Chthonia
Explore the world of the Dark Feminine in myth, religion, folklore, and magic.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 165
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Gefjon
Gefjon is the Norse goddess associated with the plough; her main myth deals with the creation of the Danish island of Zealand. As a goddess of fertility and abundance, she has a curious connection to…
00:36:39 |
Sun 26 Jun 2022
Chthonia Conversations: Santa Muerte, Saint of Life and Death with Kate Kingsbury
This month's conversation is with Dr. Kate Kingsbury (M.Phil and Ph.D., Oxford), where we talk about the Mexican Santa Muerte and the misconceptions and misinformation about her and her devotees. Kat…
01:16:23 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Mictecacíhuatl
This week's podcast looks at Mictecacíhuatl, the Aztec Queen of the Underworld. There are few direct myths about her; yet, we can learn a lot from the Aztec view of life, death, and the cosmos, and i…
01:04:16 |
Sun 12 Jun 2022
Coatlicue
This week we look at the Aztec goddess Coatlicue, whose name refers to the skirt of rattlesnakes that she wears. She is the mother of the 400 gods of the southern stars, and the war god Huitzilopocht…
00:40:27 |
Sun 29 May 2022
Dzunukwa
Dzunukwa is cannibalistic bigfoot-like ogress in Kwakwaka'wakw folklore, who is feared as a stealer of children, but who is also said to bring wealth. This week's podcast looks at some of the dark fe…
00:33:59 |
Sun 08 May 2022
Sedna
Sedna is the Inuit goddess of the sea and the ruler of the underworld, Adlivun. Her stories vary, but all carry the theme of the goddess angering her creator father, who throws her over the edge of t…
00:49:10 |
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Chthonia Conversations: Jake Stratton Kent on Archaic Hecate
This month's entry in the Conversations series is with Jake Stratton Kent, who is well known for his writings on ancient goetia, particularly their relationship to the grimoire traditions. Jake's wor…
00:52:58 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
Mania
This week we talk about the Greek and Roman daimon called Mania, or sometimes Maniae when treated as a group of spirits. Between the Etruscans, the Greeks, and the Romans, Mania has a variety of asso…
01:05:29 |
Sun 03 Apr 2022
Nephthys
Happy Spring Equinox! Our subject for this week is Nephthys, the Egyptian goddess who is the sister of Isis and the wife of Seth. The psychopomp Anubis is said to be her son from Osiris, and she is c…
00:49:13 |
Sun 20 Mar 2022
Chthonia Conversations: Daniel Hanley on the Gnostic Feminine
In this month's episode of Chthonia Conversations, I chat with Dan Hanley about the Gnostic Feminine, and 4 main figures--Barbelo, the "4 Sophias", Mary Magdalene, and Noraia. We also discuss misund…
01:14:15 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Medea
This week we look at Medea, the niece of the witch Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god, known for being the actual "hero" in the Argonautica who enables Jason to fulfill the necessary tasks to…
00:39:05 |
Sun 06 Mar 2022
Skylla and Charybdis
Finally fixed! Here is what was meant to be the previous episode, on the sea monsters Skylla and Charybdis, the daimonic spirits of the dangers of the sea associated with the phrase "between a rock a…
00:57:05 |
Sun 20 Feb 2022
Chthonia Conversations: Feeding Your Demons: Talking about Chöd with Lana Popovic
In this first video of the Chthonia Conversations series, Brigid talks with Lana Popovic of Psychosomatic Alchemy about the Tantric Buddhist practice of Chöd, and the connected psychological practice…
01:12:57 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
Lethe
This week we look at Lethe, the daimon of forgetfulness, the female personification of the river that the dead drink from to forget their previous lives. As we will see, the idea of "lethe" may go be…
00:48:31 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
Morgan Le Fay
This week's podcast looks at Morgan Le Fay, enchantress and sister of King Arthur who ultimately brings about his downfall. We look at the main legends surrounding her, and reflect on the challenges …
00:46:19 |
Sun 23 Jan 2022
Dame Ragnelle
Happy 2022! This first episode of the year focuses on the "loathly lady" of Arthurian legend, Dame Ragnelle. Ragnelle is married to Sir Gawain in exchange for the answer to the question, "what is it …
00:41:56 |
Sun 09 Jan 2022
Boabhan Sith
In this last episode of 2021 we look at the Boabhan Sith, who are Scottish female vampire fairies. We look at the core legend of a late night encounter with these vampiric women, and explore their po…
00:35:52 |
Sun 26 Dec 2021
Black Annis
This week we look at Black Annis, a female hag figure from fairy lore that devours children and wears their skins. Supposedly living in the Dane Hills near Leicester, we look at the different stories…
00:48:58 |
Sun 12 Dec 2021
Peg Powler and Jenny Greenteeth
This week we continue a look at Northern English fairy lore with the water hag, known as Peg Powler, Jenny Greenteeth, and sometimes as Nelly Longarms. These are a type of being known as a Grindylow,…
00:31:59 |
Sun 28 Nov 2021
Leanan Sidhe
In this episode, we look at the Leanan Sidhe, a type of dark fairy figure that probably isn't part of ancient folklore, but rather the invention of W.B. Yeats. That said, the Leanan Sidhe is a fictio…
00:46:12 |
Sun 14 Nov 2021
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