UnderWorld with Hadean Press

Welcome to our very special Halloween episode! Today we are happy to present Jack Grayle, a wonderfully charming and enthusiastic teacher of the Blackthorn School, practitioner of various magics from the sorceries of the Greek Magical Papyri to early modern Cunning Craft, author of the Hekatæon, and The Golden Guest, an essay featured in Hadean’s Conjure Codex volume 4.

Today we will discuss a whole host of topics ranging from Jack’s understanding of Hellenic magical praxis, dream incubation, visionary experiences, the use of the Marigold as a potent materia in our magic, the Virgin Mary, the nature of sorcerous Compulsion, and much more.

You can find Jack’s courses on the Blackthorne School here:

PGM Praxis 2: The Kingdom https://learn.theblackthorneschool.com/product/pgm-praxis-2-the-kingdom/

Hail Hekate: Walking the Forked Path https://learn.theblackthorneschool.com/product/hail-hekate-walking-the-forked-path/

#JackGralye #PGM #magic #Hadeanpress

The Sworn and Secret Grimoire by Jake Stratton-Kent is available from Hadean Press here: https://hadean.press/products/sworn-and-secret-grimoire?srsltid=AfmBOopSPySbnLUxO1FOU85PZ8y64k27IPwglzdpTcalCggLw16pLUYx

This month we have the pleasure of introducing our good friend Aequus Nox to the Hadean Podcast. We discuss Jake Stratton-Kent’s, Night School vol.I - The Sworn and Secret Grimoire, based on the forgery of Hockley’s, Grimoire of Turiel.

We discuss a wide range of themes related to Jake Stratton-Kent’s body of work, his influence on our sorcery through Chaos Magic, E.’.Q.’., the Greek Magical Papyri and the Grimoires, as well as our experiences in delving into the various regions of research which Jake has inspired in us.

For more from Aequus Nox you can find her through the following links:

https://www.aequalia.co

YouTube Channels: https://www.youtube.com/aequus_nox (Aequalia Podcast)

https://www.youtube.com/@Aequalia-dev (Development streams/Night Watch)

Substack Channels: https://aequalia.substack.com/

https://aequaliadev.substack.com/

Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/aequus.nox/

https://www.instagram.com/aequalia_/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tawni-webdev/

https://www.twitch.tv/aequus_nox

Research Publication: https://zenodo.org/records/16946228 (The Heptad in Cosmos, Flesh and Machines)

Jake's books The True Grimoire', 'Geosophia - The Argo of Magic, and, The Testament of Cyprian the Mage, can be found through Scarlet Imprint.

While Goetic Liturgy and Magnus Dictus can be found through Hadean Press.

In this episode we are very happy to welcome back David Rankine, recent author of the Grimoire Encyclopaedia, Clavis Intelligentiarum, and now the second part of a planned trilogy of books, Clavis Spirituum - Expanding the Horizons of Grimoire Conjuration.

The goal of David’s Claves series is to expand and elucidate on the practical work of the European Grimoire Tradition, taking inspiration from his panoramic understanding of the core mechanics of the Art and presenting a simple and easily approached blueprint of sorcerous action.

In this episode we talk about the Winds of the Summa Sacre Magice, the Shekinah as ‘Goddess of the Grimoires’, the manner in which magical texts are conceptualised by modern readers, and much more.

David’s book is available here:

https://hadean.press/products/claves-spirituum?srsltid=AfmBOoqsXacnOw8uMC2CfMcRpbOpnmS3DklZeaFfm2Z6eOveYFk6hdRc

As is his two volume Encyclopaedia: https://hadean.press/products/grimoire-encyclopaedia-volume-1?_pos=1&_sid=050680f0a&_ss=r

David also highly recommends readers check out the work of Jason Miller:

https://www.amazon.com/Consorting-Spirits-Working-Invisible-Allies/dp/1578637546

And Matthew Venus: https://tinyurl.com/5e7hwe3k

This month we welcome back both Brian Johnson and Alexander Cummins who come to us today as a wonderful necromantic team to elucidate their most recent contribution, ‘The Black Raven - A Study in the Folk Necromancy of Early Modern Germany’, a translation of a fantastically practical grimoiric manual of Faustian ghost laying and treasure hunting.

In this episode we discuss the origins and influences of this manuscript, its modularity and the nature of the larger ecology of spirit which surrounds it and its related texts. We explore the nature of the Stammgeist as a local haunting spirit, the manner in which people would interact with buried treasures, earth-spirits, paper circles, and the practical necessities of working this form of folk necromancy.

You can find The Black Raven on the Hadean website at: https://hadean.press/products/the-black-raven?srsltid=AfmBOopNilGqkMv1BZUiJKBGOZzWwCzfjZhWY3862Wyx1oIpumWMOA0Q

You can find more from Alexander Cummins here:

www.alexandercummins.com/talks patreon.com/dralexandercummins

IG @grimoiresontape

And more form Brian Johnson here:

bjohnsonfreelance.com

@bjohnsonfreelance.bsky.social

Texts cited in our conversation include:

Magia Naturalis et Innaturalis - https://archive.org/details/doktorjohannesfa00sche/mode/2up

Das Kloster - https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RAJBAAAAcAAJ/mode/2up

And the many fantastic translations produced by Enodia Press can be found here:

https://enodiapress.com/#catalogue

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

#magic #occult #fairy #celtics #folklore

This month we welcome Darren Francis, author of, 'Laylah, the Life of Leila Waddell'. Darren is a UK based author, and musician.

This is Darren’s first non-fiction title, a biography of the world-renowned violinist and consort of Aleister Crowley, Leila Waddell, indeed this is the first time anyone has ever committed to writing an entire book on this fascinating Woman of True-Will.

'Laylah: the Life of Leila Waddell' is available now from Hadean Press:

https://hadean.press/products/laylah-the-life-of-leila-waddell?srsltid=AfmBOooTsEIkrJzmMQN-E_vzm-CrPHEWRtMftfkVSmJ7W4ApSRSppeCa

And you can find out more about Darren, his music and fiction through his website linked below:

https://darrenfrancis.co.uk/

This month, marking our Podcast’s second anniversary, we welcome Maria Miles, author of, ‘De Arcano Rosari Lunae, On the secret of the Lunar Rosary’.

Maria is a professional diviner and talented cartomancer operating from Seattle’s Edge of the Circle Books. In this month's episode we discuss the nature of the Lunar Rosary she has formed from her engagement and practice with the magic of the Picatrix, specifically via the Lunar Mansions.

Together we chart their evolution from their Arabic expression through to truly ancient sources in India, and much more!

You can find Maria's pamphlet here:

https://hadean.press/products/de-arcano-rosari-lunae?srsltid=AfmBOoq8w3HWbmrREVI4VtFUCuGssbBG8F-vJ12Yg7NNja23U8O9Z2yn Her website: https://rootedstarsastrology.wordpress.com/author/mysteriumsola/

Or follow her through Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/rootedstarsastrology/

M. Belanger and I discuss the nature of Curse and Binding through history, the application of language and rage, and how we can adapt historical methodologies into a modern practical approach which focuses on balancing the scales of justice, liberation and community.

A list of the books mentioned in this podcast as well as a wider bibliography for those interested in the subjects we discussed.

Griffith & Thompson: The Leyden Papyrus

Budge: Egyptian Magic

George Luck: Arcana Mundi

Gager: Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World

Mirecki & Meyer: Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World

Betz: The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation

Abusch Maqlu: A Student Edition and Selected Commentary

Geller: Evil Demons, Canonical Utukku-Lemnu-tu Incantations

Farber: Lamastu, An Edition of the Canonical Series of Lamastu Incantations

Young: Magic as a Political Crime

Kieckheffer: Forbidden Rites

Belanger: Sumerian Exorcism

https://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-1-57506-258-7.html

You can find out more about M. Belanger at her website:

https://www.michellebelanger.com/

Let's welcome Simone Baldacci to the podcast. Simone is one of the many talented contributors to Hadean Press’ Conjure Codex series, and today we settle down to talk about his essay, 'Mother, Daimones and Goetia: Ecstasy and Civilisation.'

Together we go over the speculative origins of the wandering Goês, tackling a far broader and more encompassing definition of the title, and the various species of daimones which can be found threaded through ancient sources which connect them. Being a Blacksmith and metal worker, Simone offers his insights into the nature of Metal, the forge, its qualities and virtues in its various physical and mythic forms as Primal Matter.

We also discuss the difficulty in distinguishing between the Underworld and the Celestial in ancient thought, the Great Mother Goddess, and much much more.

You can read Simone's fantastic essay in Conjure Codex V:

https://hadean.press/products/conjure-codex-5

You can find his ongoing blog Goetic Musings on Substack:

https://goeticmusings.substack.com

And find his online shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IronandConjureCrafts

In this, our first and very special episode of 2025, the Hadean podcast goes on an adventure of academia to the Spanish city of Cuenca with Erzebet and José Leitão, who, over food and drinks, describe recent discoveries in the understudied field of Portuguese Learned magic.

José describes to us the beautiful melancholia of his time doing archival research, the lows and highs of the discovery of long forgotten manuscripts and the story of how he came to make some exceptional findings.

They also touch on a broad array of subjects, from historical analysis, to the difficulties in the way in which we categorise types of magical expression through the centuries. You are in for a real treat.

For more from José you can find his books through the link below:

https://hadean.press/products/book-of-st-cyprian?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=d8018b21a&pr_rec_pid=9510329876821&pr_ref_pid=9550262468949&pr_seq=u