Kadmus

Learning from Legendary Practitioners Learning from Legendary Practitioners: A Necromantic Journey into History, Myth, and the Practice of Magic is a masterclass in the practice of spirit summoning and necromancy.

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The living cosmos, like all living things be they mortal or immortal, respond to the seduction of song and so can be changed through it. It is this that Orpheus teaches us…” (Learning from Legendary Practitioners, Chapter Four p. 76)

“Ultimately, the song of the poet tells reality what it is, it in-forms it. It inspires nature, giving it a name and directing its behavior. It sets the meter and melody of fate itself, changing that fate when it suits the singer.

If you have any interest in who Orpheus and Euridice might have been, what their real role was in the development of the mystery traditions, how they relate to underworld gods, and what the content of the various so-called Orphic mysteries might have been then chapter four is definitely for you!

Are you interested in Orpheus and the Orphic Mysteries? I recently received some delightful feedback about the chapter of “Learning from Legendary Practitioners” on Orpheus.

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@joecrow.bsky.social thanks for reading it! Do let me know what you think of it!

And while it may have been more technically accurate to say "those accused of witchcraft" I am confident, when it comes to Agnes Sampson, that some meanings of the word witch fit very well and that she is alright with that. Perhaps folk healer would work better.

Learning from Legendary Practitioners Learning from Legendary Practitioners: A Necromantic Journey into History, Myth, and the Practice of Magic is a masterclass in the practice of spirit summoning and necromancy.

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PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
CHAPTER SIX: Necromancy as Katabasis
CHAPTER SEVEN: Ancient Cults of the Dead
CHAPTER EIGHT: On Acquiring a Necromantic Assistant

PART ONE: THE EXPERIMENTS
CHAPTER ONE: Circe
CHAPTER TWO: Teiresias
CHAPTER THREE: Medea
CHAPTER FOUR: Orpheus
CHAPTER FIVE: The Witches of Macbeth

It is all recorded and explained in my new book from Hadean Press, "Learning from Legendary Practitioners".

“Then they came to me, and it was as if I had entered another reality. The bright day grew dimmer, the wind picked up and it became colder – like night had entered day. Then she spoke, Agnes Sampson-”

Have I told you about the time I met the spirits of some of the Scottish witches that inspired the play Macbeth?

Suffer the Small Children A story from The Elucidations of Drake, by Bill Koch

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A sample of my new book "The Elucidations of Drake" has been made available. Check it out!

By the way, information about all my books and classes (including links to purchase) is available on my website www.starandsystem.com

The Elucidations of Drake, by Bill Koch — Sul Books (Release date: 23 September, 2025) The Drake Chronicles, Volume One “Something is coming, and beside it, societies of black magicians engaged in international conspiracies are child’s play.” Dis...

Equal parts urban noir, occult detective, and magical primer, The Elucidations of Drake is the first volume of the thrilling Drake Chronicles.

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There, with the help — and hindrance — of an enigmatic occult society, Drake must solve perplexing crimes, confront vicious murderers, and — hardest of all — guide lost souls back to themselves before it is too late.

Disturbed by a vision of a great evil awakening, the magician known only as Drake must leave what he hoped would be his final retirement in Northumbria and return to Boston.

The Elucidations of Drake
The Drake Chronicles, Volume One

“Something is coming, and beside it, societies of black magicians engaged in international conspiracies are child’s play.”

The Pre-sale for my book of occult themed short mystery stories ends next week with its official release on Tuesday September the 23rd! If you've ever wanted to read occult mystery stories from someone who actually knows something (ok, a lot) about the occult you should consider checking it out.

Thank you!

Learning from Legendary Practitioners Learning from Legendary Practitioners: A Necromantic Journey into History, Myth, and the Practice of Magic is a masterclass in the practice of spirit summoning and necromancy.

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and finally a detailed guide for how to acquire an assistant spirit of the dead to aid in your necromantic work.

Learning from Legendary Practitioners is an invaluable book for those whose practice involves spirit work, and for those who are interested in spirit-summoning in general.

The second part of the book provides careful considerations of the nature of necromancy, its connection to the ancient cults of the dead which we understand as ancestor and hero worship, the enigmatic tomb cult,

– thus blending historical research with active occult investigation largely of necromantic nature. The result is a book that provides a full education in the practice of spirit summoning and necromancy as well as offering a complete profile of some of the art’s most famous practitioners.

Each chapter seeks to provide both our best understanding of the practitioners in questions as well as explanations for how the author went on to contact these figures and what he learned from the experience

These investigations engage with the myth and literature around each figure, as well as their historical and archeological contexts.

In this book Kadmus offers a series of investigations into ancient and legendary experts in the occult arts, including the ancient Greek figures of Circe, Teiresias, Medea, and Orpheus, as well as the supposed witches and faery queens who were the inspiration for the play Macbeth.