Out of Stock Update

As we deal in mainly Museum of Witchcraft retail items, we are often out of stock of some products at this time of year. The museum is closed over winter so stock levels are lower now. Many of the products, like the weather vanes, are hand made so take some some time to get in. We have spoken to our supplier & he hopes to have some weather vanes & wall plaques to us in January. So apologies if your product is currently out of stock - we are hoping to have most levels back up to normal early in the New Year.

Happy Yule

The Occult Art Company would like to wish you all a happy Yulefest. As I will be taking a break, Carole from the museum will kindly be taking the helm & processing orders while I am away.

New Items

We've popped a few new products on the website for your purchasing pleasure. Some cute stocking filler type items like witch key rings & witch pencils have been a favourite in the museum this year.

It's sometimes difficult to find candles in the right colours for your spellcasting needs so we've added some packs of 12 small candles in either mixed or single colours.

And for the adventurous among you we have just introduced some beautiful quartz phallic altar pieces. We have been trying to find these for some time & have just managed to get hold of some (so to speak). Can be used for virility or fertilty magic.

New silver pentacle

We have added the fabulous new silver hazel pentacle to our store recently. It is based on the design from the Dutch Richel Collection which has become something of a logo for the museum. It has proved extremely popular so far & is exclusive to the museum & our web site. A pewter version is also available.

Some changes on postal charges

You may notice a slight change with some of the postage charges on some items. It is mainly where multiple identical items are being ordered. Single purchases will not be affected. We are looking into a better shipping calculation method particularly as we are now experiencing a much greater number of international orders.

Continuous Trading Over Winter

We've had several queries regarding whether we'll be trading over winter while the museum is closed. The answer is Yes. The musuem closes November 3rd this year & will reopen at Easter next year. Online orders will continue so feel free to use the site for Yule gifts for yourself & others.

New Products

We've had a few new additions to our product line recently. The silver hazel pentacle (£30.00) based on the Richel Collection twig style drawing is the most recent. It is being made for us in West Penwith, Cornwall by St Just Silver - a well established Cornish business. A pewter version is also available for £10.00. Our jute bags have been a hit as have the black cotton bags. The price of Doreen Valiente's Charge of the Goddess book has been increased to £10.00 as our supplier's price has increased. The Credit Crunch hits the witchy world too unfortunately.

Ever Greener

The museum has recently launched a new line of jute bags for the eco conscious green witch. They come in 4 gorge colours with the popular museum logo on the front. Here I am sporting the bags in front of the museum shrine. There is also a black cotton bag with white logo for the traditionalist.

New Article

A new article has been posted on the website. If you're interested in the magic of knitting with glass knitting needles log on to our article page & have a read. If anyone has an article they would like to submit for publication on the website please send them through to kg@theoccultartcompany.co.uk .

New Stuff

You'll notice we are putting more stock into the Museum of Witchcraft shop on the website. We've added horse shoes, ouija boards, museum incense, witch wall plaques and besoms. Also new to the site is a section for articles and events. If you have a piece you'd like to appear on the site or an event you'd like us to mention please email us at kg@theoccultartcompany.co.uk. Our first article comes from Joyce Froome who many of you may have met as you purchase tickets for entry to the museum. Joyce has a keen interest in the history of witchcraft & is forever researching unusual historical topics. Her 'Mother Goose' article originally appeared in the Friends of the Museum of Witchcraft newsletter. The image shown is on show in the museum. (Views expressed in the articles are the views of the author & do not necessarily reflect those of the site owners.)

Changes

You may notice the price has increased on the rowan crosses and witch bottles from £6.00 to £7.00. This is due to an increase in our supplier's price to us. I have decided to absorb the cost by reducing the shipping on these items so as you are not paying the extra. Aren't I nice?! Keep an eye on the site as we are adding new items in the next few days - the museum sells recycled glass chalices which will be appearing here by the weekend and the Richel hazel pentacle has been made as a pewter necklace exclusively for the museum. This will be appearing in the next few days as well.

Esoteric Conference & Occult Book Fair

This is a reminder for those interested that The Esoteric Conference & Occult Book Fair is on on Saturday 28 June 2008 in Ludlow Shropshire. This is always a popular event & has attracted many fabulous speakers in the past. This year is no exception: Ken Rees will speak on The Regency; Julia Philips on Madeline Montalban; Tracy Thursfield on Eliphas Levy & the French Occult revival; Robin Cousins on The Travels of John Dee; and Alan Richards on W.G.Gray. I believe there are just a few tickets remaining (£15.00 each).

New T shirts a Winner

We're selling the new t shirt colours in the museum & online now & the lime green with purple pentacles have been the biggest hit so far. We are out of stock on these at the moment as they have been selling fast. We've ordered more so hope to have them back on the shelves ready for the high summer season. We'll let you know.

New T Shirt colours

The ever popular Museum of Witchcraft t shirt continues to be a big seller so we have tiptoed into the world of fashion and have introduced a couple of new colors. The black with white pentangle remains the most popular but we now have a rather gorge round neck charcoal with white or black pentagram and a v neck in lime green with white or purple pentagram. They are currently available in medium or large but if they prove popular we will extend the sizes. We have a few small red with black pentagram v neck left but once they are gone they are GONE.

Happy Easter

It's been a bit of a frantic start to the year so far. We had a great weekend at the Devon & Cornwall Pagan Federation meeting in Kilkhampton a couple of weekends ago, doing a roaring trade in t shirts & Museum of Witchcraft paraphernalia. Unfortunately I have been called to Australia due to a family illness &, as I make the glass knitting needle cases myself, we have run out due to high demand at the beginning of the season. I am hoping to call in a seamstress to make some in my absence. Apologies for this but we are trying to get the stock up & running again as soon as we can.