The Wytch Files: 2023

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Welcome, Friends! It's been a long time since I've posted a new episode of The Wytch Files podcast. What can I say, life in its forceful and mysterious way put things on hold for a bit but I am back with a new movie review. I take a closer look at the 2016 independent horror film A Dark Song, written and directed by Liam Gavin. You can find the episode on all your favorite podcasting sites or if you prefer, you can click on the player attached above for the full episode.

Below are some links to further information for the film and other interesting related tidbits:

Interviews with A Dark Song's Creator Liam Gavin:

https://www.scannain.com/interview/a-dark-song-interview/

https://www.shockya.com/news/2017/08/31/exclusive-interview-liam-gavin-dark-song-us-blu-ray-dvd-release/

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A free online copy of The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage edited by Samuel Lidell MacGregor Mathers can be found on Joseph H. Peterson's fantastic Twilit Grotto - Esoterica Archives website:

http://www.esotericarchives.com/abramelin/abramelin.htm

Georg Dehn's 2015 English edition of The Book of Abramelin:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23365852-the-book-of-abramelin

If you read German, here is a PDF book chapter from "Abraham of Worms Book of the True Practice of the Old Magic" (2020), edited by Rick-Arne Kollatsch:

https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:34213/

Here is also an article by Rick-Arne Kollatsch regarding the book:

https://www.academia.edu/55141247/Abraham_of_Worms_the_disciple_of_Abramelin_the_Mage_

The late, great Israel Regardie wrote this paper analyzing the various versions of the Bornless Ritual:

https://www.academia.edu/23281987/The_Bornless_Ritual_Versions_Analysis_Israel_Regardie

Sam Block of The Digital Ambler wrote a great blog post analyzing the Headless Rite also known as the Bornless Ritual:

https://digitalambler.com/rituals/classical-hermetic-rituals/the-headless-rite/

Frater S.C.F.V.'s blog post on the power of the Headless Rite:

https://lightinextension.wordpress.com/2018/09/22/the-staggering-power-of-the-stele-of-jeu-or-the-rite-of-the-headless-one/