Stories
- Article
Dynamo on the past, present and future of magic
The magician takes a tour and shares stories of history and inspiration.
- Book extract
The history of brainwashing
Is it possible to control what other people think? In this abridged extract from his book ‘Brainwashed’, psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick offers us a new history of thought control.
- Article
A history of mindfulness
Matt Drage questions how an ancient religious practice became a secular cure for stress.
- Article
Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
Catalogue
- Books
Magic in the cloister : pious motives, illicit interests, and occult approaches to the medieval universe / Sophie Page.
Page, Sophie, 1972-Date: [2013]- Books
Magic and superstition in Europe : a concise history from antiquity to the present / Michael D. Bailey.
Bailey, Michael David, 1971-Date: [2007], ©2007- Books
Magic and religion : their relevance for the history of medicine / by John Middleton.
Middleton, John, 1921-2009.Date: 1991
- Ephemera
- Online
Magic through the ages : oriental magic / presented by Rupert Howard.
Howard, Rupert.Date: [1930?]- Books
Unlocked books : manuscripts of learned magic in the medieval libraries of Central Europe / Benedek Láng.
Láng, Benedek, 1974-Date: [2008], ©2008
