Welcome to Scavenged Rituals!
We are a journal of comparative ritualism, printed and published quarterly. Our contributors discuss rituals from their diverse traditions and examine the meaning of their practice from their angle on reality. If you've ever found yourself wondering how the other occult half lives, we think you'll appreciate what you'll find inside!
Hello and welcome to this mid-hiatus update! As you may be aware, Scavenged Rituals is taking a break throughout 2024 as various spiritual, artistic, and travel pursuits are, uh, scavenged.
But in the meantime, I am very pleased to report that Scavenged Rituals has been honored as the subject of a blog post from the fine curators of The Occult Library. We are lucky indeed to live in a time when such a painstakingly compiled resource is available to occultists with an ease of access that could only have been dreamt of by our forbears.
I hope readers will check out the blog post and then go wandering amongst the stacks of the site, where around every corner a new treasure is waiting for discovery. Thanks again to its caretakers!
Finally here! And a thing of beauty she be! Nothing more gratifying than taking a leap of faith on your skills, shooting your shot, and watching it score.
𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 V1N4 is born and it is a happy result indeed. All my worries about the 3D pictures not “working” have been for nought, as they look spectacular in this issue. That means in addition to the penetrating thoughts of interviewees Arùn Ragan of The Aruniverse, Marcus McCoy of Troll Cunning Forge and Kai Uwe Faust of Heilung, the reader is blessed with images that visually confirm the true mastery of their art.
This issue is 78 pages of ritual object goodness in a perfect bound package, guaranteed to make your public transit peers give you extra room or possibly snuggle up for a closer look. Either way, you’ll be the coolest person present while wearing the included 3D glasses on mass transit, turning your issue from upright to sideways and back again wondering how The Scavenger was able to warp time and space bringing you these incredible images. This issue I’m just too pleased to remember to be humble about it.
Now available at the amazing Spiral House Shop. And as always thanks for your support!
Hello and welcome to a long overdue communique from The Scavenger! Yule and the solstice have passed, Xmas has come and gone, and now the last Full Moon of 2023 has graced us and is waning once more. Though it may have looked like the scavenging ended with the harvest this year, in point of fact it had just gotten started. Year-long plans for the contents of issue 4 were put into motion and I was overjoyed to visit three very special practitioners and feature their work in 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 V1N4: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑶𝒃𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕.
𝐀𝐫𝐮̀𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 of The Aruniverse has impressed me with his mask and altar crafting since I have known him. His work is always a combination of the inspired, the painstaking, and the deeply esoteric. Issue 4 features gorgeous examples of both.
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐨𝐲, the fiery force responsible for magical blacksmithing outfit Troll Cunning Forge, will need no introduction for many of you. A pleasant afternoon was spent watching him working his magic on metal and discussing what passes for magical fabrication these days.
Scavenging led me to Los Angeles in early December to conduct an incredible interview with 𝐊𝐚𝐢 𝐔𝐰𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭 and photograph those purveyors of amplified history 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐠 during their final appearance North American ritual of 2023. I was truly grateful for this amazing opportunity to find out more about the techniques behind their trance inducing rituals. What a way to close out the year and wrap up issue 4!
Finally, The Scavenger has been learning and practicing 3D photography since the summer. You can be the judge of whether or not I’ve gotten the hang of it, since nearly all of this pictorial issue of will be in that format, viewable with the included red/blue glasses.
𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 V1N4 will be available in early January 2024 and we can't wait for you to have a look. Thanks so much for your support!
The dry part of our autumn appears to be well and truly finished here in the Pacific Northwest. Now comes literal months of rain, mostly dark skies, and chilly days that have The Scavenger dragging out the wool socks. Thus begins the best time of year for tucking into some fine reading material (hint hint) situated near a fire with a cup of tea or other agreeable beverage.
We are rapidly approaching Hallowe'en, a much beloved holiday in this part of the world and many others. In the spirit of the season, please allow The Scavenger to gift you the following treat, no trick required!
The last issue of Scavenged Rituals was full to bursting with delicious goodies, so much so that it became necessary to excise a ritual perfectly suited to the upcoming holy-day. Titled "Burning Beyond the Logical Lake," it's for the express purpose of contacting Those Beyond for answers to your burning questions. In the style of a fun, pop-occult ritual from the late 1960s, you'll use a black candle, a d20 die, and a very special music album from Broadcast and The Focus Group to make a connection across the spirit realm and gain a little more insight into the subject of your question.
Happy Hallowe'en! And for those of you seeking suitable fireside reading material,
Scavenged Rituals V1N3 is available immediately at:
The Spiral House Shop in the United States
And is available from late-October 2023 at:
Treadwell's in the UK and Europe
Tamed: the wild and wooly third issue of Scavenged Rituals! Checking in at 76 pages it’s the largest issue yet. That adds up to a lot of friends who were kind enough to let The Scavenger glean their wisdom and display the beauty of their work. To wit, the next issue of Scavenged Rituals features the following original writing and artwork:
Hifumi Norito by Erika Harada
Encountering the Ozark Blessed Mother in her Eight Witch Tree Forms by Brandon Weston and illustrated by Sara Redel
The Coptic Ritual of Deification by Ambrose Mellifico
The Arte of the Dream Path: the Form and Practice of Journey through Means of Dream by Daniel Yates
The Highest Symbolic Grade of the True Magic by Frater Robert Gordon
Gifts of the Crones: Winter Magic, Snow and Ice as Materia Magica by Fratrem E.C.M., “Sevis”
Astrapsoukos’ Ritual for the Favor of Hermes by John Opsopaus
Audio Ritual Set #3: “Ubi Sunt (interlude)” & “Lumina Exire” by Lauren Hope
Scavenged Rituals V1N3: a zine so jam packed with ritual goodness that the staples are begging for mercy. Get yours today!
Scavenged Rituals V1N3 is available immediately at:
The Spiral House Shop in the United States
And is available from late-October 2023 at:
Treadwell's in the UK and Europe
Scavenged Rituals Volume 1, Number 2 is now available! Scavenged Rituals V1N2 consists of 56 full-color 9.61" x 6.69" pages (somewhat larger than last issue) and contains 7 illuminating articles and artworks created by these amazing authors and artists:
Heather Webb
Eric J. Millar
Karl Kosydar
J.P.F.
Including two audio rituals courtesy of Sublime Frequencies.
All issues contain a QR code to stream the audio rituals, but 50 special edition issues include 6" phonographic discs. These provide better compatibility with automatic turntables and are created in mid-fi quality on a machine rescued from a Japanese karaoke bar. No joke!
Scavenged Rituals is available immediately at:
The Spiral House Shop in the United States
CAVITY Curiosity Shop in Victoria, British Columbia (local pick up only)
And will be available beginning in mid-July at:
Treadwell's in the UK and Europe
Zine Gang Distro in Australia
Thank you for supporting our mission of spreading the world's ritual technologies far and wide; now go get your ritual on!
It’s all up to the gods now: 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 V1N2 has been sent to the printers. In a larger format this time around, issue 2 is 56 full-color pages consisting of articles and artwork from our contributors in the US, Canada, and the UK, each a bright facet of the gem we call The Ritual.
Behold the greatness included within:
"Perceptomancy" by HD Webb
"Paratheatre: Experiments in Group Ritual Dynamics" by Antero Alli
"Didascalia Apostolorum: The Stranglehold of Ritual in the RCC" by Karl Kosydar
"The Liturgy of Athena-Neith" by JPF
"Bogside Cleanse at Feeding Time" by Ùna Maria Blyth
"Hausa Techniques of Magical Listening" by Matt Marble
"What even is a Ritual?" by Alex Wrekk
50 special copies include a mini-phonographic disc of audio rituals (courtesy of our friends at Sublime Frequencies), while all copies contain a QR code for streaming them. Scheduled to be in our hot little hands at the beginning of July 2023.
Scavenged Rituals Volume 1, Number 1 is now available! Scavenged Rituals V1N1 consists of 52 full-color digest-sized pages and contains 9 illuminating articles authored by magical luminaries including M. Isidora Forrest, Daniel Yates, Scott Stenwick, Rev. Erik L. Arneson, an audio ritual from Revel∴Keats Rosz, and much more.
All issues of Scavenged Rituals include a QR-code linked to a streaming audio ritual. A limited number of initial run issues also include the ritual on phonographic disc. These are 5” embossed PETG discs that contain analog rather than digital audio, meaning you’ll need a turntable in order to play them. The discs are low-fidelity haunted objects that lend significant atmosphere to the audio ritual.
Scavenged Rituals is available immediately at The Spiral House Shop in the United States and from mid-April at and Treadwell's Books and Watkins Books in the UK. Tell ‘em The Scavenger sent you.
Scavenged Rituals Volume 1, Number 1 is near imminent manifestation! That's the fancy way of saying it's at the printers.
V1N1 consists of 52 digest-sized pages in full-color and contains 9 illuminating articles authored by magical luminaries including M. Isidora Forrest, Daniel Yates, Scott Stenwick, Rev. Erik L. Arneson, and many more.
Included with a limited number of premiere issues is a phonographic audio ritual from Revel∴Keats Rosz for haunted enjoyment on your turntable.
Releasing early April 2023. Want to be notified when it's available? Just add your email below. And thanks for your support!
