Bernico uses the example of the GameBoy “b” button to give him extended powers in his Pokémon game, a fact that was relayed to him by a school friend. It was only on researching this in forums later that he discovered that the “b” key had no effects on the game outcome. He expected it… Continue reading Thoughts on “Apocryphal Media: An Archaeology of Mediated Paranormal Presence” (Bernico, 2019)
Mission 1 – Walbrook
After my detour to the Mithraeum, I made my way NE to the possible source of the Walbrook. This is the former Holy Well, now Holywell Lane. It’s an unpromising and busy stretch of one way road. One one side is a monotonous and anonymous office building; opposite is a former multi-storey car park (“Meyer… Continue reading Mission 1 – Walbrook
Mission 1 – detour
I started my surveys of the lost rivers with the shortest, Walbrook. This forms a rough right angle through Shoreditch (the name a possible evolution of Sewer Ditch) down to the Thames via London Wall. The source is believed to be Holywell Lane (i.e. the Holy Well) near Curtain Road. It seemed appropriate to begin… Continue reading Mission 1 – detour
The wellspring
Here I am at the fountainhead, the very beginning – though this is really only the place at which the flow so to speak becomes visible. It’s been seeping up through the sedimentation for quite a while now. First things first, this is for all practical intents a reflective process journal where I can record… Continue reading The wellspring