mysticism
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The Druids’ Search for Light Collection #2
Today we return to Cumbria where the Druids have always had a large presence albeit virtually unknown until now. Once upon a time there were many monuments dotted around the Lake District as well as across the north western coastlines. We have been told that today some are well hidden and some have disappeared entirely.…
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The Importance of Cards During the Victorian Era Collection #9
The occult triangle has many meanings depending on which esoteric discipline you’re reading about, of which there are thousands. With these particular cards, which were carried by practitioners of white magick (essentially ‘postitive magic’), they were used for protection against three very specific threats: practitioners of black magick (negative magic), invisible poisons (understood to be…
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The Importance of Cards During the Victorian Era Collection #8
Since starting this project, we’ve found ourselves inundated with private collectors asking for our opinion on certain objects, collectables and photographs. We are extremely grateful to those people and, resources permitting, we will try to help any which way we can. These card illustrations were sent to us after the collector noticed a likeness to…
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Asylum Artwork by Noah Tar Collection #3
You may remember that back in June we looked at the tragic circumstances surrounding Noah Tar’s death. The ruling was suicide which was patently absurd. However, short of getting permission to dig up his remains to carry out a forensic investigation, we can’t officially prove the real cause of his death. Out of respect for…
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The Druids’ Search for Light Collection #1
Shortly after we posted the first collection of the Siblings of Saint Rupert, an anonymous collector contacted us. They told us about some photographs which they’d inherited from their late father who, in turn, inherited them from their father etcetera, spanning back several generations. We asked for digital copies for analysis and, once received, we…
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The Importance of Cards During the Victorian Era Collection #7
As promised, here are some more ‘cursed cards’ from this particular collection. As we research these more and more, we’re learning that anyone who used these cards for casting spells ended up either dead, destitute or diseased. While we don’t entertain pseudoscience and superstition at the Fellowship, we do find the backstories fascinating. We are…
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The Siblings of Saint Rupert Collection #4
Today we have curated a nice slab of the Victorian Gothic. We now know that the Siblings of Saint Rupert spread from the south of England to the north. It was written on the back of image #8: “As we embrace Saint Rupert and spread His darkness across the land, more and more children flock…
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The Convent Collection #2
Prior to the arrival of the new Abbess, the nuns at the convent lived relatively peaceful, monastic lives. Their days were filled with ascetic practice, song, worship and contemplative meditation. When the new Abbess arrived, all of this began to change; subtly at first and then drastically. Notes made by local observers suggest that the…
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Asylum Artwork by Noah Tar Collection #2
Today we present to you more artwork by Noah Tar. We find them to be equally disturbing and beautiful. The complexity is alluring. I have personally stared at photograph #10 for hours, trying to work out the relationship between the circles and symbols. And then there’s those mysterious scribbles… I can’t help but think that…
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The Importance of Cards During the Victorian Era Collection #5
You may recall from Collection #3 that a collector named Mr Martin had donated some Victorian ritual magic cards to the Fellowship. They tend to depict sealife, land mammals, birds and insects. They were used to ‘take control’ of the elements. Yesterday Mr Martin contacted us again. He has kindly donated a photograph of his…
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