Voices from the House of Zophiel
Welcome to our by-weekly podcast. There will be the upcoming talks and information about the courses run by the House of Zophiel. We will be pleased to make a connection with you. We do not advocate to any particular belief system, but act as a neutral ground for curious minds to explore the esoteric and alternative world views.
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Voices: SJ Farrer Season 2 Episode 17
09/17/2025
Voices: SJ Farrer Season 2 Episode 17
Sarah-Jayne Farrer is an established writer on magic and the occult, public speaker, Typhonian and Dionysian. She is also the founder of the EDGEWAYS community, which brings together experts in folklore, art, science, history, archaeology, and esotericism. To explore the paths less taken, the forgotten stairwells of history, and the unanswered questions of art, science, and magic. As a devoted Dionysian and occultist her vision and voice carry the essence of rustic wisdom and the twisted, cold logic of dark mythology. She is a passionate believer in merging factual rigour with immersive mantic encounters, melding primal and ecstatic energies into her work. Sarah-Jayne is the creative force behind the blog "Tremoribus Subterraneis" and her writing and artwork can also found gracing the pages of: "TUMZANTORUM: Volume III" edited by Sean Woodward "Women of Babalon: A Howling of Women’s Voices" edited by Mishlen Linden Lodge Horus Maat’s "Silver Star Journal of New Magick" "Hoofprints in the Wildwood" edited by Rick Derks And various titles published by Sirius Limited Esoterica edited by Edgar Kerval.
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Voices: Anatolia H Karteras Season 2 Episode 16
09/01/2025
Voices: Anatolia H Karteras Season 2 Episode 16
Anatolia H. Karteras loves to write, draw, sing, dance, guide people who find themselves at crossroads, facilitate events, tell stories and study the mysteries. Her creations seem to fall at the meeting point between ritual and nature activism. Born to migrant Pontian Greek parents, raised on the Wurundjeri land of Melbourne, Australia and now based in regional France, Anatolia's relationship to the various lands we walk on and the land of the body we walk with, informs her work. At the heart of her art is a fascination and honouring of how the trance states of ritual magic, in relationship with natural forces can inform the creative process, transforming human relationship to life itself. Underscored by a belief that the blooming of modernity must be rooted in land-listening for our species and ecosystems to survive, her research through ritual and art explores how different land and water scapes, with the memories and beings of 'place' speak to those who will listen. Anatolia has been developing her ritual practice for over 20 years, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Ancient Cultures (The University of Melbourne) and a Master of Communications and Project Management (RMIT University). In her mid to late 20s, working as a Senior Communications Advisor in the Department of Education in Melbourne she realised the distinct disconnect between education systems and political landscapes with the earth we live within and the spiritual health of humans. At 28, after leaving her government career, her first apprenticeship with land care and the human body-as-land began through her purchase and stewardship of a 40 acre organic olive grove and vineyard in the Heathcote wine region of Victoria, Australia. Find out more at: is an ongoing project that has taken her from Australia to the UK, France and Greece creating sculptures and immersive clay and meditative experiences with her fierce knowing that the relationship between the 'head, heart and gut' is paramount to balanced humans, societies and cosmic ecosystems. is the seed of Anatolia's love of transformation through mythology, folk and faerie tales, initiatory experiences and storytelling. She runs online storytelling rituals connecting people to body, land and stars, as is running a unique 6 day experience In addition to her creative work, participating in various eclectic artist residencies, courses and trainings like the Ecole Philippe Gaulier clown school in France, School of Storytelling at Emerson College, Sussex UK Westcountry School of Myth in Dartmoor with Dr Martin Shaw Year long Mythic Body course with The Emerald's Josh Schrei, International School of Temple Arts (Levels 1 - 3 and practitioner training), and other courses across Australia, Italy, the UK and Greece have sculpted her into a multi-faceted, life long contributor of the ritual-art-activism-storytelling movement.
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Voices: Emma Kathryn Season 2 Episode 15
08/14/2025
Voices: Emma Kathryn Season 2 Episode 15
Emma Kathryn is a witch and Obeah woman from Nottinghamshire. She has been involved with magick and witchcraft for over twenty years and runs an Obeah mentorship programme, passing on her knowledge of this mystery shrouded practice in the hope of keeping the tradition alive. She is particularly passionate about sharing her knowledge with those who might have links to or an interest with the craft but have struggled to overcome the many obstacles that stand in their way, and this is a thread that weaves through much of her work, including her writing. She is an author of several books, including Reclaiming Ourselves and Reclaiming Food (Ritona), titles that seek to empower people to begin on the journey of rediscovering their own power and self agency. In Witch Life (Llewellyn Worldwide), Emma brings attention to the power of getting practical with witchcraft in a way that allows people to choose and adapt workings that suit their own lifestyles, and she often describes it as a witches boot up the bottom to get motivated. In her latest book, Season Songs: Rediscovering Magic in the Cycles of Nature (Llewellyn Worldwide) Emma aims to inspire an animistic revolution as a way to inspire and breath fresh life into our own lived and magickal experiences. My website is
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Voices: Dr Lenni George Season 2 Episode 14 - The Rites of Hekate
07/27/2025
Voices: Dr Lenni George Season 2 Episode 14 - The Rites of Hekate
. THE RITES OF HEKATE: From the Dirt to the Divine "Ought I to say something on this subject also? And shall I write about things not to be spoken of and divulge what ought not to be divulged? Shall I utter the unutterable?" Julian, Oration V: Hymn to the Mother of the Gods Dr Lenni Maria George invites you to walk the path with Hekate, the goddess of magic, boundaries, and transformation. Drawing from decades of solitary practice and experience, this book offers an exploration of working with one of history's most misunderstood deities. From her own beginning early encounters with Hekate in a transpersonal laboratory to the threads that weave through millennia of worship, Dr George presents a "dirt to divine" model for Hekatean practice. This system grounds work in the earth itself whilst reaching towards consciousness, bridging the gap between green magic and ceremonial practice. This book reveals the nature of Hekate beyond distortions, tracing her from Anatolia through the Chaldean Oracles. You will find guidance for creating moon and dark moon gardens, necromantic practices and liminal space work, alongside a new framework for ritual and devotion. This is not a book for those seeking answers or rewards. Hekate strips away certainties and demands transformation. For practitioners ready to walk with the torchbearer between worlds, The Rites of Hekate offers both wisdom and warning from one who has walked this path for decades. The book serves solitary practitioners drawn to the Dark Feminine, students of mystery traditions, those called to work with liminal deities, and practitioners seeking depth over approaches. Dr Lenni Maria George brings decades of experience in transpersonal psychology, herbalism, and solitary practice to her work with Hekatean traditions. Her approach combines research with mystical experience, offering guidance for practitioners of the ways. Venificia Publishing | The Divine Dark Feminine Series THE RITES OF HEKATE From the Dirt to the Divine Part of The Divine Dark Feminine Series "Shall we write about the things not to be spoken of? Shall we divulge the things not to be divulged? Shall we pronounce the things not to be pronounced?" — Julian, Hymn to the Mother of the Gods A deeply personal journey into the liminal realms of the crossroads goddess Dr. Lenni Maria George invites you to walk the challenging path with Hekate, the ancient goddess of magic, boundaries, and transformation. Drawing from decades of solitary practice and profound personal experience, this book offers an intimate exploration of working with one of history's most misunderstood deities. From her own transpersonal encounters with the green-eyed goddess in a vaulted alchemical laboratory to the historical threads that weave through millennia of worship, Dr. George presents a revolutionary "dirt to divine" model for Hekatean practice. This system grounds magical work in the earth itself while reaching toward cosmic consciousness, bridging the gap between green magic and high ceremonial practice. In these pages, you will discover: • The true nature of Hekate beyond patriarchal distortions • A comprehensive timeline tracing the goddess from ancient Anatolia through the Chaldean Oracles • Practical guidance for creating moon and dark moon gardens • Necromantic practices and liminal space work • A new framework for authentic Hekatean ritual and devotion This is not a book for those seeking easy answers or quick rewards. Hekate strips away certainties and demands authentic transformation. For practitioners ready to embrace the challenging beauty of walking with the torchbearer between worlds, The Rites of Hekate offers both wisdom and warning from one who has walked this path for decades. Perfect for: Solitary practitioners drawn to the Dark Feminine Students of ancient mystery traditions Those called to work with liminal deities Practitioners seeking depth over superficial magical approaches Dr. Lenni Maria George brings decades of experience in transpersonal psychology, herbalism, and solitary magical practice to her work with Hekatean traditions. Her approach combines rigorous historical research with deeply personal mystical experience, offering authentic guidance for modern practitioners of the ancient ways. Venificia Publishing | The Divine Dark Feminine Series
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Voices: Shaé Bile Season 2 Episode 13
07/02/2025
Voices: Shaé Bile Season 2 Episode 13
Shea Bilé is an author, lecturer, musician, performance artist, and podcast host. A researcher and devotee of esoteric practice for nearly 25 years, his committed adherence to subversive forms of spiritual expression has served as a vital foundation for his work. He has delivered lectures and workshops internationally, with a focus on Left Hand Path occultism and religious heterodoxy, and has served as both a visiting professor and a guest lecturer at various universities. His writings have appeared in numerous print and digital publications, his most recent treatise being, "Friedrich Nietzsche and the Left Hand Path," a book of occult philosophy published by Atramentous Press in 2023. His forthcoming work, "Hymns of the Red Dragon," a daemonic hymnal, is to be published by Theion Publishing in 2024. He is the host of the Deferred Gnosis Podcast, a show that explores fringe philosophical, spiritual, and religious subjects. As a ritual performance artist, he blends various forms of esoteric practice with transgressive ritual expression. His more notable musical artistic effort is delivered through his most recent album, Tzimtzum, which combines spoken word lyricism with neoclassical instrumentation. He has been a guest on a multitude of podcasts and has been the subject of various articles and documentaries, many of which relate to his life, his art, and his expertise and experience in the realm of the occult and alternative spirituality. Profile pieces of which Shea Bilé has been the subject have appeared in Vice, the documentary series 60 Second Docs, and is soon to appear on the forthcoming AppleTV documentary series, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. He is also the founder of the Occult Student Alliance, based at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California; and The Black Sun Sect, based at KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium - both are esoteric organizations created to provide an empowering and sympathetic community for those who feel called to a path outside of conventional spirituality. Shea Bilé holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies from San Francisco State University, in San Francisco, California, and a Master of Arts degree in philosophy from The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), in Leuven, Belgium.
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Voices: Cristina Pandolfo Season 2 Episode 12
06/17/2025
Voices: Cristina Pandolfo Season 2 Episode 12
Cristina Pandolfo (Astrum Lucifera) is a solopreneur, creatrix of the esoteric herbal apothecary In Lumine Lunae and founder of the Dianic spiritual organization Templum Dianae. In 2015 She has been initiated in the Dianic Tradition and officially ordained Dianic Clergy (Priestess) by the Temple of Diana (Los Angeles, CA). Cristina is also author, ritual perfumer, esoteric herbalist trained in herbal medicine, certified Plant Spirit Healing practitioner, member of the British Flower Essence Producers (BAFEP) and landscape architect specialized in healing gardens and therapeutic landscape. She has been teaching classes and workshops about occult-craft, esoteric herbalism and female spirituality in Italy and abroad since 2010, and created the female occult society The Ladies from Outside to empower women through valuable esoteric knowledge and tailored spiritual practices. The main focus of Cristina’s work is to help women reach a state of wholeness and self-sovereignty, and reconnect with their inner fire, she primarily uses tools as female spirituality, occult knowledge, divine guidance, channeling, intuition, and plant spirit shamanism. Website: Webstore: Occult female society: Dianic Spiritual Organization:
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Voices: Signe Maene Season 2 Episode 11
06/02/2025
Voices: Signe Maene Season 2 Episode 11
Signe Maene is a Belgian writer of stories mainly inspired by Flemish folklore, and she shares her passion for this wonderful world on Substack. She is the author of Flemish Folktales Retold and The Witches of Flemish Folklore. Signe has worked on several projects for the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast that are based on folklore. Her work has been published in The Copperfield Review, The Seelie Crow and Atrium Poetry among others. When Signe is not writing, she dreams about haunted forests, mysterious creatures hidden in enchanted melancholic mist, or enjoys reading with her slightly evil, but always adorable cat, Frodo. . Kiki Rockwell:
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Voices: Bill Duvendack Season 2 Episode 10
05/17/2025
Voices: Bill Duvendack Season 2 Episode 10
Right Reverend Bill Duvendack is an internationally known astrologer, psychic, presenter, teacher, tarot reader, medium, and author. He has presented in many venues, ranging from colleges and high schools to national and international conferences. He is the author of over twenty published books on modern spirituality, with more soon to be released. Over five dozen essays of his have been published in various anthologies, and his magical writings have been translated into six languages. He regularly teaches digital courses on magick, astrology, and modern spirituality. He has been interviewed by the NY Times, RTE 1, and has made many TV and radio appearances. Website - . Ubiquitous Consciousness: What is the higher self? - Awakening Lucifer - Spirit Relations: Your User-Friendly Guide to the Spirit World, Mediumship and Energy - The Axle of the Year -
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Voices: Sef Salem Season 2 Episode 9
05/02/2025
Voices: Sef Salem Season 2 Episode 9
Sef Salem Biography Sef Salem is an occultist and sorcerer with over twenty years’ experience of personal and group magical practice. Initially trained as a Gnostic Mystic, he joined Ordo Templi Orientis in 2010 and founded the international group Gentlemen 4 Jupiter shortly afterwards, before taking on and running the Occult Conference in Glastonbury between 2014 and 2018. Since 2019 he has run Star Club, a modern magical order co-founded with Dr. Halo Quin, teaching a variety of esoteric practices within a Western Mystery Tradition framework. Sef continues to work for the occult and esoteric community by running The Visible College, a non-profit based in South Gloucestershire which hosts events at a beautiful rural location, and facilitates events across Britain such as the International Thelemic Symposium in Oxford. He lives near Bristol with his fiancée and Priestess, and travels nationally to offer lectures and workshops to groups large and small. Group Ritual Practice Abstract Developed during 2014-18 as Sef was running the Glastonbury Occult Conference, Star Club is an anarcho-syndicalist approach to group ritual practice which involves a Framework within which rituals are performed to ensure maximum efficacy and repeatable results. Drawing on chaos magick, Thelema, Qabala, and other strands of practice, the system weaves together technology at the heart of esoteric practice to create magicians in its annual Practitioner Cycles, and tests those skills during the modern Order's Initiations. Group ritual has been Sef's primary area of focus and practice over the course of his occult career and the architecture, skills, and performance of ritual is one of his greatest joys. Track: TVC: Occult Conference: Isle of Wight Conference: via David's retreat: Star in the East Conference: Glastonbury Blacksmith:
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Voices: Jonathan Argento Season 2 Episode 8
04/17/2025
Voices: Jonathan Argento Season 2 Episode 8
Jonathan has had an interest in the occult since adolescence, his interest in Witchcraft was complimented by the emergence of Punk Rock, both continue to influence his magical practice. In 1980, his rather complicated life took an unusual turn through an involvement with evangelical churches. A year later he was working with African exorcists in Zambia. Returning to the UK, Jonathan was employed by churches in Cambridge and Hertfordshire. Fifteen years later he moved to the South Coast to reevaluate his life. Enrolling at University, Jonathan read Religious Studies gaining a BA, PGCE & MA. Early in this period he joined a coven, receiving degree training and has facilitated covens for over 20 years. Jonathan has taught Philosophy and Religious Studies in Secondary Education and for several years co-ran Pagan Pride South Festival in Southampton and is the organiser of the Wild Witchcraft Conference. Jonathan is a regular speaker at conferences and festivals and the author of Sigils for Magic.
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Voices: Scott Irvine Season 2 Episode 7
04/01/2025
Voices: Scott Irvine Season 2 Episode 7
Scott considers himself to be a druid in a witch’s hat. I am a member of the Cotswold Order of Druids and the Portland Wytches, both who work with the elementals and earth spirits. I define my path as a nature-based journey. One passion of Scott's is ancient history and the earliest gods and goddesses of Mesopotamia, the Anunnaki, from whom all the classic deities arose. This led to his first published book by Moon Books/Collective Ink, ‘Ishtar and Ereshkigal – The Daughters of Sin’, in 2020. A second book followed in 2023 with ‘The Magic of Serpents’, exploring the ancient reptile as a creator god, a spiritual guide and its esoteric symbolism. Several anthologies include ‘Naming the Goddess’ (2014), ‘Pagan Planet’ (2016) and ‘Seven Ages of the Goddess’ (2018). His first novel ‘The King’s Odyssey’, a fantasy adventure set in Iron Age Dorset was published in 2021 by Veneficia Publications. This was followed by ‘Ereshkigal – The Dark Side of Venus’ (2021) and ‘Kali the Destroyer (2023) for the Devine Dark Feminine series of booklets. Several anthologies include ‘Voices from the Ashes – Resurrecting the Wytch’ (2020), So, Do We Have a Deal?’ (2022) and ‘7 Deadly Sins’ (2023). My major influences include J.R.R. Tolkien, Haruki Murakami, Paulo Coelho and Bernard Cornwall. .
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Voices: Peter Mark Adams Season 2 Episode 6
03/17/2025
Voices: Peter Mark Adams Season 2 Episode 6
"As a professional author, Peter’s non-fiction is published by Scarlet Imprint, Theion and Inner Traditions; literary prose and poetry by Corbel Stone Press; essays examining other than human encounters in the peer reviewed journals ‘Paranthropology: Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal’ and ‘The Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology’; and reviews of contemporary esoterica on . Peter is the author of ‘The Game of Saturn’; ‘Mystai; ‘Hagia Sophia/ Sanctum of Kronos’; ‘The Power of the Healing Fİeld’ and ‘Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras’." . .
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Voices: Jo Hickey-Hall Season 2 Episode 5
03/02/2025
Voices: Jo Hickey-Hall Season 2 Episode 5
Jo Hickey-Hall is a folklorist, researcher and social historian with a long-held interest in the relationship between supernatural experience, local landscape and oral tradition. Jo was born in Jersey, an island scattered with a network of ancient dolmens and rich in folklore. Partly due to her Irish heritage and the wonderful folktales of her father, she is particularly inspired by the survival of oral lore in rural communities. In 2015 she gained a Masters in History from the University of Bristol, reseraching the portrayal of the Sidhe (SHEE) in Medieval Irish literature supervised by Professor Ronald Hutton. As a social researcher, Jo is interested in the taboo of sharing of fairy sightings. Her Facebook group, 'Modern Fairy Sightings' now has over 4000 members. During the 2020 lockdown, she created and presented The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast with an aim in providing an opportunity to simply listen to ordinary people sharing their own accounts of extraordinary yet mundane encounters, with beings they describe as fairies. Kate Bush Audible Amazon .
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Voices: Dr Lenni George Season 2 Episode 4
02/17/2025
Voices: Dr Lenni George Season 2 Episode 4
Dr Lenni George: Dark Botanicals Lenni George is an active herbalist and potion maker; she grows her own magical plants and has created both a moon garden and a dark moon garden, dedicated to Goddess energies with connections to the moon’s activities such as Diana, Eastre, Hekate, Hretha and Selene, based on a respect for older traditions. Lenni is a keen researcher of the lunar months as they were understood in Anglo-Saxon and European cultures, dating back to Bede’s The Reckoning of Time, written in 725 AD. Lenni is currently crafting and developing her ‘Dark Botanicals’ Gothic Garden of Poisons and dark plus black plants and flowers… growing from seed many of her specimens I might add. In her Dark Botanicals workshops she takes a wander through the witch’s garden, looks at magical herbs and their uses as well as some of the history and lore relating to magical plants. On this journey she examines the ingredients of flying ointments, and peeks inside the witch’s store cupboard.
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Voices: Simon Nugent Season 2 Episode 3
02/02/2025
Voices: Simon Nugent Season 2 Episode 3
An Ecology of Occult Entities: Part 1 Simon Nugent has dedicated himself to exploring the mystical traditions of Ireland, weaving together interests in divination, Tarot, and Celtic mythology. As a magickal investigator, he follows in the footsteps of W.B. Yeats, who similarly merged Irish folklore with esoteric practices. Like Yeats, Simon sees the Tarot as a gateway to understanding deeper spiritual truths and archetypal patterns. His research into mythological systems focuses particularly on the juncture between ancient Celtic practices and modern occult interpretations. Through his work with the Tarot, Simon explores divinatory methods that bridge traditional cartomancy with spiritual motifs, at times finding connections between the Major Arcana and figures from Celtic mythology. His interest in combining mythological systems with broader esoteric practices and Tarot work clearly a valuable contribution to divination practice and associated branches. Simon is also has a keen interest in energies, the spiritual world and the psychology of entities. With this in mind, such a large theme, leads to much of what Magick, the esoteric and the Occult brings. Links: Bowie Simon & Sonya – Euphrosyne Questing Word on a Wing by In this age of grand illusion You walked into my life Out of my dreams I don’t need another change Still you forced your way Into my scheme of things ....etc
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Voices: Lou Hotchkiss Knives Season 2 Episode 2
01/17/2025
Voices: Lou Hotchkiss Knives Season 2 Episode 2
Let me introduce you to the wonderful Lou Hotchkiss-Knives walks an eclectic path where country Witchcraft, Thelema, History, feminism, music and writing intersect with Babalon devotional practices. She is French and she moved to the UK in 1999 to work for the Alliance Française and was initiated into a magickal circle in Torquay, Devon, before joining her own coven of like-minded witches. Lou started her public speaker journey giving talks on Magick and historical topics at events organised by the Dolmen Grove. Emboldened by the kindness and approval of Pr Ronald Hutton, and with the support of Veneficia Publishing’s fabulous Diane Narraway, she began her career as an author. Her work on Babalon has been featured in several occult anthologies and journals, including Women of Babalon (Black Moon Publishings), and the Eloquent Blood by Manon Hendeborg White (Oxford University Press). A self-confessed incorrigible scribbler, she has also contributed to various fiction, poetry and punk publications for Veneficia Publishings, The Cauldron, The Gloucestershire Poetry Society, punk zine Slutcake and the Dolmen Grove Chronicles. In her free time, when she’s not volunteering in the local graveyard, she performs with her noise-punk band Wags to Wytches and her new side project Orphan Emily.
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Voices: Carrie Kirkpatrick Season 2 Episode 1
01/01/2025
Voices: Carrie Kirkpatrick Season 2 Episode 1
Today we are speaking to Carrie Kirkpatrick, Carrie is a filmmaker with a background of producing, directing and edit producing factual entertainment, paranormal, education, interactive TV, commercials, corporate promos, music promos and independent television productions. She produced, directed and presented 'Mystical Legends - Girona, a City of Secrets', which was broadcast in 2009, revealing some of the esoteric mysteries of Girona and the Holy Grail. This programme attracted a great deal of attention internationally amongst alternative historians. Other films on magical subjects include 'Hecate Rising' and 'The Witches' Coven' both centred around the magical circle in Queens Woods, Highgate where Carrie lives. Carrie continues to produce and appears on camera as a subject expert in the areas of esoteric matters, the paranormal, and witchcraft. Her television presenting has covered alternative lifestyles, esoteric and spiritual programming in the UK and across Europe as well as live interactive television. Television credits include The Curse of the Highgate Vampire for Discovery+ and Forbidden History for Yesterday. Carrie Kirkpatrick is an ordained Priestess of Hecate and witch. She began working with the goddess twenty years ago and has written and photographed Goddess Enchantment – Magic & Spells: Volumes 1 & 2 as well as the Goddess Enchantment Oracle App. She regularly runs Goddess Enchantment workshops with Caroline Wise in North London Carrie is currently producing 'World War Witches', a feature documentary on the British occultists that fought the Nazis during WWII
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Voices David Beth Season 1 Episode 12
12/16/2024
Voices David Beth Season 1 Episode 12
David Beth was born and raised in Africa. University educated in Europe and the USA, he has lived all over the world to explore spiritual mysteries for more than 30 years. David has achieved the highest priestly rank, Houngan Asogwe, in Haitian Vodou and was initiated in various other Western and Afro-centric esoteric systems. With a dedicated group of international initiates, David works within the Kosmic Gnosis, a magical current focused on chthonic and pan-daemonic mysteries. Additionally, he is also the co-founder of esoteric press Theion Publishing and has lectured and published his writings internationally.
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Voices: Dr Bob Plimer Season 1 Episode 11
12/01/2024
Voices: Dr Bob Plimer Season 1 Episode 11
Dr. Bob Plimer founded Courtyard Alchemy in 2007 on the Isle of Wight. He is a practicing Hermeticist and Alchemist (Life-time member of the Alchemy Guild), Author (Decoding Alchemy & the quadrilogy on Hermetic Philosophy), Lecturer & Teacher (in Classics and Philosophy to post-grad.), Musician and Composer. www.courtyardalchemy.com Bob has authored a large range of books on Hermetic Philosophy and Alchemy & Spagyrics in Theory and Practice, Edward Kelly, hedge witchery, folk witchcraft and Pan. He has now published (Volume 4) of his is esoteric anthology TUMZANTORUM this encompasses the themes of art, essays and poetry in a diverse exploration of left-hand path, contemporary magick, witchcraft, sorcery, Typhonian and Voudon Gnostic themes. Bob has and is a keen blogger who shares his experiences with many keen listeners Bob’s published works include: a Four Volume series on Hermetic Philosophy; Spagyrics in Decoding Alchemy; Mineral Alchemy and skrying in The Alchemical World of Edward Kelley - Theatrum Astronomiae Terrestris; and The Philosopher’s Net – At the Still Point of the Turning World. His best-selling Night of Pan is a commentary on Crowley’s Book of Lies and the Thoth Tarot. Bob’s most recent works include an Ophidian trilogy based on the hieroglyphs and iconography from the Middle Egyptian and late Demotic texts relating to magical techniques involving skrying praxis: Vol.1 The Flesh of Re; Vol.2 The Chamber of Darkness; and Vol.3 The Limbs of the Duat. Bob’s latest work is an in-depth study based on Mithraic Soteriology – Souls, Blood, Bones & Flesh. He has over the years also contributed articles to several well-known esoteric journals. At present, Bob is working on a new project based on a magical interpretation of the so-called ‘Book of Two Ways’ from the Middle Egyptian coffin text spells. Links
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Voices: Sue Terry Season 1 Episode 10
11/15/2024
Voices: Sue Terry Season 1 Episode 10
Today we have the pleasure of listening to Sue Terry. Sue is the owner of Owner Owl House Seminars & Owl House Books and PhD Candidate/Researcher in occult modernist fiction at University of Surrey. With a focus on literary studies at the intersection of occultism & modernism. Sue is also a conference speaker, lecturer, writer researcher and coach. Sue also is a promotor of the creative, positive, inclusive, entrepreneurial and resourceful. Sue has a keen interest in the Tarot and numerology.
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Voices Graham Phillips Season 1 Episode 9
11/01/2024
Voices Graham Phillips Season 1 Episode 9
Graham Phillips has been described as an historical detective, a modern-day adventurer, and a real-life Indiana Jones. Whether you agree with his conclusions or not, Graham’s findings are always original and thought provoking, and his books make an exciting read. Graham has been one of Britain’s bestselling non-fiction authors for over thirty years. In the 1980s, after working as a radio journalist and broadcaster for the BBC and editing a popular monthly magazine, Graham turned his talents to investigating unsolved historical mysteries. He has since written sixteen books that are in print around the world and have been published in many different languages. For example: Graham has a background working as a reporter for BBC radio, and he was the Founding Editor (1979) of Strange Phenomena magazine. He has made a number of controversial claims concerning the Arthurian legend, such as the discovery of the 'Hawkstone Grail', a small stone cup that he claims is the original Holy Grail; the identification of a Roman ruin as the "historical Camelot"; and the claim to have discovered King Arthur's grave. He has also investigated various biblical mysteries, again presenting some controversial theories, such as an alternative location for Mount Sinai at Petra in Jordan, an Egyptian staff in a British museum as the staff of Moses and a grave on the British island of Anglesey as the tomb of the Virgin Mary. As you can imagine, Graham has never been afraid of controversy. In 1995 he made headlines around the world, and created a storm in the Vatican that even involved the Pope himself, when he discovered a lost artifact that may have been the original Holy Grail. His first solo book, The Search for the Grail, told the fascinating story of this modern-day Grail quest. More recently Graham has growing interest in megalithic structures in the British isles, for example Wisdomkeepers of Stonehenge. Bear & Company, 2019. He proposes that Stonehenge was an ancient astronomical calendar to determine the precise time to plant and harvest medicinal plants. This also led to his newer book, The Mystery of Doggerland, Atantis of the North Sea. This is about archaelogical and scientific eveidence of a preserved landmass that contains ancient sophisticated technology of megolithiccultures Photographs courtesy of Deborah Cartwright of Earthquest Photography
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Voices: Lisa Weaver Season 1 Episode 8
10/15/2024
Voices: Lisa Weaver Season 1 Episode 8
Lisa's early childhood was spent in the haunted family home in East London an experience that led to a lifelong interest in the paranormal and unexplained. She was a vexatious child, rarely satisfied with answers that left room for further explanation. This became a useful attribute in her award-winning career in investigative journalism around Essex and London. In more recent years she turned her skills to editing books and creative writing, with her continued research into the mysteries providing inspiration. She now lives with her husband and two rescued cats in the historic, leafy landscape of Northamptonshire. Lisa’s book, Bridge of Souls, is brought to us with a tantalising lead … Alex was not looking forward to his holiday. Being stuck on a remote Orkney island with his overprotective mum and moody sister was unlikely to be fun. Tales of dark island folklore and mythical beasts were all that offered him hope.
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Voices: Scarlett Amaris Season 1 Episode 7
09/30/2024
Voices: Scarlett Amaris Season 1 Episode 7
SCARLETT AMARIS - is a screenwriter, author, and researcher, She's also co-written scripts for THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE (2019), starring Nicolas Cage, and THE THEATRE BIZARRE (2011) among others. Scarlett was a featured writer for the HERETIC MAGAZINE, and has co-written the dark fantasy trilogy, SAURIMONDE. She directed the music video NAIL ME DOWN by Scarlett Seraphim, Currently, she has television and feature film projects in development. Prior to this she’s created lecture series on The Modern History of Witchcraft and The Deity is in the Details–a deep dive into the historical and mythological backgrounds of gods and goddesses from various pantheons. Scarlett is a well-regarded authority on alternative history, her research has been featured in numerous books and anthologies. She has taught The Deity is in the Details: Gods of Light and Dark, which is an in-depth exploration of the history, mythology and various worship practices in the ancient world to present day. Nail me down - Starring Scarlett Seraphim, written by Scarlett Amaris https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFWtBAba1IYDMDSvRtEFmBg
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Voices Bethan Briggs-Miller Season 1 Episode 6
09/15/2024
Voices Bethan Briggs-Miller Season 1 Episode 6
Bethan Briggs-Miller - Bethan is a researcher, passionate folklorist and paranormal historian, with a degree in Medieval Studies from the University of Wales, Lampeter. She co-hosts two podcasts, Eerie Essex and Spectre of the Sea, where she explores the strange tales and folklore of Essex and Wales. She is also co-director of the East Anglian Folklore Centre due to open this open in Colchester, Essex, this autumn. Bethan is also an artist who creates dreamlike landscapes using alcohol inks and oil paint. Bethan describes her creative approach as by applying these materials to the canvas the process allows scenes and characters to emerge organically with even the smallest areas containing a hidden story. - Exploring this further this also contrasts between what is observed on the surface and the hidden stories beneath and maybe secrets underneath. This show will be about Dragons, Bethan recently talked about this in her presentation “Here be Dragons, Strange tales form Suffolk at the Sudbury Arts Centre”
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Voices: Dana Fox Season 1 Episode 5
09/07/2024
Voices: Dana Fox Season 1 Episode 5
Dana Fox is an artist with deep interests in various subjects, that of UFOs, the paranormal, non terrestrial communication, automatic writing and channelled text as a result of possession. “Dana” is also fascinated by the idea of shared communication with ultraterrestrial intelligences. Alongside this “Dana” has been influenced by the work of Kenneth Grant, particularly, concepts of reality and non-reality and the effect on the world and universe. More recently “Dana” has brought forth, breathed life, into a limited run monthly magazine/zine called dyzlocation. We are excited to experience the first edition. “Dana” describes dyzlocation as a meditative walk through an abandoned building site …. a repeated haunting in a city tower block. Maybe a mysterious feeling, a countdown to an event. “Dana” describes dyzlocation being about the concept of things dislocated in time, the breakdown of predicable order and a chaotic, an entropic ‘winding down’ of time, culture and trends, while also presenting the exact opposite: a sense of renewal, development and optimism.
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Voices: Debbie Cartwright Season 1 Episode 4
08/26/2024
Voices: Debbie Cartwright Season 1 Episode 4
Debbie Cartwright - has an honours degree in Modern Continental Philosophy and studied esoteric psychology through the Theosophical Society. It was these combined studies that led to her to write The Inward Revolution, co-authored with Storm Constantine, which stands as a unique perspective of alternative psychology and modern existentialism. Debbie is an exponent of psychic questing - As Debbie suggests, Psychic questing is a unique practise of interacting with ancient sites and the natural landscape to discover historical knowledge, solve mysteries, or effect change in the landscape and in the self using esoteric techniques such as meditation and mental visualisation, “questing” is a physical pursuit that encompasses many different spiritual or occult ideas.
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Voices: Darragh Mason Season 1 Episode 3
08/10/2024
Voices: Darragh Mason Season 1 Episode 3
Darragh Mason - is a writer, researcher, and award-winning travel and documentary photographer. Darragh, hosts the award-nominated podcast Spirit Box. He is best known for his work on the Aghori and Djinn, Darragh lives in East Sussex Darragh has recently authored his book, Song of the Dark Man: Father of Witches, Lord of the Crossroad Darragh explains the Dark Man phenomenon through centuries-old folklore and mythology, testimony from British witch trials, and modern accounts … • Challenges the simplistic concept of the Devil as “evil,” explaining how encounters with this entity can reveal one’s life purpose and how the Dark Man can be an initiator into witchcraft • Presents interviews with those who have witnessed the Dark Man firsthand, offering insights into how he can serve as a guide to a more positive life ... and so much more, this is a gem!
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Voices: Diane Narraway Season 1 Episode 2
07/31/2024
Voices: Diane Narraway Season 1 Episode 2
DIANE NARRAWAY - is the co- owner with Marisha Kiddle of Veneficia Publications, Ginger Fyre Press, Punk Wasp Publishing and Highschool Horror, the latter being written by Young Adults for Young Adults. Her work with Ginger Fyre Press has included working with Guinness World Record Holder, Bella J Dark, and the innovative Molly Brooks-Dridge, whose ADHD Guide is one of their highest sellers. As a writer she has been involved in several projects of her own, as well as publishing others including 22: Opus Arcana, Tales of the Tarot. Today Dianne, is going to talk about her relationship with Lucifer and her interest in Luciferianism For more information please email: [email protected]
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Voices: Caroline Wise Season 1 Episode 1
07/17/2024
Voices: Caroline Wise Season 1 Episode 1
CAROLINE WISE - Caroline Wise has contributed to several books on goddesses, on Florence Farr of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and on the artist Austin Osman Spare. She has compiled the book Finding Elen on forgotten goddesses associated with deer. Caroline gives talks on these subjects in the UK, USA, Germany and Italy. Caroline co-edited The Secret Lore of London, and she leads walking tours on Mythic London, and on 'The British Museum and the Awakening of British Magic'. Today Caroline is going to talk about her relationship with relationship with The Goddess in the 21st Century
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Welcome to: Voices from the House of Zophiel
07/11/2024
Welcome to: Voices from the House of Zophiel
Voices from the House of Zophiel doesn't advocate for any particular belief system. Instead, it offers a neutral ground for curious minds to explore, discuss, and critically examine these alternative worldviews. This podcast series challenges the dismissal of esoteric practices by mainstream thought since the Enlightenment era. It is a space where the esoteric and the creative converge, inviting open-minded individuals to step through its virtual doors and engage with ideas that defy conventional wisdom It’s intention is to delve into a diverse array of subjects often relegated to the fringes, including alchemy, astrology, magic, and pagan traditions. As a taster the themes over the next 12 month are: The Darkman, Ghostbusting, the goddess, creativity through trancework, lucifarian traditions, church paths and boneyards, hekate, kill or cure hebalism, the Djinn, influences of Yeats, AOS, Angels & Demons, illusions and anxiety through Lewis carroll and Gobekli tepe. The next and first podcast will be about: The Goddess in the 21st Century For more information about us at The HoZ please visit: houseofzophiel.com and if you wish drop us a line at
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