Phil Legard

Phil Legard is an author, scholar and musician, exploring the presence of esoteric and occult thought in the domains of creativity, culture and politics. His works on magic include ‘Wise Hermes, Black Venus’ (Mandragora, Scarlet Imprint), The Mirror of Elicona (Hadean Press), ‘The Magic of Tuba Veneris’ (Libellus Veneri Nigro Sacer, Trident Books), and ‘The Cunning-Folk’s Chrismon?’ (Enquiring Eye, Museum of Witchcraft and Magic). An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke, co-authored with Al Cummins, will be his first book-length publication.

Phil’s current musical project, Hawthonn, with Layla Legard, released the acclaimed Red Goddess (of this men shall know nothing) in 2018 on Ba Da Bing Records. Hawthonn has thus far explored themes such as edgeland herbalism, oneiric eroticism, and menstrual mysteries (in the tradition of Penelope Shuttle and Peter Redgrove). Hawthonn is also pursuing a critical re-evaluation of the assumptions underlying Western esotericism and paganism, and presented work on this topic in the lecture on ‘Critical Magick’ at Strange Attractor’s Towards a Progressive Magick event, co-presented with Dr Amy Hale.

As an academic, Phil is currently a senior lecturer with the Leeds School of Art, based at Leeds Beckett University. He teaches music production and technology at undergraduate and masters level, and is currently engaged in PhD research on the role of ‘occulture’ in 21st century underground music. He has presented work at conferences including The Alchemical Landscape (Cambridge University), Listen to the Voice of Fire (Bangor University), Uncanny Landscapes (Royal Holloway) and Exploring the Extraordinary.

Publications

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Mandragora
Scarlet Imprint, Ruby Sara, Mandragora, Poetry, P. Sufenas Virius Lupus, Phil Legard, Alexander Cummins, Peter Grey, Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, Erynn Rowan Laurie, José Leitão, Jimmy T. Kirkbride, Michael Routery, Adriano Camargo Monteiro, Adrienne J. Odasso, Alison Leigh Lilly, Anna Elizabeth Applegate, Anthony Rella, Ariana Dawnhawk, Brock Marie Moore, Caroline Carver, Chris Page, Christopher Greenchild, Craig Fraser, j/j hastain, Jenne Micale, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Melusine, Juleigh Howard Hobson, Juliet Johns, Katie Anderson, K.H. Solomon, Levannah Morgan, Literata Hurley, Mama Whodun, Mark Mandrake, Mark Saucier, Mark Valentine, Mike Slater, Miriam Axel-Lute, Paul Holman, Paul B. Rucker, Peter Dube, Rebecca Buchanan, Scott Schroder, Shaun Johnson, Slippery Elm, Stuart Inman, T. Thorn Coyle, Valentina Cano, Voxx Voltair
Mandragora
Scarlet Imprint, Ruby Sara, Mandragora, Poetry, P. Sufenas Virius Lupus, Phil Legard, Alexander Cummins, Peter Grey, Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, Erynn Rowan Laurie, José Leitão, Jimmy T. Kirkbride, Michael Routery, Adriano Camargo Monteiro, Adrienne J. Odasso, Alison Leigh Lilly, Anna Elizabeth Applegate, Anthony Rella, Ariana Dawnhawk, Brock Marie Moore, Caroline Carver, Chris Page, Christopher Greenchild, Craig Fraser, j/j hastain, Jenne Micale, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Melusine, Juleigh Howard Hobson, Juliet Johns, Katie Anderson, K.H. Solomon, Levannah Morgan, Literata Hurley, Mama Whodun, Mark Mandrake, Mark Saucier, Mark Valentine, Mike Slater, Miriam Axel-Lute, Paul Holman, Paul B. Rucker, Peter Dube, Rebecca Buchanan, Scott Schroder, Shaun Johnson, Slippery Elm, Stuart Inman, T. Thorn Coyle, Valentina Cano, Voxx Voltair

Edited by Ruby Sara, Mandragora: Further explorations in esoteric poesis is a companion volume to Datura, comprising nine extensive essays and the works of 48 poets.
Mandragora: Further explorations in esoteric poesis is a companion volume to Datura, comprising nine extensive essays and the works of 48 poets. A chthonic and deeply rooted work.

Scarlet Imprint, Ruby Sara, Mandragora, Poetry, P. Sufenas Virius Lupus, Phil Legard, Alexander Cummins, Peter Grey, Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, Erynn Rowan Laurie, José Leitão, Jimmy T. Kirkbride, Michael Routery, Adriano Camargo Monteiro, Adrienne J. Odasso, Alison Leigh Lilly, Anna Elizabeth Applegate, Anthony Rella, Ariana Dawnhawk, Brock Marie Moore, Caroline Carver, Chris Page, Christopher Greenchild, Craig Fraser, j/j hastain, Jenne Micale, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Melusine, Juleigh Howard Hobson, Juliet Johns, Katie Anderson, K.H. Solomon, Levannah Morgan, Literata Hurley, Mama Whodun, Mark Mandrake, Mark Saucier, Mark Valentine, Mike Slater, Miriam Axel-Lute, Paul Holman, Paul B. Rucker, Peter Dube, Rebecca Buchanan, Scott Schroder, Shaun Johnson, Slippery Elm, Stuart Inman, T. Thorn Coyle, Valentina Cano, Voxx Voltair
An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke
Alexander Cummins, Phil Legard, Dan Harms, An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke, Scarlet Imprint
An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke
Alexander Cummins, Phil Legard, Dan Harms, An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke, Scarlet Imprint

An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke: The Magical Works of Humphrey Gilbert and John Davis, transcribed from British Library Additional manuscript 36674, edited and introduced by Phil Legard, with supplementary essays by Alexander Cummins, and a foreword by Dan Harms.

Alexander Cummins, Phil Legard, Dan Harms, An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magicke, Scarlet Imprint

Periodicals

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Folkwitch: Issue 1
Folkwitch, Layla Legard, Phil Legard, Dan Harms, Eldred Wormwood, Anthony Nine, Jake Stratton-Kent, Humberto Maggi, Charlotte Rodgers, Alkahest Press
Folkwitch: Issue 1
Folkwitch, Layla Legard, Phil Legard, Dan Harms, Eldred Wormwood, Anthony Nine, Jake Stratton-Kent, Humberto Maggi, Charlotte Rodgers, Alkahest Press

Dedicated to the tradition of occult fanzines, esoteric pamphlets, slanderous onesheets & the underground periodicals of anarchists, radicals, and outcasts FOLKWITCH will be an occasional periodical brought to you by Alkahest Press & the Skeptical Occultist, featuring a motley cast of contributors focused on the exploration of folklore, folk witchcraft, & landscape magic.

Folkwitch, Layla Legard, Phil Legard, Dan Harms, Eldred Wormwood, Anthony Nine, Jake Stratton-Kent, Humberto Maggi, Charlotte Rodgers, Alkahest Press

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