Grand tidings! Join me on the first foray into my Elements Series: over the next five weeks, we will discuss and relate to all of the elements. This week, we start in the East and work our way through legend, lore, and correspondences.

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Sources
-Calista. “The Air Elementals—Breathing Life with the Sylphs!” Calista Ascension, https://www.calistaascension.com/air-elementals-breathing-life-sylphs/. Accessed 7 February 2024.
-Chowdhury, Rohini. The Three Princes of Persia. Penguin Books India, 2005.

Music
"The Swiss Alps" by Ben Winwood
"Intimacy" by Ben Winwood
"Wallking in Forests" by Ben Winwood
"It'll Be Alright" by Ben Winwood
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood

Cheers,
Kieran

Grand tidings and happy Imbolc! On this week's episode, I change format and conduct a candid exploration into the realm of Shadow and its Work. The latter portion of the episode is a guided meditation--and it is not one to miss.

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This week's book: The Eagle and the Raven, by Pauline Gedge

Music
"Flight of the Inner Bird" by Yehezkal Raz
"Somewhere Out There" by Caleb Etheridge
"Jakob" by Vic Davi
"Behind Every Decision" by Yehezkal Raz
"Delicate Beauty" by Caleb Etheridge
"Return" by Caleb Etheridge

Blessed Imbolc everyone and Happy Return of the Light, 
Kieran

Grand tidings! On this episode, we take a journey into the hollow hills and learn all about Iceland's mysterious indigenous beings. Filled with storytelling, folklore, and facts, it will leave you not only wiser, but also hungrier for more.

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This week's book: The Eagle and the Raven, by Pauline Gedge

Sources
-Bedell, J.M. Hildur, Queen of the Elves, and Other Icelandic Legends. Massachusetts, Interlink Books, 1 March 2016.
-Kyzer, Larissa. “Hidden People: They’re Just Like Us (Kind Of).” The Reykjavík Grapevine, 15 August 2014, grapevine.is/mag/articles/2014/08/15/hidden-people-theyre-just-like-us-kind-of/. Accessed 22 January 2024. 
-Sallustio, Michael. “Huldufólk: The Truth Behind Iceland’s Obsession with Elves.” The Portalist, 21 December 2018, theportalist.com/huldufolk-the-truth-behind-icelands-obsession-with-elves. Accessed 22 January 2024. 

Music
"Discovery (Sweden)" by Hans Johnson
"Last Leaf on the Tree" by Hans Johnson
"Up the Hill Over the Mountain" by Will Van De Crommert
"Love2016" by Ben Winwood

Cheers,
Kieran

Grand tidings! On this week's episode, we explore four of mythology's most elusive and mysterious realms only just beyond our sight and reach--though they exist more closely to our world than we think...

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This week's book: The Eagle and the Raven, by Pauline Gedge

Sources
-“Everything you need to know about Tír na nÓg.” Celtic Titles, 10 February 2022. celtictitles.com/blog/tir-na-nog
-Grey, Orrin. “The Lost World of Agartha and The History Behind the Myth.” The Polarist, 2 March 2023. www. theportalist.com/lost-world-agartha.
-Hill, Bryan. “Hy-Brasil: The Legendary Phantom Island of Ireland.” Ancient Origins, www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/hy-brasil-legendary-phantom-island-ireland-003608. Accessed 15 January 2024.
-McAnally, D.R. Irish Wonders. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1888.
-Strom, Caleb. “Avalon: A Real Island Obscured by Legend, or Just a Legendary Island?” Ancient Origins. www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/avalon-real-island-obscured-legend-or-just-legendary-island- 007685. Accessed 15 January 2024. 

Music
"Irish Mountains" by Ben Winwood
"Aisling" by Hans Johnson
"Wee Folk" by Ian Post
"A Daydream About Spring" by Mark Tyner, 2018 - Creative Commons License

Cheers,
Kieran

Grand tidings! Join me on a worldwide tour of undeciphered texts, mysterious chiphers, and bygone philosophers. We take a look at some of the world's most enigmatic books and wonder, forever, why they were made.

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Sources
-General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. www. beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/voynich-manuscript. Accessed 3 January 2024.
-Lee, Alexander. “The Lost Script of Rapa Nui.” History Today, www.historytoday.com/archive/missing-pieces/lost-script-rapa-nui. Accessed 3 January 2024.
-McCallum, Professor R.I. “Ripley’s alchemical scrolls.” Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/ripleys-alchemical-scrolls. Accessed 3 January 2024. 
-“The Book of Soyga.” House of Cadmus. 24 June 2021. www. houseofcadmus.com/the-book-of-soyga. Accessed 2 January 2024. 

Music
"What If?"  by Mark Tyner, 2018
"A Daydream About Spring, " by Mark Tyner, 2018
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Cheers,
Kieran

Grand tidings and Happy New Year! On this week's episode, after our holiday rest, join me as we travel through the forests of old and walk alongside four of the most powerful Winter Goddesses. We look at their associations and tales, as a means of exploring how to connect and work with them during this most powerful season.

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Sources
-Hopkins, Genevieve. “The Winter Queens: Hags, Witches, Sovereigns and Goddesses of Winter.” Medium, https://medium.com/wheel-cross/the-winter-queens-hags-witches-sovereigns-and-goddesses-of-winter-dcd8e4a92eed. Accessed 28 December 2023.
-Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. Grimms’ Fairy Tales. E-book, The Project Gutenberg eBook of Grimms’ Fairy Tales, 2021. 

Music
"A Daydream About Spring," Mark Tyner 2018
-“Dreams Become Real” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Cheers all and Happy New Year,
Kieran

Grand tidings on this Yuletide celebratory episode! Join me for eight global tales of the solstice, as well as a dive into the spooky world of the infamous Krampus. Blessed Yule and the Return of the Light!

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Sources
-B., Shaughna. “The Solstice Lady: Seasonal Lore and History.” Solstice Lady, https://www.solsticelady.com/solsticemythsandlegends. Accessed December 14, 2023.
-Hernandez, J.A. “Krampus of Alpine Folklore.” J.A. Hernandez, https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/krampus-of-alpine-folklore. Accessed December 14, 2023. 

Music
"A Daydream About Spring" by Mark Tyner
“Carol Of The Bells” and “Noel” by Audionautix
“Bethlehem – Christmas” by Kevin Macleod
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Cheers everyone and happy holidays,
Kieran

Grand tidings! Join Claudia Smith--my first ever guest--and myself, as we discuss the various baneful magicks used in the Craft. The morals and ethics are traversed, and we cannot wait to share them with you.

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Music
"Underworld" by Myuu
"What If..." by Mark Tyner
"So Far Away" by Riot
"A Daydream of Spring" by Mark Tyner
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Cheers,
Kieran

Grand tidings! Join me on this week's episode to discuss the mysterious, illusive, and contemplative site of Göbekli Tepe. We will discuss the archaeological findings of the site, as well as its mythological and theoretical associations.

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Sources
-Collins, Andrew. Göbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods. Bear & Company, 2014. Print.
-Curry, Andrew. “An immense mystery older than Stonehenge.” BBC, https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210815-an-immense-mystery-older-than-stonehenge. Accessed December 13, 2023.
-Jones III, Ronnie. “Göbekli Tepe.” World History Encyclopedia, www.worldhistory.org/Göbekli_Tepe. Accessed December 12, 2023.
-Schneiker, Robert Adam. “The Mystery of Göbekli Tepe: A New Chapter in History.” Skeptic, www.skeptic.com/reading_room/gobekli-tepe-mystery-new-chapter-in-history-robert-adam-schneiker. Accessed December 13, 2023.

Music
"Backwards" by Mark Tyner
"So Far Away" by Riot
"A Daydream About Spring" by Mark Tyner
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Cheers,
Kieran

Grand tidings on this week's episode! Join me as we take a long stroll up and down some of the world's mountains and their mystifying legends. We will listen to more than a few tales surrounding their nigh-on infinite nature, all while enjoying a few sips of red wine.

Sources
-Fee. “Older than Time: The Myth of the Cailleach, the Great Mother.” Wee White Horse, www. weewhitehoose.co.uk/study/the-cailleach.
-Moon Mausoleum. “The Accursed Mountains of Albania.” Moon Mausoleum, www. moonmausoleum.com/the-accursed-mountains-of-albania.
-Mooney, James. Myths of the Cherokee. Government Printing Office, 1902.
-Weiser-Alexander, Kathy. “Tommyknockers of the Western Mines.” Legends of America, www. legendsofamerica.com/gh-tommyknockers.
-Yeats, W.B. Mythologies. Simon & Schuster, 1998. 

Music
"Porches and Universes," by Puddle of Infinity
"Underworld," by myuu
"Interstellar Travel" by Mark Tyner
"So Far Away" by Riot
"A Daydream About Spring" by Mark Tyner
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Cheers,
Kieran