Alle episoder
ANGELA'S SYMPOSIUM đź“– Academic Study on Witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism, magick and the Occult · 328 episoder · Side 2 af 11
What happens when a work of fiction becomes a real grimoire? In this episode, we explore The Demons of the Necronomicon, H. P. Lovecraft’s imagined pa...
Asmodeus is more than the “demon of lust.” In this episode, I trace his journey from the Avestan aēšma in Zoroastrian texts to Ashmedai in Jewish lite...
Ivy Corvus has been practicing various occult philosophies for 20 years. She is the author of "Chaos Magic: A Complete Beginner's Guide", a contributi...
Across three millennia, the goddess Astarte was recast as the demon Astaroth: a transformation that reveals more about humanity’s fear of the sacred f...
This video explores the fascinating figure of Paimon, one of the most prominent kings of the Goetia, tracing his journey from early modern demonologic...
Is there such a thing as a universal human experience of the divine, or are all encounters shaped by culture, language, and power? In this video, we e...
In this episode, we explore the complex and often uneasy relationship between science and magic. Rather than asking whether magic is "real," we examin...
What happens when Italian folk traditions cross the Atlantic? This video explores how Italian witchcraft, especially the healing practice of Segnature...
Explore the teachings of the Temple of Set, one of the most influential yet misunderstood esoteric movements of the modern era. From Michael A. Aquino...
In this video, I explore Aleister Crowley’s The Vision and the Voice and why it remains one of the most powerful and unsettling texts in the Western e...
What do angels, secret languages, and occult orders have in common? Enochian magic. In this episode, we trace its evolution from John Dee’s apocalypti...
Who was Saint Cyprian: a holy bishop, a legendary sorcerer, or both? In this video, I explore the enigmatic figure of Saint Cyprian through the lens o...
CONNECT & SUPPORT💖 MY COURSES 👩🏻‍🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletter BOOK A TUT...
What do bread blessings, hilltop fairs, and a Celtic god of light have in common? In this video, I explore the real history of Lammas and Lughnasadh, ...
What is the Church of the SubGenius? What if parody could be sacred? This video explores the Church of the SubGenius—a surreal blend of satire, esote...
What if divination doesn’t just reveal the future, but intervenes in it? In this episode, I explore the philosophical and esoteric dimensions of divi...
In this video, I explore the magical dimension of Bruno’s thought—an aspect often overlooked or dismissed in favour of his more fashionable reputation...
✨ Italian Folk Magic and Shamanism: A Course in the Tradition of Segnature ✨ I’m Dr Angela Puca, and I’m beyond excited to finally share this with yo...
In this special episode—presented for the first time in Italian with (ala, literal and not always accurate) English subtitles—Dr Angela Puca is joined...
Why does Paganism attract so many LGBTQ+ people—and how are queer practitioners reshaping Pagan traditions from within? In this in-depth episode, Dr...
In this episode, we delve into one of the most profound and contested questions in both philosophy and esotericism: What is the self in magical practi...
In this live interview, I am joined by Dr Christina Oakley Harrington—medieval historian, long-standing practitioner of witchcraft, and founder of the...
What is Freemasonry? This episode presents an in-depth academic overview of Freemasonry, the world’s oldest initiatory society independent of religio...
Let's explore the complex tradition of Hermeticism—an esoteric philosophy rooted in Hellenistic Egypt and attributed to the legendary Hermes Trismegis...
In this episode, we dive deep into the esoteric teachings of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, co-founder of the Theosophical Society and one of the most inf...
Why does truth no longer seem to matter? In this episode, we explore the philosophical and psychological roots of today's crisis of reality. Drawing o...
This episode explores the role of protection magic as a historically grounded response to war, oppression, and systemic violence across diverse cultur...
This interview offers an insightful discussion with anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann, whose pioneering scholarship has significantly advanced our compreh...
What happened to the fairies? In this episode of Angela’s Symposium, we uncover the history of fairy beings—from terrifying, liminal spirits associat...
Join us for a livestream featuring Andrea Centore and Dr Bernd-Christian Otto, the Research Network for the Study of Esoteric Practices (RENSEP) found...