178 - American Brujeria with J. Allen Cross - Big Seance
12/25/20 • 48 min
Author J. Allen Cross is a practicing witch of Mexican, Native American, and European descent, who has written a new book, American Brujería: Modern Mexican-American Folk Magic. Besides this exciting upcoming book, other topics include negative entities and agreements, creatures on the Other Side, and using his abilities as a psychic medium to help others. Visit BigSeance.com/178 for more info.
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In this episode:
Episode Teaser :00
Intro :35
Patrick originally heard today’s guest on the Ask a Hag Podcast. 1:17
Bio for J. (Joshua) Allen Cross 2:37
The description of Joshua’s upcoming book, American Brujería: Modern Mexican-American Folk Magic. 3:29
In Joshua’s interview on Ask a Hag, he discussed Marilyn Painter’s interview in the very first episode of the Big Seance Podcast regarding Demons and Agreements. 5:15
What is the difference between Brujería and Mexican-American Brujería? And what are the misconceptions? 11:00
Curanderismo and Hechicería. 14:15
Guadalupe, Catholic Saints, and Joshua’s form of Mexican folk magic. 17:14
More on Demons or Negative Entities, and Agreements. 20:57
Joshua’s work in the paranormal as a psychic medium. 24:37
Psychic mediums on some of Joshua’s favorite paranormal television shows. 27:57
Growing up with paranormal experiences, dreams, headaches, and developing psychic abilities. 30:23
There are creatures on the Other Side! 32:15
Psychic abilities run in Joshua’s family. 34:50
The moment Joshua learned he could use his psychic abilities to help others. 37:00
Joshua’s first case as a sixteen-year-old. 39:05
Final thoughts and what’s coming up for J. Allen Cross! 43:25
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 45:47
Outro 46:41
For more on J. Allen Cross:
Instagram: @oregon_wood_witch
Joshua writes for Patheos.com
Joshua's Paranormal Investigation Team
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher,
Author J. Allen Cross is a practicing witch of Mexican, Native American, and European descent, who has written a new book, American Brujería: Modern Mexican-American Folk Magic. Besides this exciting upcoming book, other topics include negative entities and agreements, creatures on the Other Side, and using his abilities as a psychic medium to help others. Visit BigSeance.com/178 for more info.
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In this episode:
Episode Teaser :00
Intro :35
Patrick originally heard today’s guest on the Ask a Hag Podcast. 1:17
Bio for J. (Joshua) Allen Cross 2:37
The description of Joshua’s upcoming book, American Brujería: Modern Mexican-American Folk Magic. 3:29
In Joshua’s interview on Ask a Hag, he discussed Marilyn Painter’s interview in the very first episode of the Big Seance Podcast regarding Demons and Agreements. 5:15
What is the difference between Brujería and Mexican-American Brujería? And what are the misconceptions? 11:00
Curanderismo and Hechicería. 14:15
Guadalupe, Catholic Saints, and Joshua’s form of Mexican folk magic. 17:14
More on Demons or Negative Entities, and Agreements. 20:57
Joshua’s work in the paranormal as a psychic medium. 24:37
Psychic mediums on some of Joshua’s favorite paranormal television shows. 27:57
Growing up with paranormal experiences, dreams, headaches, and developing psychic abilities. 30:23
There are creatures on the Other Side! 32:15
Psychic abilities run in Joshua’s family. 34:50
The moment Joshua learned he could use his psychic abilities to help others. 37:00
Joshua’s first case as a sixteen-year-old. 39:05
Final thoughts and what’s coming up for J. Allen Cross! 43:25
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 45:47
Outro 46:41
For more on J. Allen Cross:
Instagram: @oregon_wood_witch
Joshua writes for Patheos.com
Joshua's Paranormal Investigation Team
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio, Stitcher,
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Jeff C. Carter, author of We Bleed Red & Green: 12 Chilling Tales for Christmas, returns to parlor! Is winter even scarier than Halloween? Jeff thinks so! Plus childhood memories of wintertime, Rudolph poop, lots of Santa talk, and the spooky Christmas traditions that you probably haven’t heard of! Visit BigSeance.com/177
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Episode Teaser :00
Intro :58
A little update from Patrick 1:42
A laundry folding ghost? A story sent in by Joanne Jarrett, host of the Fancy Free Podcast! To hear Patrick share embarrassing stories on Joanne’s podcast, visit fancyfreepodcast.com/episode68 and fancyfreepodcast.com/episode75. 2:24
Jeff C. Carter’s Bio and the description of his latest book, We Bleed Red & Green: 12 Chilling Tales for Christmas! 10:14
What colors are next? More on the “We Bleed” series. 12:52
“Winter is the real scary time. We as a species have evolved to survive winter. We didn’t survive to evolve Halloween. Halloween is like, that’s the party and wintertime is the darkest, coldest, leanest time of year. It’s when the animals starve to death and the crops wilt. It’s bleak. But it’s a great time for horror.” 15:00
A pandemic-free book! 16:17
Jeff’s memories of Christmas and wintertime. 19:30
Rudolph Poop! When parents go out of their way to make Christmas special! 21:30
Jeff can talk about Santa Claus all day! 24:00
Christmas creep and the booming holiday industry! 27:09
Krampus and the signs that “Christmas is mutating with creepy Halloweeny goodness!” 31:37
Other spooky Christmas traditions that you probably haven’t heard of! 33:40
The Christmas Log! WHAT?! 41:52
Frostbite and more memories of childhood in the winter. 43:43
The book is not recommended for kids! 50:50
Where to find Jeff and what’s coming up! 54:35
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 55:55
Outro 57:53
For more on Jeff C. Carter
We Bleed Red & Green on Amazon
Instagram: @jeffc.carter
Twitter: @Carterwroteit
The Big Seance Podcast can be found right here, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, TuneIn Radio,
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179 - Call for Near Death Experience Stories - Big Seance
Have you or a loved one experienced a Near Death Experience (NDE)? We'd love to hear about it! Listen to learn how! Plus highlights from two past episodes where listeners and previous guests from the Big Seance Community shared tips and techniques. Visit BigSeance.com/179 for more info.
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Intro :00
It’s a short episode, but we might need your help! Want to get your voice in the show? :58
Some highlights from episode 142 (Techniques for Clearing a Space) and episode 162 (Tips for Daily Communication with Spirit). 2:40
Have you had a Near Death Experience or NDE? Visit BigSeance.com/feedback to learn how! 12:13
Hotline (775) 583-5563 (7755-TELL-ME)
A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 14:42
Outro 16:40
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