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It was wonderful to have author and poet Peter Mark Adams back on the show to talk about his recent release: “The Power of the Healing Field: Energy Medicine, Psi Abilities, and Ancestral Healing”  In our chat we discuss healing modalities, the connections between healing, divination, trance, and shamanic traditions, and talk through a little of how we can incorporate energy work in our lives.
I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, as well as Peter’s latest book, and I hope you do as well!

-- Peter's website: https://petermarkadams.com
-- Direct link to purchase "The Power of the Healing Field": https://petermarkadams.com/powerofhealingfield/


-- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
-- Ending music: "Pollen Path" by Elana Low
-- Website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com

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A fascinating conversation with an author I've admired for many years, John Opsopaus. His work on the alphabet divinatory oracles of the ancient Greek world, "The Oracles of Apollo: Practical Ancient Greek Divination for Today" is a title I highly recommend, and he joins me to speak about it, as well as his thoughts on the art and practice of divination, and the worship of the Greek Gods.  His newest work, "The Secret Texts of Hellenic Polytheism: A Practical Guide to the Restored Pagan Religion of George Gemistos Plethon" is also a fascinating read, and one we'll hopefully dive more into in a future discussion.

— John Opsopaus' website: http://www.opsopaus.com
-- His author page on Llewellyn's website
-- Order The Oracles of Apollo book


-- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
-- Ending music: Pollen Path by Elana Low
-- The Coffee and Divination website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com
-- More about JoAnna Farrer's coven and the North Wyldewood Tradition are available at the Enter the Wyldewood website

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Author, astrologer, and teacher Ivo Dominguez Jr. joins us to discuss divination and prophecy, and some of what he covers in his fantastic book, The Keys to Perception: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development.  I thoroughly enjoyed this fist conversation together, and I hope you do as well!

— Ivo's website: http://ivodominguezjr.com
-- His author page on IndieBound
-- Upcoming teaching schedule details


-- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
-- Ending music: Pollen Path by Elana Low
-- The Coffee and Divination website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com
-- More about JoAnna Farrer's coven and the North Wyldewood Tradition are available at the Enter the Wyldewood website

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Author and scholar John Michael Greer returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, The Twilight of Pluto: Astrology and the Rise and Fall of Planetary Influences. This was a fascinating chat about astrology, art, culture, and societal changes as they relate to Fate, the heavens, and what we see in the sky.  I really enjoyed the book, and the conversation, and I hope you do as well!

— John Michael Greer’s website: https://www.ecosophia.net
-- JMG's dream width page: http://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org
-- To buy the Twilight of Pluto - click here


-- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
-- Ending music: Pollen Path by Elana Low
-- The Coffee and Divination website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com
-- More about JoAnna Farrer's coven and the North Wyldewood Tradition: http://www.northwyldewood.org

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Author and chaos magician Gordon White returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Ani.Mystic. This was a wonderful conversation about a book I thoroughly enjoyed reading, delving into animism, ways of thinking, healing and right relations, magic, "nature" and much more. Our chat also dipped a little into the complex nature of protection and malefica, which is the current RuneSoup course, and more info on that you can also be found via the links below.

— Gordon White’s website: https://www.runesoup.com
-- Ani.Mystic -  to buy the book from the publisher: https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/ani-mystic
-- Gordon's previous Scarlet Imprint publication, Star.Ships: https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/star-ships


-- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
-- Ending music: Pollen Path by Elana Low
-- The Coffee and Divination website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com
-- More about JoAnna Farrer's coven and the North Wyldewood Tradition: http://www.northwyldewood.org

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An excellent conversation with diviner, healer, and author Dylan Warren-Davis. Dylan is the author of the classic guide to cheiromancy (hand reading) - "The Hand Reveals: A Complete Guide to Cheiromancy - the Western Tradition of Handreading." 
He has been practicing cheiromancy for over 40 years, and his writings on the subject are a wonderful and in-depth introduction to this very ancient art.  I really enjoyed reading "The Hand Reveals" and was very glad to sit down and discuss it with Dylan this week.  For those interested in the practice of hand reading, he will be leading a course on the work beginning very soon - Feb. 21, and I highly recommend checking it out!

• Buy "The Hand Reveals" : https://bit.ly/3rR2Xr2
• Facebook page for the work: https://www.facebook.com/thehandreveals
• Sign up and find out more about the Cheiromancy course beginning on Feb. 21: https://bit.ly/3sJ6B5c

• Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
• JoAnna Farrer's debut album, Liminal Paths, on Bandcamp: https://joannafarrer.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-paths
• Ending music: Pollen Path by Elana Low
• Website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com

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A look ahead at the first half of 2022! As we close out the strangeness of 2021, it was wonderful to hear astrologer Brittany Goss' analysis of what's to come in 2022. As usual, I found the discussion with Brittany to be inspiring and heartening, while still being a no-nonsense discussion of some of the issues presenting themselves in the astro-weather to come.  I thoroughly enjoy these chats with Brittany, and hope you find this one as helpful as I did.

-- Brittany Goss' website: https://rebelastrology.net
-- Brittany's Rebel Astrology Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelastrology
-- Brittany's free 5-day Star Power experience (Jan. 3 - 7, 2022) : https://bit.ly/3JpQe55

-- Website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com
-- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.

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A great conversation with diviner and author Lilith Dorsey. Lilith is the author of numerous books, including "Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens: The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions" , "Voodoo and African Traditional Religion" , and "Water Magic: Elements of Witchcraft."  They have been a professional psychic and teacher for over three decades and are a frequent presenter at festivals and gatherings, including HexFest, WitchCon, Sirius Rising, Witch’sFest USA, and many others. 
I had been looking forward to this conversation for a while, and am so glad that Lilith could join me for a wide-ranging discussion of Santería, art, witchcraft, and ways and means of divination. Enjoy!

• Lilith's website: https://lilithdorsey.com
• Lilith's Voodoo Universe blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/voodoouniverse/
• Buy "Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens: The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions" by Lilith Dorsey: https://redwheelweiser.com/detail.html?id=9781578636952

• Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
• JoAnna Farrer's debut album, Liminal Paths, on Bandcamp: https://joannafarrer.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-paths
• Liminal Paths on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3t2UGfIZ8x4ts4t8OgpXJw
• Liminal Paths on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/liminal-paths/1590193743
• Ending music: Pollen Path by Elana Low
• Website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com

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On this episode of Coffee & Divination, we welcome back author and magician John Michael Greer. He's written numerous works on a variety of topics, including ecology, politics, appropriate technology, oil depletion, Druidry, divination, and magic. (He has written over 50 titles so far.) In this discussion, we delve into some of the magical underpinnings of politics today, as well as in the more distant past. His recent thought-provoking book, "The King in Orange: The Magical and Occult Roots of Political Power," was our jumping off point, and I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation.

-- John Michael Greer's Ecosophia blog: https://www.ecosophia.net
-- Link to "The King in Orange": https://www.innertraditions.com/books/the-king-in-orange
-- John Michael Greer's works: https://bookshop.org/shop/jmg
-- JMG's Dreamwidth page: https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org

-- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
-- JoAnna Farrer's debut album, Liminal Paths, on Bandcamp: https://joannafarrer.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-paths
-- Liminal Paths on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3t2UGfIZ8x4ts4t8OgpXJw
-- Liminal Paths on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/liminal-paths/1590193743

-- Ending music: Pollen Path by Elana Low
-- Website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com

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On this episode of Coffee & Divination, we welcome back author Peter Mark Adams. Peter is the author of “The Game of Saturn: Decoding the Sola-Busca Tarocchi” and "Dancing out the Mysteries of Dionysus."  This was a fantastic discussion of the Dionysian themed frescos of Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries, which are not only incredibly beautiful works of art, they constitute the single most important theurgical narrative to have survived in the Western esoteric tradition. It was a great conversation that delved into some beautiful territory, and I hope you enjoy it!

PLEASE NOTE: In the video version of this episode, found on Vimeo and linked here in the show notes, I include images of some of the frescos as we discuss them, so I recommend watching the video version if you have the chance.

-- Video version of this interview: https://vimeo.com/641341824
-- Peter's website: https://petermarkadams.com
-- Scarlet Imprint page for his works: https://scarletimprint.com/peter-mark-adams
-- Direct link to Mystai: https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/mystai
-- Peter's upcoming book, The Power of the Healing Field : https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Power-of-the-Healing-Field/Peter-Mark-Adams/9781644113585
-- Review of ‘Stranger in the Mask of a Deer’ by Richard Skelton - review written by Peter Mark Adams: https://www.paralibrum.com/reviews/stranger-in-the-mask-of-a-deer-by-richard-skelton 

-- "Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece" by Joan Breton Connelly  :  https://www.worldcat.org/title/portrait-of-a-priestess-women-and-ritual-in-ancient-greece/oclc/1036764765
--  "A Place at the Altar: Priestesses in Republican Rome" by Meghan J. DiLuzio : https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691169576/a-place-at-the-altar
-- YouTube video of "Vestal Hairdressing: recreating the "Seni Crines'" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA9JYWh1r7U&t=149s

-- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and Yann Falquet.
-- Ending music: Pollen Path by Elana Low
-- Website: http://www.coffeeanddivination.com