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138. Cavan McLaughlin // The Alchemical Journey of the Self, Liminal Space & the Art of Crossing Over

Cavan McLaughlin is a broadcaster, creative media practitioner and Senior Lecturer in Media Production at the University of Northampton, with research interests...

137. Daniel Duke // The Outlaw Jesse James, Alchemical Templar Treasure Maps & the Three Veils

Daniel Duke is a descendent of the outlaw Jesse James and the author of the book “Jesse James and the Lost Templar Treasure: Secret Diaries, Coded Maps and the ...

136. Bob Frissell // Redefining Humanity, Breath Alchemy & Our Physical Geometry

Bob Frissell is the author of, among other things, “Nothing in This Book Is True, But It’s Exactly How Things Are”, which was just re-released with a 25th anniv...

135. Aaron French // The Mandela Effect, Conspirituality, New Memory & the Convergence of Everything

Aaron French has written what he says is the first academic paper focused on one of the most batshit theories any of us have ever heard of. His paper is called ...

134. Erik Davis // High Weirdness, Psychedelic Spirituality & the Paranoid Magic of Verisimilitude

Erik Davis is back in the house for a second time to rap a bit about his latest book High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica and Visionary Experience in the Seventies....

133. Pam Grossman // Reflections on Women, Magic, Power & the Enduring Popularity of the Witch Archetype

Pam Grossman is the author of “Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power” and the host of The Witch Wave podcast. PATREON EXTENSION Listen at htt...

132. Janaka Stucky // Ecstatic Poetry, Jewish Mysticism & the Magic of Performance

Janaka Stucky is a mystic poet, performer, and founding editor of the award-winning press Black Ocean. He’s here to talk about his latest book of poetry, Ascend...

131. Michael Joseph // Occult Catholicism, the Talmud, Satan & the Golems of the Pharisees

Michael Joseph is back in the house for the third time to wade into the deep end of his most recent YouTube series that centers around a conflict that he descri...

130. Michael Wann // The Notre Dame Cathedral Fire, Atmospheric Transitions & the Starboard

Michael Wann is the founder of the independent research project Susquehanna Alchemy. He returns to the show for the fourth time to discuss symbolism and synchro...

129. Carl Abrahamsson // Cinemagician: Conversations With Kenneth Anger & Documenting Anton LaVey

Hopefully you’ve got your creativity caps on, because our guest this time around is Carl Abrahamsson. He’s making his third appearance on the show, and much lik...

128. Jeremy Johnson // Jean Gebser, Structures of Consciousness & the Three Worlds

Jeremy Johnson is the author of Seeing Through the World: Jean Gebser and Integral Consciousness. Seeing Through the World introduces the reader to the work of ...

127. Sandor Katz // The Art & Alchemy of Fermentation & the War on Bacteria

Sandor Katz in the house to talk to us a bit about the art and alchemy of fermentation. This is one of the steps in the ancient alchemical process, both the mat...

126. Recluse// Opus Dei, Le Cercle & Clerical Fascism

Welcome to part two - let’s call it P2 - of a continuing conversation with blogger Recluse. Recluse blogs at visupview.blogspot.com, where he explores topics su...

125. Dan Attrell // The Picatrix, Astral Magic & Platonic Orientalism

The Modern Hermeticist himself in the house. Dan Attrell is here to talk all about translating one of the preeminent texts, maybe the preeminent text, in the hi...

124. Douglas Rushkoff // Disconnecting From the Antihuman Agenda & Reconnecting With Team Human

Returning guest Douglas Rushkoff is back to spit some hot fire about his latest book, Team Human, a manifesto written with one goal in mind: to remake society a...

123. Kasper Opstrup // Cultural Alchemy, Avant-Garde Social Movements & the Invisible Insurrection

Hopefully by now you’ve heard the last episode with Gordon White and Jay Springett, because it is a great companion piece to the conversation you’re about to he...

122. Gordon White & Jay Springett // Solarpunk, Hopepunk & the Magic of Envisioning a Better Future

We’ve got a really cool episode here with Gordon White and Jay Springett. Most of you know Gordon. He’s been here before, back in episode 66, and he’s the man b...

121. Jasun Horsley // Aleister Crowley, Timothy Leary, Wicca & the Left-Hand Path

Just when you thought it was safe to turn on the ol’ self-grappling show, we’re venturing back into the dark side of occultism with Jasun Horsley. Jasun was her...

120. Nikki Wyrd // Age-Old Magic, Epigenetics & Ways to Approach Death

Nikki Wyrd is in the house. This chat was inspired by a lecture she gave at the Occulture conference in Berlin last fall on age-old magic and ways to approach d...

119. Jasun Horsley // Fabian Socialism, Social Engineering & the Culture of Abuse

Jasun Horsley is the author of The Vice of Kings: How Socialism, Occultism and the Sexual Revolution Engineered a Culture of Abuse. He returns to the podcast fo...