The Modern Alchemist Podcast with Aubrey Forest "The Modern Alchemist"

Greetings Alchemsits! I'm back!  YAY! I decided to begin with a "Concept Corner" episode and cover what I think is, perhaps, one of the more significant topics that can be discussed today: AI and how AI is DESIGNED to mislead users in favor of appeasement and user satisfaction.   But wait ... there's more!  AI begins "Role-playing" with the user right out of the box.   What do I mean?  Well join m...

Greetings Alchemists, It's been a while, but it's time that I get back into the swing of things. Consider this episode of "The MAP" as my sincere desire to reconnect and offer myself to you and our community as teacher, guide, and spiritual support in such dire times. Please let me know what you'd like me to discuss in future episodes of The Modern Alchemist Podcast ("The MAP"). Have a wonderful d...

Greetings Alchemists and welcome to Tarot Tuesday - Advanced Studies! Today we're going to be examining the 21st "Key" of the Tarot: The Path of Caph & The Wheel of Fortune.  Our reading will be taken from "The Qabalistic Tarot" by Robert Wang, pp. 193-198. I hope you enjoy our discussion of the the Path of Caph & The Wheel of Fortune.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in...

Greetings Alchemists! This is PART 2 of our discussion of the Death card of the Tarot. The day we held this class, I had it open to all Patrons of The Modern Alchemist Channel. After reviewing the class I'm glad that I did; this class is a good one - loaded with valuable information. It's not perfect (by my hopelessly critical standards) but its good, and I think what's shared herein will provide...

Greetings Alchemists! The day we held this class, I had it open to all Patrons of The Modern Alchemist Channel. After reviewing the class I'm glad that I did; this class is a good one - loaded with valuable information. It's not perfect (by my hopelessly critical standards) but its good, and I think what's shared herein will provide some very useful insights relative to the nature of Death, it's c...

Greetings Alchemists and welcome to Alchemy After Hours - Esoteric Schmackdown. Today, in keeping with the holiday spirit, we are going to examine the egregore that is known worldwide as Santa Claus. If you wish to learn more about Alchemy, Qabalah, and the Tarot, you can join our community of Alchemists at The Modern Alchemist Channel on Patreon where I've been teaching Alchemy, Qabalah, and the...

Greetings Alchemists and welcome to Advanced Practical Magic, Today's discussion can be seen as an extension of last week's exploration of Magical Thresholds, but in this case, creating and maintaining one's own personal Threshold or boundary; as well as how to attenuate mundane and magical energies and stresses around you. If you wish to learn more about Alchemy, Qabalah, and the Tarot, you can j...

Greetings Alchemists and welcome to Essentials of Practical Magic, This Tuesday we discuss the tools of the "Magical Trade" - The Wand, The Cup, The Sword (Blade), and the Disk (Pentacle) - what they are, what they mean, and for what they are used. If you wish to learn more about Alchemy, Qabalah, and the Tarot, you can join our community of Alchemists at The Modern Alchemist Channel on Patreon wh...

Greetings Alchemists, Today we will explore the game of Baseball, and how it's Masonic creators imbedded Qabalistic principles within the "Great American Pastime." Our reading will be from "The Kybalion" pp. 94-100. If you wish to learn more about Alchemy, Qabalah, and the Tarot, you can join our community of Alchemists at The Modern Alchemist Channel on Patreon where I've been teaching Alchemy, Q...

Greetings Alchemists and welcome to Essentials of Practical Magic, a frank discussion of modern magic, as well as the "How's and Why's" behind magical workings. Today we begin our journey through Essentials of Practical Magic with a discussion of Egregores and Servitors, what they are and how they are created and used. If you wish to learn more about Alchemy, Qabalah, and the Tarot, you can join o...

Greetings Alchemists, Today we discuss the Principle of Vibration as explained in the Kybalion chapter 9. We will also discuss how to center, and a simple but very effective meditation technique. If you wish to learn more about Qabalah, Alchemy and the Tarot, you can join our community of Alchemists at The Modern Alchemist Channel on Patreon where I've been teaching teaching Alchemy, Qabalah, and...

Greetings Alchemists, Today we will discuss Chapter 12 of the Kybalion: Causation (The Principle of Cause and Effect) found on pp. 109-116. As part of this discussion we will expound on the meaning and implication of Time. If you wish to learn more about Qabalah, Alchemy and the Tarot, you can join our community of Alchemists at The Modern Alchemist Channel on Patreon where I've been teaching teac...

Greetings Alchemists, Today we continue our discussion of the Gods of the Tarot, who and what they are, and how that relates to The Tree and ourselves. If you wish to learn more about Qabalah, Alchemy and the Tarot, you can join our community of Alchemists at The Modern Alchemist Channel on Patreon where I've been teaching teaching Alchemy, Qabalah, and the Tarot since 2018 - literally years of vi...

Greetings Alchemists, We had an amazing discussion today and I'm delighted to be able to share it with you! Once more, thank you Horus for putting this together for us. With that said, grab something to drink or nibble on as I'm sure you will enjoy our discussion and find it quite informative! If you wish to learn more about Qabalah, Alchemy and the Tarot, you can join our community of Alchemists...

Greetings Alchemists, Today we continue our exploration of the Tree of Life by examining the various gods who occupy the sephirot of the Tree. We answer the all-important questions: are the gods real; what is a god; and how does one commune with a god? Ready? Let's begin. ^_^ f you wish to learn more about Qabalah, Alchemy and the Tarot, you can join our community of Alchemists at The Modern Alche...

Greetings and welcome to The Modern Alchemist Channel! Today we continue our discussion of BASIC Qabalah. the Seven Hermetic Principles, and the Tree of Life. BASIC Qabalah is designed to help someone who has very little or no background in the esoteric and enable them to move to greater levels of understanding and mastery. If you wish to learn more about Qabalah, Alchemy and the Tarot, you can jo...

Greetings and welcome to The Modern Alchemist Channel! Today we begin our discussion of BASIC Qabalah. BASIC Qabalah is designed to help someone who has very little or no background in the esoteric and enable them to move to greater levels of understanding and mastery. If you wish to learn more about Qabalah, Alchemy and the Tarot, you can join our community of Alchemists at The Modern Alchemist C...