Episode 198 – Working with Spirits with Mme Vendredi

Summary:

This time we’re turning towards the Mediterranean to talk about djinn, daemons, and other spirits with folk sorceress and grimoire magician Mademoiselle Vendredi.

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If you want to know more about Mme. Vendredi, you can check out her Instagram page, where she coordinates most of her workshops and informational releases.

Cory reads the story “The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg” from Aesop (via Library of Congress). He also reads an excerpt from the anonymous 19th century grimoire, The Black Pullet.

Some of the other books mentioned in this episode include The Greek Magical Papyri (edited by Hans Dieter Betz); Legends of the Fire Spirits, by Robert Leibling; Islam, Arabs, & the Intelligent World of the Djinn, by Amira El-Zein; and Condensed Chaos, by Phil Hines.

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