My interview with David Rankine on his upcoming book, Claves Spirituum - Expanding the Horizons of Grimoire Conjuration. We discuss the Winds of the Summa, the Shekinah as 'goddess of the grimoires' and the importance of negotiation with magical texts in the modern day :) youtu.be/B1JUNKdzcSQ?...

Great chat about folk necromancy and the Faustian grimoires with Al Cummins and Brian Johnson :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=USnz...

My interview with Briar on her pamphlet, The Beheading Game :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJz5...

Uncatalogued Arabic manuscript from West Africa — a fragmented. Loose leaves, varying paper sizes. Topics include mathematics, astrology, talismans, magic, divination, and treatises. I am looking for assistance with describing this manuscript, if interested, please DM me. Thanks

Just received my hardback copies of me and @drcummins.bsky.social's _The Black Raven_, and the folks at @hadeanpress.bsky.social are really taking the endpapers game to a new level.

The Hadean Podcast finally has an RSS feed :) Come check us out. rss.com/podcasts/und... More to come from both Erzebet and I in the future

I'm always pleased to help unearth a long-forgotten gem of operative sorcery, and I can only hope that the author of this 18th-century necromantic treasure-hunting text that I've translated is equally satisfied with our efforts.

This month we welcome Darren Francis, poet, musician, and author of, 'Laylah, the Life of Leila Waddell'. This is Darren’s first non-fiction title, the first ever biography of the world-renowned violinist, consort of Aleister Crowley, and muse of the Book of Lies, Leila Waddell. Link below

LAYLAH: THE LIFE OF LEILA WADDELL, the first and only biography of this iconic figure to be published. Now available for pre-order from Hadean Press youtu.be/anyVNQRRygA

Jake Stratton-Kent's final work, Cyprian's Offices of Spirits. youtu.be/XF3H7Su_om4

@sethanikeem.bsky.social & 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 youtu.be/7fS6OjhiF5U

We highly recommend Brian's services. He does incredible work.

Got so many awesome upcoming guests for the Hadean Press Podcast! Maria Miles and I talk about her work with the Lunar Mansions. Then we have the prolific M. Belanger, and her Little Book of Wicked Spells. Looking forward to talking about the mechanics of the Curse! More coming soon! Link below

We set up an account here and then forgot to use it! We'll start with our first title of 2025, 'The Black Raven: A Study in the Folk Necromancy of Early Modern Germany' by Alexander Cummins and Brian Johnson. Hardcover pre-order only at the moment. Read more: hadean.press/products/the...

@aequusnox.bsky.social has reignited her podcast! This month she interviews the most excellent @bjohnsonfreelance.bsky.social Great conversation themed on erotic magic, ethics, coercion, Eros, Cupid, the magical papyri, 15th century Italian grimoires, and much more! youtu.be/aolMoU-0dmk?...

Let’s welcome Simone Baldacci to the podcast 😃 Simone is one of the many talented contributors to Hadean Press’ Conjure Codex series, and today we settle down to talk about his essay, 'Mother, Daimones and Goetia: Ecstasy and Civilisation.'

Fancy joining us as we gear up for some work with the Grimorium Verum? mathadfield.substack.com/p/on-fasting...

In preparation for Hadean's upcoming podcast episode I thought I'd best drop our trailer for Conjure Codex V :) Enjoy youtu.be/jpj3AVVnQ5w

New post to the Guide to the Grimoirium Verum, exploring the importance of the wonderfully useless art of Zazen. Part one of the Unnumbered Task mathadfield.substack.com/p/zazen

The first video I made for Hadean Press was for Brian Johnson's pamphlet, 'Naming the Heavens: Orations from the Summa Sacre Magice'. With the release of the full translation of the SSM just around the corner, now has never been a better time to get your hands on this Guide! youtu.be/_7VwM_W_ZbY

Here it is! Our first episode of 2025, and it's a great one. Erze and José Leitão have a wonderful wine fuelled conversation about the darker side of the academic research process. Enjoy! youtu.be/hw9OoO3P3Wo?...

For all those interested in joining us in delving into a modern approach to the sorcery of the Grimorium Verum, then the doors to membership are still open! Our Guided initiation now has 65 members as well as an active Facebook Group. Come join us. mathadfield.substack.com

I realise there is a lot to unpack in the title of my book, The Hours: The Καταρχαί of Hygromanteia. What are The Hours? What on earth does Καταρχαί mean? And what is the Hygromanteia to which they belong? Let's start at the end and work backwards then. What is the Hygromanteia?

My good friend and fellow sorcerer Simone Baldacci has started a new Substack focusing on Goetic magic and history. "A blog to explore the tradition called Goetia, from its root in the mists of the Bronze and Iron Age reaching its recent strands in the Grimoires." substack.com/@goeticmusings

I have been added to the author database of the Occult Library! A great honour. I didn't know about the site, but after talking to the owner for a bit and having a gander around it looks like an invaluable resource. www.occultlibrary.org/author-datab...

An Inquiry into Necromancy by Jim Baker, sequel to his Cunning Man's Handbook, is now available for pre-order from Hadean Press. I've had the opportunity to see a part of this colossal book, and I am very excited to get my hands on it. hadean.press/products/an-... youtu.be/-_h9SeJsMFs

My book, 'The Hours: The Καταρχαί of Hygromanteia' is available now from Hadean Press. “...extensive in its scope, sources and implications, and has the twin virtues of being both a necessary resource and a valuable guide. Outstanding and essential.” David Rankine, The Grimoire Encyclopaedia

My first interview with David Rankine on the Hadean Press Podcast. His Encyclopedias continue to be extremely useful to my research. Highly recommended. youtu.be/pbRb7Sm2YbY

I have been absent from social media over the new year. Lots going on in RL at my end. I hope you’re all having a lovely Sun-Capricorn season. More to come from Hadean Press and me in the coming year :)

Introducing Vanessa Irena, author of ‘Ecstasy, A devotional guide to the female mystics.’ Vanessa describes her relationship with Catholicism, specifically by exploring the female mystics of medieval Europe, some of the most phenomenal women in European history. youtu.be/d41qbpVPErc?...

I am also Hadean Press' Video Production Manager. I produce their promotional book trailers, a job I absolutely adore. Here is our trailer for Goetic Atavisms. youtu.be/0vetWCUsLm8?...

Hadean Press' first podcast, featuring authors Frater Acher and Craig Slee and artist José Gabriel. Their work, Goetic Atavisms, weaves sorcery, poetry and art into a fascinating exploration of magical practice, producing something far greater than the sum of its parts. youtu.be/V-GS8DTyuRc?...

Finally on Bluesky. Here to share info from Hadean Press, its podcast which I host, and promote my own writing and online Guides. I am more often than not on FB under the name Mat Hadfield. You can find me running the Grimorium Verum Study Group.