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The Witch of Kings Cross

"I posed for Norman Lindsay as the figure on the bull." She was influencedby Norman...

"I posed for Norman Lindsay as the figure on the bull." She was influenced
by Norman Lindsay, but not her subject matter

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"I posed for Norman Lindsay
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as the figure on the bull."
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She was influenced by Norman Lindsay,
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but not her subject matter.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:25
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

Artist Rosaleen Norton faced allegations of satanic rituals, obscene art and sex orgies in 1950s Sydney, but did the scandals mask her genius?
Some people have compared Rosaleen Norton - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
Some people have compared Rosaleen Norton
But she always said that Norman Lindsay - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
But she always said that Norman Lindsay
She was a creature of the night, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
She was a creature of the night,
Roie told me that she lost her virginity in Pakie's, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
Roie told me that she lost her virginity in Pakie's,
"I had a boyfriend, Beresford. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
"I had a boyfriend, Beresford.
World War Two had started so we got married - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:13
World War Two had started so we got married
"Only one thing ever makes me afraid." - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:07
"Only one thing ever makes me afraid."
Peace is wonderful. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
Peace is wonderful.
He came back from New Guinea - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
He came back from New Guinea
"Eventually I decided - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
"Eventually I decided
The idea being to induce an abnormal state of consciousness. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
The idea being to induce an abnormal state of consciousness.
I decided to apply psychic stimulus to the sub-conscious. - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
I decided to apply psychic stimulus to the sub-conscious.
I collected together a variety of things, aromatic leaves, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:10
I collected together a variety of things, aromatic leaves,
I darkened the room and tried to clear my mind - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
I darkened the room and tried to clear my mind
My eyes would shut, and I was merely aware - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:10
My eyes would shut, and I was merely aware
I knew that somewhere in the depths of the unconscious, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:10
I knew that somewhere in the depths of the unconscious,
She believed that the gods lived there, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:04
She believed that the gods lived there,
If she went into the inner plains in trance state, - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:06
If she went into the inner plains in trance state,
They would come down from their heights - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:08
They would come down from their heights
And she could also base some of her pictures - The Witch of Kings Cross 00:05
And she could also base some of her pictures