Episode 23 - Ivo Dominguez Jr Talking Magic, Spirits, Community and Mind

Welcome to Weird Web Radio! I'm your host, Lonnie Scott! This episode features Ivo Dominguez Jr. This interview was really insightful. It's isn't often you get a chance to ask questions from a real elder in a respectable Pagan community. Ivo is out there giving lectures, writing really good books, and still find time for his daily practice while serving his community. We could all learn a great deal from his experience. From Ivo's website: Ivo Domínguez, Jr. is a visionary, and a practitioner of a variety of esoteric disciplines. He has been active in Wicca and the Pagan community since 1978, has been teaching since 1982. Ivo was a founding member, and a past High Priest, of Keepers of the Holly Chalice, the first coven of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel a Wiccan Tradition. He currently serves as one of the Elders of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel, a Wiccan syncretic tradition that draws inspiration from Astrology, Qabala, the Western Magickal Tradition and the folk religions of Europe. His techniques and insights are rooted in a synthesis of traditional metaphysical teachings, modern science, and memories from past lives. He has taught at many gatherings, conferences, and venues across the United States and abroad. Ivo is also a professional astrologer who has studied astrology since 1980 and has been offering consultations and readings since 1988. Ivo has been published in numerous periodicals and is the author of Keys To Perception: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development, Practical Astrology for Witches and Pagans: Using the Planets and the Stars for Effective Spellwork, Rituals, and Magickal Work; Casting Sacred Space: The Core Of All Magickal Work; Spirit Speak: Knowing and Understanding Spirit Guides, Ancestors, Ghosts, Angels, and the Divine; Beneath the Skins. there are several other books in the pipeline as well.   In this episode we cover: Surviving Abuse With Magic How He Discovered Magic Importance of Meditation His Daily Work What It Means to be an Elder in Community Magical Experimentation Adventures in Having Friends Magically Attack You by Request Nature of Spirit Experience Higher, Middle, and Lower Self Keys To Perception Book Magically Dealing With Hauntings Magical Health Department - Not What You Think Astral Zombies Parting Gifts & Death Practices   Is this show worth a dollar to you? How about five dollars? That gets you into the Weird Web Radio membership where the extra goodies appear! Thank you all for being here! Enjoy the show! SHOW NOTES: SUBSCRIBE ON iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify! Also streaming on mobile apps for podcasts! Intro voice over by Lothar Tuppan. Outro voice over by Lonnie Scott Intro & Outro Music by Nine Inch Nails on the album '7', song title 'Ghost', under Creative Commons License.