The Troll Cunning Forge: Magic of the Blacksmith
June 7 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
**PLEASE READ: This class is part of the Northern Folk Traditions Conference! This class is not in-person, it is virtual via ZOOM. All classes are in MST timezone. You will receive a separate email with your zoom link. Students will also have access to a class recording after the conference for 30 days, recordings will be available within about one week of the end of the conference. A separate email will be sent to you with links to the recording. See our school calendar for all NFTC classes which may be purchased separately or you may purchase a Conference Pass for all classes at a discounted price.
The Troll Cunning Forge: Magic of the Blacksmith:
Marcus will be discussing the forging of the Ångerstål knives in trolldom. Esoteric blacksmithing folklore and practice, and how traditions of esoteric blacksmithing incorporated many aspects of other traditions.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Marcus R. McCoy holds a degree in Transpersonal Anthropology with a focus on the ethnobotany of magical plants. He is the progenitor of Bioregional Animism. Marcus has also been published in Verdant Gnosis Volume 1, and is one of three editors of the book series, and is the co-founder and organizer of the viridis genii symposium. He is alchemical practitioner, studying with Robert Bartlett and integrates his knowledge of lab alchemy into his work in esoteric metallurgy, He is also an established blacksmith and metal artist with special interest focusing on the occult art of herbal quenches working within the context of alchemical philosophy and folk magic. His smithy is called Troll Cunning Forge, and he produces custom made occult iron work for the occult community. Marcus is also a teacher of folk magic and has ongoing classes on the Botany of the Dead as well as the folklore of the magical projectile. He lives in the forests of the Olympic Mountain range in Washington with his lovely partner in the cunning crafts, Catamara Rosarium.
*The Northern Folk Traditions Conference is a weeklong virtual conference taking place June 2-8! Ritualcravt School is proud to virtually host 9 teachers for 12 unique classes rooted in presenting our shared love of northern magical and spiritual traditions related to the Nordic countries, and our love for the ancestors and ancestral ways. This conference aims to explore rare and unusual topics of interest relating to the folk ways of our northern ancestors.
