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The Silent Listener
The Life and Works of J.H.W. Eldermans
Wilmar Taal
The Richel-Eldermans collection is one of the most enigmatic sexual magic collections in the world, and can be found in the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, United Kingdom. The collection consists mainly of works by J.H.W. Eldermans, a former civil servant who lived in The Hague, The Netherlands. His skills are of an undeniable high quality, and his works are not only made on paper, but also in metal, wood and bone. Who was J.H.W. Eldermans, and why was he interested in sexual magic to a degree that borders on obsession? Was Eldermans acquainted with Cecil H. Williamson? Was he a member of an occult lodge called
Ars Amatoria
? Was J.H.W. Eldermans an unknown magister in the occult art?
The Silent Listener. The Life and Works of J.H.W. Eldermans
answers these questions and shines a light upon the remarkable life and works of Johannes Hendrik Willem Eldermans, a fascinating man with an outstanding collection.
Wilmar Taal MA (1969) is a cultural historian specialized in sagas, myths and the occult sciences. He works at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, lives in Koog can de Zaan, The Netherlands, with his wife, two daughters and two cats.
Contents:
Preface by Jeannet Richel
Introduction
PART ONE: LIFE
CHAPTER ONE: A MILITARY FAMILY
Johannes Eldermans
Hendrik Willem Eldermans
The National Railways
The Rotterdam years
The Great War
CHAPTER TWO: ADOLESCENCE AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD
A Vacation Home in Nunspeet
More Schooling, Engagement, Marriage, Children and Probation
The First The Hague Period
CHAPTER THREE: THE ALMELO YEARS 1936-1949
A Public Figure 1938-1940
World War II
The Prelude to Liberation 1944-1945
Liberation
The Almelo Tribunal
Wartime Myths about J.H.W. Eldermans
CHAPTER FOUR: THE SECOND THE HAGUE PERIOD 1949-1985
Eldermans’ Professional Career in the 1950s and 1960s
Personal Life
Retired
Involvement in the Round House Mystery
Double Tragedy
CHAPTER FIVE: THE LEGACY OF J.H.W. ELDERMANS
His Name Must be Heard!
The Collection Disperses
The Destroyed Parts
The Richel-Eldermans Collection
PART TWO: WORKS
CHAPTER SIX: THE MAGIC OF J.H.W. ELDERMANS
A Life Filled with Magic
Sources of J.H.W. Eldermans
Believer, Investigator or Mythmaker?
CHAPTER SEVEN: NOTEBOOKS, HANDWRITINGS AND THE MANUSCRIPT
The Blue and Red Notebook
Methode Rueff M2547
The Rite of Egypt (Dressage by candlelight)
Ritus Ruthenicus
The Manuscript (1970-1984)
CHAPTER EIGHT: CONTENTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Persons
Literary and Other References
Magical Symbols
Secret and Magical Societies
Objects and their Purpose
Folklore, Mythology and Folklore Tales
More Gnomes
Mandrakes
CHAPTER NINE: SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS
Technique
Cataloguing
Drawings in the Richel-Eldermans Collection
Collection Cees Stam
Collection Dr. H.T. Hakl
Collection Martine Richel
Collection Jeannet Richel
Collection Theo Eldermans
Collection Wilmar Taal
CHAPTER TEN: OBJECTS
Objects in the Richel-Eldermans Collection
Collection Martine Richel
Collection Willem Bosman
Collection Erik Hille
Collection Jeannet Richel
PART THREE: LEGACY
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE MYTH OF J.H.W. ELDERMANS
Mythmaking on the Internet
Round in Circles: Myths concerning J.H.W. Eldermans and the Round House
Who Caused the Myths?
CHAPTER TWELVE: MAGIC IS NEVER SUITABLE FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE
A Product of His Upbringing
A Peculiar Sexual Preference?
A Practicing Magician?
Was the Family Aware?
An Embittered Man
J.H.W. Eldermans: A Final Word
Acknowledgments
Consulted Archives
Consulted Museums
Consulted Libraries
Digitally Consulted Libraries
Illustrations
Bibliography
Notes
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