We are pleased to be able to invite readers to an evening with author David Rankine at the Labyrinth Bookshop in Glastonbury on the 17th of November 2011.
Thursday 17th November, 6.30pm
Labyrinth Bookshop, High Street, Glastonbury
£4 -00 (please pre-book as places are limited)
Tel 01458-830831 or labyrinthbooks@aol.com
The early seventeenth century was a time of political and social upheaval, when magic and medicine were still entwined, and the Bible was being used as a prime source of magical material for spells and conjurations. This was the age of the Cunning Men and Women, making a living through their eclectic and pragmatic approach to achieving practical results through magic.
Drawing on a huge range of old manuscripts and research, this lecture will explore the hidden and mysterious world of the Cunning-folk – from conjurations of angels and demons to faeries and the dead, herb lore and Psalm magic – focussed on the work of the 17th century cunning man Arthur Gauntlet, who worked and lived in London.
More information on the Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet see: http://www.facebook.com/arthurgauntlet and http://avaloniabooks.co.uk/catalogue/grimoire-tradition/the-grimoire-of-arthur-gauntlet
Details of Labyrinth Books – - http://labyrinthbooks.co.uk/
The website & blog of David Rankine – - www.ritualmagick.co.uk
