Welcome one and all, as we mark the Feast of the Beheading of the Baptist, and indeed our fiftieth episode of RFG! Marking this holyday of decapitation, we are delighted to bring you an especially head-y installment this time.
Our Sainted Day is Decollation of Saint John the Baptist, prompting discussion of both the church history and popular myths of this relic’d skull and its wandering jaw.
Our counterparted Demon(ised) is none other than Salome, assessing the myth and meanings of this figure and her relationship with Herodias as seductress and witch icon across the world.
Our Herb is Life-Everlasting, affording analysis of this yellow greenery and its charms of longevity.
Our Mineral is the many-hued Agate, concentrating on the Orpheus Agate; diving into the Orphic lapidary epic Lithika and the use of such stones in propitiation and protection.
Our Form of Magic is Prophetic Heads, surveying legendary and historical accounts of cephalomancy, talking skulls, and artificial brazen heads.
Our Beast is the Unicorn, considering religious cryptozoology, natural magic, bestiary lore, and the historical trade and application of its powdered horn.
Our Daysign is Itzcuintli, the Dog; meditating on Mictlantecuhtli and the chthonic Mesoamerican associations and meanings of this trusty sign of the dead.
Our Figure spurs conversation on the Earthy Venusian geomancy of Amissio (Loss) and its counterparting Odu of Ifa and Diloggun, Oshe Meji.
Our Arcana of the Tarot is the Two of Swords; delving into both Spanish cartomantic meanings and “Western” occultural significances of choice and clarity.
Our Dead Magician is Orpheus, the ancient beheaded bard of bards, tragic underworld troubadour, and patron of those mysteries we call Orphic.
We hope, as always, you enjoy this decollated assemblage of talking points and headwords as much as we did in recording this especially lengthy folk necromantic co-ramble, and wish you excellent tidings in all your unveiling dances and skullduggery.
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Welcome one and all, as we mark the Feast of the Beheading of the Baptist, and indeed our fiftieth episode of RFG! Marking this holyday of decapitation, we are delighted to bring you an especially head-y installment this time.
Our Sainted Day is Decollation of Saint John the Baptist, prompting discussion of both the church history and popular myths of this relic’d skull and its wandering jaw.
Our counterparted Demon(ised) is none other than Salome, assessing the myth and meanings of this figure and her relationship with Herodias as seductress and witch icon across the world.
Our Herb is Life-Everlasting, affording analysis of this yellow greenery and its charms of longevity.
Our Mineral is the many-hued Agate, concentrating on the Orpheus Agate; diving into the Orphic lapidary epic Lithika and the use of such stones in propitiation and protection.
Our Form of Magic is Prophetic Heads, surveying legendary and historical accounts of cephalomancy, talking skulls, and artificial brazen heads.
Our Beast is the Unicorn, considering religious cryptozoology, natural magic, bestiary lore, and the historical trade and application of its powdered horn.
Our Daysign is Itzcuintli, the Dog; meditating on Mictlantecuhtli and the chthonic Mesoamerican associations and meanings of this trusty sign of the dead.
Our Figure spurs conversation on the Earthy Venusian geomancy of Amissio (Loss) and its counterparting Odu of Ifa and Diloggun, Oshe Meji.
Our Arcana of the Tarot is the Two of Swords; delving into both Spanish cartomantic meanings and “Western” occultural significances of choice and clarity.
Our Dead Magician is Orpheus, the ancient beheaded bard of bards, tragic underworld troubadour, and patron of those mysteries we call Orphic.
We hope, as always, you enjoy this decollated assemblage of talking points and headwords as much as we did in recording this especially lengthy folk necromantic co-ramble, and wish you excellent tidings in all your unveiling dances and skullduggery.
Dearest listeners, it is from the Place of the Skull itself we wish you an excellent and powerful Good Friday!
It is with seven years podcast luck this latest episode finally comes to Calvary and celebrates The Friday We Call Good. As our very name suggests, Golgothan themes are important to us here at Radio Free, um, Golgotha, and so we are particularly delighted to explore the is-it-hagiography of the Crucifixion of the Nazarene in this Jesus-numbered Thirty-Third episode.
Along with reflection upon the martyrdom and Harrowing of Jesus, our Demon(ised) of the episode is Judas Iscariot, and we invite you to join our discussion of his various backtributions of betrayal as well as his contexts in many European traditional witchcrafts.
Our blessedly bitter Botanical of the season is Myrrh, that foreshadowing gift of the Magi and incense of Saturn’s embalming table; and our Mineral is the Edenically greening stone of Emerald, the contagiously-hued stone which brightens the eyes, preserves purity, brings visions to emperors, and so much more.
Apropos of the Passiontide soteriology of the Rood, our Style of Magic this time is Sacrifice: from the blood of the Lamb of God to the animal life-force revered in so many traditions of magic and religion across human time and space.
Honouring the three hours of darkness of this Good Friday, our Arcana is The Sun, and we discuss not only its significances in the history and practice of Tarot but also reflect upon the uncanny phenomenology of experiencing solar eclipses.
Our geomantic figure up for consideration is Laetitia, the Delight that is both Fiery and Watery, and we continue our conversations about the volley-ball of Joy, keeping the flame of inspiration alight, and rippling our rejuvenations out to refresh both private and communal waters; as well as continuing to explore its counterparted Odu Obara Meji through Bantu cosmologies and spiritual medicines of the active head that knows what is necessary to carry even the unmotivated heart through resistances.
Finally, our Dead Magician could be none other than the accused goetes Jesus of Nazareth himself, pulling double duty in this episode as perhaps only a figure considered simultaneously human and divine could.
We hope, as always, you find some inspiration and illumination in these topics and tangents by the light of ramble and reflection they were recorded in. Also as always please check back here on the website for updates on classes, conference presentations, and more from both the Goat and the Good Doctor. Cheers!
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Welcome one and all, as we mark the Feast of the Beheading of the Baptist, and indeed our fiftieth episode of RFG! Marking this holyday of decapitation, we are delighted to bring you an especially head-y installment this time.
Our Sainted Day is Decollation of Saint John the Baptist, prompting discussion of both the church history and popular myths of this relic’d skull and its wandering jaw.
Our counterparted Demon(ised) is none other than Salome, assessing the myth and meanings of this figure and her relationship with Herodias as seductress and witch icon across the world.
Our Herb is Life-Everlasting, affording analysis of this yellow greenery and its charms of longevity.
Our Mineral is the many-hued Agate, concentrating on the Orpheus Agate; diving into the Orphic lapidary epic Lithika and the use of such stones in propitiation and protection.
Our Form of Magic is Prophetic Heads, surveying legendary and historical accounts of cephalomancy, talking skulls, and artificial brazen heads.
Our Beast is the Unicorn, considering religious cryptozoology, natural magic, bestiary lore, and the historical trade and application of its powdered horn.
Our Daysign is Itzcuintli, the Dog; meditating on Mictlantecuhtli and the chthonic Mesoamerican associations and meanings of this trusty sign of the dead.
Our Figure spurs conversation on the Earthy Venusian geomancy of Amissio (Loss) and its counterparting Odu of Ifa and Diloggun, Oshe Meji.
Our Arcana of the Tarot is the Two of Swords; delving into both Spanish cartomantic meanings and “Western” occultural significances of choice and clarity.
Our Dead Magician is Orpheus, the ancient beheaded bard of bards, tragic underworld troubadour, and patron of those mysteries we call Orphic.
We hope, as always, you enjoy this decollated assemblage of talking points and headwords as much as we did in recording this especially lengthy folk necromantic co-ramble, and wish you excellent tidings in all your unveiling dances and skullduggery.
