Under Lock and Key
The Frightful Howls You May Hear
Key walks the gang through an overview of his namesake magics of locks, keys, and tools and techniques to get around the former. Forays into binding and securing misfortunes and blessings alike, explorations of the origins of and techniques to create master keys, and the expediency of building a collection of love locks through less-than-licit means help give life to the diverse array uses of these mechanism of magic. Support us on and follow us at .
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Binding the Night-Mare
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By popular request, the gang gets together to discuss the practical realities of nightmares, related night-hag phenomena, our own sleep paralysis demons, and methods to deal with each in turn. Sfinga, Salt, and B. Key delve into the complicated necessity of nightmares in the coloquial sense, talk nuances in finding a shared vocabulary with sprits, and explore a wide variety of techniques to ward off, dispatch of, and send forth those that ride at night, especially Sfinga's own hagstone charms invoking St. George, Man of Might. Support us on and follow us at .
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Jing Fang Herbalism with Maria, Green Dragon Healer
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Beloved friend Maria the Green Dragon Healer joins us once more to chat about her training in the Jing Fang school of Classical Chinese Herbalism. Maria discusses some of the most important animistic principles in cultivating relationships with plants, calling on them as spirits in healing and sorcery, and the astrological considerations of herbal cunning within the Chinese traditions. Maria's website: Maria's Instagram: Support us on and follow us at .
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The Ghosts and Magics of the Road
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Key delves into ghostly phenomena of roads, cars, and the accidents and ghosts they create together. In addition to considering ways to protect drivers and their vehicles through sorcery, amulets, and prayer, he also provides an overview of the spirits of cars, chariots, and animist vehicles themselves, and the various spectral ladies-in-white that haunt the world's highways. Support us on and follow us at .
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The Life of Marie Anne Lenormand
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Key gives us an overview of the life and times of the original gaslight gatekeep girlboss of divination: Marie Anne Lenormand herself. Wading through her often contradictory, gonzo journalist writings, Key discusses the adventures of the woman whose name graces the cards, while also exploring how he reads them as his preferred method of divination. Support us on and follow us at .
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Seasons and Cycles in Sorcery
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Salt leads a discussion on the magic of the warmer months of spring and summer. In considering the role of astrological timing and seasonal festivals, he further elaborates on the place of seasonal weather magic and the spirit allies that grow strongest with the expanding sun. Support us on and follow us at .
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Paring Down a Practice
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Key and Sfinga reminisce on the essentials of their practices and what it means to return to the basics. In addition to musing on what exactly the physical needs of their spiritual traditions are, they go over what a healthy dose of minimalism can do to revitalize connections to spirits and confidence in one's sorcery.
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Justified Work with Austin Fuller
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Austin Fuller of Bane X Bramble joins the gang for a discussion on how to act calmly when attacked, as well as how to move in justice on both the defensive and offensive sides. B. Key gets possessed by the spirit of Jeff Goldblum the Karcist (summoning Guland from the Grimorium Verum), Austin and Sfinga channel J.D. Vance meeting the pope, and everyone shares their stories of how to hold on to their heads and fight for justice and peace in conflict. Support us on and follow us at .
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Kitchen Witchin' with Caspar, De Duivelbanner van Overijssel
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De Duivelbanner van Overijssel joins the crew again for a lighthearted discussion of the spirits, implements, and rites of the heart of the home: the kitchen. From attack sorcery to fertility magic and all the various beings that patron the workings of the hearth, the the gang walk each other through some of the most notable negotiations they've weathered in their respective kitchens, as well as their favourite recipes to make for sorcery and spirits. Caspar's website: Caspar's Instagram: Support us on and follow us at .
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Amulets and Talismans
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Salt leads a discussion on the definitions, differences, and contentious scholarly boundaries between amulets and talismans across various traditions in translation. In addition to chatting creation, activation, and use, the gang explores the immense diversity of magical technologies involving ensouled and empowered phylacteries, charms, counterspells, and all the fun cognates that emerge from them. Support us on and follow us at .
info_outlineSalt opens the floor on the grounding elements of magical healing and sorcery in health. Exploring the logics of oral charms, Galenic medicine, and medical astrology, he leads the gang through a round table discussion of the key principles of protecting and nurturing long-term health in one's spiritual practice—through all holistic means, magical and mundane.
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