Today, we welcome astrologer Elsa, who has been exploring the astrology of people who have had Dark Man experiences. A few months ago, Elsa asked the community on the Spirit Box Discord for volunteers to have their astrological charts analyzed to see if any patterns could be identified. The work surfaced some very interesting results.

Elsa starts the show by explaining how charts break down for the first 12 minutes, so if you're already well-versed in that area, you may want to skip ahead. We delve into some of the evidence in my chart and discuss the parallels and contradictions in the charts of others (no volunteers were harmed in this process). To further this exploration, Elsa reviewed the charts of actors and artists who could be said to have Dark Man-related themes in their work.
Its absolutely fascinating and a similar exploration to the one I undertook in Irish mythology and folklore.

In the Plus show we get into Keanu Reeves chart and delve into the themes of John Wick as angel of death and Billy Bob Thornton as Lorne Malvo the 'devilish' assassin of TV show Fargo. We get into this type of research leads you to the process of shadow work. To close Elsa takes us through their investigation into the chart of famous psychic Eileen J Garrett and her book 'Call me Lucifer'. Its interesting stuff and you will be checking your chart...
Now there are a number of stars we discuss in this piece including Aldebaran, Antares and Deneb Algedi to name a few. The recommendation is to check out Sasha Ravitch's work or to give Elsa a shout if you are on the Spirit Box Discord.

Enjoy!
My Book 'Song of The Dark Man' is now available for pre-purchase in all major bookstores and will be release early August in North America and in early September ROTW. You can order it here in the US and here the UK & ROW

Show notes:
Sasha Ravitch https://sasharavitch.podia.com
Lorne Malvo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlbmsPLcPSA
Penny Dreadful Vanessa and Dracula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzXRbdTVeZs
John Wick, Baba Yaga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSBy8Mqh118
Dracula 1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjgwUB1CXek
Tim Curry Legend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxWX7tyFudY
The Matrix, defeating the agents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON8TSbwwQu0
Twin volcanoes of Napoli https://italianstorytellers.com/2016/01/06/solfatara-volcano-naples/
Pulcinella, the trickster of Napoli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulcinella
Johann Sebastian Bach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach
Nat Clegg and Lenni George events https://www.houseofzophiel.com
Horned Moses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horns_of_Moses
Lucifer of Turin https://en.italiani.it/piazza-statuto-turin-legend/
Eileen J Garrett 'Call me Lucifer' https://www.spr.ac.uk/node/19188

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-party
Leadbeater Scandal: https://enfolding.org/tag/leadbeater/
Phil's blog: http://enfolding.org
Hands of Light: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18420.Hands_of_Light

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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_Amorth
The Devil and Fr Amorth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpjRQokeQNo
The Popes Exorcist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXqvnT_rsk

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