Description
An invited talk for the 11th annual Lily Dale residential symposium, held at Lily Dale, New York State, USA, organised by artist Shannon Taggart, author of the award-winning 2019 photobook, Séance.Lily Dale is the global centre of the Spiritualist movement, established in 1879. The annual symposium brings together artists, curators and historians of alternative spirituality, mystical belief and the paranormal.
Who were those mysterious green-clad hooded figures roaming the hills of England in the 1920s, hiking in triangular formation? What was the meaning of the strange shadows they cast at Stonehenge? And what of the cryptic banners they waved at antiquarian sacred sites and the carved totems they raised? As a thousand-strong band of social reformers and spiritual seekers, the Kindred of the Kibbo Kift wore their art, magic and political beliefs on their sleeves, but they were – and are - often misunderstood. Annebella Pollen, author of The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift: Intellectual Barbarians, introduces us to the organisation’s radical ethos, and to their equally radical style, to explain their uncompromising vision for bringing peace to a war-torn world.
| Period | 25 Jul 2025 → 26 Jul 2025 |
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| Event title | Lily Dale Symposium 2025 |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | United States, New YorkShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |