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On this episode we continue our coverage of the Rune Walk with Algiz, Sowilo, and Valkyrie Herfjötur. Before we dive into the runes themselves, we discuss what it means to embody a spirit, or be a part of a spirit lineage or oversoul. We continue with the traditional meanings of the runes, the rune poems, what they meant for us and the gnosis we gained about these runes over the course of the month. This time we really dive deep in...

On this episode we are joined by returning guest and friend of the show Marissa Gamberutti. Marissa is a certified somatic sex educator and a magical practitioner. We talked about her new offering: Living Desire, a three month intensive of daily practice, prayer, and connection focused on pleasure. We talked about the ancestors of pleasure, somatics for spirit contact and apprehension, listening to the body to discover what we want...

Welcome back Nightbirds! This is another one that I expect we might get some flack for but, again, I think it's an important conversation especially with the current astrology going into the foreseeable future. I've been grifted before, and it caused me to make some unwise decisions that led to a lot of material difficulty. Is it good magic to be hoodwinked? Let's dive into this topic!

What is a grifter? Is it a learning experience ...

Welcome back Nightbirds! On this episode we continue our Rune Walk Saga, covering the runes Eihwaz, Perthro, and Valkyrie Hlökk. Lindsay and I are rejoined by Luis Galindo and Matt Hughes. With these mysterious runes, we enter into some of the divisive discussions about interpretation. What is the true meaning of Perthro - dice cup or cosmic womb? Is Yggdrasil a Yew tree? We discuss these questions and many more. We talk about the ...

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Welcome back Nightbirds! On this episode, we discuss the mythopoetics of conspiracy. When is this type of thinking best suited? When is it less skillful? When to wax poetic, and when to take action. Can we do both? How can we navigate the post-truth madness of Time Wave Zero with our sanity (and our material conditions) not only intact, but flourishing?

This is another tough one that we think needs to be dis...

Welcome back Nightbirds, This week, we continue our series on our Rune Walk. I’m rejoined by Lindsay Starke, Luis Galindo, and Matthew Hughes. On this episode, we discuss not only the traditional meanings of the runes, but also the esoteric nature of Isa and Jera. Of course, we also discuss our experiences calling upon Valkyrie Thruthr. We discuss time travel, empire magic, frost giants, retrocausality, necromancy, the ancest...

Welcome back Nightbirds! On this episode I was rejoined by Jack Grayle along with first time guest Klara Wolfe. Lindsay Starke and Luis Galindo rejoined as cohosts. This was a fantastic conversation. We talked about Jack's play Sigrun and the Mis and the beautiful photographs from the book in which Klara embodies Sigrun. We talked about the Northern mysteries, necromancy, the PGM, understanding the perils and pitfalls of walking th...

Welcome back nightbirds! On this episode, I'm rejoined by Lindsay Starke and Luis Galindo as we discuss the next two runes in our Rune Walk series. Join us in this year long ritual of initiation into the Elder Futhark runes and the thirteen Valkyries of the Grimnismal at www.patreon.com/nightbirdradio

On this episode, we discussed the first two runes of the second group of eight - or aett. These runes are Hagalaz (hail) and Naudhiz ...

Welcome back nightbirds! In this episode I'm rejoined by David Payne and Lindsay Starke as we continue our coverage of the year-long Rune Walk, where we are spending twelve months with the twenty-four runes of the Elder Futhark and the thirteen valkyries of the Grimnismal.

On this episode, we discussed the runes Gebo (Gift) and Wunjo (Joy) and recounted our experiences with fierce, spear-wielding Skögul. We talked about some tradit...

Welcome back Nightbirds! On this episode I'm rejoined by Lindsay Starke, David Payne, and Luis Galindo as we talk about the third month of our ongoing rune walk. Here we discuss the runes Raido and Kenaz and our experience spending two weeks of our lives with each of these runes. We talk about some traditional meanings of these runes, as well as our personal interpretations both before and after spending time with them on this walk...

Welcome back Nightbirds! On this episode I'm rejoined by Lindsay Starke, David Payne, and Luis Galindo as we talk about the second month of our ongoing rune walk. Here we discuss the runes Thurisaz and Ansuz and our experience spending two weeks of our lives with each of these runes. We talk about some traditional meanings of these runes, as well as our personal interpretations both before and after spending time with them on this ...

Welcome back Nightbirds! On this episode I am lucky to be joined by Lindsay Starke, David Payne, and Luis Galindo as we discuss our insights, gnosis, and personal experience of the first month of the Rune Walk. In Part 1, we discuss the runes Fehu and Uruz, as well as the first month's Valkyrie - Hrist the Quaking One. This was a great discussion and it's been amazing sharing this experience and seeing it unfold day by day on the D...

Welcome back Nightbirds! On this episode we were joined by Angela, who is a breath work practitioner and esoteric enthusiast with a PhD in statistics.

We talked about the breath as the language of the nervous system and how it helps us return to balance. We delved deeper into the benefits of breathwork, the magic of respiration, and how breath connects us to other beings. We talked about activating different parts of the nervous sy...

Welcome back Nightbirds! On this episode I'm joined by co-hosts Lindsay Starke and David Payne to discuss a year long ritual in which we will be calling on the Norns, the thirteen Valkyries of the Grimnismal, and each of the twenty-four runes of the Elder Futhark. We are taking this walk along with other Nightbirds on the Nightbird Radio Discord channel - accessible by becoming a patron at Patreon. You can join at any time, and we ...

Welcome back Nightbirds! One this episode, I'm joined by co-host Lindsay Starke to discuss the importance of grounding our practice in the reality and importance of our material experience, We talk about this important medicine for the age of air in the context of doomsayers, magical grifters, pessimistic thinkers, and more. We discussed aligning oneself with one's goals in the way we think, and the magic we participate in. We talk...

Welcome back Nightbirds! On this episode I was joined by Lindsay Starke and David Payne for a roundtable discussion about runes. We talked working with the runes through dreaming, journeying, runic magic, and more. We talked about the differences between divination with runes and other forms of divination. We gave some rune book recommendations, and talked about our own relationships to these powerful symbols in our own work. Final...

Welcome back Nightbirds. This week I was joined by Devibaba. Devi is a hypnotist and magical practitioner who creates magical games. We talked about hypnosis, gameification, the perils of mirrors, chaos magic, manifestation and new thought, overcoming fear, and so much more. Devi also told me about the magical game that he has created as an operating system to run his life goals and magical development. This was such a great conver...

Welcome back Nightbirds! This week I was rejoined by Lindsay Starke. Lindsay and I decided that, since we always end up talking about working out anyway, we'd do a whole episode about it. And it's great timing, since Lindsay is also embarking on the journey of becoming a personal trainer integrating techniques of astrology, magical timing, as well as an understanding of the energetic and ancestral currents in which we exist as bodi...

Welcome back Nightbirds! This week I was joined by Nick Newell. Nick is a professional tarot reader and instructor with a masters in Religious Studies. Nick and I had a great conversation which will serve as a crash course in the tarot, with great information for the beginner and the experienced diviner. We talked the Tarot de Marseille, and compared it with other popular decks. We covered the major and minor arcana, the suits and ...