The Frightful Howls You May Hear

A bi-weekly podcast on all manner of magic, occultism, witchcraft, and folklore. Hosted by Sfinga, Salt, and B. Key of the "With Cunning & Command" blog.

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Starting off on tips for locking down your house with protection, negotiating your offering schedules with your spirits, and building the best kit for on the go magic, the gang also considers how to optimize your fortune in airports, hotels, places of power, nightclubs, and more.

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48: Enchanting on the Go

Drawing on a set of frequently asked questions, the gang touches base on the ins and outs of travel magic.

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48: Enchanting on the Go

Drawing on a set of frequently asked questions, the gang touches base on the ins and outs of travel magic.

https://t.co/EUX4MPTgDq

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Salt also explores with the gang some of the most user-friendly ways of engaging with angels, from the famous Drawing Spirits into Crystals to John Dee's scrying experiments.

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47: Consorting With Angels

Salt takes the reigns on an introduction to basic angelic magic. Covering some basic theory following Pseudo-Dionysius, he considers the implications of working with angels on a number of metaphysical levels.

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47: Consorting With Angels

Salt takes the reigns on an introduction to basic angelic magic. Covering some basic theory following Pseudo-Dionysius, he considers the implications of working with angels on a number of metaphysical levels.

https://t.co/TCeNSddAR3

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Together, they analyze some of the key folkloric themes of the film—including vampirism, Balkan witchcraft, and erotic encounters with spirits—to glean the most relevant advice and insights for the discerning sorcerer. Expect a lot of attempts at "the voice"... ;)

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46: Nosferatu, Zalmoxis, and Appetite with Rose Aurora

Emergency episode incoming, spoilers beware! The gang returns to the mics after seeing Robert Eggers' Nosferatu (2024) to get beloved friend, fairy seer, and horror savant Rose Aurora on the call.

https://t.co/54hEW1GPxk

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46: Nosferatu, Zalmoxis, and Appetite with Rose Aurora

Emergency episode incoming, spoilers beware! The gang returns to the mics after seeing Robert Eggers' Nosferatu (2024) to get beloved friend, fairy seer, and horror savant Rose Aurora on the call.

https://t.co/54hEW1GPxk

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From reading the four pillars of destiny to introducing ancestral and health-related remediation through spirit work, herbal medicine, moxibustion, and acupuncture, Maria lends her time-tested wisdom of traditional training to offer a fresh perspective on the power of astrology.

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45: Ba Zi with Maria, Green Dragon Healer

Drawing on over a decade of experience training in various lineages of traditional Chinese healing and metaphysics, Maria leads the gang through an erudite discussion on the astrological understandings of Ba Zi.

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45: Ba Zi with Maria, Green Dragon Healer

Drawing on over a decade of experience training in various lineages of traditional Chinese healing and metaphysics, Maria leads the gang through an erudite discussion on the astrological understandings of Ba Zi.

https://t.co/UMuPVC56u6

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Building off Episode 23, Key leads the gang through the many ways you can work over targets that prove harder to crack, especially when it comes to boss fixing. And it wouldn't be a Key episode without a foray into the magic of lockpicking as a compliment to all of the above!

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44: Sorcerous Pentesting in the Workplace

This could be none other than a certified B. Key special, an eclectic investigation into domination magic, intelligence gathering, and sorcerous pentesting for optimal results.

https://t.co/bSx1YoVcKU

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44: Sorcerous Pentesting in the Workplace

This could be none other than a certified B. Key special, an eclectic investigation into domination magic, intelligence gathering, and sorcerous pentesting for optimal results.

https://t.co/bSx1YoVcKU

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He also introduces key concepts in how amulets and tattoos relate as forms of worn and carried magic, and ways in which their differing pacts may interact when combined together.

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From inheriting lineage taboos to maintaining pacts, Gary covers the ins and outs of receiving different kinds of sacred tattoos, touching on his own training in Sak Yant as well as fusions with conjure and planetary sorcery.

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From inheriting lineage taboos to maintaining pacts, Gary covers the ins and outs of receiving different kinds of sacred tattoos, touching on his own training in Sak Yant as well as fusions with conjure and planetary sorcery.

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43: Ceremonial Tattooing with Gary Noriyuki

Longtime friend and incredible tattoo artist, conjurer, Quimbandeiro, and practitioner of Thai necromancy Gary Noriyuki joins the gang once more to talk all about the magic involved in ceremonial tattooing.

https://t.co/GVxQXMVjux

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43: Ceremonial Tattooing with Gary Noriyuki

Longtime friend and incredible tattoo artist, conjurer, Quimbandeiro, and practitioner of Thai necromancy Gary Noriyuki joins the gang once more to talk all about the magic involved in ceremonial tattooing.

https://t.co/GVxQXMVjux

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In addition to touching on personal experiences in initiation, priesthood, and continual, expansive study within oral traditions, this episode also considers the importance of co-creating community, the nature of spirit possession, and the history of Afro-Brazilian traditions.

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42: Quimbanda with Jesse Hathaway Diaz

In this very special episode, Sfinga and Key welcome their Tata in Quimbanda de Angola, Tata Apokan (Jesse Hathaway Diaz), for a winding, serpentine foray through the world of Afro-Brazilian sorcery.

https://t.co/fXrb8rL0Sn

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42: Quimbanda with Jesse Hathaway Diaz

In this very special episode, Sfinga and Key welcome their Tata in Quimbanda de Angola, Tata Apokan (Jesse Hathaway Diaz), for a winding, serpentine foray through the world of Afro-Brazilian sorcery.

https://t.co/fXrb8rL0Sn

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From seafaring saints and Faustian conjurers to old witches and dragon-slaying princes, Sfinga, Salt, and B. Key giggle their way through all the memories of learning lore through stories around the autumn campfires.

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41: Six Fairy Tales for Discerning Sorcerers

It's the Halloween special! The gang dives into the world of fairytales, folklore, and dramatic plays to narrate six different stories—and reflect on each of the sorcerous lessons one can glean from them.

https://t.co/VBtOYsJG3b

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41: Six Fairy Tales for Discerning Sorcerers

It's the Halloween special! The gang dives into the world of fairytales, folklore, and dramatic plays to narrate six different stories—and reflect on each of the sorcerous lessons one can glean from them.

https://t.co/VBtOYsJG3b

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@IceChurchCO Sfinga: I'm so honoured! Really touched by the support for the podcast (and my constant yapping on it)! Always happy to chat anime and magic in equal measure. :)

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YES. All three of us are absolutely loving this anime right now too!

[J @illeatworlds]

The ghost vs exorcist fight was a @FrightfulHowls moment in total (and that includes the exorcism-branded bat)