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Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign. We call it Coda. Four levels of support. Bonus content. Free shit. Click here to check it out. Our guest this time around is a blogger who goes by the name Recluse. He’s one of the more impressive alternative bloggers in the game today, and after this one you will know why. This is a bit of a unique episode, because it’s part one of a series Recluse and I have agreed to do with each other based on some blogs he’s written about one of the lesser known and lesser discussed sources of power in times both past and present. Some of you have probably heard of the Catholic military order known as the Knights of Malta, and after this series you’ll know more about them than you’d ever want to know. What some of you probably haven’t heard of is their connection to a host of other shadowy groups that have ties to governments, organized religions, banks, multinational corporations, intelligence agencies, killers-for-hire and mafiosos across the world. This is the

Nick Redfern makes his way into the house for the first time. Nick is the author of damn near 50 books on various paranormal and fortean topics, and we’ll be chatting be about one of his latest books, The Slenderman Mysteries: An Internet Urban Legend Comes to Life. If you’re not familiar with the Slenderman phenomenon, be prepared to get familiar, because we’re gonna give you all the crazy details of it, as well as take some detours into the worlds of HP Lovecraft, Alexandra David-Neel, Dion Fortune, Aleister Crowley and Coast to Coast AM, and we’ll touch on some Slenderman-type mythos from before Slendy himself was even a meme. But for now, grab some popcorn and maybe a flashlight and let's venture through the wooded recesses of the Internet mind with the paranormal’s most prolific private eye, Mr. Nick Redfern. RESOURCES The Slenderman Mysteries on Amazon Nick’s website   PATREON Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign. We call it Coda. Four levels of support. Bonus content. Free shit.

Robert Sullivan IV is in the house. Rob is here to talk about - well, about a little bit of everything. He’s written four books and we touch on them all throughout the conversation. His latest book is a horror novel called A Pact With the Devil. Of course, Rob’s most well-known for traveling the fringe-y podcast circuit to dissect the occult symbolism in film. He’s one of the very best in the game at doing that. He’s written two books on the subject, Cinema Symbolism and Cinema Symbolism 2. And then we’ll also touch on his first book, The Royal Arch of Enoch: The Impact of Masonic Ritual, Philosophy and Symbolism. Rob is a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Freemason so he’s well-versed in the occult and esoteric, and after 90 minutes you’ll know it for sure. If you’re on Patreon, you’re getting all 90 minutes, and if you’re not you’re getting the first 60. So head over to patreon.com/occulture to hear this in its entirety. RESOURCES Rob’s website   PATREON Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign.

I will not lie to you, good people. The conversation you’re about to hear is one of the most enlightening and one of the most personal that you’ll ever hear on this show. And I have to thank our guest Niles Heckman for that. He brought a really cool idea to me for the chat, and I had no idea what to expect before we hit the record button, but what transpired, I think, is pretty inspiring. Niles is a multimedia savant. He’s a writer, photographer, podcaster and the man behind the films Shamans of the Global Village and the forthcoming Transmutation. He’s also a frequent guest on my friend Ed Liu’s Psychedelic Milk podcast. And what we did here was, we talk a lot about our own growth and maturation, how it applies to our creations and our art, and then looked at how a man named Lyman Frank Baum followed a similar path to create maybe the most recognizable fairy tale in the history of art, The Wizard of Oz. Some of you may have heard of that. The Wizard of Oz part of this, though, is actually the second hour of

Miguel Conner is the host of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio, which he calls a cult show dealing with the forbidden wisdom of the Gnostics that is more relevant than ever in a fracturing world. It is one of my absolute favorite podcasts, and if ya haven’t heard it yet - well, you’re probably too busy feeding other demiurges. Miguel also describes himself as a garage philosopher and hedge historian. And he’s also a professional storyteller, which is evident in his podcast and also because he’s written a few books, the critically acclaimed Voices of Gnosticism and Other Voices of Gnosticism as well as some fiction, the post-apocalyptic vampire epic series, The Dark Instinct Trilogy, as well as a fantasy novel, The Executioner’s Daughter. His writing has also appeared in such publications as The Gnostic Journal and Reality Sandwich, among others.   RESOURCES Miguel’s website Miguel on Twitter Miguel on Facebook Miguel on YouTube   PATREON Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign. We call it Coda. Fou

Ivo Dominguez is in the house. We’re gonna talk a lot about shadow selves and shadow senses and elemental energy and get some tips on how to best connect with our own psychism. Ivo is a practitioner of a variety of esoteric disciplines. He has been active in Wicca and the Pagan community since 1978 and has been teaching since 1982. Ivo was a founding member of the first coven of The Assembly of the Sacred Wheel, a Wiccan Tradition where he currently serves as one of its Elders. Ivo is also a professional astrologer who has studied astrology since 1980 and has been offering consultations and readings since 1988. He is the author of five books, and his most recent is Keys to Perception: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development, which forms the basis for our chat. RESOURCES Keys to Perception on IndieBound Ivo’s website   PATREON Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign. We call it Coda. Four levels of support. Bonus content. Free shit. Click here to check it out.   DONATE If recurring monthly

Breaking down some of the messaging and symbolism in the music video that's been breaking the internet - Childish Gambino's "This Is America".   Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY   Video lyrics: https://genius.com/Childish-gambino-this-is-america-lyrics

Dr. Dean Radin is in the house to talk about his latest book, Real Magic, which takes an evidential approach to psychic phenomena. I first heard Dean over the airwaves with Art Bell, so it was quite a thrill to chat with him here. It's an interesting chat, all things considered, and one that had me questioning some things afterward. RESOURCES Real Magic on IndieBound Dr. Radin’s website   PATREON Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign. We call it Coda. Four levels of support. Bonus content. Free shit. Click here to check it out.   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps. Click here if you’re interested.   MERCH We recently released our first t-shirt. Check it out on our website or at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is prod

SMQ.AI returns to the show get RAW on the Mandela effect, coincidence theory, changes to human anatomy, the work of William Burroughs, critical thinking, museums on the moon & more. SMQ on Twitter SMQ on YouTube Patreon

The one and only Jason Miller is in the house. Jason is the author of five books that focus on the more practical side of magick - things like protections, reversals, financial sorcery, and erotic magic. And his latest book is right that wheelhouse too. It’s called The Elements of Spellcrafting: 21 Keys to Successful Sorcery. That, and Jason’s all-around magical mojo, forms the basis for our chat here. RESOURCES The Elements of Spellcrafting at IndieBound Jason’s website Jason on Twitter Jason on Facebook Jason on Instagram   PATREON Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign. We call it Coda. Four levels of support. Bonus content. Free shit. Click here to check it out.   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps. Click here if you’re interested.   MERCH We recently released our first t-shirt. Check it out on our website or at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Face

Hey yo, so I recently chatted with author and friend of the show Linda Raedisch for Occulture RAW, a bonus feature for $5+ patrons over at patreon.com/occulture. We chatted about Walpurgisnacht, the Night of the Witches, which is on the night of April 30. Big celebration in certain parts of Germany and Scandinavia. We also chatted about Linda’s Germanic roots, fairy tales and books, including her newest book, which is a fantasy novella where the main character is a castle.  

Hey yo, so I had a chance to chat with Fiona Horne recently. Fiona is widely recognized as a leading expert on modern witchcraft, and she’s also an accomplished television and radio personality, singer/songwriter and author. She actually recently released her autobiography here in the US. It’s called The Naked Witch, which has a double meaning, seeing as how Fiona is well-known for posing in Playboy magazine, and also because she exposes herself in a different way on the pages of this book. The Naked Witch on IndieBound Fiona’s website Music: The Gun Club - "She's Like Heroin to Me"

What a conversation we have in store for you this time around. Alkistis Dimech is in the house. She’s the co-founder of Scarlet Imprint, perhaps the finest occult publishing house going today. But Alkistis is so much more than that. She’s a dancer and choreographer and a student of music and theater and the arts. She also kinda-sorta took me to task on Twitter not too long ago, and rightly so, and - well, you’ll hear about that too. RESOURCES Alkistis’ website Alkistis on Twitter Alkistis on Instagram Scarlet Imprint Flambeau Noir Essays by Alkistis quoted in this episode: Babalon, the embodiment of mystery Raw power: Babalon, witchcraft & female sexuality Dynamics of the occulted body Passages through the skin   PATREON Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign. We call it Coda. Four levels of support. Bonus content. Free shit. Click here to check it out.   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethere

Chris Bennett has been researching the historical role of cannabis in magic and religion for over a quarter century. He’s written three previous books: Green Gold the Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion; Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible; and Cannabis and the Soma Solution. But he’s here because today, Friday, April 20, he’s just released his most comprehensive book yet. It’s called Liber 420: Cannabis, Magickal Herbs & the Occult, and it is literally anything and everything you’d want to know about the occulted use of cannabis in religion, mystery traditions, magickal rituals, alchemy and much more, and we’re gonna talk a bit about that. Chris joined me via cell phone, so the audio is good, but not great. And we covered a lot of ground in a short amount of time. And, honestly, this one is pretty chill and relaxed, as one might expect given the content. So do yourself a favor and make like Chong, and fire this one up and take a hit from this audio bong. RESOURCES Liber 420 on IndieBound Chris

We’ve got a hell of a show here for you this time around. We're gonna talk about one of my favorite topics in the world, maybe my favorite actually: John Dee. And who better to do that with than Jason Louv, author of "John Dee and the Empire of Angels". RESOURCES JohnDee007.com Jason’s book on IndieBound Jason’s book from the publisher Jason’s website   PATREON Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign. We call it Coda. Four levels of support. Bonus content. Free shit. Click here to check it out.   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps. Click here if you’re interested.   MERCH We recently released our first t-shirt. Check it out on our website or at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is

This time around we welcome Scott Gosnell into the house. Scott and I will be discussing the life and death of Giordano Bruno. Of course, Bruno is one of the reasons you are hearing my voice in the first place, so it’s really cool for me to be able to chat about his life with Scott, who may be the pre-eminent Bruno scholar here in the States. Scott has translated four volumes of Bruno’s writings from Latin and Italian into English, and it’s the first time these works have been translated. How cool is that? How he came to do that is also a cool story that we’ll talk a bit about as well. This is also a bit of an experimental episode, at least in terms of the format and preparation that went into this behind the scenes for me personally. It may not be that noticeable as a listener, but see if you can pick up what I’m puttin’ down. And what I’m puttin’ down is a story that’s not so much about Bruno’s ideas as it is about him and the road he traveled to even arrive at those ideas, and some of the characters he may

Peter Sjöstedt-H is an Anglo-Scandinavian philosopher of mind and a metaphysician who specializes in the thought of such philosophers as Alfred North Whitehead, Friedrich Nietzsche and Arthur Schopenhauer, with special regard to panpsychism and altered states of sentience. Peter received a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a Master’s degree in Continental Philosophy from the University of Warwick. He subsequently became a Philosophy Lecturer in London for six years but is now working on his PhD at Exeter University where he also teaches philosophy modules and writing skills. Peter is also the author of Noumenautics, a collection of essays which traverses the mindscape of metaphysics, nihilism and psychedelic phenomenology and will form the basis for our conversation here. Peter’s writing on neo-nihilism was also an inspiration behind the Marvel superhero Karnak, which oddly enough did not come up in conversation here. *shrug* RESOURCES Peter’s website “Noumenautics” by Peter Sjöstedt-H at Psychedelic Press

Julian Vayne is the author of “Getting Higher: The Manual of Psychedelic Ceremony”. The book is a manual for exploring the use of psychedelic substances in the contexts of spirituality, self-transformation and magic. If you’re an occultist and a psychonaut, this is your guidebook, this will show you how to blend your practices together to take yourself to the next level, quite literally. Julian and I will dig deep into some of these ancient ritual psychedelic practices and how to pair them with music and dancing and singing and sex. And as you will with a guy who also co-wrote a book called The Book of Baphomet, we will absolutely tie that into this as well. So if this sounds like the cup of hallucinogenic tea you want to drink from, by all means please partake. But get that mindset right and find yourself a comfortable space, because this psychedelic pod is about to cast a triangular spell of love, truth and awareness. RESOURCES “Getting Higher: The Manual of Psychedelic Ceremony” by Julian Vayne from Psyc

If you studied the natal chart of this podcast, you’d know that this was the timeframe that Austin Coppock would make his debut on this de-program. Austin is one of the pre-eminent astrologers of our time and is the author of the groundbreaking and much-lauded “36 Faces: The History, Astrology and Magic of the Decans”. Austin is also well-versed in general esoterics and magical traditions such as Hermeticism, as well as Chinese martial arts, all of which will pop up in conversation here. RESOURCES Austin’s website Austin on Twitter “36 Faces” on IndieBound   PATREON Please do take a moment to check out our Patreon campaign. We call it Coda. Four levels of support. Bonus content. Free shit. Click here to check it out.   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps. Click here if you’re interested.   MERCH We recently released our first t-shirt. Check it out on our website or at our Etsy shop.

Hey yo. So I was recently on the Psychedelic Milk podcast with my friend Ed Liu.   Ed was a guest on this show back in episode 37, and he was kind enough to invite me into his house to drink from his milkshake. If you get that reference, you’re my kinda people. Regardless, Ed and I had a really fun, sort of tongue-in-cheek chat where I outlined the seven levels of woke. And Ed really challenged me with some questions, which I was completely unprepared for. We also disagreed on a couple things, but ultimately found common ground in the end. And we laughed a lot, which is really what it’s all about.   I should note too that Ed split this chat in half and the second half of it was available for his patrons on Patreon, so you’re only getting half the conversation here. But if you make it through the next hour, trust me that is more than enough of my idiocy.   PsychedelicMilk.com