One of the most unique facets of the Jinn, is that they are attested to and given a complete history within both the main and supplementary scripture of Islam. In the Qur’an, the Jinn are there right at the beginning of creation, along with humans and angels. From this special status comes many stories and lore which informs not just more legends, but also shaped individual supernatural experiences through the centuries. To billions of people on this planet, the Jinn are very active participants in life and this world. Helping put them into context for us is author, artist and magician J. M. Hamade.
J.M. Hamade (they/them) is a writer, independent researcher, artist, and educator based in New York City. Their work bridges contemporary creative modalities with archaic forms of knowing. Through practice as well as scholarly investigation, their areas of focus have been situated in the fields of lunar+stellar lore, Islamic esotericism, Hermeticism, and the dæmonic imagination. Their first full length book, Procession of the Night Theatre: An Exposition on the Lunar Stations (Revelore Press 2024) follows half a decade long research into the astrologies and magics of the lunar zodiac, initiated by their co-authorship and illustration of Ahmad al-Buni’s Shams al-Ma’arif: An Arabic Grimoire in Selected Translation (Revelore Press 2021) which deals extensively with like-mysteries. More published materials include essays, interviews, and illustrations with The Ingress, Hadean Press, The Mountain Astrologer, CAELi Review, Viridis Genii, and academic publications. They are also the founder of Mount Q Press, an occult publisher dedicated to experimental and underrepresented voices in contemporary esoterica, with two forthcoming books Afterlife Astrology: On the Soul’s Otherworldly Journey as the Sun and Beheni: A Contemporary Grimoire. Be sure to follow on Instagram, as well as Substack and click the image below for all J. M.’s relevant links!
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Show Notes & Book Recommendations
- Mundus Imaginalis or the Imaginary and the Imaginal by Henry Corbin
- The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia: A Reconstruction Based on the Safaitic Inscriptions by Ahmad Al-Jallad
- Digital Archive for the Study of pre-Islamic Arabian Inscriptions
- Book of Idols
- Daemons Are Forever: Contacts and Exchanges in the Eurasian Pandemonium by David Gordon White
- The Quranic Infernalization of the Jinn by Simon O’Meara
- Ibn Arabi
- Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar by Robert Lebling – A fantastic introductory book on Jinn. Highly recommended by Jay and I
- Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn by Amira El-Zein
- The Key to Understanding the Daemon, Part I – From J. M.’s Substack
- Fisherman and the Jinni: Meditations on Fortune and the Daemonic – From J. M.’s Substack
- The Lasting Power of Jinn in Tunisian Society
- Familiar Spirits in the Qurʾān: Retracing the Origins of the Jinn by Josh Falconer
- Encountering the Djinn with J.M. Hamade – The Frightful Howls you Hear Podcast
- The Hidden Djinn Podcast – Good information in this!
- Nineveh Shadrach
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Webpage artwork by J. M. Hamade, “Scorpions and Serpents,” from the 2019 exhibition Jinnis in Bottles, Dissident Arabians, Desert Abstractions & Such, Raven’s Wing, Oakland, CA
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