Halloween conference more detail on the speakers

More details of Halloween Conference speakers, October 15 2016...

Here is a brief outline of a talk to be given on the day by Tommy Kuusela who is a PhD Candidate in History of Religions from Stockholm University.

How to learn magic by going on a year walk

Year walk was a complex form of divination in Swedish folk tradition that could be used for predicting events for the coming year.  The year walker was supposed to be not locked up in a dark room without speaking to anyone nor taste any food or drink.  At midnight he or she walked to the parish church (or a cluster of different churches), circled it three times (or more) and entered a liminal stage where supernatural beings could appear and challenge the year walker, not least a terrible ghost pig called Gloson or the dead. If he or she managed these tests, glimpses of the future could appear, either in vision or by sounds which could give a glimpse of what would happen in the community during the next year.  He or she could also learn magic or acquire a black book of spells. The methods could vary widely regionally. In this paper I will concentrate on the magical aspects of year walk and give examples from the Swedish folklore archives where the goal of the walker is to become cunning or gain a magical object.

Day of Talks on Halloween Past & Present

To celebrate the 2016 exhibition Glitter & Gravedust

October 15 2016

at The Wellington Hotel, Boscastle, Cornwall 

10am - 4.30pm 

+ Evening entertainment from 8pm 

Tickets £25

Price includes admission to conference, admission to evening social event and entertainment (drinks not included!), as well as entry to the Museum on Saturday or Sunday.

Places are limited and pre-payment is essential to book your place.

Ways to pay:

By paypal.  Our paypal account is: museumwitchcraft@aol.com

Please put ‘Halloween’ as a reference.

By card: phone the Museum on 01840 250 111 and complete the transaction using a credit or debit card.

By cash: pop into the Museum and pay at the counter

By cheque: send a cheque made payable to Museum of Witchcraft to our address: the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, the Harbour, Boscastle, PL35 0HD.

Any issues, email the Museum: museumwitchcraft@aol.com

We recommend that attendees book their rooms directly with the Wellington.  http://wellingtonhotelboscastle.com/