Chaos Magic and the Tongue of Angels: Discovering Leeds' Occult History

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Episode 59 welcomes Moot Loot guest Doctor Phil, a senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University to discusses his background in underground music and the occult, particularly chaos magic. Phil Legard is a musician and producer whose work spans classical, folk, electronic, and experimental music. As an academic, Phil studies the relationship between contemporary music and esotericism. They delve into the distinctions between high and low magic, the history of witchcraft in Leeds, and the interplay between music and spirituality. Doctor Phil shares his transformative mystical experiences and the influence of chaos magic on his music-making process. There is a deep dive into the rise of Occultisms in Leeds and the legendary ‘Sorcerer's Apprentice’ shop of Headingly where high magick zines created to spread joy  and information amongst the witches and magicians of the pre internet time. 

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Layla's blog post about chaos magick and cunning-folk in Leeds. includes a handy map - Wyrd England Gazetteer: Sorcerer’s Apprentices and Industrial Witches: The Urban Wyrd as Magick in Leeds, West Yorkshire

Dr Phil’s music- Music | Hawthonn   Zine Collection- Home | Grimoire Silvanus Iglootree, the home of unusual books and games

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