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Mummies, Magic, and the Macabre: Inside the Victorian Egyptian Obsession – Dr Jay Sullivan – Zoom

Mummies, Magic, and the Macabre: Inside the Victorian Egyptian Obsession

The Victorians had a lot of kooky quirks, but their obsession with ancient Egypt might be the weirdest one.

From mummy unwrapping parties and stolen limbs to tales of shape-shifting beetles, the nineteenth century’s blend of colonial guilt and lust for conquest produced something truly wild.

In this online talk, Dr Jay Sullivan, author of Egyptian Gothic, will take you through the history of modern Egyptomania, from the mummy as medicine through to Tutmania. Meet the people who took human heads as souvenirs, discover what really went on at a mummy unwrapping party, and uncover the truth behind the mummy’s curse. Along the way, we’ll answer some of the strangest questions of the era: What was in mummy brown paint? Who had a secret stash of mummy penises? And did a mummy really sink the Titanic?

Speaker Bio

Dr Jay Sullivan is a writer and researcher based in South London. She holds a PhD from the University of Roehampton and an MA in Victorian Studies from Birkbeck College. Her research blends museum, sensory, and gothic studies with a focus on the Victorian Egyptianised Gothic genre. Egyptian Gothic 1884-1920, published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2025, is her first book.

Curated & Hosted by

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, Lena’s New Book – Mythical Creatures in Scandinavian Folklore is now available on Amazon

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

Creatures of the Night: Vampires, Sexuality & the Unconscious with Katie Evans for Hackney Altfest

Please note this is NOT a ZOOM Lecture but an in person lecture. Tickets include a complimentary glass of Devil’s Botany Chocolate Absinthe. Doors open at 6:30pm and talk starts at 7pm

Creatures of the Night: Sexuality, the Unconscious, and the Archetypal Vampire with Katie Evans for Hackney Altfest

Our fascination with vamps has endured through the oceans of time, evolving into a key element of pop culture and leaving a lasting mark on our collective consciousness. Jungian archetypes to modern representations of narcissism, these creatures often embody the darker sides of our psyche. We’ll trace their evolution on TV and film, through Dracula and Nosferatu to Lost Boys and our beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

In this talk, we’ll explore why we both fear and love vampires, and how their stories resonate with us on a personal level. We’ll examine how these creatures have been used as a symbol in cinema to represent sexuality, otherness, internal struggles, and the complexities that many of us face as humans. By applying psychoanalysis, and a lens of gender and sexuality, we’ll dig deep into the vampiric legend—both on screen and in the mind.

Katie Evans is a private practice therapist and self-confessed horror nerd, giving lectures across the UK and Ireland on topics such as the psychology of horror movies, sexuality in horror and vampires. Her passion for all things spooky began in childhood and continued through her studies in music, film, and media at Liverpool University, before moving into the field of mental health. She holds advanced accreditation in GSRD Therapy (Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversity) and is a BACP-accredited therapist. Katie has presented at conferences across Europe and has spoken for organizations including The Maudsley, the British Psychological Society, The NHS, LGBT Foundation, and HMPPS, among others. She is also a registered guest lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University. An advocate for using pop culture in psychotherapy, Katie previously hosted The Mental Health Monsters Podcast and continues to explore how fictional narratives—especially those from the horror genre—can help us better understand ourselves and the world that we live in.

Hackney Altfest: 4-10 May 2026
A week-long festival celebrating Hackney’s growing alternative, underground and dive bar scene
See hackneyaltfest.com for the festival map and event programming.
Hackney Altfest is a seven-day cultural festival celebrating the borough’s best alternative venues — where underground music, esoteric practice, experimental art, craft drinks, and dive-bar cultures intersect. Across the festival week, each venue will host a curated programme of daytime and evening events that highlight its unique contribution to Hackney’s alternative community. Expect bands, DJs, talks, tours, tastings, workshops, food and more!

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Devil’s Botany is the UK’s first absinthe distillery, founded by Directors of The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour. Celebrating spirit’s connection to art, literature, magic & mixology, Devil’s Botany is unleashing the future of absinthe with bold expressions for the adventurous drinkers of today.

The venue opens at 18:30. Doors will close at 19:00 to avoid disrupting the speaker. We kindly ask that all guests arrive before 19:00. Refunds are not possible for in person events with less than seven days notice in any circumstances.

Absinthe Parlour Curious Lecture Series

The Absinthe Parlour at The Last Tuesday Society is London’s best award-winning alternative cocktail bar hidden within The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. A drinker’s cabinet of wonder filled curious cocktails & extraordinary elixirs —The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour is truly a hidden treasure of East London. Opened by collectors, drinks historians & absinthe experts — Allison Crawbuck (Brooklyn) & Rhys Everett (London) in 2016, the duo bring with them a shared passion for the mysterious world of spirits & the macabre.

 

The Hallouminati: Cheese Tasting with The Dark Knight Of Cholesterol

The Hallouminati Club Sponsored by Devil’s Botany

A Cheesy Speakeasy in the Austin Osman Spare Room at The Last Tuesday Society

Join Raw Cheese Power for an evening of cheese tasting, talk & tales! An experienced cheese trader & occultist, our host – also known as the Dark Knight of Cholesterol – brings five courses of rare & exquisite British cheeses.

Fun & informal, the event is a chance to try, learn about and discuss cheese history, heritage & artistry within a cultural & geographical context, plus anything else, of course!

Tickets include a free glass of Devil’s Botany Chocolate Absinthe Liqueur to end the tasting.

Doors open at 18:30. Event Time: 19:00 – 21:00. Please arrive beforehand. Guests are welcome to stay for a drink after the event as the venue’s bar will remain open to the public throughout the evening.

CHEESE PREORDERS

£25 Selection of British Farmhouses Cheeses will be available for collection during this event. Cheese selections must be pre-ordered two weeks before the event date. To order, please email [email protected]

A Consensus of Symbols: Patterns in Ritual Building Protection with Wayne Perkins – LIVE

Please note this is NOT a ZOOM Lecture but an in person lecture. Tickets include a complimentary glass of Devil’s Botany Chocolate Absinthe. Doors open at 6:30pm and talk starts at 7pm

A Consensus of Symbols: Patterns in Ritual Building Protection with Wayne Perkins

Published in June 2026 by Aeon Books

Join author Wayne Perkins at The Last Tuesday Society for an illustration exploration of magical ritual artefacts in the ancient buildings of Britain.

Built on nearly four decades of research, this fascinating anthology is a vital guide to understanding the ways in which British householders used magic and ritual to protect their homes from perceived or spiritual threats.

Exploring both symbols (such as graffiti) and deposits (such as concealed objects), A Consensus of Symbols is an essential text that unravels many of the mysteries which have shrouded the academic discourse surrounding ritual building protection: who created the ritual markings? What concerns and intentions lay behind this use of ritual? Was magic intentionally evoked through these symbols and deposits, or were they simply ‘good luck’ charms?

Answering these questions and more, Wayne Perkins begins the book with a discussion on the socio-economic, political, and cultural contexts of the ritual building phenomena. This is followed by useful exploration of the supernatural beliefs which permeated the Early Modern Period, including a brief outline of the Laws of Sympathetic Magic.

The research includes intriguing and engaging observations on apotropaic graffiti; ritual taper burn marks; deliberately concealed old boots and shoes; spiritual ‘middens’ or caches; dried, mummified and smoked cats; witch bottles; and much more!

A Consensus of Symbols is not only a clear and accessible guide to understanding the strange and engrossing world of ritual building protection, but it will also empower both the individual and the local history groups to undertake historical and archaeological surveys of their own.

Author Biography

The author is an archaeologist with more than twenty-two years of experience who undertook his degree in archaeology at the University of Birmingham. He began his career as a field archaeologist with Oxford Archaeology.

Anticipating a career in France he volunteered on excavations for Poitiers and Rennes University respectively. In due course he worked for France’s premier scientific organisation, I.N.R.A.P. (Institut Nationale des Récherches Archéologiques Préventives) for five years.

Returning to the UK in 2013, he has since been undertaking historic building surveys and has supervised urban excavations in Greater London. He is currently overseeing rural excavations in the surrounding counties of Sussex, Surrey, and Kent. He has been published in a number of archaeological journals and periodicals.

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The Absinthe Parlour at The Last Tuesday Society is London’s best award-winning alternative cocktail bar hidden within The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. A drinker’s cabinet of wonder filled curious cocktails & extraordinary elixirs —The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour is truly a hidden treasure of East London. Opened by collectors, drinks historians & absinthe experts — Allison Crawbuck (Brooklyn) & Rhys Everett (London) in 2016, the duo bring with them a shared passion for the mysterious world of spirits & the macabre.

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Devil’s Botany is the UK’s first absinthe distillery, founded by Directors of The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour. Celebrating spirit’s connection to art, literature, magic & mixology, Devil’s Botany is unleashing the future of absinthe with bold expressions for the adventurous drinkers of today.

The venue opens at 18:30. Doors will close at 19:00 to avoid disrupting the speaker. We kindly ask that all guests arrive before 19:00. Refunds are not possible for in person events with less than seven days notice in any circumstances.

The Absinthe Parlour Lectures

The Way of the Weird: Britain’s Empire and Its Afterlives – Tré Ventour-Griffiths – Zoom

The Way of the Weird: Britain’s Empire and Its Afterlives

This lecture explores how horror was a useful tool for Tré in studying how racism impacts him in relation to streets and buildings. In other words, it forced him to coexist with the colonial ghosts that remain trapped in Britain’s physical geographies, from buildings to statues. Focusing on his experiences – like at galleries, museums, and country houses – this lecture considers how the racist energy found in colonial places left there by the dead like former enslavers, impacts the spirit bound to empire’s shadow.

Tré come from cultures where being connected with the dead (as ancestors) is normal. Yet, colonial spaces attack his sense of self.

Ghosts reflect what a society says is memorable and so often, the UK frames white ghost stories around middle-class anxiety and property, but not what that privilege enables. Focusing on histories of empire as histories of the present, this lecture thinks about racism upon the spirit via the ghosts in popular places like: enslavers and enslaved people on rural estates; Black wo/men disembodied by UK immigration policy; and the residue of slave-based wealth in today’s pubs and British rail? Ghosts.

Speaker Bio:

Tré Ventour-Griffiths is a disabled freelance historian-sociologist, creative writer and Black history consultant with interests in place history, real and imagined hauntings, pop culture, and violence: from the overt to the institutional. He just submitted his PhD: a creative writing project that combines UK Black regional history with nonfiction to tell a Black Caribbean folk history of Northants. Beyond his PhD, Tré examines the ways Black Britain is haunted by afterlives of the British Empire, including the slave-based wealth etched into many heritage sites romanticised in period dramas, like Jane Austen screen adaptations. Much of his other work looks into the history, questions of identity, and social commentaries, in UK-US film and television. He has written and presented on texts like Marvel, Star Trek, horror, and period dramas, from Call the Midwife to Bridgerton. As a travelling scholar-creative, Tré writes on Substack as The Avid Pedestrian.

Website: https://treventour.com

Writing + More: https://linktr.ee/treventoured

Curated & Hosted By:

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

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

Drawing ghosts – a workshop with Sian Ellis – Zoom

Drawing ghosts – a workshop

An online workshop with Illustrator Sian Ellis in which participants will learn how to draw ghosts. Whether cartoonish, cute, terrifying or ominous we’ll cover all the basics of how to capture a spirit in visual form. In this workshop we will study examples of ghosts in art throughout history before creating a hand-drawn haunted illustration of our own. Sian is an award-winning illustrator based in Sheffield and known for her playful ghost illustrations. She is the creator of the quarterly zine ‘Tell the Bees’ a catalogue of tales from folklore, fiction and history. Each zine is themed from Folklore in Film to Britain’s Weirdest ghosts. She also creates detailed maps and zines of geographical areas illustrated with local folklore, ghost stories and strange places which have been featured on the BBC and The Week Junior.

Artist Bio:

Sian Ellis is a Sheffield-based illustrator and mural artist known for her bold, playful, and highly distinctive visual style. A self-taught artist who describes herself as “just a northern lass who hasn’t stopped drawing and painting for 30 years,” Ellis has built a vibrant career producing illustrations, murals, and graphic artwork for businesses, organisations, and creative spaces across the United Kingdom.

Her client list includes well-known names such as Barker and Stonehouse, Brewpoint Brewery, Jersey Zoo, Whirlow Hall Farm, Yellow Arch Studios, and Pieminister. Through these collaborations she has created a wide range of commissioned works, including mural paintings, window displays, event posters, article illustrations, flyers, social media graphics, book illustrations, and illustrated signage.

Ellis’s work is characterised by strong lines, intricate hand-drawn details, and vibrant digital colouring. Her pieces often combine humour, storytelling, and a lively sense of character, resulting in artworks that are both visually striking and immediately recognisable.

Alongside her commissioned work, Ellis also produces a collection of artist prints, jewellery, and small objects d’art. Each design begins as a hand-drawn illustration—often rendered in meticulous detail—before being digitally coloured and prepared for print. These works are available through her online shop and at independent markets and stockists across the UK.

Ellis remains enthusiastic about new commissions and collaborations, and welcomes enquiries from individuals, businesses, and organisations interested in creating bold and playful visual projects.

Curated & Hosted By:

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

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

Spirit of Creativity – Zara Waldeback – Zoom

5. Spirit of Creativity

The fifth instalment of Fey’s Shadow Salon is where we’re putting our knowledge of the Unseen to the test. Having traversed the Unconscious, studied the psi and the psychedelic, and analyzed the ancient oracle, we’ll see how we can practically and personally channel the Unseen via the creative process.

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Inspiration creates Life. In many languages, including English, the word “inspiration” relates to being breathed upon by the Spirits, a process that animates the moment. There are many ways to be inspired, and in this talk, you will experience ways to listen and relate to creativity beyond the human self.

To engage with creative processes – whether artistic, scientific or structural – is to engage with life. It can help us to remember that there is more to a project than our own minds see and what we think we know. Opening beyond our human self, our senses become alive and attuned and creativity becomes both a living process and a process aligned with life. We become willing and wise partners, knowing there is a bigger picture waiting to be revealed, as we learn to listen and open ourselves to genius (stemming from “Genie” or “Jinni”, a guardian deity or Spirit who guides and governs us through life).

When we connect with Spirits and invite them to be a conscious part of creation, a greater story comes to life. It becomes a vibrant process, starting with a question and a meeting, then weaving through the unchartered territories of imagination, that meeting place between human and unseen, where inspiration takes us beyond our own ideas.

In the animistic worldview, stories are alive and inspirited. They are containers of sacred wisdom and living meaning. Stories from Nature can allow us to listen to voices beyond the human and live in a way that respects all life. When we are willing to listen with connection rather than control, Stories help us to find our way.

This talk will be partly experiential and include writing and meditative exercises. Please bring pen and paper, a candle and matches.

Speaker Bio

Zara Waldeback began as a screenwriter, filmmaker and teacher, specialising in creativity. Born in Sweden, she lived for 30 years in the UK, working as Senior Lecturer at London College of Music and Media. She established an MA in Creative Screenwriting and researched music and sound as the unconscious of cinema. She has published two books about writing: Writing for the Screen and The Creative Screenwriter.

In 2006 she stepped consciously onto a spiritual path and has for over 20 years been actively exploring how creativity and Spirit can dance with each other. In 2022, she developed the Writing with Soul programme, to offer simple inspiring ways for people without a Spirit practice to learn to listen to hidden voices, inside and out. Over the years she has facilitated many events exploring the intersection between the unseen and human words, such as Stories of the Earth at Schumacher College, Spirit fairy tales at a shamanic conference in Dorset, animistic presentations for the Earth Rights international conference in Sweden, and ceremonies for Aurora Nature and Spirit conferences in Italy.

Together with her partner Jonathan Horwitz of Scandinavian Center for Shamanic Studies, she runs Åsbacka, a small retreat center in southern Sweden. Here they teach shamanism both in person and online. She is also engaged in the Rights of Nature movement, encouraging people to listen to the Living World. She offers her services as creative mentor for those who want to bring the Voices of more-than-human Nature to human ears, and help us remember that we are all in this together.

LINKS: https://www.shamanism.dk/about-zara  and  https://www.writingwithsoul.org/

Hosted and Curated by:

Fey, a mediator between the otherworldly and the mundane. Outside of the salon (Ada Kałużna), a researcher with interest in philosophy of mind, psychedelic experience and the extraordinary Past scientific officer at the Beckley Foundation. Community-builder and traveler.

LINK: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ada_Kaluzna2

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

 

Fey’s Shadow Salon – a lecture series where we explore the elusive, chart the intangible, and investigate the invisible. Come around as we initiate the first season of the Salon, the Study of the Unseen, on the eclipse of 3rd March and stay for the ride through labyrinths of the human psyche, from the seven circles of the Jungian unconscious, to the psychedelic fountains of creativity, to the tall peaks of imagination where the ancient Spirits dwell.

1. “Books of Visions”: Jung, Dante, and the Making of the Red Book – 3 Mar 2026

2. Psychedelics as Catalysts of Creativity – 30 April 2026

3. Dreams of Death: Navigating States of Dazzling Darkness – 14 May 2026

4. The I Ching Oracle – 28 May 2026

5. Spirit of Creativity – 28 July 2026

 

 

Live from Norway: Celebrate the 17th of May! – Live Stream with Lena Brennand

Live from Norway: Celebrate the 17th of May! 🇳🇴Join us for a joyful live-stream celebration of Norway’s Constitution Day (17. mai) — a day filled with music, flags, laughter, and the unmistakable spirit of Norwegian tradition.

From the sound of marching bands and children’s parades to the sight of bunads, waving flags, and festive streets, this special broadcast invites you to experience the heart of Norway’s most beloved national celebration — wherever you are in the world.

Expect stories about the history and meaning of 17. mai, glimpses of the celebrations across Norway, traditional songs, and the warm atmosphere that makes this day so unique. Whether you are Norwegian, have Norwegian roots, or simply love Nordic culture, this livestream will bring the celebration straight to you.

What to expect

  • A look at Norway’s most cherished national traditions
  • Music, flags, and festive atmosphere
  • Stories from Norwegian history and culture
  • A chance to celebrate together across borders

So put on something red, white, and blue, pour yourself a cup of coffee (or perhaps a glass of bubbly), and join us as we celebrate Norway’s birthday — live!

Hurra for 17. mai!

Hosted by:

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

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

The British Cemetery with Dr Roger Bowdler – LIVE

Please note this is NOT a ZOOM Lecture but an in person lecture. Tickets include a complimentary glass of Devil’s Botany Chocolate Absinthe. Doors open at 6:30pm and talk starts at 7pm

The British Cemetery with Dr Roger Bowdler

Cemeteries replaced overfilled urban graveyards in the late Georgian period and flourished under the Victorians. The gloomy business of body disposal gave way to landscapes celebrating the dead. This talk looks at some of the stranger monuments which were erected, ranging from the grandest bronze statues to great big lumps of raw granite; from abstract sculptures by Barbara Hepworth to a weird marble Druid.

With Brent Elliott, Roger Bowdler has written the biggest survey of British cemeteries published to date. There are acres and acres of mass-produced tombstones but every so often something strange comes along. These discoveries will be shared and spirits lifted in an illustrated talk celebrating these gardens for the dead.

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The Absinthe Parlour at The Last Tuesday Society is London’s best award-winning alternative cocktail bar hidden within The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. A drinker’s cabinet of wonder filled curious cocktails & extraordinary elixirs —The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour is truly a hidden treasure of East London. Opened by collectors, drinks historians & absinthe experts — Allison Crawbuck (Brooklyn) & Rhys Everett (London) in 2016, the duo bring with them a shared passion for the mysterious world of spirits & the macabre.

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Devil’s Botany is the UK’s first absinthe distillery, founded by Directors of The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour. Celebrating spirit’s connection to art, literature, magic & mixology, Devil’s Botany is unleashing the future of absinthe with bold expressions for the adventurous drinkers of today.

The venue opens at 18:30. Doors will close at 19:00 to avoid disrupting the speaker. We kindly ask that all guests arrive before 19:00. Refunds are not possible for in person events with less than seven days notice in any circumstances.

Magick: Decoding the Visual Culture of Sorcery with Thomas Waters

Please note this is NOT a ZOOM Lecture but an in person lecture. Tickets include a complimentary glass of Devil’s Botany Chocolate Absinthe. Doors open at 6:30pm and talk starts at 7pm

Magick: Decoding the Visual Culture of Sorcery, Illusion and the Paranormal with Thomas Waters

Join Thomas Waters for an illustrated talk to celebrate the publication of his new book Magick: Decoding the visual culture of sorcery, illusion and the paranormal.Combining powerful imagery of artworks and ritual objects with insightful analysis and expertly written text, Magick tells the visual story of the magical arts.

Magic appears in every era and culture, from 30,000-year-old wands unearthed in Wales to talismanic daggers of India and the horseshoe charms still worn across Europe. This eye-opening book explores the rich visual and material culture of magic in all its diversity and power, from personal superstitions and protective marks to cunning folk, enchanted grottoes, mystical spellbooks and secret ceremonies.

After a concise introduction that outlines what we mean by ‘magic’, the author investigates the magical arts in three broad sections: Low Magic, High Magic and Alternative Magic. Each section reveals not only the practices themselves but how magicians and ritual specialists have shaped society across time.

Spellbinding images of grimoires, spirit beings, esoteric diagrams and evocative artefacts amulets, crystals, magic mirrors and more bring these traditions to life, their symbolism decoded in vivid detail. Key magicians, rituals and enchanted landscapes are also profiled.

Readers will discover how everyday magic worked in pre-industrial Europe, what a visit to a cunning-woman or wise-man entailed, and how mesmerists, mediums and other modern practitioners forged new magical traditions. Wide-ranging and accessible, this book traces the evolution of magic from ancient worlds through the ages of science and technology to today’s landscape of intuition, doublethink and conspiracy.

Thomas Waters is a lecturer in History at Imperial College London and author of Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times (2019) along with numerous articles about the history of witchcraft and magic. He read History at the University of Leeds and Oxford, and has been researching and teaching about the history of magic for over twenty years in universities and the wider community.

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The Absinthe Parlour at The Last Tuesday Society is London’s best award-winning alternative cocktail bar hidden within The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities. A drinker’s cabinet of wonder filled curious cocktails & extraordinary elixirs —The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour is truly a hidden treasure of East London. Opened by collectors, drinks historians & absinthe experts — Allison Crawbuck (Brooklyn) & Rhys Everett (London) in 2016, the duo bring with them a shared passion for the mysterious world of spirits & the macabre.

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Devil’s Botany is the UK’s first absinthe distillery, founded by Directors of The Last Tuesday Society’s Absinthe Parlour. Celebrating spirit’s connection to art, literature, magic & mixology, Devil’s Botany is unleashing the future of absinthe with bold expressions for the adventurous drinkers of today.

The venue opens at 18:30. Doors will close at 19:00 to avoid disrupting the speaker. We kindly ask that all guests arrive before 19:00. Refunds are not possible for in person events with less than seven days notice in any circumstances.