The Spirit Box Podcast

Alexander Moore is a practising esotericist with over two decades of active experience in several occult systems including Solomonic Magic, Conjure and other folk practices and Traditional Witchcraft. He is proud to provide coaching, mentorship and divination for occultists who are interested in taking their magic and their lives to the next level in a changing world.
In a fascinating conversation Alex takes us through the process and methods of scrying and explains why he sees scrying as 'spirit perception' using the full range of the bodies somatic senses.

In the Plus show we get into Wealth Magic, road openers and crossroads adventures and discuss interactions with crossroads spirits. Alex also gives us his list of essential texts. We also discuss the difference between nature versus urban spaces in magical practice and Alexander takes us through an amazing experience he had with a ritual from The Book of Oberon.

Show notes:
Alexander’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_hexdoctor/ 
Alexanders Linktree https://linktr.ee/the_hexdoctor
Protection course https://practicaloccult.com/courses/protection/ 
Wealth Magic https://practicaloccult.com/courses/money-magic/
Clint Marsh Mentalist Handbook https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2497668.The_Mentalist_s_Handbook
Automatic writing experience by Michael Sandler https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51607754-the-automatic-writing-experience-awe
Franz Barton Initiations into Hermetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiation_Into_Hermetics
The Book of Oberon https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738743349

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Today, we welcome astrologer Elsa, who has been exploring the astrology of people who have had Dark Man experiences. A few months ago, Elsa asked the community on the Spirit Box Discord for volunteers to have their astrological charts analyzed to see if any patterns could be identified. The work surfaced some very interesting results.

Elsa starts the show by explaining how charts break down for the first 12 minutes, so if you're already well-versed in that area, you may want to skip ahead. We delve into some of the evidence in my chart and discuss the parallels and contradictions in the charts of others (no volunteers were harmed in this process). To further this exploration, Elsa reviewed the charts of actors and artists who could be said to have Dark Man-related themes in their work.
Its absolutely fascinating and a similar exploration to the one I undertook in Irish mythology and folklore.

In the Plus show we get into Keanu Reeves chart and delve into the themes of John Wick as angel of death and Billy Bob Thornton as Lorne Malvo the 'devilish' assassin of TV show Fargo. We get into this type of research leads you to the process of shadow work. To close Elsa takes us through their investigation into the chart of famous psychic Eileen J Garrett and her book 'Call me Lucifer'. Its interesting stuff and you will be checking your chart...
Now there are a number of stars we discuss in this piece including Aldebaran, Antares and Deneb Algedi to name a few. The recommendation is to check out Sasha Ravitch's work or to give Elsa a shout if you are on the Spirit Box Discord.

Enjoy!
My Book 'Song of The Dark Man' is now available for pre-purchase in all major bookstores and will be release early August in North America and in early September ROTW. You can order it here in the US and here the UK & ROW

Show notes:
Sasha Ravitch https://sasharavitch.podia.com
Lorne Malvo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlbmsPLcPSA
Penny Dreadful Vanessa and Dracula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzXRbdTVeZs
John Wick, Baba Yaga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSBy8Mqh118
Dracula 1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjgwUB1CXek
Tim Curry Legend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxWX7tyFudY
The Matrix, defeating the agents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON8TSbwwQu0
Twin volcanoes of Napoli https://italianstorytellers.com/2016/01/06/solfatara-volcano-naples/
Pulcinella, the trickster of Napoli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulcinella
Johann Sebastian Bach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach
Nat Clegg and Lenni George events https://www.houseofzophiel.com
Horned Moses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horns_of_Moses
Lucifer of Turin https://en.italiani.it/piazza-statuto-turin-legend/
Eileen J Garrett 'Call me Lucifer' https://www.spr.ac.uk/node/19188

Today we welcome Phil Hine back to the show to discuss his new book; Wheels within wheels.
Phil has been a practising Occultist for over forty-five years, with a career spanning Wicca, Ritual Magic, Chaos Magic and nondual Tantra. Together with Rodney Orpheus he co-created and edited the UK’s first monthly Pagan magazine, Pagan News (1988-92).

His books include: Condensed Chaos, Prime Chaos, The Pseudonomicon, Hine’s Varieties: Chaos & Beyond, Acts of Magical Resistance and Queerying Occultures. In 2019 he founded Twisted Trunk, a small press specializing in publishing translations of rare Tantric texts.”

Wheels within Wheels examines the passage of chakras into Western Esotericism. Beginning with an overview of how chakras were conceptualized in early tantric traditions, Phil Hine traces how chakras captured the imagination of both Indian and European Theosophists in the late 19th century. He explores their appearance in the early Western Esoteric imagination, from the Christian mysticism of James M. Pryse to the practical exercises of Aleister Crowley. He examines the influence of Sir John Woodroffe’s The Serpent Power and the writings of Charles Webster Leadbeater, and how chakras were psychologized in the work of Jung, to their role in contemporary therapy culture.

Show notes:

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wheels-within-Chakras-Western-Esotericism/dp/1916236685/
Info on book: https://enfolding.org/new-for-2024-wheels-within-wheels-chakras-and-western-esotericism/
Newsletter: https://enfolding.org/unfoldings-a-substack-newsletter/
Book Launch: https://www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/phil-hine-chakra-book-launch-talk-and-party
Leadbeater Scandal: https://enfolding.org/tag/leadbeater/
Phil's blog: http://enfolding.org
Hands of Light: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18420.Hands_of_Light

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Today we are joined by returning guest Michael Lichens on the newly translated Amorth book, Get Behind Me Satan. 

This new book dives into the daily life and work of Rome's chief exorcist, shedding light on a misunderstood vocation. In the show we get into: 

You will note this is a short show the reason why will be very clear when you hear my voice!

Show notes:
Get Behind Me Satan https://sophiainstitute.com/product/get-behind-me-satan/
Fr Amorth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriele_Amorth
The Devil and Fr Amorth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpjRQokeQNo
The Popes Exorcist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXqvnT_rsk

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Colby Sammons is a practicing sorcerer, occultist, and Buddhist specializing in Tibetan tantric sorcery. He specializes in teaching occult meditations and techniques but also offers ritual work and divination via his Instagram page. A proponent of Vajrayana Buddhism and Tantra Colby takes us through how practices within these areas have improved his life in almost every way. We explore Vajrakilaya and the use of the Phurba.

We chat about the mysterious Indian province of Nagaland and the indigenous headhunters.
In the plus show Colby discusses how he mixes his hoodoo and Conjure practices with Tantra. What works and what doesn't. I go through some of my adventures in Nepal when I almost bought a human bone trumpet and we discuss Kapala's.  Colby goes on to explain the fascinating practice of Chöd and the use of human bones in Tantra and discuss an astonishing tale about the tongue of a dead man being used as a Phurba. We Close out with Colby taking us through some of his work helping people with spirit and magic based problems.

Show notes:
Colby's website https://folksorcery.wordpress.com
Kurukullā https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurukullā
Veronica Rivas https://www.anathemapublishing.com/veronica-rivas
Veronica Rivas on Spirit Box https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2VpY1Hcgdg
Vajrayana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana
Phurba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phurba
Vajrakilaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrakilaya
Nagaland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaland
Nagaraja (King of the Nagas) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaraja
Nagaland headhunters https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/the-last-headhunters-of-nagaland
Big Trouble in Little China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXsBBqPb5YE
The Golden Kid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikpJbsOyOMw
Kapala https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapala
Kangling or bone trumpet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangling
Chöd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chöd
Aghori photo essay https://www.darraghmason.com/index/G0000qURq7lptH_8
Shava Sadhana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shava_sadhana
Shout outs:
Mademoiselle Vendredi's Sex worker's workshop.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C4PYkuuNmGJhulnvKbvDO9Eo2NIbLjvmh6hY-A0/
Joshua Cutchin's course on NDE's https://www.joshuacutchin.com/single-post/teaching-spring-2024-in-the-kosmos-institute-s-mastery-series 

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Today we welcome Briar of The Greene Chapel to the Spirit Box. Briar is a traditional witch, cunning woman, and fairy doctor. Her work is invested in the sorcerous duality of healing and harming and in furthering her relationship with the hidden by cultivating and deepening meaningful bonds with gods and ungods alike and exploring one’s own soul and psyche as Other.

With a scholarly background in comparative art and literature (PhD), Briar is a French native born and raised in the mountains and now currently living and working in the UK, being taught by the land here. 

In the show we discuss how geographical boundaries overlap  or don't in the spirit world and how language itself can be a portal. Briar takes us through her initiation and her meeting with the Dark Man. Towards the tail end of the show Briar takes us through her thoughts on Joan of Arc and the overlap with fairy lore.
In the plus show we get into how the land where your magic happens may not be the land of your birth. We discuss Tor and the Green Chapel of Briars namesake. To close out we discuss the ordeal of initiation further and her relationship with the Goddess Bridget. A wonderful chat!
Show notes:
https://www.greenechapel.com
Joan of Arc https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc
Brigid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigid
Briar's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/greene_chapel
Shout outs:
Merrily Duffy's Casual Temple https://www.youtube.com/@CasualTemple 

Today we are joined by author Anon Omous who takes us through his extraordinary mystical experiences which changed his life and his understanding of the world. Diagnosed with schizophenia these experiences were challenging and brutal at times culminating in an waking vision of what he believes to be the entity Yaldabaoth. It really is a fascinating account and one that will no doubt resonate deeply with Spirit Box listeners.
The presentation Anon talks us through is on the YouTube version of the show.

Enjoy  

Show notes:
Website:  https://www.asteroxrising.com/
Anon's book:  https://www.asteroxrising.com/paperback-ebook
Chnoubis: https://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11221  
Yaldabaoth: https://gods-and-demons.fandom.com/wiki/Yaldabaoth  
Demiurge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demiurge   
Nag Hammadi: http://gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html

Shout outs:
https://www.roseauroras.com 

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Celeste Mott is a poet, a writer, a witch and a practicing catholic. Back on SB for a second stint Celeste takes us through her journey into practising Magic and Catholicism and regales us with the brilliant story of how she summoned her boyfriend. 

In the plus show we get into how magick working can trigger your shadow. Dealing with your magick being successful and Duel practice around the Virgin Mary. To close out the show we get into Marian apparitions and working with saints.

Enjoy!

Show notes:
Celeste's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/celestemott/?hl=en
Croagh Patrick https://www.mayo.ie/attractions/croagh-patrick
Croagh Patrick fertility rites https://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/mt_croach_patrick.html
St Joseph's altars https://www.neworleans.com/events/holidays-seasonal/saint-josephs-day/#:~:text=Altars-,St.,%2C%20lush%2C%20and%20overflowing%20effect.
Folk Catholicism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_Catholicism
Thomas the Rhymer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Rhymer
Moving statues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_statues
Knock https://www.knockshrine.ie
Magic lantern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern
Teresa of Ávila https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_of_Ávila
St Jude https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle
St Dymphna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymphna
St Lucy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Lucy
Padre Pio https://www.britannica.com/biography/Padre-Pio 

Shout outs
Vic Hyland Music Magic and NLP
Peter Mark Adams Egypt tour
Sasha Ravitch limited edition zine https://sasharavitch.podia.com/hell-s-fish-monger-the-anti-matter-fountain

Austin Fuller is a Folk Witch living in the pine Flats of west-Central Florida, amongst the sea, swamp, and forest. A perfumer, conjuror, diviner, and artist, Austin traffics with spirits at the crossroads, intersecting witchcraft and art.

They are the sole operator of BanxBramble on Instagram and banexbramble.com and a cohost on Southern Bramble: A Podcast of Crooked Ways. Austin explores magic and witchcraft through traditional, anthropological, ontological, epistemological,  folkloric, and practical means.
In the show we get into the experience of being creative and how close it is to magic. We discuss the nature of using your own plants or materials in your practice and whether it makes a difference of not. We get into the experience of ordeals and how cultural artefacts can drive the currents of magic and witchcraft forward.
In the plus show we get into how the separation in witchtraits between Catholicism and Protestantism. We discuss trauma, pacts and ones fate. To close out Austin explains where the interest in perfume came from and how that forms part of their practice.
Enjoy!

Show notes:
https://www.banexbramble.com
https://www.instagram.com/banexbramble
https://www.banexbramble.com/visions-of-the-witches-rose

Southern Bramble podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/3Gjtt7Uoruuea5jkzXnNWz?si=932eb6d284e44ef9

Shout outs:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV38K45P
https://www.radicalelphame.com
https://www.youtube.com/@almondtree

Teila Verch Dywenys is a traditional witch and founder of The Cleaner Clootie Campaign, set up in 2018 in response to the growing proliferation of plastic objects left as offerings at her nearest Henge at Knowlton Grange in Dorset. Witnessing first hand how this trend has proliferated widely outside the Pagan Community (fuelled by social media and a disconnection from the original practice of clootie hanging) her aim is to realign the ancient tradition once more within its environmentally reverent origins by educating and by example ~ through the physical clearing  of clootie impacted sites and by offering practical sustainable alternatives to plastic or permanent clooties.  

Teila takes us through her extraordinary  experiences with the fae on the land where she lives and her work with the Dark Man and Dark Mother.
In the Plus show she explains how she experiences the Dark Man energy and we get into what its like to ridden by this energy. How we are pushed to the side sometimes for something else to come through be that art, music or something magical.
Enjoy!
Show notes:
Tesla's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ditchwitchtarot/
The Clootie Campaign instagram https://www.instagram.com/cleanerclootiecampaign?igsh=MW84MG9wZnM5c3ZvaA%3D%3D
Clooties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clootie_well 

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