How is the well-known Heptameron grimoire based on an earlier text with key elements, known as the Elucidation of Necromancy (Lucidarium artis Nigromantice)? In the first major update to our understanding of the Heptameron in more than 500 years, scholar, author and translator Joseph H. Peterson shares about his translation and contextualization of three “Lucidarium” manuscripts, which he brings together in his new book from Ibis Press entitled “Elucidation of Necromancy”, answers your Patreon listener questions and more!

In this special video podcast, esoteric cartographer and contemplative mystic David Chaim Smith discusses how his style of contemplative mysticism careens directly into the toxins that obscure phenomena. From the heart of reality the divine nectar can be sipped like a bee draws nectar from a flower from within the most virulent and poisonous klipot (shells of superficiality). The key is devotion to En Sof (The Infinite) which continually overflows through whatever appears

What is esoteric aromachology? What does it mean to “distill” an elixir? Why is frankincense so special? How do ritual oils, perfumes and elixirs connect our consciousness to deep spiritual undercurrents? Helena M. Alcaide - aromachologist, perfumer and founder of Blazing Torch Alchemy - shares about these topics, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and more!

"What is God?" (Quid est Deus?) For centuries, ancient and medieval philosophers have wrestled among themselves with all manner of questions regarding the first cause of all things, the nature of divinity, and our role in the created cosmos. For the first time in English, scholars and translators Dan Attrell (the Modern Hermeticist) and Dr. David Porreca are bringing theoretical hermetic texts to light from the original Latin.

Can you burn incense or use tarot in prison? How do you acquire crossroads dirt as an inmate? What happens when someone serving time for murder walks down an esoterically-charged labyrinth? Jacqui Winn - witch, magical teacher and pagan prison chaplain in the U.K. - shares about teaching inmates magic, why intention is the most important element of ritual, challenges for inmates when they rejoin society and the boundary-shattering power of meandering in labyrinths.

What were the first manuals of Catholic exorcism procedures from more than 1,000 years ago? When did magical technique merge with these rituals, and what are the similarities between grimoiric magic and Catholic exorcism procedures? Former Traditional Roman Catholic bishop and author Father Jason Spadafore shares about his latest tome “Medieval Rituals of Catholic Exorcism” and more.

Why is the reputation of occultist, magician and philosopher Aleister Crowley so notorious? What are the ‘Four Books of Magick’ and their relationship to Thelema? What are Crowley’s flaws and what is his important, impactful legacy? Internationally acclaimed author, practicing magician and scholar, Dr. Stephen Skinner, shares about his edition of Aleister Crowley's "Four Books of Magick".

What does it mean to forge an authentic, idiosyncratic magical practice from the myriad of new grimoiric research and publications dotting the landscape in the last 20 years? What are the key elements that make magical ritual work? Magician, author, scholar and grimoiric firebrand, Jake Stratton Kent, discusses these themes in his newest book from Hadean Press, “The Sworn and Secret Grimoire.”

What does integrity mean in magic? How can we get out of our own way and embrace connections to spirits both in formal ritual and in everyday moments? Frater Acher - experienced magician and author - shares about his latest tome “Rosicrucian Magic: Becoming Alike to the Angelic Mind”, he answers your wonderful Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, and so much more!

How does the tradition of St. Cyprian operate in the gray area between heaven and hell? Why does this current neither accept nor reject the outer religious expressions that St. Cyprian comes from? Jason Miller - practicing magician, author and strategic sorcerer - returns to share about Cyprian in his course, “The Black School”. He also answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, and much more!