Talks & Workshops

 

Tuesday 9th September

Bishop’s Castle Heritage Resource Centre – Talk

Exploring Old Ways and New Wanderings with Cath Murthy

Tickets £5 available form the Town Hall or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH

 

Friday 3rd October

Welsh Border Wizardry & Shropshire Sorcery….

Doors open at 7.15pm for 7.30pm start

Tickets £10 available form the Town Hall or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH

CONJURORS, CHARMERS AND THEIR CONFECTIONS…

An Illustrated Talk on their Craft and Confections

Gary St Michael Nottingham

Internationally published local author who has written fifteen books on various aspects of Esoterica and the Hermetic Arte…. Including Welsh Border Witchcraft a study of 19th century Conjurors, Charmers and their magical praxis. This talk explores various conjurors and occult practitioners who were resident in and along the 19th century Welsh Border.  We consider several examples of the talismans which they have produced and are now preserved in various archives and collections in the locality… The talk will consider the individuals who confected them and will also look at their grimoires and spellbooks which have survived and are now in the custody of the National Library of Wales. Also explored will be the texts which inspired them and taught them their arts and also the magical grimoire of a Llanidloes blacksmith James Morris whose surviving grimoire is replete with clear instruction of the black arts……

 

Tuesday 7th October

Bishop’s Castle Going Wild – Talk

Details to follow

 

Tuesday 14th October

Bishop’s Castle Heritage Resource Centre – Talk

Details to follow

Tickets £10 available form the Town Hall or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH

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Tuesday 4th November

Bishop’s Castle Going Wild – Talk

Details to follow

 

Tuesday 11th November

Bishop’s Castle Heritage Resource Centre – Talk

Details to follow

Tickets £10 available form the Town Hall or online at www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH

soon

 

Tuesday 2nd December

Bishop’s Castle Going Wild – Talk

Details to follow

 

Tuesday 3rd February

Bishop’s Castle Going Wild – Talk

Details to follow

 

Tuesday 3rd March

Bishop’s Castle Going Wild – Talk

Details to follow