08/09/2026
did you know?
Until 1951 this was illegal. Readers in this country were prosecuted under the Witchcraft Act of 1735, then under the Fraudulent Mediums Act that replaced it, which stayed on the books until 2008. Two and a half centuries of working secretly, not advertising, not keeping records, not putting your name on anything.
The law is gone, but the practice goes on. The trade still runs on whispers mainly. You get a name from a friend of a friend, you go to a flat in Easton, you probably don't post about it.
That is fine for privacy, but terrible for anyone trying to make a living at it.
We're putting the readers of this city in touch with each other.
On that note, please go support The Haunted Bookshop, they are trying to stay open!
