Witches & Wine Interview

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I was delighted to have a lovely conversation with Witches & Wine maven Chaweon Koo recently, in which we discussed astrological magic and geomancy. Our conversation featured seventeenth-century astrologer William Lilly, the archangel Raphael (about whom I recently co-wrote a pamphlet for Hadean Press with my good friend Vanessa Irena), a quick-fire round of short explanations of the sixteen geomantic figures, and - of course - ODB of the Wu. 

It was a pleasure to talk with Chaweon and I hope we can do another soon! You can follow her on her Youtube channel and on the Facebooks.

Alexander Cummins

“Necromancer (necromantes) he that practises that wicked Art, a Master of the Black Art, one that seeks to the dead; or consults with Satan in the shape of a dead man. The Hebrews describe him thus; he made himself hungry, and then lodged among the Graves, that the dead might come to him in a dream, and make known to him that which he asked, &c. Others there were that clad themselves with cloathes for that purpose, and spoke certain words, burned Incense, and slept by themselves, that such a dead person might come and talk with them in a dream.”
- Thomas Blount, Glossographia (London, 1661)