Curator of the eerie and professional haunt tech extraordinaire James Amaral joins us this week!
Recorded late at night inside the infamous Factory of Terror in Fall River, MA, James shares with us an inside look into the creation of haunted attractions, the psychology and philosophy of fear, and the life of a haunt actor. We also talk the evolution of horror, the importance of folklore in storytelling, and local legends Lizzie Borden and New England vampire Mercy Brown.
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Find James:
Instagram: @MacabreMindscape @Haunted_Odyssey
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@thehauntedodyssey
themidnight.games (Open now! Be sure to check this out)
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For readings & such: www.mothmana.com
Long time returning witch guest Celeste Mott shares her never before told story of The Looking Glass, a 2000's online forum devoted to Anne Rice's vampires that blurred the line between fiction and reality with serious real world ramifications.
Celeste's story is recounted under stars amidst chirps and howls on a cabin porch in rural Louisiana.
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Find Celeste:
www.celestemott.com
Instagram @CelesteMott
TikTok @CelesteMoth
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Tibetan astrologer, translator, and author: Keith Miller returns! What's going on in Daoist wizard sleeves? Does it even matter if you have free will? Two age old questions, answered in one single interview.
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Find Keith:
www.turtlesandcrows.com
keith@turtlesandcrows.com
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www.mothmana.com
Paranormal investigator Amanda D. Paulson is back! Amanda updates us on her current media adventures, as well as how her approach to the paranormal has evolved over the years. We also talk psychometry, the concept of haunted, and more.
The Patreon is back! You can support the podcast at:
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Find Amanda:
www.prettyfnspooky.com
@prettyfnspooky on all platforms
Be sure to check out The Lady of the Lake, Surrounded by Spirits, and Historically Haunted!
Find Mana:
www.mothmana.com
New season begins on Wednesday, 3/26.
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ECHO is back! Tune in for another wisdom filled interview with a fantastic pop alchemist, esoteric herbalist, astrologer, and dear friend. We talk tech's impact on contemporary magic, cybersecurity, herbal ethics, tree resins, as well as ECHO's herbal symphonies crafted with the 2023 occultist in mind.
A note from the show: We meant to mention CommonWealth Holistic Herbalism School but misnamed it Chestnut School of Herbalism during recording.
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Find ECHO:
www.fancymonstervision.com
Instagram @fancymonstervision
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Instagram: @mothmanatarot @realwitchespod
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald of the bands Birdeatsbaby, Hana Piranha, and HVIRESS join the pod this week! Not at all a mere aesthetic, Hana and Mishkin share in an interview for the first time the real life occult inspiration for their music, insight into their spiritual practices, and their unique bond that mirrors the Two of Cups. From an album inspired by the demons within the Ars Goetia, to a theatrical new act combining spellwork, synth, and BDSM- you don't want to miss this inside listen into this enrapturing corner of the independent music scene.
"Birdeatsbaby celebrates the strange and obsessive, the freakish and the free-thinking" - The Quietus
Enjoy this podcast and want to support it? www.ko-fi.com/ManaAelin
Find Hana and Mishkin:
www.birdeatsbaby.com
www.hanapiranha.com
www.patreon.com/birdeatsbaby
www.hviress.bandcamp.com
www.birdeatsbaby.bandcamp.com
www.hanapiranha.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @birdeatsbaby @hanapirahna @hviressband
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Instagram: @mothmanatarot @realwitchespod
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Conjure worker, hex doctor, witch, and Solomonic practitioner of over 20 years: Alexander Moore joins the podcast this week! A treasure trove of information on Solomonic magic and Goetia, Alex imparts sage advice on both risk and reward surrounding this path. We walk through the summoning process, how to hold your own in presence of demons, explore angel magic, demonic hierarchy, and more. A highly philosophical conversation overall, Alex invites us to reconsider foundational moral quandaries through an alternative lens...
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Find Alex:
www.practicaloccult.com
www.intagram.com/the_hexdoctor
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www.mothmana.com
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Artist Kat Crow joins the pod this week! Tune in to hear stories from behind The Inner Mask, an oracle deck largely created during Kat's earlier years in the Czech Republic. We also talk human design, artistic growth and phases, and some deep cut tarot history. Kat is pulling this project and chapter of her life to a close by handing it off to us via her Kickstarter campaign through May 11th.
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Find Kat:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katcrow/the-inner-mask-oracle-deck?ref=discovery&term=the%20inner%20mask
www.instagram.com/consciousdust
www.instagram.com/theinnermask
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www.mothmana.com
www.instagram.com/mothmanatarot
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Writer and Dreamwalker Celeste Mott is back! Celeste shares her insight on building the skills to differentiate significant dreams from brain chatter, the commonality of precognitive dreaming, and developing your own dream lexicon. Tune in to hear about this underutilized form of divination, as well as a menagerie of traveler's tales from the dreamlands.
Find Celeste:
Check out the dream class: www.celestemott.com/shop
www.instagram.com/celestemott
www.patreon.com/tarotbyceleste
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Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin
Book a reading: www.mothmana.com
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Esoteric silversmith and PA Dutch folk practitioner: MaryEllen Rose of Wayward Silver joins the pod this week! Tune in to hear about Pennsylvania Dutch history and folk magic tradition, hex signs, and a legendary tale of murder and magic.
Books Mentioned: "The Long Lost Friend" by John George Hohman, edited by Daniel Harms (get the addition that is blue) "Hex and Spellwork" by Karl Herr "Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch: A Traditional Medical Practice in the Modern World" by David W Kriebel
Find MaryEllen: www.waywardsilver.com instagram.com/wayward_silver
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Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Paranormal ponderer and researcher of the uncanny: Amanda Paulson returns! What's in a name? Tune in for a philosophy heavy discussion on labeling the self, the value in not-knowing, and Amanda's upcoming feature film: "Death is With Me." 👻
Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin
Find Amanda:
@prettyfnspooky
@deathiswithme
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Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Witch, necromancer, mortician, medium, and author: Mortellus is back! Tune in for an explorative discussion provides perspective for listeners to reframe the concept of "ghost," our relationship to the dead, death magic, and the components of a soul. Mortellus generously shares their insight and research regarding these topics and more while discussing their second book "The Bones Fall in a Spiral" to be published this fall.
Find Mortellus:
Pre Order "The Bones Fall in a Spiral" https://www.amazon.com/Bones-Fall-Spiral-Introduction-Necromancy/dp/0738767921
www.mortellus.com
linktr.ee/acrowandthedead
www.fundthefuneral.com
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Book a reading: www.mothmana.com
instagram.com/mothmanatarot
twitter.com/ManaAelin
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Witch, paranormal investigator, and author J. Allen Cross is back to talk his second book "The Witch's Guide to the Paranormal." We cover problem solving oriented paranormal investigation, esoteric customer service, types of hauntings, what a typical investigation may look like, remote psychic work, portals, stories from haunted Portland, Oregon, and more!
PODCAST MERCH! Pre-Order ends Friday June 10th! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-bfBROKhypaNWQ3dhjV1C9xE61tj1199sJgga5XrO9zO0NQ/viewform
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Find J:
Pre Order "The Witch's Guide to the Paranormal": https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738772080
instagram.com/oregon_wood_witch
instagram.com/invoking_witchcraft
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www.mothmana.com
instagram.com/mothmanatarot
twitter.com/ManaAelin
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Darragh Mason is back! Join us for a chat exploring what may lurk in the garden, the importance of story, cunning folk, the father of witches, looking with a different lens at the uncomfortable way faeries seek joy during dark times, Irish faery mythology, embracing local living, stewardship, esoteric plant philosophy, and more. Hear what Darragh has to say now before he disappears into his garden forever!
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Find Darragh:
Podcast: Spirit Box
instagram.com/darragh_mf
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instagram.com/mothmanatarot
twitter.com/ManaAelin
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Mover, groover, teacher, and performer: Tracy Lynn stops by the podcast this week! We talk multidimensional self expression, movement as a language, sobriety, telepathic cat communication, following your intuition across the country, and so much more. Be sure to check out Tracy's online classes!
Find Tracy:
www.tracylynnmovement.com
patreon.com/tracylynnmovement
instagram.com/tracylynnwithlove
twitch.com/tracylynnwithlove
Find Mana:
www.mothmana.com
instagram.com/mothmanatarot
twitter.com/ManaAelin
Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Freelance illustrator, pigment wizard, and creator of the Blood Moon Tarot: local New England artist Sam Guay joins the podcast this week to share personal insight into their tarot deck creation process, dreamworking, looking for narratives in art, artistic paralysis, illustrating for Magic: the Gathering, and more. Truly an honor, enjoy the interview!
Books Mentioned:
"Art and Fear" by David Bayles and Ted Orland
"Sounds of Infinity" by Lee Morgan
Find Sam:
www.samguay.com
www.patreon.com/samguay
instagram.com/samguayart
Find Mana:
www.mothmana.com
instagram.com/mothmanatarot
twitter.com/ManaAelin
Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado
Hosts of The Red Text podcast: Fonzie and Ryan guest this week to share their wisdom on Folk Catholicism and to discuss the decentralization of the Church, intersection of Christianity and witchcraft, the saints, liminal identity, and more.
Find Fonzie and Ryan:
The Red Text Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iBuU4BZ390BiSrfTna58n?si=4734b95e4ec14807
www.patreon.com/theredtextcoven
instagram.com/theredtextpodcast
instagram.com/witchilumicente
instagram.com/themestizomystic twitter.com/mestizomystic
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instagram.com/mothmanatarot
twitter.com/ManaAelin
Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin
Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music
Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado