Gentle Spirits, Gentle Dolls: Working with Spirit Attached Vintage Dolls and Children's Toys with Minta Karlsson

“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that  happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just  to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.” - The  Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams 

When the magical community converges on conversations about working with  spirit attached toys there is a tendency to approach the topic with a  heavy bias. How often do we hear of "haunted dolls" and are reminded of  horror movies such as "Child's Play"?   

Why do otherwise courageous discerning practitioners, those who work  with blood and bones and fae, recoil at the idea of dollwork?   

And lastly, why is there an insistence that all toys with spirits  attached are dangerous?  

In this lecture, Minta Karlsson will explore these common reactions and  fears, and discuss her own journey into working with toys and…