'Magick: Decoding the Visual Culture of Spells, Illusions and Psychic Powers'

A spellbinding journey through the magical arts, this captivating Thames & Hudson title combines powerful imagery with insightful analysis. From folk magic and ceremonial rituals to illusionists and psychics, the volume presents and demystifies an astonishing array of wands, talismans, grimoires, amulets, crystals, and magic mirrors, many examined in close-up detail and their symbolism decoded. Readers discover how a cunning-woman was consulted in pre-industrial Europe, and how performance magic was even used by the CIA. Authored by historian of magic Thomas Waters, 'Magick' traces humanity's desire to bend reality, from the Ice Age to present-day wellbeing trends.