After Daniel’s extensive research uncovered conclusively that the “UFO of God” event, after which Chris Bledsoe’s book was named, was in actuality a man-made satellite, he discovered that everyone involved was entirely uninterested in his evidence.

We explore why Chris’ UFO can be both a satellite and a genuine contact event through the ancient logic of ceremonial magic, and how this model seems to work better than any other for making sense of contact experiences.

We get into how the Bledsoe’s can be totally honest and genuine while still potentially being manipulated by the powerful figures in their orbits. We also discuss the nature of dream space, extending it beyond the realms of sleep and into the dream of the world itself, the ethical concerns regarding hypnotic regressions and the metaphysics of collapsing potentialities, ways of framing the numinous without losing your mind, and much more.

This is an important episode and any sharing is greatly appreciated - People need to hear what Daniel has to say here.

Daniel offers client sessions in exchange for donations and Rev recommends working with him. He also has five books, some channeled, and all pertaining to the subjects discussed in this episode. All of his work can be found at https://dseti.org/

Learn more about his work or schedule a session.

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J. David Osborne is the author of a sizeable collection of novels which range from dreamy prose set in a gulag, to gritty and comedic crime noir, and arriving in his latest novel Gods Fare No Better at a mystical cyberpunk epic dedicated to his favorite filmmaker, the infamous Takashi Miike.

We talk about three of Miike's films in particular (Ichi, Gozu, & Dead Or Alive), mastery of craft through total immersion, artists who are above critique, personal projections in art and critique, the absurdity of the political climate, and we talk about the process of making books, specifically Gods Fair... the fantastic cover art for which our own Kurt Huggins made.

David and his colleagues at Broken River Books all collaborate to promote one another's work outside of the holy see of major publishing companies and modern censorship in order to preserve their limitless, artistic freedom. All of their work is excellent and well worth checking out.

We touch on some difficult topics, and films, in this one so consider this a warning for sensitive people.

You can pick up a copy here, and we highly suggest you do.

David's Podcast with Kelby Losack

As always we at Soapbox accept donations to keep the show going and Rev Janglebones makes amulets and enchanted items, if that should interest you.

Marissa is back! The nuance of desire work, incarnation, karma, the 72 angels of Thy Holiest Name, somatic sex education, upcoming workings and workshops, the gentle flow of doing beneath the desperate motivators, wisdom of the body, identifying intent within intimate action, and so much more.

Marissa's Website

Marissa's Substack (where the angel stuff is)

Marissa's Twitch Stream

Insta

Rev's Brand New Angel Oil

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The first, possibly even the last, Soapbox Sermon.

A few off the cuff musings by the Rev on some minutia of art/media appreciation/consumption and a juxtaposition with Nick Cave's reflections on the creative process of machines. Plus the announcement that we will be taking questions for mailbag episodes.

Happy belated holidays, everyone! <3

Horror author, Noise/black metal musician, and event organizer Evan Dean Shelton joins us to talk about Scooter McRae's cult classic, zombies that are just sort of annoying, the difference between horror and self-help fiction, the need for freedom of expression, writing as a magical implement, story as a container for darkness, telling tales as a cosmic digestive process, and more.

VOIDCON is an indie horror, noise/metal, creator convention going down on October 13-14 in Huntington, WV and it's shaping up to be a hell of a first year. Scooter McRae's latest film will be screened, Stark Raven will be in attendance, some of our favorite indie authors will be there, bands, snacks. If you're into this scene, or even curious, you don't wanna miss it.

VOIDCON Info & Tickets

Evan's Podcasts:

The Lurking Transmission / Patreon

Da Art of Storytelling / Patreon

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We were delighted to chat with our astrologer friend Mel Priestley about probably the best monster flick of all time. We discuss when, and how much, to worry about astro timing in magic and the traps that come along with spirit work as a primary source of income. Plus Mel runs a chart for the movie itself and we delve deep into the universality of "the floor is lava", the strange implications of a cult classic being released amidst Mercury retrograde, and the alarming potentialities of horror films with a Diana Walsh Pasulka-esque metaphysics in mind. This is an all-timer, to be real with you.

Mel's Website, where you can book a session.

Mel's Insta

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Coffee snobs. High tinkering. A great prequel to Evangelion. Machines: the new middle man. Is Hideaki Anno the Godzilla of Anime? Summer Time Rendering is the Groundhog Day of Anime (minus the ending). Bad trip sounds. The retail path to enlightenment. The ever deepening insidiousness of glitter. Splash is a weird movie. The Tom Hanks contiguous universe. Watching waves. Scandinavian lighting.

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We took some time off for family stuff but we recorded a couple cozy chats between buddies in the meanwhile. Rev chose this department store fever dream and the boys are all over the place on this one.

Under The Skin. Karma is real. Fake guru. Repeating cycles. Mom stuff. Demon Slayer. And also touch on Way of the House Husband, though this was recorded before our appearance on Agitator podcast, which you should also check out.

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After his last appearance for Videodrome, we decided to bring the show to his backyard with a very place-based movie. Owen brings some great stories, lore, and reflections on both this wild film and his own neighborhood, near which the movie was shot. It was cool as hell to get the local tea on some of these references and archetypal commentaries.

Hobo King Kill 33. The Lady of Los Angeles and other composite beings. Roles akimbo. Making Frodo cry. Nepotism is just networking. The Great Sky Hand. The high price of super powers. Star spirits. Angel magic. Dream amulets. Magical powders. Tips on using Rev’s angel oil. Metaphysics of big spirit elevations. Bird gang wars. And a lot more.

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Our friend, hypnotherapist, and Reiki champion Lance Baker came by to chat about his own complex and dynamic healing journey, share some of the most incredible personal experiences we have ever hosted on the show, and answer some pointed questions about what even is Reiki. This might be the best show we have done yet, thanks to Lance's willingness to bring a live, real issue to the mic and we hope it gives you as much enrichment as it did us.

This is where Lance's info would be, but he said you can find him if you want and I like that attitude.

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Stellar witch and friend of monsters Sasha Ravitch came by to chat about two delightfully dark movies, Ravenous and Nightbreed. We chat about both and examine these two manifestations of otherness as sides of the witch. Two different modes of leaving the old self behind and becoming something new which are both equally unacceptable inside an Olive Garden. We here at Soapbox do not condone cannibalism on public record, but it was a really fun talk.

Sasha's Website & Bookings

Sasha's Patreon

Intro selected from "The New You" by Brutus VIII

I think of Amaya Rourke as one of the most honest people in the world of alternative spirituality. Her latest work follows this same theme, born out of the pure need to navigate the neverending onslaught of information we are all bombarded with and help others cultivate their intuition in an age of prolific doubt, constant adrenal stimulation, endless contrary opinions, and the overarching and very much intentional hijacking of our ability to imagine, both as individuals and collectively.

We discuss Harriet Tubman’s unshakable trust in her visions which had life or death consequences in the underground railroad, our total dependence on the health of our dreaming to enable us to imagine better solutions, the powers of trust and conversely doubt, the dangers of outsourcing information in your practice, and much more.

We typically don’t make a point to promote anything at all on this show, but this current dare I say altruistic work is clearly much needed and I highly encourage everyone to read Amaya’s recent substack posts and, if you’re vibing, consider signing up for the course. The last day for enrollment is March 19th so don’t sleep on this if it rings bells for you.

Amaya's New Course Offering & More Information

Amaya's Substack

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Dr. Robert Svoboda on Fire

Art: René Magritte. The Double Secret, 1927

We got to chat with our wayfinding friend Nate! He and his partner moved to Mexico to start a new life in the jungle and he tells us all about his experiences of intuitively feeling out the locals, building relations with the local spirit web, and the many syncs and wonders that inevitably arrive as compliments and stepping stones to such a grand adventure. This is all conjured through the Ferngully lens of childhood Ecopunk ideals turned full on Animist caretaker of Place. Nate offers Lunar Mansion elections, a new podcast, and shamanic healing via Four Winds Academy training. Kurt is now a client and highly recommends working with Nate.

Nate's Website for bookings, podcast, elections.

Nate's Twitter

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The ever insightful Angie Speaks dropped by to talk about Alan Moore's esoteric odyssey, Promethea.

We talk about AI companions, the black iron prison finger trap, Moore's ambiguously optimistic take on the cyberfuture, the challenges of identifying the macro with the micro, the world as a reflection of self, the digital & imaginal, Carl Jung & the unconscious, and much more.

It was a treat to chat with Angie and we're excited to follow her new podcast MYSTIC AND THE MACHINE and check out the Patreon.

Angie's YouTube / Twitter

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The hilarious and fascinating horror author David Simmons delighted us with occult stories of rappers and the disturbing metaphysics behind the "smokin' on" phenomenon, Baltimore's Cal Ripken streak-breaker legend and other local lore, the genius of total spook of a movie "Life Is Hot In Cracktown", patron hood ghosts, mutant high-rise projects gangs, his undying love for his city, the rituals of inner city life, loving what you do and where you are, reclaiming personal power, varying kinds of crazy coming from varying kinds of drugs, addiction, systemic aggression, the Company's weaponized plants, and much, much more.

David's Lovecraftian inner city horror novel: Ghosts of East Baltimore.

And other stories

David on Insta

Twitter

The most disrespectful thing I have ever seen.

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Join Brian, Kurt, & Nightbird Radio's Tim Sailor in the Numinauts Discord for magical hijinks, group workings, inspiration, and community.

Esteemed pagan recontextualizer, author, and all around cunning & charming guy Rhyd Wildermuth was kind enough to come share his delightfully Gnostic thoughts and reflections on Philip Pullman's now classic fantasy series His Dark Materials, along with the psyops and spirits of alienation that inevitably follow closely behind. We get into it about angels and their possible roles in empire, the necessity of the antihero, the insufferability of adults, daisy chains of products, ideas, and realities. As usual, it was a pleasure listening to his well-armed mind do the dance of noticing and we hope he enjoyed it half as much as we did.

(When Rhyd's time was up Kurt and Rev found themselves with a lot left to say from the usual low-brow-with-occasional-wisdom mode, but it's becoming more obvious that the absurdity which serves to mask their legitimacy is but a worn band-aid flapping in the breeze.)

Rhyd's Substack; From The Forests of Arduinna

Rhyd's Books

Rhyd's Website

Numinauts Discord Community

Rev's Chapbooks & Talismans

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In this episode the boys go full nerd at the chance to talk with Gary Noriyuki about Thai ghosts and prai metaphysics related to Art of the Devil 2 & Thai sorcery, what it's like collaborating with Ajarn Apichai & being a Quimbanda priest, how to gracefully and respectfully integrate multiple traditions, the endless and impossible beauty in dirt, Sak Yant & Gary's original magical tattoo practice, the genius of being in-flow, Baphomet, the importance of meditation, and how a cultivated intuition makes anything possible. We talk about much more than this, but I figure you're better off spending the time hearing the talk instead of reading the description. Thank you again, Gary. It was an honor and a pleasure to have you aboard. Be sure to check out his amulets, both original and otherwise, as it takes a good magician to know an amulet worth selling and Gary's stuff is incredible.

Gary's Shop

Gary's Blog

Join the Numinauts Community

Rev's Shop

Our friend Remy said she was going to watch Road House as Mars remediation and we all simultaneously felt an episode stir in the darkness.

We go off about the wild world of fan fiction, slinging and receiving curses, justice, force, & vengeance, comic cons, comics for robots, Remy's genius astro take on the film, Hades & other video games, what goes in must come out & imaginal foie gras, and a very special story involving the 10 of swords and Nemesis. We feel blessed to have gotten such meaningful and personal stories in this episode. Thank you, Remy! And everyone out there better watch the vampire show if Remy says to watch the vampire show. Just saying.

https://numinauts.etsy.com

https://reverendjanglebones.gumroad.com/

There's more angel oil coming, I just sold out of small bottles. Like them for re-stock updates <3

We were graced with author, artist, woodworker, voice actor, rap aficionado, and radio personality Kelby Losack to talk about The Wailing's mysterious plot points and metaphysics, Kelby's new book Mercy, rebellious natures, ghosts & shadow folk, woke trauma, navigating rebellious natures, deadlines, hollow likes & the Fed feed, diagnoses as curses, the N word, shit times on drugs, DIY recovery, real street magic, Berserk & other stories, the creative hustle, flat earthers & other dangerous dreamers, the importance of the art posse, organically grown conversations, degrees of possession, channeling vs writing stories, the inner magnet, and much more. Kelby is one of the most real and easy to hang out with people on the planet and this was just so much fun. Buy his books both because they're really fun to read and for the sake of fresh art in the world.

Kelby's Books

Agitator Podcast

Rev's new chapbook & Magical Fortitude course (plus Numinauts Discord & Mastadon)

We were completely delighted to have talked with J David Osborne about the comic series Scalped, therapy, rapidly changing social norms, the endless nuance in good crime stories, the difference between realizing you're on the ride and actually grabbing the wheel, JDO/411, Alex Jones, real spirit stories, the supposed death of the innocent question, and more cool stuff I can't remember right now! This was such a blast and a joy.

His new cyberpunk novel looks sick and it's for sale now:

David's Books

David's Substack

David & Kelby's Agitator Podcast

https://lostxplorers.podbean.com/

Numinauts Discord & Mastodon

Our friend and fellow BVM admirer Dylan stopped by to chat about The Wonder, Blessed Virgin Marys, black Madonnas, Sophia & Barbelo, the worthlessness of a godessless man, scientistic impositions & humanitarian efforts, abuse and/or shamanism, accidental magic, hope born from trauma, the false dichotomy of illusion/miracle, and much more.

If you would like to join our community with Nightbird Radio's Tim Sailor and other animists, artists, and wyrdos, hit us up HERE

The boys chat about Split Second, depression, Mastodon, gourd innuendos, wordplay, dolmens, hod dogs as amulets, getting ready to die, the comics we loved, colonial butterfly displays, the arrogance of scientism, how information without context is noise, divorce pigeons, animal metaphysics, shit talking Neil Gaiman, Kurt totally gets gas huffing, plus Rev busts out the synth for the intro jingle.

Join us on our Mastodon community for animists with Kurt, Rev, & Nightbird Radio's Tim Sailor!

Astrologer and fellow talisman maker Mat Dragonstone joins us to chat about this classic demented love story in the city of angels. We discuss the recently departed David Lynch and the ashes of L.A., as well as the timing of the two through an astrologer's eyes.

We get into the state of astrology in general, astrological ontologies, the balance between rigid structure and feeling the vibe, film as a vehicle for transcendental meditation. We talk shop about talisman creation and how divination tools, including astro charts, act as vessels for the intuition. Such a pleasure.

You can find all of Mat's work and available offerings below, along with a link to Rev's new talismanic oil.

Mat's website where you can book a reading session, browse handcrafted astro talismans, and read more about Mat's practice.

Mat's substack which Rev highly recommends you check out.

Mat's Instagram

Mat's Podcast

Rev's new Crown of Triumph oil

Owen came on the show to share the good news about the new flesh. We discuss the reality/entertainment matrix, the medium as the message, internet programming reality, one way communication, acting in L.A., the incoming shitstorm of strikes, chatting up Metatron, choice vs synchronicity, and much more. Lots of laughs in this one despite Rev being a feverish snot machine. This was a really fun show. Here's David Bowie saying the internet is an alien: https://youtu.be/YbeXIMhf8sI

Join the Soapbox/Nightbird Mastodon community: https://reverendjanglebones.gumroad.com/l/npmia?layout=profile

In this very special show we talk with author Grant Wamack about Phil Tippett's total masterpiece Mad God, the importance of difficult material, censorship, weed, UFOs, fighting the good fight with storytelling, those magical moments when the trees talk back, and much more. Grant has two new books out this year, because he is a monster, and you should read them both immediately:

Black Gypsies: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B6HPWNVW/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

God's Leftovers: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1685100597/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i4

Matt is an author, artist, poet, and friend to all woodland creatures. His social feeds are among the most worthwhile posts on the internet, containing creatures he finds along his wanderings both in photograph and in paint. We talk about personhood, feeling out relationships with nonhuman mortals, grace in flow, radical joy, offering art, and more.

Matt's work: https://matthewstansberry.com/

I recommend this essay of his: http://zoomorphic.net/2017/05/after-the-bear/

Donate to keep Soapbox going here: https://rss.com/podcasts/thesoapbox/

For our 20th episode we hang out with our sister show's host and talk childhood video games, writing letters, merit and kata, old stories, and everything else you can expect to hear when three best bros heat up the mics.

Follow Tim's show here and don't forget to donate to either or both of our shows if you appreciate them. We run on love.

http://www.nightbirdpodcast.com/

We talk about Prometheus, St. Cyprian, conspiracies, uberwyrd New England, Lovecraft & King, fear of death, where religion meets animism, and a bunch more stuff. This episode features some of Jacks very special stories of his experiences and subsequent research breakthroughs on the trail of the sorcerer saint. A true honor to host on this one.

Just a bonus blessing and uncrossing from the Rev in honor of his patron saint.

Listen with focus, throw around some smoke and holy water, light a candle and make the sign of the cross whenever there's a long pause.

May you have a very enchanted Cyprianmas.

We talk with diviner and somatic sex therapist in training Marissa Gamberutti about sex and intimacy; the psychology and metaphysics therein, how they can relate to preferences & kinks, the practice of being a-monogamous, the omniscience of Clippy, the strange male obsession with duration, being othered, being humanized, pedophiles and more.

As mentioned, we get neck deep in murky waters at points in this one, but we cope with dick jokes and shit.

One of the most magical movies. A cute horror film. The kinder hero's journey. Glitter. A densely embedded backstory. David Fucking Bowie. Unnecessary apologies. Fairy Kings & dangerous hot guys. Growing out of your parents. Raising magical children. New ancestral traditions. New lineage magics. Classic Doctor Who. The sad fate of the real Dobby. The obvious origins of Hogwarts. And much, much more. Ann is not a public person so this was a real treat to get to show off how great one of our best friends really is. You're welcome!

Buy Rev's two new chapbooks here (with cover art by Kurt!):

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Numinauts?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1303828229

We were absolutely thrilled to hang out with our magical podfather from Spirit Box and talk about the first season of Fargo, the Dark Man, initiations, podcasting, photography, recognition, taking ourselves too seriously in the magic world, djinn tales, and so much more. Darragh really brought the feeling of sharing a pint with your wizard mates to this one, as he does to every episode of Spirit Box, and it was truly a blast. Do listen to his show if you somehow haven't:

https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3zc8m-d2283/Spirit-Box-Podcast

Darragh's photography: https://www.darraghmason.com/index/G0000GfXkTgiFkjg/I0000mp4PPBpN8CA

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 us a few of his original compositions and recordings to adorn this special engagement.

Enjoy.

https://m.facebook.com/Timmy-and-the-Draft-Dodgers-1910441675929802/

We are resurrected!

Cunning man and friend Robert Peter christens a new chapter in the Soapbox saga with a chat including tips for beginners and intermediates, the esoteric St. Benedict, winter solstice and the rebirth of the light, heretical Catholicism, hazards on the road to progression, the nuances of operational syncretism, and much more.

Robert has decided to join us as a regular co-host on episodes pertaining specifically to magic and practice, while Kurt and Rev will continue to bring you esoteric conversations about art and film. Now is a good time to Soapbox.

Here's an old post by the Rev on St, Benedict.

Painting of a candle by Ktagogoart

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:

https://symbolicstudies.com

https://youtube.com/channel/UCPRgBiwWf7C_JtrLG3lTJ1g

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/xoxo-presents-the-maids

Find Matt & Kadey's ongoing saga of work here: http://www.xoxoperformance.org/

And check out their magic biz here: https://www.briarcreekcunning.com/

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 media bubbles. Absurdity as medicine. Play is divine. Blessed limitation. 440hz & oscilloscopes. Visions of Narby.

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. Elastigirl is a narc. Taco talk.

https://www.zambonifunk.com/

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 episode is what it's all about.

Catch Tim on his show Nightbird Radio where Kurt and Rev have each appeared as guests.

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 magic and new magic. Being ethically harvested. Self spirit teams. Synchronized tree goddesses, their demonic counterparts, & the Empress of Hell. Incredibles teaser.

Find Wren on Twitter: @liminalbird

Rosie Germain's Headless Rite: https://soundcloud.com/rosiegermain/headless-rite-pgm-pgm-v-96-172?utm_source=mobi&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_terms=mobi_google_one_tap.treatment

Angels Governing the Spheres: https://youtu.be/kWVFEVWJMz8

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 spirits. Wyrd wide web. Odin & sacrifice. Pain as a teacher. Random super powers. Castaneda's Spirit Grease™

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, man? Musicals & criptid potatoes. Theater freaks. Next week's teaser.

In our most meta episode to date, Chad Andro from the fantastic podcast Radical Elphame joins us to talk about people talking about a movie! The impossibly numerous ways people have discovered meaning within Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, as seen through the eyes of the magician, have brought Chad to a more holistic understanding of this phenomenon which we were delighted to explore together. This was such a fun conversation and Chad is a joy.

If you haven't already, check out Radical Elphame!

And don't forget to DONATE if you appreciate the show. (not you Mason, you good <3)

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. Verifiable gnosis as a stepping stone. Profit cancer. Blasphemous teaser.

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.

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.

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 weed.