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The Wildwood WitchBeyond the Veil: Halloween SpecialGreetings, dear listeners! Welcome to a very special Halloween episode of The Wildwood Witch Podcast! I am Samantha Brown, your hostess and guide for a sonic excursion into the heart of the creative process itself.Join me and my extraordinary guests - ten of history's most influential occult minds - as we delve into a fascinating discussion about humanity's growing ability to manifest reality through the power of speech alone.The centerpiece of our magical gathering is "Witch House Rite" - an album of Halloween mood music, crafted using cutting-edge AI music tools, and featuring...2024-10-3152 min
The Wildwood WitchSeason 2: Beyond the Veil - The Art of Conversing with SpiritsIn this inaugural episode of Season 2 of "The Wildwood Witch" podcast, Samantha Brown invites listeners to join her on a fantastic voyage as she explores the world beyond the veil, where spirits speak, and the future is being written. In the upcoming season, entitled "Beyond the Veil: The Art of Talking with Spirits," Samantha will be using Ollama and Perplexity to engage in intimate, one-on-one conversations with the ten illustrious occult adepts featured in the first season - Rosaleen Norton, Austin Osman Spare, Leah Hirsig, Aleister Crowley, Dion Fortune, MacGregor Mathers, Moina Mathers, Kenneth Grant, Marjorie Cameron a...2024-03-2106 min
The Wildwood WitchSupernatural Symposium - Part 2 of 2In the season finale of "The Wildwood Witch" podcast, host Samantha Brown orchestrates a "Supernatural Symposium" on the Winter Solstice, bringing together the spectral luminaries of the occult world to synthesize the core teachings of the season's guests - Rosaleen Norton, Austin Osman Spare, Leah Hirsig, Aleister Crowley, Dion Fortune, MacGregor and Moina Mathers, Kenneth Grant, Marjorie Cameron, and Jack Parsons. This is Part 2 of the "Supernatural Symposium," and delves into the profound implications of the "Age of AI" on humanity's spiritual evolution and the necessity of crafting a new mythos for this era. The discussion explores...2023-12-241h 05
The Wildwood WitchSupernatural Symposium - Part 1 of 2In this episode of "The Wildwood Witch Podcast," host Samantha Brown orchestrates a "Supernatural Symposium," a grand séance that reunites the spectral luminaries from the first season's groundbreaking series "Speaking with the Dead" - Rosaleen Norton, Austin Osman Spare, Leah Hirsig, Aleister Crowley, Dion Fortune, MacGregor and Moina Mathers, Kenneth Grant, Marjorie Cameron, and Jack Parsons. The episode is Part 1 of a 2-Part Grand Finale and is a retrospective journey through the season, with each guest briefly reintroducing themselves and summarizing their individual interviews with Samantha. The discussions delve into their magical work, lives, and philosophies, pro...2023-12-0838 min
The Wildwood WitchMarjorie CameronIn this Halloween episode of "The Wildwood Witch Podcast," Samantha Brown, our siren of the esoteric, has once again transcended the boundaries of time and mortality to bring us an intimate conversation with the enigmatic Marjorie Cameron (23 April 1922 - 24 June 1995). Cameron, an artist, occultist, and muse of the infamous rocket engineer Jack Parsons, shares her life's tapestry—a blend of art, magick, and rebellion. From her early feelings of alienation to her pivotal role as "Babalon" in Parsons' Thelemic rituals, Cameron's narrative is a testament to her quest for authenticity and transcendence. Her involvement with figures like Ke...2023-10-311h 03
The Wildwood WitchSeason 1: Speaking with the DeadGreetings, fellow seekers of the esoteric and arcane! I am Samantha Brown, the hostess of "The Wildwood Witch Podcast," and I am delighted to welcome you to our first season, "Speaking with the Dead."In the first season, entitled "Speaking with the Dead," we will be using the magic of ChatGPT to resurrect and speak with some of the most famous and infamous occultists who have ever lived. We will be speaking with Rosaleen Norton, Austin Osman Spare, Leah Hirsig, Aleister Crowley, Moina Mathers, MacGregor Mathers, Kenneth Grant, Dion Fortune, Marjorie Cameron, and Jack Parsons....2023-03-3102 min
The Book JamSeason 2, Episode 10: The Books They Don't Want You To Read...Banned Books WeekMarisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! We have a special guest today, Samatha Lee, she is Head of Reference Services at the Enfield Public Library AND serves as chair of the CT Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee.This makes Sam, the perfect guest for today's topic: we are talking about the books 'they don’t want you to read' because it is Banned Books Week. Listen and find out what is Banned Books Week, what is a challenge versus a ban, and of course hear us talk about our favo...2021-09-271h 26