#141 - Astraleyes, Publisher of Bibliomancers and Artistic Abracadabbler

The Witch Wave

Pam Grossman

Arts, Visual Arts, Spirituality, Other, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Astraleyes is a Los Angeles-based occult collage artist, archivist, and curator. He is also the publisher of Bibliomancers, an independent press dedicated to exploring vintage print design and its ties to cultural movements, with a special focus on the esoteric. Through Bibliomancers, Astraleyes seeks to uncover the connections between historical design, mysticism, and the hidden stories within visual culture. The Bibliomancers series has 5 books and counting, from SPELL BOUND, which is a book of images of vintage witchcraft paperback covers, to OCCULT EYE which focuses on imagery and ephemera from the new religious movement. Each tome is a celebration of pop occulture and an archive of the ways in which occult iconography has shapeshifted over time.

Astraleyes also has a massive following on Instagram under his @astraleyez handle where he posts his favorite vintage occult imagery, and you can follow his Bibliomancers series via his @bibliomancers handle.

On this episode, Astraleyes discusses his evolution as a psychedelic icon maker, his obsession with vintage occult paperback design, and the power of magical community-building.

Pam also talks about new year intentions and synchronicities, and responds to a listener’s comment about integrating witchcraft and mental health.

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0:00.0	This episode of The Witch Wave is brought to you by Wheel of Fate. Wheel of Fate in Edinburgh,
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0:15.5	or spin wool into yarn. There you can find local art inspired by heritage crafts, the natural world,
0:25.0	and regional myths and folklore. I love Scottish magic and mythology, and at Wheel of Fate,
0:32.8	they believe that there is magic in the creative arts, and they want to share that magic with you.
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2:15.1	Thank you so much.
2:25.8	The world is filled with bewitching people, and you might be one too.
2:32.8	Welcome to the podcast where art is magic, magic is real, and reality is stranger than dreams.
2:36.9	I'm Pam Grossman, and this is the witch wave.
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