Episode 42: A LIVERPOOL CUNNING MAN AND HIS MAGICAL MANUAL. A conference lecture by Daniel Harms5/16/2018 
This guest talk was recorded at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic's Ritual Magic conference in May 2018.
Listen FREE on the player below. William Dawson Bellhouse (1814-1870) was many things - magician, surgeon and galvanist to name but three. His personal magical workbook, the survival of which is uncommon among 19th century cunning folk, is now in the collection of the New York Public Library. The book provides a window into Bellhouse's methods, derived from both popular tradition and printed works including the Heptameron and the works of Agrippa. Its contents provide us with insights into the spiritual toolkit of a practitioner of ritual magic working at the time. Find out more about Dan on our Guests pagehere. An episode transcript of this episode will be made available to all Patreon supporters. To access this or sign up to support the podcast and get rewards, please click here.
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This episode of the Folklore Podcast is the first featuring expert presentations from the Hidden Charms 2 conference in Salisbury - a conference organised by Brian Hoggard of the Apotropaios website with John Billingsley and Jeremy Harte. The conference featured a day of talks on protection magic, charms, concealed apotropaic objects and similar themes.
In this talk, "Witch Bottles - Findings from the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic" - collections researcher and museum manager Dr Peter Hewitt discusses some of the bottles held at the museum, and argues that we may use folklore to help to decode the meanings that these bottles have for us in the modern world. Dr Hewitt suggests that their uses were far more varied than just as protective devices. Listen to this episode FREE on the player below. To download the Powerpoint which accompanied this talk in pdf format, please visit the Episode Resources Page To read Dr Peter Hewitt's biography, please visit the Guests Page To access an episode transcript for this episode and earn other rewards, please visit the Folklore Podcast Patreon Page |
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