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Musician, composer, and Appalachian Trail hiker Tim Woody joins us to talk about trails and paths, his experiences hiking for long distances, solitude, agency, whether or not it matters if we even have any, his wonderful new project to hook up orchestral musicians with composers, and a bunch of other stuff. This was just before Tim headed back out on the trail and he was gracious enough to offer u...

This is a deep dive into the nuance and difficulty involved in communicating effectively with the Other. Three fans of angels talk shop in reference to Arrival's masterful, if unintentional, depiction of what it be like talkin with flappy bois. Take a shower, put on something white, and bust out the frankincense. It's a good one.

A very special look at the masterpiece through both symbolism & astrology. Stephen King: Story midwife. Disembodied audience. The axis of Kubrick/Lynch. The Minotaur. Royal stars. Gemini & Grady Twins. Hotel portal hub. Jack is no dull boy. Red bell. Constitutional commentary. V. Cobbled personas & shit men. Rev's necromantic take - Hotel like the black lodge. Check out Mario's work: h...

A very lived-in movie. Ancestors. Film. World building. Lost history. Willpower. Manhood? Actors without borders. Rev's cancellable gender take. Really, it's almost all about Conan. It was such a joy to have someone who really loves this movie just go off. Check out Michael's films here: http://witchcult-intl.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P92qN2IPpy0&t=1s

We are graced by speaking with actor, writer, director, and cunning man Matt Cosper of XOXO Performance about the metaphysics and craft of David Lynch and Fire Walk With Me. It seemed inappropriate to list the topics for this one. Just strap in. Donate to Matt's current production here and get a $50 discount on my Magical Fortitude course tuition: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xothemaids/xo...

Approved transgressions. Bronze age trad solarpunks. Old man's dick. A nuclear exorcism. One of Rev's new faves. Damascus steel, bro. Nic Cage; servant to the Muses. Wild archetypes. Hawk on a Cage. Min Dansk er ikke godt. Yin editing, yang directing. Send hate mail. Magic Mic. Thai magic. Wrecking your life for the better. Belief mechanics. Outsourcing sovereignty. Pharmafia. Putrid festering med...

The military industrial Syndrome. Cheney's America. The pratfalls of heroics. Computer generated white people. Gross ASMR. Other people's problems. Interventionism vs helping out. Sometimes a Batman is just a Batman. What the fuck is propaganda? Marketing egregores. Solary charisms. Projects & work. Magical history. Post-Left nuances. Nuclear family disarmament. Zamboni denies Weezy. Elastigir...

This very special episode features Tim and Kurt telling the magical story of their day spent together wayfinding, listening to the spirits of place, and elevating the dead in Georgia when they recently met up IRL for the first time. They share this magical meeting and incredible experience with us. Also Thai Talismans and a bunch of other stuff, and we mentioned a movie in there briefly. This epis...

Cooly memories. Anime lore. Swing the fucking bat. Man children. Deep mysteries of Eva. Real confidence is sexy. Incels are probably CIA. Wren; fringe surfer. Con art vs phonies. Facilitation vs teaching. "In my opinion." Shadowrun futures. Caving. Flags of war. Thelemishness. Christian ups and downs. Angels & the other guys. Super Saiyan 3 is angel town. Dreaming and out of body stories. Old...

Trance on film. God layers as cultural impositions. A wonderous murder fest. Is the Northman the new Bible? Bjørk is an Icelandic land spirit. Don't talk about jazz. Feelings about cartoons. Fart curses in futhark. Kingship taboos. Oaths are for real. Ethan, hawk. Revenge vs vengeance. TSK- Justice Machine. Community violence. Norse magic in Alexandrian. Spirit politics. Tough love from powerful s...

Artistic hazards. The only real Soapbox™ Success haters. Permission anxiety. Can I get a witness? The pagans were the good guys. Genre maypoles. Pagans like to fuck. Dan Harmon. Rude pee break. Stupid goodness. Craft skills and master crafts. Channel flipping. Classism is trashy. Local spirits & materia. Bleak forecasts. Brian goes existential. Metaphorical cannibals. What is even, like, real,...

Magic of sincerity. Paradox vs Irony. Comedy is pretty sad. Thirsty ain't sexy. Lessons in apotropaea. Timebombs Without Borders. Canonical historiola. Christian mages & flat sacraments. Social media as the Resonator. Frayed knots. What are you thinking? Purple reign & cursed paint. AI & other myths. Kurt comes out about the Moon landing. Comfortable uncertainty, belief gradients. Veri...

It ain't theft if you really need it. Insanity as artistic virtue. Directing like demon wrangling. Metaphysics in pacing. Nonsense is a valid choice. The demented masculine. Borrowed monkeys. Let the great snake eat you. Gnostic finger traps. Is this an initiation? Options as curses. Deep incarnation. Family fungus. Designer portals. Colors of Aya & Western Shakti. Dad books.

Ready Player Nope. Disney as anti-life. Colonial categorizing, internalized. The sad state of Hollywood. All time most watched. Single drops. Stranger Things nostalgia triggers. Movie places IRL. Grateful Dead sucks. Drugs are mostly okay, actually. Sad food & gratitude practices. Seven Sisters & ladies that go hard. Techno rapture is just more narcissism. Robot sex teaser. Hell's Angels w...

Desire is a river even God can't dam(n). Vanity death wish. Technology as weaponized metaphor. Materialist paths to mastery. The often cruel Venn diagram of talent/drive. Being bad loud. The Fool as first boners. Being real in an edited culture. A Last Crusade reference for good measure.