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The Question Isn't If AI. It's How
14. jun. 2026 20m

I keep being accused of using AI. I've even been accused, more than once, of being AI-generated. So I owe you something better than irritation: an act...

British Traditional Wicca with Rufus Harrington
10. jun. 2026 1t 21m

What does it mean to practise Wicca as an initiatory tradition today, and how does the legacy of figures such as Doreen Valiente continue to shape mod...

How to Lucid Dream: Science, Dream Yoga, and the Magic of the Sleeping Mind
31. maj 2026 38m

Lucid dreaming is often presented as a modern discovery, but traditions across the world have explored conscious dreaming for centuries. In this episo...

ESBAT: The History of Wicca’s Full Moon Ritual
24. maj 2026 15m

What is an Esbat, and is it really an ancient full moon ritual? In this video, I trace the surprising history of the word Esbat, from its Old French ...

The Witches' Sabbath: What Actually Happened (And What Was Invented)
17. maj 2026 43m

What if everything you think you know about the Witches' Sabbath is wrong? The broomsticks, the Devil, the midnight orgies on remote mountaintops: th...

The Left Hand Path of Tarot with Cherry Parra
11. maj 2026 1t 4m

Join me for a livestream interview with Cherry Parra, author of The Left Hand Path of Tarot, as we explore shadow, divination, witchcraft, and the tra...

Destination: The Truth about Solomonic Magic with Dr Gal Sofer
6. maj 2026 1t 25m

Join me for a livestream interview with Dr Gal Sofer on the complex histories of Solomonic magic, learned magical literature, and the transmission of ...

The Real History of the Green Man (Not What Wicca Teaches You)
26. apr. 2026 18m

The Green Man was invented in 1939. Not the carvings. Those are real, they are medieval, and they have a fascinating Christian history. But the god, ...

Alchemy Explained: Science, Spirituality, and the Search for Transformation
19. apr. 2026 47m

Alchemy is far more than the myth of turning lead into gold. In this video, I explore how alchemy developed across Hellenistic Egypt, China, India, th...

Magic in the United States with Heather J. Freeman
14. apr. 2026 1t 11m

What happens when magic moves through podcasts, digital media, and contemporary American culture? In this livestream, I’ll be joined by Heather Freema...

This Changes Solomonic Magic Forever
5. apr. 2026 28m

What if everything you thought you knew about Solomonic magic was wrong? In this video, I explore Gal Sofer’s groundbreaking study of Solomonic magic ...

Your Tradition is Fake. Now What?
29. mar. 2026 19m

What happens when you discover that the spiritual tradition you trusted may not be as ancient, authentic, or historically grounded as you were led to ...

Esotericism in Western Culture with Prof Wouter Hanegraaff
23. mar. 2026 1t 33m

Join me for a live conversation with Professor Wouter J. Hanegraaff on his recent book Esotericism in Western Culture: Counter-Normativity and Rejecte...

What Is a Cult? How High-Control Religious Groups Manipulate Belief
15. mar. 2026 25m

This lecture explores what religious cults are, how scholars study them, and the techniques high-control groups use to shape belief and behaviour. Dra...

The Case Against Reality: What Donald Hoffman Means for Esoteric Practice
8. mar. 2026 22m

What if the world you experience is not reality itself, but a biologically constructed interface designed for survival rather than truth? In this epis...

Shadow Work in Paganism and Esoteric Practices
1. mar. 2026 48m

What is shadow work, really? Is it therapy, initiation, political reclamation, or a commodified self-help trend? In this video, we trace the concept ...

Conjuring the Algorithm: Magic, AI, and the Hidden Internet with Dr Shira Chess
24. feb. 2026 1t 10m

Join us live for a conversation with Dr Shira Chess on the hidden entanglements between digital culture and the occult, inspired by her new book The U...

The Most Ancient Forms of Magic: Ancient Rituals from the Stone Age to Egypt
15. feb. 2026 1t 9m

This episode offers a critical examination of the question of “the most ancient forms of magic” by interrogating the category of magic itself as a his...

A Philosophical Deep Dive on Magick with Peter J Carroll
8. feb. 2026 1t 41m

Do Gods exist? Why is magic more effective when Gods and spirits are involved? What makes magic effective? How to influence people and political event...

Birthday Livestream + Tantric Ritual
2. feb. 2026 1t 13m

It's my Birthday! Join the celebration, ask your questions in the chat and watch me perform a Tantric Ritual! Surprise, surprise! What is it going to ...

Does Quantum Physics Prove Magic or Consciousness? A Critical Scholarly Analysis
25. jan. 2026 1t 12m

In this episode, I critically examine the widespread claim that quantum physics provides scientific proof for magic, esotericism, and spiritual practi...

Did Ronald Hutton Really “Erase” Wicca’s History? A Scholarly Answer
18. jan. 2026 43m

We examine the critical exchange between Ben Whitmore’s Trials of the Moon and Ronald Hutton’s responses to it, using the debate as a lens through whi...

Aphrodite & Venus: Love, Desire & War in Ancient and Modern Religion
4. jan. 2026 50m

This episode offers a critical, historically grounded examination of Aphrodite as a trans-cultural religious phenomenon rather than a stable mythologi...

Living Thelema with @MaeviusLynn
30. dec. 2025 1t 22m

Join Maevius Lynn and me on Sunday, 28 December at 6 pm GMT and 1 pm EST for a fascinating conversation on all things Thelema. ABOUT OUR GUEST Maevi...

Winter Solstice Tradition + Q&A Livestream
22. dec. 2025 1t 4m

Join me live on Sunday 21 December at 6 pm GMT, 1 pm EST, for a festive and thought provoking deep dive into the Winter Solstice. In the first half of...

Leah Hirsig’s Lost Diaries: New Revelations in Thelemic History
22. dec. 2025 1t 15m

This livestream brings together Manon Hedenborg White and Henrik Bogdan to discuss their newly co-edited volume The Magical Diaries of Leah Hirsig, 19...

A Critical-Rational Guide for Magicianc and Occultists
14. dec. 2025 43m

Have you ever lit a candle, whispered an incantation, and watched something uncannily fitting happen days later? Was it magic, or just a well-timed co...

The Magical Art of Peace: Ancient Rituals of Reconciliation and Resistance
30. nov. 2025 40m

This lecture explores the provocative question: Can magic stop wars? Drawing on historical and cross-cultural sources, we examine how rituals and spel...

The Six Models Every Magician Should Know
23. nov. 2025 25m

In this episode, Dr Angela Puca unpacks one of the most fascinating questions in the study and practice of magic: how does magic actually work? Drawin...

The Psychology of Magic with Dr Richard Kaczynski
10. nov. 2025 1t 13m

For over thirty years, Richard Kaczynski has been a scholar, speaker and writer on Western esotericism, particularly the life and work of British occu...