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UnderWorld with Hadean Press

UnderWorld with Hadean PressA monthly podcast featuring and highlighting the works of Hadean Press authors with host Mat Hadfield. Hadean Press is a UK based small press producing some of the most exciting titles in modern occultism, publishing academic and independent scholarship. From Scandinavian Trolldom to Brazilian Quimbanda, Renaissance necromancy to the are and craft of the Goes, the Hadean catalogue caters to practitioners of magic as well to those curious about its long history.

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Hadean Press Podcast #32 - Cypriani Magici Septem...

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2025/12/27

Happy holidays everyone! This month we are very happy to welcome back José Leitão and Brian Johnson who have teamed up to bring us a truly fascinating addition to the Cyprianic corpus titled, ‘Seven Magic Hours of Cyprian the Mage, a study and translation of mss 174 n.155 from the Portuguese National Library, an Iberian book of Pacts and Treasure hunting’. In today's episode José and Brian describe the history of the Cyprianic tradition, the new discoveries of the French and Spanish influences which

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Hadean Press Podcast #31 - Learning from Legendary...

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2025/11/30

Welcome listeners to the Sagittarian fires of 2025, in today’s episode we are delighted to present Kadmus for the second time on the show. Kadmus has developed many of his earlier ideas from his essay, ‘Every Nekuomanteia is a Katabasis’ into perhaps one of the single greatest texts on the subject of Necromancy I have ever read. This book is not simply a how-to manual, but instead a deep exploration of the subject and dramatis personae of epistemic evocation, or ‘Learning from Legendary

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Hadean Press Podcast #30 - The Golden Guest - Jack...

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2025/11/01

Welcome to our very special Halloween episode! Today we are happy to present Jack Grayle, a wonderfully charming and enthusiastic teacher of the Blackthorn School, practitioner of various magics from the sorceries of the Greek Magical Papyri to early modern Cunning Craft, author of the Hekatæon, and The Golden Guest, an essay featured in Hadean’s Conjure Codex volume 4. Today we will discuss a whole host of topics ranging from Jack’s understanding of Hellenic magical praxis, dream incubation,

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Hadean Press Podcast #29 - The Sworn and Secret...

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2025/10/02

The Sworn and Secret Grimoire by Jake Stratton-Kent is available from Hadean Press here: https://hadean.press/products/sworn-and-secret-grimoire?srsltid=AfmBOopSPySbnLUxO1FOU85PZ8y64k27IPwglzdpTcalCggLw16pLUYx This month we have the pleasure of introducing our good friend Aequus Nox to the Hadean Podcast. We discuss Jake Stratton-Kent’s, Night School vol.I - The Sworn and Secret Grimoire, based on the forgery of Hockley’s, Grimoire of Turiel. We discuss a wide range of themes related to Jake

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Hadean Podcast #28 - Claves Spirituum - David Rankine

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2025/10/02

In this episode we are very happy to welcome back David Rankine, recent author of the Grimoire Encyclopaedia, Clavis Intelligentiarum, and now the second part of a planned trilogy of books, Clavis Spirituum - Expanding the Horizons of Grimoire Conjuration. The goal of David’s Claves series is to expand and elucidate on the practical work of the European Grimoire Tradition, taking inspiration from his panoramic understanding of the core mechanics of the Art and presenting a simple and easily

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Hadean Podcast #27 - The Black Raven - Cummins & Johnson

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2025/10/02

This month we welcome back both Brian Johnson and Alexander Cummins who come to us today as a wonderful necromantic team to elucidate their most recent contribution, ‘The Black Raven - A Study in the Folk Necromancy of Early Modern Germany’, a translation of a fantastically practical grimoiric manual of Faustian ghost laying and treasure hunting. In this episode we discuss the origins and influences of this manuscript, its modularity and the nature of the larger ecology of spirit which surrounds it

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Hadean Podcast #26 - The Beheading Game - Briar

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2025/10/02

Welcome to the Summer solstice edition of the Hadean podcast, this month we welcome Briar, folk witch, cunning woman, sister of the Concealed Cortege, and author of, 'The Beheading Game - Unearthing the Occult Mysteries of the Celtic Cult of the Head'. In this Guide to the Underworld Briar leads us on a journey into ancient practices of Beheading in Celtic cultures, the nature of the Fae, of foreign Gods & the Lord of the Harvest, Crom, as well as the mysteries of the seat of the Soul, the Stars

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Hadean Podcast #25 - Laylah: The Life of Leila...

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2025/10/02

This month we welcome Darren Francis, author of, 'Laylah, the Life of Leila Waddell'. Darren is a UK based author, and musician. This is Darren’s first non-fiction title, a biography of the world-renowned violinist and consort of Aleister Crowley, Leila Waddell, indeed this is the first time anyone has ever committed to writing an entire book on this fascinating Woman of True-Will. 'Laylah: the Life of Leila Waddell' is available now from Hadean Press:

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Hadean Podcast #24 - De Arcano Rosari Lunae - Maria...

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2025/10/02

This month, marking our Podcast’s second anniversary, we welcome Maria Miles, author of, ‘De Arcano Rosari Lunae, On the secret of the Lunar Rosary’. Maria is a professional diviner and talented cartomancer operating from Seattle’s Edge of the Circle Books. In this month's episode we discuss the nature of the Lunar Rosary she has formed from her engagement and practice with the magic of the Picatrix, specifically via the Lunar Mansions. Together we chart their evolution from their Arabic expression

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Hadean Podcast #23 - The Little Book of Wicked Spells...

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2025/10/02

M. Belanger and I discuss the nature of Curse and Binding through history, the application of language and rage, and how we can adapt historical methodologies into a modern practical approach which focuses on balancing the scales of justice, liberation and community. A list of the books mentioned in this podcast as well as a wider bibliography for those interested in the subjects we discussed. Griffith & Thompson: The Leyden Papyrus Budge: Egyptian Magic George Luck: Arcana Mundi Gager: Curse

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Hadean Podcast #22 - Mother, Daimones and Goêteia -...

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2025/08/20

Let's welcome Simone Baldacci to the podcast. Simone is one of the many talented contributors to Hadean Press’ Conjure Codex series, and today we settle down to talk about his essay, 'Mother, Daimones and Goetia: Ecstasy and Civilisation.' Together we go over the speculative origins of the wandering Goês, tackling a far broader and more encompassing definition of the title, and the various species of daimones which can be found threaded through ancient sources which connect them. Being a Blacksmith

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Hadean Podcast #21 - A Conversation Between Friends -...

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2025/08/20

In this, our first and very special episode of 2025, the Hadean podcast goes on an adventure of academia to the Spanish city of Cuenca with Erzebet and José Leitão, who, over food and drinks, describe recent discoveries in the understudied field of Portuguese Learned magic. José describes to us the beautiful melancholia of his time doing archival research, the lows and highs of the discovery of long forgotten manuscripts and the story of how he came to make some exceptional findings. They also touch

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Hadean Podcast #20 - Ecstasy - Vanessa Irena

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2025/08/20

In this month’s episode we introduce Vanessa Irena, author of ‘Ecstasy, A devotional guide to the female mystics’, one of Hadean Press’ Guides to the Underworld. Vanessa and I discuss her personal experience of negotiating and re-contextualising her relationship with Catholicism, specifically by exploring the female mystics of medieval Europe.Vanessa’s work offers us a unique window into a living and enfleshed Christian experience, which, far from denying the material body, is instead vitalised

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Hadean Press Podcast #19 - Deillumine Ra

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2025/08/20

As the Sun enters Sagittarius let us introduce Deillumine Ra, author of Hoodoo Crossroads Conjure Sorcery. In this month's episode Deillumine Ra joins us to describe his background as a conjure man and magi, the history and origins of Hoodoo, the nature of the crossroads, conjuring the dead, and much, much more. All of Deillumine Ra’s pamphlets can be found here: Hoodoo Mojo Bags & Baby Dolls https://hadean.press/products/hoodoo-mojo-bags-baby-dolls?_pos=1&_sid=82535d172&_ss=r Hoodoo

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Hadean Press Podcast #18 - The Key to Ancient Greek...

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2025/08/20

In this month’s episode of the Hadean Press Podcast, Giulia Turolla and I discuss her forthcoming book, ‘The Key to Ancient Greek Religion’, set to be released in the second half of 2025. We explore many of my favourite subjects, the nature of cyclic time, the geography of the Underworld, katabasis and the manner in which we may engage with the Gods of Ancient Greece. Please like and subscribe for more from the leading authors in magic, folklore and religion. You can find out more about Giulia at

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Hadean Press Podcast #17 - Brian Johnson

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2025/08/20

In this month’s episode we introduce long time author and editor for Hadean Press, Brian Johnson, discussing several of his published texts, ‘Naming the Heavens’, a translation of the Planetary Orisons of the Summa Sacre Magica, ‘Testament of Solomon Recension C’, one of the precursors of the grimoire tradition, and excerpts from the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, MS Plut. 89 sup.38 titled, ‘Necromancy in the Medici Library’. In this episode Brian and I discuss how he came to translate these texts,

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Hadean Press Podcast #16 - Claves Intelligentiarum -...

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2025/08/20

In this month’s episode we are very honoured to have David Rankine, author of the Grimoire Encyclopaedia, return to the podcast to discuss his latest book, Claves Intelligentiarum, A Complete Practical Manual of Conjuration of the Planetary Intelligences. Utilising his extensive practical knowledge, honed over four decades of practice, David has brought together a text which guides the aspiring Solomonic magician through the process of conjuration of the seven planetary Intelligences as first

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Hadean Press Podcast #15 - The Hours - Mat Hadfield

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2025/08/20

Erzebet Barthold takes the reins as interviewer in this episode of the Hadean Press Podcast featuring our regular host Mat Hadfield and his work, The Hours: The Καταρχαί of Hygromanteia, which explores the nature of Time at the heart of the precursor to the Key of Solomon and the spirits which inhabit its multifaceted expressions. In this episode we discuss the nature of magical time from the Greek Magical Papyri to the late Grimoire tradition, the mysteries of the North and its demons, the Infernal

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Hadean Podcast #14 - Erzebet Barthold

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2025/07/21

In a break from our usual schedule of author interviews we thought it might be a great opportunity for us to properly introduce the power behind the throne, the witch in the woods herself, co-founder and managing director of Hadean Press, Erzebet Barthold. Erze is the head of several publishing ventures which we will discuss in todays podcast, as well as a member of the Independent Publishers Guild, the Societas Magica, and the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism. Today we will be

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Hadean Podcast #13 - Ars Rosaria - Simon Dyda

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2025/07/21

Available now from Hadean Press: https://hadean.press/products/ars-ros... In this month’s podcast we present the world’s most notorious marzipancer, Simon Dyda, author of, ‘Ars Rosaria - The Rosary Art of Conjuration’, part of Hadean’s Guides to the Underworld series. Simon is a veteran British magician with many years spent as an itinerant musician, now living in Berlin. In this episode we discuss the nature of the Rosary, its history and the simplicities and complexities of its use in both

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