tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119698832024-03-13T20:02:30.677+00:00Museum of Witchcraft DiaryThe Museum is currently rated in the top three visitor attractions in Cornwall by Tripadvisor. Come visit us and find out why we're so popular!"Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.comBlogger1056125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-49392280936788190132016-06-15T15:09:00.000+01:002019-02-24T18:13:48.481+00:00Owls swoop into the Harbour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the Pagan Federation Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly Conference in March we all admired the metal owls made by Rory te Tigo, sculptor, artist and instrument maker (and all round lovely person!) from St. Just in Cornwall. The owls were a hit with us all, Joyce even bought two of them at the PF do! To find out more about Rory and his work see: <a href="http://www.rorytetigo.co.uk/">http://www.rorytetigo.co.uk/</a><br />
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Judith and Peter spent a while chatting with Rory while we were there the result of which is the creation of two fabulous large owls to hover in Hannah's office window. As Rory said as part of our discussions, <i>"Owls are magical animals but also have popular associations with magic thanks to Harry Potter". </i><br />
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Smaller versions of the owls are available to buy from the shop and online shop. <br />
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The next step in this master plan? To have a spotlight put above them so that they can seen at night...<br />
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Here they are (they are hard to photograph in the space but we did our best!)<br />
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<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-27132321427790221032016-06-13T09:51:00.000+01:002016-06-13T09:51:30.440+01:00Poster of the Week Two...These posters were designed for the Museum by students at the University of Wolverhampton. We're going to showcase them all online (and in the Museum) and then ask people to vote for their favourite (it will be a tough decision!)<br />
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This poster was designed by Mary Philips.<br />
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Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-35549305141672838382016-06-12T11:51:00.000+01:002016-06-12T11:51:59.968+01:00Mystery herbs appear outside the MuseumFor several years, the Museum has had a herb garden in front called "Joan's Garden". We regularly add new plants, water, weed and dead head it to keep it looking good. A couple of weeks ago some new herbs appeared in the planter outside. Peter assumed Judith had planted them, Judith assumed Peter had planted them but it turns out none of the Museum staff had planted them! They were a rather sickly looking Basil plant and an emaciated Parsley plant. They are now both thriving. Strange, kind things like this seem to be part and parcel of working at a Witchcraft Museum! Thanks to the mystery person who added to our herb garden.<br />
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<i>Above: the mystery mint in the foreground next to the lemonbalm we planted.</i></div>
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<a href="https://grahamslongwalk.wordpress.com/">https://grahamslongwalk.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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On a slightly older section of Graham's blog there is an interesting bit on witchcraft on Scotland...<br />
<a href="https://grahamslongwalk.wordpress.com/2016/06/04/the-place-of-the-witch/">https://grahamslongwalk.wordpress.com/2016/06/04/the-place-of-the-witch/</a><br />
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<i>Above: Simon Costin (Museum Director) with Graham (on the right).</i></div>
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And a Welsh Fan (photographed below).<br />
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This is the second year that the Museum has hosted Straw Art Days, they are very popular, informal and fun. </div>
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Saturday September 10th, upstairs room at the National Trust Visitor's Centre, Boscastle (next door to the Museum)</div>
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Tickets £20 per person.</div>
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To book: email Judith at the Museum museumwitchcraft@aol.com or phone 01840 250111.<br />
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Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-45157975979178403962016-06-11T11:15:00.000+01:002016-06-11T11:15:27.975+01:00Black Pullet "iron on" badgesArguably, one of the most interesting displays in the Museum is the collection of talismans which were created by Mrs A Dodsworth based on the 18th century book or grimoire "The Black Pullet". They have been in the Museum since the 1960s and are now displayed near herbs and healing on the way to the wise woman's cottage (see photo below).<br />
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The black design is said to <i>"give discernment for the good or bad intentions of any person"</i> while the yellow design is said to<i> "endow the possessor with every virtue and talent as well as a desire to do good". </i></div>
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<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-1879974671026217762016-06-11T11:13:00.001+01:002016-06-11T11:13:20.666+01:00Article about the Museum on Wiccan Rede websiteMany thanks to Morgana for the great write up!<br />
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The Museum has a lot of Wiccan items, Gerald Gardner was involved in the Museum in the early days as its "resident witch". Here he is photographed outside the Witch's Mill (the Museum's name when it was on the Isle of Man).<br />
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<i>Above: this painting is in our Modern Witchcraft gallery. It shows Gerald Gardner. It was painted by Lisa Berkshire.</i></div>
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New t-shirts have arrived and they look great!<br />
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They are £10 each with sizes from S to XXL. We recommend that you order yours now as they are a limited run and are already selling faster than a dalmation/collie cross on acid!<br />
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Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-67398278983506252872016-06-06T12:22:00.000+01:002016-06-06T12:22:25.818+01:00Guided walk from the Museum July 6th<div class="MsoNormal">
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Stitches and more...Experience Boscastle in a unique way and spot things you've
never seen before! Steve is a very charismatic
guide and talks about folklore with enthusiasm and knowledge. It will be a walk to remember. Pay on the day £7 (including a visit to the
Museum). Meet outside the Museum at 2pm.</div>
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Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-22037436667573082662016-06-06T11:21:00.002+01:002016-06-10T14:29:22.305+01:00Poster of the WeekDr. Louise Fenton, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication at the University of Wolverhampton has been visiting the Museum for many years, she is a Friend of the Museum and has spent a lot of time researching the poppets in the Museum's collection. Her research will be published next year by Troy Books.<br />
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She recently visited the Museum and dropped off some wonderful posters that her students had created for the Museum. We thought they were amazing but we can't decide which we like the most. They are all going to go on display in the Museum (on the stairs near Joan's cottage) so visitors can see them. We are going to put one a week on the blog from now on and then ask people to tell us their favourite in a few weeks time. We were thinking that the winning poster design could be made into a poster for sale in the Museum shop.</div>
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Here is poster number one by Ricky Bruce...</div>
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Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-4386181605097203852016-06-06T10:37:00.000+01:002016-06-06T10:37:16.535+01:00New advert in Pagan DawnNice to see our new advert in the Beltane edition of Pagan Dawn, thanks as always to the Pagan Federation for their support of the Museum.<br />
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<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-21317712344131817132016-06-06T10:36:00.001+01:002016-06-06T14:50:53.880+01:00Halloween Day of Talks more detail on the speakers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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mainly on Egyptian sources. Was Halloween celebrated in the most ancient of all
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<i><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"The first day of this month then is special and set aside to a god
that may be obscure but no less interesting for that. This is the time of
Nehebkau. Like many Egyptian gods, it can sometimes be difficult to decide
whether he be god or demon. It’a as well to remind ourselves that all Egyptian
gods, like the elements, can have their unpleasant side. Nehebkau is a serpent
divinity with an alarming resemblance to that most chaotic of entities,
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Tickets are selling well, remember pre-booking and payment for this is essential! We also have a Facebook event site so you can tell people you are coming/recommend it to your FB friends.<br />
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By paypal. Our paypal
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By card: phone the Museum on 01840250111 and complete the transaction
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<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-42982166659256840402016-06-06T10:32:00.000+01:002016-06-09T13:07:01.834+01:00Persecution MemorialIn 2015, the Persecution display was refurbished and extended. It now includes a timeline overview of "Witchcraft, Magic and the Law" from the ancient world to the present day (almost - 2008!), a display on the power of print and significant texts on witchcraft, a look at the Pendle Case in detail and an exploration of trials (including the weighing chair). <br />
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The focal point of the display is the mannequin, the faceless, nameless victim of persecution. It is a woman (although many cases involved men) but represents all those who were victimised and silenced (she is wearing a scold's bridle).<br />
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For a long time, the Museum has displayed a list of those who died. Not a comprehensive list (so many names and cases are unknown) but a significant number of names, places and dates associated with persecution. We wanted to retain this (and it is still on display) but we also wanted to extend it to include more detail of some cases when that detail is known.<br />
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We wanted this to feel like a memorial, we imagined this mannequin representing these people when they were incarcerated, writing graffiti on their cell wall about their case. The figure would no longer be nameless but the visitor could use them to project different stories onto. What led them to being chained in this way? These accounts give us some idea. We wanted the display to feel personal, to include women and men, to span as wide a period as possible and to include information from accusations and confessions. <br />
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At our recent May Event, attendees were asked if they would write a memorial based on research done by the Museum team. Many people took us up on this offer and contributed their time, energy and love to making this memorial. The handwritten texts convey the individuality of each person accused and also the individuality and perspective of the person who wrote it. It is a symbolic link between witchcraft in the past and the present. <br />
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Here are some of the cases which appear in the display, they had to be shortened for space (books have been written on some of these cases so we make no claims to have written comprehensive histories in a couple of sentences!) For a full look, best to visit the Museum!</div>
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<b> Petronilla de Meath <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Dame Alice Kyteler
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Flogged and burnt at
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Died of pneumonia,
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Dartmouth, 1602.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-6647601395164737472016-06-05T15:48:00.000+01:002016-06-05T15:48:20.078+01:00Joan's cottage CD can now be bought onlineLast year, the soundtrack to Joan's cottage was changed. The previous one had been playing for around ten years and when Gemma Gary and Jane Cox (of Troy Books) and Steve Patterson (folklorist and author of Cecil Williamson's book of Witchcraft) suggested a new recording we were happy to see what they produced. The new soundtrack is first rate and played for most of last season incorporating many West Country charms as well words of wisdom and advice from Joan. <br />
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You can now buy the soundtrack (complete with original music) from the Museum's online shop for £10. It comes with lots of information and runs for around half an hour. Our thanks to everyone involved in this project.<br />
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<a href="http://www.museumofwitchcraft.com/shop/gb/music/335-joan-s-cottage-spells-charms.html">http://www.museumofwitchcraft.com/shop/gb/music/335-joan-s-cottage-spells-charms.html</a><br />
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<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-779064273353856302016-06-05T15:42:00.000+01:002016-06-05T15:42:11.545+01:00New visitors comments on board outside the MuseumThe sun has been shining so much recently that the visitor comments were starting to fade so we put some new ones up outside. Here is a selection...<br />
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<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-70294146894783444232016-06-04T14:56:00.001+01:002016-06-04T14:56:47.628+01:00Season of the Witch campaign This article includes a contribution from Simon Costin, the Director of the Museum and also features images of his set design for Comme des Garcons.<br />
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The gallery includes images from the Museum:<br />
<a href="http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/gallery/21979/4/season-of-the-witch">http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/gallery/21979/4/season-of-the-witch</a>Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-27943801686867322942016-06-04T14:54:00.000+01:002016-06-04T14:54:27.355+01:00Dogs love Cornwall (and the Museum!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Museum welcomes well behaved dogs on leads and appears in this month's "Dogs love Cornwall" feature of Cornwall Living magazine (pictured above).<br />
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Tom, the Museum dog cast his eye over the magazine for us. He doesn't look that impressed but he does love Cornwall (and the Museum!)<br />
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<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-12911126108369631772016-06-04T11:55:00.001+01:002016-06-04T17:11:10.417+01:00Conference in London on "Satanic Abuse Scare"<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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satanic, large-scale ritual child abusers. Definitively disproven by a thorough
government-funded investigation, the scare is nonetheless of significance for
understanding new religious movements, British society and ideas about
Paganism. Tonight’s conference revisits the scare with first-hand accounts of
what it was like for Pagans, and then how it ended after researchers and
investigative journalism got involved.
The preceding wine reception will include an exhibition of periodicals
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Prudence Jones, former president of the Pagan Federation,
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Phil Hine Co-founder and co-editor of Pagan News in the
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Amanda van Eck Associate Director of Inform, a doctoral
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Rosie Waterhouse Director of the MA in Investigative
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Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-27384859313916933952016-06-04T10:19:00.004+01:002016-06-04T10:19:49.025+01:00Folklore Tapes project<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week David Chatton Barker, Sam Mcloughlin and Ian Humberstone undertook a research/artistic residency at the Museum. Working under the name Folklore Tapes - an open ended <span style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">research
project, music, spoken word and visual art collective - David, Sam and Ian seek to ‘bring the
nation’s folk record to life, [and] to rekindle interest in the treasure trove of
traditional culture by finding new forms for its expression.’</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Since performing a work about the folklorist Theo Brown at the <i>Women In Print: Witchcraft and the Popular Press 1920-1999</i> event in April last year, the Museum has been keen to work with them and now that time has arrived. After exploring the object stores, museum displays, library and archives, the chaps produced art works, field recordings and musical responses to spaces within the Museum in what will be a coherent meditation on the richness and variety of the Museum and on magical practice in the area. Below are a few teaser images, interspersed with examples of their previous work. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">The project will manifest in live performances, films, a magazine, and a release full to the brim with sympathetic, intense and thought provoking responses to this wonderful collection...</span></span><br />
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For more information go to <a href="http://www.folkloretapes.co.uk/">www.folkloretapes.co.uk</a>. Of special interest is their recent <i>Rituals and Practices </i>release, focusing on Devon. <a href="http://www.folkloretapes.co.uk/product/devon-folklore-tapes-vol-iv-rituals-practices">http://www.folkloretapes.co.uk/product/devon-folklore-tapes-vol-iv-rituals-practices</a></div>
<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-37721450612600277492016-06-03T17:52:00.002+01:002016-06-04T11:56:02.522+01:00Museum open by candlelit tonight!Come and experience the wonderful atmosphere of the Museum at night. Open from 8-11pm (last entry at 10.30pm) on Saturday 4th June. No need to book, just pay on the door as usual and enjoy!Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-11182142917420820992016-06-03T14:49:00.000+01:002016-06-03T14:49:03.497+01:00Wonderful witch's long lost sister?We recently received a donation of a rather wonderful witch. Here she is welcoming visitors to the Museum...<br />
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Many thanks to Gillian Nott for this photo.Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-31554155287327326302016-06-03T11:40:00.000+01:002016-06-11T12:05:15.716+01:00Great photos of the MuseumCarol Keith, a Friend of the Museum, recently spent a few days in Boscastle. She took several photos during her time here and she recently shared some particularly atmospheric ones with us! Take a look.<br />
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<i>Above: Brownie Pate section in the Modern Witchcraft gallery.</i></div>
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<i>Above: our display of ouija/spirit boards.</i></div>
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<i>Above: the iconography of a witch: the cat, the hat, the broom and the cauldron from the Images of Witchcraft display.</i></div>
<br />Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-84970211421290387432016-06-03T11:16:00.002+01:002016-06-03T11:16:55.083+01:00Questions from the Pagan Writers CommunityA few weeks ago, we were asked a series of thoughtful questions by the Pagan Writer's Community (via Mario Woolley), The questions and answers can now be read online: <br />
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We hope to see many of their readers here soon!Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-66907098501019373482016-06-03T11:06:00.000+01:002016-06-03T11:06:51.150+01:00Coloured thread folk magic donation<div class="MsoNormal">
Friend of the Museum John Byrne recently kindly donated a collection
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Drawing on Lancashire’s long history of folk magic, John’s magical tools are inspired
by traditional rowan crosses bound with red thread, but they also explore the
significance of other woods such as elder and apple, together with various different
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see how our supporters rework and revitalise the magic represented in our
collection, and we are very grateful to John and everyone who helps to keep the
Museum somewhere living and evolving.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Museum of Witchcrafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388555328058169210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11969883.post-63063439319478712292016-06-02T13:53:00.006+01:002016-06-02T13:54:07.237+01:00Horse brass of Boscastle now availableThe Museum now stocks these charming Boscastle horse brasses - based on a traditional design,,,<br />
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They are available from the online shop <a href="http://www.museumofwitchcraft.com/shop/gb/wonderful-witchy-wares/333-witch-horse-brass.html">http://www.museumofwitchcraft.com/shop/gb/wonderful-witchy-wares/333-witch-horse-brass.html</a> and from the Museum.<br />
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