Spirit Box

Aoife Anastasia Nally is an artist, performer, and theatre producer, who for the last few decades has been performing in the West End, London, but is currently based in rural Ontario, Canada. Today we discuss her research into the cursed play ‘The Spancel of Death' penned by her Great Uncle T.H. Nally, Abbey Theatre playwright and personal friend of the great poet WB Yeats. She is also a psychic medium, Seer, trance channel and occasional oracle. The notorious play was interrupted by the Easter Uprising 1916 and subsequently abandoned by WB Yeats eventually giving rise to the belief it was cursed. Not helped in part by the content of the play, for the Spancel that lends its name to the play is nothing less than a necromantic spell of the blackest magick and based on actual events that took place in Balla, County Mayo, Ireland in 1777. In the Plus show Aoife recounts reading WB Yeats personal magical diary and Golden Dawn notebook and her experiences as a trance medium and channel and having a history of gifted and magickal people in one's family or as she puts it ‘family business’. Good stuff indeed. Show Notes: Instagram: https://instagram.com/strengthdrawing?igshid=xdmiw2or374t Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strengthdrawing  Deconstructing Erin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM0_zU6tb7A Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spiritbox TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox PODCAST - https://anchor.fm/spirit-box Music by Obliqka

In this engaging conversation, Paul Weston, an accomplished author and Glastonbury expert, dives into the significance of personal 'landing coordinates' and their impact on one's formative experiences. He shares insights from growing up in the 60s and 70s, touching on hauntology, UFO phenomena, and how Glastonbury emerged as a New Age hub. Weston also discusses the cultural patterns of the past and the connections between history, mysticism, and creativity, highlighting the timeless quest for identity and understanding through the lens of cosmic influence.

For episode #55 we welcome back Witch and Tarot teacher, Elise Oursa to the Spirit Box to take us through how her work on the 'Blood and Ink' tarot has developed since she was first on the show back in episode #21. "The Blood & Ink Tarot is a channelled deck, you could say a collaboration between myself and an Unseen who worked through me, fiercely and rapidly over the course of a single weekend just after Imbolc 2020. The wheel has now gone full circle. and it is time to release the deck into the world." We get into an update on the 'Blood and Ink' deck  and some of the weird occurrences that have happened and continue to happen to both Elise and some of the people who’ve purchased the limited edition decks. We talk about cunning woman Ellen Hayward, creativity and spirit contact and we get into Coffee and cards, Elise’s card group on facebook. In the plus section of the show Elise does a card draw for me and we go into her book project updates and new art projects updates. If you want to get a 'Blood and Ink' deck, you better get on it as there are a limited number remaining. So do check the show notes below for the appropriate links. Enjoy Show notes: https://eliseoursa.com https://eliseoursa.com/product/pre-order-the-blood-ink-tarot-a6-limited-edition/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/cardsncoffee/ Support the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spiritbox TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox PODCAST - https://anchor.fm/spirit-box Music by Obliqka

For episode 54 we welcome Dr Jack Hunter to the Spirit Box. Dr. Hunter is an anthropologist exploring the borderlands of consciousness, religion, ecology and the paranormal. He is a tutor with the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and teaches on the MA in Ecology and Spirituality and the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology. He has authored numerous books, most recently publishing  ‘Manifesting Spirits: An Anthropological Study of Mediumship and the Paranormal’ and he edited ‘Greening the paranormal Exploring the Ecology of Extraordinary Experience We discuss the influence of the childhood and teenage experiences which formed the interest in his chosen field of expertise and Dr Hunter takes us on a journey through his field work in mediumship at the Bristol Spirit Lodge to his thoughts on how we develop a more harmonious relationship between the human and non-human worlds and how the development of communication with a spirit is a process. In the plus section we go deeper into nature as an intelligence and upcoming projects including a project on High Strangeness and religious experiences. We also discuss how we interact with beings that may be outside of time. Enjoy! Show Notes: https://jack-hunter.webstarts.com/index.html https://www.facebook.com/DrJackHunter Keep in touch? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spiritbox TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox PODCAST - https://anchor.fm/spirit-box Music by Obliqka

My next guest on the Spirit Box is multi talented, witch Chaweon Koo. An algorithm magick maestro Chaweon is a successful youtuber, tiktoker and make up artist with a huge following. If you’re a content creator, you’d do well to listen closely as Chaweon is dropping some knowledge. We discuss Technomancy, Gen Z, WitchTok. The truly global power and reach of social media and the mindset needed to practice Algorithm magick successfully Chaweon will also be speaking at AvalonCon this coming summer so do check the show notes for links to get tickets. In the plus show we delve deeper into Algorithm magick and the future of technology in engagement. But also why there has been such a huge boom in the occult and esoteric world. Why getting paid for your time and expertise is good. Before you hit play Chaweon recently released a very important video on the wave of hate crimes against asian people in numerous countries. It horrendous and I encourage you all to share it far and wide. It’s part of a wider campaign with the hashtag #stopasianhate. Show Notes: https://beacons.ai/hichaweon https://www.tiktok.com/@hichaweon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdv-aJ7fNmryRC8tD2e4qUA https://twitter.com/hichaweon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TQYbGpWzrk https://avaloncon.uk Keep in touch? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spiritbox TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox Music by Obliqka

In January 1959, ten experienced young skiers set out for Mount Otorten in the far north of Russia. While one of the skiers fell ill and returned., the remaining nine lost their way and ended up on another mountain slope known as Kholat Syakhl (or ‘Mountain of the Dead’).    On the night of 1 February 1959 something or someone caused the skiers to flee their tent in such terror that they used knives to slash their way out. Search parties were sent out and their bodies were found, some with massive internal injuries but with no external marks on them.    The autopsy stated the violent injuries were caused by ‘an unknown compelling force’. The area was sealed off for years by the authorities and the full events of that night remained unexplained. Using original research carried out in Russia and photographs from the skier's cameras, author and researcher Keith McCloskey joins us today to explore  what happened to the nine young people who lost their lives in the mysterious ‘Dyatlov Pass Incident’.   All of the known negatives taken from the group’s cameras were examined in great detail. What they show is that not only were the group present on Mountain of the Dead that last night, but they were also watching something that was going on in the night sky.  Keith also discusses the Mansi, the tribes people of the area, their spiritual beliefs and folklore and how they fit into the mystery.   In the plus show Keith discusses the occurrences of lights in the sky in the area including meteors and how the bodies gave off traces of radiation and what he believes this to indicate. Theories of KGB involvement. Show Notes: http://www.dyatlov-pass-incident.com https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Dead-Dyatlov-Pass-Incident/dp/0752491482/ http://www.keithmccloskey.com https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9249247/Dyatlov-Pass-Eight-tourists-missing-Russia-nine-people-mysteriously-died-1959.html Keep in touch? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spiritbox TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox PODCAST - https://anchor.fm/spirit-box Music by Obliqka

For episode 51 we welcome author, landscape punk and creator of Hookland and AvalonCon speaker David Southwell.    As some of you know Spirit Box is the official podcast of AvalonCon and David is the first in the series of guests that will be appearing on the show in the run up to the event.   This was a fascinating conversation and one I greatly enjoyed. David traced the creative origins of Hookland back to sharing a taxi with J G Ballard through to the developed concept providing a magical perspective on the landscape as an act of a re-enchantment.    We also discuss Hookland’s function as a resistance to fascist claims on folklore. From there we go into David's childhood, growing up in Essex, being a 7 year old necromancer and the Southern TV interruption incident in 1977.   In the Plus show we discuss the Usborne supernatural books that had a big influence on us both and the haunted hotel in Glastonbury where a lot of the AvalonCon attendees are no doubt staying. We touch on David’s time as an end of pier fortune teller, classism in the Occult and much more.   Show Notes: Hookland: https://twitter.com/HooklandGuide David’s twitter: https://twitter.com/cultauthor   AvalonCon: https://avaloncon.uk Keep in touch? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spiritbox TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox PODCAST - https://anchor.fm/spirit-box Music by Obliqka

Mana Aelin is a shadowsinger, artist, intuitive reader, otherwordian traveler, witch, and cemetery walker. Hailing from the depths of the Underworld, Mana often finds themselves connecting with wolfish creatures of this plane and others, baneful plants, and those who live in constant liminality. Mana hosts the brilliant “The Real Witches of the End Times,” a podcast where magick and paranormal folk share their stories for an audience of not-just-witches, living people, or humans. A fun and interesting show we chat about the trials and tribulations of starting your own podcast, imaginary friends, spirit portraits and developing a relationship with a fae entity. We discuss the parallels in our own journeys and how travel thins the veil between worlds. There was also a very weird occurrence in that I seemed to know exactly what Mana was going to say on several occasions! In the Plus show we get into more details around Mana's experience's with the Fae being and her travels in Ireland so sign up to the Spirit Box Patreon if you'd like to hear that. Show notes: Mana’s website: https://www.mothmana.com Mana’s twitter: https://twitter.com/ManaAelin Mana’s patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mothmana Support the show: TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox PAYPAL - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/dmfphoto MUSIC - Obliqka

For episode 49 we are joined by author Anthony Tyler to discuss his book ‘Dive Manual, Empirical Investigations of Mysticism’.’ We discuss addiction, Jungian archetypes and psychology, fortean phenomena, mysticism, anthropology, mythology, folklore, symbolism, faith and most importantly belief. In the Plus show we discuss the work of author Clive Barker, I’m a huge fan. I saw Hellraiser when I was about 14, really too young to watch it and I didn’t really understand the themes but it still resonated with me on a primal level I guess. We go over Anthony’s thinking on the film and Barker's broader work. Show Notes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dive-Manual-Empirical-Investigations-Mysticism-ebook/dp/B084R8PTYW https://www.divemind.net https://twitter.com/divemind667 Support the show: TWITTER - https://twitter.com/spiritbox3 SUPPORT - https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox PAYPAL - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/dmfphoto MUSIC - Obliqka

For episode 48 we are joined by astrologer Demian Allan to discuss the forecast for 2021. This was recorded on the 3rd of January and it’s interesting recording this intro on the 9th to see what has recently happened in the United States. We discuss when things are going to get better, revolution, our relationship with food and the parts of the year that will be more challenging. We also go over when travel will open up again. Demian has just started a YouTube channel so do check that out, the links are in the show notes. In the Plus section we get into the challenges across Autumn and Winter. Show notes: Demian’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-oZaKXct07R8iVAUMgVq6Q Demian’s website: https://www.demianallan.com