1061 – Moon rake

Physical description:

Moon rake - a large horseshoe attached to a long wooden handle.

Museum classification:

Working Tools

Size:

Approx. 2.5 m long

Information:

The Moon Rake is used to magically 'catch' the image of the moon as it is reflected in a pool or lake. The rake was also used as a protective charm and hung over the entrance to a barn or stables.

A letter from Cecil Williamson (Doc. 10674 a - e):

"The Moon Rakers Rake, which I also make use of, came into my possession in 1941, when working on an MI6 undercover project in the Branscombe Coastal Area.  The donor lived at Southleigh, and did her Moon Raking in the countryside close to Blackbury Castle, an ancient Hill Fort."  The same document also elaborates on Cecil's own ritual use of the rake, together with a mirrored basin and an earthenware jug of the clients urine.

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Iron, wood

The Moon Rake is used to magically 'catch' the image of the moon as it is reflected in a pool or lake. The rake was also used as a protective charm and hung over the entrance to a barn or stables.

A letter from Cecil Williamson (Doc. 10674 a - e):

"The Moon Rakers Rake, which I also make use of, came into my possession in 1941, when working on an MI6 undercover project in the Branscombe Coastal Area.  The donor lived at Southleigh, and did her Moon Raking in the countryside close to Blackbury Castle, an ancient Hill Fort."  The same document also elaborates on Cecil's own ritual use of the rake, together with a mirrored basin and an earthenware jug of the clients urine.