starnightdwell
Welcome to the sidereal picture show. An exploration of esoteric and occult subjects through the images of the night sky.
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Episodes
27 episodes
Tech-Magic and the Boundaries of Work / عمل / with Batool Desouky
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 re...
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On the Origins of the 12 Houses in Ancient Egyptian Solar Theology
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...
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Plants, Poisons, and Planets / Vindemiatrix / with Janine Malina of Black Earth Botanica
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 asid...
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1:27:57
Talismans / Mars + Saturn / with Vanessa Irena of Sword + Scythe
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 Sa...
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50:51
Pleiades / Faery Stars / with Rose Aurora
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 i...
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Fomalhaut / with Suprasensory Shahir
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 Wh...
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1:18:21
Temporal Liberation and AfroFuturist Magic / with Imani Harmon
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 i...
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Moon as Podcaster / with SP Hall
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 medi...
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1:01:26
Astro Charts of Jack Parsons and Marjorie Cameron / with Ione Richards
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, Uran...
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Astrology and the Occupation of Palestine / with Majd H Sayed
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 cyc...
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1:10:14
Saturnian Paradigms in North Africa / with Salma of Bayt Zuhal
On this episode of the podcast we are joined by Salma of Bayt Zuhal (House of Saturn). We begin with a deep dive into Gnawa culture and ceremony, as well as how it compares with other traditions in Morocco and elsewhere. As apart of this explor...
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1:08:45
Mid-East Political Astro Charts / Occupation of Palestine / with Sam Reynolds
On this episode of the show we are joined by astrologer Sam Reynolds for more in depth analysis on the Palestine-Israel nativity charts. In addition to this, we discuss a little bit about Islam and what it is to be a Muslim astrologer. The seco...
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1:40:13
War Pattern Astro Charts / Occupation of Palestine / with NM Thomen
We are joined by astrologer and talismanic filmmaker NM Thomen (Orphic Astrology) to discuss her article 'The Lunar Metonic Cycle of the Occupation of Palestine,' as well as other related charts, activism, and the astrology of colonial oppressi...
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1:35:24
Hydra / with Sasha Ravitch
Coinciding with the heliacal rise of Alphard (the heart star of the constellation), Sasha Ravitch and I bring you a dedicated episode to The Red Queen, Hydra. We discuss some of the differences between these serpent stars and other prominent on...
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1:13:46
The Two Waters / Ibn Arabi's Barzakh and the Imagination / Solo Show
I have gotten quite a few comments on this short essay and reading from 2020. It has been floating in the Abzu of the starnightdwell channel for a year or so now, but in the spirit of the time (Mercury Rx) I thought it would be nice to bring it...
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Stars of Horror / Alphard / with Sasha Ravitch
Sasha Ravitch joins us for the second installment of our 3 part 'Stars of Horror' series. Using insights born of and informed by horror cinema, each episode will focus on a particular star alongside its more monstrous expressions. In addition t...
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1:39:24
Draco / with Katarina Pejovic
On this episode we are joined by scholar, researcher, and specialist in Balkan lore, Katarina Pejovic to discuss all things draconic through the constellation of that same name. From the manifestation of the dragon as dragon, as serpent, to the...
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1:35:01
Stars of Horror / Arcturus / with Sasha Ravitch
Sasha Ravitch joins us once more for the first installment of our 3 part 'Stars of Horror' series. Using insights born of and informed by horror cinema, each episode will focus on a particular star alongside its more monstrous expressions. In a...
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1:53:19
Algol / with Amaya Rourke
For this turn-ya-to-stone episode of the show we are joined by astrologer and spiritual counselor Amaya Rourke to discuss that most infamous of stars, the notorious and undisputed dark-Queen of the firmament, Algol. How has this reputation come...
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1:22:39
Stelle Scopa / Sedna / with Maria Molteni
We are joined for this special first-a-starnight-dwell-videocast by artist, diviner, and mystic Maria Molteni to discuss their new Stelle Scopa deck of cards as well as the most Sedna-Sednoid part time asteroid known as Sedna. Ple...
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1:24:23
Good Friday Anniversary Special / Darkness / with Radio Free Golgotha
On this one year anniversary special we are joined by Jesse Hathaway Diaz and returning guest Dr Alexander Cummins, the estimable and brilliant hosts of the podcast Radio Free Golgotha, to muse on ‘Darkness’ in its many facets.As 'a sta...
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1:37:55
North Star / with Langston Kahn
From Solstice to Solstice we have traveled to our newest conversation with honored guest Langston Kahn. With perhaps an unconventional approach to the concept of the North Star (sometimes Pole Star), Langston, a shamanic practitioner and writer...
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Star of the Magi / with Dr. Alexander Cummins
On this Summer Solstice episode of the show we are joined by Dr. Alexander Cummins for a wonderful chat around that most famous (yet not often spoken about in astrological circles) heralding star; sometimes referred to as the Star of the Magi o...
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50:06
Meta-Image, Divination, and Occult Podcasting / Saturn in Aquarius / with McCalla Ann
For this Mercury Retrograde special we are joined by McCalla Ann, host of the SaturnVox podcast/platform for a fun albeit technologically frustrating swapcast discussion. Highlighting our mutual natal placements in Aquarius, we di...
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1:20:49
Starry Other Folk / The Lesser Spring / with Sasha Ravitch
Sasha Ravitch, astrolater, folkloric-witch, and all around bestie joins the show to discuss her idiosyncretic astrological practice as well as fixed stars, spirit work, and of course relating to other in a starry context.By other, we me...
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