In our season finale, we are looking at our esteem needs, and how far Hollywood takes the trope that everyone needs - or does not need - magick to overcome their issues and their belief in themselves. Using an example from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, we look at whether acceptance of the self, and belonging needs, can truly be found in magickal working. We also have a look at how we have adapted Maslow’s hierarchy to give magickal work a structure and goal. Hopefully by the end of this episode, lis...
Dec 30, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Today’s episode is a look at how humanistic magick is used to bring people, and ourselves, towards our true potential. Achieving this is what is called being self actualised. We talk about Carl Rogers and Maslow, how they provide the backdrop to humanistic magick and how employers could use these principles, and Lego naturally, to provide a better working environment. Hopefully by the end of this episode, listeners will take more time for themselves, their own personal development and ensure the...
Dec 16, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this episode we are asking the question “Can you decide to be magick or is it something you are born like?” Looking at examples from Star Wars, the Rivers of London book series and others where the protagonist is often revealed by a mentor to have spiritual or magick prowess within. Is there still a place for learning magick (or even magick powers, like The One About Divination from Season 3 explains) or is it a private epiphany driven by a yearning? Hopefully, having taken the time over this...
Dec 02, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 6
In this episode we are looking at how to bring magick (mostly Tarot to be fair) into the Boardroom, conference room, meeting room, staff room, and annual appraisal. We draw a connection between our astrology in the boardroom episode, and posit that if we were clever enough, or had a vast pot of gold, we could work with a developer to build a personality profile tool using the meanings in the Tarot. We describe some real-world situations where Tarot can be used at work and, using examples from th...
Nov 18, 2023•39 min•Season 4Ep. 5
In this episode we are looking at astrological natal, or birth, charts and their applicability in the workplace. We read one of our own birth charts to identify real-world uses for these tools in a mainstream context. We have used a free tool on Cafe Astrology to produce a detailed report, and we’ll talk about how accurate it is. We get into what some of the astrological words mean and hopefully by the end of this episode listeners will have an overview of what goes into a birth chart, and feel ...
Nov 04, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 4
In this episode we are looking at magick’s representation in music and songs, and how far magick has made its way into mainstream consciousness, or least into HMV. We’ll talk about lots of different bands and artists, such as The Police, Fleetwood Mac, Nina Simone and whether or not songs when used in films and TV become open to interpretation through the lens of magick. Plus we’ll share our thoughts on how far magick is being readily accepted, thanks in part to its presence in different forms o...
Oct 21, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this episode we are looking at whether fate and free will are in a secret battle, using us as pawns in a weird chess game. Can you choose your own path or is it all mapped out for us long before we are born? Pop culture has so many tropes, even casting Fate as a character in many shows like Charmed. We’ll talk about how prophesy, and whether there is a grand plan, is dealt with in shows like Angel and Supernatural, and overlay this with ideas about using magickal tools like Tarot and Astrolog...
Oct 07, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 2
In this episode we are looking at one of the weirder ideas brought to us from science and pop culture, The Multiverse. What is it? How many are there? How do I go visit one of the other ones? Well, we might not be able to answer all of those questions, we do at least have a go. We’ll talk about how Sliding Doors, all the Star Treks and Marvel shows draw on the concept of many worlds. Can we peak at these through dreaming and meditation? We talk about different universes piled on top of each othe...
Sep 23, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Season 4 of That Magick Podcast starts on the 23rd September 2023, 12pm GMT. Season 4 looks at how mainstream magick is, and whether it's time to bring magick into the boardroom. During this 8 episode run, we'll be talking about astrology, the multiverse and the representation of magick in the music industry. We also overlay pop culture and business into our episodes, to consider how fairly represented magick is in our society. If you haven't subscribed to our website yet - please check it out m...
Aug 03, 2023•2 min
We open our show with a terrible pun and a fair warning that this one is probably not safe for work and will prompt younger listeners to ask several questions, if you’re listening with younger people in the car. In this episode we talk about what sex magick is, go on a little bit of a rant about Aleister Crowley, sharing a potted history along the way. Using examples from Disney, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Eyes Wide Shut but not the porn industry, we try to explain some ethical considerations of ...
Jun 24, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 8
In this episode we open up a mail bag to answer some frequently asked questions. Such as are love spells real? We know from shows like Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer that love spells can backfire, but the movie Supergirl shows they can work. We get into other questions such as how do we know when spells work? Should people cleanse their shop bought tools and gifts? How do deities work best? What type of witch should I be? What are familiars? And how did that Lenormand reading from epi...
Jun 10, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 7
**We apologise for the sound. We hadn't noticed the microphone had failed until after and because we bulk record, this has impacted a few of our episodes this season** We open our show having a debate over the french-ness or otherwise of Lenormand, which quickly falls apart as of course Madame Lenormand was indeed french. In this episode we have not been able to find a pop-culture reference for Lenormand, so instead we try to look at it from the perspective of games that are more on point with r...
May 27, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 6
**We apologise for the poor camera work and sound. We hadn't noticed the camera positioning was not quite right and the microphone had failed until after and because we bulk record, this has impacted a few of our episodes this season** We open our show eventually after several bouts of laughter over the tragic tale of a hard-up performing seal falling on hard times. But of course, this is not what a magick seal is. In this episode we talk about what magick seals and sigils are, where we see thes...
May 13, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 5
**We apologise for the poor camera work and sound. We hadn't noticed the camera positioning was not quite right and the microphone had failed until after and because we bulk record, this has impacted a few of our episodes this season** We open our show by leading ourselves through a very short meditation that quickly disintegrates into our usual nonsense, but there is a valid point to meditation even if it is slightly scoffed at. In this episode we talk about the point of meditation and how spor...
Apr 29, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 4
We open our show shoe-horning another pop culture reference into it. Now, this is a long walk for a short drink, as we point out in the opener…it’s difficult to find references in pop culture to a concept not widely known about. We manage to find one from Star Trek The Next Generation and Star Trek Picard in the form of Empath and Ship's Counsellor, Deanna Troi. If listeners want to skip all this, just scroll ahead to about four and half minutes in. In this episode we talk about Humanistic Magic...
Apr 15, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 3
We open our show rather abruptly. Our capacity to transition our viewers and listeners gently into the show, by way of a cold opener has escaped us this time round. So there’s very little pointless banter, other than everything in the show itself of course 🙂 In this episode we talk about various methods of divination, how they are represented in pop culture and how even muggles can learn how to divine the “hidden knowledge” with a bit of effort and patience. Using examples from Original Charmed...
Apr 01, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 2
We open our third season talking about the football club St Pauli On Sea, and the football shirts owned and loved by us here at Magenta School of Magick. Obviously this has nothing to do with using magick for personal gain, we eventually get into the show at about 5 minutes in for anyone who wants to fast forward through the welcoming banter. In this episode we talk about using magick for personal gain and how Hollywood has us believing that if we do, it’s generally a bad thing. Using examples f...
Mar 18, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Season 3 of That Magick Podcast starts on the 18th of March 2022, 12pm GMT. For season 3 we take a turn for the slightly bonkers as our unscripted discussions about magick take us down many side chats and fits of the giggles. During this 8 episode run, we'll be talking about magick for personal gain, divination, the fact Lenormand never gets a look in for movies and TV, when compared to Tarot plus more really great topics. We overlay pop culture, sports and business into our episodes to ensure m...
Feb 11, 2023•2 min
This is the finale of Season 2! We open our show slightly worried about the complicated nature of astral magick, the timing and what’s on the watchlist of TV shows this weekend. In this episode we unpack the very basic basics of astral magick. That the characteristics of the planets come from astrology, what the House system means and what bits and pieces to pull together when timing spell casting for the best possible outcome. Hopefully by the end of this episode listeners will have an understa...
Dec 10, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 8
We open our show talking about the fact Disney owns everything, is responsible for all the stories that ever existed…especially the made up ones on a certain News network. In this episode we explore whether magick is evil and depending on certain perspectives, whether pop-culture has encouraged the belief that actually it’s witches that are evil. We try to challenge this view point by taking you back in time, dear listeners, to the moment when it was decreed that magick was bad. Hopefully by the...
Nov 26, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 7
We open our show talking about our outfits, the football/pop culture memorabilia (or Bric a Brac as it’s also known) scattered about the studio we record in and whether female sport gets enough time on the telly. BUT this is a magick podcast, promise, so if you wanna skip all that...the real start is about 7 minutes in! In this episode we explore how and why magick works from the perspective of employing techniques used by athletes and entrepreneurs. We talk a lot about The Secret and Law of Att...
Nov 12, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 6
We open our show with an entire episode summary, so if you only have time for one minute of That Magick Podcast it’s right here in the cold opener. But for those who have more time to look behind the veil of this festival, we get into a potted history from the perspective of the Celtic peoples and the origins of Halloween. Hopefully by the end of the episode, you'll have a couple of ideas for how to celebrate this festival (other than knocking of strangers' doors and asking for food that is). Ma...
Oct 29, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 5
We open our show reflecting on our experiences of Covid and how we are feeling now, post(ish) recovery, how we’re struggling with energy levels and ‘covid brain’. Although for at least one of us, the perimenopause and covid brain are getting harder to separate. In this episode we explore the difficult issue of gatekeeping in magick, cultural appropriation and something we refer to as ‘key mastery’. As white people, we aim to look at things from the perspective of the people who are actually impa...
Oct 15, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 4
We open our show explaining that the "not quite tarot cards" hanging in the back of our set is one of the oldest tarot decks (for podcast listeners, we are referring to a collection of Sola Busca cards that we have framed in the background when we film the Vodcast versions of That Magick Podcast) As ever, in this episode we draw heavily from pop culture as we try to explain why James Bond was just wrong on so many levels, tarot interpretation being one of the things he got wrong. Hopefully by th...
Oct 01, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 3
We open our show trying to give some instructions about working on camera to our co-host. It doesn’t work. So we have another video episode where one of us is better shot than the other. We accept our shortcomings and accept that we’re a work in progress. We do eventually crack it, so just bear with us. In this episode we’re talking about what some the different types of magick there are. Hopefully by the end of the episode you will know a bit more about what all the magickal words, terms, defin...
Sep 17, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 2
We open our show welcoming our new co-host! Having appeared in many a cold opener in Season 1, Someone is now stepping into the light to co-host the show, smiling and nodding the whole time bringing his unique style to try and make the show a bit more highbrow. Spoilers. It’s not, and now carries an Explicit so there we are. In this episode we’re talking about grimoires. By the end of the episode, you should hopefully know a little more about what they are, a little potted history about where so...
Sep 03, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season 2 of That Magick Podcast starts on the 3rd Sept 2022, 12pm GMT. For season 2 we now have a (reluctant) co-host. But as we point out throughout Season 2, we just can't do any of it without his support. During this 8 episode run, we'll be talking about Grimoires, magickal definitions, using tarot for personal development. Loads of really great topics. If you haven't subscribed to our website yet - please check it out here . All of our really great content starts life on the website, so if y...
Aug 12, 2022•2 min
This is our finale to Season 1! We open our show with a revelation to Someone that they have appeared in more episodes than they thought. A disturbing thought, we are sure, so we focus this episode on the ethics of magickal practice. Less about whether you should practice on or for others, more about the question of Western magickal practice and whether it is appropriated or appreciated. Feel free to check out our article on this topic. You can follow us or subscribe on www.magentaschoolofmagick...
Jun 11, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Ah Tarot, you wonderfully confusing divination tool. In this episode we’ve saved the good gossip about our 7 steps to reading the tarot. We talk you through our own tarot practice, our personal experiences with tarot and try to dispel a few myths along the way. This is our penultimate episode for this 8 show season. Last one in two weeks, folks! Feel free to check out our article on this topic. You can follow us or subscribe on www.magentaschoolofmagick.com to get all our free content, including...
May 28, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 7
We open our show as Someone’s Marvel Lego display has been knocked over. By accident of course, but it begs the question who is more powerful than Captain Marvel? Welcome to our episode exploring magick powers and how they show up for us. Did we grow them in a lab? Or are we a result of a secret government experiment? Feel free to check out our article on this topic. You can follow us or subscribe on www.magentaschoolofmagick.com to get all our free content, including a video of this episode if ...
May 14, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 6
