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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HoZ A Christmas Story
12/24/2025
HoZ A Christmas Story
The Devil's Carol The snow fell thick that Christmas Eve as Margaret Thornby hurried past the church. She was late—the carol service had already begun. But it wasn't the familiar hymn that made her pause. From the old graveyard came another voice. A woman's voice, singing alone—beautiful but wrong, with words that weren't quite words at all. A black cat darted across her path, its yellow eyes gleaming. It stopped at the graveyard's edge, staring with unnatural intelligence, then padded into the darkness. Margaret followed. Between ancient tombs stood a woman in a pale dress, head thrown back as she sang to the falling snow. Her dark hair hung loose, and she wore no coat despite the bitter cold. The black cat sat at her feet, motionless. "Hello?" Margaret called. The singing stopped. The woman turned—young, beautiful, but wrong somehow. Like poisoned fruit. "She cannot go inside," said a new voice—smooth, cultured, amused. A tall man stood behind Margaret, impeccably dressed in black, his face handsome but ageless. When he smiled, his teeth were too sharp. "Who are you?" Margaret demanded, though she already knew. "I have many names," he said. "Eleanor and I have an arrangement." The woman—Eleanor—lowered her eyes. The black cat wound around her legs. "She wanted desperately to sing her carol that Christmas Eve," the devil said. "Wanted it more than heaven itself. So I offered a bargain: I would ensure she lived long enough to sing. And in return, she would give me her soul the moment the final note left her lips." "But the fever took me that morning," Eleanor whispered. "I died before I could sing." "A technicality," the devil sighed. "She cannot move on until she completes her part. And I remain without my prize. One hundred and seventy-eight years now." "Every Christmas Eve, I return," Eleanor said. "But I cannot enter the church. The sacred ground rejects me. So I sing here, in the graveyard. But it doesn't count." From inside the church came the organ—the opening bars of "The Angel Gabriel." Eleanor's face twisted with longing and rage. The temperature plummeted. Frost crept across the gravestones. "Let me finish this," Eleanor whispered. Inside, young Sophie Bennett began the solo—the same age Eleanor had been. "What happens if she does sing?" Margaret asked. The devil smiled. "Then our bargain is fulfilled, and I collect what's owed. Her soul comes with me for eternity." Eleanor's eyes fixed on the church with terrible hunger. "There must be another way," Margaret said. "Do enlighten me," the devil drawled. Margaret's mind raced. She thought of her grandmother, who had said that pride was the devil's favourite sin, because it was the one we chose ourselves. "The bargain was made because Eleanor wanted to sing more than anything," Margaret said slowly. "More than heaven. That was pride—wanting glory, wanting to be heard." The devil's smile didn't waver, but something flickered in his eyes. "What if you sang not for glory, but in service?" Margaret turned to Eleanor. "Sing here where no one can hear you but God and the dead. Sing not to fulfil your bargain with him, but to let go of the pride that made you bargain at all. Sing because the song itself matters, not because anyone will praise you for it." The devil's face darkened. "That wouldn't fulfil the contract." "Wouldn't it?" Margaret challenged. "The contract said she would sing her carol. Nothing about being heard by the living. Nothing about glory." "But I would get nothing!" the devil snarled, his face twisting into something terrible. "Exactly what you deserve," Margaret said. "Nothing." Eleanor began to smile—a real smile, sad but genuine. "I did want the glory more than anything," she said softly. "That's why I made the bargain. That's why I've been trapped." She looked at Margaret. "But you're right. The song itself is enough. It always was." "Don't you dare—" the devil began. But Eleanor had already started to sing. Her voice rose in harmony with Sophie's, weaving around the melody. But this time, she sang with humility, with gratitude, with the simple joy of making something beautiful that would vanish the moment it was made. The black cat yowled and vanished in sulphurous smoke. The devil flickered and wavered, becoming less real. "This isn't over," he hissed, but his voice was already fading. When the final note faded, Eleanor looked peaceful. "Thank you," she whispered. "I thought the only way out was through him." She began to fade, dissolving into the falling snow. "Tell them the carol was finished after all. Just not the way anyone expected." And then she was gone. Margaret walked towards the church. She pulled open the door and stepped into the warmth and light, where the congregation was beginning "Silent Night." And in the graveyard, a black cat sat alone on an ancient gravestone, licking its paw—waiting for the next fool proud enough to bargain with the dark. After all, the devil is patient. And Christmas Eve comes every year.
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Voices: Julian Vayne Season 2 Episode 23
12/17/2025
Voices: Julian Vayne Season 2 Episode 23
Julian Vayne is a prominent British independent scholar and author with over forty years' experience in esoteric culture, spanning traditions from Druidry and Chaos Magic to Shamanism, Freemasonry, and Witchcraft. Beginning his magical journey at sixteen within the Western Esoteric Tradition, he has since worked ceremonially with practitioners across diverse lineages and cultures. As a senior member of the Magical Pact of the Illuminates of Thanateros, Julian is recognised as one of Britain's leading occultists. In the 1990s, he edited Britain's bestselling pagan newspaper Pagan Voice, later pioneering modern psychedelic literature with Pharmakon: Drugs and the Imagination (2001). His groundbreaking work includes the first published accounts of ketamine's entheogenic ritual use and novel psychedelic sacraments. Today, Julian authors books, essays, and articles across academic and esoteric publications, promoting earth-centred, non-dogmatic, open-source spirituality. His collaborative teaching style, informed by chaos magic, deep ecology, Wicca, and Tantra, emphasises curiosity and creativity through mentoring, workshops, and retreats. Julian also co-organises the Breaking Convention psychedelic conference, serves as trustee of The Psychedelic Museum Project, and sits on The Journal of Psychedelic Studies' academic board. A founding member of post-prohibition think-tank Transform, he advocates for psychedelic reform whilst facilitating ceremonies and providing integration support. His celebrated work Getting Higher: The Manual of Psychedelic Ceremony reflects his ongoing contributions, shared through The Blog of Baphomet since 2011.
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Voices: Frode Neergaard Season 2 Episode 22
12/03/2025
Voices: Frode Neergaard Season 2 Episode 22
Frode Neergaard's life has been shaped by a profound quest for meaning that bridges the tangible world with mysteries beyond ordinary perception. As a clinical psychologist, he devoted himself to understanding the human psyche, yet his journey has always reached towards something deeper and more enigmatic. His years as a Norwegian soldier during the late 1990s and early 2000s took him across Lebanon, Israel, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Macedonia, where he witnessed humanity at its most vulnerable. Later, working as a scuba diving guide in Egypt, he found himself immersed in ancient mystical traditions. These experiences became integral to his being, deepening his appreciation for life's hidden dimensions. As a lifelong mountaineer, Frode has always sought the sublime in nature's most challenging environments. For twenty years, he has walked the path of Freemasonry in Norway and Sweden, finding in its symbolic teachings a framework for spiritual inquiry. His fascination with "the highly strange" began in boyhood, sparked by Arthur C. Clarke's "Mysterious World" and "Encyclopedia of the Unknown." These encounters opened doorways to a lifelong pursuit of understanding unexplained phenomena and the spaces where rational thought meets mystery. Nordic folklore connects him to ancestral wisdom, whilst his approach to exploring the boundary between the observable world and what he terms "Fairyland" is rooted in direct experience with nature. Whether on Norwegian mountaintops or diving in the fjords, he seeks moments where the veil between worlds grows thin, where one might glimpse the eternal mystery underlying existence. . .
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Voices: David Rankine Sesson 2 Episode 21
11/16/2025
Voices: David Rankine Sesson 2 Episode 21
David Rankine is an author, esoteric researcher and magician who lives in Spain with his wife, artist and tattooist Rosa Laguna. He has been making major contributions to the modern occult revival since the 1980s through lectures, workshops, presentations, articles, and books. His esoteric expertise covers a wide range of topics, including the Western Esoteric Traditions, especially the Qabalah, the Grimoire tradition, Greco-Egyptian magic and Ceremonial Magic, as well as British Folklore and European Mythology. His published work in recent years has been characterised by the publication of previously unavailable or inaccessible material on the grimoires and other areas of magic. New editions of the Summa Sacra Magicae and his latest books, Clavis Intelligentiarum, and Clavis Spirituum.
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Voices: Michael Staley Season 2 Episode 20
11/03/2025
Voices: Michael Staley Season 2 Episode 20
Michael Staley has been fascinated by the occult for as long as he can remember and is particularly steeped in Thelema and Advaita Vedanta …. “AD VAITA VED ANTA” being non dualistic, this realisation is achieved through practices like self-inquiry, contemplation, and meditation. Michael is a prominent member of the Typhonian Order, led by Kenneth Grant and was for many years editor of Grant’s works. Publishing the first issue of Starfire in 1986, he subsequently expanded it into Starfire Publishing, issuing Kenneth Grant’s work from the late 1990s. Having delved into the study of Thelema since the late 1960s and he lectures on aspects of Aleister Crowley’s work, Kenneth Grant, Austin Osman Spare and others. His most recent task has been the reprinting of the Typhonian Trilogies. . .
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Voices: Siân Sibley Season 2 Episode 19
10/16/2025
Voices: Siân Sibley Season 2 Episode 19
Sian Sibley is a traditional witch, author, and ecological activist with over 30 years of experience in the craft. Leader of the DragonOak Coven for over three decades, she employs magical practices derived from the Greek magical papyri and plant spirit work, as well as deep ecological ethics. Her work blends science and spirituality, drawing on her academic background – an MSc in Biological Science and an MA in Ecology and Spirituality – to explore how animism and witchcraft can nurture a sustainable, reciprocal relationship with the natural world. Sian is the author of "Unveiling the Green and Black Paths" and "Green Cathedrals." These books explore the meeting point of magic, ecology, and animist philosophy. Her upcoming works, including "Drinking Tea" and "Herding Spiders," focus on coven leadership and community-based magical practices, as well as “The Slow Fatal Dance,” which explores the different healing paradigms of traditional healing and the use of modern pharmaceutical medicine. Deeply rooted in the land, Sian is known for her teachings on plant spirit magic, traditional ritual techniques, and the ethical crafting of magical tools. Through her Patreon, “ Ecological Witchcraft,” she shares courses, workshops, and insights on green spirituality and practical witchcraft. Passionate about reviving and preserving traditional knowledge, Sian encourages witches to build genuine relationships with the land, honour its spirits, and practice magic that heals the environment rather than harming it. Link for Unveiling the Green from Aeon and its on amazon as well. .
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Voices: Claire Pingel Season 2 Episode 18
10/02/2025
Voices: Claire Pingel Season 2 Episode 18
Claire Pingel is a Wiccan High Priestess, a Priestess of Mary Magdalene and an Archdruidess in the Fellowship of Isis. As well as Mary Magdalene she works with Lilith and Hekate. She is the author of Mary Magdalene – The Darker Saint, which is available from Veneficia Publications, and Amazon. She has also contributed to The Witches Almanac, and the Hermetic Sentinel. Her main interest is building a successful relationship with the Goddess and working with Her in her daily life. She talks at conferences, events, moots and camps and runs workshops both in person and online. She regularly contributes to newsletters and magazines. Claire was a regular guest presenter on Ideal World, Create and Craft and EezeeTV shopping channels and wrote a weekly column in the Caerphilly Campaign newspaper for many years. She has written a successful diploma course for a well known online college and has had over 750 successfully complete the course. She has committed the rest of her life to serving the Goddess, the study of the Goddess and helping people deepen their connection to her. My book from Veneficia Publications - From Amazon UK - From Amazon US -
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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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