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Jason Mankey is back to talk all about Yule and the Christmas season as the best season! We dig into the history behind some of our customs, Saturnalia, Yule, Santa, Christmas Trees, and go beyond into public rituals and more! 

I hope this one brings you a ton of Holiday Cheer no matter what you celebrate! May joy be with you all!

Jason Mankey is a third-degree Gardnerian High Priest and helps run two Witchcraft covens in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Ari. Jason is a popular speaker at Pagan and Witchcraft events across North America and Great Britain. He is the channel manager at Patheos Pagan, the world’s most read Pagan blogging site, and writes there at Raise the Horns. He also writes for the magazine Witches & Pagans. Jason is the author of Transformative Witchcraft, The Witch’s Athame, and The Witch’s Book of Shadows and the coauthor of The Witch’s Altar.

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Once again back is the incredible D! That is Darragh Mason! 

Darragh is here for his second time as a guest to talk about his new book Song of The Dark Man: Father of Witches, Lord of the Crossroads. We had a great time, and there are plenty of laughs intermingled in the deep dives through folklore, the Dark Man, the Devil in folklore, Irish myth, The Crossroads, and more!

DARRAGH'S BIO:

Darragh Mason is a multi-award-winning photographer, author, and researcher. He studied photography at Dublin City University and has traveled extensively across Asia, Europe, and America, where he has written articles and published his photography. His work has taken him to post-war countries such as Bosnia & Herzegovina and Kosovo. Darragh is particularly renowned for his photographic work on the Aghori Hindu sect and his research on the Djinn.

Darragh also hosts the award-nominated podcast "Spirit Box", which explores topics of folklore, magic, and the spirit world. Beyond photography, he is the co-creator of the Sigil Engine, a technomantic art project. His book, "Song of the Dark Man, Father of Witches, Lord of the Crossroads", delves into the Dark Man as a devil-like figure in folklore and magic, exploring his role as trickster, initiatory guide of witches and creative force.

Darragh On The Web:

The Spirit Box Podcast

The Book!

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Happy Halloween!

Every year I like to give away some of my Bonus Audio for Halloween. These are the portions of the interviews for my Patreon Members only! So consider this a delightful treat!

This year I'm sharing the Bonus Audio of Jason Mankey from Season 6, and Thorn Mooney from Season 8. Both of these were a lot of fun, full of stories, and I hope you all enjoy them. 

Jason's BIO:

Jason Mankey is a third-degree Gardnerian High Priest and helps run two Witchcraft covens in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Ari. Jason is a popular speaker at Pagan and Witchcraft events across North America and Great Britain.He also writes for the magazine Witches & Pagans. Jason is the author of Transformative Witchcraft, The Witch's Athame, and The Witch's Book of Shadows and the coauthor of The Witch's Altar. You can find him on Instagram and Twitter as @panmankey

Thorn's BIO

THORN MOONEY is a Wiccan writer and academic living in Raleigh. She holds master's degrees in both religious studies and English literature, and is completing her PhD in religion and culture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She writes and lectures about magic, new religious movements, and American religions for a wide variety of audiences. Thorn's professional background as a classroom teacher and as a scholar allows her to represent contemporary witch, Pagan, and occult communities from both insider and outsider perspectives.

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Welcome to Weird Web Radio! It's Season Nine!!!

We are kicking off this season with Althaea Sebastiani talking about Witchcraft, spirits, spirit encounters, seances, animism, and more! We also get into her new book Alive with Spirits: The Path and Practice of Animistic Witchcraft. I hope you enjoy the show!

Althaea's BIO:

Althaea Sebastiani is a spiritworker and religious educator whose work focuses on helping people navigate the realities of deep spiritual practice. They emphasize being in right relationship with the other-than-human and developing the psychic-spiritual skills necessary to support direct experiences with the Land, ancestors, and the Gods. They are the author of four books: Alive with Spirits: The Path and Practice of Animistic Witchcraft, A Witch’s Guide to Spellcraft, Paganism for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Nature-Based Spirituality for Every New Seeker, and By Rust of Nail & Prick of Thorn: The Theory & Practice of Effective Home Warding.

Althaea On The WEB:

Website: https://www.ladyalthaea.com/ Patreon and The Winding Way community: https://www.patreon.com/Althaea Socials: https://www.instagram.com/ladyalthaea Alive with Spirits: https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0CFWY6Z7K

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This episode features the return of Luxa Strata! It's been a few years since Luxa was on the show so it is an incredible honor to have her back!

Luxa is the host of one of my personal favorite shows, The Lux Occult Podcast. As I say in this episode, each one of her episodes come together like a cool old school variety radio show. This one just happens to be all about the occult, magic, trance, music, bibliomancy breaks, and interviews! Please go check it out on all the platforms. 

Luxa is also at the forefront of experimenting with Chaos Magic, spirituality, and building community. The Green mushroom Project is growing and going strong. The new project within that community is called Void House. That's where Luxa and others are exploring Consent and how that can be a driving mandate and value in magical communities and magical work. There's more. So much more! The experiments are one of the great things about the Green Mushroom Project! 

This episode was a lot of fun! We covered a large area of ideas, inspiration, experiments, and what it even means when we say Self. 

Luxa's BIO:

Luxa Strata is an artist, magican, and host of the Lux Occult podcast: a show about the intersections between Magic, Art, Philosophy, and Science as viewed through the lens of a Chaos Magic. Luxa is the lead-organizer of The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil Project: a large-scale, ongoing group magickal working and working group focused on building connections, fostering creativity, and empowering individuals to become more agentic through the use of magick and esoteric technology; as well as Void House: creating a consent-forward magical space, investigating the healing and alchemical properties of consent and offering free or low-cost consent education to the magically inclined.

Luxa has released three musical albums of ritually produced aural erotica and sigilized design, recently beginning work on a new, adjacent project. Luxa’s personal magical practices focus on philosophical and psychological inquiry, self exploration, and remediation as well as on enriching everyday life with praxis involving food, trance, eroticism, sound, dance, visual art, and fostering curiosity.

Luxa is a Hekatean preistix and has led public rituals, classes, and workshops about a variety of magical topics and techniques and is now in the process of working on a collection of devotional poetry for Hekate.Find Lux Occult Podcast and Luxa’s other work at https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata

FIND LUXA ON THE WEB:

Her Linktree: https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata

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This is Episode 100! This is so exciting and humbling at the same time! YOU - the listeners - have made all of this possible and worth the time and effort! Thank you all so much for your continued support!

This episode features Paige Zaferiou! Paige was my very first guest all the way back on Episode 1. That means this was also the first time Paige went through the Patreon round since I didn't start that until Episode 11. Paige and I talked about life in Salem, Massachusetts, Mediumship, dealing with spirits everywhere, tarot, dreams, and so much more! It was a pure delight to catch up with Paige after all these years. It is awesome to know Paige is still out there doing her thing too!

Paige's BIO:

Paige Zaferiou (zah-FAIRY-oo) in a sacred artist and watercolorist in Salem, Mass. She specializes in helping people navigate weird transitions, weird dreams, and death. When she isn’t slinging cards or gazing at the stars, you can usually find her brewing up a cup of tea.

Paige On The Web: 

Main Site - http://www.paigezaferiou.com/ 

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This episode features a very special guest! A real interview with a Witch from the late 1900's! Thorn Mooney!

Thorn and I cover everything from the Paranormal, her dissertation research, religions, mental health, Witchcraft, virtues, community, and plenty of spots where we make light of something for a laugh! Did I mention the late 1900's? We shared some stories of our early days and the challenges pre-internet Paganism presented. This was an excellent conversation with insight and fun alike! 

Thorn has been an active voice in the wider world of Paganism and Witchcraft for a long time. Her approach to topics involves questions that dive deeper than your typical intro material and 101 books. In fact, Thorn wrote a book designed to get beyond the 101 topics. I highly recommend that one! It is The Witch's Path: Advancing Your Craft at Every Level. Thorn has also written a great book for anyone wishing to pursue or even understand Gardnerian Witchcraft from a real Priestess of the Tradition: Traditional Wicca: A Seeker's Guide Kindle Edition. She also got involved with the Llewellyn Sun Sign series with Ivo Dominguez co-writing Taurus Witch: Unlock the Magic of Your Sun Sign (The Witch's Sun Sign Series Book 2). And as we talk about in the show, Thorn has a new book coming out for the person in your life that isn't a Witch but you still want or need them to understand you. Go check out Witches Among Us: Understanding Contemporary Witchcraft and Wicca.

Thorn's BIO:

THORN MOONEY is a Wiccan writer and academic living in Raleigh. She holds master's degrees in both religious studies and English literature, and is completing her PhD in religion and culture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She writes and lectures about magic, new religious movements, and American religions for a wide variety of audiences. Thorn's professional background as a classroom teacher and as a scholar allows her to represent contemporary witch, Pagan, and occult communities from both insider and outsider perspectives.

Thorn on the Web:

Official Site: https://thornthewitch.wordpress.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drawingKenaz

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thornthewitch/

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Mat Auryn is BACK! And we have great news. Mat has a new book coming out in the fall of 2024! This one is all about becoming the best psychic tarot reader you can be! The book is The Psychic Art of Tarot: Opening Your Inner Eye for More Insightful Readings (Mat Auryn's Psychic Witch, 3).

This whole conversation was a lot of fun. Two experienced tarot pros sharing what we love, what we do, and why we do it! Mat shares why it was time for this book, why he wrote it the way he did, and keeps revealing more of his own secret methods. Then we respectfully disagree on what counts as mediumship. Good times with a great friend!

Mat's BIO:

Mat Auryn is an author and teacher in the fields of occultism and witchcraft, with an audience that extends beyond the United States to an international level. His deep knowledge and experience comes from years of dedicated study, practice, and training in a variety of occult traditions and esoteric orders, often under the guidance of prominent knowledgeable mentors. His award-winning books, "Psychic Witch" and "Mastering Magick," offer practical insight and practices for those interested in psychic and magickal practices. His forthcoming books include “The Psychic Art of Tarot” and “Pisces Witch” which he co-wrote with Ivo Dominguez, Jr. are due out this fall and available for preorder now.

Mat On The Web:

https://auryn.net/

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This episode features Diana Helmuth! Diana spent a year exploring Witchcraft and documented her journey for all of us to enjoy! This is exactly the kind of book I wish we had more of in Paganism and the Occult. Her story telling skills are excellent. I hope you enjoy the honesty she exhibits all along the way. The good, the bad, and the Hawk she wasn't sure about. Diana's relative newness to all of this allowed some exploration of doubt and skepticism too. 

DIANA'S BIO:

Diana Helmuth writes about our desires to be transported, our urge to reconnect with nature, and how to keep going when you feel like a fool. Her first book, How to Suffer Outside, won the National Outdoor Book Award for best instructional. Her second book, The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft was featured on NPR, reviewed in the New York Times and nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Memoir. Her freelance work can be found in various anthologies, travel guides, and humor magazines. She studied anthropology and Arabic at UC Berkeley, and can often be caught moonlighting in Silicon Valley’s start-up land, or producing the occasional podcast. She was born and raised in Northern California.

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It's the long overdue return of Laura Tempest Zakroff!

Tempest is always fun to talk to about all things. We covered everything from Sigils to Modern Traditional Witchcraft. We got into folklore, stories, art, and all the ways these things intersect with our magical lives. 

Laura's BIO:

Laura Tempest Zakroff (she/they) is a professional artist, author, performer, and Modern Traditional Witch based in New England. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and her artwork has received awards and honors worldwide. Her work embodies myth and the esoteric through her drawings and paintings, jewelry, talismans, and other designs. Laura is the author of several bestselling Llewellyn books including Weave the Liminal, Sigil Witchery, Visual Alchemy, and Anatomy of a Witch, as well as the artist and author of the Anatomy of a Witch Oracle and The Liminal Spirits Oracle. Laura edited The New Aradia: A Witch’s Handbook to Magical Resistance and the Gorgon's Guide to Magical Resistance from Revelore Press. Laura is the creative force behind several community events and teaches workshops online and worldwide.

Find Laura Tempest Zakroff On The Web:

http://www.lauratempestzakroff.com

https://linktr.ee/owlkeyme

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