John Constable - GOOSE AND CROW: URBAN MAGIC

John Constable presents the Southwark Mysteries, a creative project inspired by a transformative experience with LSD in London. The work emerged from the history of sixteenth-century sex workers known as the Winchester Geese who were denied Christian burial and interred in unconsecrated ground. The project evolved into an ongoing series of ritual performances, poetry, and community engagement focused on reclaiming the historic site of Crossbones Graveyard, an industrial area near the Thames. Constable details how he developed the persona of John Crow to explore consciousness and channel the history of the site. The work incorporates themes of urban magic and social justice by creating a space for those marginalized by society. Through these rituals, participants seek to transform neglected spaces into places of memory and collective healing, emphasizing the power of active engagement with the local history.