Birds Britannica was described as ‘a triumph’ and as ‘a bird book like no other’ when it was published in 2005

Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit

Kate MccGwire is joined by Catriona McAra to explore the themes of the feminine grotesque that have come to characterize MccGwire's work

This illustrated presentation will consider Michael Jackson’s curious dead/alive status and explore him as the ultimate liminal figure

This talk is intended to discuss the origins of Freemasonry, and the development of its ritual, and its relationship with the occult

Dennis McKenna presents an exclusive lecture discussing brand new reflections, theories and findings on the theory based on his ‘Stoned Ape'

Ghislaine Wood will discuss her influential 2007 exhibition at The V&A

Join award-winning drinks writer Henry Jeffreys for a journey through history and alcohol.

‘Let us catch the sea-wolves falling on their prey’: Folklore and Strange Tales of Cornwall’s Seas - Zoom Lecture

During the evening we will – Discuss herbal aphrodisiacs, explore the individual plants and preparations in the passion potion

In the twinkling of an eye: a brief history of the magic mushroom

This second talk takes listeners through a magnificent saga from the ninth century, The Second Battle of Moytura

This Valentines let Viktor Wynd share a nightcap with you, tuck you into bed and tell you Erotic Tales of Wonder & Magic

This talk will offer insights into Spare’s art, mind and world, reconnecting him with the art history that ignored him

This talk will focus on two of the most challenging and intriguing aspects of taxidermy.

In this talk, Malice in Wonderland, Vickers shares excerpts from his personal diaries kept during this period

Surrealist sewing machines and the surrealist movement’s interest in female masturbation as a form of social-sexual resistance

This talk is designed to look at the evidence for both goddess and saint, and the possible relationships between them.

Join Professor Alyce Mahon for a lecture on Dorothea Tanning

Many of us consider ourselves animal-lovers, so why is our society bad at making life better for animals?

This Zoom lecture explores the role of the evil stepmother in early American popular culture

In this illustrated lecture, Professor Asma will examine the transition from traditional external monsterology (e.g., creatures, demons, etc

In this lecture Dr Louise Fenton will take you on a journey through the history of Voodoo

A Short History of Modern Occultism in Three Lectures - Lecture 2 of 3 is Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Magician in the World

Mark Cocker draws on examples explored in his massive and massively acclaimed book Birds and People

Hoffman reveals both the grandeur and the precarious fate of the one of our last wild places

This third talk turns to writers in English, and looks at how the Irish gods were resuscitated and reimagined in modernity as symbols

He has been involved in hedgehog research ever since and will describe aspects of its natural history

Simon Costin, live from the museum in Cornwall where he will show and discuss some of his favourite treasures from the collection

He will discuss the prophetic model, its relevance to the psychedelic state, and advantages over the mystical unitive approach.

Michael Fitzgerald talks about The Occult Foundations of Nazism: The Thule Group and the Vril Society

R. B. Russell and Rosalie Parker talk about the master of 'strange stories', Robert Aickman (1914–1981).

A Short History of Modern Occultism in Three Lectures - Lecture 3 of 3 is C.G. Jung, Lord of the Underworld

Welsh Fairy Tales featuring real fairies, myths and monsters from traditional storyteller Viktor Wynd

This talk is to discover what the actual evidence is of both and to see whether a closer relationship can be made with either in the process

In this talk Lucya Starza will reveal the secrets of the scryer’s art, and explain methods that can help you cultivate second sight

In this illustrated talk, Michael Staley discusses Kenneth Grant's presentation of Austin Osman Spare

From The Lily Dale Symposium Shannon Taggart : The Ancient Oracles Revived: Sibyls, Spirits, and the Power of a Woman's Voice, Marjorie Roth

In this talk Dame Marina Warner will discuss her book 'From The Beast to The Blonde - on Fairy Tales and their Tellers

A live, illustrated Zoom lecture with Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand, Master of Literature and Language.

This talk, richly illustrated with images and film clips, discusses the technique, how enormous bodies of texts in an arcane language

Author Mark Cocker talks about his personal journey to understand the magical practices in Africa and what they tell us about human belief

In this illustrated lecture Dr. Asma will examine the essential philosophical issues surrounding the existence of alien life, UFOs

Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit

You are invited this evening to explore the original sources of his legend, and see if we can understand where it began and how it developed

This talk by Jason Semmens on two Cornish Folklorists who specialized in collecting Cornish Witchcraft in the early 20th century

From The Lily Dale Symposium, curated by Shannon Taggart : Spiritualism, the Science of Crime and Early Forensics, with Cathy Gutierrez

Michael Fitzgerald talks about The Hollow Earth theory

James Machin gives an introduction to Welsh writer Arthur Machen, ‘The Flower-Tunicked Priest of Nightmare’

Join Andrew Hussey for a zoom ecture on Isidore Isou

The late Alex Sanders, "Ascent to the Numinous" might not at first be the term that springs to mind when considering his heritage

Her navel is a pool of water lilies": the fluid world of Ithell Colquhoun - Dr. Richard Shillitoe - hosted by Dr. Amy Hale

Leah Gordon will discuss the possibilities and problematics of exhibiting Haitian art from her experience of co-curating PÒTOPRENS

From The Lily Dale Symposium, curated by Shannon Taggart : Nature, Enchantment, and the Paranormal, with Jack Hunter, Ph.D.

In this illustrated lecture Dr. Asma will explore how monster culture has played a role in antisocial representation of humans outside one’s

This evening’s presentation maps out their history, and that of the rituals associated with them

A Zoom talk by Dr Simon Young on the boggart, a much-feared, little-studied supernatural being from the north of England

In this illustrated talk, Michael Staley on the development of Austin Osman Spare's artwork

Michael Fitzgerald talks about The Nazis and UFOs

The Bewitching of Anne Gunter: England's Best Documented Witchcraft Case by James Sharpe

From The Lily Dale Symposium, curated by Shannon Taggart : Spirit - Vibration - Form: The Study of Cymatics, with Steve Bass

In this talk we will be going on a walking tour of the “Gwithti a Pystri” via a short film produced by Gemma Gary and Jane Cox of Troy Books

This talk is designed to ask when it originated, how it developed, and whether there was a real man behind it.

In this illustrated Zoom talk, Mark will discuss some of the themes which he explores in his most-recent book, 'Dark Folklore'.

This presentation will explain the differences between the broad categories of esoteric marks found in old buildings

From The Lily Dale Symposium by Shannon Taggart : Linen Veils and Lightning Masks: Theurgical Mediumship of Late Antiquity, Leonard George

This talk examines the important if overlooked esoteric and feminist contributions of three American women

A Zoom talk by Colin Dickey on the father of all things Fortean: Charles Fort

Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit

This talk looks at its history, in those three nations and in Scotland and at its wider context, as a possible ancient pan-Celtic

This talk by historian Dr Alexander Cummins investigates the roles and powers of the dead in Western occult philosophy and magical practices

This lecture by historian Dr Alexander Cummins analyses some of the techniques contained within this manuscript source

Touchstones of belief: a rich legacy of Charms and Amulets in Scotland by Professor Hugh Cheape

In this talk, by historian Dr Alexander Cummins will offer us a tour of such libraries, and present some key findings about the nature of magic, community

This presentation looks at the evidence for one in historical texts and archaeological finds and also at the way in which

Paul Willetts shares the extraordinary, little-known Jazz Age adventures of the white American imposter, Edgar Laplante a.k.a. Chief White Elk.

This talk is designed to consider those interactions, and the representations since 1700 of Druids as patriotic heroes, sages and scholars

The purpose of this talk is to find out why the early folklorists had such an interest in ancient paganism and such a conviction that traces

Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit

The classic fairy tale is a story about how a person or a group of people copes with a supernatural event or a supernatural being,

This talk is designed to explain when and how our familiar midwinter customs developed, and why

Explore the authentic folklore, history and contemporary practices associated with the Krampus with Al Ridenour

Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit

Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit

Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit

Join psychic medium Patti Negri for an intimate online seance where each participant will have the chance to summon a specific spirit