Kitsune-tsuki, Fox Familiars, and Witchcraft Politics in Japan

Toadmen, Horse Jading, and Leapers Between: Sfinga leads us through an exploration of toad witches and the toad bone rite, horse jading, East Anglian self-initiations into witchcraft, and the Society of the Horseman's Grip and Word. Key wrestles with his past Chumbley phase, Salt delights us... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

97 min listen

Exorcism in Antiquity: Salt explores a sample of the historical roots of the connection between grimoiric conjuration and ritual exorcism. Focusing on antiquity in particular, he takes us through a journey of the relationships inherent in exorcism: hierarchies of divine... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

104 min listen

Six Degrees of Tom Driberg: Taking a brief intermission from our folkloric deep-dives, B. Key conjures a Pride month special on the wild and hilarious life of Tom Driberg: journalist, gossip columnist, poet, communist, Member of Parliament, possible spy, friend of Aleister... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

114 min listen

On the Eve of the Great Enterprise: Welcome to The Frightful Howls You May Hear! Join Sfinga, Salt, and B. Key of the "With Cunning and Command" blog on a journey through folklore, witchcraft, grimoires, and plenty of sorcerous experimentation. In this preview, our hosts introduce the... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

26 min listen

Weretiger King: The first installment in a recurring theme across the podcast: shapeshifters and witchcraft! Sfinga starts us off with a survey of some of the folklore surrounding weretigers in India, China, and Southeast Asia. People who become tigers, tigers who... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

109 min listen

Scrying the Spirits: In a turn for the practical, Salt contextualizes the Renaissance worldview behind the sensory perception of spirits within the Western philosophical tradition, while B. Key gives us some hard-won insights into developing mediumship. The first in a... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

97 min listen

The DKMU's Assault Against Reality: The gang immanentizes the eschaton in this blast from the past! B. Key returns to his magical origins and leads Sfinga down the rabbit hole of the DKMU. From its early origins on OccultForums through the present day, Key explores the history of one of... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

120 min listen

A Divination Primer: The gang follows up on Episode 6: Scrying the Spirits with a miscellany of tips and tricks for beginner and veteran readers alike, marking the second installment in the recurring series of practical insights to sorcery informed by their direct... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

102 min listen

The Cult of St. Guinefort: Sfinga and B. Key tackle this week's episode together to examine the Official Goodest Boy, St. Guinefort. Reflecting on their shared love of canine magic, the Dragon and Owl explore the origins of St. Guinefort's veneration, his predecessors in the... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

91 min listen

Pacts Praxis: Some sorcerers are born with pacts, some achieve pacts, and others have pacts thrust upon them! Sfinga, Salt, and B. Key delve into personal considerations on intimate spirit alliances as more than just reciprocal agreements forged in trade, but... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

93 min listen

I'm the Schratmann!: B. Key delights us with a tour into all things Schrat: an ambiguous and exquisitely folkloric category of spirits hailing from nature, the hearth and home, and from the devil's own collection of souls to imbue manmade creations with life alike.... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

79 min listen

Hagstones and Hol(e)y Rocks: Witches love a forked stick and a holed stone! Sfinga and B. Key explore our favourite of companions, the eggs, eyes, and spines of serpents, the wounds and sighs of the stars, the vigour and descent of the gods: hagstones. Featuring lore from the... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

80 min listen

Fairies, Fact, and Fiction with Rose Aurora: Sfinga and B. Key are joined by their dear friend, the impeccable sorceress, Fairy Seer, and Trollkvinne Rose Aurora. Trained in trolldom, rootwork, and a sorcerous lineage of Celtic origin, Rose brings her deep erudition and practical cunning to... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

115 min listen

Super Incantation Bowl: Sfinga leads the gang through the spiraling words and worlds of Near Eastern incantation bowls. Rife with the poetics of exorcism and courtly judgement, and populated with a cast of satans, liliths, "no-good-ones", and the gods, angels, and even... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

103 min listen

So You Think You Can Ward: The gang reunites with a vengeance to discuss what it means to test your own protection magic. Taking turns sharing stories of practical enchantment, Sfinga, Salt, and B. Key consider ways to improve upon wards, how to check that they are indeed in... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

110 min listen

Gathering Materia: Sfinga and B. Key reflect on recent sorcerous adventures—and all the dirt, hagstones, brick dust, and herbs harvested along the way. Diving into the tips and tricks of collecting, storing, and using materia, the duo consider how to seem innocuous... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

87 min listen

Fotamecus, Lord of Time: Sigil, servitor, egregore, god(?) - Fotamecus is everything, and we're just Ken(jurers). Sfinga and B. Key tackle the origins, magics, and memetic self-replication of the Internet's favourite time-bending spirit. From his construction as a temporal... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

102 min listen

Encountering the Djinn with J.M. Hamade: Astrologer, artist, author, and fellow podcaster J.M. Hamade of "starnightdwell" joins the gang for an exceptionally thoughtful conversation on the hidden djinn. From literary motifs in Qur'anic scripture, Arabic grimoires, and the One Thousand and... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

101 min listen

French-Canadian Folklore with Mahigan Saint-Pierre: Cows that are also werewolves, trigger-happy priests who curse more than witches, and a stone bearing the ass-print of the Devil Himself—the world of French Canadian folklore is full of some of the most hilarious motifs and cantrips. Mahigan... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

78 min listen

Kitsune-tsuki, Fox Familiars, and Witchcraft Politics in Japan: Sfinga explores some of the historical, anthropological, and medical scholarship on the phenomena of kitsune-tsuki: fox spirit possession or "attachment". From Meiji Period medical and religious reforms to the anxieties of socio-economic upheaval in... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

102 min listen

The Immortal Faith in Northern China: Salt takes us on a journey through the worship of the Wǔdàxiān in Northern China: the Fox, Weasel, Serpent, Hedgehog, and Rat Immortals of the Chumaxian tradition. Covering the history, cultural roots and influences, and trance possession rites of... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

96 min listen

Spirit Offering Protocols: The gang explores the ins and outs of offering protocols, from divination to presentation to disposal. The Dragon, Wolf, and Owl dive deep in consideration of when to make them, what to give, how different actions and foods influence spirits during... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

89 min listen

Balancing Traditions with Gary Noriyuki: Ceremonial tattoo artist and practitioner of rootwork, Quimbanda, and Thai necromancy Gary Noriyuki joins the crew to discuss what it means to participate deeply and authentically in multiple spiritual lineages. From apprenticing under elders in... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

96 min listen

Hodie et Cras: The Feast of St. Expedite with Mahigan Saint-Pierre: Mahigan Saint-Pierre of Kitchen Toad joins us once again to celebrate the feast of our most beloved Saint Expedite! We giggle about our formative experiences with the martyr, reminisce on baking late night pound cakes after our petitions manifested... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

103 min listen

Troubleshooting Your Sorcery: B. Key leads the gang through an exploration of what to do when your magic doesn't work out the way you intend. From partial successes to outright roadblocks in materia, technique, taglocks, or spiritual sabotage, the Owl provides a thorough account... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

95 min listen

Planetary Conditions in Traditional Astrology: Salt brings out his astrological cunning to explain the importance of planetary conditions and necessity. Explaining the underlying implications of angularity, aspects and zodiacal shares, the Wolf explores how different contexts shape condition in... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

92 min listen

The Book of the Images of the Twelve Hours of the Night: B. Key introduces the gang to his experiments with the aptly-named Book of the Images of the Twelve Hours of the Night. Beginning with an overview of the text itself and then diving deep into the properties of each associated talismanic image, the Owl... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

82 min listen

Spiritual Hygiene and Sympathetic Magic: What lies at the heart of the concept of spiritual hygiene and what implications does it pose for sympathetic magic? Salt leads the team through an exploration of the relationship between different notions of ritual purity and spirit communion, a... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

78 min listen

Daji and Chinese Fox Worship with Red Hu: Sorceress, diviner, and Chinese folk magic practitioner Red Hu leads the gang through the story of Daji, the intelligent, sadistic, and supernaturally seductive fox spirit who allegedly brought about the fall of the Shang dynasty. We cover her legend... by The Frightful Howls You May Hear

100 min listen

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