Stories
- In pictures
Fake news in the 17th century
An uncanny resemblance to today’s Twitter tiffs characterises a 17th-century argument about demons. Read what happened when the printing presses went into overdrive.
- Article
Eels and feels
For Georgian Londoners, the allure of electric animals was both intellectual and sensual.
- Article
Titans in the landscape
- Book extract
The psychology of Ouija
Explore the science behind table tilting and Ouija boards, and discover how the unscrupulous still make money from exploiting the ‘ideomotor’ effect.
Catalogue
- Books
Occult London / Merlin Coverley.
Coverley, MerlinDate: 2008- Books
Occult science in medicine / [Franz Hartmann].
Hartmann, Franz, 1838-1912.Date: 1893- Books
- Online
Occult science in medicine / by Franz Hartmann.
Hartmann, Franz, 1838-1912.Date: 1893- Books
Occult and scientific mentalities in the Renaissance / edited by Brian Vickers.
Date: 1984- Books
Occult Paris : the lost magic of the Belle Époque / Tobias Churton.
Churton, Tobias, 1960-Date: [2016]