Darragh Mason is a podcasting hero to Hine and Buckley, he's the host of the truly excellent, award-nominated Spirit Box podcast but he's also an multi-award-winning photographer, a researcher specialising in the Djinn and the Aghori Hindu sect and the co-creator of the wonderful Sigil Engine. Darragh's latest project (one of many) is his up-coming book "Song of the Dark Man, Father of Witches" and this episode takes a deep and, at times, emotionally charged dive into the mysterious figure of the Dark Man, his prolific but largely unrecognised role in initiation into the world of witchcraft, his infrequent but significant appearances throughout folklore and his apparent ascent in the psychic aftermath of the pandemic... recorded 2 May 2023. VYS0021 | Song of the Dark Man - Vayse to Face with Darragh Mason - Show Notes Darragh Mason Links Spirit Box Podcast on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2zx3WMPaXomAIAVUj87wL9) Spirit Box Podcast on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7wDjqjIVyFDS9bxm1esBA) Spirit Box on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/spiritbox) Darragh Mason Photography Portfolio (https://www.darraghmason.com/index/G000070kCmomV6sY) Darragh Mason on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/darragh_mf/?hl=en) The Sigil Engine (https://www.sigilengine.com/) Vice Article on the Sigil Engine (https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjp5v3/internet-occultists-are-trying-to-change-reality-with-a-magickal-algorithm) Other Links Darragh Mason on What Magic is This? (https://whatmagicisthis.com/2021/05/21/self-transformation-with-darragh-mason/) Darragh Mason on Weird Web Radio (https://weirdwebradio.libsyn.com/episode-48-darragh-mason-field-talking-dark-macabre-practices-of-the-aghori-hindus-the-djinn) Darragh Mason on Penny Royal (episodes 6, 9, 10 and 11) (https://www.pennyroyalpodcast.com/) Spirit Box #31 / Aidan Wachter, dirt sorcery, Six Ways, Weaving Fate, & Doing what works for you (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvzVZzHKYQA) Spirit Box #62 / Aidan Wachter, on writing, the somnambulist self & the authentic self (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09i9XkIFTVI) Spirit Box #78 / Aidan Wachter, Changeling: A book of Qualities (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmNefBInfdg) Spirit Box #14 / Phil Hine on possession, overshadowing, channelling, Kali and Baphomet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXxZbBXPphw) Spirit Box #29 / Phil Hine: The life and times of T. Lobsang Rampa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIlusrB4vWU) Spirit Box #47 / Phil Hine, The Cannibal Club: The British Empire and Erotica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X-mMEDC_fE) Spirit Box #50 / Mana Aelin, Spirit Portraits, Podcasting & Fae beings (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sGg3dGazJg) Spirit Box #60 / Douglas Batchelor, finding your way (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGFIJYRcThQ) Spirit Box #90 / Dr Al Cummins on The Art of Cyprian's Mirror of the Four Kings (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_fbrP4dzu4) Spirit Box S2 #06 / Jo Hickey-Hall, Modern Fairies, Daimons and Podcasts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIeJ1mRj2gs) Wikipedia article for T Lobsang Rampa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobsang_Rampa) Wikipedia Article on Arthur C. Clarke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke) Operation Trojan Horse: The Classic Breakthrough Study of UFOs (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/operation-trojan-horse-the-classic-breakthrough-study-of-ufos-john-a-keel/2915446?ean=9781938398032) by John Keel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keel) Wikipedia Article on The Aghori Sect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aghori) City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30884063297&searchurl=an%3Dwilliam%2Bdalrymple%26sortby%3D17%26tn%3Dcity%2Bof%2Bdjinns&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-image1) by William Dalrymple (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dalrymple_(historian)) Wikipedia Article on Daimons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimon) Wikipedia Article on Hecate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecate) Wikipedia Article on The Morrígan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Morr%C3%ADgan) Wikipedia Article on Lilith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith) Spirit Box Podcast Photo (https://production.listennotes.com/podcasts/spirit-box-darragh-mason-ZILvjsnOy3p-3K7DhYrXPfc.1400x1400.jpg) The Invisible College: What a Group of Scientists Has Discovered about UFO Influence on the Human Race (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-invisible-college-what-a-group-of-scientists-has-discovered-about-ufo-influence-on-the-human-race-jacques-vallee/2915455?ean=9781938398278) by Jacques Vallée (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Vall%C3%A9e) Wikipedia Article on the Fenian Cycle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_Cycle) Wikipedia Article on Isobel Gowdie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isobel_Gowdie) Passport to Magonia (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/passport-to-magonia-jacques-vallee/4098973?ean=9780987422484) by Jacques Vallée Article Written By Lara Silva on the Miracle at Fatima (https://www.portugal.com/history-and-culture/what-happened-at-the-miracle-of-fatima/) How the ‘Hat Man’ Went From Benadryl Joke to TikTok Horror Villain (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/hat-man-benadryl-tiktok-monster-1234620397/) - Rolling Stone Article Hat Man T Shirt (https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/I-can-t-take-Benadryl-because-I-owe-the-hat-man-money-and-I-don-t-want-to-see-him-by-abderrazakShop1/139698512.IJ6L0?country_code=GB&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu-KiBhCsARIsAPztUF1PE8XIu2dzcIrfqYBExrGN0eZyMdqiikJB5v6azgnfl1CInmUOesAaAludEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) The Nonsense Bazaar #71 - The Benadryl Episode: A Trip to Eiriel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBfqREcIpfs) IMDb Article on The Hat Man: Documented Cases of Pure Evil (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8438388/) Wikipedia Article on Sleep Paralysis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis) Ecology of Souls: A New Mythology of Death & the Paranormal - Volume One (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31273837278&searchurl=kn%3Decology%2Bof%2Bsouls%2Bjoshua%2Bcutchin%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title5) by Joshua Cutchin Ecology of Souls: A New Mythology of Death & the Paranormal - Volume Two (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31273748747&searchurl=kn%3Decology%2Bof%2Bsouls%2Bjoshua%2Bcutchin%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title4) by Joshua Cutchin The Ecology of Souls Companion (Ecology of Souls: A New Mythology of Death & the Paranormal) (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31413900744&searchurl=kn%3Decology%2Bof%2Bsouls%2Bjoshua%2Bcutchin%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title3) by Joshua Cutchin Support Vayse on Bandcamp (https://vayse.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-vayse-volume-1) Support Vayse on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/vayse#checkoutModal) - monthly supporters get access to our Discord Server Far Out Article about the theory that Bob Dylan Sold his Soul (https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bob-dylan-sold-soul-devil-conspiracy-theory/) Special Guest: Darragh Mason.