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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

For those interested in learning to work the magic of the Grimorium Verum, the doors to the Second Cycle have opened :) open.substack.com/pub/thevault...

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Welcome to the Guide

An Introduction to the Second Cycle

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

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?...

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Claves Spirituum - David Rankine - Hadean Podcast #28

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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

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The Black Raven - Cummins & Johnson - Hadean Podcast #27

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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

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The Beheading Game - Briar - Hadean Podcast #26

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Eyob Derillo @eyobderillo1.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

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

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Brian Johnson @bjohnsonfreelance.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

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.

A black, faux leather hardback book, with the title "the black raven" and a raven, ring, and moon armorial device stamped in black matte.

Interior endpapers of a book, featuring a photographic reproduction of a raven.

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Brian Johnson @bjohnsonfreelance.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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.

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

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

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

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

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Laylah

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

@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

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M. Belanger - The Little Book of Wicked Spells - Hadean Podcast #23

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𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 @hadeanpress.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

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

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

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

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𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 @hadeanpress.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

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...

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The Black Raven

The Black Raven, an early modern Faustian grimoire presented in English for the first time, is a cohesive toolkit for the treasure-hunting nigromancer.

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

@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?...

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Love Magic & Myth: Papyri, Grimoires & Ritual Traditions with Brian Johnson | Aqualia by Aequus Nox

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

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.'

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Simone Baldacci - Mother, Daimones and Goêteia - Hadean Press Podcast #22

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

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

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On Fasting

An Unnumbered Task of Pisces

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

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

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Conjure Codex V - Hadean Press

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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

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ZAZEN

坐禅 - A Wonderfully Useless Art (An Unnumbered Task)

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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

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Naming the Heavens: Orations from the Summa Sacre Magice - Brian Johnson

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

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?...

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A Conversation Between Friends - Erze & José - Hadean Podcast #21

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

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

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The Vault | Mat Hadfield | Substack

Welcome to our guided initiation into the Grimoire Verum. Click to read The Vault, by Mat Hadfield, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

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?

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

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

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Goetic Musings | Substack

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

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

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...

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Mat Hadfield — The Occult Library

Hailing from the cold north of the United Kingdom, Mat Hadfield now lives with his family and cat in a quiet corner of Japan in an old house next to a very old shrine. He works as a highschool English...

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

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

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An Inquiry into Necromancy

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

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

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The Hours: The Καταρχαί of Hygromanteia

The Hours: The Καταρχαί of Hygromanteia explores the hidden depths of the Hygromanteia, the Greek precursor of the Key of Solomon, examining the nature and transmission of Magical Time through Greco-E...

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

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

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The Grimoire Encyclopaedia - David Rankine - Hadean Podcast #2

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

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 :)

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

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?...

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Vanessa Irena - Ecstasy - Hadean Podcast #20

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

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?...

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Goêtic Atavisms

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

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?...

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Hadean Podcast #1 - Goetic Atavisms

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Mat Hadfield @neokoros.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

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.

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