Daniel Yates

Daniel Yates has spent his life in the valleys of Lancashire in Northwest Britain. He is a folklorist, theologian, musician, artist and initiated witch with his current work focused on the emerging transmission of Elphamic Witchcraft. Yates is the founder of The Occult Library website where he works to document the world of occult publishing, art and community.

His postgraduate research focused on pre-Roman religious practices in northern England. In his spare time he is a photographer and an avid musician, spending time with his hammered dulcimer, lyre and fujara.

Websites

www.photophrenic.com
www.occultlibrary.org

Published Works

The Starry Lock. Theology, Symbol, and Self-Overcoming in Andrew Chumbley’s Qutub (Forthcoming, Theion Publishing)
To Glimpse a Hollow Hill (Atramentous Press 2025)
Arcanum (Anathema Publishing 2018)

Articles

“The Aatic Transvocation” (Edgewise 2026)
“The Arte of the Dream Path” (Scavenged Rituals 2023)
“The Arte of the Veiled Mirror” (Scavenged Rituals 2023)
“Infused with the Terror of Thee” (Anathema Publishing 2020)
“The Written Word Where the Veil is Thin” (Fiddlers Green 2020)

Podcast Appearances

Radical Elphame Season 1 Episode 5 – Elphamic Witchcraft
Bibliosophia Season 3 Episode 2 – What is Elphamic Witchcraft?
Deep Magic – My Magical Thing
The Spirit-Box Podcast Season 2 Episode 68 – To Glimpse a Hollow Hill