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Joining me for this interview is Stephanie Quick. She had a near death experience, or NDE, at the age of 21 and it had a profound effect on her life. Since then she has explored and experienced a wide range of high strangeness. And more importantly, she is dedicated to helping others understand these types of experiences, which is far easier said than done. She is the writer and blogger exploring these subjects and many more.

This is the second part of my discussion with Stephanie concerning human sacrifice. Using Patrick Tierney's classic work The Highest Altar as a starting point, we expand into a wide-ranging discussion. Everything from Colonia Dignidad to George Hunt Williamson, and Adolfo Constanzo is on the table.

But the meat (har har) of the discussion again centers around the ongoing legacy of human sacrifice. Here, we really get into traditions of it among the Inca and Mapuche people before getting into the recurring theme of water in human sacrifice across the world. We also engage in a fascinating discussion of the grimoires widely associated with human sacrifice in Latin America, most notably the semi-mythical Black, White and Red books.

Inevitably, things end with us discussing werewolves. Find out about this tradition's origins in Arcadia and the mythical Mount Lykaion. Why did Zeus reject this spot in favor of Olympus?

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Anonymous

So, a Book of St. Cyprian is kind of a catch all name for a grimoire in certain parts of the world, mostly Latin and South America. There are many different books named Cyprian. Similarly the famed Key of Solomon is also a generic term for a grimoire through history. St. Cyprian is not recognized by the Catholic Church and was actually removed from sainthood in the 60s. He is tied with St. Justina. The story goes that Cyprian was a sorcerer for hire who was hired to woo the heart of Justina through his sorceries for a client or in some versions himself. He is subsequently converted based on the strength of Justina's faith and the power of the sign of the cross. He and St. Justina are later martyred by being boiled alive as part of the Diocletianic Persecution. The interesting thing about his book of magic, and why it is famous in the folklore, then would be that he could work with both hands so to speak. I don't remember anything about human sacrifice in the versions I've seen but there is violence to small animals in some. Also, I was under the impression that Adolpho Constanzo and Los Narcosatanicos practiced an extra gruesome version of Palo Mayombe, wherein the nganga or pot that supposedly is inhabited by a spirit is fed with the parts of sacrificial victims.

Jason Troutman

Frater Acher has done good work on Cyprian of Antioch. Key of Solomon is the main source material in powwow other than the Bible. My family was old school PA Dutch and that’s the form of folk magic they used. I haven’t listened to the episode yet. Does it misrepresent these topics?