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Batool Desouky joins us for an excellent conversation on the obvious but not so obvious relationship between technology and magic. Are these even the best words to be using? We explore the Saturnian-matrix of labor, language, and art as they relate to Batool's work, as well as distinctly Arabic forms of magic utilizing similar means. Batool's Info:batooldesouky.netIG: @sun.seeking.

Class is available here:https://starnightdwell.com/On-the-Origins-of-the-12-Houses"Night Hours of the Hidden Chamber: Horoscope Houses and the Egyptian Amduat (with IAAM/AstroMagia 2024) took us through the underworld (Duat) of the Ancient Egyptians to explore parallels with the bottom half of the horoscope (sunset to sunrise). Extending this research to the entirety of the horosco

On this episode of the show we are joined by Janine Malina to talk plants and how they relate to magic, astrology, and everyday life. Has wheat become the official marker of the Poison Path? What are the sorceries of chicken nuggies? Jokes aside, this episode was a lot of fun to record, as well as being deeply practical for those who have their hands in the soil and their eyes to t

We are talking talismans and weird art on this special episode of the show. Vanessa Irena of Sword + Scythe is an accomplished artist, musician, and talismanic craftsperson. Focusing on astrological talismans through the auspices of Mars and Saturn, her work goes beyond jewelry and metalsmithing into devotional music, writing, and herbalism. We discuss her work more broadly as well

On this episode of the show we are joined by spirit worker and faery-seer Rose Aurora to discuss the ever mysterious 7 Stars and their connections with the liminal world of the Fae. We cover a broad swathe of stellar and faery lore, branching into megalithic sites as well as other stellar connections including Cygnus, Draco, and the larger celestial sphere. These stars, like the wo

On this episode of the show we are joined by astrologer and queer muslim mystic Suprasensory Shahir to talk the ever trippy fixed star Fomalhaut. Shahir, a fellow lover of Islamic esoterica, speaks of Gibril, the Prophet Yunus (Jonah and the Whale), as well as dream experiences they have had in relation to this star. We discuss this star's lesser known aspects as one of loners and

On today's episode we are joined by astrologer Imani Harmon to discuss her non-linear time scales for astrology and astrological magic and liberatory thought in the temporal dimension. Imani discusses her work with sending elections backwards in time to ancestors for the purposes of liberation, as well as moving into the future through the greater wheel of time. Imani's Info:IG: @y

On this episode of the show we are joined by astrologer and podcast host SP Hall of the 'Luminaries In and Out of Sect' podcast to discuss -you guessed it- podcasting! We converse on some of our favorite and not so favorite aspects of this medium near and dear to us. As astrologers we discuss the importance of the Moon in this art form as distinct from other planets, as well as oth

On this fun, spur of the moment episode of the show, I am joined by astrologer Ione Richards for a look-see at the charts of Jack Parsons and Marjorie Cameron (also known as just Cameron). We talk a little about their Moon synastry, Pluto, Uranus, and the Taurus-Scorpio axis. Enjoy!Ione can be found @iynxwheel on X and IG. As always you can find us at patreon.com/starnightdwell

On this important episode of the show we are joined by Palestinian astrologer and psychotherapist Majd H Sayed. As we spoke, the ICJ trials (South Africa charging Israel with genocide) were just beginning; a fitting time to discuss the time cycles of the occupation of Palestine. Majd shares their personal history of growing up in the West Bank as well as their astrological observat