Treadwell's Books
@treadwells-books.bsky.social
Esoteric arts, great books, high culture, witchcraft, scholarship. Advanced degrees in the banned, the burned, the ridiculed.
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
My religion be like this. #hiddenchildren
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My religion be like this. #hiddenchildren
@paulrobichaud.bsky.social I treasure the research in your book, to the extent I find I am pressing copies into the hands of Treadwell's customers almost daily. The writing, too, is sublime. Masterpiece.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@paulrobichaud.bsky.social I treasure the research in your book, to the extent I find I am pressing copies into the hands of Treadwell's customers almost daily. The writing, too, is sublime. Masterpiece.
Last summer's sofa snapshot - Ithell Colquhoun art world expert Dr Amy Hale, with our own Christina Oakley Harrington. Amy came to talk occult surrealism. Just two dear friends sharing a laughing hug before it got started.
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Last summer's sofa snapshot - Ithell Colquhoun art world expert Dr Amy Hale, with our own Christina Oakley Harrington. Amy came to talk occult surrealism. Just two dear friends sharing a laughing hug before it got started.
A friend of Treadwell's met an ancient tree. We delight with him!
Meeting ancient trees is always amazing, this yew though in Llangernyw in North Wales is thought to be 4,000, perhaps 5,000 yrs old!
It is older than Christianity and Stonehenge. 0ne of the oldest living beings on the planet.
It is older than Christianity and Stonehenge. 0ne of the oldest living beings on the planet.
November 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A friend of Treadwell's met an ancient tree. We delight with him!
One last dance...
In November hares come to wood edge. Most say this is for cover, for food. Yet more than one old countryman has told me they come to pay tribute to the wood itself, to have one last dance with the Moss Maidens before their cold sleeping. At twilight they feed and mutter omens. - #CLNolan
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
One last dance...
Today I celebrate our 'Honouring Nature' shelves. Plant folk lore, foraging, forest bathing, right to roam, organic farming, climate crisis, kids' activities. Because it's important, because it's sacred to us.
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today I celebrate our 'Honouring Nature' shelves. Plant folk lore, foraging, forest bathing, right to roam, organic farming, climate crisis, kids' activities. Because it's important, because it's sacred to us.
Congratulations, Elyse Warren. Rhodes scholar! Go Be Amazing. We salute you.
This Millsaps College student has a double major in mathematics and neuroscience with minors in chemistry and psychology.
He was named a Rhodes Scholarship Finalist this week.
He was named a Rhodes Scholarship Finalist this week.
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Congratulations, Elyse Warren. Rhodes scholar! Go Be Amazing. We salute you.
Maybe it was at the much-rumoured 2004 Treadwell's afterparty....
I feel sure
it was a touch of pure fate
that I was born
perhaps an amorous night
one Saturday
with alcohol
an evening my parents
felt casual and free
the emanation of which
resulted in me
#BlueSkyRelay
#Emanation
it was a touch of pure fate
that I was born
perhaps an amorous night
one Saturday
with alcohol
an evening my parents
felt casual and free
the emanation of which
resulted in me
#BlueSkyRelay
#Emanation
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Maybe it was at the much-rumoured 2004 Treadwell's afterparty....
This the the famous Treadwell's sofa, on which authors are interviewed, proposals have been made and even, acccording to rumours about a 2004 afterparty, a child was conceived. The folklore is real, kids.
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This the the famous Treadwell's sofa, on which authors are interviewed, proposals have been made and even, acccording to rumours about a 2004 afterparty, a child was conceived. The folklore is real, kids.
Best job perk: hosting a bookish party almost every Thursday night, for bright, fun London folk. Being an indie bookshop is hard hard work, but worth it every day.
November 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Best job perk: hosting a bookish party almost every Thursday night, for bright, fun London folk. Being an indie bookshop is hard hard work, but worth it every day.
Call for folklore proposals: 20-30k words.
The latest @folkloresociety.bsky.social newsletter FLS News is out today, and contains a CFP from me and @magicnotwitches.bsky.social inviting proposals for our new @universitypress.cambridge.org series 'Elements in Folklore':
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Call for folklore proposals: 20-30k words.
Oh, Alan, are you hiding down there again?
Legend!
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Oh, Alan, are you hiding down there again?
TS Eliot forever. The words, the words. Verklempt. 🥲
OTD, T. S. Eliot wins the Nobel Prize for literature. I vividly remember studying The Waste Land & The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock… 🤍
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
TS Eliot forever. The words, the words. Verklempt. 🥲
The American elites were taught sex magic by Aleister Crowley? Imagining Manhattan seminars in 1915... this is the basis for a dark rom-com.
here i go again on my own
going down the only road i've ever knoooown
going down the only road i've ever knoooown
November 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The American elites were taught sex magic by Aleister Crowley? Imagining Manhattan seminars in 1915... this is the basis for a dark rom-com.
Reasons to love London. UCL repair cafe. Gosh, I've got a trolley's worth of stuff. Which to take in?
We have people booked to bring broken food processors, favourite jumpers with damaged zips, and ailing plants. Don't miss this opportunity to repair your stuff with the help of 40 technicians and makers. Repair Café | Sustainable UCL - share.google/2qFlWYPHRPLs...
Repair Café
Bring your broken or damaged possessions to our UCL Repair Café event at UCL East Marshgate on Friday, 7th November.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Reasons to love London. UCL repair cafe. Gosh, I've got a trolley's worth of stuff. Which to take in?
Tickets here to our book launch Thursday. Author interview, Tudor magicians, eccentric alchemists. Our London shop is super central -- join us. www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/yea...
Years of the Wizard – Launch & Soirée | Treadwells
John Dee and his contemporaries: adventures, long-suffering wives, and mad hijinks. Launching Rachel Morris' new book.
www.treadwells-london.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Tickets here to our book launch Thursday. Author interview, Tudor magicians, eccentric alchemists. Our London shop is super central -- join us. www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/yea...
In London? Join our John Dee themed book launch on Thurs. His and other magicians' family lives, hijinks, financial woes, and rituals. Rachel Morris will be talking and signing, to celebrate her new title, Years of the Wizard. Free drinks too. Tix on our website @rachelmorriswriter.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In London? Join our John Dee themed book launch on Thurs. His and other magicians' family lives, hijinks, financial woes, and rituals. Rachel Morris will be talking and signing, to celebrate her new title, Years of the Wizard. Free drinks too. Tix on our website @rachelmorriswriter.bsky.social
And, anywhere in the world you can listen to this fantastic discussion.
This week on The AP Strange Show, Jay Shenk ( synoisia.bsky.social ) and I discuss the interweaving strands of art, magic, and technology in the 20th century, touching on surrealism, spiritualism, theosophy, radionics, Elvis, outsider art, & Mothman's shiny butt!
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Accessing the Super Reality with Jay Shenk
Podcast Episode · The AP Strange Show · 11/02/2025 · 1h 30m
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November 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
And, anywhere in the world you can listen to this fantastic discussion.
Hertfordshire 9th Nov: run, don't walk. Folky ghosty magicky day.
From making witch-bottles to sitting in historic ruins listening to spooky stories, 9th November is a date for your diary if you're in Herts - @herts.ac.uk & @beinghumanfest.bsky.social have teamed up to create a full programme of fun #Folklore family events. Come and join us!
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hertfordshire 9th Nov: run, don't walk. Folky ghosty magicky day.
First few days of the month are dedicated to unpacking the deliveries. Books making tabletop mountains, foothills, and cliff tops. Here's a snapshot. We've spared you an image of all the cardboard boxes we need to break down, to keep it cheerful.
November 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
First few days of the month are dedicated to unpacking the deliveries. Books making tabletop mountains, foothills, and cliff tops. Here's a snapshot. We've spared you an image of all the cardboard boxes we need to break down, to keep it cheerful.
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Seeing How to See
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“As Kathleen Raine put it: ‘the imagination does not see different things, it sees things differently.’ This is why the meaning content of many mystical experiences is a kind of ‘oh yes’ or ‘of course’ and seems to be something you *already know* ...”
~ Gary Lachman.
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“As Kathleen Raine put it: ‘the imagination does not see different things, it sees things differently.’ This is why the meaning content of many mystical experiences is a kind of ‘oh yes’ or ‘of course’ and seems to be something you *already know* ...”
~ Gary Lachman.
March 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Seeing How to See
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“As Kathleen Raine put it: ‘the imagination does not see different things, it sees things differently.’ This is why the meaning content of many mystical experiences is a kind of ‘oh yes’ or ‘of course’ and seems to be something you *already know* ...”
~ Gary Lachman.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“As Kathleen Raine put it: ‘the imagination does not see different things, it sees things differently.’ This is why the meaning content of many mystical experiences is a kind of ‘oh yes’ or ‘of course’ and seems to be something you *already know* ...”
~ Gary Lachman.
Gluck sees us into November.
For the day that's in it...
'All Hallows' by Louise Gluck - has a deep sense of loneliness and loss, that shifting between the seasons, and the final lines where the veil between this world and the next becomes thin
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#Halloween
'All Hallows' by Louise Gluck - has a deep sense of loneliness and loss, that shifting between the seasons, and the final lines where the veil between this world and the next becomes thin
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Gluck sees us into November.
Oscar's been re-admitted to the BL, friends! Absinthe's on the house.
The British Library has honoured late Irish writer Oscar Wilde by reissuing a reader's card in his name, 130 years after his original was revoked following his conviction for "gross indecency".
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Oscar Wilde's British Library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction
The celebrated Irish writer had his pass revoked in 1895 after being imprisoned for a gay relationship.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Oscar's been re-admitted to the BL, friends! Absinthe's on the house.
For you, dear Americans --
If you or someone you know is affected by the government shutdown and needs assistance with getting food, medicine or other essentials, here's a resource. Just put in your zip code and you will get a list of nearby food pantries and orgs that can help. Please share widely! 🥰
findhelp.org
findhelp.org
findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.
findhelp.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
For you, dear Americans --