Stories
- Article
Dynamo on the past, present and future of magic
The magician takes a tour and shares stories of history and inspiration.
- 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.
- 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.
Catalogue
- Books
Spellbound : magic, ritual and witchcraft / Sophie Page, Marina Wallace, Owen Davies, Malcolm Gaskill, Ceri Houlbrook.
Page, Sophie, 1972-Date: 2018- Archives and manuscripts
Christophorus Parisiensis
Parisiensis, ChristophorusDate: Late 16th century - early 17th centuryReference: MSS.192-193- Pictures
Exotic birds in their natural habitats. Coloured magic lantern slides.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 755098i- Books
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The discoverie of witchcraft ... Being a reprint of the first edition published in 1584 / by Reginald Scot ; Edited with explanatory notes, glossary and introduction by Brinsley Nicholson.
Scot Reginald, 1538?-1599.Date: 1886- Books
Magico-medical means of treating ghost-induced illnesses in ancient Mesopotamia / by JoAnn Scurlock.
Scurlock, Jo Ann, 1953-Date: 2006