In this first part of our discussion, author and magician BJ Swaine stops by to discuss his tome “Living Spirits: A Guide to Magic in a World of Spirits”, which is a comprehensive journey through the practical and historical topography of the Solomonic grimoire tradition, scrying, working with ancestors, the Four Kings, elemental spirits, the Holy Guardian Angel, and so much more. BJ has been practicing magic for more than 25 years. He is involved in multiple occult organizations and currently writes the blog Glory of the Stars and for the website The Unveiled Sky. In this episode (part one of our discussion), BJ shares about his background, the pitfalls of materialism, the effect the Protestant Reformation had on magical endeavors, the relationship between exorcism and conjuration, the difference between Solomonic work versus more devotional work, the Four Kings and their relationship to “spiritual access”, the elementals and much more! Get “Living Spirits” here: https://www.amazon.com/BJ-Swain/e/B07V4MNLY7/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1Check out BJ’s blog:  http://blog.ararita418.com/

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