The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast with Jake Kobrin

An audio transcript of my essay titled Liber Universa, which is a condensation of the most impactful ideas I have assimilated through my exploration of the Western Esoteric Tradition and an attempt on my part to convey these ideas in the most accessible way possible. Those of you who would like to download the free ebook and to read along with it can do so here: https://gumroad.com/l/UNIVERSA 

A special Bicycle Day exclusive episode! Today we talked with PD Newman, author of the books Alchemically Stoned: The Psychedelic Secret of Freemasonry and the soon to be released Angels in Vermilion: The Philosophers’ Stone, From Dee to DMT . PD Newman is an expert in the correlation and secret history of use of psychedelics in classical hermeticism, alchemy, and masonry. He believes that there i...

This week my guest is Jason Louv, who you may know through his guest appearance on The Midnight Gospel, or through his own Ultraculture Podcast, books, or his excellent online school for magick titled Magick. Me . This week's episode was recorded differently than usual and was actually a conversation that Jason and I had during the Office Hours of his online school, but with his permission I...

Who the heck is Thelma?  Today Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford aka Lon Milo Duquette joins us to give a complete and thorough overview of Thelema, a gnostic esoteric religion/philosophy and system of magick developed by Aleister Crowley. Today is April 8th, and is the anniversary of the writing of The Book of the Law, the central holy book of Thelema, which makes this episode timely. We attempted to make...

Today’s guest is Meme Analysis. Meme Analysis is a philosopher and depth psychologist, who discovers and reports on the deep hidden meanings of internet memes, which you can find on his awesome YouTube channel. Who knew that 4Chan was one of the most valuable resources for understanding the human psyche? We talked about all of this and more!  See more on Meme Analysis here: https://www.youtube.com...

56, number of NUT. Nuit the all embracing goddess of the stars. This week my special guest is Dea Isadora. Dea is a priestess initiate of the Isis Temple Mysteries. She has a PhD in Mythology and Classics with an emphasis on Occultism, and is the host of the podcast Ask the Occultist Next Door. She teaches online and in person many subjects including the subject of this podcast, Sex Magick! We tal...

My guest this week is Marco Visconti! Marco Visconti is a lifelong student and practitioner of the Western Esoteric Tradition, the founder of AvalonCon, an occult conference in Avalon UK, as well as the author of the Post-Thelema Manifesto, a document that seeks to progress the ideas of Thelema beyond its conceptions and infamous founding member. Marco is a Thelemite and a Freemason, and has been...

This is episode is very special for me, as Mitch Horowitz is one of my favorite authors on the subject of mind metaphysics, new thought, and the occult. His book The Miracle Club is a must read for anyone interested in the causative power of thought and intention, in which he takes a rational and discerning look at the powers of the mind and how it affects our reality. We talked about this very su...

Warning, I had some troubles with the audio on my end for this one.  My guest this week is famous Witch, Fiona Horne! Also a rockstar, pilot, actress, and former Playboy model, Fiona Horne has authored many books including The Art of Witch, The Naked Witch, and Witch: A Magickal Journey. We talked about what it means to be a Witch, the fundamentals of Witchcraft, and it’s relationship to Yoga and...

Today is a special Valentine’s Day Edition of the Quarantine Sessions Podcast! This is a special threeway conversation I held with my lover Lika Starinets, and jeweler, music producer, and DJ, as well as love advocate, Jason Burruss. Lika is not only my lover she is also a gifted singer and songwriter. In this episode we spoke about love and relationships, and how to allow for freedom while still...

This episode is with The Dark Wizard himself, Dane Thomas. Dane Thomas is the founder of Dark Wizard Media, and the developer of the Spiral technique. We talked about what it is to be a Dark Wizard and Dane’s interests in the occult as well as being an iconoclast occultists in love and light spiritual communities.  See more from Dane here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBfFQ6xJ_1nbgidZIF9EtPQ

Our amazing guest this week is author, sorcerer, artist, and occultist Aidan Wachter! Aidan has published two remarkable books, Six Ways: Approaches & Entries for Practical Magic, and  Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past, & Telling True Lies. Having read both, and loved both of them I was thrilled to have Aidan on the podcast. We talked about sorcery, chaos magic, animism, and “te...

Today I talked to Tobius Churton, who is an author, historian, esotericist, and prolific biographer of the controversial and infamous occultist Aleister Crowley. In addition to a deep discussion of Gnosticism and the western esoteric tradition as well as a lot of other nourishing tangents, we spoke about Aleister Crowley. Tobias’ reverent attitude to Crowley and objective and deeply researched per...

Episode #48 is with actor turned brilliant visionary artist, Theosophist, and Esotericist Leigh McCloskey. In this inspiring conversation we talk about the Tarot, what it means to be an artist, Leigh’s philosophies on art and creativity, and his THOTH’s Library - The Hieroglyph of the Human Soul. Leigh McCloskey is a remarkable visionary artist, and I have been deeply touched and inspired by his w...

Episode #47 is with Douglas Batchelor who has the excellent podcast What Magic is This? (which, evidently, was one of my most listened to podcasts of 2020.) We talked about - ta da! Magic. All things magic. What is magic, what are implications, how does it work, etc. It’s my favorite subject besides art and you won’t be disappointed by this podcast. Check out more about Douglas and his podcast her...

Episode #46 is with Dr Rick Strassman, legendary pioneering researcher of psychedelics. Dr Rick Strassman is an American clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr Rick Strassman led the first government approved research of DMT, which was the first study of a psychedelic in 20 years, with human subjects in the 1990’s which later took form in...

The 45th episode is with one of my visionary art heroes, the great Martina Hoffmann. Martina Hoffmann is a  central figure in contemporary Visionary Art. Her paintings offer the viewer a detailed glimpse into her inner landscapes - imagery that has been inspired by expanded states of consciousness. Her Visionary Realism is decidedly feminine and places the ‘Universal Woman’ in an intimate cosmos....

Dr. Howard Teich PhD is a psychologist and teacher who applies his extensive background in psychology and his pioneering work in conscious empathy to create more effective outcomes in individual evolution, relationships with others and organizations. In this episode we spoke about the psychology of archetypes in mythology, specifically about the lunar masculine, and the solar feminine and how we c...

Some info on my new online art courses! Which you can see at https://jakekobrinartcourses.com/ Marya Stark and I talk about the Perils of the Path of being an artist from my UNLEASH YOUR INNER ARTIST course, the ultimate course to helping you find your inner genius and to help you tap into your full creative potential. You can learn more about that at http://www.unleashyourinnerartistcourse.com/

There were some unfortunate technical errors with this episode and I was considering whether or not to share it. I decided some will listen and that there is good information contained within even with the technical problems. Episode #41 of the Quarantine Sessions Podcast is with special guest Daniel Ryan. Daniel Ryan facilitates Hypnosis and Past Life Regression therapy and we talked about his pr...

Episode #42 of the Quarantine Sessions Podcast is with special guest Caren Chroma! Caren is a visionary artist who uses her paintings as Expressions, Reflections & Extensions of her creative life. Her muses stem from a fascination with Nature, capturing fragments of Transcendental States, honoring the Divine Feminine, and celebrating Source energy, which interweaves the entire life web. More a...

Episode #43 of the Quarantine Sessions Podcast is with special guest Dr Jordana Jacobs! Dr Jordana Jacobs is a clinical psychologist practicing in New York City. We focused on her work around death and dying and how death can be a process to unfold into deeper love and intimacy. More of Jake's work can be found at http://www.jakekobrinportal.com/ You can donate to this podcast at http://paypa...

The thirty-eighth episode of the Quarantine Sessions Podcast is with special guest Maria Brophy! Maria Brophy is author of the very helpful book Art, Money, Success. We talked about strategies for how an artist can find more success in their business. More about Maria can be found here: https://mariabrophy.com/ More of Jake's work can be found at http://www.jakekobrinportal.com/ You can donat...

The thirty-ninth episode of the Quarantine Sessions Podcast is with special guest Veronika Gold! Veronika Gold, MA, LMFT is a professional psychedelic therapist and works with Ketamine to treat depression and other psychological ailments at Polaris Insight Clinic in San Francisco. More about Veronika can be found here: http://www.veronikagold.com/ More of Jake's work can be found at http://ww...

Episode #40 of the Quarantine Sessions Podcast is with special guest Andres Gomez Emillson! Andres is a consciousness researcher at the Qualia Research Institute and the founder of the Stanford Transhumanist Association. From a young age, he was interested in math, science, and philosophy and participated in math and science olympiads. He switched his focus to consciousness after a transformative...