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  • Episode 50: Corvis Nocturnum, Starr Morgayne, and Hydra M. Star discuss Walking the Path of the Ancient Ways

    Episode 50: Corvis Nocturnum, Starr Morgayne, and Hydra M. Star discuss Walking the Path of the Ancient Ways

    Occult researcher and Gothic fantasy artist E. R. Vernor,  best known to his fans under the pen name Corvis Nocturnum, Starr Morgayne, and Hydra M. Star join Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell to discuss the new anthology: Walking the Path of the Ancient Ways: A Collection of Magic by Various Pagan Authors. In this wonderful new book, Pagan authors from various backgrounds share their story on being pagan in the modern world.

    Corvis Nocturnum/E.R. Vernor is a May 2010 graduate with Presidents List Honor Roll from Brown Mackie College, with dual associates degrees in Business Management and Criminal Justice.  He is the co-founder and publisher of Dark Moon Press, author or a growing list of his own solo titles, as well as an accomplished editor returning rare, out of print occult books back to the community. Corvis owned an occult shop for several years while he maintained office as the Vice President of the Fort Wayne Pagan Alliance, a faith tolerance organization and acted as Vendor Director/Coordinator for Pagan Pride Day in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He has done lectures at various events all over the Mid-West. In his free time he enjoys oil painting fantasy, Pagan, and Gothic artwork.

    Starr Morgayne is a writer for Dark Moon Press.  Her book.  Bewitching Beauty: Bringing out your inner Goddess, naturally is available at www.darkmoonpress.com.   She
    has contributed to various anthologies and been featured in Embracing the Darkness: Understanding Dark Subcultures as well as several radio shows.  To contact the author,  email darkmoon@darkmoonpress.com.

     

    Hydra M. Star at a very early age developed a deep interest in demonology,  the paranormal,  and the occult.  A long time member of the Church of Satan and practicing witch,  Ms. Star has never let go of this passion for things that go bump in the night.  Rather then turn away from the darker side of nature and herself,  she has allowed it to fuel all her creative endeavors. A dark fiction writer,  columnist, book reviewer,  and poet,  Ms. Star?s work can regularly be found in both Horrotica and Twisted Dreams Magazines as well as within the pages of a forthcoming collection of her short fiction;  Prior to the Empire.

     

  • Episode 49: Joy Wedmedyk Discusses Shamanism

    Episode 49: Joy Wedmedyk Discusses Shamanism

    Live Tuesday 8pm EST on www.para-x-radio.com

    Ocha priestess of Yemeha Joy joins Andrieh Vitimus and Co-host Jason M. Colwell to talk about Shamanism.  Joy is one of the best mediums within in the Cleveland area and has studied with many native American Teachers.

    Joy Wedmedyk (Iyalocha Omi Lasa) has studied Mediumship, Divination, Symbolism, and Shamanism for over 35 years. Initiated in Regla de Ocha (called Santeria), Native American and African Shamanic Traditions, she is an accomplished Medium and Shamanic practitioner. Joy opens the way for healing through her connections to the Spirits and Ancestors. Joy was a source for Drawing Down the Spirits by Filan and Kaldera.

    She is a serious and effective healer, while being willing to speak her mind and be a proponent of devotion, practice and initiation.  She has over 35 years of public speaking, festival,  and client work.  Her spirits are currently pushing her to write a Ocha book which details the multitude of healing that comes from correctly understanding the uplifting process that engaging with the Orisha can be.

    She can be reached at http://holywatersbotanica.blogspot.com/
    and http://www.omilasa.com/

  • Episode 48: The Rev. Selena Fox Discusses Religious Freedom

    Episode 48: The Rev. Selena Fox Discusses Religious Freedom

    Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell welcome The Rev. Selena Fox to the show to discuss religious freedom and the issues that are still faced in America today by those who do not choose to follow the most popular of mainstream religions.

    Selena Fox is a psychotherapist, teacher, writer, photographer, ritual performance artist, and Priestess. She is founder and co-executive director of Circle Sanctuary, an international Nature Spirituality resource center headquartered on a 200-acre Nature preserve in southwestern Wisconsin, USA.

    Selena received her M.S. in Counseling from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and graduated cum laude with a B.S. in psychology from the College of William and Mary in Virginia in 1971.  She received additional training in psychology at Rutgers University, Parkway Hospital, and various conferences and training programs.  She is a member of the American Psychological Association, American Counseling Association, Association for Transpersonal Psychology, and American Academy of Religion.  She is a spiritual counselor in private practice.

    Selena has been a Wiccan priestess and Pagan artist since 1973.  Her approach to spirituality emphasizes Nature communion and blends together ancient and contemporary European and American folkways, Wiccan traditions, multicultural shamanism, and transpersonal psychology.  She is one of America’s best known Pagan elders, networkers, and civil liberties activists.  She is founder of Circle Network, Lady Liberty League, and the Pagan Academic Network.

    She is author of Goddess Communion Rituals and Meditations and When Goddess is God.  She also has created several music and guided meditation tapes.  She is founder of the quarterly journal, CIRCLE Magazine, and sourcebook, Circle Guide to Pagan Resources. She was a consultant for Time-Life Books’ “Mysteries of the Unknown” series.

  • Episode 47: Andrieh Vitimus, Jacki Smith, Shetan Noir, Corvis Nocturnum, and The Rev. Selena Fox Discuss Magic at Convocation 2012; Part 2

    Episode 47: Andrieh Vitimus, Jacki Smith, Shetan Noir, Corvis Nocturnum, and The Rev. Selena Fox Discuss Magic at Convocation 2012; Part 2

    Live Every Tuesday at 8pm EST, On the Para-X network

    Jason M. Colwell hosts a panel discussion of magical practice and it’s future.  Recorded on-site at Convocation 2012 in Detroit, Rock City, Michigan.  Andrieh Vitimus sat on an all-star panel with Jacki Smith, Shetan Noir, Corvis Nocturnum, and The Rev. Selena Fox.  Andrieh and Jason wish to extend a very appreciative thank you to our guests, as Convocation was a very high energy event as we all were hard at work during this extended weekend and going on minimum sleep.  This special will be broadcast in multiple parts.  We hope you, our dear listeners, enjoy this meeting of very different magical perspectives.

  • Episode 46: Andrieh Vitimus, Jacki Smith, Shetan Noir, Corvis Nocturnum, and The Rev. Selena Fox Discuss Magic at Convocation 2012; Part 1

    Episode 46: Andrieh Vitimus, Jacki Smith, Shetan Noir, Corvis Nocturnum, and The Rev. Selena Fox Discuss Magic at Convocation 2012; Part 1

    Live Every Tuesday at 8pm EST, On the Para-X network

    Jason M. Colwell hosts a panel discussion of magical practice and it’s future.  Recorded on-site at Convocation 2012 in Detroit, Rock City, Michigan.  Andrieh Vitimus sat on an all-star panel with Jacki Smith, Shetan Noir, Corvis Nocturnum, and The Rev. Selena Fox.  Andrieh and Jason wish to extend a very appreciative thank you to our guests, as Convocation was a very high energy event as we all were hard at work during this extended weekend and going on minimum sleep.  This special will be broadcast in multiple parts.  We hope you, our dear listeners, enjoy this meeting of very different magical perspectives.

  • Episode 45: Carl F. Neal Discusses Incense Crafting and Use in Magick

    Episode 45: Carl F. Neal Discusses Incense Crafting and Use in Magick

    Live every Tuesday, 8pm EST Para-X network

    Incense expert Carl F. Neal Joins Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell to discuss his experience with crafting incenses and using them in magical ritual.

    Carl Neal has been a student of incense since 1977.  In 1995 he became a professional incense maker and has avidly researched incense ever since.  He eventually set aside his retail incense business and focused on bringing an expanded awareness of incense to everyone who would read or listen.  Networking with incense makers and users from around the world has given him a very different view of incense.

    He is a self-professed incense fanatic who has been lucky enough to learn from a variety of incense makers from North and South America, Asia, and Europe.  He has traveled across America leading incense workshops and discussions.  He has been a frequent guest at Pagan festivals and gatherings where he spreads his enthusiasm for incense with vigor.

    A strong supporter of community, Carl loves teaching about incense at all sorts of community events. Carl holds bachelor degrees in History and Sociology.  He currently lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley in Western Oregon.

    Carl’s products and contact information may be found at www.incensebooks.com

  • Episode 44: Julian Vayne Returns to Deeper down the Rabbit hole, Love, Tantra and supporting the body!

    Episode 44: Julian Vayne Returns to Deeper down the Rabbit hole, Love, Tantra and supporting the body!

    Julian Vayne has worked within a number of spiritual systems which emphasis the role of sacred sexuality and desire. These include Wiccan, Thelemic and Tantric styles of magick. He teaches at Arcanoriumcollege.com and has written numerous books and articles, most recently ‘Magick Works’ which includes accounts of entheogenic sex magick and work with the erotic African-syncretic goddess Pomba Gira. He also works as a museums consultant and was a prime mover in an award winning project which aims to help young people explore issues around love, sexuality, gender and sexual health.

    Get into Julian’s Tantra class at the
    Arconorium College Arconorium College

    To see some of Julian’s Work
    http://theblogofbaphomet.com

  • Episode 43: THE GODFATHER Lon Milo Duquette

    Episode 43: THE GODFATHER Lon Milo Duquette

    Live on the Para-X Network 8pm EST

    Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell are honored to welcome Lon Milo Duquette to the show.

    Born 1948 in Long Beach California, and raised in Columbus Nebraska — 1960s radical Peace activist and Epic Records song-writer and recording artist (Charley D. & Milo) he transformed himself into author, holy-man, humorist, wizard.  Author of 16 critically acclaimed books (translated in 12 languages) on magick and the occult, Lon Milo DuQuette is one of the most respected and entertaining writers and lecturers in the field of the Western Mystery Traditions.

    He is an internationally recognized authority on tarot and ceremonial magick.  Reviewers have compared his wit and writing style to that of Mark Twain and Robert Benchley.  Audiences at his workshops and seminars describe the experience as a cascade of mesmerizing information, laughter and terror.

    Although he takes this subject matter very seriously, he tries not to take himself too seriously.  This rare combination of scholarship and humor has earned him in the last 20 years a unique and respected position in the world American esoteric literature.

    He lives in Costa Mesa, California with Constance his wife of 43 years.