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Craig Conley

"Some kind of quirky genius of unlikely scholarship" -Geof Huth

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Yes, the title really is this long: Pencil Witch: Gems Gathered from the Mysteries Hidden for Ages, Under the Guidance of the Unseen Hand. Illustrated & Made Plain with as Few Occult Phrases as Possible. Every pencil is mystical, for consider the interplays: light, warm wood encases dark, cool carbon,... Continue reading

Posted Nov 18, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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The Secrets to the Spontaneous Expansion of One's Quivering Entangled Vibrations

Because this blog is discovered only by the most exclusive few, here's the link to the secrets of spontaneously expanding one's quivering entangled vibrations: http://www.oneletterwords.com/weblog/?id=37601 Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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For Mystics and Skeptics Alike: Real Tools for Disenchanting Our Ghost-Ridden Existence

[From our Abecedarian blog.] Whether or not we define ghosts as living memories that share the circulations of our bodies (though why not?), we are all of us, no matter how skeptical or credulous, haunted. We are perhaps more haunted and overburdened by ghosts than we care or dare to... Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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Tracking Down "Imaginary Friends"

We're reading the latest Tim Powers novel, Alternate Routes, (about people who can see ghosts, about spirit radio communications, and about how there are at least dozens of people in Los Angeles who are alive). Speaking of ghosts … we once (and just did again) tried to track down who... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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A Sharing of Secrets

Here are my secrets for landing a major book deal, even if you don't have a best-selling idea, weren't born into the right families, and don't work very hard: https://youtu.be/GuvJpPTawGs Continue reading

Posted Aug 5, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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A Review of our Tarot of Portmeirion

Pictured, we're listening to the whispers of a standing stone at Portmeirion, Wales, part of our research for the Tarot of Portmeirion deck and book. We're delighted by a new review of that project: The Trump L’Oeil Tarot of Portmeirion is an exciting Tarot experiment that cannot be missed in... Continue reading

Posted Jul 30, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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A Weird Magick Hack for Discovering Musical Masterpieces

From our Abecedarian blog: There's a weird magick hack you can use to discover more favorite music. You've heard the Faustian stories of musicians like folk legend Robert Johnson who stood at a crossroads and sold his soul to the devil for guitar-playing prowess. Well ... He's not the only... Continue reading

Posted Jun 8, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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A Wizarding Bookplate

Here's a bookplate that turns the owner of a book into a wizard. From The Art of Modern Conjuring, For Wizards of All Ages by Henri Garenne, 1886. See Machinarium Verbosus: A Curiosity Cabinet of Gadgets to Transform Any Book & Reader, To Be Sure. Continue reading

Posted May 25, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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Proof That We Are All Ghosts

Here's our proof that we are all ghosts: https://youtu.be/sRXFL6a8bdo In the video, we illustrate our proof through Papa Emeritus, leader of the Swedish doom metal band Ghost, who presents as a zombie anti-pope but is in fact something else. In the 1930s, the same era that Ghost's Meliora album evokes,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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Unlocking a Surprise Fortune in a Vintage Dime Store Weight & Fortune Machine

A vintage fortune-telling weight scale -- its penny vault unlocked for the first time in years or even decades. Can you guess how many pennies will cascade out? Or how many rare coins will be among the loot? All the surprising details are revealed, along with some mind-bending esoteric secrets... Continue reading

Posted Mar 17, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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The Age-Old Secrets of an Exclusive Seance Parlor

There’s one parlor that’s more exclusive than the Houdini Seance Chamber in Hollywood's Magic Castle. And through our network of masked contacts in arcane circles, we came into possession of previously uncirculated blueprints and photos of this parlor. As this room is filled with age-old secrets, we thought to analyze... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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The King of Swords Meets the Ace of Coins

From Le Journal Amusant, 1923. Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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Thanks, Janet! :-D

Commented Feb 1, 2018 on Exploring the Ruins of a Wizard's Manor at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

Exploring the Ruins of a Wizard's Manor

This old Moorish house in the tropics was destroyed by two hurricanes, but what remains is beyond bizarre. Like some sort of wizard's museum, every wall features strange niches protected by antique iron grates, containing things like bottled ghosts, imprisoned gargoyles, hoodoo shrines, haunted radios, and crystal balls. Plus, one... Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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How to Drink the Moon and Its Knowledge From a Liquid Mirror

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Posted Jan 18, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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A King of Swords

From L'Assiette au Beurre, 1909. Continue reading

Posted Jan 15, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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From L'Assiette au Beurre, 1909. Continue reading

Posted Jan 15, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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The King of Coins Meets Death

From L'Assiette au Beurre, 1902. Continue reading

Posted Jan 7, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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A Lucid Waking Experiment With an Antique Mirror

Here's how to use a spooky old mirror to test whether you're dreaming or awake. We didn't know how this video would end ... until we posed a question to the mirror and then had to face the uncanny answer. Continue reading

Posted Jan 6, 2018 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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How to Navigate the Labyrinths of 2018

We had been wondering whether 2018 will be any easier than 2017 was. Because we'd found ourselves in some sort of subterranean dimension these past two years, we used a deck of cards from the U.K. with sections of dungeon maps (inkedadventures.com) to find out how one can navigate the... Continue reading

Posted Dec 21, 2017 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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Here's a Three of Coins from Kladderadatsch, 1920. Continue reading

Posted Dec 8, 2017 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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An Ace of Swords

From Kladderadatsch, 1922. Continue reading

Posted Dec 3, 2017 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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Tarot in the Wild

Here's a young Hermit wandering through a forest of swords: http://www.oneletterwords.com/weblog/?id=29793 Here's a Fool going over the edge: http://www.oneletterwords.com/weblog/?id=29228 Here's a Magician who loves birds: http://www.oneletterwords.com/weblog/?id=29108 Here's a Page of Coins going to the top: http://www.oneletterwords.com/weblog/?id=26480 Continue reading

Posted Nov 2, 2017 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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A Knight of Cups

From Kladderadatsch, 1929. Continue reading

Posted Oct 4, 2017 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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The Ace of Coins Meets the Ace of Swords

From Kladderadatsch, 1930. Continue reading

Posted Sep 30, 2017 at Magic Words & Symbols Spotted in the Wild

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