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Thoughts on the passing of Peter J Carroll

The one and only Peter J Carroll has completed his incarnation. I wanted to get down some thoughts about what he and his work meant to me. You can also watch this one.

Synchromysticism and Magic: How To Get Better At Both

In this side quest from the Hospicing Modernity's Magic series, I make the case that Synchromysticism is modernity's best available form of omen logic. And that getting

What happens to ayahuasca now? Lessons for modern magic

Ayahuasca's peak cultural moment has been and gone. So what does she do now? And what are the lessons for western magic in the complex journey of this incredible plant

What are we to make of the Book of the Law?

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, t

Wearing Jung's skin like a pelt

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 ou

Hospicing Modernity's Magic

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

This is all in the model (Epstein files)

What is ours to do during the putrefactory collapse of Western civilisation? Let's find out! At the very least, it is choosing the right story to live in so that we can

Do It For The Plot (Is Good Advice)

There's a meme that's been evolving since 2021, and in its current chaotic incarnation, it's become accidentally magical—even if the people using it don't realise it. I

The Purpose of Ghosts

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 mi

2026 Astrology Forecast (H1) | Austin Coppock

Austinmas 2025! Can you even believe it? Legendary astrologer, Austin Coppock, returns to the show for a look at what 2026 has in store for you. Here's what we cover:

Lucifer: Praxis | Peter Grey

Lucifer: Praxis!    Peter Grey joins the show once again to talk about his explosive new book. We explore who the being of Lucifer is, his relationship to western mag

Discovering the Sacred Through The X-Files | Christopher Knowles

Synchromystic raconteur, author, and pattern seeker Christopher Knowles returns to the show, as well as the wheelhouse, for this one. Not that we would ever need one, b

Travelling Ghosts Bent Spoons and the Science of Magic | Dean Radin

In this episode, Dr Radin returns to the show to talk to us about his amazing new book, The Science of Magic. We look at Meta-analyses with trillion-to-one odds. Ho

Otto Rahn, Nazi Grail Hunter | Richard Stanley

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 hu

How Spirit Entities Shape Human Affairs | Vanese McNeill

Vanese McNeill, co-producer of the Magical Egypt series, returns to the show. In this episode, we explore the hows and possible whys of spirit involvement in history, fro

What Would You Do If Certainty Never Returned?

Back on the farm, jetlagged and hustling. I've been sitting with this question since I decided not to renew my lease in Asunción. So today, I want to give you my though

Zombie Co-Creation

Or why our horrible internet is good, actually. Sick in an AirBnb in Paraguay, I make the case for co-creation still being the best way to exist with our ever-enhorribl

The Kali Yuga, Astrology & The Power Of Long Cycles | Dan Waites

Dan Waites joins us to discuss the literal long view, which is to say the things we can see and the frameworks we can find when we widen our perspective out to millennia-

Why You Came To Earth | Alberto Villoldo

Note: Before we begin, my six-week Shadow Work Intensive, The Shaman's Devil, Is Now Live. There are only a few spaces left, so if you think you might be interested, move

Astrology Forecast | Austin Coppock | H2 2025

I spent way too much time trying to shoehorn a Warhammer 40K reference into this episode title, and it devolved into something that would make a Chaos Marine blush. So we