The Real Witches of the End Times

Celeste Mott is back with a candid interview recorded on the one year anniversary of publicly speaking about The Looking Glass, a 2000's online forum devoted to Anne Rice's vampires that blurred the line between fiction and reality with serious real world ramifications. Celeste shares updates on how this story going viral online has altered her life, and how it relates to occult topics suc...

Curator of the eerie and professional haunt tech extraordinaire James Amaral joins us this week! Recorded late at night inside the infamous Factory of Terror in Fall River, MA, James shares with us an inside look into the creation of haunted attractions, the psychology and philosophy of fear, and the life of a haunt actor. We also talk the evolution of horror, the importance of folklore in storyte...

Long time returning witch guest Celeste Mott shares her never before told story of The Looking Glass, a 2000's online forum devoted to Anne Rice's vampires that blurred the line between fiction and reality with serious real world ramifications. Celeste's story is recounted under stars amidst chirps and howls on a cabin porch in rural Louisiana. The Patreon is back! You can support the podcast at:...

Tibetan astrologer, translator, and author: Keith Miller returns! What's going on in Daoist wizard sleeves? Does it even matter if you have free will? Two age old questions, answered in one single interview. The Patreon is back! You can support the podcast at: www.patreon.com/mothmana or via donation on Ko-Fi : www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin  Find Keith: www.turtlesandcrows.com keith@turtlesandcrows.com...

Paranormal investigator Amanda D. Paulson is back! Amanda updates us on her current media adventures, as well as how her approach to the paranormal has evolved over the years. We also talk psychometry, the concept of haunted, and more. The Patreon is back! You can support the podcast at: www.patreon.com/mothmana or via donation on Ko-Fi : www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin  Find Amanda: www.prettyfnspooky.co...

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ECHO is back! Tune in for another wisdom filled interview with a fantastic pop alchemist, esoteric herbalist, astrologer, and dear friend. We talk tech's impact on contemporary magic, cybersecurity, herbal ethics, tree resins, as well as ECHO's herbal symphonies crafted with the 2023 occultist in mind. A note from the show: We meant to mention CommonWealth Holistic Herbalism School but misnamed it...

Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald of the bands Birdeatsbaby, Hana Piranha, and HVIRESS join the pod this week! Not at all a mere aesthetic, Hana and Mishkin share in an interview for the first time the real life occult inspiration for their music, insight into their spiritual practices, and their unique bond that mirrors the Two of Cups. From an album inspired by the demons within the Ars Goetia...

Conjure worker, hex doctor, witch, and Solomonic practitioner of over 20 years: Alexander Moore joins the podcast this week! A treasure trove of information on Solomonic magic and Goetia, Alex imparts sage advice on both risk and reward surrounding this path. We walk through the summoning process, how to hold your own in presence of demons, explore angel magic, demonic hierarchy, and more. A highl...

Artist Kat Crow joins the pod this week! Tune in to hear stories from behind The Inner Mask, an oracle deck largely created during Kat's earlier years in the Czech Republic. We also talk human design, artistic growth and phases, and some deep cut tarot history. Kat is pulling this project and chapter of her life to a close by handing it off to us via her Kickstarter campaign through May 11th....

Writer and Dreamwalker Celeste Mott is back! Celeste shares her insight on building the skills to differentiate significant dreams from brain chatter, the commonality of precognitive dreaming, and developing your own dream lexicon. Tune in to hear about this underutilized form of divination, as well as a menagerie of traveler's tales from the dreamlands. Find Celeste: Check out the dream class...

Esoteric silversmith and PA Dutch folk practitioner: MaryEllen Rose of Wayward Silver joins the pod this week! Tune in to hear about Pennsylvania Dutch history and folk magic tradition, hex signs, and a legendary tale of murder and magic. Books Mentioned: "The Long Lost Friend" by John George Hohman, edited by Daniel Harms (get the addition that is blue) "Hex and Spellwork" by...

Paranormal ponderer and researcher of the uncanny: Amanda Paulson returns! What's in a name? Tune in for a philosophy heavy discussion on labeling the self, the value in not-knowing, and Amanda's upcoming feature film: "Death is With Me." 👻  Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin Find Amanda: @prettyfnspooky @deathiswithme Find Mana: www.mothmana.com...

Witch, necromancer, mortician, medium, and author: Mortellus is back! Tune in for an explorative discussion provides perspective for listeners to reframe the concept of "ghost," our relationship to the dead, death magic, and the components of a soul. Mortellus generously shares their insight and research regarding these topics and more while discussing their second book "The Bones Fall in a Spiral...

Songwriter, printmaker, and Folk Catholic: Ramona Martinez guests this week! Tune in for a ride from her Visions of Mary Oracle Deck all the way to disorienting dreamscapes and the esoteric implications of clams. We also talk Saints vs. Archangels, spirit suitors, and of course.... the Honky Tonk Angels in the Sky. Be sure to stay until the end to hear a recording of a country tune from Ramona and...

Witch, paranormal investigator, and author J. Allen Cross is back to talk his second book "The Witch's Guide to the Paranormal." We cover problem solving oriented paranormal investigation, esoteric customer service, types of hauntings, what a typical investigation may look like, remote psychic work, portals, stories from haunted Portland, Oregon, and more! PODCAST MERCH! Pre-Order ends Friday June...

Darragh Mason is back! Join us for a chat exploring what may lurk in the garden, the importance of story, cunning folk, the father of witches, looking with a different lens at the uncomfortable way faeries seek joy during dark times, Irish faery mythology, embracing local living, stewardship, esoteric plant philosophy, and more. Hear what Darragh has to say now before he disappears into his garden...

Hold onto your hats and cats folks, sorcerers Ally Steinke and Keith Miller join the pod this week and take us on a deep dive into discourse and the great wide Elsewhere! We talk astral travel, otherworldly encounters, transpersonal psychology, sensorial experiences in dreams that aren't dreams, remote viewing training, getting absolutely astral JACKED, what is Other, recognizing deities, and more...

Mover, groover, teacher, and performer: Tracy Lynn stops by the podcast this week! We talk multidimensional self expression, movement as a language, sobriety, telepathic cat communication, following your intuition across the country, and so much more. Be sure to check out Tracy's online classes!  Find Tracy: www.tracylynnmovement.com patreon.com/tracylynnmovement instagram.com/tracylynnwithlo...

Freelance illustrator, pigment wizard, and creator of the Blood Moon Tarot: local New England artist Sam Guay joins the podcast this week to share personal insight into their tarot deck creation process, dreamworking, looking for narratives in art, artistic paralysis, illustrating for Magic: the Gathering, and more. Truly an honor, enjoy the interview! Books Mentioned: "Art and Fear" by David Bayl...

Hosts of The Red Text podcast: Fonzie and Ryan guest this week to share their wisdom on Folk Catholicism and to discuss the decentralization of the Church, intersection of Christianity and witchcraft, the saints, liminal identity, and more.  Find Fonzie and Ryan:  The Red Text Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iBuU4BZ390BiSrfTna58n?si=4734b95e4ec14807  www.patreon.com/theredte...

What do you do with a haunted object when it's a part of your own body? Astrologer, reality adjuster, esoteric herbalist, and incense maker: ECHO returns to tell us all about her experience with haunted teeth. Plus, some astrology soup talk, Echo's first time using an immersion blender to make something other than stage blood, physiological astrology, herbal accidents, working in film, and absolut...

Dearest cardslinger and dreamwalker extraordinaire: Celeste Mott is back! We chat sobriety, the conflict of niceness and integrity, stalkers, returning to church, instagram scammers, Catholic mass, and what it means to be mean. Bonus: is Archangel Michael a repressed anarchist? Who gets to be the arbiter of offense? idk, better listen to find out.   Support the podcast via donation on Ko...

Herbalist and self described plant nerd: Stephanie Hardie of Gate & Garden Herbals joins the pod this week! After seeing Stephanie's beautifully curated booth full of handmade herbal wares at the Salem Night Market, I knew I had to have her on the show. Join us for a conversation about how herbalism may still be a fringe practice, plant folklore, conscious plant relationship, what happens when cre...

Darragh Mason of Spirit Box Podcast is back! We have a free flowing conversation about our relationship with otherness this past year, identifying what's important through the prism of magick and folklore, the potential pushback on the resurgence of Faery, the doppelgänger phenomenon, cunning women, and the Qareen: the djinn double we are all born with. It's great craic!  Find Darragh: instag...