Sebastian, the tradition of All Saints Day – or Halloween, and Saint Nicholas
