James Dotson, MD, joins the program to talk about the occult history of scents and his magical journey. Hear the full version at Patreon.com/Witchhassle You can get tickets for James’s class at this year’s Salem Summer Symposium at https://www.salemwitchfest.com/event-details/the-history-use-of-magical-fluid-condensers-with-dr-james-dotson where he will be talking about magical fluid condensers. His class from 2023 is available here: https://www.salemwitchfest.com/product-page/venus-queen-of-per...
Jul 14, 2024•48 min
Christopher Warnock comes on to talk about De Quindecim Stellis: The Comprehensive Translations of Hermes on the Fifteen Fixed Stars (with Regulus Hess). In part 1 of this deep dive interview, I subject Warnock to listener questions from people who actually know things about astrology. In part 2 (available at patreon.com/witchhassle) I subject Warnock to my own questions about the brass tacks of how talismans work and are generated. You can learn more about Christopher Warnock here: https://www....
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Today on the program, scholar and poet Paul Robichaud pops on to talk about Pan, that king of the satyrs, that piper in the dappled light of pine forests. You can grab Professor Robichaud's book Pan: the Great God's Modern Return here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/pan-the-great-god-s-modern-return/18911306?ean=9781789146905 You can learn more about Professor Robichaud here: https://www.albertus.edu/about-us/our-faculty/faculty-profile.php?pname=paul-robichaud and here: https://twitter.com/PaulJR...
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 13 min
White Rose Witching comes on to talk about necromancy, working with queer ancestors, and the relationship between activism and spirituality. There's also a manner of cursing in there for good measure. You can learn more about White Rose Witching here: Website: https://www.whiterosewitching.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiterosewitching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/white.rose.witching/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WRWitching Bookshop.org Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/wh...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 11 min
T. Susan Chang comes on to talk about her new book, The Living Tarot: Connecting the Cards to Everyday Life for Better Readings. We get into tarot and ritual, and making meaning rather than just receiving it. Buy The Living Tarot here: https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738772257 Learn more about T. Susan Chang and her work here: https://www.tsusanchang.com/ here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Tarotista here: https://twitter.com/tsusanchang and here: https://www.instagram.com/tsusanchang/...
May 30, 2023•59 min
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/3YGEwXzA...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 6 min
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.goo...
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 31 min
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!
Jan 04, 2023•55 min
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 thr...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min
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/15959068075...
Nov 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min
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).
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 22 min
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 . . ."
Oct 15, 2022•1 hr 8 min
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
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 12 min
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
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min
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.
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 9 min
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 ver...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min
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 interv...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min
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...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 8 min
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...
Jun 14, 2022•45 min
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. Ami...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 28 min
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
Mar 21, 2022•4 min
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 h...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 46 min
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.
Jan 25, 2022•59 min
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
Jan 09, 2022•39 sec
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 w...
Jan 02, 2022•1 hr 10 min
J. Allen Cross comes on to talk about his new book, American Brujeria: Modern Mexican American Folk Magic, as well as about magic, folk Catholicism, Santa Muerte, and Vick's VapoRub. There's also a Plague Magic Minute featuring a recipe with some fun ingredients. And Sheba the cat is perennially upset. You can purchase J. Allen Cross's book here: https://bookshop.org/books/american-brujeria-modern-mexican-american-folk-magic-9781578637454/9781578637454 And check out his instagram here: https://w...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Alice Sparkly Kat pops by to talk about their new book, Postcolonial Astrology: Reading the Planets Through Capital, Power, and Labor. There's also a Plague Magic Minute from 1665 and it's a fun one with brimstone, etc. To buy Postcolonial Astrology, go to: https://www.milmundosbooks.com/divination/p/pre-order-postcolonial-astrology-reading-the-planets-through-capital-power-and-labor-alice-sparkly-cat and to learn more about Alice Sparkly Kat, go to: https://www.alicesparklykat.com/ https://twit...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Frank Klaassen and Sharon Hubbs Wright stop by to talk about their new book, The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England and there's a plague magic minute from someone named named Martin Martin. To grab a copy of Magic of Rogues, head over to: https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08929-4.html You can find William Neville's The Castle of Pleasure here: https://www.otago.ac.nz/english-linguistics/tudor/nevillecaspleas18475.html You can find A Description of the Western Isla...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Andrew Watt pops on to talk about astrological cycles; the idea of planets ruling periods of history as it appears in the Arbatel of Magick (Arbatel De Magia Veterum); the time he did magic to win the lottery; and your friend, his friend, and mine, Mercury, patron god of podcasters. You can learn more about Andrew and what he's up to at https://andrewbwatt.com/ and at https://www.etsy.com/shop/WatermountainStudio?ref=hdr_shop_menu A PDF of Robert Turner's 1655 translation of the Arbatel is avail...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 30 min
In a very special episode, astrologers Corbin Dewitt and Claire Comstock-Gay (Madame Clairevoyant) come on the program to talk about getting into astrology, the Sagittarian alter ego, pain points, and more. You can learn more about Claire Comstock-Gay at https://clairecomstockgay.com/ and you should definitely follow her on twitter (https://twitter.com/MmeClairevoyant) and instagram (https://www.instagram.com/clairecomstockgay/) You can learn more about Corbin Dewitt at https://corbindewitt.com/...
Apr 02, 2021•56 min
