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1.: Fwd: Request for info on sigils in Australian houses From: Rose DragonWulf

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1.: Fwd: Request for info on sigils in Australian houses

Posted by: "Rose DragonWulf" rosiesgrove@gmail.com rosiesgrove

Fri Dec 2, 2011 9:20 pm (PST)

Hello,
Recently a story was featured on ABC's Stateline show about hidden
objects found in houses in Tasmania. I have been in contact with the
gentleman Ian about a property my family used to own in Hobart and
found he has written a thesis on this topic about houses all over
Australia.
Firstly here is the clip for the ABC story...You might like to include
the link to the ABC-TV 7.30 Tasmania report on this story. It's
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-28/ritual-magic/3698948

Ian stated "I will let you know if any interesting responses are
received as a result of your help.
Why did I choose concealed objects as the topic for my thesis? It
really seems as if they chose me, rather than the other way around.
I've written a number of books on the history and conservation of old
houses (www.oldhouses.com.au) and eventually discovered, after years
of visiting old houses, that there was something going on there of
which I, and everyone else, had been totally unaware. As a research
topic it was simply too good to pass over!"

His next area of interest is now researching symbols/sigils carved in
older Australian homes. Attached are a couple of jpegs to this
message. These are sigils from the mantelpiece in the clerk's room at
the Courthouse at Richmond which dates from 1825. I'm sure there are
more out there just waiting to be found --- both in Tasmania and
elsewhere in Australia. This research is applicable throughout
Australia.

Ian has given me permission to share the links to his thesis, the
photos of the sigils and has asked for his request to be forwarded on
to anyone who may be able to assist. We are going to share it in our
local Ravens Call statewide Pagan newsletter, perhaps you also know
another newsletter or group that may like to share the info to. And of
course lets not just limit this to our Pagan friends, anyone may have
spotted them over the years.
If you do have anything to share with him, please mention my
name-Rose- as I'm keen to read any info he recieves also. More info
below in his original email.
Ian can be contacted via evansthebook@hotmail.com

> > A search is underway throughout Australia for evidence of the material
> > culture of folk magic in the period 1788 – circa 1935.
> >
> > Anyone who can help is invited to contact Ian Evans, at
> > evansthebook@hotmail.com.
> >
> > He is looking in particular for sigils of the type commonly found in British
> > buildings and which were intended to ward off evil spiritual forces.
> >
> > Marks which he has found in Australia so far include hexafoils (commonly
> > known as daisy wheels) and concentric circles.
> >
> > Evans, who recently completed a PhD thesis at the University of Newcastle,
> > NSW, has found marks in Tasmania and Victoria and hopes to find more in
> > those states and elsewhere throughout Australia. His thesis is available for
> > download from the following DropBox links:
> >
> > Vol 1 http://db.tt/GrJetPR
> > Vol 2 http://db.tt/0aH5TsA
> >
> >
> > Other tangible evidence of the practice of folk magic in Australia includes
> > concealed objects such as shoes, garments, dead cats and children's toys and
> > trinkets. To be accepted as deliberate concealments, these objects have to
> > be found in sealed voids or extremely inaccessible places within buildings
> >
> > Dr. Evans says there is a chance that a witch bottle dating from before the
> > 20th century may be found in Australia.
> >
> >
> >
> > CAPTION:
> >
> >
> >
> > This sketch by David Isaacs is of hexafoils found on 1850s buildings. The
> > one at left is from the stables at Shene, Pontville, Tasmania, and the other
> > from a toilet door found in a skip at Collingwood, Victoria.
> >
> >
> >

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