James Dotson, MD, joins the program to talk about the occult history of scents and his magical journey. Hear the full version at Patreon.com/Witchhassle You can get tickets for James’s class at this year’s Salem Summer Symposium at https://www.salemwitchfest.com/event-details/the-history-use-of-magical-fluid-condensers-with-dr-james-dotson where he will be talking about magical fluid condensers. His class from 2023 is available here: https://www.salemwitchfest.com/product-page/venus-queen-of-perfumes You can learn more about James Dotson and his studies of scents at @iatromantis on instagram and at @uncannyscents on instagram (http://uncannyscents.com/). You should also check out his lectures through the The Institute for Art and Olfaction (IAO). Here’s one to get you going: https://vimeo.com/556239956 Check out my class that I am teaching with Mr. Peter Von Leykamm at https://www.salemwitchfest.com/event-details/solomonic-pentacles-with-peter-von-leykamm-vincent-v-saint-roch-1

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/

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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).

In another installment of the Altared States Series, things get lunar with Saul Mondriaan (twitter.com/saul_mondriaan). As with each of these planetary interviews, there's also a planetary playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1B6wpkTS3gxNccKiH3zZbk?si=7c368fb6eab84831 And in a correction: The anarchist pamphlet I mention is called At Daggers Drawn, and the back actually reads "The secret is to really begin . . ."

Hoodoo Moses comes on to talk about Hoodoo, the Archangel Michael, and much more. Check out his kickstarter campaign for a magickal makerspace here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hoodoomoses/holy-mountain-magickal-makerspace And his other sites here: https://linktr.ee/hoodoomoses And of course, check him out on instagram @hoodoomoses. Photo by @thinstring on instagram

Priestess, reader, and magical maker Cydney Gray (Lady Malandra / Rose da Rua) pops by to talk about Care Bear magic, making Maries, moving to New Orleans as a magical person, and more. You can find her on instagram @rosedarua, on the internet at rosedarua.com, and on etsy at etsy.com/shop/RoseDaRua

William A. Calvo-Quirós talks about his new book, Undocumented Saints: The Politics of Migrating Devotions. We get into vernacular sainthood, cross-border religiosity, and dynamics of power. You can learn more about the book here: www.UndocumentedSaints.com. You can also learn more about William A. Calvo-Quirós here: www.barriology.com. Hear the full episode at patreon.com/witchhassle.

In a new installment of the Altared States series, Gabriela Herstik talks about Venus, Babalon, Isis, and the Goddess of Love and Lust. Gabriela's new book, Sacred Sex: The Magick and Path of the Divine Erotic, is available here: https://bookshop.org/books/sacred-sex-the-magick-and-path-of-the-divine-erotic/9780593421659 You can learn more about Gabriela Here: https://www.gabrielaherstik.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gabyherstik/ https://twitter.com/GabyHerstik Want more? Listen to the full version of the episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/70746839 Venus playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gOnA9vvQnG6NnrUFvUK3A?si=4351e52f7ec44cbd A list of mutual aid groups supporting trans people is available here: https://translifeline.org/resource/mutual-aid-funds-public-assistance/ What Lenin Teaches Us About Witchcraft is available here: https://www.e-flux.com/journal/100/268602/what-lenin-teaches-us-about-witchcraft/ You can sign the Trader Joe's petition here: https://p2a.co/PN3k0Fq Also, I saw this tweet abut desire before the interview and the notion was floating in my head so I am citing it here: https://twitter.com/witchkingcooper/status/1553123169111769088?s=20&t=rxECSpxUlEgwDRhc_xrN4Q Photo Credit: Alexandra Herstik instagram.com/alexyael

As part of the Altared States series (interviews with people who have a serious practice with one of the seven Chaldean planets), Simon Haskell talks Hermes, the god of Mercury. His class on Hermes Chthonios is available here: https://www.thecauldronblack.com/product-page/practical-idolatry-hermes-chthonios-terrestrial-hermes-practice And the Mercury spotify playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NLiwzuu1OnBYr6taWUp2E?si=7549c09f6e4b4abb Get the full version of the interview (in which Simon talks about voluntary possession, mercury dimes, divination, and more) go to patreon.com/witchhassle.

The wonderful Britta Ager comes by to talk about her new book, The Scent of Ancient Magic. We get into many uses for scent in magic and religious practice, and the importance of this undervalued sense. For the full conversation (and other bonus content) pop over to patreon.com/witchhassle The book is available here: https://www.press.umich.edu/10082698/scent_of_ancient_magic And you can learn more about Professor Ager here: https://twitter.com/BrittaAger https://asu.academia.edu/BrittaAger https://hcommons.org/members/brittaager/ She recommends: Radcliffe G. Edmonds III, Drawing Down the Moon Lindsay C. Watson, Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome Daniel Ogden, Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Sourcebook Hans Dieter Betz, ed. The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation John Gager, ed. Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World Also check out Abortion Action Front: https://www.aafront.org/ and those panels I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvLjjxQn5PcnyFHW0Ac7OPE1DTg9F91an

In this interview recorded long, long ago and only brought to you now, Dr. Laura Ackerman Smoller comes on to talk about French astrologer and theologian, Pierre D'Alliy. We discuss astrology, prophecy, and the coming of the Antichrist. You can buy Dr. Smoller's fabulous book on D'Alliy, History, Prophecy, and the Stars: The Christian Astrology of Pierre D'Ailly, 1350–1420, here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691654317/history-prophecy-and-the-stars And you can learn more about Dr. Smoller and her research here: https://www.sas.rochester.edu/his/people/faculty/smoller_laura/index.html As always, head over to patreon.com/witchhassle to support the show and get access to exclusive content.

Dr. Amina Inloes and J. M. Hamade come to talk about their fabulous new edition of al-Buni's Shams al-Ma'arif (the Sun of Knowledge). We get into jinn, necromancy, and more. Hear the full conversation (which has lunar mansions, poetry, and more) on the patreon. Buy the book here: https://revelore.press/publications/sun-of-knowledge-shams/ Check out the book's twitter here: https://twitter.com/arabic__magic/ And its instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/arabic__magic/ Learn more about Dr. Amina Inloes here: https://twitter.com/AminaInloes Learn more about J. M. Hamade here: https://jmhamade.com/About https://www.instagram.com/starnightdwell/