How do magicians pay attention to esoteric shifts and tides? What are obstacles to magical development? How do we work with setbacks and ‘failures’ in magic? The great Josephine McCarthy - author, occultist, magical teacher, and director of the Quareia magical training course - shares about these topics, answers your Patreon listener questions and much more!
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What are the connections between Western esotericism and Vajrayana Buddhism? How can we initiate ourselves into this powerful tributary and transform our fundamental engagement with reality? Greg Kaminsky - a close student of Traktung Rinpoche and a practitioner in an initiated, longstanding lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism, and host of the Occult of Personality Podcast - shares about his book “PRONAOS: Reflections on the Preliminary Practices of Buddhist Tantra from a Western Perspective”.
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What are the big misconceptions about Jinn, Angels and the cosmology in the Islamic esoteric tradition? What is the deep influence and wealth of wisdom that the Islamic esoteric tradition has imbued onto the European grimoiric tradition and other tributaries? Professor Ali. A. Olomi - historian of Islam and the Middle East with a specialized focus on esotericism, magic, folklore and astrology - stops by to share about the key elements of Islamic esotericism, how to break down barriers between traditions, he answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and so much more!
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What is the deep esoteric and poetic force encrypted in Homer’s The Iliad and Odyssey, and how can we claim that power and integrate it into our magic and lives? T. Susan Chang (certified professional tarot reader, author, and co-host of the Fortune’s Wheelhouse podcast) and Jack Grayle (ceremonial magician, practitioner of the PGM and longtime devotee of Hekate) deeply explore these themes in new online course being offered called "GODSONG: 365 Days of Homer: A devotional reading of Iliad and Odyssey!”
Read More#093 - Clavis Goêtica with Frater Acher
What are the keys to unlocking a more balanced magical approach in the underworld? Who are the untold magicians from hundreds of years ago who walked this path? How can we engage with spirits in skull divination? Frater Acher - experienced magician and author - shares about his latest tome “Clavis Goêtica: Keys to Chthonic Sorcery” from Hadean Press, he answers your wonderful Patreon listener questions, and so much more!
Read More#092 - Restoring Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy with Eric Purdue
What are the significant insights, corrections and restorations to Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa’s classic, The Three Books of Occult Philosophy? Eric Purdue - translator, author, practitioner of medieval astrology, and a santero (olorisha) in Lucumí/Santeria - shares about his upcoming 896-page translation of The Three Books of Occult Philosophy. It’s the first new and complete English translation of Agrippa’s classic masterwork in more than 350 years.
Read More#091 - Ars Notoria: The Method with Dr. Stephen Skinner
What are practical methods that unlock using ‘The Ars Notoria’ grimoire for the rapid acquisition of knowledge? What specific steps are needed in the operation, and what parts could be left out? Internationally acclaimed author, practicing magician and scholar, Dr. Stephen Skinner, shares about his upcoming tome entitled “Ars Notoria: The Method”, now available for pre-order. In this podcast, Dr. Skinner shares on these topics, answers you Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and more!
Read More#90 - Mesopotamian Mystery Tradition with Samuel David
Who are the powerful gods and goddesses worshiped by the people of the first civilization on earth - the Sumerians? How can one approach these deities and become an initiate into their magical currents? Samuel David - Mesopotamian polytheist, artist, writer, researcher, and educator - shares about his upcoming book “Rod & Ring: An Initiation Into a Mesopotamian Mystery Tradition”, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and more!
Read More#089 - The Faculty of Abrac with John R. King IV
Do spirit registers really matter that much? What about merging science and magic? Why is it so important to re-establish and maintain covenants with the Divine to successfully do the work? What is the deeper meaning of the 72 spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia? Why should more attention be paid to the role of the magician? John R. King IV - author, artist, jeweler, goldsmith and experienced ceremonial magician - stops by to share about these themes in his latest book “The Faculty of Abrac”, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, and so much more!
Read More#088 - Pentacle Crafting & Spotting Toxic Leadership with Alison Chicosky
What are the Pentacles from the Key of Solomon, and how are they crafted, cared for and used with spiritual engagements? Also, how can teachers of the occult maintain healthy discussions with members, avoid toxic behavior and appreciate disagreement? Alison Chicosky - practitioner and scholar of the PGM, professional pentacle crafter and proprietor of the Practical Occult online shop - shares about these topics, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and so much more!
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