Brian Johnson comes by to talk about his translation of excerpts of manuscript Plut. 89 sup. from the Medici library. We get into spirit conjuration, translation, necromancy, and more. We also have a plague magic minute from right here in New York City (Mets!). 

To learn more about Brian and his work go to https://twitter.com/JohBri and his website https://bjohnsonfreelance.com/

and to preorder his book, Necromancy in the Medici Library: An Edition and Translation of Excerpts from Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, MS Plut. 89 sup. 38, go to https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/necromancy-in-the-medici-library

(also that essay of his about spirit possession that I bring up is available here: https://godsandradicals.org/2016/05/23/revolutionary-spirits-and-occult-strategies-of-resistance/)

To support the show go to patreon.com/witchhassle

to yell at me, go to twitter.com/cooperwilhelm

Music for this episode was adapted from Monkey Warhol's Stolen Moments under the auspices of: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

022 - Brian Johnson

Austin Fuller comes on to talk about his new book, Conjuring The Witching Shade: And Other Necrosophic Rites. We get into details of the dead and it's good Florida fun. 

Grab the book here: https://www.banexbramble.com/product-page/conjuring-the-witching-shade-booklet

Learn more about Austin at https://www.banexbramble.com/ and on twitter (@banexbramble) and instagram (@banexbramble).

039 - Austin Fuller and the Rites of Necrosophy

Ariana Serpentine pops on to talk about her new book, Sacred Gender, which explores gender identity and the sacred. 

Grab the book here: https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738771342
And you can learn more about Ariana and what she's up to at:
https://serpentandtree.com
https://twitter.com/ASerpentNine
https://www.facebook.com/people/Ariana-Serpentine/100063635197348/

Information on helping folks who work at Club Q is available here: https://twitter.com/UnluckyBanshee/status/1595906807502774272?s=20&t=-GTxEuetPkoWpIe9eD69dA

040 - Ariana Serpentine and Sacred Gender

Returning Witchhassle champion Sarah Lyons pops by to talk about her new book, How to Study Magic: History, Lore, and Building Your Own Practice. We get into magic, community, and wrangling with history.
 
Buy the book here: https://www.runningpress.com/titles/sarah-lyons/how-to-study-magic/9780762479207/
Learn more about Sarah here: https://sarah-lyons.com/
and here: https://www.instagram.com/citymystic/
and here: https://twitter.com/_sarah_lyons_
 
 
 
Listeners Note: Maybe it was two flights, not three.

041 - Sarah Lyons and How to Study Magic

Jove Spucchi chats about their Mars practice, Mars remediation, non-toxic masculinity, and more.
 
You can learn more about Jove here: https://www.spucchi.com/
Also here: https://twitter.com/JoveSpucchi
Also here: https://instagram.com/spucchi

Note: It has come to my attention that in the episode I misgender Jove, whose pronouns are they/them. My sincere  apologies to Jove!

042 - Altared States Series Mars: Jove Spucchi and Big Red

Texas hoodoo man Professor Charles Porterfield pops by to share his wisdom and get down to specifics about hoodoo, conjuration, materia, and his life. It's great stuff. The full interview, clocking in at nearly four hours, is available at patreon.com/witchhassle

Learn more about the Professor and avail yourself of his services here: http://www.professorporterfield.com/

And check him out here: https://www.instagram.com/prof.porterfield/

That pamphlet I mention is available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1I-09zSg0f_0Xdu4KosvL1ILVNZQF8bl4?usp=gmail

043 - Professor Charles Porterfield

McCalla Ann, reader and host of SaturnVox, pops by to talk about the Old Guy. It's a r.i.p.-roaring good time. 



Learn more about McCalla here: https://www.saturnvox.com/

and here: https://www.instagram.com/saturnvox/

and here: https://twitter.com/SaturnVox

and here: https://www.facebook.com/SaturnVox/

and listen to the SaturnVox podcast here: https://anchor.fm/saturnvox



There is also a planetary playlist for getting into Saturnal moods and mindsets here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YGEwXzAMYLZJRoDlXfrDg?si=9e557c133f6e4608

044 - Altar'd States Series Saturn: McCalla Ann (the SaturnVox) and a Penny for the Old Guy

T. Susan Chang comes on to talk about her new book, The Living Tarot: Connecting the Cards to Everyday Life for Better Readings. We get into tarot and ritual, and making meaning rather than just receiving it. 

Buy The Living Tarot here: https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738772257

Learn more about T. Susan Chang and her work here: https://www.tsusanchang.com/

here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Tarotista

here: https://twitter.com/tsusanchang

and here: https://www.instagram.com/tsusanchang/



You can also get tickets to my upcoming talk on bibliomancy here: https://www.thecauldronblack.com/event-details/diviners-on-divining-bibliomancy-with-cooper-wilhelm

045 - T. Susan Chang and the Living Tarot

White Rose Witching comes on to talk about necromancy, working with queer ancestors, and the relationship between activism and spirituality. There's also a manner of cursing in there for good measure. 



You can learn more about White Rose Witching here: 

Website: https://www.whiterosewitching.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whiterosewitching

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/white.rose.witching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WRWitching

Bookshop.org Storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/whiterosewitching



You can grab tickets to my June 9th class on book-based divination here: https://www.thecauldronblack.com/event-details/diviners-on-divining-bibliomancy-with-cooper-wilhelm



And you can donate to For the Gworls here: https://www.forthegworls.party/donate



Also the full version of that ACT UP  video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfs2jFMsuB4





White Rose Witching/Ron Padrón (he/him/his) is a gay Cuban-American folk witch from the swamps of Florida now living in the mid-Atlantic with his husband and their small cryptid dog. He has been a member of the pagan community for two decades with specific interests in divination, Queer Ancestor veneration and necromancy, hedge witchery, and social justice activism. He is the creator of White Rose Witching through which he manages a blog sharing Queer Ancestor Spotlights and rituals, and hosts workshops across a variety of topics. He has presented at the Salem Witchcraft and Folklore Festival on spiritual activism, locally at Hallowed Homecoming discussing working with Queer Ancestors, and as a guest speaker for local pagan groups, historic sites, and small museums discussing colonial witchcraft politics and queer history.

046 - White Rose Witching

Today on the program, scholar and poet Paul Robichaud pops on to talk about Pan, that king of the satyrs, that piper in the dappled light of pine forests. 

You can grab Professor Robichaud's book Pan: the Great God's Modern Return here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/pan-the-great-god-s-modern-return/18911306?ean=9781789146905

You can learn more about Professor Robichaud here:
https://www.albertus.edu/about-us/our-faculty/faculty-profile.php?pname=paul-robichaud

and here: https://twitter.com/PaulJRobichaud

47 - Paul Robichaud and the Great God Pan

Christopher Warnock comes on to talk about De Quindecim Stellis: The Comprehensive Translations of Hermes on the Fifteen Fixed Stars (with Regulus Hess). 

In part 1 of this deep dive interview, I subject Warnock to listener questions from people who actually know things about astrology. 

In part 2 (available at patreon.com/witchhassle) I subject Warnock to my own questions about the brass tacks of how talismans work and are generated.  

You can learn more about Christopher Warnock here: https://www.renaissanceastrology.com/

and here: https://www.youtube.com/@renaissanceastrology

Grab the book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/de-quindecim-stellis-the-comprehensive-translations-of-hermes-on-the-fifteen-fixed-stars-christopher-warnock/19362028?ean=9781387489718

and donate to humanitarian efforts in Palestine here: https://www.pcrf.net/
and here: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/
and here: https://www.palestinercs.org/donation/

048 - Christopher Warnock and De Quindecim Stellis

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