This week we speak to writer, practitioner (and most recently translator of Le Livre des Esperitz for jake Stratton-Kent's Pandemonium ), Mallorie Vaudoise. We talk the origin of the saints, the Italian American diaspora experience, the Black Madonna, necromancy, sacred dances and a whole lot more. Good times! Show Notes Mallorie's blog, Paese Ombra Paese Ombra on Facebook Example of a courtship dance Example of a confrontation dance (For the book list, please visit runesoup.com)...
Feb 01, 2017•1 hr 5 min
This week we welcome back to the show none other than Jake Stratton-Kent to talk about his latest book, Pandemonium: A Discordant Concordance of Diverse Spirit Catalogues . We also talk implicit and explicit ritual structure, the origins of spirit catalogues, how to think usefully about hierarchy and a whole lot more. A splendid chat. Show Notes Pandemonium is published by Hadean Press...
Jan 13, 2017•1 hr 4 min
This week we speak to cultural anthropologist, researcher and practitioner, Ben Joffe. Ben's particular areas of expertise include the anthropology of magic, the Tibet diaspora, ritual and esotericism. A splendid discussion. Show Notes Ben's blog, The Perfumed Skull Ben on academia.edu
Jan 11, 2017•1 hr 19 min
This week, all the way from the land of smiles, we welcome Peter Jenks. Jenx is the author of the recently published The Thai Occult and so we shall, inevitably, be speaking about the fascinating subject of Thai animism and magic. An absolutely fantastic conversation. Show Notes The Thai Occult Book on Facebook Purchase The Thai Occult The Thai Occult website...
Jan 11, 2017•1 hr 8 min
This week we welcome back author, lecturer, rights advocate and renegade Anthroposophist, Conner Habib. For our first show of 2017, we talk about how you can make it your year, the best mindset for challenging times and the personal power you have available. Good times. Very good times indeed. Show Notes Conner's latest course, Radical Undoing: Decolonize Your Mind with Sex, Science, The Occult and Philosophy Conner's website Conner on Twitter...
Jan 04, 2017•1 hr 7 min
I'm excited to announce that -beginning in 2017- Rune Soup will offer a Premium Membership option. Listen along -or watch the driving video on YouTube- and find out more about the membership and why it exists. What a Rune Soup Premium Membership will do for you: 1. Make you better at practical enchantment (and thus possibly life) Ongoing Rolling Courses A minimum of one complete, multi-week course per quarter Ad hoc courses or long form presentations as needed or requested Largely anonymised par...
Dec 29, 2016•31 min
This week we have our regular six-monthly chat with the one and only Austin Coppock about the astrological trends to note in the coming year. We also talk cycle models, finding the right attitude, long range trends, eclipses and what could be in store for Trump. Love it. Show Notes Austin's website Austin on Facebook Austin on Twitter...
Dec 21, 2016•1 hr 22 min
This week we speak to podcaster and gnosis nerd, Miguel Conner, of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. Topics covered include Simon Magus, heresy, developments in Gnostic research, competing Christianities and sacred window areas. An absolute pleasure as always. Show Notes Miguel's blog and podcast Miguel's latest book, Other Voices of Gnosticism Miguel's first book, Voices of Gnosticism Miguel on twitter...
Dec 14, 2016•1 hr 9 min
This week we speak to author John Higgs about the singular oddness that was the twentieth century -the century that gave us space travel, nuclear weapons, the internet, existentialism, quantum theory, chaos mathematics, some fairly impressive genocide events and the greatest material lift in quality of life for the most people ever. Along the way we talk about Timothy Leary and the counterculture, meeting Robert Anton Wilson, Alan Moore's Fossil Angels and the shortcomings of transhumanism. Very...
Dec 07, 2016•1 hr 28 min
Episode 52! That means the podcast has been running -without interruption- for a whole year. If you've never done it before, you may be unaware of why I am quietly quite proud of this achievement. If you have done it before -but not in a year where you secretly moved across the world and lived first in a house with no furniture, then an AirBnB, then lived without a fixed address for two months- well... look into it. It's not that bad. (Ha! Definitely do not do this. Fishing around in several sui...
Nov 30, 2016•1 hr 6 min
This week we welcome back the one and only Peter Levenda to talk all things Lovecraft. I've been looking forward to this one! Show Notes The Lovecraft Code - Peter Levenda The Dark Lord: H.P Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic - Peter Levenda Peter's website Peter on Twitter...
Nov 23, 2016•1 hr 13 min
This week we have a very timely discussion with writer, teacher and activist, Lasara Firefox Allen about identity, justice, culture and self-limitation. Also biodomes, growing up weird in California and feminist spirituality. Good times. Good discussion. Enjoy! Show Notes Lasara's website The book, Jailbreaking the Goddess Lasara on Twitter Lasara on Facebook...
Nov 16, 2016•1 hr 13 min
This week we speak to hoodoo and shamanic practitioner, speaker, teacher and activist, Khi Armand. Naturally, we discuss the evolution of hoodoo, the impact of place and context on spirit work, the culture that is America, the role that shamanism and the spirits can play in uncovering your life's purpose and a whole lot more. A splendid chat! Show Notes Impact Shamanism Impact Shamanism Facebook Page Greenwood Conjure Greenwood Conjure Facebook Page...
Nov 10, 2016•1 hr 15 min
This week we speak to Julio Cesar Ody. Julio is a native of Brazil and has many years experience with spirit work. He is also a writer and a blogger and, conveniently for me, happens to also live on the east coast of Australia. No time zones for once! We talk spiritism, grimoires, childhood séances, magical Brazil, and the general state of the magical Internet. Good chat. Good times. Enjoy! Show notes Julio's blog Julio's other blog (you may have heard of it) Julio on twitter Julio on Facebook...
Nov 02, 2016•1 hr 3 min
This week we chat to novelist and Fortean researcher, Michael M. Hughes, about one of my absolute favourite subjects -the tarot. We also chat about a few other favourite topics, too -including UFO encounters and quality weird fiction. It's a splendid, splendid chat. Show Notes Michael's website and blog Michael on twitter Michael's book and deck recommendations: This week's guest has been gracious enough to share some suggestions and pointers for the listeners, which you can find below: The Way ...
Oct 26, 2016•1 hr 25 min
This week the one and only Gary Lachman returns to the show to talk about Colin Wilson, existentialism, phenomenology and the twentieth century counter-culture. A fantastic chat. Enjoy! Show Notes Gary's latest book, Beyond The Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson Gary's website and blog
Oct 19, 2016•1 hr 17 min
For Uncle Al's birthday week, we speak to Cath Thompson about her recently released The Magickal Language of the Book of the Law: An English Qaballa Primer . EQ is an alphanumeric system derived from Liber Al that allows for the examination of any other text or concept within the context of a Book of the Law worldview. We also talk art, magical misadventures and school séances. Good times. Show Notes The Magickal Language of the Book of the Law: An English Qaballa Primer Cath's blog, and some de...
Oct 12, 2016•1 hr 11 min
This week we speak to the one and only Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold about his latest book, I fá: Forest of Mystery . We also discuss troll mountains, Quimbanda, fallen angels, spirits of the left hand and loads more. Excellent times. Show Notes Nicholaj's blog The book itself Nicholaj on Facebook A primer video on Ifá...
Oct 06, 2016•59 min
This week we speak to the editors of Rubedo Press's latest publication, Cypriana: Old World , about all things Cyprian and Justina. Specifically that is Dr Al Cummins, Jesse Hathaway Diaz and Dr Jenn Zahrt. We discuss St Cyprian's hagiography, the differences between his Northern expression and his Iberian one, Cyprianic grimoire magic, his cross-cultural and gender implications and a boatload more (including actual boats). A splendid, splendid chat. Show Notes Get the book The Rubedo Press blog...
Sep 28, 2016•1 hr 12 min
This week we speak to one of my very favourite UFO researchers, Dr Ardy Sixkiller-Clarke. Ardy has been collating contemporary UFO encounters within an indigenous American context for many years, as well as experiencing a few of her own along the way. These adventures are written up in three books (so far!) that you will find linked up in the show notes. Enjoy! Show Notes Ardy Sixkiller-Clarke's website Encounters with Star People: Untold Stories of American Indians Sky People: Untold Stories of...
Sep 22, 2016•1 hr 5 min
This week we speak to Senior Reseach Fellow of the Ngai Tahu Researcher Centre at Canterbury University, Dr John Reid. Dr Reid is a specialist in economic and social development within an indigenous context with a particular emphasis on New Zealand and Polynesian experiences. Topics covered include the origins of animism as a term, why it is still useful today, how a river can be your ancestor, what animism looks like today and what it might look like tomorrow. Show Notes Dr Reid's TEDx talk on ...
Sep 14, 2016•1 hr 1 min
This week we are joined by fellow podcaster Scott Gosnell to talk about one of my very favourite topics; Giordano Bruno! We also discuss fantasy novels, Bruno the character, Bruno the spy, Dame Francis Yates and the Art of Memory, Bruno's cosmic schema and the construction of Brunoesque Memory Palaces. Brunissimo! Show Notes Scott's podcast and blog De Umbris Idearum On the Infinite, the Universe and the Worlds: Five Cosmological Dialogues (Giordano Bruno Collected Works) Four Works On Llull: On...
Sep 08, 2016•1 hr 23 min
This week we speak to Dr Penny Sartori about her research into Near Death Experiences: their prevalence, their implications for modern medicine, the impact they have in the lives of NDErs -and loads more to boot. Fantastic stuff. Show Notes Dr Sartori's Website Dr Sartori's Blog The Wisdom of Near Death Experiences What Is A Near Death Experience?...
Sep 01, 2016•56 min
This week we speak to the one and only Jake Stratton-Kent. Author, researcher, grimoire specialist, raconteur... a man of many hats. (He also has some nice hats.) Topics of discussion include the state of the world, the benefits of an apocalypse, itinerant magic, the origins of Goetia and the personalities of the grimoirists. Show Notes Jake's Encyclopaedia Goetica is comprised of The True Grimoire Geosophia: The Argo of Magic The Testament of Cyprian The Mage...
Aug 25, 2016•1 hr 14 min
This week we speak to the dynamic duo behind Hadean Press, one of the leading lights of this occult publishing renaissance. We discuss haunted dolls, ultraterrestrials, boiling pins to curse your neighbours. Jason Miller's parties, doing battle in the french countryside, getting vigorously Cyprianed and a whole lot more. Show Notes Hadean Press Cyprianic Cartomancy Hadean Press on Facebook...
Aug 18, 2016•1 hr 12 min
I have been looking forward to today's episode for a long time. As you know, José's work has featured in two of my own books and his The Book of St Cyprian: The Sorcerer's Treasure really kicked my own practice up a notch when it came out. We talk mythology, the difference between magic and mysticism, St Cyprian, folk Catholicism, cultural identity… and were-donkeys. Very good times. Get José's first book here ....
Aug 11, 2016•1 hr 8 min
This week we talk to author and musician, Joshua Cutchin, about the role of food in spirit and UFO phenomena. We also talk Jazz, the South, alien pancakes, faery food taboos, plant spirits, offerings protocols and research advice. Good times. Show Notes Josh's website Josh's book, A Trojan Feast Part 1 and Part 2 of my appearance on Where Did The Road Go? are here ....
Aug 04, 2016•1 hr 12 min
This week we talk to author, translator and Lucumi priest, Eric Purdue about astrology, synchronicity, accuracy in divination, hurricanes destroying your library and all things Agrippa. For show notes, you can go and bother Eric on Facebook here !
Jul 28, 2016•1 hr 13 min
This week we get to talk about a few of my favourite things: hermeticism, Egypt... even New Zealand. Guiding us through these waters is author, editor and scholar, Dr Aaron Cheak. Enjoy! Show Notes Aaron's website Aaron's book, Alchemical Traditions
Jul 21, 2016•1 hr 28 min
Among the most-requested guests, if not the most requested, is none other than Peter Levenda. Peter has written some pretty astounding books over the years and I relished the opportunity to chat to him about how they came about. We also talk UFOs, Nazis, ceremonial magic, the importance of Place and much more. Enjoy. I know you will. Show Notes Peter's website Peter on twitter (against his better judgement) Peter on Facebook (dragged kicking and screaming) Go and bother him on various media soci...
Jul 14, 2016•1 hr 8 min
