The Sword and Staff

Join Coleman as he and Michael Petty discuss the power of words, ghost stories, and the formative nature of narratives. Rediscover the enchanting magic of the crafted word on this episode of Sword & Staff: Revenant! Michael Petty Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Michael-John-Petty/author/B0CLG1Q712 Substack: https://furtherupfurtherin.substack.com/ “The Power of Ghost Stories”: https://fur...

In this episode, Coleman looks at memes, what they are, what they do, and asks the question, “Could they be magical?” If so, who is behind them? The answers that some have come up with might shock you. Sit back and decide for yourself as we look at Memes as Magic. Further Resources: Trailer - “You Can’t Kill Meme”: https://youtu.be/GkwuDXBinxI?si=b0oRikqijJyIK7ms “Memetic Magic: Manipulation of th...

Coleman is joined by Doug Van Dorn , author of “The Unseen Realm: A Question & Answer Companion” as well as many other books on Giants, Conspiracies, The Angel of The LORD, theology, and much more. Doug and Coleman discuss these topics and some of the recent backlash against the late Dr. Michael Heiser. Note: Episode was originally slated to release in Feb. 2025, but is being released as a Bon...

In this episode of Sword & Staff: Revenant Coleman and C.R. Wiley talk about the book “In The House of Tom Bombadil”, authored by Wiley, from Canon Press. Prepare for a discussion about captured water fae, beauty, and the defiling of beauty and goodness that we see in the world today, all centered around that most enigmatic and beloved character, Tom Bombadil. Resources: “In The House Of Tom B...

In this episode of the Sword & Staff: Revenant Coleman talks with guest host Jim Parkin about the death of the Titans, the god of the pit, the three falls in scripture, demonic propaganda, and how it led to our culture of death. Further Resources: Theogony , Hesiod Eclogues & Georgics , Virgil Metamorphoses , Ovid Demonology and Theology , Nathaniel Holmes The Second Coming of Saturn , Der...

The Sword & Staff Podcast lives again! In this introductory episode, Coleman talks about high strangeness, re-enchantment, and our favorite things about The Order of The Sword and Staff with Ward Hiney of Dark Holler, Jim “The Presbyterian” Parkin, and Rich Tuttle of bardic fame. Welcome to the Sword & Staff: Revenant! Discord: https://discord.gg/6hJeVrbfu4 Twitter: @Sword_Staff Facebook:...

This is the latest episode of the reborn Order of the Sword and Staff podcast, wherein the Shadow Appalachia crew talk spiritual warfare, the delay in Shadow Appalachia, share individual strange encounters since standing on the head of the Logan County Serpent Mound a year ago, plans going forward and talk Southern Death Cult symbolism and mythology that seems to be reoccurring among each of us as...

NOTE: S&S is beginning to release its back catalog of Uncut Editions for the world to hear! Revisit some of your favorite episodes with 30 minutes to an hour's worth of more conversation that wasn't available to anyone else except Patrons! In this week's edition, Josh and Ritchie sit down and have a conversation with their friend Travis Turner. In this edition, they discuss myths a...

NOTE: S&S is beginning to release its back catalog of Uncut Editions for the world to hear! Revisit some of your favorite episodes with 30 minutes to an hour's worth of more conversation that was only available to Patrons! In this week's Spooky Month edition of S&S, the guys get together with Bo Kennedy from The Bump Podcast and have a discussion on the legendary cryptids of Appala...

NOTE: S&S is beginning to release its back catalog of Uncut Editions for the world to hear! Revisit some of your favorite episodes with 30 minutes to an hour's worth of more conversation that wasn't available to anyone else except Patrons! In this week's edition, Rev. Josh and Sketchy Ritchie have a conversation with the guys at Appalachian Intelligence! The conversation is free-fl...

Join us for the final episode of The Sword and Staff! In this episode Josh and Ritchie discuss the current UFO phenomena, train derailments, and give some final words on how to live a re-enchanted life! Let us know what you think of this final episode. We hope it blesses you.  For those interested in following the work of Josh and Ritchie and their projects in this new season, you can find th...

In this weeks Christmas edition, Josh and Ritchie get into a conversation on the Seven Heavens. They discuss whether there's three heavens or seven heavens. They talk about the seven heavens in Ancient Jewish sources. They talk about Planet Narnia and the ancient pagan view of the seven heavens, and then they get into Dante's "Paradisio" and his synthesis of the seven heavens. They also talk about...

In this week's edition of S&S, Josh, Ritchie, and Ward have a conversation with Small Town Monster's Seth Breedlove! In this conversation the guys talk about the importance of storytelling and preserving stories. They talk about some of Seth's experiences with paranormal phenomena in the field while making films for STM. They talk about the Deuteronomy 32 worldview and how those fits into understa...

On this week's edition of The Sword & Staff, Rev Josh and Sketchy Ritchie sit down for a collaboration edition with the folks over at Camp Hermon! In this edition, they discuss serpent Mounds, Bigfoot, Mothman, Wampus Cats, and how all of these manifestations of cryptids can be traced back to the trickster spirits we see described in the Bible. Let us know what you think about this week's edit...

In this week's edition, Rev. Josh and Sketchy Ritchie have a conversation with the guys at Appalachian Intelligence! The conversation is free-flowing and broad in scope, and they talk about everything from Shadow Appalachia to the Sons of God and Genesis 6, psychedelics, mythology, flood myths, treasure hunting, the nature of reality, epistemology, and synchronicity, and finally the Gospel. This c...

In this week's edition, Rev. Josh and Sketchy Ritchie are back with an episode on the forgotten gods and demigods of the Greco-Roman world!  In this episode, they start off by talking about the Greeks and their mythology about the Titans and the Olympians. After that, they begin to draw connections between the Greek Pantheon and the Roman Pantheon. They also have a conversation on household spirit...

In this week's edition the guys get into the topic of psychedelics, pharmakeia, and sorcery! The guys talk about psychedelic literature and the various writers in that movement like Terrence McKenna, Aldous Huxley, and others. They talk about the modern-day psychedelic movement and folks like Joe Rogan, Duncan Trussel, and Dennis McKenna. They also talk about if they believe the experiences are re...

In this week's final October edition of S&S, the guys talk about their trip to the lost serpent mound of Logan County! They talk about some odd rumors going around about it in the community and archeological circles that it has been destroyed. They talk about Josh getting kicked out of the West Virginia Archeological Society for sharing pictures of it. They also talk about what it was like re-disc...

In this week's edition of The Sword and Staff, you're going to get flooded with weirdness. This week, Josh and Ritchie sat down with Tony Merkel of The Confessionals and Merkel Media. They talk to Tony about all sorts of topics ranging from folklore to flying saucers. They talk about giants, fallen angels, ancient gods, ufos, indian mounds, conspiracy theories to cover up the true history of the e...

In this week's edition, Josh and Ritchie pick up where they left off in their episode on the Fairy Gods of Ireland. They talk about how the same the major players in Irish Mythology become the giants and monsters of Samhain. They also talk about how Halloween is a distinctly Christian holiday (Like they did last year) and how it incorporates parts of Samhain into itself -- But not for the reasons...

In this weeks Spooky Month edition of S&S, the guys get together with Bo Kennedy from The Bump Podcast and have a discussion on the legendary cryptids of Appalachia and some of the folklore surrounding them. They also spend some time connecting their folklore into the folklore of other cultures that may be somewhat surprising to listeners, and towards the end they sum up their thoughts on them...

The guys are back with a new edition! In this weeks edition, Rev. Josh and Sketchy Ritchie have a conversation on abduction phenomena. They discuss the cases of Travis Walton (Which inspired Fire in the Sky) and Betty and Barney Hill. They zoom out and look at the phenomena as a whole and connect it to the Genesis 6 - Sons of God, Daughters of Men, Nephilim narrative. From there they get into some...

In this week's edition of the Sword and Staff, the boys get into a discussion about Spiritual Warfare. They shed light on the powers of the Kingdom of Darkness and the schemes of the enemy. They also talk about how Christians should think about Spiritual Warfare and how to war back. Sources Used and Recommended Reading and Listening: BibleProject Spiritual Beings Series - https://bit.ly/2Fz8l8E Su...

In this week's edition of the Sword and Staff, the boys have Travis Turner back in house to discuss Ancient Egypt. They get into a discussion about the creation story in Ancient Egyptian myth. They talk about Egyptian cosmology, the construction of the pyramids, giants in Egyptian myth, and how fragments of Ancient Egyptian religion are still alive today in the world of the Occult and in the work...

In this weeks episode, Josh and Ritchie get into a conversation on the Lost World of Atlantis! They give some preparatory notes and background information on the source material that comes from Plato. They get into some of the story from Plato's "Critias". They get into the divine council and occultic overtones to the story. They discuss how Atlantis fits into Randall Carlson and Graham Hancock's...