The Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard

   Our first guest this week is Elizabeth Ruth, a Haitian Vodouisant, rootworker, Hoodoo practitioner, and diviner hailing from Ohio.  Elizabeth first talked about her childhood, growing up with a grandmother who was a practicing astrologer and necromancer, and what it was like in a home where ancestor spirits paid regular visits.  She went on to discuss the origins and history of Voodoo, addressi...

This week, podcaster, occultist, writer, and preternatural investigator Equanimous Rex joined us to discuss his serial fiction podcast The Witch Doctor. I've been a huge fan of the Witch Doctor since it began and I was excited to speak with its creator! Equanimous talked about the motivation behind creating the Witch Doctor and also about the use of fiction as a medium for communicating esoteric k...

We're joined this week by Artemis & Helios, the writers behind the brilliant – and hilarious – Heretical Oracles blog. The Divinatory Duo combine Tarot and Astrology for a unique and always thought-provoking view of human interaction, sociology, and world events. Artemis and Helios discussed their respective backgrounds with regard to the occult and how they formed their partnership. They addresse...

Author, medium, and paranormal investigator Exie Susanne Smith joined us this week to discuss her lifetime of experience with the paranormal. Exie talked about the dramatic experience she had with a malevolent entity at the age of twelve that catapulted her into a life of studying paranormal phenomena and ultimately becoming a medium and described how she receives her psychic impressions and talke...

This week, we conclude our talk with Jason Luxon that we began last week.  Next, we talked with Steph Loops about her unique style of Mythology Magick and the mysterious entities she's found herself mixed up with in the form of stick puppets.  Steph discussed the circumstances surrounding her introduction to the "Kreeps", as well as her quest to track down their maker.  This led to a wider discuss...

A scientist, having worked for NASA, the TSA, the Department of Justice, the United States Postal Service, Lockheed Martin, and the Washington State Senate, Jason Luxon is also a magician par excellence .  Jason talked about his early life, having been raised by magickal practitioner parents, and his subsequent training in the hermetic tradition, and then Sean Ciall druidry.  Jason went on to disc...

First, we spoke to Stephen Branch, a magician and self-described loudmouth and motivator.  Stephen discussed his unusual introduction to magick, his evolving occult philosophy, and his involvement in the Domus Kaotica/Marauder Underground.  Stephen went on to talk about his new podcast Branch Out, as well as his forays into music and plans for an eventual occult record label.  The A.A.O. and the W...

     Our first guest was Victoria Lyndell, an intuitive magician from waaaay down South. We discussed kitchen witchery, love and empowerment castings, and weather magick. Tori went on to talk about the ways in which her art informs her magick and vice-versa, and the invaluable role that automatic drawing has played in her meditative practice and development as a magician. Tori's obvious love of th...

Self-initiated hermetic magician, educator, and musician Ahava Ain Soph takes us on a wild ride all over the magickal map this week.  Ahava discussed his early forays into the Qabalah, his self-initiation into the hermetic tradition, his work within the DKMU, and his role as an instructor.  From there, the conversation ranged from Gnosticism and chaos magick, environmental magick and "probability...

This week on the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard, we spoke with artist, performer, and ceremonial magician Billy Brujo about his philosophy of magick, his YouTube show, and numerous other projects.  Billy talked Tarot, going far beyond simple spreads, and about his new book, the Book of Artifice.  This is a very in-depth interview, and it's one you won't want to miss.  Additionally, I talked a bit abo...

This week, psychic sensitive and magician Roni Jean Neal came to the studio to discuss a wide range of topics from from dreams to intuitive magick to the role of music in magick and meditation to some intriguing blow-by-blow descriptions of a couple of workings.  We talked about the interplay of intent versus the kind of energy you project in your day to day life.  We also discussed communication...

In our double-header this week, we first heard from the Mad Queen, a witch and occultist hailing from the Eastern United States. We discussed her early magickal influences and how her practice has evolved over the years, as well as subjects ranging from the role of poetry in magick to grass roots community-level working groups. MQ is active in the Domus Kaotica/Marauder Underground, as well as the...

This week, we welcome former Wiccan High-Priestess, occultist, and hermetic magician Leslie Caradina back to the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard. This was the first in-studio interview with the new setup, and as promised in Episode 7, we discussed the events at ConVocation 2017. The conversation ranged from music to reincarnation to cosmology to quantum physics, and we talked about how our experiences...

On the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard podcast, we investigate topics of interest to magick practitioners of all traditions, as well as anyone intrigued by the esoteric, fringe science, and what squirms beneath the skin of consensus reality.  Each week, we'll scrounge up some artifact from the Salvage Yard, look at it from a new angle, and see if we can't incorporate it into our own esoteric worldview...

On the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard podcast, we investigate topics of interest to magick practitioners of all traditions, as well as anyone intrigued by the esoteric, fringe science, and what squirms beneath the skin of consensus reality.  Each week, we'll scrounge up some artifact from the Salvage Yard, look at it from a new angle, and see if we can't incorporate it into our own esoteric worldview...

On the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard podcast, we investigate topics of interest to magick practitioners of all traditions, as well as anyone intrigued by the esoteric, fringe science, and what squirms beneath the skin of consensus reality.  Each week, we'll scrounge up some artifact from the Salvage Yard, look at it from a new angle, and see if we can't incorporate it into our own esoteric worldview...

On the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard podcast, we investigate topics of interest to magick practitioners of all traditions, as well as anyone intrigued by the esoteric, fringe science, and what squirms beneath the skin of consensus reality.  Each week, we'll scrounge up some artifact from the Salvage Yard, look at it from a new angle, and see if we can't incorporate it into our own esoteric worldview...

On the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard podcast, we investigate topics of interest to magick practitioners of all traditions, as well as anyone intrigued by the esoteric, fringe science, and what squirms beneath the skin of consensus reality.  Each week, we'll scrounge up some artifact from the Salvage Yard, look at it from a new angle, and see if we can't incorporate it into our own esoteric worldview...

On the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard podcast, we investigate topics of interest to magick practitioners of all traditions, as well as anyone intrigued by the esoteric, fringe science, and what squirms beneath the skin of consensus reality.  Each week, we'll scrounge up some artifact from the Salvage Yard, look at it from a new angle, and see if we can't incorporate it into our own esoteric worldview...

On the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard podcast, we investigate topics of interest to magick practitioners of all traditions, as well as anyone intrigued by the esoteric, fringe science, and what squirms beneath the skin of consensus reality.  Each week, we'll scrounge up some artifact from the Salvage Yard, look at it from a new angle, and see if we can't incorporate it into our own esoteric worldview...

On the Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard podcast, we investigate topics of interest to magick practitioners of all traditions, as well as anyone intrigued by the esoteric, fringe science, and what squirms beneath the skin of consensus reality.  Each week, we'll scrounge up some artifact from the Salvage Yard, look at it from a new angle, and see if we can't incorporate it into our own esoteric worldview...