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Nov 8, 2024

The show returns with some actionable findings from almost a year of regular sigil work. We look at

  • The ways you mess up your own magical results by not admitting what you want.
  • The ways you mess up your own magical results by not admitting where you are at.
  • What to do about it.

And toward the end, I lay out the plans...


Aug 27, 2024

This week, we welcome to the show Mexican-Bolivian-Chilean healer, Red Path shaman and teacher Julián Katari.

Fun fact about Julián: He was my translator for my recent trip up to stay with the Kallawaya in the Bolivian High Andes. So we talk about that, of course.

We also talk about his own remarkable journey of...


Aug 19, 2024

Witch, author, biochemist and oriental medicine specialist, Maja D'Aoust, joins us to discuss Time Magic and the I Ching.

We explore:

  • The impact childhood illness can have on the practice of magic.
  • The difference between ancient Chinese and more 'Western' experiences of time.
  • The origin of the I Ching as a gift from...


Aug 9, 2024

The dynamic duo behind Weird Studies, Phil Ford and J F Martel, join the show to explore the ways in which art is a form of evocation.

We look at:

  • Orson Welles as divine shamanic faker.
  • Hollywood's vaudeville origins.
  • What is a trick and what is a lie and can you even use those words if they show you the...


Jul 25, 2024

Two contemporary deck creators, Balthazar Blacke and Natalia Lee, join the show this week for a round table on fortune telling and the role oracle cards specifically should have in your cartomantic practice.

We explore:

  • The things oracle cards can do that tarot cannot. (And vice versa!)
  • Which situations call for which...