The Hidden Valley

Recently I was invited to open the proceedings of The Hidden Valley, a 48-hour multimedia festival of joyfully and (in the original sense) terrific performance, ritual, art and raving. I am very grateful to both Wild Torus and Pulsar for the invitation and the opportunity to participate. I met some fascinating humans and look forward to being involved in future projects and happenings.

Here is a cracking write-up of the Hidden Valley event. 

(Photo of performance by Thomas Albrecht, credit to Pulsar.)

Alexander Cummins

“Necromancer (necromantes) he that practises that wicked Art, a Master of the Black Art, one that seeks to the dead; or consults with Satan in the shape of a dead man. The Hebrews describe him thus; he made himself hungry, and then lodged among the Graves, that the dead might come to him in a dream, and make known to him that which he asked, &c. Others there were that clad themselves with cloathes for that purpose, and spoke certain words, burned Incense, and slept by themselves, that such a dead person might come and talk with them in a dream.”
- Thomas Blount, Glossographia (London, 1661)