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Celeste Mott is back with a candid interview recorded on the one year anniversary of publicly speaking about The Looking Glass, a 2000's online forum devoted to Anne Rice's vampires that blurred the line between fiction and reality with serious real world ramifications. Celeste shares updates on how this story going viral online has altered her life, and how it relates to occult topics such as fictional incursions, Otherkin / Fictionkin cosmology, high strangeness, and more. The Patreon is back! Get access to new episodes early and support the podcast at: www.patreon.com/mothmana or via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin  Find Celeste: www.celestemott.com www.patreon.com/celestemott Find Mana: For readings & such: www.mothmana.com

Curator of the eerie and professional haunt tech extraordinaire James Amaral joins us this week! Recorded late at night inside the infamous Factory of Terror in Fall River, MA, James shares with us an inside look into the creation of haunted attractions, the psychology and philosophy of fear, and the life of a haunt actor. We also talk the evolution of horror, the importance of folklore in storytelling, and local legends Lizzie Borden and New England vampire Mercy Brown. The Patreon is back! You can support the podcast at: www.patreon.com/mothmana or via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin  Find James: Instagram: @MacabreMindscape @Haunted_Odyssey Youtube: www.youtube.com/@thehauntedodyssey themidnight.games (Open now! Be sure to check this out) www.thegreathalloween.com www.fear-town.com www.factoryofterror.com Find Mana: For readings & such: www.mothmana.com ⁠Amanda Paulson's Lizzie Borden Interview Linked Here⁠

Long time returning witch guest Celeste Mott shares her never before told story of The Looking Glass, a 2000's online forum devoted to Anne Rice's vampires that blurred the line between fiction and reality with serious real world ramifications. Celeste's story is recounted under stars amidst chirps and howls on a cabin porch in rural Louisiana. The Patreon is back! You can support the podcast at: www.patreon.com/mothmana or via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin  Find Celeste: www.celestemott.com Instagram @CelesteMott TikTok @CelesteMoth Find Mana: www.mothmana.com

Tibetan astrologer, translator, and author: Keith Miller returns! What's going on in Daoist wizard sleeves? Does it even matter if you have free will? Two age old questions, answered in one single interview. The Patreon is back! You can support the podcast at: www.patreon.com/mothmana or via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin  Find Keith: www.turtlesandcrows.com [email protected] Find Mana: www.mothmana.com

Paranormal investigator Amanda D. Paulson is back! Amanda updates us on her current media adventures, as well as how her approach to the paranormal has evolved over the years. We also talk psychometry, the concept of haunted, and more. The Patreon is back! You can support the podcast at: www.patreon.com/mothmana or via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin  Find Amanda: www.prettyfnspooky.com @prettyfnspooky on all platforms Be sure to check out The Lady of the Lake, Surrounded by Spirits, and Historically Haunted! Find Mana: www.mothmana.com

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ECHO is back! Tune in for another wisdom filled interview with a fantastic pop alchemist, esoteric herbalist, astrologer, and dear friend. We talk tech's impact on contemporary magic, cybersecurity, herbal ethics, tree resins, as well as ECHO's herbal symphonies crafted with the 2023 occultist in mind. A note from the show: We meant to mention CommonWealth Holistic Herbalism School but misnamed it Chestnut School of Herbalism during recording. Enjoy this podcast and want to support it? www.ko-fi.com/ManaAelin Find ECHO: www.fancymonstervision.com Instagram @fancymonstervision Find Mana: www.mothmana.com Instagram: @mothmanatarot @realwitchespod Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado

Hana Piranha and Mishkin Fitzgerald of the bands Birdeatsbaby, Hana Piranha, and HVIRESS join the pod this week! Not at all a mere aesthetic, Hana and Mishkin share in an interview for the first time the real life occult inspiration for their music, insight into their spiritual practices, and their unique bond that mirrors the Two of Cups. From an album inspired by the demons within the Ars Goetia, to a theatrical new act combining spellwork, synth, and BDSM- you don't want to miss this inside listen into this enrapturing corner of the independent music scene. "Birdeatsbaby celebrates the strange and obsessive, the freakish and the free-thinking" - The Quietus Enjoy this podcast and want to support it? www.ko-fi.com/ManaAelin Find Hana and Mishkin: www.birdeatsbaby.com www.hanapiranha.com www.patreon.com/birdeatsbaby www.hviress.bandcamp.com www.birdeatsbaby.bandcamp.com www.hanapiranha.bandcamp.com Instagram: @birdeatsbaby @hanapirahna @hviressband Find Mana: www.mothmana.com Instagram: @mothmanatarot @realwitchespod Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado

Conjure worker, hex doctor, witch, and Solomonic practitioner of over 20 years: Alexander Moore joins the podcast this week! A treasure trove of information on Solomonic magic and Goetia, Alex imparts sage advice on both risk and reward surrounding this path. We walk through the summoning process, how to hold your own in presence of demons, explore angel magic, demonic hierarchy, and more. A highly philosophical conversation overall, Alex invites us to reconsider foundational moral quandaries through an alternative lens... Enjoy this podcast and want to support it? www.ko-fi.com/ManaAelin Find Alex: www.practicaloccult.com www.intagram.com/the_hexdoctor Find Mana: www.mothmana.com Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado

Artist Kat Crow joins the pod this week! Tune in to hear stories from behind The Inner Mask, an oracle deck largely created during Kat's earlier years in the Czech Republic. We also talk human design, artistic growth and phases, and some deep cut tarot history. Kat is pulling this project and chapter of her life to a close by handing it off to us via her Kickstarter campaign through May 11th. Enjoy this podcast and want to support it? www.ko-fi.com/ManaAelin Find Kat: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katcrow/the-inner-mask-oracle-deck?ref=discovery&term=the%20inner%20mask www.instagram.com/consciousdust www.instagram.com/theinnermask Find Mana: www.mothmana.com www.instagram.com/mothmanatarot Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado

Writer and Dreamwalker Celeste Mott is back! Celeste shares her insight on building the skills to differentiate significant dreams from brain chatter, the commonality of precognitive dreaming, and developing your own dream lexicon. Tune in to hear about this underutilized form of divination, as well as a menagerie of traveler's tales from the dreamlands. Find Celeste: Check out the dream class: www.celestemott.com/shop www.instagram.com/celestemott www.patreon.com/tarotbyceleste Find Mana: Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin  Book a reading: www.mothmana.com Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado

Esoteric silversmith and PA Dutch folk practitioner: MaryEllen Rose of Wayward Silver joins the pod this week! Tune in to hear about Pennsylvania Dutch history and folk magic tradition, hex signs, and a legendary tale of murder and magic. Books Mentioned: "The Long Lost Friend" by John George Hohman, edited by Daniel Harms (get the addition that is blue) "Hex and Spellwork" by Karl Herr "Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch: A Traditional Medical Practice in the Modern World" by David W Kriebel Find MaryEllen: www.waywardsilver.com instagram.com/wayward_silver Find Mana: www.mothmana.com Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado

Paranormal ponderer and researcher of the uncanny: Amanda Paulson returns! What's in a name? Tune in for a philosophy heavy discussion on labeling the self, the value in not-knowing, and Amanda's upcoming feature film: "Death is With Me." 👻  Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin Find Amanda: @prettyfnspooky @deathiswithme Find Mana: www.mothmana.com Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado

Witch, necromancer, mortician, medium, and author: Mortellus is back! Tune in for an explorative discussion provides perspective for listeners to reframe the concept of "ghost," our relationship to the dead, death magic, and the components of a soul. Mortellus generously shares their insight and research regarding these topics and more while discussing their second book "The Bones Fall in a Spiral" to be published this fall.  Find Mortellus: Pre Order "The Bones Fall in a Spiral" https://www.amazon.com/Bones-Fall-Spiral-Introduction-Necromancy/dp/0738767921 www.mortellus.com linktr.ee/acrowandthedead www.fundthefuneral.com Find Mana:  Support the podcast via donation on Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/manaaelin  Book a reading: www.mothmana.com   instagram.com/mothmanatarot   twitter.com/ManaAelin   Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music   Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado

Songwriter, printmaker, and Folk Catholic: Ramona Martinez guests this week! Tune in for a ride from her Visions of Mary Oracle Deck all the way to disorienting dreamscapes and the esoteric implications of clams. We also talk Saints vs. Archangels, spirit suitors, and of course.... the Honky Tonk Angels in the Sky. Be sure to stay until the end to hear a recording of a country tune from Ramona and her celestial companions. Astro Degree Divination: https://aquaorfire.net/astrology/inside_degrees/inside_degrees.html#contents Find Ramona: www.instagram.com/by_ramona_martinez www.instagram.com/visionsofmary https://linktr.ee/by_ramona_martinez Find Mana: www.mothmana.com instagram.com/mothmanatarot twitter.com/ManaAelin Intro Song is "1985 Night Rider" by Tiny Music Outro Song is "Starfighter" by Eldorado