Podcasts about Chthonic

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 22: Lots of reactions from the South African press after Donald Trump "ambushes" South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting at the White House. The New York Times looks at Brazil's herculean efforts to dismantle a deep-rooted network of Russian spies. And, a diplomatic match made in heaven: Taiwan nominates a heavy metal singer as envoy to Finland – the world's capital for heavy metal music bands! Reactions from the South African press after President Cyril Ramaphosa's meeting with Donald Trump in the White House. South African daily Mail & Guardian recalls how the meeting started off cordial enough – Ramaphosa even brought along two South African golf stars as a nod to Trump's favourite sport. But things veered off course after a journalist asked Trump what it would take to see there isn't a genocide in South Africa. To this, Ramaphosa said, it would take listening to South Africans. And then: Trump showed him a video he claimed was proof of calls for a white genocide in South Africa – clips of South African politician Julius Malema chanting an anti-farmer song. Video clips also showed what Trump purported were the burial sites of over 1000 white farmers. In reality, it was a memorial procession from September 2020.Ambush is really the word that defines a lot of the South African front pages today. Daily News saying as much on its front page after that calamitous meeting between Cyril Ramaphosa and Donald Trump. The Sowetan saysRamaphosa "survived the ambush". The paper impressed that he staged "a pushback against lies of a white genocide in South Africa". In its analysis, the New York Times says Trump cast himself as a protector of persecuted white people. He publicly dressed down the South African president based on a fringe conspiracy theory.The US daily also reports that Brazil is trying to dismantle a network of Russian spies in the country. This fascinating investigative report looks at how Russia used Brazil as a sort of assembly line for producing Russian spies. The goal was not to spy on Brazil but for its spies to become Brazilian with passports. Brazil's painstaking investigative work, which began after the war in Ukraine, involved dismantling the network, piece by piece. It dealt a devastating blow to Putin's spy program. Times takes us through Operation East which was led by the same counterintelligence agents who investigated former president Jair Bolsonaro. They combed through millions of Brazilian identity records in search of patterns. It began in 2022 with the arrest of Victor Muller Ferreira aka Sergey Cherkasov. Authorities discovered his real birth Brazilian certificate citing a deceased Brazilian woman as his mother. Yet, upon further investigation – they discovered she never had children. Consequently, this network of ghosts began to unravel.In Ireland, a controversial rapper has been charged with a terror offence. The Belfast Telegraph reports that Mo Chara, rapper of the Irish language rap group Kneecap, was charged with a terror offence. It dates back to last November when the group displayed a flag in support of Hezbollah during a concert. Videos also emerged of the band allegedly calling for deaths of MPs. They later denied support for the groups and apologized. In the UK, Hezbollah and Hamas are declared terrorist organisations, which means it's illegal to express support for them. Irish news site Breaking News reports that it's not the group's first run-in with the law. Last month at Coachella, Kneecap ended their set with three messages on a screen accusing Israel of genocide and war crimes which sparked outrage in the US. They also commissioned a mural in Belfast of a burning Land Rover, the vehicle used in policing in Northern Ireland, which some say glorified terrorism.Finally, Taiwan has a new rock star envoy to Finland. Freddy Lim founded the Taiwanese heavy metal band Chthonic which is known as the Black Sabbath of Asia. He has now been named envoy to Finland. And his nomination is apt – the band is well known in Finland having recorded four albums with a Finnish label. As the Brooklyn based website Metal Injection notes, Finland has the most metal bands per capita – 80 for every 100k citizens. So where better than Finland to appoint a heavy metal singing ambassador!You can catch our press review every morning on France 24 at 7:20am and 9:20am (Paris time), from Monday to Friday.

  My guest this episode is one of my favorite astrologers Mariola Rosario. No stranger to Moon to Moon, Mariola was one of my first students who has since become my colleague and one of the faculty in Emergence Astrology.   Mariola and I have long shared a fascination with the Scorpionic. I was one of the first to sign up for your new offering Chthonic AF when she offered it last fall. Now she's bringing it back with a Taurus polarity version that looks so enticing that I had to invite her on M2M to share some of her genius for this field of thinking, dreaming, and living.  LEARN ABOUT CHTHONIC AF +++ Mariola Rosario is an artist, astrologer, educator, and flâneuse weaving together occult traditions and visual culture. Born in Puerto Rico and now based in Paris, she offers astrology and tarot consultations, leads walking seminars exploring the hidden, esoteric layers of the city, and collaborates with fellow artists, magicians, and curious souls (in person and online) She has always found herself somewhere along the teacher–student axis, and continues to seek alternative, compassionate approaches to pedagogy, ones that cultivate spaces of mutual aid, enchantment, and learning through co-creation. Her upcoming course, Chthonic AF: Rooting into Myths of Pleasure, Monstrous Fertility, and the Ecstatic Earth Body, unfolds throughout Taurus season. It explores the chthonic not just as something dark and buried, but as embodied, lush, and regenerative - through myth, monstrosity, ritual, art, astrology, and more. This is the sister-mirror course to Chthonic AF Scorpio season, which took place last fall. The course begins on April 19th and runs through May 20th. All people, experiences, and learning styles are welcomed. In June, Mariola will co-host a dreamy retreat in Greece alongside Megan Frye, blending astrology, myth, yoga, rest, and culinary delights under the stars. This is an invitation to relax, play, reconnect, and root into yourself. As of this recording, only three spots remain. All bodies, genders, and experiences are welcomed. Mariola also writes on Substack, where she shares reflections on myth, art, monstrosity, embodiment, and the magic of language. You can subscribe and read her latest here: https://substack.com/@lasfloresdelmal More info: https://mariolarosario.com https://www.instagram.com/mariola_rosario Retreat: https://www.holisticsoulproject.com/greeceastrologyyogabeachretreat2025 +++ E M E R G E N C E  A S T R O L O G Y ⁠⁠https://brittenlarue.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brittenlarue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Living Astrology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join my newsletter here Check out my new podcast CRYSTAL BALLERS on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple. +++ Podcast art: Angela George. Podcast music: Jonathan Koe.

On est un peu en retard pour le podcast de cette semaine, mais il est enfin là, les amis ! Et en plus c'est cette le plan à 4 est là aussi ! Voilà qui va ravir vos oreilles, entre les news, les popols ainsi qu'une playlist qui tache : NOT ENOUGH SPACE, HOOKS & BONES, ASHEN, ORTHODOX, CADAVER, IN OTHER CLIMES, AKIAVEL, DESPITE THE END, ADRIEN GONZALES, THROUGH THE VOID, DEKADENT, CHTHONIC, SLEEP TOKEN, NASTY, WARBRINGER,  AMERAKIN OVERDOSE et on termine avec LADY AHNABEL ! Alors si avec tout ça, vous tes pas en forme, j'y comprends plus rien !La playlist complète est là : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IMRKT_lKZq2pIaX6ggWKjz7xuN3XqNR6/view?usp=drive_linkAbonnez-vous à la chaine YouTube pour ne rien rater : https://www.youtube.com/@antremetal@Fatlab Studio @Skull strings @Asso We Rock @Actu-METAL Toulouse @Radio Transparence @Metal Invasion Radio/Podcast @poulettessisters #lesexplosdepit-------------------------------------------------We're a little late for this week's podcast, but it's finally here, folks ! And what's more, the 4-way plan is here too ! Here's something to delight your ears, between news, popols and a spot-on playlist: NOT ENOUGH SPACE, HOOKS & BONES, ASHEN, ORTHODOX, CADAVER, IN OTHER CLIMES, AKIAVEL, DESPITE THE END, ADRIEN GONZALES, THROUGH THE VOID, DEKADENT, CHTHONIC, SLEEP TOKEN, NASTY, WARBRINGER, AMERAKIN OVERDOSE and we finish with LADY AHNABEL ! So if you're not up to it, I don't know what's going on !

"...set out again, with an oar on your shoulder, and travel to a country where people have never heard of the sea..."Returning guest and deep friend of the podcast, interdisciplinary performer and storyteller Jo Blake, is back! This time to invite us to look at Odysseus, the classical epitome of heroic masculinity, with new eyes.The story of Odysseus has always been a living companion story for Jo, though she is yet to tell it. We discuss how Odysseus' voyage goes beyond gender, teaches something profound about the nature of reality and relation, and can be seen as a valuable story of submission, humility and descension.And last but not least, why most modern retellings of the Odyssey often choose to leave out the actual ending.JO BLAKE LINK https://jo-blake.co.uk/ PODCAST LINKS https://www.intheborderlands.com/ https://www.patreon.com/IntheBorderlands https://www.facebook.com/intheborderlands https://www.instagram.com/intheborderlands_podcast/ EMAIL contact@intheborderlands.com TORGRIM'S LINKS https://www.brittle.one/ https://www.facebook.com/kloverknekten https://www.instagram.com/kloverknekten/ MIKAEL'S LINKS https://smarturl.it/inanna https://www.facebook.com/mikael.oberg.performance.storyteller https://www.instagram.com/mikaelobergstoryteller/ REFERENCESTaiko drumshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TaikoPandvani 108https://crickcrackclub.com/pandvani108/The Iliadhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IliadIthakahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer%27s_IthacaPenelopehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PenelopeTelemachushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TelemachusShivahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShivaTroy (film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_(film)Kratos (god of war)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratos_(God_of_War)Athenahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AthenaCircehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CirceTiresiashttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiresiasCronushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CronusDemeterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DemeterPersephonehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PersephoneTerence McKennahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKennaMary Magdalenehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_MagdaleneThe Divine Comedyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy

In this week's episode I discuss the Ancient Greek Festival of Anthesteria. This holiday would have been celebrated in ancient Athens and is held each year on the 11-13th day of the lunar month Anthesterion, this year (2025) Anthesteria falls between February 10th-12th. Its an important Dionysian festival that has many chthonic roots. We go through each part of the three day holiday including the occult symbolism behind it. Then we dive into how modern practitioners can work with this holiday.  My name is Angelica! I'm a Hades devotee, Ancient/Hellenistic Astrologer, pagan witch of 13+ years, and am obsessed with the occult. Support me on Patreon and get access to a ton of extra content, live events/classes, and livestreams. Get the 2025 Astrology Transit Workbook in the Diary or Coven Tier! Instagram: @angelicascresci  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/angelicacresci Website: angelicacresci.com

In this episode, we uncover the Mycenaean roots of Ancient Greek deities and beliefs about death and the afterlife. The Mycenaeans controlled much of Greece and the Aegean Sea starting about 1700 BCE until about 1200 BE, when the Late Bronze Age collapse led to hundreds of years of political, social, and climate upheaval for the entire region. But through their monumental architecture, art, and stories they left behind, Classical Greek mythology was born. Discover the origins of deities like Dionysus, Poseidon, and Hermes and their original underworld associations. Journey into sacred sites the Greeks inherited from the Mycenaeans, like the Sanctuary of Poseidon with caverns that have been associated with sacred burials and the underworld as far back as the Neolithic. Then we'll take a look at Hades and several less famous Greek goddesses, gods, and monsters of death and the underworld.Transcripts For transcripts of this episode head over to: https://archpodnet.com/tpm/09Links See photos related to episode topics on Instagram Loving the macabre lore? Treat your host to a coffee!ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724Affiliates Motion

Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Chthonic Cycle by Una Cruickshank published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

Advice Column time!! I asked my patrons for their questions in our Discord server. There were so many great questions including: Is there such a thing as working with too many deitites? How and when should I cleanse wards? Is there anything that Hades devotees can avoid when working with him/things he does not like. Is it okay to let offerings rot on Chthonic deity altars? And more!  Join my patreon and get access to a ton of perks including the extended cut of this episode! This month in the Coven tier I am teaching a highly requested class about How to Read Playing Cards, join us by November 26th at the Coven Tier to attend that class live or catch the replay.  JOIN PATREON HERE  Follow me on Instagram @angelicascresci where I post daily stories and a ton of short-form content!  Find Diaries of a Witch Podcast on Youtube & wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy this show please share it with friends, post about it on your socials, and don't forget to rate the show!

As a deeply dedicated follower and daughter of Hades, I appreciate when I meet a fellow death witch and devotee to the King of the Underworld. Chthonic deities and death witchcraft can be just as misunderstood by other witches and practitioners, let alone muggles. When I started following Angelica Cresci on Instagram, I was so happy to find someone who views and approaches the concept of death magick and Hades worship so similarly to my own experience!

In this episode @angelicascresci gets honest about the lessons she's learned from death deitities, Hades, and from working death magick. Thre are so many misconceptions about death and the chthonic gods that create so much fear around death. This episode seeks to explore the major lessons that death conciousness can teach us so we can start to forge a better relationship with it, especially this time of year as the final harvest, Halloween, and day of the dead approach.  Join us on Patreon & support the show, plus get access to a ton of bonus content, livestreams, and live events like our Coven tier Halloween ritual on Oct 29th. JOIN PATREON HERE Find me on instagram @angelicascresci I post daily stories and make a ton of extra content over there!  Want to connect deeper with the Gods of the Greek Underworld like Hades, Hekate, Persephone, and more? Get my $44 Underworld meditation bundle that comes with a sleep track & a PDF Sleep Ritual Guide so you can travel to the Underworld in the dark half of the year! CLICK HERE TO GET IT Thank you to my Patrons who make this show possible!  

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 1, 2024 is: chthonic • THAH-nik • adjective Chthonic means "of or relating to the underworld." It is used as a synonym of infernal. // Cleo compared entering her brother's basement bedroom to a descent into chthonic regions: it was dark and odd-smelling, and she was a little frightened of what she might find there. See the entry > Examples: "Before the backdrop of a magmatic cavern stand three adventurers: a warrior, a mage, and a trickster who, with a roll of the dice, are preparing to defeat a tentacled chthonic beast." — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024 Did you know? Chthonic might seem a lofty and learned word, but it's actually pretty down-to-earth in its origin and meaning. It comes from chthōn, which means "earth" in Greek, and it is associated with things that dwell in or under the earth. It is most commonly used in discussions of mythology, particularly underworld mythology. Hades and Persephone, who reign over the underworld in Greek mythology, might be called "chthonic deities," for example. Chthonic has broader applications, too. It can be used to describe something that resembles a mythological underworld (e.g., "chthonic darkness"), and it is sometimes used to describe earthly or natural things, as opposed to those that are elevated or celestial.

Welcome to The Violet Vulture! In this episode, I'm joined by Dette Deveaux, The Abstract Witch (she/they)! Dette is a witchcraft educator committed to integrating the mystical with the mundane. And we have a giveaway for you! Anyone who leaves a comment on this episode on Spotify or a written review on Apple Podcasts is entered to win a 30-minute tarot reading OR a witchy consult with Dette. Please screenshot your comment or review and send it to emmy@soyemmy.com to ensure yours is entered successfully. Entries close on July 31, 2024, so enter while you can! In this episode, we'll get into the following and then some: We discuss the importance of dispelling misinformation and disinformation in their work as a witchy educator How "being a brand" might not be as bad as people make it out to be Along those lines, we dig into the themes that come up the most for Dette when engaging with students online How prolonged people-pleasing isn't just inauthentic, it can be lowkey manipulation (and we dissect how to move past this) What accountability truly looks like (or why we gotta give people a wider berth and see if changed behavior comes with their apology) Some time is spent talkin' about being late-diagnosed autistics We get into the differences between Chthonic deities vs. Ouranic (death gods vs. the Olympians) and the misconceptions people have about which is harsher than the other How Dette began working with Aphrodite and their experience with her And we reflect on Dette when they aren't in educator mode and how they're helping heal people's inner child one immersive 80s-themed event at a time If you've been wondering what the most basic form of magick any/all of us ought to be prioritizing right now, this one is for you. Deets on Dette: Dette's website. Dette's Instagram. Dette's YouTube. The Goblin King Players. Deets on me, Emmy C-G: My website⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@la_soy_emmy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠emmy@soyemmy.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Book a reading.⁠ ⁠Resin & Scrawls on Substack. ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Spooky Sentinel on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Lively Ghosts with my affiliate link.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wanna support my work? Buy me a Ko-Fi. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soy-emmy/support

In this week's episode we discuss the Harpies, creatures with the head of a woman and the body of a monstrous bird that represent storm winds. This episode was created in the wake of a huge storm that knocked my power out for 2 days, so there's discussion of the impact of storms, unpredictability, and sudden change. The name refers to "snatching", and in the myths this refers to the snatching of food, of children--and of souls. Website: https://chthonia.netPatreon: https://patreon.com/chthoniaMerch: https://chthoniapodcast.creator-spring.com/Social media: chthoniapodcast

Mendoza y Gamil analizan a profundidad este nuevo lanzamiento de BYTHOS. Una gente que a estas alturas ya no tendrían que demostrarle nada a nadie, y aún así nos otorgan un discazo arrogante e imperial que encierra mucho más de lo que puede parecer a primera vista. DONACIONES: BINANCE: capitanhype666@gmail.com TAMBIÉN ESTAMOS EN SPOTIFY, IVOOX y todo eso. Nuestros mejores (o peores) momentos, en TIKTOK: @saunadelype

Join the Independent Cork Board Researchers Union to gain access to the complete catalog of #1 PPM paranoid hits, the Discord, & the full version of "Year of the Tunnel (Pt. II)", which is dropping soon. Your support helps to keep the PPM Office lights on: patreon.com/ParaPowerMapping Dropping a Caterpillar dump truck sized load of evidence for why tunnels are very much the vibe in 2024. We're talking the recent Chabad Lubavitch tunnel fracas in Crown Heights; the life & times of the 7th Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson; his coziness w/ Israeli heads of state & prophecy claiming that the Era of Moshiach/ Messiah will begin during B*b* Netanyahoo's reign as Prime Minister; the faction of "radical" Israeli Tzfatim (bochurim) who began digging the tunnels under Chabad HQ at 770 Eastern Parkway in a bid to realize their deceased Rabbi's grand renovation plans, who they maintain will be resurrected as the Messiah; we connect the covert tunnel digging project to Chabad doctrine regarding "Techiyas HaMeisim" (river of fire) and "gilgul mehilot" (the bone-tumbling tunnels that are believed to open up to ferry Tzaddikim or righteous ones to Israel during the end times); we began to piece together an alternative history of Chabad & some of its incredibly sus connections in recent years, including to Z****** mouthpieces & likely assets like Shmuley_Boteach, Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeff Epstein, & Jonathan Pollard (oooh, *correction* I'm just now worrying I may have accidentally called Jonathan Pollard "Robert Pollard"—I've been known to confuse my indie songwriters & Z****** dbl agents in the past); we unpack the rampant CSA that's been endemic to Chabad in the past few decades; we consider whether the antisemitic & blood libelous attacks that the tunnel imbroglio invited may be playing into the hands of the Isntraeli ethnostate & their desire to hoodwink the public into believing that they're embattled & that antisemitism is spiking, as it serves as an effective propaganda cudgel for keeping their allies in line; we talk Kabbalah; messichists; numerology; Shawshank Redemption-inspired heists; a litany of evidence for why this is indisputably the "Year of the Tunnel"; Chinese treasure dragons; wishing for a "Saturn Return" for the Imperial Core lol; recent Chabad philosophizing about the distinctions b/w artificial intelligence and golems; we discuss the 8th Wonder of the World, the subterranean metropolis known as Lower Gaza; we mention the nonpareil psyoperator Yahya S*nwar and the remarkable fact that he convinced the Israeli prison authorities to agree to give him a lifesaving operation during his incarceration, as well as a speculative wonderment whether he's programmed his Z****** opps to cave (calling back to the PTCave EP lol); we examine Netan-yahoo's admin's weaponization & subversion of the "tunnel" as a liberatory symbol and attempts to merge it w/ fear appeals, atrocity propaganda, and his craven disinfo shitcoating of Palestinians as Hitlerites; we tour the recent tunnel simulation at Hostages Sq. in Tel Aviv, an example of Israel's installation apARTheid scene's ideological instrumentality; we find time for a goofy riff on pervy deity Pan giving the nymph Syrinx the chthonICK; and we end w/ a celebration of the revolutionary ethos of Tunnel Resistance.  Songs:  | Lana Del Rey - "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard?" |  | Tom Waits - "Fish in the Jailhouse" |  | Bruce Springsteen - "Tunnel of Love" | 

This Chabad excavation is a closed shop. Join the Independent Cork Board Researchers Union—once you've paid yr ICBRU dues, you can access the entirety of the Chabad tunnel fracas investigation & extended meditation on 2024 chthonic vibes: patreon.com/ParaPowerMapping Dropping a Caterpillar dump truck sized load of evidence for why tunnels are very much the vibe in 2024. We're talking the recent Chabad Lubavitch tunnel fracas in Crown Heights; the life & times of the 7th Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson; his coziness w/ Israeli heads of state & prophecy claiming that the Era of Moshiach/ Messiah will begin during B*b* Netanyahoo's reign as Prime Minister; the faction of "radical" Israeli Tzfatim (bochurim) who began digging the tunnels under Chabad HQ at 770 Eastern Parkway in a bid to realize their deceased Rabbi's grand renovation plans, who they maintain will be resurrected as the Messiah; we connect the covert tunnel digging project to Chabad doctrine regarding "Techiyas HaMeisim" (river of fire) and "gilgul mehilot" (the bone-tumbling tunnels that are believed to open up to ferry Tzaddikim or righteous ones to Israel during the end times); we began to piece together an alternative history of Chabad & some of its incredibly sus connections in recent years, including to Z****** mouthpieces & likely assets like Shmuley_Boteach, Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeff Epstein, & Jonathan Pollard (oooh, *correction* I'm just now worrying I may have accidentally called Jonathan Pollard "Robert Pollard"—I've been known to confuse my indie songwriters & Z****** dbl agents in the past); we unpack the rampant CSA that's been endemic to Chabad in the past few decades; we consider whether the antisemitic & blood libelous attacks that the tunnel imbroglio invited may be playing into the hands of the Isntraeli ethnostate & their desire to hoodwink the public into believing that they're embattled & that antisemitism is spiking, as it serves as an effective propaganda cudgel for keeping their allies in line; we talk Kabbalah; messichists; numerology; Shawshank Redemption-inspired heists; a litany of evidence for why this is indisputably the "Year of the Tunnel"; Chinese treasure dragons; wishing for a "Saturn Return" for the Imperial Core lol; recent Chabad philosophizing about the distinctions b/w artificial intelligence and golems; we discuss the 8th Wonder of the World, the subterranean metropolis known as Lower Gaza; we mention the nonpareil psyoperator Yahya S*nwar and the remarkable fact that he convinced the Israeli prison authorities to agree to give him a lifesaving operation during his incarceration, as well as a speculative wonderment whether he's programmed his Z****** opps to cave (calling back to the PTCave EP lol); we examine Netan-yahoo's admin's weaponization & subversion of the "tunnel" as a liberatory symbol and attempts to merge it w/ fear appeals, atrocity propaganda, and his craven disinfo shitcoating of Palestinians as Hitlerites; we tour the recent tunnel simulation at Hostages Sq. in Tel Aviv, an example of Israel's installation apARTheid scene's ideological instrumentality; we find time for a goofy riff on pervy deity Pan giving the nymph Syrinx the chthonICK; and we end w/ a celebration of the revolutionary ethos of Tunnel Resistance.  Songs:  | Lana Del Rey - "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard?" |  | Tom Waits - "Fish in the Jailhouse" | 

Let's have a look at the various tutelary spirits that we find. This will include the Angelic and Daemonic, the Celestial and Chthonic. Check out our website at https://intothewyldwood.com You can also support us by leaving a donation at https://www.intothewyldwood.com/?page_id=32 All of our links at https://linktr.ee/intothewyldwood --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intothewyldwood/message

Chthonic is an adjective that means concerning, belonging to or inhabiting the underworld.  Our word of the day comes from a term in Greek mythology to describe the underworld. By the late 19th century, chthonic had risen from the depths of Greek mythology to inhabit English. Here's an example: My son loves reading about Greek myths, especially the really creepy ones about chthonic activity from down below. 

Revisiting last's year's spooky... It's time for the infernal goddesses of the dead... Chthonic Cuties... the realm of the Underworld itself, and how the real people of ancient Greece worshipped and interacted with that realm while they're still in the land of the living... Find all six years of Spooky Season content on this Spotify Playlist! Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing. Sources: Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; Theoi.com entries on Persephone, Melinoe, and Hades; Heroines of Olympus by Ellie Mackin Roberts. Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A dark, sexy fever dream of Tech House grooves. Donations, Merchandise, Newsletter, more: https://www.groovelectric.com Podrunner: Workout Music mixes: https://www.podrunner.com PLAYLIST 01. Marcelo Castelli, DJ PP - Swan the Glam 02. Kabalo - Waiting for You (Rise and Fall Remix) 03. Simon Kidzoo - Changes (Extended Mix) 04. Dan Soden - On Speed 05. Hauswerks - So What 06. Chus & Ceballos, Oscar L - Sostenido 07. Angel Heredia - Infiel 08. Groovebox - Jano (Extended Mix) 09. Tony Thomas - Green Revolution 10. Angel Heredia - Latin Feeling 11. Romina, Franck Dona - No Education 12. Duzy (US) - Groovin (Extended Mix) 13. Aternity, Dale Move - Gotta Get Down (Extended Mix) 14. Scotty Boy - Remember the Funk (The Cube Guys Remix) 15. Angel Heredia - Bam Pum 16. Chesser - Disco Nights (Extended Mix) 17. Muzzaik, Stadiumx - Echoes (Extended Mix) 18. Lefti - All 4 U (Extended Mix) 19. Enviado Vida - Prior Tenement (Blood Groove & Kikis Remix) == Please support these artists == Music copyright the respective artists. All other material c2006, 2023 by Steve Boyett. For personal use only. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized copying editing, exhibition, sale, rental, exchange, public performance, or broadcast of this audio is prohibited.

We explore an overlooked esoteric giant, an individual considered a main modern Pagan Gnostic and advocate of the concept of Chthonic Gnosis. That is the German philosopher and psychologist Ludwig Klages. Beyond his breathtaking Gnostic metaphysics, we'll find how Klages' work interacts and overlaps with Jung and Nietzsche – and why his views have been erroneously connected to National Socialism. For this odyssey, we have the pleasure of being joined at the Virtual Alexandria by Dr. Paul Bishop, author of Ludwig Klages and the Philosophy of Life.Stream Meet The ArchonsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/aeon-byte-gnostic-radio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Author Ed Lin stopped by to chat with me in the Talking Taiwan podcasting booth at Passport to Taiwan. This is the first of several live interviews we recorded at our outdoor on-location podcasting booth. We touched upon a broad range of topics, many that we've covered here in the past on Talking Taiwan. In fact, this gives us a good excuse to share some of our past episodes in the related links section for this episode on our website. On the other hand, my conversation with Ed brought up a few good ideas for future topics and guests that we should have on Talking Taiwan.   Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/ed-lin-our-interview-live-at-passport-to-taiwan-ep-242/   As Ed and I were talking, you'll hear us talking to some of the people who walked by and stopped by to say hello, among them were of some of our supporters, mutual friends and a previous Talking Taiwan guest another Lin, Peter Lin who's band the Asian American Jazz Collective performed at Passport to Taiwan that day. That's the thing about Passport to Taiwan, when you're there you never know who you'll run into. We were also thrilled to meet and talk to some of our listeners who stopped by our booth.  For those of you in New York City, you can catch Ed Lin performing in Short Stack 2 at the Ma-Yi Theatre from June 15-18. We'll include a link to purchase tickets online on the Talking Taiwan website.   CORRECTION: The restaurant that Ed refers to in the interview as 688 is actually the 886 Restaurant. The film that Ed mentions as Taipei Au Revoir is Au Revoir Taipei.   This episode of Talking Taiwan has been sponsored by NATWA, the North America Taiwanese Women's Association.    NATWA was founded in 1988, and its mission is:   1. to evoke a sense of self-esteem and enhance women's dignity, 2. to oppose gender discrimination and promote gender equality, 3. to fully develop women's potential and encourage their participation in public affairs, 4. to contribute to the advancement of human rights and democratic development in Taiwan, 5. to reach out and work with women's organizations worldwide to promote peace for all.   To learn more about NATWA visit their website: www.natwa.com    Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: ·       What Ed's been working on lately ·       How Ed will be performing in Short Stack 2 at the Ma-Yi Theater from June 15-18 to benefit Heart of Dinner, a community organization aiding and feeding working-class AAPI seniors throughout the city ·       Ed will be speaking at the TANG (Taiwanese American Next Generation)/TAC (Taiwanese American Conference), which will be at West Chester University from July 1-4 ·       Taiwanese soft power and how it compares to that of other island nations like Ireland or Jamaica's ·       People who will be stopping by to be interviewed in the Talking Taiwan podcasting booth at Passport to Taiwan ·       The upcoming movie adaptation of the novel Loveboat Taipei ·       Things to do in the first 24 hours upon arriving in Taiwan ·       Ximending Red House in Taipei ·       The bells of Kaohsiung Harbor public art project (Echo Across the Harbor) ·       The band Chthonic and how their song Supreme Pain for the Tyrant makes reference to Peter Huang, who tried to assassinate Chiang ·       How activist Yuri Kochiyama encouraged Ed when he was a student at Columbia University working on bringing Asian studies to the campus ·       How the Taiwanese and Taiwanese diaspora are becoming more outspoken and proud of their identity ·       How the Famous Porkchop House on Doyers Street in New York City's Chinatown was renamed Taiwan's Porkchop House ·       Cannabis use in Taiwan Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/ed-lin-our-interview-live-at-passport-to-taiwan-ep-242/

Da hat es uns auch mal erwischt! Diese Woche plaudern wir leider nur zu zweit, aber dafür wird der Metal-Bildungsauftrag mehr als ernst genommen. Nach allerlei News über böse Black-Metaller und selbstbewusste Schweden nehmen wir euch mit in den fernen Osten. Wir sprechen diese Woche über Chthonic, Taiwans extremen Metal-Export. Hier vermischt sich wie bei kaum einer andern Band politisches Engagement, die Aufarbeitung geschichtlicher Ereignisse sowie eine tiefe Verwurzelung mythologischer Motive. Die 'Souls Reposed' Trilogie´ wird näher beleuchtet und es landen eine ganze Reihe an Anspieltipps auf der Playlist. Beim nächsten Podcast gibt es dann wieder eine große Ladung an Live-Berichten.

Brigid mercilessly devours the show with a vast knowledge of Chthonic deities and the Dark Feminine! As a mythology lecturer, author of "Death and the Maiden", and creator of Chthonia Podcast, Brigid Burke possesses an extraordinary knowledge of deities and creatures of the underworld, with a strong focus on dark feminine figures from a diverse pool of worldwide pantheons. Today she joins to share insights into female monsters and muses of Greek myth, embodiments of Hindu goddesses, the ties between fear of death and the dark feminine, Jungian archetypes of the shadow, trickster, devouring mother and even the anima, as well as the convoluted story of Big Mama herself: Gaia! Grab a copy of Brigid's book Death and the Maiden HERE ====================== Huge THANK YOU!!! to Brigid Burke of Chthonia Podcast for her patience and openness to share these marvelous and oftentimes convoluted mythological intricacies! ❤️ Check out her podcast Chthonia Podcast HERE or visit their website at chthonia.net Follow them on Instagram @chthoniapodcast Twitter @Chthoniapodcast or Facebook @chthoniapodcast Check out their YouTube channel HERE Grab a copy of Brigid's book Death and the Maiden: The Curious Relationship Between the Fear of the Feminine and the Fear of Death HERE ====================== Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez) Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com

This week, we are welcoming a person very dear to my heart, Jacquelyn Marie Shannon, ritualist, integrative hypnotist, ritual artist, Ph.D. candidate, and dancer, to chat about their research on a topic they have come to call Ghostly Practice. It's hard for me to concisely state in linear language what this episode is about. It's about poetry, it's about performance, it's about the haunting excess accrued by the churning movements and sacrifice of time. It's about dance as the tension and pulling between not the two sides of the coin, but, the very spin of the coin itself.  In what ways are we haunted by both memory and possibility? How is performance directly informed by the praxis of ritual? How can we commit fully to the act of becoming within a ritual body that is constantly living and dying? Is your bookshelf implicitly haunted? It is my deepest pleasure and joy to plant the seed of Jacquelyn's work in the minds of all who choose to listen. May it spark creative impulses in your soul, to dance and move in co-creation with all Others, both seen and unseen. Don't forget to check out the Patreon Exclusive Episode which features Jacquelyn speaking on their experiences as an academic who is out of the broom closet, so to speak. As well as, additional poetics on the relationship between art and politics, and , the negation + subsequent recreation of self as praxis for allowing ourselves to truly live with both feet on each side of the river of Becoming. To find more on Jacquelyn, make sure to check her out on Instagram @ghostinglass. You can also check out their website for further information on their classes and research, as well as, book a hypnosis session here.  Original music for the podcast performed by Jules M. Dooley, traditional astrologer and sound artist. Follow his experiments with astrology + sound + ai visuals on IG: @glitches_in_the_night_sky SHOW NOTES: Catherine Bell Shakina Nayfack The Paradox of the Actor by Denis Diderot Georges Bataille The Haunted Stage: The Theatre as Memory Machine by Marvin Carlson Butoh The Solar Anus by Geroges Batallie

Within Destruction is a sic AF metal band from Slovenia. We talk about investing in your art, elitists in the genre & much more! SPONSORS: Click this link to purchase from Sweetwater & help support the podcast: imp.i114863.net/rnrmVB WITHIN DESTRUCTION is: Rok Rupnik, Luka Vezzosi & Howard Fang TIME CODES: 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Being from Slovenia & Taiwan 11:54 - The show must go on 16:50 - Sakura writing process 23:44 - Howard joins, music gets sic 29:41 - Why a three piece w no bass player 34:35 - Getting out of Taiwan 42:45 - Deathcore elitists & slam police 47:00 - Yokai, Lotus backlash & reaction 55:45 - How long does it take to get exposure?  59:22 - Top bands from other countries 01:02:46 - Almost dying in a van crash

In this episode, recorded at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum in Taiwan, we hear from Freddy Tshiong-Tso Lim (林昶佐), the lead vocalist of the Taiwanese metal band Chthonic and a member of Taiwan's parliament. He shares how Taiwan can help play a critical role in protecting and promoting human rights, in the face of authoritarian aggression.

Watch the music video “ Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace” on Youtube that we mentioned in our podcast today, and the heavy metal version of “ Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace” ! Learn today's episode: 「閃靈」是台灣最重要，也是台灣第一個重金屬樂團，他們以前還做黑金屬音樂，用嘶吼的唱腔來唱歌。他們在重金屬的音樂中，還加入嗩吶或二胡等傳統樂器，非常特別。另外，他們從一開始就決定，創作一定都要跟"台灣"有關係，所以聽他們的歌也可以學習到台灣的歷史和故事... 重金屬樂團 zhòngjīnshǔ yuètuán: heavy metal band (重金屬 zhòngjīnshǔ:heavy metal ;樂團 yuètuán:band ) 閃靈 shǎn líng: ChthoniC, a Taiwanese heavy metal ban 嘶吼 sīhǒu: scream (singing) 唱腔 chàngqiāng: singing (-style) 嗩吶 suǒnà: suona, a traditional Chinese music instrument with double-reed horn 二胡 èrhú: erhu, a traditional Chinese two-stringed bowed musical instrument 創作 chuàngzuò: creative work; (artistic) creation … To keep learning this episode, go here: https://www.taiwanfeng.com/podcast/chthonic/ We also have simplified version for this episode, please visit: https://www.taiwanfeng.com/simplified/podcast-cn/chthonic-simplified/ Follow us on Instagram & chat with us now!!! Our IG account: taiwanfeng.chineselearning Tingting's IG account: taiwanfeng.ting We hope you like our podcast today! Got feedback? We'd love to hear it! Rate us or leave us a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin

Happy New Year! Here's a poem from The Book Of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa

Welcome to Act II. Here, the curtain finally pulls back. It is only a sliver, but you all may see me, the one who has told you these tales, in all my Chthonic glory. The time for subtlety has passed. We dark gods need one unknown to the enemy, and Quinn O'Connell may be the lost soul to help us. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MortisMaledictum Join our Discord Community: https://discord.com/invite/cM4kxbaBHw Get the book and read along: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C33Z336 For Fans Of: - Old Gods of Appalachia - H.P. Lovecraft - Joe Abercrombie - Neil Gaiman - Jim Butcher - Kevin Hearne - The Magnus Archives - Welcome to Night Vale - Malevolent - The White Vault - The Black Tapes - LORE - Limetown - Tanis - Archive 81 - Alice Isn't Dead - The Lovecraft Investigations

Come along this week with Jacob and Zak as they discuss the industrial apocalypse of Chthonic energy drinks and other unpredictable topics.  New episodes every Wednesday!  Find Jacob on Youtube and Twitter.Find Zak on Youtube, Twitter, and Twitch.For business inquiries, please contact hdwgh.cast@gmail.com.

IN WHICH OUR HEROES confront the true ringmaster of the show. Pimlan makes an entrance. Himo brings the numbers. Sukha gets right up in there. Palfrey damages even more church property. Magnuss works the crowd. Jebeddo buys a round. Editing, sound design and original music by Luke Brevoort: splendorsound.com Page of visuals: splendorsound.com/vengeance

We're back with more bonus mythological content based on QCODE's new podcast CUPID! This time... Furies! Underworld gods! Chthonic everything! Listen to Cupid wherever you get your podcasts. Find more LTAMB episodes devoted to these characters and stories in this Spotify playlist, and even more playlists here.CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for the infernal goddesses of the dead... Chthonic Cuties... the realm of the Underworld itself, and how the real people of ancient Greece worshipped and interacted with that realm while they're still in the land of the living... Learn LOADS more about Persephone and the Underworld by following Ellie Mackin Roberts on TikTok (seriously, she's amazing on there). Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.Sources: Early Greek Myths by Timothy Gantz; Theoi.com entries on Persephone, Melinoe, and Hades; Heroines of Olympus by Ellie Mackin Roberts.Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A poem that talks about women.❤

This month I chat with David Beth of Theion Publishing, who is also the founder of the Kosmic Gnosis esoteric current. David and I discuss the ancient gods, the proto-human worldview, the stumbling blocks of modern occulture, and a topic near and dear to both of us, the problem with championing spirit over soul (and celestial over chthonic). What would life look like if we didn't rationalize and analyze every experience? David breaks down everything in a way that is easy to understand, and explains how this worldview treats the concepts of Masculine and Feminine. 

We both reference Ludwig Klages' "Of Cosmogonic Eros", which is available through Theion Publishing's website: https://theionpublishing.com/

Freddy and Emily are back for a special episode.Freddy warns about the pervasiveness of Chinese CCP propaganda (we're talking to you, Roger Waters), and how, for those under the propaganda of the CCP, we invite you to come visit Taiwan, then you'll understand how wrong the CCP propaganda is about a lot of things - especially Taiwan. Emily talks about Chen Chu, a Taiwanese politician seen in photos with Nancy Pelosi during her recent trip to Taiwan, but hasn't been mentioned much in the media. In 1980 Chen Chu was a political activist and stood in front of a military court in Taipei. She was subsequently sentenced and jailed there. Fast forward to 2022, she's giving a tour of the Human Rights Museum (the former prison) to U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the delegation. This shows how much Taiwan has progressed since authoritarian rule. Authoritarian rules does not last forever. It cannot last forever.This is Metalhead Politics, a show about music, politics, and Taiwan. Co-hosted by Freddy Lim of Chthonic and Emily Y. Wu of Ghost Island Media. Check out our other shows:https://ghostisland.mediaFollow us on social media for timely updates: Freddy: Facebook, Twitter, InstagramEmily: Facebook, Twitter, InstagramResearcher: Min ChaoProduction Assistant: Gerald WilliamsRecording by: Dino LinEditing: Gerald Williams and Emily Y. WuProduced by: Emily Y. WuProduction Company: Ghost Island MediaConnect with us: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WebSupport the show: https://patreon.com/TaiwanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emily Dickinson is one of the giants of American Literature who said to have lived her life as a recluse and write poems on pieces of paper.

Thank you to my friend for recommending this beautiful poem.❤

Freddy Lim is a legislator in Taiwan. But, he is better known internationally for another of his many roles: rock star! Freddy is lead vocalist of the metal band Chthonic, which was formed in 1995 in Taiwan and has won international recognition. As Taiwan's first rock-star-turned-politician, he still keeps writing new songs. Is music the element keeping him at the peak of his innovative game? Let us find out! For the video podcast version of " Innovative Minds with Audrey Tang," please visit https://www.taiwanplus.com or our YouTube channel 林昶佐為台灣立法委員。但是，他在國際上更知名的角色是：搖滾明星!! 林昶佐為1995年成立於台灣的金屬樂團—閃靈樂團的主唱，該樂團在國際上擁有相當高的知名度。 身為台灣第一位從搖滾明星轉為政治人物的他，還在不斷地創作新歌。音樂是讓他保持創新的元素嗎？讓我們一探究竟！ see you on https://www.taiwanplus.com or 我們的YouTube Channel: https://reurl.cc/VD8QnN This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. 本節目以CC BY 4.0 TaiwanPlus.com 授權利用

The party tries to wake up. CREDITS  Alexander - Nicholas Benetatos  Anastasia - Amanda Facosta  Arete - Michael Pisani  Rolf & Sound Design/Editing - Giancarlo Herrera Heracles - Giorgio Volpe Audio Editing - Daniel Manning Dungeon Mastering & NPC Voices - Tau Zaman  Cover Art - Chandler Candela  Title Music - Sage G.C. & Jessica Dahlgren  Character Themes - Giorgio Volpe  Additional Music - Epidemic Sound   Transcripts by Eli Barraza:  https://www.whisperforge.org/roguerunners/season-2 Patreon:  https://patreon.com/roguerunradio  Twitter:  @ROGUERUNradio  Instagram:  @ROGUERUNradio  Find and support our sponsors at:  fableandfolly.com/partners  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 work is an invaluable exploration into pre-Platonic beliefs and magical practices. In this episode Jake and I talk about the different "versions" of Hecate in ancient times, questioning the idea that she wasn't always a chthonic deity. This includes a discussion of goetia, Hecate's association with Apollo, the Athenian Hecate, and the challenge of the more current interpretations of the goddess.

Bobby: But the name of this piece is the Hole at P.S.1. Emmanuel: Also known as Fifth Solar Chthonic Wall Temple. Nora: What is, I don't even know what the word Chthonic means. Bobby: Neither do I, but I'm sure we'll know after this. Nora: I know. I guess we'll have to look it up. Lizzie: We're standing in front of the Hole at P.S.1 and it looks exactly like a hole in the wall. It's sort of almond shape. But if you look really far through the hole, you can actually see a very small opening out of the actual building. Emmanuel: Basically, he saw this hole poking through the wall. So at one point he decided what if I just make this hole bigger? And so he did. Lizzie: He was sort of interested in negative space as sculpture, so shaping objects so that they would sort of make sculpture out of the space that they were in. And that's exactly what he's done with the Hole at P.S.1. The building at the time, dusty, water everywhere. Again, they were trying to clean up this building that had been abandoned for so long. Bobby: So if you just imagine there's no white walls, everything's darker, everything's more dirty, it's less professional. It's less clean. It's less made for the public. Lizzie: When the sunlight would line up perfectly with the hole, there would be this huge beam of light that would come in through this hole. It would reflect off of the dust in the air and the water on the floor. It would sort of fill the space with these particles that you couldn't see until the light was shining perfectly into the hole. Bobby: There's also a lot of sexual reference in this piece. Emmanuel: It's supposed to give the sense that you're going through a birth canal. Bobby: Very vaginal and phallic, phallic being with the ray of light and vaginal with the almond shape of the hole. Lizzie: It's shining this new light into P.S.1. and it's this sort of symbolic rebirth of the building into this new space. Emmanuel: Chthonic or Chthonic, however you want to pronounce it, actually means that it's relating or pertaining to the underworld. So it was him trying to break out and trying to reach maybe Olympus or just break out of the underworld altogether.

With this second installment of their series on sacred geography, Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick take a journey into the shadowy and much-misunderstood realm of the dead—the Underworld, Hades, Hell, Sheol, the Grave. Do these words mean the same thing? Where is this place? And who or what exactly is there?

With this second installment of their series on sacred geography, Fr. Stephen De Young and Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick take a journey into the shadowy and much-misunderstood realm of the dead—the Underworld, Hades, Hell, Sheol, the Grave. Do these words mean the same thing? Where is this place? And who or what exactly is there?

Let me introduce you to Freddy Lim. If you don't know Freddy, he's the frontman of Chthonic. Formed in the mid-90s, they are one of Asia's most successful and well known metal bands who has crossed over into the western market and had a lot of success playing some of the biggest stages in the world including Loud Park, Wacken Open Air, Download, OzzFest and more. Chthonic's blends extreme metal (death and black) with a number of different traditional Taiwanese instruments giving them a unique sound. Their songs are inspired my Taiwanese mythology, stories and history which the band holds great importance. For most people, the success and achievements of Chthonic would be more than enough, however for Freddy the band is merely one chapter of a larger book. For 4 years, Freddy lead Amnesty International Taiwan and in 2015 he founded the New Power Party and became a party member of the Legislative Yuan 2016. Freddy's focuses are directed toward human rights issues as well as the independence of Taiwan from China. Freddy recently stopped through Sydney on his way to speak at the ANU (Australian National University) in Canberra for the Culture and Political Change in Contemporary Taiwan conference. Freddy hopes to discuss the topic of Taiwan's independence to an Australian audience and raise further awareness of the importance of his message. While we only had time for a brief chat, Freddy and I covered some of the challenges he had to face personally when becoming a politician, his advantage in politics due to his music background, and the influence these experiences including some other personal events have shaped Chthonic's music, especially their new album which is due out in October 2018. If you're yet to discover Chthonic or would like to learn more about Freddy's work in political endeavours and activism, check out the links below. Show notes Learn more about Freddy on via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Wikipedia | Freddy's policital resources - New Power Party | Legislative Yuan | Follow Chthonic via Main Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Article - Taiwan flag design painted over by council ahead of beef industry event Photo by Joel H. Garcia - Photography