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Mar 30, 2026

It’s the anniversary of the reception of the Book of the Law. Joining me to explore the questions of

  • What to make of it?

  • How to think about it?

  • What, if anything, to do with it

Are two very special guests: Alan Chapman and Peter Grey. Now, like me, neither of them is a Thelemite. But what they do have is an...


Mar 24, 2026

Is magic just a less sophisticated form of psychology? That is probably the cornerstone claim of what I am calling 'Modernity's Magic'.

And in the next instalment of our series 'Hospicing Modernity's Magic', I want to look at:

  • How psychology diverged from magic and why.
  • Jung's role during his lifetime.
  • What the...


Feb 25, 2026

What continues to exist from the 'safe' and 'quirky' magic of the twentieth century that finally needs to die? And what has maybe been left behind that might even belong better in our current era of magic?

This is the beginning of a little project exploring what we should take with us through this fourth turning. You...


Dec 22, 2025

At this time of year, when many of us are rudely awoken from our hard-earned slumber by multiple ghosts wanting us to support their gofundme or something, I thought we might look at ghosts.

What are they? Are they even real? And if they’re not, what are they for?

And the exploration is framed by a series of strange...


Sep 16, 2025

Filmmaker Richard Stanley joins us to unpack his incredible book "Otto Rahn: Grail Hunter" - the true story of a gay Jewish medievalist who became the SS's chief grail hunter in Nazi Germany.

We explore Stanley's own supernatural experiences on Montségur (getting trapped by lightning), the brutal genocide of the...