Spirit Box

Welcome to Spirit Box! In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Lenni George and Dr. Nat Clegg, founders of the House of Zophiel. Based in Turin, Lenni and Nat organize and run magical and esoteric-themed events for the curious and the seeker alike. Nat shares his thoughts on using creativity as a bridge between the conscious and subconscious, and explores the difference between Art and Creativity. Lenni focuses on “green work” in gardens to access magic and healing, and we'll also discuss her Moon Garden, dedicated to the Goddess Hekate. Turin itself is a city steeped in magical history, known as one of the vertices of both the black and white magic triangles in Europe. It's said to be a crossroads of spiritual energy, with links to both divine light and occult darkness. The city’s esoteric traditions stretch back centuries, making it a key location for those interested in the occult. We’ll explore how these magical forces influence the work of the House of Zophiel and the city’s lasting mystical legacy. Additionally, in the Plus show, we’ll dive into their psychic questing in the UK and beyond, exploring healing places and landscapes where tragedies have occurred—and much more.Show notes: https://www.houseofzophiel.comhttps://www.instagram.com/houseofzophiel/https://www.facebook.com/houseofzophiel https://blog.musement.com/us/esoteric-turin-a-journey-between-white-and-black-magic/https://www.hotelconcordtorino.com/en/magic-esoteric-tour-turin.htmlOccult Turin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ufF12q15gE Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka

Today, we’re honored to have a guest who embodies the true spirit of a warrior. Tom "The HeadHunter" Higgins is a 2x Catch Wrestling World Champion, a Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and a respected coach. He’s not just a competitor he's also inspiring a whole generation of grapplers to take up the virtually lost Irish martial art of Collar and Elbow wrestling. Tom takes us through the world of Catch Wrestling and Collar and Elbow and talks to how his practice influenced his spirituality including an incredible mystical experiences at Clochafarmore, the place where Cuchulainn is said to have made his last stand.We get into Irish stick fighting, the history of fraction fights and my time with shooting an essay with Kusthi wrestlers in New Delhi.Enjoy!Show notes:https://www.instagram.com/headhunterhiggins/https://www.instagram.com/wrestling_wars/ https://www.youtube.com/@HeadhunterhigginsCúchulainn's Stone   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClochafarmoreThe Morrígan  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MorríganCollar and Elbow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar-and-elbow Tom's Collar and Elbow playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huYz3jyAYac&list=PL-QH2AO3ZwNUcWdqBDa0E1RAaYN6jtO50Catch wrestling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_wrestlingBataireacht Irish Stick Fighting https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221016-bataireacht-the-ancient-irish-martial-art-making-a-comebackFraction Fighting https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Folklife-Collections/Folklife-Collections-List-(1)Video on Fraction fighting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsznbC-Y61kDonnybrook https://grammarist.com/interesting-words/donnybrook/My photo essay on Kusthi Wrestlers https://www.darraghmason.com/index/G0000GfXkTgiFkjg Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka

Rose Auroras, a sorceress and seer specializing in Faery and Elf-related issues, shares her insights into these enigmatic beings. She describes her spiritual lineage and the challenges of engaging with the Good People and Alfar. Rose discusses the complex relationships humans can have with these entities, including the dangers of jealousy and enchantment. Her experiences with scrying reveal fascinating encounters with Dark Man spirits. This captivating conversation bridges folklore and personal anecdotes, highlighting the beautiful yet perilous nature of interacting with the mystical.

Today we are joined by Mark Steeves, the host of the My Family Thinks I'm Crazy and Esoteric America Podcasts, joins us to talk about the research he's done into the strangeness of his hometown of New Haven and the greater New England area. We get into Skull and Bones, Geronimo, Saturnian and Egyptian architecture, ancient America, hidden history, and so much more. In the Plus show we go to a lot of places including giants in native folklore. Enjoy! Show notes: https://www.patreon.com/MFTIC?fan_landing=true https://www.myfamilythinksimcrazy.com https://www.instagram.com/myfamilythinksimcrazy/?hl=en Keep in touch?https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka   / obliqka  

Today we welcome Ivy Bromius. Ivy combines  skillsets in a unique way that serves her clients to make the most of their lives and create the future they want. Drawing on her professional career Ivy has worked through how Project Management and magic can work together for better outcomes in ones practice. She has christened this practice as PMPM (Practical Magic Project Management). We also get into Ivy's work on The Cancer Grimoire. Which is the product of how Ivy approached her cancer diagnosis and treatment as a initatory experience, exploring the healing potential of integrating the strengths of Western medicine with non-materialist healing practices through an enchanted perspective.Enjoy!https://circlethrice.com/https://circlethrice.com/project/the-cancer-grimoire/https://circlethrice.com/category/pmpm/ Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka

Today we are joined by author and publisher Mark Nemglan to discuss his new title from Scarlet Imprint, Avalon Working. Avalon Working is equal parts grimoire and devotional, gazeteer and visionary journey. The work passionately argues for Glastonbury as centre of emergence and initiation, a latter-day Eleusis. Through essay and ritual, the author invites readers to actively participate in the Holy Island’s unfolding destiny, in partnership with its spirits and powers, to co-create its mythopoeia and, in doing so, forge a new Avalonian covenant. In the Plus show Mark goes into detail regarding the rituals and spirits associated with Glastonbury and the strange encounters people have had on the Tor and Mark shares with us his own incredible experience. Show Notes: Buy the book https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/avalon-working Nemglan Press https://nemglan.com Mark's instagram https://www.instagram.com/nemglan_press/ Mark's Substack https://marknemglan.substack.com Glastonbury Tor https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/glastonbury-tor/history-of-glastonbury-tor The Sun and the Serpent https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/576696.The_Sun_and_the_Serpent Lough Derg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_DergCountyDonegal Caoránach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilliphéist Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka

Alexander Moore is a practising esotericist with over two decades of active experience in several occult systems including Solomonic Magic, Conjure and other folk practices and Traditional Witchcraft. He is proud to provide coaching, mentorship and divination for occultists who are interested in taking their magic and their lives to the next level in a changing world. In a fascinating conversation Alex takes us through the process and methods of scrying and explains why he sees scrying as 'spirit perception' using the full range of the bodies somatic senses. In the Plus show we get into Wealth Magic, road openers and crossroads adventures and discuss interactions with crossroads spirits. Alex also gives us his list of essential texts. We also discuss the difference between nature versus urban spaces in magical practice and Alexander takes us through an amazing experience he had with a ritual from The Book of Oberon. Show notes: Alexander’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_hexdoctor/ Alexanders Linktree https://linktr.ee/the_hexdoctor Protection course https://practicaloccult.com/courses/protection/ Wealth Magic https://practicaloccult.com/courses/money-magic/Clint Marsh Mentalist Handbook https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2497668.The_Mentalist_s_HandbookAutomatic writing experience by Michael Sandler https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51607754-the-automatic-writing-experience-aweFranz Barton Initiations into Hermetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiation_Into_HermeticsThe Book of Oberon https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738743349 Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka

Astrologer Elsa specializes in Dark Man experiences, analyzing charts of volunteers and actors like Keanu Reeves to uncover intriguing connections. The Plus show explores shadow work, charts of famous figures like psychic Eileen J Garrett, and the astrological significance of stars like Aldebaran and Antares. A fascinating exploration into astrology and dark man themes.

Today we welcome Phil Hine back to the show to discuss his new book; Wheels within wheels.Phil has been a practising Occultist for over forty-five years, with a career spanning Wicca, Ritual Magic, Chaos Magic and nondual Tantra. Together with Rodney Orpheus he co-created and edited the UK’s first monthly Pagan magazine, Pagan News (1988-92). His books include: Condensed Chaos, Prime Chaos, The Pseudonomicon, Hine’s Varieties: Chaos & Beyond, Acts of Magical Resistance and Queerying Occultures. In 2019 he founded Twisted Trunk, a small press specializing in publishing translations of rare Tantric texts.” Wheels within Wheels examines the passage of chakras into Western Esotericism. Beginning with an overview of how chakras were conceptualized in early tantric traditions, Phil Hine traces how chakras captured the imagination of both Indian and European Theosophists in the late 19th century. He explores their appearance in the early Western Esoteric imagination, from the Christian mysticism of James M. Pryse to the practical exercises of Aleister Crowley. He examines the influence of Sir John Woodroffe’s The Serpent Power and the writings of Charles Webster Leadbeater, and how chakras were psychologized in the work of Jung, to their role in contemporary therapy culture. Show notes: Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wheels-within-Chakras-Western-Esotericism/dp/1916236685/Info on book: https://enfolding.org/new-for-2024-wheels-within-wheels-chakras-and-western-esotericism/Newsletter: https://enfolding.org/unfoldings-a-substack-newsletter/Book Launch: https://www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/phil-hine-chakra-book-launch-talk-and-partyLeadbeater Scandal: https://enfolding.org/tag/leadbeater/Phil's blog: http://enfolding.orgHands of Light: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18420.Hands_of_Light Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka

Today we are joined by returning guest Michael Lichens on the newly translated Amorth book, Get Behind Me Satan.  This new book dives into the daily life and work of Rome's chief exorcist, shedding light on a misunderstood vocation. In the show we get into:  How an exorcist “diagnoses” a demonic attack. The six types of demonic disturbances and how often they occur in the life of an exorcist. The strange (and sometimes occult) causes of demonic attacks. Why there is still a great need for exorcists today. You will note this is a short show the reason why will be very clear when you hear my voice! Show notes:Get Behind Me Satan https://sophiainstitute.com/product/get-behind-me-satan/Fr Amorth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriele_AmorthThe Devil and Fr Amorth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpjRQokeQNoThe Popes Exorcist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXqvnT_rsk Keep in touch? https://linktr.ee/darraghmason Music by Obliqka https://soundcloud.com/obliqka