Owls fly low in cemeteries and at Oak Hammock Marsh, a nature preserve north of the city that hosts pumpkin carvings, as close as you can get to pagan sacrifice. Grown-ups hand out Tootsie Rolls in acts of ritual appeasement. They work the more fertile neighborhoods of River Heights and Wolseley like gleaners in a wheat field, harvesting candy: sure, it’s fun, but there seem to be heavier presentiments in play as well, as if they feel something. On Halloween in Winnipeg kids dress in orange and poppy-red and Scream masks, and then cover it all up with winter coats. I think Winnipeg is a particularly strong receiver. Maybe that’s why prairie towns are more haunted by those other signals than, say, Toronto or Montreal, where there’s too much static. On the prairie you can hear radio stations from Texas bounced off the ionosphere. Some places, no doubt, are more receptive than others. My guess is that it’s not easy, or we’d all be haunted all the time: while shaving or opening a can of soup. That’s fun, or unsettling, depending on your faith and emotional wiring. Energy doesn’t disappear but is converted, and if the theory holds, we expect it can be un-converted through some “software” (Madame Whoozitz and her crystal ball) that operates by spooky algorithm. It’s simple physics: the total energy in an isolated system remains constant over time, so, the dead leave a revenant (heat, magnetic energy, something electrical) that can, in theory, be measured. She tunes them in like a radio, to use a concept dreamed up by British author and artist Tom McCarthy. What you need is the right apparatus, which is the logic behind the séance: the medium can read signals in what is, to the rest of us, garble. Tickets will be available on the 27th of September at 5pm on The Oracle website.It’s no great trick to touch the dead. The seances will run from the 26th to the 31st October with 45 minute shows and tickets will be £25 per person with only 16 guests per show. Dare to try the Poison Chalice or The Green Fairy featuring absinthe? Or why not take a risk and order the Grifter’s ticket? Play dice with the devil as to what drink is handed to you next… Due to the nature of the show and the techniques used by Victorian era mediums, attendees must be aware that the performance will be strictly over 18’s, may be emotional and will not be suitable for anyone with any underlying health conditions.Īnd of course you can enjoy The Oracle’s signature cocktails which are split into categories based on your tipple preferences such as fruity, creamy, refreshing, sweet and sour, classic and deceivers (non-alcoholic drinks). The performance will be for entertainment purposes only, please do not arrive expecting to contact your past loved ones as this will not occur however convincing it may seem. The Oracle séance will be a unique show with elements of magic and mind reading before connecting with the ‘spirit realm’. The show, which has very limited availability, will be directed by The Oracle’s top magic consultants with a medium hosting the evening. The darkest days of the year were seen by many Victorians as a time when the dead would have a particularly strong access to the living, therefore it would only be fitting to host one like it on Halloween. The Victorian séance was a phenomenon that seized the interest of every sector of society. However during the week of Halloween, The Oracle will be making contact with the dead rather than the usual living that frequent the bar by hosting a séance similar to that of the Victorian era. The Oracle on Duke Street is a one of a kind cocktail bar which features close-up magicians who visit your table. Set to shake up your usual ghoulish plans is the 1900’s style speakeasy bar, The Oracle, by inviting you to join them in their historic Victorian parlour room for a séance like no other as they contact the spirits this Halloween. The spirits in your cocktail won’t be the only kind present.Īs we head into autumn, it means we’re one step closer to the spookiest day of the year- Halloween.
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