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Rendering Unconscious episode 346.

Rendering Unconscious welcomes J.M. Hamade back to the podcast! They’re here to talk about their books Procession of the Night Theatre: An Exposition on the Lunar Stations (Revalore Press): https://amzn.to/3F4xkn0

and The Sun of Knowledge (Shams al-Ma'arif): An Arabic Grimoire in Selected Translation: https://amzn.to/4dvDGc9

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Jay discusses their book "Procession of the Night: Theater and Exposition on the Lunar Stations," which explores lunar mansions in Western magic, Arabic-Islamic culture, Vedic nakshatras, and Chinese astrology, emphasizing the shared meanings of stars across cultures and the concept of lunar stations as caravanserais. Jay also discusses upcoming workshops and classes, including participation in the 10th Viridis Genii Symposium. https://viridisgenii.com/jm-hamade/

Jay offers consultations and mentorships on esoteric astrology and star exploration. Visit their website. https://starnightdwell.com

J.M. Hamade (starnightdwell) (they/them) is an author, researcher, artist, and educator based in New York City. Their work bridges contemporary creative modalities with archaic forms of knowing. Through practice as well as scholarly investigations their focus has been in the fields of lunar+stellar lore, non-European archeoastrologies, Islamic esotericism, Afro-diaspora traditions, and the dæmonic imagination.

Be sure to check out our previous discussion:

RU318: MAJD H. SAYED & J.M. HAMADE ON NON-EUROPEAN ASTROLOGIES, DJINN, THERAPY, TRAUMA, WAR ON LEBANON & GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE

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