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On this episode of the podcast we are joined by Salma of Bayt Zuhal (House of Saturn). We begin with a deep dive into Gnawa culture and ceremony, as well as how it compares with other traditions in Morocco and elsewhere. As apart of this exploration we get into the various spirit categories of the Gnawa Lila ceremony. After speaking a little bit about Sufism, we move into discussing more about Salma's personal journey as well as the notion of 'Ancestral Futurism,' so emphasized by her House of Saturn platform. This last portion can be found on Patreon with the full episode.

Intro Song:
Bel Akhal - Lalla Mimouna · M'allem Sam (Mohammed Zourhbat), M'allem Hmidah (Ahmed Boussou)
Les Maîtres du Guembri, Volume V, The Masters of Guimbri, Gnawa Leila
NordSud
Released on: 1993-01-01

Second Song:
Recording by Salma of Bayt Zuhal, attributed to the group Boulila and Friends

Bayt Zuhal Info:
IG @baytzuhal
Bayt Zuhal Substack & 'Saturnian Paradigms in North Africa' Article:
https://baytzuhal.substack.com/p/intro-gnawa-saturnian-paradigms-in
Bayt Zuhal Linktree with more articles and resources:
https://linktr.ee/baytzuhal

As always you can find full episodes of the podcast as well as support us at patreon.com/starnightdwell as well as more info on me @starnightdwell on socials and starnightdwell.com 

On this episode of the show we are joined by astrologer Sam Reynolds for more in depth analysis on the Palestine-Israel nativity charts. In addition to this, we discuss a little bit about Islam and what it is to be a Muslim astrologer. The second half of the show has Sam discussing more chart examples from other prominent nativities in the region including Al-Fatah, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.

You can find Sam at unlockastrology.com, and on social media @unlockastrology on Twitter and @sfreynolds on IG.

As usual you can find the show @starnightdwell on IG, Twitter, and Patreon. For more information check out starnightdwell.com 

We are joined by astrologer and talismanic filmmaker NM Thomen (Orphic Astrology) to discuss her article 'The Lunar Metonic Cycle of the Occupation of Palestine,' as well as other related charts, activism, and the astrology of colonial oppression. We discuss some history behind the occupation of Palestine and some of the chart signatures therein. Through these charts we also get into nodal cycles, Mars-Saturn and Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions, as well as a broader conversation on under represented aspects of astrology.

The image for this episode was found and informed by palestineremembered.com , where you can also learn more about al-nakba, al-naksa, and similar historical terms referring to the occupation of Palestine.

NM Thomen's (Orphic Astrology) Info:
-Her Article (Patreon) 'The Lunar Metonic Cycle of the Occupation of Palestine'
-orphicastrology.com

As always you can find the show and J.M. Hamade @starnightdwell on IG, YT, and Twitter. You can find the full episode as well as support the show at patreon.com/starnightdwell 

Coinciding with the heliacal rise of Alphard (the heart star of the constellation), Sasha Ravitch and I bring you a dedicated episode to The Red Queen, Hydra. We discuss some of the differences between these serpent stars and other prominent ones. Through her many heads we see her flexibility as a spirit; multi-faceted and keen on survival. We explore her links to biology, sexuality, desire, queerness, and -of course- witchcraft. Sasha also speaks about some of her idiosyncratic practices with these stars including nebulas and deep space objects.

You can find Sasha at sasharavitch.com and on Instagram (@sasha.ravitch) and Twitter (@sasharavitch). You can find her multimedia Hydran-expression (@cultus.matris.hydrae) and some beautiful talismans to come on Instagram. Be sure to check out her upcoming classes at Astromagia 2023, as well as a soon to be published monograph through Revelore Press on the topic of Hydra.

You can find the full episode, ways to support the show, a variety of writings, artworks, lectures, and more on a multitude of topics including fixed stars, lunar mansions, traditional astrologies, magic, art, witchcraft, and so much more on our Patreon (starnightdwell). Please visit starnightdwell.com for more information.

I have gotten quite a few comments on this short essay and reading from 2020. It has been floating in the Abzu of the starnightdwell channel for a year or so now, but in the spirit of the time (Mercury Rx) I thought it would be nice to bring it back. 

In summary, it is a meditation on the nature of the imagination through the lens of two waters intermingling (or not?). 

Sasha Ravitch joins us for the second installment of our 3 part 'Stars of Horror' series. Using insights born of and informed by horror cinema, each episode will focus on a particular star alongside its more monstrous expressions. In addition to this we will discuss parallel topics of magic, divination, witchcraft, and creativity through the context of our chosen films.

On this episode we speak about the star Alphard and its themes of extreme desire and all consuming love. The three films that we have chosen are Jennifer's Body (2009), Videodrome (1983), and Bones and All (2022).

You can find Sasha at sasharavitch.com and on Instagram (@sasha.ravitch) and Twitter (@sasharavitch). You can find her multimedia Hydran-expression (@cultus.matris.hydrae) on Instagram. Be sure to check out her upcoming classes at Astromagia 2023, as well as a soon to be published monograph through Revelore Press on the topic of Hydra. 

You can find the full episode, ways to support the show, a variety of writings, artworks, lectures, and more on a multitude of topics including fixed stars, lunar mansions, traditional astrologies, magic, art, witchcraft, and so much more on our Patreon (starnightdwell). Please visit starnightdwell.com for more information.

On this episode we are joined by scholar, researcher, and specialist in Balkan lore, Katarina Pejovic to discuss all things draconic through the constellation of that same name. From the manifestation of the dragon as dragon, as serpent, to the stars, and of course that ancient pole star who will one day rule again, we cover much length and breadth of the greater ophidian body. Katarina shares diverse oral lore from Serbia and the Balkans pertaining to the varieties of serpentine beings and their characteristics, relation to weather phenomena, agricultural cycles and of course so many juicy bits on witchcraft.

Katarina's Info:
http://www.katarinapejovic.com/
https://utoronto.academia.edu/KatarinaPejovic
https://www.instagram.com/zmajarina/
Hadean Press 'Balkan Folk Magic Zmaj:
https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/zmaj
Salem Witchcraft & Folklore Festival Class Recordings:
https://www.salemwitchfest.com/product-page/the-willow-weeps-but-not-for-me-traditions-of-fairy-seership-in-the-balkans
https://www.salemwitchfest.com/product-page/forty-one-brothers-sisters-an-introduction-to-favomancy-its-sorcery
As well as stay up on her many wonderful works to come!

You can find the full episode, ways to support the show, a variety of writings, artworks, lectures, and more on a multitude of topics including fixed stars, lunar mansions, traditional astrologies, magic, art, witchcraft, and so much more on our Patreon (starnightdwell). Please visit starnightdwell.com for more information. 

Sasha Ravitch joins us once more for the first installment of our 3 part 'Stars of Horror' series. Using insights born of and informed by horror cinema, each episode will focus on a particular star alongside its more monstrous expressions. In addition to this we will discuss parallel topics of magic, divination, witchcraft, and creativity through the context of our chosen films.

On this episode we speak about the star Arcturus and its ever-watching, landscape-distorting qualities. The three films we have chosen to discuss it are Annihilation (2018),  Stalker (1979), and Alien: Covenant (2017).

You can find Sasha at sasharavitch.com and on Instagram (@sasha.ravitch) and Twitter (@sasharavitch). Be sure to check out her upcoming class offerings at the Salem Witchcraft & Folklore Festival ('Sylvan Sabbats & Night Surgeons' as well as the 'Folk Around and Find Out' panel), Astromagia 2023, as well as a soon to be published monograph through Revelore Press.

You can find the full episode, ways to support the show, a variety of writings, artworks, lectures, and more on a multitude of topics including fixed stars, lunar mansions, traditional astrologies, magic, art, witchcraft, and so much more on our Patreon (starnightdwell). Please visit starnightdwell.com for more information. 

For this turn-ya-to-stone episode of the show we are joined by astrologer and spiritual counselor Amaya Rourke to discuss that most infamous of stars, the notorious and undisputed dark-Queen of the firmament, Algol. How has this reputation come about and is it a suitable one? What might a relationship look like with these potent natural forces of creation and destruction? How might one approach this?

 For the full episode as well as other writings, videos, listenings and all things-starry, be sure to check out the Patreon (patreon.com/starnightdwell) where you can help support this project and keep the stellar fires churning. For updates, news, artsy-contents and more find a starnight dwell on IG, Twitter, and Youtube @starnightdwell !

Amaya’s Info:
moonhavenastrology.com
IG: @moonhavenastrology 

Music: ‘Going North’ by Mother Nun

We are joined for this special first-a-starnight-dwell-videocast by artist, diviner, and mystic Maria Molteni to discuss their new Stelle Scopa deck of cards as well as the most Sedna-Sednoid part time asteroid known as Sedna.
 
Please follow the Youtube channel @starnightdwell for the full videocast where Maria shares with us images from the deck as well as other treats. Similarly, the video is bookended by segments of their work ‘Counting to Infinity: Lunar Antiphony / Stone Boat Prayer Cycle,’ with a little added music from the intro to this show, ‘Going North’ by Mother Nun.

Maria’s Info:
mariamolteni.com
IG: @strega_maria
Purchase deck: HERE