The Deep - a blend of history, magic and storytelling
Welcome to The Deep. The Deep is a mixture of bizarre magic and dark storytelling built around disasters on the water and the superstition of sailors. During The Deep we will commune with the dead using arcane artifacts and unlock secrets long forgotten as we make our way through time and space and make connections with those who have passed beyond the veil. Come with me, Charles Spratley, historian, paranormalist, magician, and storyteller, as we plunge into The Deep.
We had great feedback from presenting The Deep at both our Orange County studio as well as the Villa Montezuma house museum. I shall be presenting it elsewhere in Los Angeles County and the So Cal area.
"The Deep was a journey led by a captivating storyteller and
full of facts I had not yet heard. I was engaged the whole way through and
always excited to see what our host would do next!"
Hayley from San Diego
"Thrilled to have had the opportunity to catch your "
show" in San Diego...and in the Villa Montezuma, to boot! An excellent
presentation of maritime historical events and lore....a subject that always
carries such mystery and murkiness. You did it so well....everyone enjoyed it
thoroughly....you could have heard a pin drop. The suspense...and then,
goodness....the stories involved magic! Wonderful presentation, execution and
all tied up in a neat sailors knot at the end."
CS
We had great feedback from presenting The Deep at both our Orange County studio as well as the Villa Montezuma house museum. I shall be presenting it elsewhere in Los Angeles County and the So Cal area.
"The Deep was a journey led by a captivating storyteller and
full of facts I had not yet heard. I was engaged the whole way through and
always excited to see what our host would do next!"
Hayley from San Diego
"Thrilled to have had the opportunity to catch your "
show" in San Diego...and in the Villa Montezuma, to boot! An excellent
presentation of maritime historical events and lore....a subject that always
carries such mystery and murkiness. You did it so well....everyone enjoyed it
thoroughly....you could have heard a pin drop. The suspense...and then,
goodness....the stories involved magic! Wonderful presentation, execution and
all tied up in a neat sailors knot at the end."
CS
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Tours, Talks, and an Online Course
Charles is available for tours through his partnership with Haunted Orange County as well as speaking engagements and lectures on topics ranging from history of magic, unusual history to paranormal and the occult.Additionally, he's been commissioned by the Whimsicalitea Arts nonprofit to give a number of entertaining presentations on everything from Houdini to Doyle to Haunted San Diego.
Charles is currently working on another online course in conjunction with Omni Ocademy on the History of Gothic Literature
Guests will be allowed to examine and handle objects that are believed by some to be haunted and many have felt their essences on some level. Feats of the mind and psychic abilities culminate into an evening where we will engage in a traditional Victorian-styled séance in the dark where the guests will call upon those who have passed. We ask you not to attend if you are currently in mourning for the recently deceased. The evening is personal, intimate, and attendees have claimed to have felt the presence of the Otherside during this paranormal experience.
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Evening of Spiritualism and Mystery
Is it magic? Not really. Mentalism? Not in the traditional sense. There are those who believe in the thinness of the veil between our world and the next, and that the deceased never really leave us and will sometimes heed our call. Messages from Beyond: A Journey into the Age of Spiritualism is an interactive and fully immersive evening where the Living will call upon the Dead. It is not a show, it is an experience like no other. Your host is gifted with the art of Cartomancy, the ability to tell fortunes with cards; and Bibliomancy, in which books are used as gateways into the minds of others.Guests will be allowed to examine and handle objects that are believed by some to be haunted and many have felt their essences on some level. Feats of the mind and psychic abilities culminate into an evening where we will engage in a traditional Victorian-styled séance in the dark where the guests will call upon those who have passed. We ask you not to attend if you are currently in mourning for the recently deceased. The evening is personal, intimate, and attendees have claimed to have felt the presence of the Otherside during this paranormal experience.