S6E5: The magick of the Mabi, Lludd and Llevelys

A short look at magic within the Mabinogion and then one of the shortest tales, the truely magical Lludd and Llevelys, where we see the naming of London, dragons, magicians and demons in trumpets. Sit back, grab yourself a drink and enjoy the tales.

You can find the translation of the story here:

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5160/5160-h/5160-h.htm#chap12https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/mab/mab05.htm

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Season 6 Episode 4: Did Mother Shipton Exist?

The Legend of Mother Shipton retold by me with a little question of her actual existence....she appears in this episode so she must be real right!?

Thanks to Tracy for playing the part of Mother Shipton. Go check out her podcast:

https://www.folkloringpodcast.com/

And her work over at the Folklore Podcast as well

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Season 6 Episode 3: Where did that k come from?

In this episode I look into where the word magic comes from, where the k comes from and various types, forms and terms associated with magic, such as Black magic versus white, left hand versus right hand path, folk and ceremonial magic. Fun for all the family.

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Season 6 Episode 2: Hekate, the Goddess of Magick

In this episode I delve into a little bit of the origins, lineage, mystery and history of one of the most well known goddesses of magick, the amazing Greek goddess Hekate. We look at her role as the goddess of the crossroads, necromancy and witchcraft. I also find some spells in the Greek Magical Papyri that relate to her and end on a telling of the Homeric poem to Demeter, in which Hekate informs Demeter of Persephones abduction.

Links here for sources used:

Hesiod. The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Theogony. Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130%3Acard%3D404

Ovids’ Metamorphosis: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/21765/21765-h/21765-h.htm

https://ovid.lib.virginia.edu/trans/Metamorph6.htm

Athanassia Zografou: https://journals.openedition.org/kernos/3876?lang=en

Theoi website: https://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html

Homeric poem to Demeter translated by Gregory Nagy: https://uh.edu/~cldue/texts/demeter.html?ref=mitosymas.com

Greek Magical Papyri: https://www.amazon.com/Greek-Magical-Papyri-Translation-Including/dp/0226044475

Vaesen Con videos: Occult Underbelly - https://www.youtube.com/live/H5Kj25FcDrs?si=hE4JuiQfLp4LO0ZC

Creepy Locations - https://www.youtube.com/live/r20yaRnSUZY?si=v_a_QCbubw_qy2Jm

Weaving Tales - https://www.youtube.com/live/d5ADSqfph2U?si=3mVyMah3_oNqpC4y

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Season 6 Episode 1: The Voodoo Queen

Welcome back everyone, I have had a summer break, been on holiday, caught covid and submitted 2 papers to the journal. I am now back with a new season of folklore and mystery and magick. The new season is going to be all things magical, from witchcraft to ceremonial magic, gods and goddess, rituals and spell, folklore and history.

In the first episode we take a look at New Orleans Voodoo Queen Marie Leveau, her life and some of the mysteries about her powers. So please, sit back, grab your self a drink, and enjoy the tales.

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Season 5 Episode 6: The Great God Pan - Part 2

By Athur Machen

2 parter this time because it is a longer tale. Grab yourself a drink, sit back and enjoy the tale.

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Season 5 Episode 5: The Great God Pan - Part 1

By Athur Machen

2 parter this time because it is a longer tale. Grab yourself a drink, sit back and enjoy the tale.

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Season 5 Episode 4: The Terror of Blue John Gap

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

I'm really sorry about the sound quality on this one, computer updates seem to have messed up my sound card and been trying to fit it but to no avail....

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