Marcus Hedare
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Hello, I am Marcus Hedare, host of The Metaphysical Emporium, a YouTube channel that talks about metaphysical, occult and esoteric topics.
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Eileen Garrett. Content Warning.
Opening the Circle Some figures in spiritual and psychic history operate like hidden keystones. The public may not recognize the name at first glance, yet entire movements rest quietly on the work left behind. Eileen Jeanette Garrett belongs firmly in that category. Born in Ireland at the close of the nineteenth century and active across Europe and the United States for decades, Eileen Garrett shaped modern conversations about psychic phenomena while refusing to confine spiritual experience to spectacle or blind belief.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
The Witch of Lime Street. Content Warning.
Origins and Rise to Fame Mina Marguerite Stinson Crandon was born in 1888 on a family farm near Princeton, Ontario, Canada, into a household shaped by rural labor and close sibling bonds. The death of an older brother, Walter Stinson, in 1911 from a railroad accident left a profound mark on the family and local community. Early adulthood brought relocation to Boston, where social and educational opportunities expanded, including work as a secretary and engagement in civic and church circles. A first marriage produced a son, who was later adopted by a second husband, Dr. Le Roi Goddard Crandon, a distinguished Boston surgeon with ties to Harvard Medical School. Dr. Crandon’s professional prominence and military medical service established a household at 10 Lime Street, where both family life and spiritual exploration would intersect.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
Unlocking Solomon’s Secrets. Content Warning.
The Gateway to Hidden Knowledge Human curiosity has consistently sought ways to access realms beyond ordinary perception. Civilizations across the world have constructed elaborate systems of ritual, symbol, and storytelling to explain the invisible forces believed to shape daily life. In this quest, magic, mysticism, and esoteric practice have functioned as bridges between material reality and imagined or spiritual worlds. Among the many texts produced to codify these efforts, The Greater Key of Solomon and The Lesser Key of Solomon occupy a unique place. These grimoires, attributed to the biblical King Solomon, have achieved enduring influence because they articulate a complex, structured approach to unseen forces, blending ritual, cosmology, and hierarchies of spiritual entities.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
How Ancient Goddess Worship Shaped Modern Witchcraft. Content Warning.
When the Sacred Had a Body Human spirituality began long before temples, scriptures, or organized priesthoods. The earliest expressions of the sacred emerged from direct encounters with survival and mystery. Breath leaving a dying body. Blood appearing with the moon. Seeds buried and returning as food. Storms arriving without warning. These experiences shaped meaning long before abstract theology existed.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
The Fox Sisters and the Birth of Modern Spiritualism. Content Warning.
When Sound Became a Signal History often pivots on moments that appear ordinary until significance accumulates around them. A disturbance breaks the stillness of a household. Attention sharpens. Neighbors gather. Meaning begins to form where none was expected. In the winter of 1848, such a transformation occurred within a small farmhouse in Hydesville, a rural hamlet in upstate New York. The structure stood unremarkable by architectural standards, occupied by a family of modest means, surrounded by farmland and the routines of nineteenth-century rural life. Within those walls, however, a series of sharp, rhythmic knocking sounds disrupted domestic normalcy and quietly altered the course of religious and cultural history.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
Spiritualism. Content Warning.
Listening for Voices Beyond Death Spiritualism arose from a persistent human question that predates written history: does consciousness survive bodily death, and if survival is possible, can contact be made across that boundary. Across civilizations, burial rites, ancestor veneration, and funerary texts suggest that death was rarely understood as an absolute ending. Spiritualism gave this ancient intuition a distinct form during the nineteenth century, shaped by social upheaval, scientific confidence, and widespread personal loss.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
Mediumship in Theory and Practice. Content Warning.
Opening the Study of Mediumship Mediumship refers to a broad set of practices centered on the claimed ability to facilitate communication between the physical world and non-physical intelligences commonly described as spirits. Across history, mediumship has appeared in religious, philosophical, and cultural contexts, often shaped by prevailing beliefs about the nature of consciousness, survival after death, and the relationship between the material and immaterial worlds. While frequently associated with nineteenth-century Spiritualism and Spiritist movements, mediumship predates these systems and continues to evolve within modern metaphysical, psychological, and paranormal discourse.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
Madame Guyon: Voice of Interior Prayer. Content Warning.
A Mystic Formed by Fire and Silence Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, remembered in history as Madame Guyon, occupies a singular place in early modern Christian spirituality. Born in seventeenth century France during an age of religious consolidation, political absolutism, and theological anxiety, Madame Guyon emerged as a spiritual writer whose emphasis on interior prayer unsettled ecclesiastical authorities while quietly transforming countless readers. Within a culture shaped by ritual, hierarchy, and clerical mediation, Madame Guyon articulated a vision of spiritual life centered on inward stillness, surrender, and direct communion with God. That vision proved both magnetic and dangerous.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
The Pentagram. Content Warning.
A Symbol Older Than Written Memory The pentagram ranks among the oldest geometric symbols known to human civilization. Defined as a five-pointed star formed by a single unbroken line, the figure appears in material culture dating back more than five thousand years. Archaeological evidence places early examples in Mesopotamian inscriptions, where the form carried associations with celestial order, spatial direction, and authority. From those earliest appearances, the pentagram moved fluidly across cultures, languages, and belief systems, adapting its meaning while retaining its distinctive structure.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
Artists of the Arcane: Pamela Colman Smith and Arthur Edward Waite. Content Warning.
The Visionaries Behind the Rider‑Waite Tarot Few artistic and mystical collaborations in history have left a mark as profound as the partnership between Pamela Colman Smith and Arthur Edward Waite. The Rider‑Waite Tarot deck, first published in 1909, has become a cornerstone of modern tarot, its imagery instantly recognizable and widely studied. Unlike earlier decks, which often relied heavily on abstract symbolism or esoteric shorthand, this deck transformed tarot into a narrative and visual experience accessible to both practitioners and casual observers. Every card is infused with intentional symbolism, storytelling, and emotional resonance, reflecting a fusion of artistic skill and mystical scholarship rarely achieved in a single work.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
The Kitchen Witch. Content Warning.
The Power of the Hearth Kitchen witchcraft arises from an ancient understanding that spiritual power is embedded in the rhythms of daily life. Across cultures and centuries, the hearth functioned as the physical and symbolic heart of the home. Fire provided warmth, transformed raw ingredients into nourishment, preserved health through boiling and drying, and offered protection against scarcity and illness. In agrarian societies, survival depended on the careful management of food, seasonal knowledge, and domestic order. These responsibilities elevated the kitchen into a space of profound importance, where skill, intention, and continuity sustained entire households.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
Ostara: The Sacred Balance of Light, Renewal, and the Returning Earth. Content Warning.
When Light and Earth Reawaken Ostara coincides with the Spring Equinox, an astronomical event occurring when the Sun crosses the celestial equator, resulting in nearly equal hours of daylight and darkness. In the Northern Hemisphere, this alignment takes place between March 19 and March 22, a range determined by Earth’s axial tilt and orbital movement. Since antiquity, equinoxes served as fixed points within seasonal timekeeping systems, allowing early societies to regulate agricultural labor, ritual calendars, and communal responsibilities.
By Marcus Hedareabout a month ago in BookClub
