Today's episode is an excellent chat with A.C. Stauble and Isaac Hill, two individuals who are both fellow magicians, permaculturalists, and podcast hosts. I've been a long-time fan of their show, the Plant Cunning Podcast, which highlights connections between herbalism, magic, permaculture, and the healing arts. Isaac is a permaculturalist with over a decade of experience gardening and cultivating a native plant nursery, as well as a Heathen practitioner and author. A.C. is a farmer,...

As we near the end of the year, it's a great time to talk about timing and astrology, and I'm happy to welcome astrologer and musician ZamboniFunk to the podcast to do just that. I've followed Zamboni's work for a few years now, and on the show today, we discuss the 'negatives and positives' of transits and challenging aspects in charts, eclipses, rhythm's relationship to magic, and much more. It's always a pleasure to talk with him, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! (If you're...

It's always a great pleasure to talk fortune-telling and omen logic with author and magician Gordon White. This conversation centered around his newly released Lenormand deck, "Fortune's Fools," which was co-created with the artist Colin Alexander. The "little white book" he wrote and included with the deck, discussing techniques of effective cartomancy (and which can be applied to much more than just Lenormand contexts,) was excellent to discuss with him in this episode.  I hope you enjoy...

A great chat and a very wonderful return to the show with geomancer, historian, author, and cunning practitioner Dr. Alexander Cummins! In this most wonderful October season, we spoke about folk necromancy, magic, Spirits of place, and making connections in our living landscapes with the help of our Ancestors and honored Dead.  Enjoy! -- Dr. Alexander Cummin's website: http://www.alexandercummins.com/ -- Dr. Cummins' recent classes on The Cauldron Black:...

A lovely episode with geomancer and astrological magician Bellatrix Rose. We chat about her thoughts on meeting the spirits of geomancy, her entry into the art, and how to best combine astrology with magical remediation. Enjoy! -- Bellatrix Rose's website: https://www.cunningandcraft.com/ -- John Michael Greer's book on Geomancy, "The Art and Practice of Geomancy" : https://shorturl.at/egGT6 -- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas and...

Author and scholar John Michael Greer returns to the podcast to discuss several of his excellent books, along with his recently re-released oracle deck, The Sacred Geometry Oracle.  This was a fascinating chat about sacred geometry, technology and nature, architecture, music, and art. As always, I deeply enjoyed our conversation, and I hope you do as well! — John Michael Greer’s website: https://www.ecosophia.net -- JMG's dream width page: http://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org -- The Ceremony of...

This week, our episode is a conversation with the wonderful heathen author and seer Patricia Lafayllve. Within the excellent heathen organization, The Troth, she is an Elder, as well as High Steward. She has performed rituals throughout the US, and is a natural Seer and trained seidr-worker, and in our conversation together, we discussed the essential skills needed to practice trance-based divination, the importance of respect and grounded research in our personal worship, and her two...

The very first "solo show" of Coffee and Divination! I wanted to speak a little about a topic that's come up with a number with my guests recently: how we relate to our divinatory tools, and also how we might deepen our connections to them. As a Witch who practices a nature-based, pantheist, and animist Tradition, the act of relating to forms of divination, and the Spirits who speak through them, is something I think a great deal about both as a teacher and a practitioner. In today's episode,...

The latest episode is another lovely discussion with author, poet, and scholar Peter Mark Adams.  His latest work, "Hagia Sophia / Sanctum of Kronos: Spiritual Dissent in an Age of Tyranny," is a fascinating exploration of the pagan Mystery cults and their diverse survivals in later philosophical traditions, as well as a discussion of the ways in which the construction of the Hagia Sophia cathedral in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) encapsulates the metaphysics of spiritual union taught...

A very enjoyable conversation with the inspiring author, teacher, and sorcerer, Jason Miller.  Jason is the author of many books, including his most recent, Consorting with Spirits: Your Guide to Working with Invisible Allies.  We spoke about the nature of divination and fortune-making, the importance of discernment, building skills through practice and self-reflection, and much more. I certainly enjoyed it, and I hope you do as well! -- Jason's website: Strategic Sorcery -- Upcoming online...

Our second episode of 2023, and it was a wonderful conversation with PGM and practical occult practitioner Alison Chicosky. Alison is the author of The Secrets of Helios: Unlocking the Practical Uses of PGM IV.1596-1715 which was recently released by Hadean Press. She is a PGM practitioner, magician, and founder of the www.PracticalOccult.com website. We had a lovely chat about the nature of Egyptian magic, obtaining knowledge from Spirits (while developing relationships with Them,) and...

It's 2023, and we're very excited for the magical possibilities of this spring! It's time for our look ahead at the first half of 2023 with astrologer and friend of the show, Brittany Goss. Her look ahead gives plenty of inspiration, dates to look forward to, magic to plan, and much more.  An inspiring chat, as always. -- Brittany Goss' website: https://rebelastrology.net -- Brittany's Rebel Astrology Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelastrology -- Brittany's upcoming free...

A lovely conversation with author, diviner, Witch, and magical project manager Ivy Bromius, all about using magic to enchant for our desires, and create our best life. We delved into how divination interweaves with magical workings, and the importance of "doing more magic" on a regular basis. This is a conversation I was looking forward to for a while, and it was a joy to talk with Ivy about these important topics. -- Ivy's website: https://www.circlethrice.com -- Ivy's guide to planning -...

A fantastic conversation with author, teacher, and diviner Brian Wilkins, centering on his new book and oracle deck, "The Oracle of Decans."  We delved into a discussion of the 36 Decan spirits, as well as the nature and interplay of magic, divination, and healing. This is a book and deck I've been looking forward to for a while, and the conversation around it is one I hope you enjoy.  Important work in this world, and these times. Brian also treated our live audience to a few quick readings...

It's that time of year already! A look ahead at the second half of 2022 with astrolger and friend of the show, Brittany Goss. Her look ahead gives plenty of inspiration, as well as some cautions, and I'm sure the dates and times she provides for potential magic will be helpful for many of us.  A great chat, as always. -- Brittany Goss' website: https://rebelastrology.net -- Brittany's Rebel Astrology Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelastrology -- Website:...

It was wonderful to have author and poet Peter Mark Adams back on the show to talk about his recent release: “The Power of the Healing Field: Energy Medicine, Psi Abilities, and Ancestral Healing”  In our chat we discuss healing modalities, the connections between healing, divination, trance, and shamanic traditions, and talk through a little of how we can incorporate energy work in our lives. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, as well as Peter’s latest book, and I hope you do as...

A fascinating conversation with an author I've admired for many years, John Opsopaus. His work on the alphabet divinatory oracles of the ancient Greek world, "The Oracles of Apollo: Practical Ancient Greek Divination for Today" is a title I highly recommend, and he joins me to speak about it, as well as his thoughts on the art and practice of divination, and the worship of the Greek Gods.  His newest work, "The Secret Texts of Hellenic Polytheism: A Practical Guide to the Restored Pagan...

Author, astrologer, and teacher Ivo Dominguez Jr. joins us to discuss divination and prophecy, and some of what he covers in his fantastic book, The Keys to Perception: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development.  I thoroughly enjoyed this fist conversation together, and I hope you do as well! — Ivo's website: http://ivodominguezjr.com -- His author page on IndieBound -- Upcoming teaching schedule details -- Theme music: Come with Me by JoAnna Farrer. Also featuring Alasdair Fraser, Natalie...

Author and scholar John Michael Greer returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, The Twilight of Pluto: Astrology and the Rise and Fall of Planetary Influences. This was a fascinating chat about astrology, art, culture, and societal changes as they relate to Fate, the heavens, and what we see in the sky.  I really enjoyed the book, and the conversation, and I hope you do as well! — John Michael Greer’s website: https://www.ecosophia.net -- JMG's dream width page:...

Author and chaos magician Gordon White returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, Ani.Mystic. This was a wonderful conversation about a book I thoroughly enjoyed reading, delving into animism, ways of thinking, healing and right relations, magic, "nature" and much more. Our chat also dipped a little into the complex nature of protection and malefica, which is the current RuneSoup course, and more info on that you can also be found via the links below. — Gordon White’s website:...

An excellent conversation with diviner, healer, and author Dylan Warren-Davis. Dylan is the author of the classic guide to cheiromancy (hand reading) - "The Hand Reveals: A Complete Guide to Cheiromancy - the Western Tradition of Handreading."  He has been practicing cheiromancy for over 40 years, and his writings on the subject are a wonderful and in-depth introduction to this very ancient art.  I really enjoyed reading "The Hand Reveals" and was very glad to sit down and discuss it with...

A look ahead at the first half of 2022! As we close out the strangeness of 2021, it was wonderful to hear astrologer Brittany Goss' analysis of what's to come in 2022. As usual, I found the discussion with Brittany to be inspiring and heartening, while still being a no-nonsense discussion of some of the issues presenting themselves in the astro-weather to come.  I thoroughly enjoy these chats with Brittany, and hope you find this one as helpful as I did. -- Brittany Goss' website:...

A great conversation with diviner and author Lilith Dorsey. Lilith is the author of numerous books, including "Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens: The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions" , "Voodoo and African Traditional Religion" , and "Water Magic: Elements of Witchcraft."  They have been a professional psychic and teacher for over three decades and are a frequent presenter at festivals and gatherings, including HexFest, WitchCon, Sirius Rising, Witch’sFest USA, and many...

On this episode of Coffee & Divination, we welcome back author and magician John Michael Greer. He's written numerous works on a variety of topics, including ecology, politics, appropriate technology, oil depletion, Druidry, divination, and magic. (He has written over 50 titles so far.) In this discussion, we delve into some of the magical underpinnings of politics today, as well as in the more distant past. His recent thought-provoking book, "The King in Orange: The Magical and Occult...