Sea Witches

Is your locus of control quite reasonable or hocus pocus?

Perhaps you have a chaos magic view of the world.

Have you ever become acquainted with the Lancashire Witch or HMS Waterwitch?

Have you ever had a sinking feeling?

What have you discovered about sea witches?

What, if any, have been your experiences of sailing?

Have you ever heard a siren sing?

In 1846, an American clipper ship was called the Sea Witch.

In 1848, an British barque had the same name.

In 1973, a container ship of that name had a disastrous accident near Staten Island.

Perhaps you associate sea witches with sea monsters.

How do you assess marine pollution?

How do you assess sea states?

What do you know about oceanography more generally?

What do you know about international waters and international law?

What do you know about offshore banking?

What do you know about current global experiences of climate change?

How does climate change affect ocean currents?

Perhaps you have been regarded as a witch for asking people in positions of power such questions.

What do you know about the superstitions of sailors and politicians? 

What do you know about this grimoire?

• This is a Grimoire
• Perceptions and Interpretations
• Picturing Witches
• Fascination
• Which Witch?
• Ghosts of Cultural Heritage
• Amazing and Ancient
• The Primordial EverTime
• Nature and Hubris
• Culture and Kindness
• Good Witches
• Communitas

What do you know about seawater?

What is your awareness of the properties of water more generally?

What is your acquaintance with desert islands?

There are many important matters to consider before COP26 begins.

Perhaps you have been assisting the Revolutionary Climatological Needlepoint Committee with its preparations over the past few weeks, months and years.

Wonderful sea witches have been assisting, as have wonderful sand witches, of course.