The Esoteric Book Club

Dead in a Dinosaur, Athenian Chicken Curses, and How to Kill a Water Bear

What creatures lurk in the shadows, using humans as their food source? There is far more than vampires, zombies, and succubi to worry about!

Tonight we have alien microbes, ancient eldritch idols, getting high on paleolithic cave art, and the mysterious Havana Syndrome. Get ready, it's going to get weird!

Welcome back, Goblins! This episode we are taking a deep dive into the Folkways & Witchery of Appalachia with with book “Roots, Branches & Spirits” by H. Byron Ballard.

In this interview we discuss her upcoming projects, the incursion of white supremacy in heathenry, and how awesome (and deadly) Iceland is!

Have you ever wondered what may be the cause of those bumps in the night? Maybe you are hearing strange scratching from within the walls? Why do you always wake to find the bedroom door open?

In this episode of the Esoteric News Briefs we have Invisible Wood, Naughty Aussie Witchcraft, and a Cat being a Cat.

The Djinn are creatures of smokeless fire, once destined to rule the world, only to be exiled for their destructive nature. That hasn't stopped them from encroaching on our reality, though!

Esoteric News Briefs – Episode 9 – Book of the Dead Cliff Notes, Bigfoot Hunting Season, and the Man With the Golden...Tongue?

Learn the basics of modern witchcraft from a team member of the oldest Occult shop in New York City!

Aliens, Lions, and Dinosaurs! Oh my!

Tonight I recount some legends and lore from the book The Old Magic of Christmas by Linda Raedish. It includes drunken horse ghosts, gnomes, and baby werewolves!

What's Under the Stairs?, Nuclear Naval Polar Bears, and Cave-Man Street Art

This episode I review The Path of Paganism by John Beckett. This book is an excellent introduction into paganism, polytheism, and earth-based beliefs.

Esoteric News Briefs – Episode 6 – the Density of Space, Russian Witchcraft, and a $600 Primitive Chicken Meal!

In this episode of the Esoteric Book Club we will take a look at the book Coffin Hollow by Dr. Ruth Ann Musick and Witches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the Southern Appalachians by Dr. Patrick Gainer.

Not every publication can be a winner, and in this episode, I found one of the worst! Once we get done with that pile of hot garbage, I get into better alternatives. Beyond that we have Alien Radio, the world of “New” Rituals, a newly found viking era temple, and a crystal that may be a component in computers of the future!

Welcome back Goblins! In this episode of the Esoteric Book Club we will take a look at the book "Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure & Folk Magic from Appalachia" by Jake Richards.

UFO witness and interviewee on the History Channel's Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation, Jeremy McGowan, joins me and expands on his experiences since the interview and his immersion into the UFO phenomena.

In this episode of the Esoteric Book Club we will take a look at the book Fate Presents: Werewolves and Dogmen and review the article “A Tomte By Any Other Name”.

Esoteric News Briefs – Episode 3: Canadian Lemon Curses, Immortal Trees, and Bigfoot Hotspots   Someone is slinging curses in British Columbia and is leaving their creations in an unusual location. Ancient humans may have been in America much earlier than anyone thought. Santeria is quicker than the Catholic church to adopt a Saint. Do trees really ever die of old age? In what state are you most l...

This episode we are joined by Lifemancy host, Rachel Wilkinson, who joins me in a discussion about the book “The Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft” by Keldon. After our discussion I will summarize three articles released in the end of July, which reveals that the US Government has been taking UFOs more seriously than they let on.

Top ten US states for UFO sightings, SETI and NASA are now working together, SETI's origins in West Virginia, 500 year old Oak burned in the UK, and bodyguard accused of witchcraft.

What are the unique opportunities for magical practitioners working from within a city? What does the Mothman have to do with Confederate statues? Who exactly are we fighting?....or....not fighting?

Welcome to the first installment of Esoteric News Briefs! This New Moon we have lasers, dinosaurs, forgotten herbs, UFO crashes, and paganism! Links to all featured articles are listed below. “U.S. Navy Laser Creates Plasma ‘UFOs’” - https://tinyurl.com/yd48ns4g “Plant of the week: Plant thought to protect liver from witchcraft used for insomnia” - https://tinyurl.com/ybnb9jym “Megaraptor: Fossils...