UnderWorld with Hadean Press

This month I am very happy to welcome Dr Alexander Cummins back to the show to discuss his vast library’s worth of video lectures, research and articles on historical Cunning Craft and sorcery. We discuss his research on historical Cunning traditions, the humours in food and drink, the Verum, and the manner in which Spirits are organised and work together in texts such as the Science of Nigromancy. Of course, we also hit on the use and application of stones, bones, words and herbs in our magic and have a fantastic talk on exactly why Dr Al loves the dirt-sorceries and divinations of Geomancy and how the chthonic light of spiritual malarchy brings illumination to our work. You can find all Al’s foundation courses, classes and guides on his website: www.alexandercummins.com You are also welcome to reach out to Al via email at: consultantsorcerer@gmail.com And you can find Al’s Substack, QUOTH here: https://substack.com/@quoth Other sites to keep your eye on include: https://grimoiresontape.tumblr.com/ www.instagram.com/grimoiresontape/?hl=en

In this episode we welcome Eric Purdue to the Hadean Podcast.Eric is the translator of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s, ‘Three Books of Occult Philosophy’, a landmark text in the history of European Natural Philosophy, a subject which Eric assures me includes both Astrology and Magic.Woven together from a panoply of contemporary, medieval, Arabic and Hellenic sources, Agrippa produced a masterpiece of Renaissance philosophy, much maligned by centres of learning in the centuries since its first publication as superstition and debased necromancy. It is only in the modern era where we find Agrippa finally being understood and appreciated for the sheer genius of his contribution to the study and practice of the European tradition of Philosophy, and we find Magic presented as an integral aspect of Agrippa’s Catholic faith being given the dues it is worthy of by modern scholars.You can find more from Eric through his website: https://www.ericpurdue.com/ Or follow him on his Instagram at: instagram.com/traditional_esoterica/ And of course, if you haven’t already then you can find his translation of Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy at: https://www.innertraditions.com/author/eric-purdue

Welcome to our first podcast of 2026. The Hadean team is very happy to announce that we will be expanding our interviews to include authors we have found to be especially important to the exploration of Folklore, Grimoires and the Underworld, especially for practitioners of magic as well as those curious about its long history.In this month’s podcast we are very happy to introduce my friend and fellow practitioner, Lili Regulus and their monumental two-volume exploration of one of sorcery’s most notoriously chthonic and untamed forces, Lilith, her history in context and the many threads of culture, religion and magic which have woven together to usher her into the 21st century. ‘She of the Night’, was released last year and is a tour de force of knowledge and spellcraft conjured into being by Lili Regulus and put out into the World by the excellent folks at Theion Publishing. In this episode we discuss the origins of Lilith, the magica materia of the Hoopoe and Hyena, the qualities of Light-Fleeing Spirits, the Lady of the Mountains, the Seven Winds, the enigmatic Four Queens and the nature of the Untamed Feminine. You can find Lili’s book through Theion Publishing here: https://theionpublishing.com/shop/ilr_she_of_the_night/ And you can find more from them through their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idlulili/ Please check out the Occult Library for reviews and details on books you might be curious about. https://www.occultlibrary.org/books-database/she-of-the-night

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 Practitioners’. Kadmus is a teacher and author, focusing on philosophy, myth, politics and the multivalence of Pagan thought. Today we discuss a huge range of subjects concerning necromancy, the myths of Circe, Medea, and the hermaphrodite Tiresias, Pre-Mycenaean oral mythology, how to build report with the shades of the Dead and much more. You can find Learning from Legendary Practitioners at: https://hadean.press/products/learnin... And you can find more from Kadmus at: https://www.salemwitchfest.com/produc... https://sulbooks.com/bookstore/p/true... www.sacredspacebtw2026.sched.com/event/2BEYX/learning-the-secrets-of-the-dead-on-epistemic-necromancy? #hadeanpress #paganism #necromancy

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 Stratton-Kent’s body of work, his influence on our sorcery through Chaos Magic, E.’.Q.’., the Greek Magical Papyri and the Grimoires, as well as our experiences in delving into the various regions of research which Jake has inspired in us. For more from Aequus Nox you can find her through the following links:https://www.aequalia.co YouTube Channels: https://www.youtube.com/aequus_nox (Aequalia Podcast) https://www.youtube.com/@Aequalia-dev (Development streams/Night Watch) Substack Channels: https://aequalia.substack.com/ https://aequaliadev.substack.com/ Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/aequus.nox/ https://www.instagram.com/aequalia_/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tawni-webdev/ https://www.twitch.tv/aequus_nox Research Publication: https://zenodo.org/records/16946228 (The Heptad in Cosmos, Flesh and Machines)Jake's books The True Grimoire', 'Geosophia - The Argo of Magic, and, The Testament of Cyprian the Mage, can be found through Scarlet Imprint.While Goetic Liturgy and Magnus Dictus can be found through Hadean Press.

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 and its related texts. We explore the nature of the Stammgeist as a local haunting spirit, the manner in which people would interact with buried treasures, earth-spirits, paper circles, and the practical necessities of working this form of folk necromancy. You can find The Black Raven on the Hadean website at: https://hadean.press/products/the-black-raven?srsltid=AfmBOopNilGqkMv1BZUiJKBGOZzWwCzfjZhWY3862Wyx1oIpumWMOA0Q You can find more from Alexander Cummins here: www.alexandercummins.com/talks patreon.com/dralexandercummins IG @grimoiresontape And more form Brian Johnson here: bjohnsonfreelance.com @bjohnsonfreelance.bsky.social Texts cited in our conversation include: Magia Naturalis et Innaturalis - https://archive.org/details/doktorjohannesfa00sche/mode/2up Das Kloster - https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RAJBAAAAcAAJ/mode/2up And the many fantastic translations produced by Enodia Press can be found here: https://enodiapress.com/#catalogue

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: https://hadean.press/products/laylah-the-life-of-leila-waddell?srsltid=AfmBOooTsEIkrJzmMQN-E_vzm-CrPHEWRtMftfkVSmJ7W4ApSRSppeCa And you can find out more about Darren, his music and fiction through his website linked below: https://darrenfrancis.co.uk/

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 Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World Mirecki & Meyer: Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World Betz: The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation Abusch Maqlu: A Student Edition and Selected Commentary Geller: Evil Demons, Canonical Utukku-Lemnu-tu Incantations Farber: Lamastu, An Edition of the Canonical Series of Lamastu Incantations Young: Magic as a Political Crime Kieckheffer: Forbidden Rites Belanger: Sumerian Exorcismhttps://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-1-57506-258-7.html You can find out more about M. Belanger at her website: https://www.michellebelanger.com/

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 on a broad array of subjects, from historical analysis, to the difficulties in the way in which we categorise types of magical expression through the centuries. You are in for a real treat. For more from José you can find his books through the link below: https://hadean.press/products/book-of-st-cyprian?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=d8018b21a&pr_rec_pid=9510329876821&pr_ref_pid=9550262468949&pr_seq=u

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 Crossroads Conjure Sorcery https://hadean.press/products/hoodoo-crossroads-conjure-sorcery?_pos=2&_sid=82535d172&_ss=r Hoodoo Graveyard Sorcery https://hadean.press/products/hoodoo-graveyard-sorcery?_pos=3&_sid=82535d172&_ss=r

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, their history and importance to the modern grimoire revival. Brian’s books through Hadean Press can be found here: Naming The Heavens https://hadean.press/products/naming-the-heavens?_pos=1&_sid=a553f33c4&_ss=r Testament of Solomon, Recension C https://hadean.press/products/testament-of-solomon-recension-c?_pos=1&_sid=880a18b24&_ss=r Necromancy in the Medici Library https://hadean.press/products/necromancy-in-the-medici-library?_pos=6&_sid=5f127681f&_ss=r

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 hierarchies, astrological necromancy, and much, much more. Mat’s pamphlet on Necromancy in the PGM, ‘A Wondrous Spell’ is also available here: https://hadean.press/products/a-wondrous-spell?_pos=1&_sid=e14a90196&_ss=r

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 religion and magic, as well as discussing the porous delineation of the definitions of both of these terms. We also explore Simon’s interest in non-transcendental eschatology, the pagan roots of Catholicism, the modularity of grimoire practices, dreams, necromancy, and one of my favourite subjects, the Kings of the four parts of the world.