If there is one thing that can put a fire into the heart of many a person over the last two thousand years, it is the enticement of buried treasure. Yet for centuries, buried riches weren’t merely just items of value placed in the earth for people to seek out, treasure and the spirits which guarded it had a long tenured lore all its own. What’s more, treasure was a magical enterprise- looking for it, digging it up and even how treasure behaved while it was buried. To this day, treasure and its allure has always been magical.
If you wish to hear another true story of a Magical treasure hunt which went very very wrong, you’ll absolutely love the episode I created for Patreon called ‘One Frigid Night in Jena.‘ Magic, Ghosts, Treasure and Death- All the elements that make up a great story.
Show Notes & Book Recommendations
- Magical Treasure Hunting in Europe and North America: A History by Johnannes Dillinger – A fantastic work if this is up your alley
- A bit of a self indulgent share here, but if you wish to know more about the Halloween Treasure Hunt that my father used to do, I actually made a Patreon episode about it called Hunting Halloween
- Brother XII – A local legend from where I currently live. There is a stupendous book about the whole affair that is quite a fun read as well
- The Beginnings of the Cult of Relics by Robert Wiśniewski
- Love Spells and Lost Treasure: Service Magic in England from the Later Middle Ages to the Early Modern Era by Tabitha Stanmore – A great work
- Treasure Magic – The Lore of Lost Riches and the Historical Sorcery Used to Find Hidden Treasure – Esoterica YouTube – Must watch
- The Book of Treasure Spirits: A Grimoire of Magical Conjurations to Reveal Treasure and Catch Thieves by Invoking Spirits, Fallen Angels, Demons and Fairies edited by David Rankine – A fascinating Grimoire
- The Book of Oberon: A Sourcebook of Elizabethan Magic edited by Dan Harms & Joseph H. Peterson
- The Cunning Man’s Handbook: The Practice of English Folk Magic 1550-1900 by Jim Baker – You need this book. In fact I made a 35 minute video on Patreon giving my reasons as to why you need this book
- William Lilly’s History of his Life and Times: From the Year 1602 to 1681
- I have a Patreon Episode about William Lilly which is very fun and educational
- Gnomes? You Betcha, there’s a Patreon episode about them too!
- The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England by Frank Klaassen & Sharon Hubbs Wright – Astounding work, I love this small book dearly
- The Occult Influences on Mormonism with Nick Literski
- Keep that which is committed to thy trust: Buried Treasure and Supernatural Guardians in Three Archaeological Ghost Stories
- What is Psychic Questing – Andrew Collins’ website. Click around, it’s a gooder
- The Green Stone – Graham Phillips’ website
- The Green Stone: Psychic Questing Revisited
- Did you know that there was a Children’s book which lead to Buried treasure? If you have yet to know about Masquerade and what happened after its publication, it is a story unlike any other
- The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell – Audiobook. Yes, Jospeh is a problematic figure to say the least, yet I think there is still many redeemable qualities to his work. This series was very formative to me as a young adult
What Magic is This? 