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McCalla Ann, reader and host of SaturnVox, pops by to talk about the Old Guy. It's a r.i.p.-roaring good time. Learn more about McCalla here: https://www.saturnvox.com/ and here: https://www.instagram.com/saturnvox/ and here: https://twitter.com/SaturnVox and here: https://www.facebook.com/SaturnVox/ and listen to the SaturnVox podcast here: https://anchor.fm/saturnvox There is also a planetary playlist for getting into Saturnal moods and mindsets here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YGEwXzAMYLZJRoDlXfrDg?si=9e557c133f6e4608

Texas hoodoo man Professor Charles Porterfield pops by to share his wisdom and get down to specifics about hoodoo, conjuration, materia, and his life. It's great stuff. The full interview, clocking in at nearly four hours, is available at patreon.com/witchhassle Learn more about the Professor and avail yourself of his services here: http://www.professorporterfield.com/ And check him out here: https://www.instagram.com/prof.porterfield/ That pamphlet I mention is available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1I-09zSg0f_0Xdu4KosvL1ILVNZQF8bl4?usp=gmail

Jove Spucchi chats about their Mars practice, Mars remediation, non-toxic masculinity, and more. You can learn more about Jove here: https://www.spucchi.com/ Also here: https://twitter.com/JoveSpucchi Also here: https://instagram.com/spucchi Note: It has come to my attention that in the episode I misgender Jove, whose pronouns are they/them. My sincere apologies to Jove!

Returning Witchhassle champion Sarah Lyons pops by to talk about her new book, How to Study Magic: History, Lore, and Building Your Own Practice. We get into magic, community, and wrangling with history. Buy the book here: https://www.runningpress.com/titles/sarah-lyons/how-to-study-magic/9780762479207/ Learn more about Sarah here: https://sarah-lyons.com/ and here: https://www.instagram.com/citymystic/ and here: https://twitter.com/_sarah_lyons_ Listeners Note: Maybe it was two flights, not three.

Ariana Serpentine pops on to talk about her new book, Sacred Gender, which explores gender identity and the sacred. Grab the book here: https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738771342 And you can learn more about Ariana and what she's up to at: https://serpentandtree.com https://twitter.com/ASerpentNine https://www.facebook.com/people/Ariana-Serpentine/100063635197348/ Information on helping folks who work at Club Q is available here: https://twitter.com/UnluckyBanshee/status/1595906807502774272?s=20&t=-GTxEuetPkoWpIe9eD69dA

Austin Fuller comes on to talk about his new book, Conjuring The Witching Shade: And Other Necrosophic Rites. We get into details of the dead and it's good Florida fun. Grab the book here: https://www.banexbramble.com/product-page/conjuring-the-witching-shade-booklet Learn more about Austin at https://www.banexbramble.com/ and on twitter (@banexbramble) and instagram (@banexbramble).

In another installment of the Altared States Series, things get lunar with Saul Mondriaan (twitter.com/saul_mondriaan). As with each of these planetary interviews, there's also a planetary playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1B6wpkTS3gxNccKiH3zZbk?si=7c368fb6eab84831 And in a correction: The anarchist pamphlet I mention is called At Daggers Drawn, and the back actually reads "The secret is to really begin . . ."

Hoodoo Moses comes on to talk about Hoodoo, the Archangel Michael, and much more. Check out his kickstarter campaign for a magickal makerspace here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hoodoomoses/holy-mountain-magickal-makerspace And his other sites here: https://linktr.ee/hoodoomoses And of course, check him out on instagram @hoodoomoses. Photo by @thinstring on instagram

Priestess, reader, and magical maker Cydney Gray (Lady Malandra / Rose da Rua) pops by to talk about Care Bear magic, making Maries, moving to New Orleans as a magical person, and more. You can find her on instagram @rosedarua, on the internet at rosedarua.com, and on etsy at etsy.com/shop/RoseDaRua

William A. Calvo-Quirós talks about his new book, Undocumented Saints: The Politics of Migrating Devotions. We get into vernacular sainthood, cross-border religiosity, and dynamics of power. You can learn more about the book here: www.UndocumentedSaints.com. You can also learn more about William A. Calvo-Quirós here: www.barriology.com. Hear the full episode at patreon.com/witchhassle.

In a new installment of the Altared States series, Gabriela Herstik talks about Venus, Babalon, Isis, and the Goddess of Love and Lust. Gabriela's new book, Sacred Sex: The Magick and Path of the Divine Erotic, is available here: https://bookshop.org/books/sacred-sex-the-magick-and-path-of-the-divine-erotic/9780593421659 You can learn more about Gabriela Here: https://www.gabrielaherstik.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gabyherstik/ https://twitter.com/GabyHerstik Want more? Listen to the full version of the episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/70746839 Venus playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gOnA9vvQnG6NnrUFvUK3A?si=4351e52f7ec44cbd A list of mutual aid groups supporting trans people is available here: https://translifeline.org/resource/mutual-aid-funds-public-assistance/ What Lenin Teaches Us About Witchcraft is available here: https://www.e-flux.com/journal/100/268602/what-lenin-teaches-us-about-witchcraft/ You can sign the Trader Joe's petition here: https://p2a.co/PN3k0Fq Also, I saw this tweet abut desire before the interview and the notion was floating in my head so I am citing it here: https://twitter.com/witchkingcooper/status/1553123169111769088?s=20&t=rxECSpxUlEgwDRhc_xrN4Q Photo Credit: Alexandra Herstik instagram.com/alexyael

As part of the Altared States series (interviews with people who have a serious practice with one of the seven Chaldean planets), Simon Haskell talks Hermes, the god of Mercury. His class on Hermes Chthonios is available here: https://www.thecauldronblack.com/product-page/practical-idolatry-hermes-chthonios-terrestrial-hermes-practice And the Mercury spotify playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NLiwzuu1OnBYr6taWUp2E?si=7549c09f6e4b4abb Get the full version of the interview (in which Simon talks about voluntary possession, mercury dimes, divination, and more) go to patreon.com/witchhassle.

The wonderful Britta Ager comes by to talk about her new book, The Scent of Ancient Magic. We get into many uses for scent in magic and religious practice, and the importance of this undervalued sense. For the full conversation (and other bonus content) pop over to patreon.com/witchhassle The book is available here: https://www.press.umich.edu/10082698/scent_of_ancient_magic And you can learn more about Professor Ager here: https://twitter.com/BrittaAger https://asu.academia.edu/BrittaAger https://hcommons.org/members/brittaager/ She recommends: Radcliffe G. Edmonds III, Drawing Down the Moon Lindsay C. Watson, Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome Daniel Ogden, Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Sourcebook Hans Dieter Betz, ed. The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation John Gager, ed. Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World Also check out Abortion Action Front: https://www.aafront.org/ and those panels I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvLjjxQn5PcnyFHW0Ac7OPE1DTg9F91an

In this interview recorded long, long ago and only brought to you now, Dr. Laura Ackerman Smoller comes on to talk about French astrologer and theologian, Pierre D'Alliy. We discuss astrology, prophecy, and the coming of the Antichrist. You can buy Dr. Smoller's fabulous book on D'Alliy, History, Prophecy, and the Stars: The Christian Astrology of Pierre D'Ailly, 1350–1420, here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691654317/history-prophecy-and-the-stars And you can learn more about Dr. Smoller and her research here: https://www.sas.rochester.edu/his/people/faculty/smoller_laura/index.html As always, head over to patreon.com/witchhassle to support the show and get access to exclusive content.

Dr. Amina Inloes and J. M. Hamade come to talk about their fabulous new edition of al-Buni's Shams al-Ma'arif (the Sun of Knowledge). We get into jinn, necromancy, and more. Hear the full conversation (which has lunar mansions, poetry, and more) on the patreon. Buy the book here: https://revelore.press/publications/sun-of-knowledge-shams/ Check out the book's twitter here: https://twitter.com/arabic__magic/ And its instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/arabic__magic/ Learn more about Dr. Amina Inloes here: https://twitter.com/AminaInloes Learn more about J. M. Hamade here: https://jmhamade.com/About https://www.instagram.com/starnightdwell/

In a patreon exclusive, Al Cummins comes on to talk about his new book, The Art of Cyprian’s Mirror of Four Kings: An Early Modern Experiment of Cyprianic Conjuration, and his work with the Four Kings (Kings of what, you ask? of Hell? OF HELL?!). Hear the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63829736 Buy the book here: The Art of Cyprian’s Mirror of Four Kings: An Early Modern Experiment of Cyprianic Conjuration

Hector Salva comes on to talk about his new book, Espiritismo: Puerto Rican Mediumship & Magic. We discuss the role of the mentor, mediumship, voluntary possession, and more. After the interview there is also a brief snippet of my talk with Al Cummins about his new book on a mirror of the Four Kings, the whole of which is available right now on the patreon. Buy Hector's book here: https://bookshop.org/books/espiritismo-puerto-rican-mediumship-magic/9781578637577 And learn more about Hector here: http://hectorsalva.com/ https://mysticalwork.com/ Instagram: @brujo21division Buy Al's book here: https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/the-art-of-cyprians-mirror-of-four-kings-an-early-modern-experiment-of-cyprianic-conjuration Learn more about Al here: http://www.alexandercummins.com/ Instagram: @grimoiresontape And the patreon as always is at patreon.com/witchhassle

The wonderful Dr. Stephen Skinner talks about the Ars Notoria, a grimoire of visual magic and rapid learning. You can learn more about Stephen Skinner here: http://www.sskinner.com/. and you can learn more about the two volumes of the Ars Notoria that he published here: http://www.sskinner.com/books2.htm#arsnotoria and here: http://www.sskinner.com/books2.htm#arsnotoriamethod As always, head over to patreon.com/witchhassle to support the show and get even more witchhassle.

In the patreon bonus, Sasha talks about the zine she curated of protection magic written by an anonymous gallery of magical luminaries, building a relationship with Saturn, and who magic is really for. To hear the whole thing and other exclusive stuff, head on over to patreon.com/witchhassle

Astrologer, Necromancer, and saint of Saturn, Sasha Ravitch pops by to talk about astrology and necromancy, the dark side of ancestor work, and Lacan. The conversation continues in the patreon bonus where we talk about who magic is for and Sasha developing a relationship with your friend and mine Saturn. Learn more about Sasha here: sasharavitch.com Instagram.com/sasharavitch sasha.ravitch@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/sasha.ravitch patreon.com/sasharavitch The zine she curated from an anonymous who's who of occultists is available for free here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I-09zSg0f_0Xdu4KosvL1ILVNZQF8bl4?fbclid=IwAR28LYeOIwcxfUwRj7V2qiulyFq4aQ6780YooPp3QNPc1fpQQOhytl0dZ-w and that article I mention is Billow's Relational Variations of the "Container-Contained": https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275185525_Relational_Variations_of_the_Container-Contained