The Magic of Aleister Crowley
A remarkable account of Crowley and his magic, by someone who not only seems to have known Crowley well, but also brings considerable insight to the subject. The book also …
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Books
Spells and Charms
A Museum booklet of pictures of the written spells and charms that used to be displayed on the beams of the Museum, together with four from Cecil Williamson’s documents.
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The St Osyth Witch Story and All That
An edition of the 1582 pamphlet A True and Juste Recorde by W.W. (probably the prosecuting magistrate Brian Darcey) about the St Osyth witchcraft case; transcribed from a copy in the …
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The Local Historian January 2018
The journal of the British Association for Local History. Edited by Alan Crosby. Includes two articles on witchcraft: Andrew Pickering, Witchcraft and evidence in a Somerset Parish in the seventeenth century …
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Illustrated (including Witchcraft in Britain)
The edition of the magazine Illustrated for the week ending September 27th 1952, which includes an article, Witchcraft in Britain, featuring Cecil Williamson. The article, which starts on p.19, is written by Allen …
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Gathering the Fragments
A study of the role of stories and storytelling in establishing Cornish identity, including the part played by folklorists like Robert Hunt and William Bottrell.
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Cypriana: Old World
A collection of essays about St Cyprian and his association with magic, especially through the book of magic known as The Book of St. Cyprian. The essays are: Alexander Cummins, Opening the …
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The Immaterial Book of St. Cyprian
A collection of Portuguese legends, mainly concerned with treasure hunting, which refer to the book of magic known as The Book of St. Cyprian. Many of these legends also feature Mouras – spirits …
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The Circle of the Quiet Night
The author, John Hope, is a member of the Order of Mizbach. He explains in his Introduction, “It is my intention to lay out a simple and clear method to …
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The Extraordinary and the Everyday in Early Modern England
Slightly misleadingly titled, as the subjects are not limited to England. Essays relevant to the Museum are: Garthine Walker, The Strangeness of the Familiar: Witchcraft and the Law in Early Modern …
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1612: The Lancashire Witch Trials
Limited but useful summary of the famous Pendle witchcraft case, written by the former manager of Lancaster Castle, where the trials took place.
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The Lure of the Lancashire Witches
A book that puts the famous Pendle witchcraft case in the context of local folklore, as well as exploring its long term impact as a social phenomenon. Worth it for …
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Islands of the Dawn
Recommended by a visitor from New Zealand who came to the Museum to see the Dew of Heaven exhibition. Includes a chapter on the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn group in …
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Brainscan 33: DIY Witchery
Issue 33 of the American zine Brainscan created by Alex Wrekk, who also designs and makes button badges (hence the publisher address). On the zine website she writes, “I am a …
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Passage of Darkness
A less personal account of Wade Davis’s exploration of Haitian Zombie traditions than his more famous work The Serpent and the Rainbow (Museum Library id. no. 299.6 DAV 8425). (Some of the …
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Tibet’s Secret Temple
Guide to an exhibition of digital recreations of the murals in the Lukhang, the Temple to the Serpent Spirits, in Tibet. The exhibition was held at the Wellcome Collection in …
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The Serpent and the Rainbow
Wide-ranging and readable, this somewhat notorious book from 1985 is still a work to be reckoned with. For the film inspired by this book, see Museum Library id. no. 791.43 …
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Beyond the Sun
An account of Whare Ra, a New Zealand based Golden Dawn Order that was founded in the early 1900s by Dr Robert Felkin, and closed in the late 1970s. This …
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Martin Dayton
Donated by the author. Review by Hannah Fox (first published on the Museum’s blog: https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/news/new-novel-about-crowley-in-cornwall/): A murderous love story, set in beautiful St Ives Cornwall in the 1990’s, this novel follows …
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The Enquiring Eye
Currently held: issue #1 (Autumn 2017) issue 2 – Autumn 2018 issue 3 – Spring 2020 issue 4 – Autumn 2020 issue 5 – Spring 2021 issue 6 – Autumn …
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Thoth the Hermes of Egypt
Scan/photographic reproduction of a book published in 1922. A detailed account of the Egyptian mythology surrounding the God Thoth. On the CD The Emerald Tablets of Thoth and Other Books …
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Medicina Practica, Or, Practical Physick; and Clavis Alchymiae
Scan/photographic reproduction of a book published in 1692. The first section is a medical book; but the rest consists of William Salmon’s editions of alchemical and Hermetic works by other …
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A History of Egypt: Volume II
Scan/photographic reproduction of a book published in 1902. A detailed history of Egypt from the Fourth to the Eleventh Dynasties. There are some references to Ancient Egyptian magic. Wallis Budge’s …
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