Welcome to the Summer solstice edition of the Hadean podcast, this month we welcome Briar, folk witch, cunning woman, sister of the Concealed Cortege, and author of, 'The Beheading Game - Unearthing the Occult Mysteries of the Celtic Cult of the Head'.

In this Guide to the Underworld Briar leads us on a journey into ancient practices of Beheading in Celtic cultures, the nature of the Fae, of foreign Gods & the Lord of the Harvest, Crom, as well as the mysteries of the seat of the Soul, the Stars of Orion, and the harsh winds of the North.

You are really in for an absolute treat with this episode, especially if you are interested in the manner in which traditions of spirit magic have evolved across the European continent.

Bibliography:

The Severed Head: Capital Visions (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism), by Julia Kristeva (Author), Jody Gladding (Translator)

Headhunting and the Body in Iron Age Europe, by Ian Armit

Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland, by Thomas Crofton Croker

The Festival of Lughnasa: A Study of the Survival of the Celtic festival of the Beginning of the Harvest, by Marian McNeil

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