What does the Twelver Shi‘i Hadith tradition say about jinn, astrology, angels and necromancy? Dr. Amina Inloes - scholar, researcher, educator, public speaker, and translator with a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter - returns on the podcast to go deep into the Shi‘i hadith corpus! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Check out Dr. Inloes’ Articles - https…

What is reverse divination? How do minerals, oils, and pigments reflect the deep alchemical process encrypted in painting? Amelia Passer - multidisciplinary artist, astrologer, and practitioner - shares about her creation process and her unique tarot deck composed of talismanic oil paintings called the Astro Magician’s Tarot which is currently live…

What is the Dark Man, known by many names throughout the centuries like The Devil, Old Scratch, The Dark Rider, The Old One, The Master, the Father of Witches? Is the Dark Man really pure evil, as many religions say? Is he a catalyst of novelty, transformation and change? What happens when we resist his call? Darragh Mason - writer, researcher, and…

What is the six-step ‘Solomonic Method’? How can understanding these ritual steps help us navigate almost any grimoire? We go step-by-step and recite the entire Heptameron in Latin from memory to illustrate the method. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅Full ‘Heptameron’ text via EsotericArchives.com - https://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/heptamer.htm ► ✅SUPPORT Joseph …

How do you embody a fallen Valkyrie? Why is invoking poetry so similar to calling magical names and summoning spirits? Jack Grayle (magician, author and playwright) and Klara Wolfe (occult writer, professional embalmer and model) go deep into Jack’s new, fantastic verse-play set 1,200 years ago in heathen Norway, entitled Sigrun & The Mist. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ►…

How do you track down hidden esoteric manuscripts? What is the Antipalus Maleficiorum? Who were the powerful noble families who owned books of magic throughout the centuries? Daniel Clark - manuscript detective & researcher, editor and collaborator with Dr. Stephen Skinner - goes deep into manuscript searching tips, Victorian Occultism and so much …

Why did Solomon bind demons in brass vessels? What’s the connection between leather bags, necromancy and the winds? We explore the history of jinn, metals and spirit-containers, and how all these themes flower in the collection of medieval Islamic stories known as the Thousand and One Nights (Arabic: أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, Alf Laylah wa-Laylah…

What is contemplative mysticism? How does this differ from modern occultism? Contemplative mystic, esoteric cartographer and author David Chaim Smith goes deep into ways to unravel the mind and so much more. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅David’s excellent sharing on his esoteric cartography - https://www.thethirtytwokeys.com/testament ► ✅ David’s website - https://www.…

So, what does Hollywood and media in general get right about its portrayal of magic? Ana Victoria Esquivel is a Hollywood Make-up artist, writer and painter who is credited or involved with dozens of on-screen projects, including Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities and Rings of Power. She gives us a peek behind the veil of how media portray…

What is ‘Solomonic exceptionalism’? How was grimoire magic set apart from witchcraft, fairy magic and prophecy in the time of Shakespeare? What grimoires were available when early modern dramatists like William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Johnson and many others were portraying magicians, evocatory procedures and magical implements on sta…

What is ‘Solomonic exceptionalism’? How was grimoire magic set apart from witchcraft, fairy magic and prophecy in the time of Shakespeare? What grimoires were available when early modern dramatists like William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Johnson and many others were portraying magicians, evocatory procedures and magical implements on sta…

In today’s world of #hashtags, shortcuts and life hacks, our attention is sliced finer than the vellum folios of a 900-year-old grimoire. It takes will to cultivate consistent, in-depth practice. To illustrate this, I’d like to invoke the hidden devilish drive of determination in two of among the most famous English poems of all time (and a bonus p…

Why is the Mysteriorum Libri Quinque (the Five Books of Mysteries), written by John Dee in the 16th century, one of the most important core texts of occult literature? How were these secret writings about angel magic discovered long after John Dee’s death and remarkably spared from destruction? Scholar and author Joseph H. Peterson shares about his…

Before any magician summons a spirit listed in a grimoire it’s very important to understand ritual timing. Let’s explore how spirits of the hour, day and season all should be invoked before the aforementioned target beings, whether celestial, terrestrial, sublunar, airy, elemental, gnomish or of the more infernal variety. Thank you to my Glitch Bot…

Holy water is *the* most foundational element in the Solomonic magician’s repertoire: without it, you can’t consecrate any of the ritual implements (or yourself) before or during a ritual. But how do you make it? Here is my own step-by-step method. ______________STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE______________ 1.) Gather water at sunrise on the day and hour of Mer…

How does an artist confront and transmute the elements of war, death and destruction they encounter in their daily life? How does an artist ‘evoke’ a spiritual entity into their work? Is all art spiritual, or is there a separation? Ukrainian esoteric artist Nightgrowler returns on the podcast from inside Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital city, answers yo…

Are spirits conjured by cock, or rather, sealed by cockish potencies? Let's explore the hard truths of these vital roosterian resplendencies in the grimoires and Shakespeare: are these just charming suppositions, a bundle of poppycock, or a powerful tool in conjuring spirits? ✦🔮Shhhhhh….become a super secret Glitch Bottle supporter! 🔮 ►https://www.…

How did a silver mining town in Mexico play a vital role in the growth of Santa Muerte veneration? How do Catholics and Luciferians venerate Santa Muerte? Ed Calderon returns on the podcast to share about his exciting historical discoveries and connections surrounding La Santa and answers you Patreon listener questions! Ed has worked in the fields …

After nearly 700 years, one of the most important Western magical compendiums in history has been fully translated into English for the first time. The Summa Sacre Magice (SSM) is a 200,000 word Latin manuscript written in 1346 by Catalan magician Berengarii Gannellii, and is considered the most in-depth overview of Latin medieval magic ever. In a …

You’ve heard of the License to Depart in ritual magic. What about the License to Remain? How do you conjure the Planetary Intelligences? Do you need permission to do a conjuration? David Rankine - author, esoteric researcher and magician - shares about his upcoming from Hadean Press - Claves Intelligentiarum: A Complete Practical Manual of Conjurat…

How was the Traditional Latin Mass a focal point of a grimoire (attributed to a Pope) to summon the demon Astaroth? Why did another Pope from the 1200s write a fascinating collection of ‘home remedies’ and secret cures for a wide variety of physical ailments? Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, is a monk of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity, New Norcia in West…

Roman Catholic exorcists in the Middle Ages called on the authority of Lucifer, Beelzebub and Satan to remove lower demons from the body of a possessed person. Magicians also call on these demons, but for very different reasons. This deep dive explores what modern exorcists say about demonic hierarchies, the medieval manuscripts from Catholic exorc…

What are Jinn in the Islamic tradition? What is a Jinnic doppelganger, those much-feared beings who were believed to be assigned to each human being throughout their lives? How did one of the greatest minds in Islamic thought from the 12th and 13th centuries, Ibn Arabi, conceptualize about Jinn? Scholar and author Dr. Dunja Rasic goes deep, sharing…

What *actually* is scrying in magic and divination? What are the pitfalls and key tips to interact with spirits? What *is* a spirit? Harper Feist - scryer, esotericist, a scientist, author and historian- goes deep into the relationship between magic and science, shares her vast scrying wisdom, answers your Patreon listener questions and so much mor…

What is the Steganographia, the most notorious work of German Benedictine abbot and polymath Johannes Trithemius? Written in the year 1500, Is the Steganographia a text about the evocation of spirits, a system of cryptography where information is secretly encoded, or both? Internationally acclaimed author, practicing magician and scholar, Dr. Steph…

What is the magic behind ink making? What does it mean to alchemically dissolve and transmute guns into a liquid solution used by magicians and artists to make marks on parchment and paper? How are slime amoeba and the intricate patterns they produce a living ink in-and-of themselves? Artist, esotericist and ink historian Thomas Little shares about…

Why is magic a relationship instead of only repetitive formulas found in a book? Why should we engage with spirits in our actual, physical areas where we live? Why is magic about encouraging the unlikely, not conjuring the impossible? Denis Poisson - practitioner, author and host of the esoteric YouTube channel Foolish Fish - stops by the podcast t…

What does it take to found a magical institute? Why is in-depth learning so important, especially in an age of short attention spans? In a first-ever interview, the founder of IMBOLC (the independent Western magic distance learning training institute) Mstr. Agrippa, stops by the podcast. He’s joined by experienced magician and author Frater Acher, …

How is the veneration of Santa Muerte evolving? In Mexico City’s Tepito barrio, what wisdom does the first public altar dedicated to Santa Muerte reveal to us? Ed Calderon shares the latest trends and deep lessons learned in going public with his veneration of La Santa. Ed has worked in the fields of counter-narcotics, organized crime investigation…

What are mystery cults and what do they do? What are the Egyptian Mysteries and how were they practiced? How do Western esoteric conceptions of the Egyptian mysteries map onto their history? Author, esoteric researcher and healer Peter Mark Adams unravels the mystery of mystery cults, shares about his upcoming mystery tradition course in 2024 and a…

What is the Grimorium Verum, also known as The True Grimoire? Why is it considered one of the most notorious handbooks of black magic -- dealing openly with spirits of darkness? Scholar and author Joseph H. Peterson shares about his updated edition of this grimoire, reflecting 15 years of additional research, including material from newly identifie…

How did medieval lapidaries smuggle Arabic esoteric knowledge into Europe? What was the Arabic Hermetica corpus found in Europe 100 years before the Picatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim)? Vajra Regan - medieval scholar, author and researcher - shares about his latest research and new article published in The Journal of Medieval Latin earlier this year. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ …

Why is a Witch Bottle a powerful magical counter-offensive against maleficent magic? What’s in a Witch Bottle, and how do you use it? Dan Harms is an author, scholar and a true master of library science. He stops by and uncorks the mystery in his latest tome “Witch Bottles: History, Culture, Magic”, answers your Patreon listener questions and much …

Podcast supporters on Patreon voted to go deep into the Heptameron Conjurations for each day of the week. Who are the powerful “Overseers” in each conjuration? We cover history, practical tips, and Solomonic magicians Aaron Leitch, Frater Ashen Chassan and Adley Nichols also stop by to also share their conjuration wisdom! Cheers and thanks to every…

What is a familiar spirit? What’s the difference between familiar spirits and other spirits listed in the grimoires? What is positive spirit possession? Author and magician BJ Swain returns to share about his tome “Familiar Unto Me: Witches Sorcerers and Their Spirit Companions”, answers your Glitch Bottle Patron questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Get you…

Why is a contemplative mystic more concerned about pure essentiality versus concern with spirits, gods, realms, times/energies, and ideas? How can a mystic work with formlessness to achieve true gnosis? Contemplative mystic, esoteric cartographer and author David Chaim Smith shares about his latest tome The Eneatych, which is the seventh and culmin…

What are the initiations, conjurations, astrology, spirits, and ghost-magic traditions in Thailand? What are the regional variations of Thai folk magic? Why is community and serving others with magic so vital? Author Peter Jenx goes deep sharing about his latest tome Thai Occult 2: Regions of Power. Peter is joined by author and magician Jack Grayl…

How can you create your own esoteric system to engage with spirits, draw from the grimoires, write your own esoteric alphabets and ritualistic calendars? Poland-born esotericist, artist and magician, Łukasz Grochocki, shares about creating magical systems, his Order of the Fire Fountain, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and mor…

Who is the paradoxical and multi-faceted Mesopotamian god Dumuzid? What are the rituals, incantations, libations and offerings we can use to connect with this god of the sheepfold who is also a king, high priest, warrior and so much more? Samuel David - Mesopotamian polytheist, artist, writer, researcher, educator - shares about his latest tome fro…

What is true chthonic sorcery? What does it mean to develop an intimate and erotic relationship with spirits? How can we let go of being only focused on “repeatability” in magic and instead focus on cultivating deep connections with spirits? Experienced magicians and authors - Frater Acher and Craig Slee - share about their latest tome Goêtic Atavi…

What are the biggest misconceptions about tarot? How is tarot a living language and how can we develop our fluency in deepening our wisdom and develop our own correspondences? T. Susan Chang - certified professional tarot reader, author, teacher and artist - shares about her latest tome “The Living Tarot”, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listene…

What’s it like being a Catholic monk and Latin translator in Australia? Who were the Wizard Popes of the 11th Century? Why is the Blessed Virgin Mary so important? Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, is a monk of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity, New Norcia in Western Australia. He talks about his wonderful Latin esoteric translations from Hadean Press, answe…

What is the Theurgia Goetia, which evokes the aerial spirits as found in the second book of the Lemegeton? Why are ‘social media fasts’ vital in ceremonial operations? Frater Ashen Chassan - author, ceremonial magician and martial artist - returns to share about these issues, answers your Patron supporter questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Check out Frate…

What is one of the * actual * words on the Triangle of Arte and Ring of Solomon in the Lemegeton’s Goetia? Do you call yourself a “steward” or “administrator” in Greek when conjuring spirits? Let’s go deep on the history and pronunciation on four ‘nomina magica’ or magical words used in famous grimoires in the Goetia, the Heptameron and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓…

What exactly in Mexican Sorcery? What does it mean to be a bruja de rancho “a witch of the ranch”? What is ‘hechiceria’ or sorcery? Laura Davila (a.k.a. Daphne La Hechicera) is a fifth-generation Mexican witch, a long-time practitioner of brujeria, Hechiceria and folk Catholicism. She goes deep into her tradition and her book from Red Wheel/Weiser …

How are theurgistic and sacred mystery rites from Late Antiquity encrypted directly into the architecture of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul? How did the School of Athens foster a performative theurgical spiritual tradition of reincarnation and ascent? Author, esoteric researcher and healer Peter Mark Adams goes deep into his latest tome from Scarlet …

Why should *everything *be consecrated before stepping into the circle? Is the Armadel grimoire a forgery? Is Solomonic magic ‘holistic’? Why should we be prepared for hours of work when conjuring for the first time? David Rankine - author, esoteric researcher and magician - goes deep into the vast and rich Solomonic tradition, shares about his mas…

#128 - Divine Receptivity and Spirit Offerings with Josephine McCarthy How can we ask spirits to guide us on our fate paths? How can we give offerings to land spirits without expecting anything in return (and why is honeycomb such a good offering)? What *really* is astral projection? Josephine McCarthy - author, occultist, magical teacher, and dire…

What is pre-modern, or ‘traditional’, astrology? What are the differences between natal, horary, electional, medical and mundane astrological operations? Eric Purdue - translator, author, practitioner of medieval astrology - shares about the history of astrology, breaks misconceptions about this art, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon questions and…

What does “sigil” actually mean in the grimoires? How do you generate spiritual authority to engage with spirits? What does it take to maintain a magical property deep in the green of Florida? Carrie and Aaron Leitch - magicians, artists, teachers, members of the Golden Dawn and Solomonic Power Couple - go deep into these topics, answer your podcas…