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Lewis Carroll and Surrealism – Mark Richards

Lewis Carroll and Surrealism

Surrealist writers and artists have been fascinated by Lewis Carroll’s works for over a century. Eileen Agar described him as a “herald of surrealism”, while André Breton refers to him as the “first teacher in the art of playing hooky” and references to the Alice books can be seen in dozens of surrealist artworks.Carroll’s influence on the Surrealists is both fascinating and indisputable. But, to what extent can we refer to Carroll himself as a “Surrealist”? A close examination of his life and works, his diaries and letters, reveal a man fascinated by dreams, differing states of consciousness and a desire to explore the absurd.

This talk will demonstrate Carroll’s influence on the Surrealists, explore the remarkable mind of the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and attempt to understand why this often misunderstood, English mathematician deserves a place in the history of Surrealism.

Bio

Mark Richards has been studying the life and works of Lewis Carroll for nearly 50 years. He is a collector, a former Chair of The Lewis Carroll Society and is currently developing the Lewis Carroll Resources website. (lewiscarrollresources.net)

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Alice in Wonderland – Lena Heide-Brennand

Alice in Wonderland

This is a must-attend lecture for all you mad Alice in Wonderland fans out there. The first part of the lecture is a traditional lecture on the story behind Lewis Carroll’s classic and the second half of the lecture is the launch of Lena Heide-Brennand’s new book where she has re-written the whole story into a 112 pages long poem staying very true to the original content, but with a slightly darker twist. The book is also richly illustrated with Heide-Brennand’s own dark and gothic mixed media artwork. This is the description of her version of the classic:

Lena Heide-Brennand’s dark and poetic interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” is an enchanting and captivating one where Alice’s dreams take a rhythmic and playful form. In this adaptation, Heide-Brennand has seamlessly blended the atmospheric visuals from the 1915 film version with her own unique mixed media artworks. These original artworks transport us into a world of dark and gothic beauty, infused with steampunk Victorian vibes and a subtle touch of horror undertones. The result is a visually stunning experience that sets the mood for a darker and more mysterious atmosphere, capturing the essence of Alice’s strange and twisted dreams.

One of the most fascinating aspects of Heide-Brennand’s version is the poetic narrative style. Alice in Wonderland unfolds as a 112-page long poem, where every line is meticulously crafted with end rhymes. This poetic form not only pays homage to the original story, first published in 1865, but also adds a lyrical touch that enhances the enchantment of Alice’s magical journey. However, be prepared for a departure from the traditional children’s versions of Alice’s adventures. In Heide-Brennand’s adaptation, Alice’s dreams take her through scenes and encounters that are far more eerie and dark. The artist delves deep into the recesses of Alice’s imagination, exploring the hidden depths of her subconscious, and visually bringing forth characters and settings that are both mesmerizing and haunting. As you turn the pages you will encounter twisted versions of familiar characters like the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, and the Hatter. These iconic figures, rendered through Heide-Brennand’s unique artistic lens, take on a new life and add layers of complexity to their personalities.

Prepare to be enthralled by the interplay of light and shadow, and the subtle nuances that breathe life into each character. The dark and scenic mixed media artworks that accompany the poetic narrative serve as windows into Alice’s psyche. With each turn of the page, you will be transported to eerie landscapes, mysterious forests, and intricate settings that mirror the intricacies of Alice’s mind. The detailed craftsmanship and the rich colour palette create a visual feast for the eyes, immersing you in a world that is simultaneously beautiful and foreboding.

Bio:

Lena Schattenherz Heide-Brennand is a Norwegian lecturer with a master degree in language, culture and literature from the University of Oslo and Linnaeus University. She has been lecturing and teaching various subjects since 1998. Her field of interest and main focus has always been topics that others have considered strange, eccentric and eerie, and she has specialised in a variety of dark subjects linked to folklore, mythology and Victorian traditions and medicine. Her students often point out her thorough knowledge about the subjects she is teaching, in addition to her charismatic appearance. She refers to herself as a performance lecturer and always gives her audience an outstanding experience

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“You Are to Do What We Say”: The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle and his Spirit Guide Pheneas – Michael W Homer

“You Are to Do What We Say”: The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle and his Spirit Guide Pheneas

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle encountered a spirit named Pheneas through the mediumship of his wife from 1922-1930. Doyle published approximately one-third of these revelations in Pheneas Speaks (1927) and contemplated supplementing them with another book after Pheneas’ prophecies led to the establishment of a worldwide Spiritualist church. But when Doyle died in 1930, several letters were published in which he wondered if spirits from the other side had misled him. Michael W. Homer’s presentation will use previously unpublished materials to explore the séances in which Pheneas appeared to Doyle’s home circle.

Bio

Michael W. Homer is a trial lawyer in Salt Lake City, a Fellow of the Utah State Historical Society, Chair of the J. Willard Marriott Library Advisory Board, University of Utah, and member of Board of Advisors, Office of Undergraduate Advancement, University of Utah. He is the Honorary Italian Consul in Utah and has been recognized by the President of the Republic as a Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella D’Italia (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy). He has written numerous articles concerning Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes published by BSI Press, The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis, The Arthur H. Clark Company, Elledici, SugarCo, Effidieffe, Presses Universitaires de Lyon, Rupert Books, Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology, Utah Historical Quarterly, ACD: Journal of the Arthur Conan Doyle Society, Manitoba History, SYZYGY: Journal of Alternative Religion and Culture, Dialogue, A Journal of Mormon Thought, and Theosophical History.

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Shannon Taggart is an artist and author exploring the intersection between Spiritualism, photography, and the representation of belief. Her work has been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications TIME, New York Times Magazine, Discover, and Newsweek. Taggart’s monograph, SÉANCE (Fulgur Press, 2019), was named one of TIME’s ‘Best Photobooks of 2019.’ https://www.shannontaggart.com/

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Shannon Taggart’s Supernatural Mystery Symposium

Selections from the annual event on supernatural mystery and strange cultural history, curated by Shannon Taggart and hosted in Lily Dale, NY, USA—the town home to the world’s largest Spiritualist community.

Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit – Steven Intermill and Toni Rotonda – 25 September

Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm – Shannon Taggart – 2 October

Publishing the Paranormal – Charles and Penelope Emmons – 04 October

Supernatural Mystery Symposium:  Art & The Paranormal – JF Martel – 05 October

Music from Elsewhere – Doug Skinner – 22 October

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle – Michael W Homer – 07 November

Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations – Maria Molteni – 18 November

Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver – 21 November

Supernatural Mystery Symposium: Art and the Paranormal – JF Martel – Zoom

Art & The Paranormal

The term “paranormal” usually conjures images of spectral apparitions, objects moving unbidden, and disembodied voices crackling on transistor radios. In this talk, J. F. Martel will argue that the category should include other things besides, things whose patina of familiarity is all that prevents us from realizing how truly strange they are. The dulcet tones of a Bach chorale, the silent scream of a portrait by Francis Bacon, the imaginal drift of an Emily Dickinson poem; in confronting us with all that is singular and unrepeatable in life and nature, art breaches the walls of modern reductionism. To truly perceive this, one must adopt an alien perspective, challenging tired assumptions and uncovering the metaphysical implications that animate all artistic expression.

Bio

JF. Martel is a writer and documentary filmmaker based in Ottawa, Canada. He is the author of Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artfice and co-hosts the Weird Studies podcast with musicologist Phil Ford.

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Shannon Taggart is an artist and author exploring the intersection between Spiritualism, photography, and the representation of belief. Her work has been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications TIME, New York Times Magazine, Discover, and Newsweek. Taggart’s monograph, SÉANCE (Fulgur Press, 2019), was named one of TIME’s ‘Best Photobooks of 2019.’ https://www.shannontaggart.com/

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Shannon Taggart’s Supernatural Mystery Symposium

Selections from the annual event on supernatural mystery and strange cultural history, curated by Shannon Taggart and hosted in Lily Dale, NY, USA—the town home to the world’s largest Spiritualist community.

Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit – Steven Intermill and Toni Rotonda – 25 September

Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm – Shannon Taggart – 2 October

Publishing the Paranormal – Charles and Penelope Emmons – 04 October

Supernatural Mystery Symposium:  Art & The Paranormal – JF Martel – 05 October

Music from Elsewhere – Doug Skinner – 22 October

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle – Michael W Homer – 07 November

Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations – Maria Molteni – 18 November

Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver – 21 November

Supernatural Mystery Symposium: Publishing the Paranormal – Charles and Penelope Emmons

Publishing the Paranormal

Why do academic authors sometimes dare to study the so-called “paranormal”, like ghosts, spiritual phenomena and UFOs, in spite of opposition from the scientific establishment? The main reason is that they often have their own experiences, like most people, and they want to understand them. In fact, “the paranormal is normal.” Charles and Penelope Emmons discuss their own adventures in publishing the paranormal in academic and other contexts and those of other researchers as well, with examples of popular treatments and the gradual mainstreaming of these subjects.

Bio

Charles Emmons is an Emeritus Professor retired from the Gettysburg College Sociology Department. His research has been mainly in the areas of the sociology of science, religion, and the paranormal. Publications include Chinese Ghosts Revisited (2017), At the Threshold: UFOs, Science and the New Age (1997), and “Methodologies for the Mysterious” (in A Greater Reality, Vol. 2, ed. Hernandez, 2022). He is a member of the Society for Scientific Exploration.

Penelope Emmons has a Master’s in Social Work and offers counseling. She is an ordained Spiritualist minister, and does spirit mediumship. She has also been a public and Montessori school educator, and an interior and architectural designer. Together with her husband Charles she is author of Guided by Spirit: A Journey into the Mind of the Medium (2003), and Science and Spirit (2012).

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Shannon Taggart is an artist and author exploring the intersection between Spiritualism, photography, and the representation of belief. Her work has been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications TIME, New York Times Magazine, Discover, and Newsweek. Taggart’s monograph, SÉANCE (Fulgur Press, 2019), was named one of TIME’s ‘Best Photobooks of 2019.’ https://www.shannontaggart.com/

don’t worry if you miss it – we will send you a recording valid for two weeks the next day

Shannon Taggart’s Supernatural Mystery Symposium

Selections from the annual event on supernatural mystery and strange cultural history, curated by Shannon Taggart and hosted in Lily Dale, NY, USA—the town home to the world’s largest Spiritualist community.

Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit – Steven Intermill and Toni Rotonda – 25 September

Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm – Shannon Taggart – 2 October

Publishing the Paranormal – Charles and Penelope Emmons – 04 October

Supernatural Mystery Symposium:  Art & The Paranormal – JF Martel – 05 October

Music from Elsewhere – Doug Skinner – 22 October

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle – Michael W Homer – 07 November

Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations – Maria Molteni – 18 November

Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver – 21 November

Supernatural Mystery Symposium: Music from Elsewhere – Doug Skinner – Zoom

Music from Elsewhere

“Music from Elsewhere” presents music attributed to non-human inspiration— tunes from fairies, trolls, trows, angels, spirits, and aliens, as well as music generated by channeling, visions, and dreams. Composer/performer Doug Skinner plays some pieces from this curious repertory, and discusses possible explanations and interpretations of them.

Bio

Doug Skinner has contributed to The Fortean Times, Strange Attractor Journal, Fate, Weirdo, Nickelodeon, Cabinet, and other fine publications. Black Scat Books has published his translations of Alphonse Allais, Alfred Jarry, Luigi Russolo, and Caroline Crépiat, as well as several books of his fiction and cartoons. His latest book is a translation of Charles Cros’s The Science of Love, for Wakefield Press.

He has written several scores for theater and dance, most conspicuously for Bill Irwin’s show The Regard of Flight; his albums That Regrettable Weekend, It All Went Pfft, and An Afternoon in the Arboretum can be savored on Bandcamp.

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Shannon Taggart is an artist and author exploring the intersection between Spiritualism, photography, and the representation of belief. Her work has been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications TIME, New York Times Magazine, Discover, and Newsweek. Taggart’s monograph, SÉANCE (Fulgur Press, 2019), was named one of TIME’s ‘Best Photobooks of 2019.’ https://www.shannontaggart.com/

don’t worry if you miss it – we will send you a recording valid for two weeks the next day

Shannon Taggart’s Supernatural Mystery Symposium

Selections from the annual event on supernatural mystery and strange cultural history, curated by Shannon Taggart and hosted in Lily Dale, NY, USA—the town home to the world’s largest Spiritualist community.

Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit – Steven Intermill and Toni Rotonda – 25 September

Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm – Shannon Taggart – 2 October

Publishing the Paranormal – Charles and Penelope Emmons – 04 October

Supernatural Mystery Symposium:  Art & The Paranormal – JF Martel – 05 October

Music from Elsewhere – Doug Skinner – 22 October

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle – Michael W Homer – 07 November

Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations – Maria Molteni – 18 November

Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver – 21 November

 

Supernatural Mystery Symposium: Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm – Shannon Taggart – Zoom

Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm

Shannon Taggart first learned of Spiritualism as a teenager after a medium revealed details about her grandfather’s death that proved to be true. In 2001, she began photographing in the town where that message was received: Lily Dale, New York, USA. Her project soon expanded to include séance rooms around the world in a quest to find and photograph ectoplasm – the elusive substance that is said to be both spiritual and material. In this illustrated presentation, Shannon will share stories and pictures from twenty years of photographing mediumship, explaining how two decades of investigation developed into the book Séance. Spiritualism’s influence on art, technology, and politics, its relationship with celebrity spirits, and the religion’s intrinsic bond with photography will be part of the discussion.

Bio

Shannon Taggart is an artist and author based in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Her photographs have appeared in printed publications, including TIME, Newsweek, New York Times Magazine, Discover, Wall Street Journal, and Reader’s Digest. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles, the Photographic Resource Center in Boston, the Robert Mann Gallery in New York, and the Gallery of Everything in London. Her first monograph, Séance (Fulgur Press 2019, Atelier Éditions 2022), was named one of TIME Magazine’s ‘Best Photobooks of 2019.’ She is currently working on an illustrated book about The Society for Research on Rapport and Telekinesis (SORRAT), one of the strangest cases in the history of psychical research.

don’t worry if you miss it – we will send you a recording valid for two weeks the next day

Shannon Taggart’s Supernatural Mystery Symposium

Selections from the annual event on supernatural mystery and strange cultural history, curated by Shannon Taggart and hosted in Lily Dale, NY, USA—the town home to the world’s largest Spiritualist community.

Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit – Steven Intermill and Toni Rotonda – 25 September

Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm – Shannon Taggart – 2 October

Publishing the Paranormal – Charles and Penelope Emmons – 04 October

Supernatural Mystery Symposium:  Art & The Paranormal – JF Martel – 05 October

Music from Elsewhere – Doug Skinner – 22 October

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle – Michael W Homer – 07 November

Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations – Maria Molteni – 18 November

Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver – 21 November

Supernatural Mystery Symposium: Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver

Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver

In the 1960s, Ted Serios was purportedly able to document his inner thoughts on Polaroid film in a process called ‘thoughtography.’ Contemporaneous investigations into Serios’s claims produced a vast body of evidence, now held in the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Special Collections. Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye (Atelier Éditions 2023) explores multiple dimensions of the Serios phenomenon through essays by several contributors. Rather than focusing on the validity of Serios’s claims, the book encourages readers to arrive at their own conclusions. Curator Emily Hauver will speak about how the publication was actualized following ten years of research and two exhibitions drawn from the Serios/Eisenbud archive. Emily will also share compelling documents uncovered while researching the exhibitions and book, discussing how these records contribute to the ambiguity surrounding the Serios phenomenon rather than its resolution.

Bio

Emily Hauver is Curator of Exhibitions in the Library Gallery at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She holds a MS in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University and a BA in Visual Arts from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has curated two exhibitions exploring the paranormal output of Ted Serios: Mind’s Eye: The Psychic Photographs of Ted Serios will debut at The Image Centre at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2023; Psychic Projections/Photographic Impressions was presented at UMBC’s Library Gallery in 2011. Her other curatorial projects are often situated at the intersection of contemporary photography and important social issues of the day, including Louie Palu: Distant Early Warning (2022) and Tom Kiefer: El Sueño Americano/The American Dream (2019).

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Shannon Taggart is an artist and author exploring the intersection between Spiritualism, photography, and the representation of belief. Her work has been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications TIME, New York Times Magazine, Discover, and Newsweek. Taggart’s monograph, SÉANCE (Fulgur Press, 2019), was named one of TIME’s ‘Best Photobooks of 2019.’ https://www.shannontaggart.com/

don’t worry if you miss it – we will send you a recording valid for two weeks the next day

Shannon Taggart’s Supernatural Mystery Symposium

Selections from the annual event on supernatural mystery and strange cultural history, curated by Shannon Taggart and hosted in Lily Dale, NY, USA—the town home to the world’s largest Spiritualist community.

Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit – Steven Intermill and Toni Rotonda – 25 September

Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm – Shannon Taggart – 2 October

Publishing the Paranormal – Charles and Penelope Emmons – 04 October

Supernatural Mystery Symposium:  Art & The Paranormal – JF Martel – 05 October

Music from Elsewhere – Doug Skinner – 22 October

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle – Michael W Homer – 07 November

Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations – Maria Molteni – 18 November

Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver – 21 November

Supernatural Mystery Symposium: Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations – Maria Molteni

Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations

The Shakers are often called America’s longest lasting “Utopia.” Since their arrival from England in 1774, they’ve sought to build Heaven on Earth within organized, egalitarian communes. While widely known for their fervent worship styles, strict celibacy and excellent design, a brief period of their history known as “The Era of Manifestations” brought forth exceptionally fruitful spirit communication. From roughly 1837-1857 first-generation Shakers, such as early leader Mother Ann Lee (believed to be the Second Coming of Christ as “Holy Mother Wisdom”), appeared to young Shaker “instruments” who channeled their messages. Visual recordings of these correspondences are now known as the Gift Drawings or “Mother’s Work”. This lecture will contextualize the Era of Manifestations, its overlap with Spiritualism, and some of Molteni’s responsive artwork as artist and researcher-in-residence at Hancock, Canterbury, and Harvard Shaker Villages.

Bio

Maria Molteni (They/She, b. 1983, Nashville) is a Boston-based interdisciplinary artist, mystic, beekeeper, and Shaker researcher- since their first visit to the living Shakers in 2007. They descend from competitive square dancers, quilters and beekeepers who farmed just south of South Union Shaker Village (KY). Molteni pulls from a well of historical contexts, picturing themself as a Phys-Ed coach for visionary movements such as Shakers or the Bauhaus. With backgrounds in painting, publication, dance and athletics, their practice bloomed to incorporate deep research, embodied spirituality and interspecies collaboration. They are an active member of Lake Pleasant (the other oldest Spiritualist community in the US) and their intuitive practice spans astrology, tarot, dreamwork, conchomancy and color magic.

Molteni has been an artist and researcher-in-residence at Hancock, Canterbury and Harvard Shaker Villages and worked closely with the archives of several others. They have exhibited at numerous galleries and museums (as well as basements, basketball courts and seascapes) across the globe. Formal institutions include: The Momentary Contemporary Art Museum (Bentonville, AR), ICA & MFA Boston,  Project Rowhouses (Houston), Den Frei Contemporary Art Center (Copenhagen), NGBK (Berlin), Basis Voor Actuele Kunst (Utrect), Museum of Design Atlanta, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (CA) and Fuller Craft Museum (MA). They recently completed an original Scopa playing + divination card deck which debuted in their “Counting to Infinity/ Sweeping Stars” installation at A + A Gallery, (Venice, Italy).

http://www.mariamolteni.com/sacred-sheets-shaker-space-clearing

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Shannon Taggart is an artist and author exploring the intersection between Spiritualism, photography, and the representation of belief. Her work has been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications TIME, New York Times Magazine, Discover, and Newsweek. Taggart’s monograph, SÉANCE (Fulgur Press, 2019), was named one of TIME’s ‘Best Photobooks of 2019.’ https://www.shannontaggart.com/

don’t worry if you miss it – we will send you a recording valid for two weeks the next day

Shannon Taggart’s Supernatural Mystery Symposium

Selections from the annual event on supernatural mystery and strange cultural history, curated by Shannon Taggart and hosted in Lily Dale, NY, USA—the town home to the world’s largest Spiritualist community.

Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit – Steven Intermill and Toni Rotonda – 25 September

Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm – Shannon Taggart – 2 October

Publishing the Paranormal – Charles and Penelope Emmons – 04 October

Supernatural Mystery Symposium:  Art & The Paranormal – JF Martel – 05 October

Music from Elsewhere – Doug Skinner – 22 October

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle – Michael W Homer – 07 November

Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations – Maria Molteni – 18 November

Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver – 21 November

Supernatural Mystery Symposium: Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit – Steven Intermill and Toni Rotonda

Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit

Raymond Buckland first came to prominence in the 1960s as a spokesperson for the modern Witchcraft movement, but he had other metaphysical influences as well. Inspired by his uncle George, Buckland was a student of Spiritualism, acquiring his first spirit board at a young age and continuing his fascination throughout his life. The director of Cleveland’s Buckland Museum, Steven Intermill, will explore Buckland’s interest in Spiritualism and his summers spent in Lily Dale during his last years. This presentation will also introduce prominent occultists whose interest in Spiritualism overlapped with Buckland, including Austin Osman Spare, Gerald Gardner, and Leo Martello.

Bio

Steven Intermill is the Director of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick, which operates out of Cleveland, Ohio. He spends his free time with his spouse Jillian, three cats Robat, Berti, and Lil Ricky, as well as his modular synthesizer. He’s always trying to find the sine wave that opens up the Trans-Yuggothian gateways.

Toni Rotonda is the High Priestess of the Temple of Sacrifice Coven in Columbus, Ohio and is the owner of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick. Her dedication to the craft led her to the restoration and preservation of Raymond Buckland’s collection of witchcraft & occult items. Along with her spiritual pursuits, Toni restores Victorian homes and works with rescue animals.

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Shannon Taggart is an artist and author exploring the intersection between Spiritualism, photography, and the representation of belief. Her work has been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications TIME, New York Times Magazine, Discover, and Newsweek. Taggart’s monograph, SÉANCE (Fulgur Press, 2019), was named one of TIME’s ‘Best Photobooks of 2019.’ https://www.shannontaggart.com/

don’t worry if you miss it – we will send you a recording valid for two weeks the next day

Shannon Taggart’s Supernatural Mystery Symposium

Selections from the annual event on supernatural mystery and strange cultural history, curated by Shannon Taggart and hosted in Lily Dale, NY, USA—the town home to the world’s largest Spiritualist community.

Dr. Raymond Buckland’s ‘Wide World of Spirit – Steven Intermill and Toni Rotonda – 25 September

Séance: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm – Shannon Taggart – 2 October

Publishing the Paranormal – Charles and Penelope Emmons – 04 October

Supernatural Mystery Symposium:  Art & The Paranormal – JF Martel – 05 October

Music from Elsewhere – Doug Skinner – 22 October

The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle – Michael W Homer – 07 November

Spiritual Spectacles: Mother’s Work and the Shaker Era of Manifestations – Maria Molteni – 18 November

Ted Serios: The Mind’s Eye, with Emily Hauver – 21 November