The Enquiring Eye: Issue 12

The Enquiring Eye · Issue 12
Museum of Witchcraft and Magic
Autumn 2024
Journal · Illustrated periodical

The Enquiring Eye is the journal of the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, presenting research into magical practice, witchcraft, and the occult across historical and contemporary contexts. Each issue brings together a range of voices, from independent researchers to established authors, offering perspectives that move between folklore, lived practice, and cultural study.The Enquiring Eye is a museum journal that aims to showcase a wide range of research into all aspects of magical practise, witchcraft and the occult.

Cover:

X-ray of a witchbottle from Greenwich Photo by Alan Massey)

Contents:
Editorial by Rupert White
Articles:
A Froome with a View: Loan to Canada - Joyce Froome
Witch-bottles: A re-appraisal - Brian Hoggard
Celia Penney and her Magic Box pt1 -Melissa Seims
Away with the Fairies: Changeling Beliefs in Cornwall and Ireland - Rupert White
Investigating the Great British Operation 'Cone of Power' - Vikki Bramshaw
Glastonbury's Chalice Well: It's History and Legends - James Rattue
Brownie's Progress: From the Lowlands to the New World - Simon Young
Mirrors, Reflections and Spirit - Helen Cornish
Vodoun in Benin: Sakpata - Louise Fenton and Adam Kissira
Anecdotes of Fairy Doctors - Dr Robert Cane 1855)
Remembering Tony 'Doc' Shiels - A. Nother Pellar

Interview:
Melissa Seims on Wicca, the Wica and Charles Clark