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| 12 Sep 2022 | #101 / Alkistis Dimech on Butô, Body and Movement | 00:50:21 | |
For episode 101 we are joined by by the immensely talented Alkistis Dimech. With Peter Grey, Alkistis is the co-founder of Scarlet Imprint, the leading independent press which publishes practitioner-oriented works on magic, esotericism and the occult. She has performed in the UK, Europe and the United States, solo and in collaboration with musicians and artists and spoken on her practice and given workshops at conferences and events in the UK, Europe and the United States. Enjoy! Show notes: | |||
| 16 Jan 2025 | S2 #56 / Nicholas Pearson on Crystals for Psychic Self-Defense | 01:01:05 | |
In this episode, I sit down with author and practitioner, Nicholas Pearson to explore the fascinating topic of his new book Crystals for Psychic Self-Defense. Nicholas has been immersed in all aspects of the mineral kingdom for nearly 30 years. The award-winning author of several books, including Crystal Basics, he offers classes online and in-person around the globe. He lives in Orlando, Florida. In his new book he presents magickal techniques with crystals and gemstones for warding off harmful energies, cleansing your energy field, binding, and curse breaking, including crystal grids, amulets, spells, and rituals. He also shares an in-depth directory of 145 of the most powerful and effective crystals for protection, banishing, and recovery from psychic attack In the show Nicholas shares how the endurance of stones symbolises resilience, and their structure helps us organise and stabilise our energy fields. We dive into the magical properties of stones like Labradorite, black tourmaline, and obsidian, discussing how they can filter, ground, or deflect certain energies. Our conversation also takes us into the deeper spiritual significance of stones and their connection to Earth's history. Nicholas emphasises the importance of wonder and encourages finding a stone that resonates with you. Nicolas reflects on the incredible stories that stones tell about deep time and the improbable conditions that created them. In the Plus show, we discuss Nicholas's personal experiences, from encounters with spirits to managing a university museum collection, where he once identified a rare radioactive mineral. We also talk about divination with pendulums and the role of discernment when working with spirit encounters. Join us as we explore the intersection of geology, magic, and deep time. Show notes: Website https://theluminouspearl.com TikTok: / theluminouspearl Facebook: / theluminouspearl Instagram: / theluminouspearl Patreon: / theluminouspearl Pick up a copy https://www.innertraditions.com/cryst... Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka / obliqka | |||
| 13 Feb 2021 | #50 / Mana Aelin, Spirit Portraits, Podcasting & Fae beings | 01:04:54 | |
Mana Aelin is a shadowsinger, artist, intuitive reader, otherwordian traveler, witch, and cemetery walker. Hailing from the depths of the Underworld, Mana often finds themselves connecting with wolfish creatures of this plane and others, baneful plants, and those who live in constant liminality. Mana hosts the brilliant “The Real Witches of the End Times,” a podcast where magick and paranormal folk share their stories for an audience of not-just-witches, living people, or humans. A fun and interesting show we chat about the trials and tribulations of starting your own podcast, imaginary friends, spirit portraits and developing a relationship with a fae entity. We discuss the parallels in our own journeys and how travel thins the veil between worlds. There was also a very weird occurrence in that I seemed to know exactly what Mana was going to say on several occasions! Show notes: Support the show: | |||
| 27 Sep 2020 | #35 / Mark Stavish, Egregores, Saturn & Karma | 01:02:10 | |
For episode 35 we are joined by Mark Stavish to talk Egregores. Get your Spirit Box bingo cards out, we have all the good themes covered in this one. "the egregore, an autonomous psychic entity created by a collective group mind. An egregore is sustained by belief, ritual, and sacrifice and relies upon the devotion of a group of people, from a small coven to an entire nation, for its existence. An egregore that receives enough sustenance can take on a life of its own, becoming an independent deity with powers its believers can use to further their own spiritual advancement and material desires. " In the show we discuss Mark's book, Egregores The Occult Entities That Watch Over Human Destiny were he examines the history of egregores from ancient times to present day, with detailed and documented examples, and explores how they are created, sustained, directed, and destroyed. We discuss Saturn and its relationship to egregores, how reality is constantly manipulated both in a material and immaterial sense and the dark magickal practices which facilitate this. In the Plus show we talk parasites, obsession and possession, well it wouldn't be a Spirit Box podcast if didn't... Enjoy! Show notes:
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| 09 Mar 2023 | S2 #09 / Reverend Janglebones & Kurt Huggins, Dharma & holding down the post | 01:06:37 | |
Today we welcome magicians and the hosts of the Soapbox podcast. Reverend Janglebones and Kurt Huggins. Reverend Janglebones is an animist practitioner, prayer writer, course facilitator, Buddhist dabbler, recovered addict, podcast host, musician, and accidental Diogenes channeler. Kurt is a New York times bestselling illustrator who has worked in comics, films, and television. A long time spelunker of the imagination and believer that all creative acts are acts of magic he does his best to stumble into profundity as a co-host of the soapbox podcast. Show notes: | |||
| 17 Sep 2021 | #72 / Dr Maria Vivod, The Fairy Seers of Eastern Serbia. | 00:58:22 | |
Dr Maria Vivod is an Ethnologist and anthropologist from Serbia, with an interest in Visual Anthropology. Today we discuss the subject of one of her short documentary films and accompanying paper “The Fairy Seers of Eastern Serbia” Show Notes: Support the show: | |||
| 24 Nov 2021 | #76 / Veronica Rivas on Maria Padilha, Kurukulla & Dakinis. | 01:09:02 | |
Verónica Rivas (Melong Yeshe) is an Uruguayan author and researcher based in Brazil. Her cosmological and anthropological studies in magical practices among Eastern cultures led her to become interested in healing techniques. When she became a Reiki Master, she started to research the possibilities of integrating Reiki techniques with other forms of energy work, using her academic training in Philosophy as an epistemological background. Verónica is also an initiated practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism (Esoteric Buddhism), focusing her practical work in the deity known as Kurukulla. Show notes: Support the show: | |||
| 10 Apr 2020 | #12 / The Djinn and the Fairies. | 00:28:06 | |
Episode #12, Spend Good Friday with the Good People! It's back to the Djinn and Fairies! Are they the same? In this episode I look at their origins myths, their similarities and the core differences and I discuss what the societal / cultural function they serve.
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British Fairies by John Kruse
Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms, and Superstitions of Ireland Paperback – by Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde
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| 27 May 2022 | #96 / Dr Scott Taylor on Near Death and Shared Death Experiences | 01:02:44 | |
Dr. Scott Taylor is the President of the Expanded Awareness Institute. EAI helps people curious about near-death experiences explore what that experience means to them and to our culture as a whole. Dr Taylor has served as President and Executive Director of The Monroe Institute. He has been a trainer for The Monroe Institute since 1985. He is an expert in the use of binaural beat technology to achieve and hold expanded states of consciousness. He is also the author and voice of six best-selling CDs of guided meditations on near-death experiences in his Into the Light series. He is a spiritual teacher, speaker and researcher on near-death experiences. In the Plus show we get into dimension sliding, folklore analogs for the NDA entity experience. We also discuss the strangest story he ever heard in this territory and finally the importance of meditation in order to be focused when in an expanded state of consciousness. | |||
| 16 Feb 2025 | S2 #60 / David Pantano on the Alchemical Hermeticism of Marco Daffi | 00:54:06 | |
In this episode of Spirit Box, we welcome historian, initiate and researcher David Pantano to discuss his latest book, 'Alchemical Hermeticism, The Secret Teachings of Marco Daffi on Initiation' a comprehensive look at the man born Baron Ricciardo Ricciardelli yet better known by his spiritual name Marco Daffi. David presents Daffi’s writings on his unique and unusual experiences from five decades of alchemical and hermetic practice, available for the first time in English. Covering esoteric concepts such as past life regression, internal energy projection, and the alchemical transformation of the self. In the Plus show, David shares insights into Daffi’s karmic journey, his initiations within magical orders, and the Trial of the Magus, a dramatic moment in his life. We also explore the interplay of Hermeticism and sexuality, the symbolism behind his book cover, and the significance of monads in consciousness building. The conversation expands into Eastern and Western esoteric parallels, including the Chöd ritual and the Red and Black Banquets. Tune in for a deep dive into Hermetic philosophy, spiritual transformation, and the mystical legacy of a forgotten master. Plus, David teases his upcoming work, The Hermetic Book of the Dead. Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqkahttps://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 03 Sep 2021 | #70 / Michelle DeVrieze on the Hidden Predator: the shadow side of Reality | 01:43:56 | |
For episode 70 we are joined by martial artist, researcher and mystic Michelle DeVrieze discussing her research paper into the hidden predator behind the missing 411 phenomena and its relationship with archetypes and initiation. Are we dealing with a self-serving, predatory race using an advanced form of psychological warfare that’s terraforming our reality through the human mind? Or is this predatory intelligence an aspect of some elaborate alchemical process, which, on a macro scale, maintains our reality’s harmonious balance? Michelle uses a unique premise to test her hypothesis that being an Intrinsic Data Field analyser or IDF. We wrap up the show discussing the benefits of getting punched in the face. I should add we mean in a controlled environment. Support the show: | |||
| 05 Oct 2023 | S2 #24 / Dr Christina Oakley-Harrington, Dreams of Witches | 00:54:03 | |
Dr Christina Oakley-Harrington is Treadwell’s founder and presiding spirit. She was voraciously interested in spirituality and magic since childhood, and grew up in West Africa, Burma, and Chile, only moving to the West at the age of fifteen. In her early twenties, she was heartened to discover Europe’s own native religious traditions and has been a pagan ever since. A former academic, she left university life in 2001 to establish Treadwell’s. These days she serves as a consultant for programs and projects but is usually at the shop. She is the author of two books and numerous articles and was co-founder and literary editor of Abraxas: International Journal for Esoteric Studies.Today we discuss her new book from Black Letter Press - Dreams of Witches. Free, pagan, transgressive: worshippers of Pan, devotees of Diana. The men and women who meet under a full moon in the wild woods danced, sing, made music, and made love; in the home they make potions and mutter spells, be it to curse or cure. The witch image infused the European imagination down the centuries, appearing in court records, prose, and poetry. The impulse the literature described finally became a practiced mystery religion in the twentieth century, in the form of Wicca as it coalesced in the New Forest in the 1930s and 30s. The poems and passages in this book illustrate the supportive imagination of the New Forest Coven and its most famous initiate, Gerald Gardner. They date from the late medieval period through the Edwardian age, and all were instrumental, influential - inspiring early pagans, and hopefully, too, readers today.
Enjoy Show notes: Treadwells https://www.treadwells-london.com/Dreams of Witches https://www.blackletter-press.com/product-page/christina-oakley-harrington-dreams-of-witches Kibbo kif - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/nov/02/kindred-of-the-kibbo-kift-1920s-youth-movement Margaret Murray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Murray Gerald Gardener https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Gardner Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason | |||
| 24 Feb 2023 | S2 #08 / Sasha Ravitch on Stellar Witchcraft & Channelled Writing | 00:52:22 | |
The brilliant Sasha Ravitch is back on the Spirit Box! Sasha is a practitioner of Stellar Witchcraft, passionate Astrolater, and Devotional and Oracular Writer. She seeks out meaning, magic, patterns, connection, and intimate co-creation betwixt the Self and the Other in every golden meadow, ocean floor, and subway station available to her. Her desire to blur the line between the ensorceled forest of Elphame and the mundane road-more-traveled is a priority from the moment she wakes up, to the moment she falls asleep. In the show Sasha discusses her work in Stellar witchcraft and the experience of being the vessel for received writing. How you undergo changes in lifestyle in preparation of the work to come. | |||
| 29 Apr 2020 | #15 / Jonah Locksley on angels that rule the ages, demons & mob thought | 01:13:37 | |
Jonah Locksley is a cultural historian. He runs The Thinker's Garden and Godfrey's Almanack, blogs that focus on the overlooked and outré aspects of literature, art, and history. He joins us today discussing Angels and spirits that rule over nations, organisations and ages. We discuss which comes first, the spirit or the organisation and the currency involved in relationships between the group and spirit. Show notes: Find Jonah on twitter: Jonah's blogs: Keep in touch? Music by Obliqka | |||
| 13 Jul 2021 | The 'Man in Black' in Irish folklore | 00:48:38 | |
To give you an idea of what the podcast Patreon is like I've compiled this show from some of last years bonus content from the community. Yes, I'm on the hard sell... "These stories feature the common themes of the 'Dark horseman' trickster that leads the protagonist awry and is quite unnecessarily cruel and spiteful on travellers he meets along the road. ... things take a darker turn and the human visitor gets an unpleasant supernatural brush with death. The stories propose that the reason for this unnecessary cruelty is a grudge the fairy folk has against humanity, much like the Djinn. I then briefly discuss the startlingly similar origin myths of the Fairies and Djinn." All these pieces have been gathered from the rural communities of Ireland via numerous folklorists and cataloged meticulously. I'm in their debt, it was a privilege to read through these handwritten stories and testimonies. Anyway, hurry along the road this dark night, lest you cross paths with the 'Man in black'. | |||
| 17 Apr 2025 | S2 #68 / Daniel Yates, To Glimpse a Hollow Hill | 00:55:53 | |
In this episode I’m joined by Daniel Yates— artist, writer, photographer, witch, and the mind behind the excellent Occult Library project.Daniel’s soon-to-be-released book To Glimpse a Hollow Hill is a deep and beautifully crafted exploration of Robert Kirk’s The Secret Commonwealth, a 17th-century manuscript at the heart of Scottish fairy belief and second sight traditions.We talk about the enormous task of transcribing and modernising Kirk’s original text, the folklore around seers, fairies, and fetch spirits, and the complex cultural landscape Kirk was writing from — one caught between Christianity, folk practice, and older ways of seeing the world.One of the most fascinating elements of the conversation is Kirk’s description of the Sith — not as the tiny winged fairies of Victorian fantasy, but as a people with their own culture, hierarchy, and even religious practices. These are beings who live alongside humans but by their own strange rules and logic — sometimes helpful, sometimes dangerous, always other.Daniel goes into more detail about Robert Kirk himself — not just as a minister and folklorist, but potentially as a seer working within a Christian framework. We discuss the ways in which Kirk subtly inserts himself into the text, the folklore surrounding his mysterious death on Doon Hill, and his possible motivations for writing The Secret Commonwealth — not merely as an academic exercise, but perhaps as a defence of the second sight and those who possessed it.In the Plus show, we go deeper into the more esoteric layers of Kirk’s Secret Commonwealth and the nature of the Sith.We explore the idea of dual-spirit traditions — the concept of co-walkers or fetch spirits that accompany a person or indeed a spirit, harvesting or feeding in some mysterious symbiotic way. Daniel draws intriguing parallels between this belief and spirit traditions found in cultures beyond Scotland.We discuss Kirk’s accounts of fairy lovers and the complicated, sometimes perilous relationships between humans and the Sith — not framed in terms of simple good or evil, but as entanglements with otherworldly beings operating by their own strange morality.There’s a beautiful reflection here on the porous boundary between worlds, and the price of crossing it — where gifts from the Otherworld might come with subtle costs, and where seership itself might not be a blessing freely given.We also talk about Daniel’s work on the Occult Library project — an ambitious and beautifully curated online resource cataloguing the wild and often ephemeral world of occult publishing.Daniel explains how the project came about as a response to the fragmentation of esoteric literature — especially from smaller or long-defunct presses — and his desire to create a browsable, searchable space where people could discover books that might otherwise disappear into obscurity.We discuss the challenges of gathering data on out-of-print and rare texts, the use of volunteers to help expand the library, and Daniel’s thoughtful approach to curation.He also shares future plans for the project, including an interactive map of occult locations, possible community features, and ways to sustain the site as it grows — all while preserving that sense of wonder and discovery that comes from stumbling across something rare, strange, or long-forgotten.Show notes:Buy 'To glimpse a hollow hill' https://www.atramentouspress.com/new-products/to-glimpse-a-hollow-hillDaniel's website https://www.photophrenic.comOccult Library https://www.occultlibrary.orgKeep in touch?https://linktr.ee/darraghmasonMusic by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 29 Apr 2021 | Djinn Stories | 01:18:18 | |
To give you an idea of what extras you can enjoy in the Plus show and Patreon I've pulled together some Djinn Stories for you to enjoy. The first part is Patron bonus show, some the content the patrons on the higher tiers get and the second is a sample of the Plus show extras. | |||
| 13 Jul 2020 | #24 / Joshua Cutchin & Timothy Renner on 'Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon'. | 01:11:30 | |
This week we are joined by Joshua Cutchin and Timothy Renner to discuss the book they co-authored, ‘Where the Footprints End’, an exploration into the high strangeness surrounding the bigfoot phenomena. Joshua is an author and musician, and a well known figure in paranormal circles having appeared on some of the best known paranormal podcasts out there. Timothy is also a musician and author and on top of that he's a brilliant illustrator and host of the superb Strange familiars podcast. So, what’s the premise of the book? Despite their apparently physical nature, bigfoot and its hairy hominid kin consistently appear mired in High Strangeness—the peculiar, ineffable, and nonsensical absurdities so often encountered in paranormal phenomena. Some sightings seem more consistent with mythology than biology. Bigfoot often present supernatural attributes, like luminescent eyes or the ability to pass, ghostlike, through structures. Anomalous lights are regularly seen in areas of frequent sasquatch activity. Footprints persistently, if rarely, display odd numbered toes, and—most bafflingly—bigfoot trackways suddenly terminate in the middle of open, untouched terrain. In Volume 1 of Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon, authors Joshua Cutchin and Timothy Renner carefully examine not only the intersection of hairy apemen with global folklore—of poltergeists, faeries, extraterrestrials, magic, witches, ghosts, and archetypal women-in-white—but also question the fundamental assumptions underlying contemporary cryptozoological beliefs surrounding bigfoot. If you like the show and want more content Spirit Box in your life join the Patreon and the podcast Discord. It’s the price of a cup of coffee and you get all the shows early and a host of other glorious perks. SHOW NOTES:
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| 02 Feb 2024 | S2 #33 / Teila Verch Dywenys on Clooties, the Dark Man & Dark Mother | 00:58:35 | |
Teila Verch Dywenys is a traditional witch and founder of The Cleaner Clootie Campaign, set up in 2018 in response to the growing proliferation of plastic objects left as offerings at her nearest Henge at Knowlton Grange in Dorset. Witnessing first hand how this trend has proliferated widely outside the Pagan Community (fuelled by social media and a disconnection from the original practice of clootie hanging) her aim is to realign the ancient tradition once more within its environmentally reverent origins by educating and by example ~ through the physical clearing of clootie impacted sites and by offering practical sustainable alternatives to plastic or permanent clooties. Teila takes us through her extraordinary experiences with the fae on the land where she lives and her work with the Dark Man and Dark Mother. Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 12 Aug 2024 | S2 #43 / Mark Nemglan on Avalon Working | 00:55:39 | |
Today we are joined by author and publisher Mark Nemglan to discuss his new title from Scarlet Imprint, Avalon Working. Avalon Working is equal parts grimoire and devotional, gazeteer and visionary journey. The work passionately argues for Glastonbury as centre of emergence and initiation, a latter-day Eleusis. Through essay and ritual, the author invites readers to actively participate in the Holy Island’s unfolding destiny, in partnership with its spirits and powers, to co-create its mythopoeia and, in doing so, forge a new Avalonian covenant. In the Plus show Mark goes into detail regarding the rituals and spirits associated with Glastonbury and the strange encounters people have had on the Tor and Mark shares with us his own incredible experience. Show Notes: Buy the book https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/avalon-working Nemglan Press https://nemglan.com Mark's instagram https://www.instagram.com/nemglan_press/ Mark's Substack https://marknemglan.substack.com Glastonbury Tor https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/glastonbury-tor/history-of-glastonbury-tor The Sun and the Serpent https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/576696.The_Sun_and_the_Serpent Lough Derg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_DergCountyDonegal Caoránach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilliphéist Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 03 Aug 2020 | #27 / Al Tyas, Project Rabbit Hole, New Insights Into the Supernatural | 01:19:56 | |
Joining us on the Spirit Box for episode 27 is Author and former paranormal investigator Al Tyas to discuss his book Project Rabbit Hole, New Insights Into the Supernatural He has a B.A. in ancient history from Rhode Island College, and an M.A. in Military History from the American Military University. As a paranormal investigator, he investigated over 100 public businesses, historical landmarks, and private homes. After his experiences interacting with the supernatural, and how it affected both himself and others, he retired from investigating hauntings in 2006. We get into his cases, hauntings after murders, dolls and toys hosting spirits, the dangers of paranormal investigations, Nazi occultism and Maria Orsic, the voodoo practice of spirit marriage and the effects of iron and a little chat about whether iron in the body has any influence on our experiences particularly for people of Celtic decent. We also discuss the technical problems you can have when working in this territory and ironically experienced them in the audio! There are a few gaps in there where the audio wasn’t usable.
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| 01 Apr 2022 | #90 / Dr Al Cummins on The Art of Cyprian's Mirror of the Four Kings | 01:06:17 | |
For episode 90 we welcome Dr Alexander Cummins. Dr Al is a consultant, diviner, writer, magician, and historian. He approaches ritual, divination, and sorcery both as a long-term practitioner and a historian of early modern magic. Dr Cummins has worked as a professional diviner for over a decade, and published several works on astrological magic, grimoires, and folk necromancy. He also provides training, workshops, and coaching in many aspects of magical theory and practice. Originally from the Midlands of the UK, Al now makes his home in the US. We discuss his new title "The Art of Cyprian's Mirror of Four Kings: An Early Modern Experiment of Cyprianic Conjuration". The Art of Cyprian, found in MS Sloane 3850, contains instructions for the construction and use of a magic mirror attributed to Saint Cyprian of Antioch. Along with the preparation of the mirror itself – which includes making and consecrating a particular ink for drafting certain figures of Solomon – come instructions detailing a conjuration of the ‘four worthy princes of the earth’, including a special appeal to the King of the East as their primus inter pares, and a dismissal of these same ‘four kings of the four parts of the world’. In this Guide to the Underworld, Alexander Cummins illuminates further Cyprianic dimensions of these directional courts of the various cardinal kings and their messenger-king attendants in the grimoiric corpus. We also discuss his journey into magic which including the collaborative storytelling of Dungeons and Dragons and the influence of Aikido and childhood paranormal experiences at national trust properties and the spectrum of ancestor work and working with the dead. In the Plus show we talk to how the dead can step forward in a practical sense and our ‘family’ is bigger and stranger than we think it is. We also continue Dr Al’s journey into the occult as he started Chaos Magic as a young adult and discuss at point in his life things became ‘real’. Dr Al relays an intriguing story about using divination that returned life changing results for a sick friend whose condition had baffled doctors. Show Notes: Keep in touch? | |||
| 09 Jan 2024 | S2 #31 / David Halpin on Banshees, Cenobites and the Púca | 01:05:39 | |
Hailing from Carlow, Ireland, David Halpin is a writer with a deep knowledge of Ireland’s fairy lore and pagan heritage. On his facebook blog, Circle Stories, he explores these themes in great depth. David is also the creative force behind Occult Book Review on Twitter and YouTube. In the plus show we get into the dangers of summoning the Good People and David regals us with a story of brushing up against the strange while on a trip to a remote stone circle. We also discuss fairy ointments and from there discuss the use of psychedelics in Irish mythology and folk practice and go off on interesting tangents on the Djinn, Our Lady of Fátima and consciousness. Show notes: Occult Book Reviewhttps://twitter.com/OccultReview The Duchas archives, home of the Irish folklore collections https://www.duchas.ie/en Corpse toothache cure https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4569057/4567629/4574604?HighlightText=corpse+hand&Route=stories&SearchLanguage=ga Athgreany stone circle https://visitwicklow.ie/listing/pipers-stones/ The Amadán https://www.facebook.com/505240543157960/posts/904390903242920/ Puck Fair https://puckfair.ie/ Krampus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus Poulaphouca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poulaphouca Living with Djinns https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780863566950/Living-Djinns-Understanding-Dealing-Invisible-0863566952/plp David on WMiT https://whatmagicisthis.com/2023/02/27/fairies-ireland-with-david-halpin/ Cenobites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenobite_(Hellraiser) Fairy ointment story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Ointment The witches of Selwood https://www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/the-witches-of-selwood-witchcraft-belief-and-accusation-in-seventeenth-century-somerset-by-andrew-pickering Entopic phenomena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entoptic_phenomena_(archaeology) Tuatha Dé Danann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatha_D%C3%A9_Danann | |||
| 04 Apr 2020 | #10 / Incubi, Archons, Aleister Crowley & Isaac Luria with demonologist Nathaniel Gillis. | 00:59:27 | |
For Episode #10 we welcome Nathaniel Gillis back on Spirit Box with reflections on his recent research. Picking up on where we left off last time we discuss Eros and Evil, the physical marks left on Witches and possessed from their interactions with demonic through to Aleister Crowley's Aiwass and the connection to Isacc Luria. Nathaniel Gillis is a religious demonologist and author. After living in a haunted house, Nathaniel spent 20 years researching what it was he encountered. Nathaniel is the founder of Preternatural Epiphenomenal Philosophy. Show notes: Music by Obliqka - https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 23 Jul 2021 | #66 / Jake Kobrin on creativity, art, healing and plant medicine | 01:05:02 | |
For episode #66 we are joined by Jake Kobrin. Jake is a visionary artist and tattooist he is also the founder and designer of a jewelry and fashion brand called Medicine Dragon Designs, and is a DJ and musician, as well as a published writer, speaker, and podcaster. Jake’s work is psychedelic, unusual, dark, beautiful, and elegant. His work seeks to illuminate experiences which Jake has had that are outside of the realm of normal waking consciousness, moving into numinous and visionary realms with natural ease. He considers himself an "interdimensional midwife and conduit" believing that the role of the artist is to be able to move outside of themselves and to act as a conduit for higher consciousness to move through them. In this way he says, "I do not claim authorship for any of the works of art I have painted. I am a channel for Great Spirit to create through me." He is one of the few visionary artists with a formal classical art education, having studied classical realist drawing and painting in Florence, Italy at the Angel Academy of Art. Besides painting and tattooing, he is also the founder and designer of a jewelry and fashion brand called Medicine Dragon Designs, and is a DJ and musician, as well as a published writer, speaker, and podcaster. Show notes: Sponsorships: off for this episode | |||
| 13 May 2020 | #17 / Thirteen types of Jinn | 00:39:24 | |
In response to a subscriber comment this week we go back to the roots of the Spirit Box podcast for some good ol' Jinn Lore and list the 13 most common types of Jinn. I've pulled this together from a number of online sources so if you know of any I missed that would be make interesting reading by all means let me know by leaving a message for me here https://anchor.fm/spirit-box/message. Show notes: Keep in touch?
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| 02 Apr 2020 | #09 / Demonologist Nathaniel Gillis on 'Dybbuk boxes, unclean spirits & blood sacrifice' | 00:59:04 | |
Episode #9 . Spirit Box is joined by Nathaniel Gillis a religious demonologist and author. After living in a haunted house, Nathaniel spent 20 years researching what it was he encountered. Nathaniel is the founder of Preternatural Epiphenomenal Philosophy. Nathaniel has sought to redefine the nature of haunting phenomena, ghosts and high strangeness. He' often quoted for his concept of the demonic. 'The reason they are playing by different rules is because they are playing a different game'. A very enjoyable discussion in which we explored the very nature of what may be happening during possession and what the various motivations for such attacks and intrusions may be. Show notes: Music by Obliqka - https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 07 Mar 2024 | S2 #36 / Anon Omous, Visions of Yaldabaoth | 01:01:23 | |
Today we are joined by author Anon Omous who takes us through his extraordinary mystical experiences which changed his life and his understanding of the world. Diagnosed with schizophenia these experiences were challenging and brutal at times culminating in an waking vision of what he believes to be the entity Yaldabaoth. It really is a fascinating account and one that will no doubt resonate deeply with Spirit Box listeners.
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| 18 Mar 2024 | S2 #37 / Briar of the Greene Chapel on Land, Lore and Language | 00:59:58 | |
Today we welcome Briar of The Greene Chapel to the Spirit Box. Briar is a traditional witch, cunning woman, and fairy doctor. Her work is invested in the sorcerous duality of healing and harming and in furthering her relationship with the hidden by cultivating and deepening meaningful bonds with gods and ungods alike and exploring one’s own soul and psyche as Other. With a scholarly background in comparative art and literature (PhD), Briar is a French native born and raised in the mountains and now currently living and working in the UK, being taught by the land here. In the show we discuss how geographical boundaries overlap or don't in the spirit world and how language itself can be a portal. Briar takes us through her initiation and her meeting with the Dark Man. Towards the tail end of the show Briar takes us through her thoughts on Joan of Arc and the overlap with fairy lore. | |||
| 25 Feb 2022 | #87 / Peter Mark Adams, The Power of the Healing Field | 01:10:36 | |
For episode 87 we welcome back author and healer Peter Mark Adams to discuss his new book 'The Power of the Healing Field'. Keep in touch? | |||
| 22 Apr 2020 | #14 / Phil Hine on possession, overshadowing, channelling, Kali and Baphomet. | 00:52:53 | |
For Episode #14 we welcome a very special guest to the Spirit Box in the form of the brilliant Phil Hine. Phil is an Occultist of repute, an author and historian and most notably known for his contribution to Chaos Magick. Over the hour we cover ritual Possession and overshadowing, Phil's personal experiences with Kali and of being possessed by Baphomet. We discuss channelling, spiritualism as subsets of possession and some interesting experiences with theatrical improv. #spiritbox #philhine #possession #occult Show notes:
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| 15 Oct 2021 | #74 / Trialogue, Tommie Kelly, Spud Murphy. Divinity in Nature and Blood in Magick | 01:01:44 | |
For episode 74 we are joined by Tommie Kelly and Spud Murphy, the hosts of the “Tommie and Spud Talk About” podcast amongst many other things. In the Plus show we get into personal relationships with deities, concepts of the afterlife and we talk about vegetables a bit more. Show notes: | |||
| 12 Jun 2022 | #97 / Dr Simon Young on Wollaton Gnomes, the Fairy census & Boggarts | 00:50:16 | |
Dr Simon Young is a British folklore historian based in Italy. He has written extensively on the nineteenth-century supernatural. His book The Boggart (from Exeter University Press) and The Nail in the Skull and Other Victorian Urban Legends (from Mississippi University Press) are both out in 2022. He is the editor of Exeter New Approaches to Legends, Folklore and Popular Legends . We discuss the Wollaton Gnomes - a famous sighting that happened in 1979 in Nottingham, England. A small group of children were wandering the park early one evening when much to their surprise they were chased by gnomes in motor cars! | |||
| 17 Feb 2023 | S2 #07 / Peter Mark Adams on Hagia Sophia / Sanctum of Kronos | 01:03:40 | |
Today we welcome back the one and only Peter Mark Adams! In his new book Hagia Sophia / Sanctum of Kronos, he presents a remarkable study of the esoteric beliefs and spiritual traditions contained within the architectural and decorative features of Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia. As with Adams’s previous books, this is a meticulously researched, captivating and illuminating piece of work. Punctuated with carefully selected, evocative photography and illustrations, it deconstructs the Hagia Sophia to reveal its esoteric heart. Culturally, the structure acts as a repository for the metaphysical preoccupations of a Hellenistic culture that evolved from the great mystery cults of antiquity to become the metaphysical engine of subsequent European thought. In the Plus show we discussed why Saturn is a focal point of Peter’s research and how the other plays a part in his creative process. We get into his next project in this Saturnian current and the relationship with providence and fate. We wrap up the show on the subject of energy work and healing and how this is foundational to Peter’s work and indeed his life Keep in touch? Music by Obliqka | |||
| 17 Aug 2020 | #29 / Phil Hine: The life and times of T. Lobsang Rampa. | 00:57:17 | |
For Episode 28 we welcome back the legend that is Phil Hine. Phil is an Occultist of repute, an author and historian. Today we discuss T. Lobsang Rampa a polarizing yet compelling figure. This was a lot of fun to record and a bit lighter than recent shows. Enjoy. Show notes:
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| 29 Apr 2023 | S2 #12 / Salicrow on Spirit Speaker: A medium’s Guide to Death and Dying | 01:04:32 | |
Salicrow is a natural psychic medium who weaves the traditions of her Irish Traveler and Blackfoot heritage with modern magical techniques. For more than 30 years she has worked as a spirit channel, seer, and intuitive healer, offering readings and teaching workshops throughout the United States and internationally. She is the author of several books and today we are discussing her latest book, Spirit Speaker: A medium’s guide to Death and Dying/ In this compassionate and straightforward guide to the spiritual process of dying and what happens after death, psychic medium Salicrow answers the most common questions asked by her clients over her decades of work as a spirit speaker. Seeking to normalize the spiritual aspects of end-of-life care, she explains how active dying exists outside of normal reality, in a state in which the dying person and their caregivers often experience a heightened state of consciousness. Describing how the spirit is separate from the body and continues to exist after death, she shares thought-provoking stories of spirit contact and synchronicities that occurred for those actively involved in the dying process. She reveals how these encounters are common and act as guideposts along the journey into death, helping to ease the transition. She offers simple techniques for helping loved ones who are stuck or struggling to cross over and shares practices designed to help honour our beloved dead and develop living relationships with our ancestral spirits. Presenting an outline of what may be experienced during the dying process and beyond, Salicrow explores the time when a soul is actively dying or recently departed. She explains the multiple ways spirits reach out to communicate with us and provides a deep understanding of the signs, symbols, and sensations that spirits use to contact us as well as ways to strengthen that connection. She also explores challenging situations such as suicide, murder, and healing unresolved issues with the dead. Crafted through years of spirit communication sessions, this guide details how the spirit world works while revealing the beauty, healing, and love that exist in death. In the Plus show we get into the subject of body locks which keep people stuck in their bodies when dying. Salicrow also takes us through the moving account of being with her close friend during their assisted suicide. We go through the importance of a practical approach to the spirit world and the state of mind that is most conducive to spirit communication. Salicrow takes us through the many ways in which the beloved dead communicate with us and visit us from time to time. We wrap up discussing how there has been a spike in people having psychic experiences and how Spirit Speaker came out of that as a way to address this and help people navigate these experiences.
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| 03 Dec 2021 | #77 / Peter Mark Adams on Sola-Busca tarot , Reiki & Entity attachment. | 00:56:05 | |
For episode #77 we are joined by Peter Mark Adams, Peter is a Scarlet Imprint, Inner Traditions & Corbel Stone Press author, poet, and essayist specialising in ethnographies of spirit, sacred landscapes, esotericism, consciousness, and healing. | |||
| 20 Sep 2020 | #34 / The Ruqyah: Treatment of sorcery, jinn and evil eye | 00:57:58 | |
This weeks show is pulling out the more interesting and relevant elements of Abderraouf Ben Halima's book, 'The Roqya: Treatment of sorcery, jinn and evil eye by the Quran and prophetic medicine' It outlines the actual practices of Jinn and Sorcery removal, how Jinn enter the body and the tools used to negotiate with a Jinn to ensure its departure. It also covered Roohans, which are somewhere between a Jinn and an Angel:
"Roohans are jinns very close to angels by their light, because they worship Allah permanently. Some roohans occur in some people's lives to compel them to pious behavior or to bring them wealth in exchange of zikrs,"
The nature of Jinn, in terms of the essence is discuss and makes for some interesting food for thought. There is also a brief piece on the evil eye, how it occurs and its treatment.
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| 15 Jul 2021 | #65 / Anthony Tyler on perspectives on good and evil | 01:03:25 | |
For episode #65 we are joined by author and esoteric researcher, Anthony Tyler. Support the show: | |||
| 04 Dec 2023 | S2 #29 / Aidan Wachter, it is solved by walking. | 01:01:44 | |
Rejoice! The legendary Aidan Wachter is back on SB! Aidan is a magician and the author of three books, Six Ways, Weaving Fate and Changeling. This show is called ‘it’s solved buy walking after a phrase Aidan used in our conversation. We discuss the impact nature can have on us as we’re working through the often challenging landscape of our lives. We discuss how our engagement and immersion into the landscape of our environment can nourish and bring healing to our internal world. And actually just how simple that process can be. We get into ones allies guiding writing, how it can be a collaborative process. What it’s like to write three very successful books. In the plus show we discuss what it's like to be a vehicle for the current. The field as an organism and as magical practitioners we have a function. We also go through how it's unlikely one will remain the same as ‘you once were’ if you develop a magical life and how that change will not always be pretty. It rarely is. We also go into how there is a sense that similar is happening on an international level and how to navigate things when confronted with difficult and the downright awful. It’s good stuff. Show notes: Althaea Sebastiani https://www.instagram.com/ladyalthaea/ Co-regulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-regulation Birdsong frequency benefits https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20841-0 Aidan Wachter https://www.aidanwachter.com/ Six ways https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39028487-six-ways Weaving fate https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54854252-weaving-fate Changeling https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59717179-changeling Aidan on Weird Web Radio https://www.patreon.com/weirdwebradio/posts | |||
| 30 Jul 2023 | S2 #18 / Peter Hine and Stephen Buckley, Dreams, Nightmares and Pan | 01:07:58 | |
Today we welcome Peter Hine and Stephen Buckley of the Vayse podcast Peter C Hine is a lawyer, a writer and a dirt worshiping heathen. Stephen James Buckley is an electronic musician and audio producer. Their podcast was born out of their experiences and exploration into the world of the weird and the mystic. We get into the resonance of childhood nightmares in adulthood and the connections between spirits, symbols and animals. In the Plus show we get into the spiritual dynamics between the organic and inorganic, Rudolf Steiner’s work, experiencing animal consciousness, the magic of fungus, doing something good, the dark man’s PR drive and Peter’s Dark Man experiences and the synchronicities surrounding it and dealing with the fear generated from this kind of encounter. | |||
| 27 Dec 2020 | #46 / Devin Hunter, psychic experiences, crystals and travelling the lonely road | 01:08:29 | |
For episode #46 it’s my great pleasure to welcome Mr Devin Hunter. Devin is the bestselling author of the Witch Power Series and is the creator of ModernWitch.com (Podcast, Blog, Magazine), as well as a professional psychic medium and occultist. He is part owner of The Mystic Dream in Walnut Creek, CA, and an initiate of multiple occult orders, including his own, Sacred Fires and is the cofounder of the Black Rose Tradition of Witchcraft. He has been featured in multiple publications and is a frequent presenter and keynote at conferences, and festivals throughout the US. Show notes: | |||
| 19 Feb 2021 | #51 / David Southwell, Hookland, Psychogeography and Landscape Punk | 01:16:25 | |
For episode 51 we welcome author, landscape punk and creator of Hookland and AvalonCon speaker David Southwell. Show Notes: | |||
| 07 Nov 2023 | S2 #26 / David Beth on The Black Man and Night Consciousness | 01:06:11 | |
Born in Angola, Africa, David Beth is the co-owner of Theion Publishing and the founder of the Pandaemonic Current and Hierophant of its associated initiatic groups. University educated in Germany and the USA, he has received various Western esoteric transmissions and is well known for his past work as the former head of Michael Bertiaux’ Voudon Gnostic orders. For the past decade he has focused most of his attention on advanced work with a small group of dedicated esoteric students. David is also a Houngan Asogwe of Haitian Vodou and an initiate of Afro-centric secret societies. Having lived and travelled all over the world, David has now made his home in the South of Germany. David takes us through how the Black Man of the Sabbath leads the initiate into a different type of consciousness with which to engage the world. This type of consciousness is called ‘Night Consciousness’. The path to this type of consciousness can often require one's worldview to be shattered, a difficult and often horrifying experience. In the Plus show David takes us deeper into his teaching on death and good and evil. David outlines why every life is unique and sacred. There are some huge concepts discussed here and not to be missed. Enjoy Show notes: Theion Publishing https://theionpublishing.com/Further reading https://kosmic-gnosis.org/beth-supreme-katabasis/ | |||
| 19 Mar 2021 | #54 / Dr Jack Hunter on mediumship, nature and non-human intelligence | 01:07:12 | |
For episode 54 we welcome Dr Jack Hunter to the Spirit Box. We discuss the influence of the childhood and teenage experiences which formed the interest in his chosen field of expertise and Dr Hunter takes us on a journey through his field work in mediumship at the Bristol Spirit Lodge to his thoughts on how we develop a more harmonious relationship between the human and non-human worlds and how the development of communication with a spirit is a process. Keep in touch? | |||
| 23 Sep 2024 | S2 #46 / Rose Auroras on Faeries, Elves and Trolldom | 00:54:09 | |
Rose Auroras is a sorceress and seer, specialising in Faery & Elf-related issues and spiritual needs. She is part of a spiritual lineage of Celtic origin, but also trained in other spiritual traditions including Trolldom and Hoodoo/Conjure. Many people encounter issues or have spiritual needs related to the Good People (faeries) or the Alfar (Elves). Some may experience Faery-related activity, whether positive or negative, without understanding the reasons behind it, yet they wish to know why. Additionally, there are those courageous individuals who seek to establish a working relationship with the Fair Folk or the Alfar but are uncertain about how to do so safely. Addressing any of these Faery-related needs, and more, is Rose's area of expertise. In the Plus show we get into hybridism, how these entities can manifest. Rose tells us about her fascinating experiences with scrying and what she has seen surrounding people who have availed of her services, including Dark Man spirits. This is a brilliant conversation and hits the Spirit Box bullseye over and over again! Enjoy! Show notes: https://www.roseauroras.com / roseauroras https://linktr.ee/rose.aurora Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka / obliqka | |||
| 23 Jan 2024 | S2 #32 / Lisette Coly on Eileen J. Garrett & Lucifer | 01:02:49 | |
Beginning in her early childhood, the world-famous trance medium and grande dame of parapsychology Eileen J. Garrett had numerous encounters with an entity she called the "Noble Stranger." When she asked his identity one day, this mysterious figure responded, "You may call me Lucifer." Call me Lucifer: Dialogues with a Noble Stranger, features Garrett's writings about her encounters with this Noble Stranger, and reflections on her intellectual "duels with her Devil." The book includes extensive verbatim transcripts of Lucifer's communication with Garrett, together with Lucifer's Compendium of Guidance. Though prepared with great care over the course of her life, the book has lain dormant in Garrett's family archives for decades. Her granddaughter, Lisette Coly, current President of the Parapsychology Foundation, has now decided that it should be shared with the public as an aid to our spiritual evolution. Eileen J. Garrett (1893-1970) was an Irish medium and one of the most important figures in parapsychology. Despite her apparent psychic abilities, which were subjected to numerous tests by the most prominent researchers of the era. Garrett maintained a lifelong healthy skepticism, always questioning the nature and meaning of her own extraordinary experiences. Her dedication to the objective, scientific study of psychical phenomena resulted in her establishing the Parapsychology Foundation, which published many books on the subject as well as the International Journal of Parapsychology, and the popular Tomorrow magazine. Garrett was also something of a bon vivant, rubbing shoulders with everyone from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Cecil B. DeMille, Aldous Huxley, Salvador Dalí, Robert Graves, Anaïs Nin, and Carl Jung to name but a few. Garrett herself was a prolific author, writing a number of novels as well as books on psychical research and three autobiographies SHOW NOTES: Eileen J. Garrett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_J._Garrett Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 11 Feb 2022 | #85 / Dr Megan Rose on Spirit Marriage | 01:04:30 | |
For episode #84 we are joined by Dr Megan Rose to discuss her new book ‘Spirit Marriage'. Megan Rose, Ph.D., has a doctorate in East-West Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and a master’s degree in Religion in Society from the Graduate Theological Union. She is an initiated ceremonial magician, a Shakta Tantric practitioner, and a senior seer in the House of Brigh Faery Seership Institute. She serves as an ordained interfaith minister and psycho-spiritual counselor, and is the Executive Director of the Entheosis Institute. Dr Rose proposes this book is for anyone who is experiencing exceptional spiritual phenomena and needs a grounded & expert perspective on how to navigate & translate such experience. It is an in-depth exploration of the practice, relevance, and purpose of spirit marriage around the world, In the Plus show we discuss Entheosis, or waking the divine within and how it relates to spirit marriage The intense account in the book of being married to Kali. We also get into the effects of spirit connection on one's nervous system, the precognitive properties of the human heart and how being spirit filled is similar to orgasm. Finally we talk to being in relation with the land and how co-creation centred gardening facilitates this. Show notes: | |||
| 06 May 2020 | #16 / Tommie kelly on The Forty Servants, Hypersigils, Creativity and Art. | 01:10:35 | |
For episode #16 we welcome Tommie Kelly to the show. Tommie is an Irish artist and writer who has had a lifelong interest in all things Occult and Spirituality. He makes comics, videos, podcasts and very occasional blog posts, and is probably best known for his oracle deck The Forty Servants. We discuss, the effects of the Great famine and conservative Catholicism of the Irish psyche. We talk Hypersigils, Chaos Magick and art. The creative process and its impact on mental health and the process of a success being rooted in letting go of the outcome. All artwork featured in this video is the copyright of Tommie Kelly. Show notes:
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| 14 Sep 2024 | S2 #45 / Mark Steeves on the mysteries of New Haven | 00:50:03 | |
Today we are joined by Mark Steeves, the host of the My Family Thinks I'm Crazy and Esoteric America Podcasts, joins us to talk about the research he's done into the strangeness of his hometown of New Haven and the greater New England area. We get into Skull and Bones, Geronimo, Saturnian and Egyptian architecture, ancient America, hidden history, and so much more. In the Plus show we go to a lot of places including giants in native folklore. Enjoy! Show notes: https://www.patreon.com/MFTIC?fan_landing=true https://www.myfamilythinksimcrazy.com https://www.instagram.com/myfamilythinksimcrazy/?hl=en Keep in touch? | |||
| 22 Apr 2022 | #92 / McCalla Ann on Linguistics, Witchcraft & Ancestors. | 01:02:49 | |
For episode 92 we welcome McCalla Ann, founder, podcaster and creator behind SaturnVox, a multimedia occult education and divination platform based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. McCalla was born in Atlanta, Georgia to a Catholic family on her mother's side and with Jewish heritage on her father's. Though she attended Catholic school until high school, she turned to the occult at an early age, beginning her studies on witchcraft and tarot at the early age of 15. McCalla left Atlanta for New Orleans to attend college at Loyola University, where she graduated with honours in Philosophy and World Religions with a concentration in Buddhism and its implications on language. Studying Buddhist philosophy and Chinese linguistics gave McCalla a unique perspective into language use as depicted by pictorial symbols, as opposed to the phonetic style of the west. This perspective involves an understanding of each pictorial symbol as holding multiple layers of meanings, and the ability to be able to hold all those meanings in one’s mind, so as to map out a full four dimensional picture out of these two dimensional shapes. During her Downtime in college McCalla began delving deeper into the more formal realms of occult studies, beginning her study of the Jewish kabbalah and mysticism with vigour. Upon graduation, she was more than happy to turn her attention to these studies, along with those of traditional witchcraft, full time. She currently practices a flavour of witchcraft that flawlessly blends her studies on philosophy, folklore, and linguistic arts into a fusion of animism, theurgy, and kabbalistic as well as astrological study. In the Plus show we discuss aesthetics and art is juxtaposed with magic and pull that thread into ideas around Tiphereth and explore the concept of living in joy. McCalla also discusses Saturn in further details. An illuminating and engaging conversation! | |||
| 01 Apr 2025 | S2 #66 / Mademoiselle Vendredi on Thai necromancy and Famous ghosts | 00:46:59 | |
In this episode of Spirit Box, I’m joined by professional occultist Mademoiselle Vendredi for a chat about her recent adventures in Thailand. We discuss Mademoiselle Vendredi’s encounters with local ghosts, spirits, and animist practices in Bangkok, where she was introduced to a world of supernatural entities, offerings, and hidden magical traditions. From her experiences with Thai Buddhist animism to the mysterious sounds of spectral visitors in her room, she shares firsthand accounts of a city teeming with unseen forces. We also explore the unique duality of Thai spiritual life, where Buddhist shrines coexist with older spirit houses, and offerings of red Fanta serve to appease ghosts. Mademoiselle Vendredi recounts her time in Bangkok’s Portuguese quarter, where Catholic and Thai animist traditions merge, and describes her visit to the legendary Amulet Market. A heads-up to listeners: The next section of our discussion touches on necromantic practices and esoteric rituals involving human remains, which some may find upsetting. This is an exploration of historical and cultural practices, not an endorsement or advocacy of them. Our conversation turns to the darker side of Thai occultism, where necromantic practices involving effigies of the spirits of deceased infants, known as Kuman Thong. Mme Vendredi shares insights into these controversial practices, as well as other esoteric rituals involving oils and charms crafted from human remains. In the Plus show, we take a deeper look into the case of Mae Niyam, a spirit whose shrine has become a focal point for those seeking supernatural intervention. Mademoiselle Vendredi shares the eerie story of how Mae Niyam, once a young beauty queen, became a powerful spirit known for granting wishes—so much so that people flock to her shrine to leave offerings of red Fanta and luxury items in exchange for her favor. She recounts her own experiences of receiving assistance from May Neom and how she introduced one of her mentees to the spirit, leading to uncanny results. We also discuss another prominent Thai spirit, Mae Nak, a benevolent entity associated with luck and prosperity. Often depicted as a plump woman in traditional attire, Mae Nak is revered by business owners who set up altars for her in their shops, hoping to attract success. Beyond Thai spirits, we dive into Mademoiselle Vendredi's unexpected encounter with a Bangkok taxi driver who, instead of small talk, launched into an impromptu history of the Chinese ghosts, ancient grave relocations of Bangkok. We explore the significance of these ghost stories, the interplay between Chinese and Thai magical traditions, and how urban legends in Bangkok often stem from real historical events. We round out the Plus show with a discussion on Mademoiselle Vendredi's upcoming travels to Romania, where she plans to explore vampire folklore and connect with practitioners of local magic, as well as her extended stay in London. We also take a closer look at her Pharaoh’s Club—an online space dedicated to magicians and occult practitioners seeking hands-on guidance, practical magical techniques, and insights from her global travels. This episode is a fascinating journey into folk magic, animism, and the intricate interplay between the living and the spirit world. Tune in for an immersive and wide-ranging discussion on magic, spirits, and the unseen forces shaping our world. Show notes: Keep in touch?https://linktr.ee/darraghmasonMusic by Obliqka / obliqka | |||
| 31 Dec 2024 | S2 #55 / Phil Hine on the Left Hand Path | 00:48:55 | |
In this episode of Spirit Box, I sit down once again with acclaimed occult author and lecturer Phil Hine to discuss Phil’s thought-provoking book on the left-hand path in occultism. Phil trace's its historical and philosophical evolution, from Theosophy and Dion Fortune’s conservative definitions to Kenneth Grant’s esoteric interpretations and Julius Evola’s controversial ideas. The conversation delves into the origins and practices of Tantra, shedding light on the transgressive behaviours of pre-Tantra traditions and the eventual normalisation of the Śrīvidyā tradition. Phil critiques common Western misunderstandings of Tantra, arguing that true liberation within these traditions emphasises compassion for all beings rather than transcending morality to become a superhuman. Phil also shares insights into his personal journey in occultism, his initial attraction to and eventual critique of the left-hand path. We also touch on contemporary Aghori practices, their transgressive nature, and the broader cultural implications of such traditions. Join us for an engaging discussion that blends historical scholarship, personal experience, and humor, culminating in a critique of modern interpretations of Tantra and occult practices. Show notes: Phil's website https://enfolding.org/reflections-on-the-left-hand-path/ Book links https://www.amazon.co.uk/Querying-Left-Hand-Path-Phil/dp/1068598107 & https://www.treadwells-london.com/product-page/queryingthe-left-hand-path-phil-hine Aghori photos https://www.darraghmason.com/index/G0000qURq7lptH_8 Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 07 Jul 2022 | #98 / Andrew Collins on Origins of the Gods | 01:05:59 | |
For episode 98 we are joined by author Andrew Collins. It’s a remarkable study taking us from Göbekli Tepe in Turkey to the Egyptian pyramids, from the stone circles of Europe to the mound complexes of the Americas, Andrew Collins and Gregory L. Little show how, our ancestors built permanent sites of ceremonial activity where geomagnetic and gravitational anomalies have been recorded. Andrew discusses the science of quantum entanglement and David Bohm’s theory of Implicate order which support his own theories on what’s happening with these portals and the ultraterrestrial, possibly multidimensional intelligences that appear. | |||
| 27 Jul 2020 | #26 / Michael Lichens on ‘The Devil is afraid of me,’ The life of Fr. Amorth, the Vatican’s exorcist. | 00:53:07 | |
Joining us on the Spirit Box for episode 26 is Michael Lichens. Michael holds an MA in Religion and Literature from the University of Chicago and spends much of his time studying overlooked spiritual experiences when he isn't busy revising and editing. He is the editor of The Catholic Exchange and resides in Colorado where you can often find him discussing preachers, ghosts, and churches of the Old West. We will be discussing the book “The Devil is Afraid of Me: The Life and Works of the World’s Most Popular Exorcist.” by angelologist Father Marcello Stanzione. The book narrates the true story of Father Gabriele Amorth, the former chief exorcist of the vatican who performed more than sixty thousand exorcisms over a thirty-year period in Rome. The book details the experiences Fr Amorth had during his career like the windows icing over during an exorcism in summertime in Rome, dealing the results of magical attacks and some startling manifestations including a possessed young man producing nails from his mouth. We compare elements of the accounts and techniques detailed with the Islamic equivalent and look at the reasons while individuals can be open to obsessions and possession and discuss the fate of fallen angels from both the catholic and fairy lore perspectives. SHOW NOTES: KEEP IN TOUCH?
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| 14 May 2021 | #60 / Douglas Batchelor, finding your way | 00:58:21 | |
For episode 60 we are joined by the charming Douglas Batchelor, a Magician and host of the wonderful ‘What Magic is This?’ podcast. I hugely enjoyed this show, it was great to chat with Douglas and we really got into his journey into magick and what it has meant to him. We also dug into how the show came about and what the driving goal behind the it is about and the contribution Douglas’s ancestors have made to the direction of the podcast. We discuss the healing and self development aspects of sorcery but most importantly what magic can give to people. In his own words... "...my name is Douglas and I have been doing this whole sorcery and magic thing for 18 years. It’s something that I don’t normally share with people but when I do they become very interested. Either that or they stop talking to me. With luck, this podcast will help spread my enthusiasm for magic and these topics to others, because I think we could all use a bit of magic in our lives. Not only that, but what we call Magic might just be the underlying, unknown stuff that this reality runs on." In the Plus show we talk about Douglas's personal relationships with Anubis and St Cyprian. And we discuss hearing spirit voices and mental health. Show Notes: | |||
| 09 Sep 2021 | #71 / Jason Miller, Spirits, Travel and the Cremation grounds of Pashupatinath. | 00:57:48 | |
For episode 71 we welcome Jason Miller. He has written five books including the now classic Protection and Reversal Magick and he teaches a number of courses online including the Strategic Sorcery Training Course, The Black School of St Cyprian, and The Sorcery of Hekate. In his 20’s he was initiated into a Coven that worked Witchcraft along the lines of Mastering Witchcraft, joined the Ordo Templi Orientis, and the Chthonic Auranian Temple. In the Plus section we discuss the nature of the separation between the east and west thinking and whether it is actually that different. We also discuss the Phurba, the razor nail of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Bön, and Indian Vedic traditions and the remarkable origin of Jason’s relationship with Hekate. Show Notes: Support the show: | |||
| 06 Apr 2020 | #11 / Marco Visconti, LAM, Crowley, Kenneth Grant, Crossing the Abyss, Aeonics & working with the spirits | 00:56:30 | |
Episode #11 we are joined by the the Once & Future Black Prince of Kennington himself, Marco Visconti! Marco is a London-based antiques and rare book trader. He is also consultant, a lecturer, music producer, DJ and of course a Thelemite and Freemason. He has been a member of the international esoteric community for over two decades, receiving initiation into the A∴A∴, Choronzon Club, and Ordo Templi Orientis. We discuss the entity Lam, Crowley, Kenneth Grant, Working with the spirits, the Goetia, Crossing the Abyss and Aeonics as well as looking at some of the core components of Thelema. You can find out more about Marco on his website, his Patreon and his YouTube channel. | |||
| 23 Apr 2021 | #58 / Sorita d’Este on Hekate | 01:02:40 | |
For episode #58 we are joined by Sorita d’Este. An accomplished author she has penned the Circle for Hekate (V.1 & 2) as well as around 20 other titles. Show Notes: | |||
| 03 Mar 2025 | S2 #62 / Kate Shelley on emotional patterns in healing | 01:07:20 | |
In this episode of Spirit Box, we welcome Kate Shelley, a shamanic healer whose journey has been shaped by deep ancestral work, spirit connections, and a profound understanding of emotional patterns in healing. Kate shares how her mentorship with Dr. Helen Ford led her to explore the emotional roots of illness and how these patterns influence our lives across generations.Our conversation touches on the power of walking and talking as a healing practice, the deeply personal nature of spirit communication, and the importance of finding one’s own unique way in working with unseen forces. Kate also opens up about her experiences with neurodivergence, highlighting the intersection of creativity, spirituality, and different ways of thinking.We discuss the balance between science and spiritual growth, the impact of trauma on the nervous system, and how practices like meditation and somatic work can support healing. Finally, we reflect on the challenges and opportunities of living in the modern world, especially for younger generations navigating new paradigms.Show notes:Kate's website https://www.lifemanualreadings.comKate's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifemanualreadings/Keep in touch?https://linktr.ee/darraghmasonMusic by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 31 Aug 2023 | S2 #21 / Dr Tomas Vincente on The Faceless God | 00:53:54 | |
Dr. Tomas Vincente is a scholar of ancient religion, magic and esotericism. His past work explores the emergence of Christian monotheism and the resulting decline of the chthonic cults of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. He is dedicated to recovering the integrity of this archaic spirituality of blood and fire, which has been demonised by the Abrahamic religions for two millennia. In the show we discuss his work The Faceless God. The book has a triple focus—Lovecraftian, Egyptian and Sabbatic—which may seem bizarre at first glance. Through an initiated reading of Lovecraft’s fiction, relating especially to the figure of Nyarlathotep, certain hitherto unexplored connections are revealed between European witch lore and the Egyptian mysteries of Osiris and Anubis. The claim that there was a germ of truth beneath the diabolical stereotypes and accusations of European witchcraft was advanced long ago by Margaret Murray, who argued that witchcraft was an organised cult of pagan origin, which had somehow survived the processes of Christianization. Dr Vincente’s argument is much more subtle, and closer in spirit to the more recent research of Carlo Ginzburg. He would not speak of an organised witch cult, but rather of diverse and analogous survivals of shamanistic practice, which carried forward certain symbolic and ritual elements of archaic and pre-Christian origin. The most novel aspect of his argument lies in the unearthing of the deep symbolic resonances between the lore of witchcraft, relating to the black man and the Goat of Mendes, and the archaic fertility cult of the ram-headed Banebdjedet, who was a totemistic representation of Osiris—or more precisely Osiris in union with Ra in his netherworld aspect. In the Plus show we get into similarities between the Dark Man and the King of the Fairies. We discuss the importance of art and artists and what they bring back from the dark womb. We get into why this experience happens? What is the point of it? Dr Vincente goes on to describe the response to this summons is a radical openness to profound mystery not about the application of will. Big stuff. Show notes: https://theionpublishing.com/authors/tomas-vincente/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyarlathotephttps://www.facebook.com/people/Tomas-Vincente/pfbid0sXCvHBXuU7m5LHtDZs1CzYJUjGFLsPZ9ustA13tCXdqSD1ZGA5isNhLxu441MAgJl/?fref=ts https://skepticaloccultist.com/post/159757289693/the-faceless-god https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azathoth Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 30 Jun 2020 | #22 / Lonnie Scott talking, Chaos Heathenry, Curses, hypnosis & meditations on Odin | 01:12:02 | |
This episode we welcome back Lonnie Scott. He’s been an Occultist, Pagan, Strategic Sorcerer, Chaonimist, and Heathen for over two decades. He’s a Professional Hypnotist (seen on Hellier), Tarot Professional (Tarosophist of the Year 2014), experienced memberships and initiations in various Magic, Witchcraft, Pagan and Heathen organizations. Also, the founder of the Wayfinder Tradition. he’s been investigating the Paranormal and experimenting in the Occult for a long time and in all that somehow finds the time to create and host the Weird Web Radio podcast and I’m delighted to have him back on the Spirit Box. We talk about his journey into magick, teenage curses and an intense vision that culminated into a norse figure of some significance coming into his life. Just a quick bit of housing keeping. If you like the show and want more content Spirit Box in your life be sure to sign up to Patreon and join the podcast Discord. It’s the price of a cup of coffee for pre-releases to all the shows and a host of other perks. ******
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| 24 Feb 2025 | S2 #61 / The Lady of the Lake, with Joshua Cutchin and Ryan Grulich. | 01:00:10 | |
In this episode of Spirit Box, I sit down with Joshua Cutchin and Ryan Grulich to discuss their latest film project, The Lady of the Lake. The true crime documentary follows investigator Amanda Paulson and her team as they delve into the chilling case of Hallie Illingworth, a local woman who disappeared in 1937 and was found three years later in Lake Crescent under disturbing circumstances. Her body, eerily preserved with a soap-like texture, raised more questions than answers about what really happened to her. As Paulson's team digs deeper, they uncover unsettling truths about Hallie’s tragic fate, revealing a history of violence and long-buried secrets. The investigation leads them beyond the mystery of Hallie's death, unraveling a web of disturbing stories that have remained hidden for decades and uncovering a horrifying truth about the lake's dark past and the fate of those who enter its depths.What I found particularly compelling about this project is how it challenges traditional true crime storytelling—rather than sensationalising the victim’s fate, Joshua and Ryan emphasise her humanity, offering a narrative that is both deeply personal and powerfully unsettling. We also explore the film’s folkloric and paranormal elements, discussing how myth-making shapes our understanding of places and events. Beyond The Lady of the Lake, our conversation expands into the broader theme of re-enchantment and cultural transformation. We discuss how Western society is slowly shifting away from rigid materialism towards a more spiritually integrated worldview—one where folklore, consciousness, and the unexplained are no longer dismissed but embraced as essential parts of our reality. This shift is something I’ve explored in many episodes, and here we consider how storytelling, film, and other media are playing a key role in rekindling a sense of mystery and wonder in the modern world. In the Plus Show, we take a deep dive into Joshua and Ryan’s upcoming UFO documentary series. They share insights into how they’re approaching the project, looking at UFO encounters not just as unexplained aerial phenomena but as events that have shaped human spirituality, belief systems, and cultural evolution. We talk about the challenges of tackling the extraterrestrial and interdimensional hypotheses, the reluctance of mainstream figures to engage with esoteric subjects. This was a fascinating conversation that weaves together true crime, folklore, and the unexplained, uncovering the deeper connections between these worlds. Tune in for an exploration of mystery, mythology, and the shifting tides of human consciousness. Show notes: Creepy Kingdom https://www.creepykingdom.com Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWnPTOcEZ-Q&t=76s Joshua Cutchin https://www.joshuacutchin.com LOTL on instagram https://www.instagram.com/theladyofthelakedoc/ Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 14 Sep 2023 | S2 #22 / David Keohan, Irish Stones of Strength | 01:02:56 | |
Today we welcome Indiana Stones himself, the one and only David Keohan. Hailing from Ireland, David is a Stone lifter, a kettlebell world champion, an artist and a musician. He’s been on a mission to recover Ireland's lost stone lifting culture and has done so through our literature and folklore. We spoke all about his stone lifting journey from his lifting of the fianna stone in Scotland which inspired his own search in Ireland. Culminating in the rediscovery of the stone described by the famous Galway writer Liam O'Flaherty in his short story ‘The Stone’. He has rediscovered 30 testing stones, a remarkable act of reclamation and celebration of this lost tradition. Through this act David has created a remarkable and unique magical act of healing of the multi-generational trauma of Ireland's colonisation. These great testing stones, now rediscovered form a chain back into our ancient past, before colonisation, before christianity and in lifting these stones once more the chain is renewed, in a feat of strength and deep ancestral healing. His work is a brilliant and inspiring intersection of folklore, magic, mythology, and strength. In the Plus show we get into ancestral work, and animism. We talk about Peig Sayers and Ghosts leading us to tell their stories. The death stone of Cú Chulainn, the Irish Hercules and to close out the show I read Liam O'Flaherty’s short story ‘The Stone’. Show notes: David’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/_indiana_st... David’s YouTube / @davidindianakeohans3566 Duchas.ie https://www.duchas.ie/en Liam O'Flaherty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_O%... David’s article on the Stone of Inishmore THE QUEST FOR THE STONE OF INISHMORE - Ireland The Stone by Liam O’Flaherty https://archive.org/.../shortstorieso... The Aran Islands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aran_Islands The Aran Islands drone footage • THE ARAN ISLANDS BY DRONE (IRELAND)- ... Caher Island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caher_I... Pre famine Irish tallest in Europe https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-s... Peig Sayers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peig_Sa... Cú Chulainn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%BA... Feature on my grandfathers book https://roaringwaterjournal.com/2023/... My grandfather's book https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-searc... And here's the photos of the Kusthi wrestlers I mentioned. https://www.darraghmason.com/index/G0... Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 11 Nov 2024 | S2 #49 / Todd Elliott, The Cunning Farmer. | 00:55:11 | |
In this episode of Spirit Box, we welcome Todd Elliott to discuss his forthcoming book, The Cunning Farmer: Agrarian Magical Practices, Mythology, and Folklore. Todd shares deep insights on time deities, cosmic and natural cycles, and their impact on both mystical and agricultural practices. We delve into his research on weather sorcery, earth energies, and building relationships with land spirits and sacred spaces, blending myth, folklore, and practical magic to honor the land. In the plus show, Todd offers his best tips for maximizing calorie yield per square foot and shares wisdom on cultivating a harmonious relationship with the land. With over twenty years in magical practice and farming, this episode is packed with essential knowledge for modern mystics and agrarians alike. Show notes: https://thecunningfarmer.substack.com/ Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 25 Jun 2023 | S2 #16 / Michael Le Flem on Visions of Atlantis | 01:08:00 | |
oday we welcome Michael Le Flem to discuss his book Visions of Atlantis: Reclaiming our Lost Ancient Legacy. Michael Le Flem, M.A. is a researcher, adjunct professor of history and philosophy, columnist for New Dawn Magazine, a scuba diver and guitarist. He grew up in South Florida, and attended Florida State University, where he studied Western intellectual history and U.S. foreign policy. Using clairvoyant impressions from Edgar Cayce, Frederick Oliver, Rudolf Steiner, Barbara Hand Clow, Michael Le Flem builds a concerted scientific, philosophical and historical investigation of humanity's antediluvian achievements and Atlantis' tragic demise. At the same time, readers will see just how the story of Atlantis has evolved from the seminal account passed down by Plato almost 2,400 years ago into those of the present day, as we engage with some of its strongest proponents and harshest critics alike. More than just a dry catalog of Atlantean footnotes, Visions of Atlantis strikes at the core of the great divide between materialist reductionism and the frontiers of metaphysics, enjoining readers to reconsider some of their most deeply held beliefs about ancient technology, psychic phenomena, reincarnation, the vast unknown past, and our uncertain future. In the Plus show we get into Cuban Anomaly and Azores pyramid. We also discuss the Bosnian pyramid and the mysteries of the polar regions... and creativity and channelling. Show notes: Visions of Atlantis https://a.co/d/0QR8vKJ Michael’s website https://www.michaelleflem.com/ A dweller on two planets https://archive.org/details/adwellerontwoplanets_202002 Atlantis: the antediluvian world https://archive.org/details/atlantisantedilu00donnuoft Bosnian Pyramids https://www.darraghmason.com/index/G0000sH9fSOZ4aHI Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 20 Mar 2023 | S2 #10/ J.M. Hamade on Al-Khidr | 00:58:18 | |
Today we are joined by J.M. Hamade on the subject of Al- Khidr. J.M. Hamade is an interdisciplinary artist, astrologer, writer, and educator residing in New York City. Focusing on the aesthetics of esoterica and the occult, they’re work bridges contemporary artistic practice with archaic forms of knowing. They have lectured, exhibited, and enacted live performances in the conjuration of phantom forms and ritual magic. Al-Khidr is a figure described but not mentioned by name in the Quran as a righteous servant of God possessing great wisdom or mystic knowledge. In various Islamic and non-Islamic traditions, Khidr is described as a messenger, who guards the sea, teaches secret knowledge and aids those in distress. The meaning of the name has traditionally been taken to be "the Green One" or "the Verdant One". Which connects him to folkloric figures such as the green man and spirits of spring and of ‘greening’. We discuss Khidr’s liminal nature and his role as guide and get into the mysteries of the northern poles. Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 30 Jan 2025 | S2 #58 / Joshua Cutchin on AI, Decline and the Trickster Age | 00:53:48 | |
In this episode of Spirit Box, I catch up with the great Joshua Cutchin. We discuss his latest exciting projects, including the UFO documentary Cosmosis, the paranormal true crime film Lady of the Lake, and his upcoming book, 4th Wall Phantoms, which looks at the eerie idea of fictional characters coming to life. On top of all that, we take some time to explore the strange times we’re living in—what he calls the “trickster age.” Stay tuned for Joshua’s return in March where we’ll dig deeper into 4th Wall Phantoms. Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 11 Jan 2023 | S2 #03 / Emmet Louis on Gurdjieff, body training and spirit work. | 00:56:25 | |
For episode #3 of season 2 we are joined by magician and body training expert Emmet Louis. Emmet has spent a long time meandering through various systems of Western esotericism. A chance encounter with the system of G.I Gurdjieff radically altered his life and set him on his current path, His work currently is focused on the combination of body training with an emphasis on its interaction with spirit work and energy mechanics. For the last eight years he has studied under a lineage of Daoist Magick. | |||
| 30 Nov 2024 | S2 #51 / Nathanial Gillis on Necronetics and Consciousness | 00:52:17 | |
In this episode, I sit down with Nathaniel to explore his fascinating work and groundbreaking theories on paranormal phenomena. Nathaniel introduces the concept of Necronetics, a framework that connects possession, pregnancy, and otherworldly encounters as processes that replicate life forms. We dive into the evolution of certain beings and phenomena, discussing how they often manifest in archetypal forms that mirror humanity’s collective consciousness. The first 15 minutes or so of this show were lost to the Streaming Gods so we join mid the conversation. Our conversation takes us into deep and, at times, unsettling territory, touching on the nature of gods, religion, and the ways these ideas shape our understanding of spiritual and supernatural encounters. Nathaniel shares the challenges he’s faced during his research, from the potential dangers of diving too deep into these mysteries to deciding how and where to share his findings with the world. We also draw intriguing connections between his work and Whitley Strieber’s studies on interactions with the dead, exploring what these encounters might reveal about consciousness and the unseen. Nathaniel gives us a glimpse into his upcoming book, Skin That Crawls, which will serve as an introduction to necronetics and lay the groundwork for further exploration of his theories. As his research evolves, this conversation offers a compelling look at the mysterious links between life, death, and the forces that exist beyond our understanding. In the Plus show we get deeper still into these topics really delving into the shadowlands of this subject matter. I strongly advise you to do so as this maybe the last time we have Nathaniel on the show as he maybe ending his research into this area because it has become so intense and the phenomena has been pushing back on him. Show notes: Nathaniel’s Instagram / thenathanielgillis Nathaniel’s YouTube / @nathanielj.gillis5466 Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka / obliqka | |||
| 28 Mar 2020 | #05 / 'Living with Djinns - Understanding and Dealing with the Invisible in Cairo' | 00:26:45 | |
Episode #5 is A reading from the book 'Living with Djinns - Understanding and Dealing with the Invisible in Cairo' by anthropologist Barbara Drieskens. This book explores the importance of storytelling in Egyptian society and recounts first-hand experiences of djinns. A unique ethnographic study, it investigates possession, manifestations, and concepts of person and space. The djinn is an invisible spirit with a will of its own that may lurk at the bottom of your teacup or seep through your pores to possess you; they have long been an explanation for illness and misfortune or an excuse for unconventional behavior. Barbara Drieskens is an urban anthropologist and an assistant visiting professor at the American University of Beirut. https://saqibooks.com/author/drieskens-barbara/ Music by Obliqka - https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 12 May 2023 | S2 #13 / Phil Hine on Queerying Occultures | 00:47:26 | |
Today we welcome back the great Phil Hine on his new book Queerying Occultures. What is Queerying Occultures? 'Queerying' is a portmanteau word from 'Queer’ and 'Query'—classic Phil Hine word play. Occulture is another portmanteau word meaning 'Hidden Culture' (from ‘Occult’ and 'Culture'). The occult is Queer. Historically. Intrinsically. Radically. Wonderfully Queer. Yet at times this essential fact can feel unacknowledged in wider Occulture dialogues. Addressing this, Phil Hine’s Queerying Occultures is a collection of queer-themed essays exploring, questioning and reflecting on the diverse trajectories that might arise from applying queer questioning to occultural themes and practices. Drawing on perspectives from Queer Theory, history, Continental Philosophy, and shared experience, Hine explores subjects as diverse as Shamanism and gender-variance; the rise of the Queer Pagan approaches; the uncomfortable history of occult homophobia; Queer perspectives on Tantra, Pan, Sacred Spaces, and Crowley in Boy Bar Berlin. This far-reaching, necessary book is both a celebratory resistance text and indispensable investigation of the Queer in Occulture. In the Plus show we get into the Aghori, ideas on the left hand path and the innate queerness of the left hand path. The Shivite story of the woman who became a ghoul. We get into the history of Masquerade balls, and discuss the relationship between the battle brothers Cuchullian & Ferdia and the curse of Macha of birth pain on the men of Ulster If you want to hear the plus show, it’s very simple to do, simply join the patreon and get the entire Plus show back catalogue and all the bonus show extras. If you are watching this on YouTube or any other video platform remember to subscribe.
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| 16 Apr 2021 | #57 / Aoife Anastasia Nally on 'The Spancel of Death' | 01:04:19 | |
Aoife Anastasia Nally is an artist, performer, and theatre producer, who for the last few decades has been performing in the West End, London, but is currently based in rural Ontario, Canada. Today we discuss her research into the cursed play ‘The Spancel of Death' penned by her Great Uncle T.H. Nally, Abbey Theatre playwright and personal friend of the great poet WB Yeats. She is also a psychic medium, Seer, trance channel and occasional oracle.
The notorious play was interrupted by the Easter Uprising 1916 and subsequently abandoned by WB Yeats eventually giving rise to the belief it was cursed. Not helped in part by the content of the play, for the Spancel that lends its name to the play is nothing less than a necromantic spell of the blackest magick and based on actual events that took place in Balla, County Mayo, Ireland in 1777.
In the Plus show Aoife recounts reading WB Yeats personal magical diary and Golden Dawn notebook and her experiences as a trance medium and channel and having a history of gifted and magickal people in one's family or as she puts it ‘family business’.
Good stuff indeed.
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| 20 Nov 2024 | S2 #50 / Vic Hyland on Music, Magic and NLP | 00:54:45 | |
In this episode of Spirit Box, I spoke with Vic Hyland, musician, teacher, and author, about creativity, NLP, and music’s connection to magic. We delve into Vic's book 'Music Magic and NLP' wherein Vic shared his insights into the "cut-up" technique—a method popularised by David Bowie and William S. Burroughs—that involves rearranging words and phrases to unlock creative flow. This approach, Vic explains, extends beyond music and can spark ideas in all kinds of fields by tapping into the subconscious and reshaping our perceptions. We also discussed "sliding door moments," those pivotal life junctures where a single event can change everything, often guided by a mix of art, intention, and subconscious forces. Vic shared examples from music, showing how songs and symbols sometimes act as "hyper sigils"—shaping reality in unexpected ways. This led us to explore creativity’s link to manifestation and consciousness. While I’m somewhat skeptical about manifesting through thoughts alone, Vic and I agreed on the importance of engaging the subconscious meaningfully. He emphasized that true creativity requires shifting between “gears” of consciousness, balancing conscious effort with subconscious flow. In the Plus show, we delved into the deeper purpose of creativity, beyond entertainment or self-expression. For both of us, art, music, and storytelling aren’t just about creating; they’re about transforming consciousness, connecting people, and deepening our understanding of the world. Vic illustrated this beautifully, noting that creativity was once about gathering together, changing perspectives, and tapping into something magical that logic alone can't touch. In a world increasingly skeptical of the mystical, it was refreshing to reflect on the power of art to reconnect us with wonder and a sense of the unseen. Show notes: Website & Book www.vichyland.com https://amzn.to/3AGFobz Music summer school www.Bluescampuk.co.uk Creative Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... The Cut Up method https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-3... Burroughs and Bowie on the Cut Up technique https://www.oca.ac.uk/weareoca/creati... William Burroughs https://www.britannica.com/biography/... Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka / obliqka | |||
| 28 Mar 2024 | S2 #39 / Michael Lichens on The Pope's Exorcist, Fr Amorth | 00:38:53 | |
Today we are joined by returning guest Michael Lichens on the newly translated Amorth book, Get Behind Me Satan. This new book dives into the daily life and work of Rome's chief exorcist, shedding light on a misunderstood vocation. In the show we get into:
You will note this is a short show the reason why will be very clear when you hear my voice! Show notes: Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 26 Mar 2021 | #55 / Elise Oursa, 'the Devil made me do it.' | 01:01:46 | |
For episode #55 we welcome back Witch and Tarot teacher, Elise Oursa to the Spirit Box to take us through how her work on the 'Blood and Ink' tarot has developed since she was first on the show back in episode #21. "The Blood & Ink Tarot is a channelled deck, you could say a collaboration between myself and an Unseen who worked through me, fiercely and rapidly over the course of a single weekend just after Imbolc 2020. The wheel has now gone full circle. and it is time to release the deck into the world." We get into an update on the 'Blood and Ink' deck and some of the weird occurrences that have happened and continue to happen to both Elise and some of the people who’ve purchased the limited edition decks. Show notes: Support the show: | |||
| 11 Oct 2020 | #37 / Christina Oakley Harrington on "The Treadwell's book of Plant Magic" | 00:56:54 | |
For episode #37 we catch up with the proprietor of Treadwell's bookshop, Christina Oakley Harrington on her recent publication "The Treadwells Book of Plant Magic".
Treadwell's first ever guidebook has been two years in the making; Christina focused exclusively on actual magical powers attributed to the plants, so this book is full of the old ways plants have been used to achieve love, win competitions, open locks, become invisible, see fairies, gain good luck, achieve success, receive protection, and many more. She consulted over 200 sources for the book, and every spell is footnoted discreetly at the back.
We also catch up on what's been going on at Treadwells since lockdown and how their famous lecture series is now online.
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| 04 Jun 2021 | #61 / Mme Vendredi, Santa Muerte, St Expedite and servitors | 00:59:12 | |
For episode 61 we welcome back to the Spirit Box the fabulous Mademoiselle Vendredi. Mme Vendredi is a black magician who in her previous appearance on the show took us through her work with Sigils, Servitors and her own brand of seduction magick. In the Plus show we discuss working with the Goetic spirits and the Arbatel, Olympick spirits and Mme Vendredi gives us her views on cultural appropriation. Cards on the table, we had a lot of microphone problems with this one so the audio is touch on the shite side in places but its momentary... these things too shall pass so stick with it. Show Notes: | |||
| 08 Dec 2022 | S2 #01 / David Pantano Kremmerz and the fraternity of Myriam. | 00:58:22 | |
For episode #1 of season 2 we are joined by author and translator David Pantano to discuss the recent publication ‘The Hermetic Physican’ on Giuliano Kremmerz. Giuliano Kremmerz (1861–1930), born Ciro Formisano, was one of the most influential Italian occultists, alchemists, and hermetic masters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, though he remains almost unknown to English readers. | |||
| 22 Oct 2021 | #75 / Nathan Isaac on The Penny Royal Podcast | 01:06:32 | |
What do a Karst landscape, the Kentucky anomaly, a meat shower, and a mysterious cult have in common? They are linked by the strange and unexplained activity originating from the Pennyroyal Plateau, Kentucky and the subject matter of the superb Penny Royal Podcast. Today we are joined by the creator and host Nathan Isaac as he takes us through the remarkable story he and his colleague uncovered as they created the show. In the Plus show the Spook element in the area and what's coming up in Season 2. | |||
| 31 Mar 2020 | #08 / 'Waswas' the whisperings of demons | 00:29:25 | |
Episode 8. There are some very obvious parallels between Waswas and mental health problems. I'm not suggesting that mental health problems are all Waswas, that is clearly not the case. I do suggest the sources may not all be internal. Either way if you are experiencing some of the symptoms described in this podcast go and see both a mental health professional and seek spiritual guidance. Sources: Music by Obliqka - https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 15 Apr 2020 | #13 / Marco Visconti on Hellier Season 2, Ultraterrestrials, UFOnauts, Thelema, and The Star Sapphire. | 01:25:42 | |
Episode #13 and Marco Visconti is back and sharing some mind bending esoteric knowledge in this video. We discuss Ultraterrestrials, UFOnauts, Thelema, and how to unlock the secret at the end of #Hellier Season Two: the Star Sapphire. Marco is a London-based antiques and rare book trader. He is also consultant, a lecturer, music producer, DJ and of course a Thelemite and Freemason. He has been a member of the international esoteric community for over two decades, receiving initiation into the A∴A∴, Choronzon Club, and Ordo Templi Orientis. We discuss the entity Lam, Crowley, Kenneth Grant, Working with the spirits, the Goetia, Crossing the Abyss and Aeonics as well as looking at some of the core components of Thelema. You can find out more about Marco on his website, his Patreon and his YouTube channel.
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| 18 Mar 2025 | S2 #64 / Dr Gregory Shushan on Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations | 00:48:20 | |
In this episode of Spirit Box, I’m joined by Dr. Gregory Shushan, a pioneering researcher on near-death experiences (NDEs). He has spent over 25 years studying historical accounts of NDEs, uncovering their profound influence on religious beliefs, mythologies, and cultural understandings of the afterlife. His research, as explored in his book Near-Death Experiences in the Ancient Civilisations; The Origins of the Worlds Afterlife Beliefs, reveals striking parallels between modern NDEs and accounts from historical cultures, shedding light on how early societies interpreted these extraordinary events. In the show we explore what ancient texts reveal about encounters with the dead, the journey of the soul, and how different civilisations—from Egypt and Mesopotamia to India and Mesoamerica—understood these experiences. Gregory shares fascinating insights into how NDEs may have shaped early ideas of judgment, reincarnation, and the soul’s transition into the next world. His work also investigates the connections between NDEs, shamanism, initiation rites, and visions of the Otherworld, questioning whether these universal phenomena influenced the development of religious traditions across cultures. In the Plus show, we take a deeper dive into Gregory’s upcoming research on Greek and Roman NDEs, as well as lesser-known accounts from indigenous First Nations traditions that challenge modern assumptions about the afterlife. Beyond ancient civilizations, we also examine connections between NDEs and folklore, particularly in Irish fairy lore, where people were said to vanish into the Otherworld and return transformed. We discuss how these stories might reflect ancient beliefs about crossing the threshold between life and death, and how different cultures interpreted the journey between worlds. Keep in touch?https://linktr.ee/darraghmasonMusic by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 08 Apr 2022 | #91 / Jessica Mitchell; I saw the Dark Man on Glastonbury Tor | 00:39:18 | |
For episode 91 we are joined by patron Jessica Mitchell who will recount for us her amazing encounter with a ‘dark man’ on the top of Glastonbury tor after a nighttime ascent to watch the sunrise. It's remarkable story and one that will no doubt resonate with many listeners. We go through what it means for the individuals who witness such reality shattering events and Jessica describes the impact of the event on her life and worldview. Now a point to note which we didn't discuss in the show is the Tor has an association with 'Gwyn ap Nudd'. Gwyn ap Nudd is a Welsh mythological figure, the king of the Tylwyth Teg or "fair folk" and ruler of the Welsh Otherworld, Annwn, and whose name means “Gwyn, son of Nudd”. Described later on as a great warrior with a "blackened face", Gwyn is intimately associated with the otherworld in medieval Welsh literature, and is associated with the international tradition of the Wild Hunt. | |||
| 29 Feb 2024 | S2 #35 / Celeste Mott on Witchcraft and Catholicism | 01:07:14 | |
Celeste Mott is a poet, a writer, a witch and a practicing catholic. Back on SB for a second stint Celeste takes us through her journey into practising Magic and Catholicism and regales us with the brilliant story of how she summoned her boyfriend. In the plus show we get into how magick working can trigger your shadow. Dealing with your magick being successful and Duel practice around the Virgin Mary. To close out the show we get into Marian apparitions and working with saints. Enjoy! Show notes: Shout outs | |||
| 07 May 2021 | #59 / Ivo Domínguez Jr on The Four Elements of the Wise | 00:58:39 | |
Ivo Domínguez Jr, is an author, teacher, and ritualist. In the show we discuss some of his foundational experiences that set him out on his journey. Before getting on to his new book, The four elements of the Wise, an in-depth exploration of the elements, their lore, history, correspondences, and use in spellwork and ritual. The four elements are the pillars that uphold the manifest world and anchor spirit to matter. They are associated with a wide range of spiritual entities, from small elementals to divine beings. This book explores the consciousness of the elements, which provides a system of understanding that supports most of the magic of the West and paganism. In the Plus show we get into some of Ivo’s incredible experiences including a spontaneous possession by Ogun, a student's attempt to summon something a bit above their pay grade and the nature of Spirit communication and the ability of spirits to read the deeper levels of our consciousness.
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| 27 Sep 2023 | S2 #23 / Dr Andrew Manns, The Transylvania of France | 00:55:11 | |
Dr Andrew Manns is a historian and the creator behind The Thinker’s Garden, a blog specialising in overlooked history. As editor, he has written and published a variety of historiettes on little-known Bohemians, occultists, and mystics, such as the “Los Angeles Noah” (Reverend J.E. Lewis), Lady Walburga Paget, and Baron Seymour Kirkup. Today takes us through his research into the little known folklore and occult history of the Auvergne a little-known historic province in central France. Which he has dubbed the ‘Transylvania of France’. In the Plus show we get into the legends of Lake Pavin (the storm-raising lake). An interesting angle on the lost children plane crash from Colombia story from earlier in the year. And Andrew tells us about the unique healing tradition of the “Guerisseurs” which is absolutely fascinating. Andrew wraps up with an interesting note on the belief in the area that fairies can be seen at a certain high altitude. Show notes: The "kind" werewolves story and a deeper explanation on why Auvergne is like Transylvania: The 1588 werewolf tale: Skinwalkers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin-walker The Wendigo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo Reddit thread by a Navajo police officer on Skinwalkers https://www.reddit.com/r/skinwalkers/comments/db1fgy/skinwalker_info_from_a_navajo_policeman/ The name of the vampire-like female spirits is: "fatsillères" The 16th century witches' Sabbat on the summit of the puy de Dôme: https://visitauvergne.org/the-puy-de-dome-a-mystical-olympus-in-auvergne/ The Raelians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlism The legends of Lake Pavin (the storm-raising lake): https://visitauvergne.org/the-mysterious-lake-pavin/ The academic book on Pavin which Andrew contributed to: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-39961-4Colombian lost kids story https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12206055/Colombia-jungle-dad-says-hallucinogenic-drug-used-Prince-Harry-key-searchers-finding-children.html Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 23 Dec 2022 | S2 #02 / Mike Magee on Kali Magic | 00:55:47 | |
For episode #2 of season 2 we are joined by author and journalist Mike Magee. Mike Magee is a well-known name to lovers and practitioners of Tantra to whom he has offered for decades the essential, condensed contents of many Tantras of the medieval period. This book is a fruit of his maturity and vast experience. Containing reliable translations and many Kālī Vidyàs, it is a valuable manual for practitioners and an important source for scholars. Magee has written since the 1960s on matters related to occult and esoteric religions. In 1971 he started a small occult magazine called Azoth, and in 1973 in conjunction with David Hall, and his girlfriend Janet Bailey, started a more ambitious six monthly magazine called SOTHiS. In 1978, he went to India and met with an English tantrik guru (and former student of Aleister Crowley) called HH Shri Gurudev Mahendranath (1911–1992) who was a guru of the Uttarakaula Tantric Order of northern India. Mahendranath gave him the title of a guru and a charter to form a group of students. Magee took the tantrik name of Lokanath. Later this was to become a nucleus for the "Arcane Magical Order of the Knights of Shambhala" (AMOOKOS). This group was highly influential, particularly in the way it brought Tantrik teachings to the West. Kali Magic brings together Mike Magee’s decades of experience in translating and elucidating tantrik texts. The first section—Sadhana—explores the ritual worship of Kali through mantra, her various aspects, and her yantras. The second section—Tantras—includes new English translations of the Matrkabheda, Todala, and Yoni tantras, plus two Kali Upaniṣads and abstracts of ten tantras related to the worship of the goddess. With a comprehensive bibliography and glossary of key terms, Kali Magic will be of great value to devotees and scholars of the goddess alike. In the Plus show we discuss some of the rituals in Kali magic in relation to Western Ritual magic. We go through how Kali represents the killing of Ego. Tantra the similarity between sex and death. The importance of waking up. And how Mike sourced the materials found in the book. Show notes: Keep in touch? | |||
| 01 Nov 2020 | #39 / Preston Dennett on onboard UFO encounters and alien gifts | 00:53:49 | |
Preston Dennett began investigating UFOs and the paranormal in 1986 when he discovered that his family, friends and co-workers were having dramatic unexplained encounters. Since then, he has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and investigated a wide variety of paranormal phenomena. He is a field investigator for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a ghost hunter, a paranormal researcher, and the author of twenty-six books and more than 100 articles about UFOs and the paranormal. In the show we get into onboard encounters, UFO and alien sightings over mines, what the aliens want, the healing experiences some experiencers have. We talk about gifts given by the aliens. Show notes: Keep in touch? | |||
| 14 Jan 2022 | #81 / Kaf Ajnoun, The Fortress of the Jinn | 00:59:51 | |
Today we will be exploring the work of explorer Kira Salak and her experiences in Libya regarding the ‘The Fortress of the Jinn' or Kaf Ajnoun. Kaf Ajnoun is a jagged ridge with several peaks, the largest being The Qala'a (castle), along the Libya/Algeria border near the town of Ghat by the Akakus Massif. As it is in the Sahara, the native peoples are the nomads of the Tuareg and Tibu tribes. Looking like a haunted citadel crowned with a magical fortress-like summit, the mountain was thus assumed the abode of mythical beings. According to Berber Tuareg mythology the ‘The Fortress of the Jinn' was once a "Hall of Council", where genies met to discuss their affairs. According to the explorer Hugh Clapperton, who visited the area in 1822, some of the inhabitants of the mountain, apparently with red hair, were heard to beat their drums at night and fire their muskets. Adventurer and traveller Kira Salak who followed the trail of Hugh Clapperton climbed to the summit with her photographer friend Bobby Model. She reached the top and back safely without any encounters; but according to her around 18 months later, during an Ayahuasca session in Peru she discovered she had been possessed by evil spirits that "entered her body when, against the warnings of the local tribesmen, she climbed a supposedly haunted mountain in Libya". The possession and subsequent exorcism will be detailed in the Plus show. Show notes: Keep in touch? | |||
| 20 Jul 2023 | S2 #17 / Mme Vendredi on Djinn sorcery | 00:55:56 | |
Today we welcome back to the Spirit Box the wonderful Mademoiselle Vendredi. Mme Vendredi is a black magician who in her previous appearance on the show took us through her work with Sigils, Servitors and her own brand of seduction magick. We will also go through a recent encounter with what Mme Vendredi believes was a djinn possessed person. Our guest recounts a trip to Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, home to 10,000 djinns earlier this year and goes over the dangers of practicing magic in the Middle East sharing a recent case of magickians being imprisoned and executed. In the Plus show we continue discussing the dangers of practicing sorcery in the middle east. And how this has led to memorising magickal work and the importance in servitor magick as camouflage. Finally she explains the difference between Demon and Djinn magic, specifically in how the spirits behave and how with the djinn there is waves of after effects. It's good stuff, enjoy. Show notes: | |||
| 29 Dec 2023 | S2 #30 / Nathaniel Gillis on the parasitic phenomenon | 01:05:03 | |
Nathaniel Gillis, an author and religious demonologist, with over two decades work under his belt following his experience in a haunted house. He has actively redefined the understanding of haunting phenomena, ghosts, and high strangeness and is frequently cited for his unique perspective on the demonic, emphasizing "The reason they are playing by different rules is because they are playing a different game,". Nathaniel brings a unique twist to his exploration of the Devil, demons, and unclean spirits. In his research, he suggests a potential connection between these supernatural entities and aliens. This unconventional perspective that expands the boundaries of traditional demonology and explores the intersections between different realms of the paranormal. Nathaniel posits the notion that demons engage in a form of self-replication through a process involving hybridism. According to this concept, these supernatural entities are believed to create hybrid beings through interactions with humans, which are often depicted as seductive demons. This unconventional theory suggests a link between the demonic realm and the potential for a unique form of reproduction, involving the creation of hybrid entities that share characteristics from both demonic and human origins. It is a speculative and imaginative interpretation within certain mythological and paranormal narratives. In the plus show we get into what these spirits might want? We get into some deep stuff on hybridism and how this self-replication happens. To quote Nathaniel, possession to us is pregnancy to them. To close out Nathaniel goes into some of the cases he’s investigated. Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 23 Jan 2023 | S2 #04 / Lucken Hare on Shapeshifting & The Dark Man | 00:58:46 | |
Today we are joined by Scottish witch Lucken Hare. Lucken is a traditional witch and has a relationship with The Dark Man. In the show we go through how that came about for Lucken, what the experience was like, and how it changed him. | |||
| 13 Dec 2024 | S2 #53 / Andrew Collins on Karahan Tepe and the Cosmic Serpent | 00:48:20 | |
In this episode, I sit down with the brilliant Andrew Collins to dive into his astonishing new book on Karahan Tepe. This ancient site in Turkey has fascinated me for years, and Andrew’s research takes its significance to a whole new level. We explore the origins of myths, the symbolism of serpents and birds as depicted at Karahan Tepe and Göbekli Tepe, and the potential relationship with the Milky Way. Andrew shares incredible insights from his journeys to Karahan Tepe and nearby sites which are revealing more and more about the sophistication of the ancient people who created them. We also discuss some of the big questions about humanity’s past, from the Watchers and Nephilim to the Yazidi black snake and the cosmic serpent myths found across cultures. Andrew ties it all together with his thoughts on cosmic cycles, cataclysmic events, and their influence on spiritual practices. Plus Section: This conversation is packed with extraordinary revelations and thought-provoking ideas. I loved every second of it, and I think you will too. Show Notes: | |||
| 01 Nov 2024 | S2 #48 / Dr Lenni George & Dr Nat Clegg on The House of Zophiel | 00:52:23 | |
Welcome to Spirit Box! In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Lenni George and Dr. Nat Clegg, founders of the House of Zophiel. Based in Turin, Lenni and Nat organize and run magical and esoteric-themed events for the curious and the seeker alike. Nat shares his thoughts on using creativity as a bridge between the conscious and subconscious, and explores the difference between Art and Creativity. Lenni focuses on “green work” in gardens to access magic and healing, and we'll also discuss her Moon Garden, dedicated to the Goddess Hekate. Turin itself is a city steeped in magical history, known as one of the vertices of both the black and white magic triangles in Europe. It's said to be a crossroads of spiritual energy, with links to both divine light and occult darkness. The city’s esoteric traditions stretch back centuries, making it a key location for those interested in the occult. We’ll explore how these magical forces influence the work of the House of Zophiel and the city’s lasting mystical legacy. Additionally, in the Plus show, we’ll dive into their psychic questing in the UK and beyond, exploring healing places and landscapes where tragedies have occurred—and much more. https://www.houseofzophiel.com Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 28 Mar 2020 | #06 / The mythic geography of the northern polar regions & the lost book of Inventio Fortunata | 00:29:51 | |
Episode 6. The idea that there must be a large mountain of lodestone called Rupes Nigra at the North Pole to account for the earth's magnetism goes back to at least the 13th century, not long after the invention of the compass. It was held to be surrounded by four islands with inward- flowing rivers, great mountains and inhabited by Pygmies. The source of this mythical polar geography is a lost work by an unknown author of the 14th century. The book was called the 'Inventio fortunata'. The book is said to be a travelogue written by a 14th century Franciscan friar from England who travelled the North Atlantic region in the early 1360s, conducting business on behalf of the King Edward III. He described what he found on his first journey to the islands beyond 54 degrees north in a book, "Inventio Fortunata", which he presented to the King. The geography attributed to it described bear remarkable resemblances to Hindu, Islamic and Buddhist cosmologies. The description dominated the depiction of the Polar regions on European maps with up to the 1700s, yet we know almost nothing about the contents of the book save a summary in a second text, the "Itinerarium," written by a Dutch traveller named Jacobus Cnoyen. By the late 16th century, even Cnoyen's text was missing, so most of what we know of the contents of the "Inventio Fortunata", other than its use on maps, is found in a letter from the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator to the Anglo-Welsh astrologer and occultist John Dee dated April 20, 1577. Dr John Sources: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupes_N..., http://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/... Chet Van Duzer - https://stanford.academia.edu/ChetVan... 'The Mythic Geography of the Northern Polar Regions: Inventio fortunata and Buddhist Cosmology' Music by Obliqka - https://soundcloud.com/obliqka | |||
| 23 Jan 2021 | #49 / Anthony Tyler, Dive Manual, Empirical Investigations of Mysticism | 01:00:22 | |
For episode 49 we are joined by author Anthony Tyler to discuss his book ‘Dive Manual, Empirical Investigations of Mysticism’.’
We discuss addiction, Jungian archetypes and psychology, fortean phenomena, mysticism, anthropology, mythology, folklore, symbolism, faith and most importantly belief.
In the Plus show we discuss the work of author Clive Barker, I’m a huge fan. I saw Hellraiser when I was about 14, really too young to watch it and I didn’t really understand the themes but it still resonated with me on a primal level I guess. We go over Anthony’s thinking on the film and Barker's broader work.
Show Notes:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dive-Manual-Empirical-Investigations-Mysticism-ebook/dp/B084R8PTYW
https://www.divemind.net
https://twitter.com/divemind667
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| 18 Feb 2022 | #86 / L.A. Marzulli on Giants, Nephilim, the mound builders & the Paracas Skulls | 00:58:32 | |
L. A. Marzulli is an author, lecturer, and filmmaker. He has penned twelve books including The Nephilim Trilogy which made the CBA best sellers list. His book series On the Trail of the Nephilim vols I & II reveal startling evidence of a massive cover-up of what he believes to be the remains of the Nephilim, the giants mentioned in the Bible. Show Notes: | |||
| 17 Jul 2024 | S2 #41 / Elsa and the Astrology of the Dark Man | 01:13:20 | |
Today, we welcome astrologer Elsa, who has been exploring the astrology of people who have had Dark Man experiences. A few months ago, Elsa asked the community on the Spirit Box Discord for volunteers to have their astrological charts analyzed to see if any patterns could be identified. The work surfaced some very interesting results. Elsa starts the show by explaining how charts break down for the first 12 minutes, so if you're already well-versed in that area, you may want to skip ahead. We delve into some of the evidence in my chart and discuss the parallels and contradictions in the charts of others (no volunteers were harmed in this process). To further this exploration, Elsa reviewed the charts of actors and artists who could be said to have Dark Man-related themes in their work. In the Plus show we get into Keanu Reeves chart and delve into the themes of John Wick as angel of death and Billy Bob Thornton as Lorne Malvo the 'devilish' assassin of TV show Fargo. We get into this type of research leads you to the process of shadow work. To close Elsa takes us through their investigation into the chart of famous psychic Eileen J Garrett and her book 'Call me Lucifer'. Its interesting stuff and you will be checking your chart... Enjoy! Show notes: | |||
| 13 May 2022 | #94 / Charles Christian on Werewolves, Vampires and the Wold Newton Triangle | 01:03:15 | |
Charles Christian is an English barrister and Reuters correspondent turned writer, podcaster, award-winning tech journalist, and sometime werewolf hunter. He now writes, talks and makes videos mainly about folklore, urban myths, history, and the weird. He was born a ‘chime child’ with a caul so, according to legend, cannot drown at sea but can see and talk to ghosts and fairy folk without fear of coming to harm... He is the author of "A travel guide to Yorkshire’s Weird Wolds: The Mysterious Wold Newton Triangle” and “Saints & Sinners in Dark Age England”. His latest book is “Shuckland: Weird tales, ghosts, folklore and legends from East Anglia’s Waveney valley” – volume one of a new haunted landscapes series – and he is currently writing an almanack of real witches and sorcerers, along with other practitioners of magic – black and white, from earliest times through until the modern era. If you are fascinated by the weird, the unexplained and the bizarre, then you’ll enjoy this fascinating road trip around what he calls the Wold Newton Triangle, where rather odd events have occurred, unmatched anywhere else in Britain. We also talk about the aforementioned werewolf hunting, and a grisly discovery he made while investigating the Highgate vampire. In the Plus show we discuss Charles’s upcoming book on Witchcraft and the legends of the Woodwose, England's analogue for the Bigfoot. And we wrap up discussing the nature of folklore. Show notes: | |||