Organisations & Archives¶

Online Archives & Texts¶

• Sacred Texts Archive -- one of the largest collections of public domain religious, esoteric, and folkloric texts online, including full texts of Aradia and Comte de Gabalis. Browseable by tradition.
• Project Gutenberg -- public domain books in multiple formats, including Moon Lore and Aradia. Good for reading on an e-reader.
• Internet Archive -- books, periodicals, and historical documents. Particularly useful for finding scans of original editions and out-of-print occult texts.
• The Encyclopaedia of Death and Dying -- online encyclopaedia covering death customs, beliefs, and practices across cultures and periods. A useful reference for the Death & the Craft and Deathcare sections.

Publishers of Esoteric Texts¶

• Black Letter Press -- the publisher of your three books. A small independent press based near Hannover, Germany, producing beautiful hardback editions of grimoires, occult texts, and esoteric literature. They also publish Denis Poisson's Hidden Paths and Christina Oakley Harrington's Dreams of Witches.
• Anathema Publishing -- carries Black Letter Press titles alongside their own esoteric publications. Also produces the BiblioSophia YouTube series on esoteric book culture.
• Three Hands Press -- publisher of texts on traditional witchcraft, folk magic, and the crooked path. Beautifully produced limited editions.
• Scarlet Imprint -- fine and talismanic editions of texts on magic, witchcraft, and the esoteric arts. Their books are objects of devotion in themselves.

Death-Positive & Deathcare¶

• The Order of the Good Death -- founded by Caitlin Doughty, advocating for death acceptance and reform of Western funeral practices. Their website includes essays, resources, and a directory of death-positive professionals.
• The Natural Death Centre -- UK charity supporting natural burials and home funerals. Practical advice alongside philosophical advocacy for reclaiming deathcare from the corporate funeral industry.
• The Good Funeral Guide -- UK-based resource for finding independent and alternative funeral services, with articles on green burial, home funerals, and non-religious ceremonies.

Witchcraft & Paganism¶

• Treadwell's Books -- London bookshop and events space specialising in the esoteric, folklore, and magic. Founded by Christina Oakley Harrington, whose Dreams of Witches is published by Black Letter Press. They host regular talks and workshops that are worth checking if you're in London.
• The Pagan Federation -- UK-based organisation supporting pagans, with local groups, events, and their magazine Pagan Dawn.
• The Doreen Valiente Foundation -- preserves and shares the legacy of Doreen Valiente, one of the most important figures in modern Wicca. Their archive includes manuscripts, ritual tools, and correspondence.
• The Folklore Society -- Britain's oldest folklore society (founded 1878), publishing the journal Folklore and hosting lectures and conferences. Academic but accessible.

Museums & Collections¶

• The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic -- Boscastle, Cornwall. The world's largest collection of witchcraft-related artefacts and regalia. Worth a visit if you're ever in the south-west -- it sits right on the harbour in a genuinely atmospheric village.
• The Pitt Rivers Museum -- Oxford. An extraordinary anthropological collection with significant holdings related to magic, amulets, divination, and death customs from around the world. The "Treatment of Dead Enemies" display case alone is worth the trip.
• The Bate Collection / History of Science Museum -- also Oxford. Houses alchemical instruments and early scientific equipment that straddles the boundary between alchemy and chemistry, relevant to the Alchemy & Embalming page.
• Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum -- Glasgow. Houses a significant collection of arms and armour alongside Egyptian artefacts including mummification materials, as well as a strong natural history collection relevant to the Nature & Folklore section.