Serpent Cunning: The Lore and Spirits of Snakes in Traditional British Magic with Dr. Alexander Cummins

Serpent Cunning: The Lore & Spirits of Snakes in Traditional British Magic

Livestreamed and Recorded for Later Viewing

Sunday November 16th 7pm Eastern

A part of The Serpentine Path series this class examines the pre-modern magical natural history of snakes, including their virtues in the 'physick' of humoural healing; their emblematic meanings and mysteries in traditional alchemy, heraldry, and iconography; ophidian components in various traditional Books of Natural and Supernatural Secrets; and the conjuration of various serpentine spirits in folk magic and grimoiric sorcery alike.

You will be sent a link for the livestreamed class within 24hrs of its scheduled date. A link to view the recording will be sent within 48hrs of the class. 

About the Presenter: Dr Alexander Cummins (he/him) is a contemporary cunning-man and historian of magic. His magical specialities are the dead (folk necromancy), divination (geomancy) and the grimoires.  His published works include Nazarth: Pillars of Gladness (2022), An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke (2020) with Phil Legard, The Starry Rubric (2012), A Book of the Magi: Lore, Prayers, and Spellcraft of the Three Holy Kings (2018) and several chapbooks as well as essays in collections by Three Hands Press, Hadean Press and academic presses such as Palgrave Macmillan. He co-hosts the podcast Radio Free Golgotha, and is a founding editor of Revelore Press’ Folk Necromancy in Transmission series. Dr Cummins’ work, classes, and services can be found at www.alexandercummins.com