Rune Soup

This week we speak to witch, ethnobotanist, agriculturalist and artist, Becky Beyer. Becky is based in Appalachia and it is this bioregion that informs all of her work. A really splendid discussion. Don't miss it. Show Notes Becky's website and blog, Blood and Spicebush Blood and Spicebush on Facebook Blood and Spicebush on Instagram

This week we welcome back one of our most popular guests, Dr Jeff Kripal. Dr Kripal last joined us to talk about his book, The Super Natural. Today we are speaking on the value of comparison, the role of the supernatural in culture, the rise of Esalen and the perennial need for art and creativity. A fantastic chat. Show Notes Here's a list of Dr Kripal's books . All recommended.

This week, we welcome Dr Ian Evans, architectural historian, author and conservationist. Dr Evans' 2010 thesis, 'Touching Magic', was the first ever academic examination of the historic use of witches marks, bottles and other apotropaic magic in Australia. It's an absolutely fantastic chat. There are photos from Dr Evans' research available at runesoup.com, along with his entire thesis, some addit...

This week we speak to writer and metaphysician, Benebell Wen. Benebell is the author of Holistic Tarot and The Tao of Craft . It's a great chat, covering the history of Taoism and Taoist magic, differences in western and eastern sigil construction, Chinese diaspora lifeways, families hauntings and -inevitably- a little tarot too. Enjoy. Show Notes Benebell's website Benebell on Twitter Benebell on...

This week we welcome back Jesse Hathaway Diaz to talk Curanderismo, magical realism, Orisha traditions, and Aztec calendars and astrology. So good! Show Notes Jesse's blog, Serpent Shod Jesse's store, Wolf and Goat Radio Free Golgotha , Jesse's podcast with Dr Al Cummins

This week we speak to writer, practitioner (and most recently translator of Le Livre des Esperitz for jake Stratton-Kent's Pandemonium ), Mallorie Vaudoise. We talk the origin of the saints, the Italian American diaspora experience, the Black Madonna, necromancy, sacred dances and a whole lot more. Good times! Show Notes Mallorie's blog, Paese Ombra Paese Ombra on Facebook Example of a courtship d...

This week we welcome back to the show none other than Jake Stratton-Kent to talk about his latest book,  Pandemonium: A Discordant Concordance of Diverse Spirit Catalogues . We also talk implicit and explicit ritual structure, the origins of spirit catalogues, how to think usefully about hierarchy and a whole lot more. A splendid chat. Show Notes Pandemonium is published by Hadean Press

This week we speak to cultural anthropologist, researcher and practitioner, Ben Joffe. Ben's particular areas of expertise include the anthropology of magic, the Tibet diaspora, ritual and esotericism. A splendid discussion. Show Notes Ben's blog,  The Perfumed Skull    Ben on academia.edu

This week, all the way from the land of smiles, we welcome Peter Jenks. Jenx is the author of the recently published The Thai Occult and so we shall, inevitably, be speaking about the fascinating subject of Thai animism and magic. An absolutely fantastic conversation. Show Notes The Thai Occult Book on Facebook Purchase  The Thai Occult The Thai Occult  website

This week we welcome back author, lecturer, rights advocate and renegade Anthroposophist, Conner Habib. For our first show of 2017, we talk about how you can make it your year, the best mindset for challenging times and the personal power you have available. Good times. Very good times indeed. Show Notes Conner's latest course,  Radical Undoing: Decolonize Your Mind with Sex, Science, The Occult a...

I'm excited to announce that -beginning in 2017- Rune Soup will offer a Premium Membership option. Listen along -or watch the driving video on YouTube- and find out more about the membership and why it exists. What a Rune Soup Premium Membership will do for you: 1. Make you better at practical enchantment (and thus possibly life) Ongoing Rolling Courses A minimum of one complete, multi-week course...

This week we have our regular six-monthly chat with the one and only Austin Coppock about the astrological trends to note in the coming year. We also talk cycle models, finding the right attitude, long range trends, eclipses and what could be in store for Trump. Love it. Show Notes Austin's website Austin on Facebook Austin on Twitter

This week we speak to podcaster and gnosis nerd, Miguel Conner, of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. Topics covered include Simon Magus, heresy, developments in Gnostic research, competing Christianities and sacred window areas. An absolute pleasure as always. Show Notes Miguel's blog and podcast Miguel's latest book, Other Voices of Gnosticism Miguel's first book, Voices of Gnosticism Miguel on twitter

This week we speak to author John Higgs about the singular oddness that was the twentieth century -the century that gave us space travel, nuclear weapons, the internet, existentialism, quantum theory, chaos mathematics, some fairly impressive genocide events and the greatest material lift in quality of life for the most people ever. Along the way we talk about Timothy Leary and the counterculture,...

Episode 52! That means the podcast has been running -without interruption- for a whole year. If you've never done it before, you may be unaware of why I am quietly quite proud of this achievement. If you  have done it before -but not in a year where you secretly moved across the world and lived first in a house with no furniture, then an AirBnB, then lived without a fixed address for two months- w...

This week we welcome back the one and only Peter Levenda to talk all things Lovecraft. I've been looking forward to this one!   Show Notes The Lovecraft Code - Peter Levenda The Dark Lord: H.P Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic - Peter Levenda Peter's website Peter on Twitter

This week we have a very timely discussion with writer, teacher and activist, Lasara Firefox Allen about identity, justice, culture and self-limitation. Also biodomes, growing up weird in California and feminist spirituality. Good times. Good discussion. Enjoy! Show Notes Lasara's website The book,  Jailbreaking the Goddess Lasara on Twitter Lasara on Facebook

This week we speak to hoodoo and shamanic practitioner, speaker, teacher and activist, Khi Armand. Naturally, we discuss the evolution of hoodoo, the impact of place and context on spirit work, the culture that is America, the role that shamanism and the spirits can play in uncovering your life's purpose and a whole lot more. A splendid chat! Show Notes Impact Shamanism Impact Shamanism Facebook P...

This week we speak to Julio Cesar Ody. Julio is a native of Brazil and has many years experience with spirit work. He is also a writer and a blogger and, conveniently for me, happens to also live on the east coast of Australia. No time zones for once! We talk spiritism, grimoires, childhood séances, magical Brazil, and the general state of the magical Internet. Good chat. Good times. Enjoy! Show n...

This week we chat to novelist and Fortean researcher, Michael M. Hughes, about one of my absolute favourite subjects -the tarot. We also chat about a few other favourite topics, too -including UFO encounters and quality weird fiction. It's a splendid, splendid chat. Show Notes Michael's website and blog Michael on twitter Michael's book and deck recommendations: This week's guest has been gracious...

This week the one and only Gary Lachman returns to the show to talk about Colin Wilson, existentialism, phenomenology and the twentieth century counter-culture. A fantastic chat. Enjoy! Show Notes Gary's latest book, Beyond The Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson Gary's website and blog

For Uncle Al's birthday week, we speak to Cath Thompson about her recently released  The Magickal Language of the Book of the Law: An English Qaballa Primer . EQ is an alphanumeric system derived from Liber Al that allows for the examination of any other text or concept within the context of a Book of the Law worldview. We also talk art, magical misadventures and school séances. Good times. Show N...

This week we speak to the one and only Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold about his latest book, I fá: Forest of Mystery . We also discuss troll mountains, Quimbanda, fallen angels, spirits of the left hand and loads more. Excellent times. Show Notes Nicholaj's blog The book itself Nicholaj on Facebook A primer video on Ifá 

This week we speak to the editors of Rubedo Press's latest publication, Cypriana: Old World , about all things Cyprian and Justina. Specifically that is Dr Al Cummins, Jesse Hathaway Diaz and Dr Jenn Zahrt. We discuss St Cyprian's hagiography, the differences between his Northern expression and his Iberian one, Cyprianic grimoire magic, his cross-cultural and gender implications and a boatload mor...

This week we speak to one of my very favourite UFO researchers, Dr Ardy Sixkiller-Clarke. Ardy has been collating contemporary UFO encounters within an indigenous American context for many years, as well as experiencing a few of her own along the way. These adventures are written up in three books (so far!) that you will find linked up in the show notes. Enjoy! Show Notes Ardy Sixkiller-Clarke's w...