80 – Glass heads

Physical description:

A pair of heads moulded out of clear glass.

Museum classification:

Spells & Charms

Size:

180 mm high

Information:

Referred to in the museum records as 'talking heads'. According to Cecil Williamson's text, they were used for divination by filling them with incense smoke.
Original text by Cecil Williamson: "So-called Talking Heads are to be found in a variety of materials from earthenware to metal. These two glass Talking Heads are so set that they are filled with thick swirling smoke and used in the same manner as one uses a gazing crystal. To the onlooker no sound is heard, but to the wise woman or witch working the ritual she can clearly hear what is said through the medium of the third ear. These glass heads are to be treated with care for they can be taken over by a malevolent spirit who can become quite misleading and dangerous."

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Glass

Copyright ownership:

Copyright to The Museum of Witchcraft Ltd.

Referred to in the museum records as 'talking heads'. According to Cecil Williamson's text, they were used for divination by filling them with incense smoke.
Original text by Cecil Williamson: "So-called Talking Heads are to be found in a variety of materials from earthenware to metal. These two glass Talking Heads are so set that they are filled with thick swirling smoke and used in the same manner as one uses a gazing crystal. To the onlooker no sound is heard, but to the wise woman or witch working the ritual she can clearly hear what is said through the medium of the third ear. These glass heads are to be treated with care for they can be taken over by a malevolent spirit who can become quite misleading and dangerous."