The Horn & Cauldron Nerd:Jive

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Beltane is held in the northern Hemisphere on May 1, and Nov 1 in the southern hemisphere, which is about halfway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. It’s been celebrated with bonfires, visiting holy wells, fertility rituals, handfasting, honoring the fae, maypoles, feasts, and decorating with spring greenery, flowers, and ribbons.

For our 104 series, we’re exploring elemental magic related to the themes of each season, and Beltane is all about trees! In this episode, we discuss the sacred trees and groves throughout history from Tacitus’ writing to the Buddha to Christmas trees! We also explore ways to incorporate trees into your magical practice, and our own experiences with tree magic.

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents.
In this week's Pub Chat we chat about Synchronicities and how we analyze them and apply what we learn in our lives. We discuss how WooWoo it is or isn’t and why some people seem to see them everywhere they look, and others miss them. With a glass full of DRINK and a discussion full of sidetracks and meandering focus let’s syncretize this episode and Woo our way thru! So, Join us, Follow along, Good Luck, and Stay Magical!!!

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Deity worship was a crucial part of everyday life in ancient Egypt, and we know of more than 1,500 gods by name. With the exception of the reign of Akhenaten (17 years, in 14th c BCE), the Egyptians were a polytheistic religion. Today, we know the Egyptian deities by their ancient Greek names, and we’ll be talking about Amun, Ra, Horus, Hathor, Sekhmet, Maat, Osiris, Isis, Set, Bastet, Anubis, Ptah, and Thoth. We also share their correspondences, and where they fit in with each other.

Related episodes:
Isis Deep Dive, episode 18: https://youtu.be/uJgMj6YQZh0?si=qIkUbK-1HMdesWh6
Bastet Deep Dive, episode 59: https://youtu.be/uaJxmlF_YCM?si=qkSwUlGwz8TXH6at
Protection Magic: Banishing and Warding, episode 70: https://youtu.be/8jl7fJQPOVY?si=zGz5oZ72SRxiLRfQ

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Egyptian_deities
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiris
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(deity)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhmet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_deities
https://www.egyptian-witchcraft.com/egyptian-gods-and-goddesses/
https://coinandcandle.tumblr.com/post/695837503073239040/anubis-deity-guide
https://occultist.net/ptah-offerings-rituals-prayers-powers/

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents.
In this week's Pub Chat we respond to our first Patreon poll and answer several questions about Dune and practical Magic. From how does the “Voice” work to a detailed look into prescience we break down how we think these aspects of Frank Herbert’s Dune apply to modern magic. We look at both the movies and the books with minor spoilers. We also explore the hallucinatory properties and effects of Spice and how it relates to LSD. So, grab a drink and join us for a spicy and sandy look into some of the magical aspects of Dune.

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A lucid dream is a dream in which you’re aware you’re dreaming and can possibly control different aspects of the dream. Some can access this state naturally, and for others this is a learnable skill to interpret and control your dreams. While there’s a lot we don’t know about lucid dreaming, science is starting to understand methods to enter a lucid dream state, and how it can help you.
In this episode, we discuss why you would want to lucid dream, how to do it, and key techniques that can help you in both your waking and sleeping state. We also go over our own experiences, and thoughts on lucid dreaming, and how it can help you.

Related Episodes:
Meditation Basics, episode 13: https://youtu.be/snAMunKM03w?si=LwiuGIcr6W1Hv2ry

Sources:
https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Lucid_dreaming
https://www.reddit.com/r/LucidDreaming/
https://theomagica.com/dream-magic-part-1
https://www.lunalunamagazine.com/dark/3-sleep-dream-magic-practices
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/nov/14/can-lucid-dreaming-help-us-understand-consciousness
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6451677/
https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sleep/how-to-lucid-dream
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2737577/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dream
https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/lucid-dreams-overview
https://www.wattpad.com/600915359-lucid-dreaming-what-to-do-in-a-lucid-dream
https://archive.org/details/studiesindreams01arno

Welcome to Pub Chat! These episodes are for us to have a more free-form way to discuss listener questions, shorter subjects, as well as magical happenings, musings, and of course, go off on tangents.
In this week's Pub Chat we explore the age-old question, “Should I be doing magic in Ancient or Dead Languages?”. Replete with tangents and squirrelling aplenty! So, grab a beverage and hangout with us for a short discussion about ancient languages, doing magic in non-native speaking languages, magical tomes, and the practice of using and doing magic in Latin… or whatever!