The Veritas Project Christopher McIntosh, Ph.D. | Answering the Call of the Old Gods: An Occult Journey on the Pagan Path | Part 1 of 2
May 23, 2025
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Tonight on Veritas... our special guest is Christopher McIntosh.
He's not just a scholar or a historian - he's a wanderer of worlds most people never see. From the gothic silence of Oxford quads to the torch-lit rituals in a frozen German grove, his life reads like a spellbook soaked in history, myth, and personal revelation.
In his new book, The Call of the Old Gods, Christopher opens a portal - not just to the old deities of Europe, but to the forgotten places inside ourselves that still remember magic. This isn't theory. This isn't reenactment. This is a lived journey.
What happens when a man born into academia surrenders to the irrational, the mystical, the sacred chaos of Pagan tradition? What does it mean to feel the land under your feet as more than dirt - but as memory, presence, and power?
We'll explore visions of Pan and the pulse of myth in the modern city. The bloodlines that called to him across centuries. Sacred breath, ancient rites, and the subtle maps drawn by stars and gods alike.
But we'll also confront deeper questions - What is real in a spiritual life? What is inherited, and what is chosen? How do you know the gods are calling?
Christopher McIntosh's path is not a trend or a rebellion. It's a lifelong act of remembering. And tonight, we remember with him.
He's not just a scholar or a historian - he's a wanderer of worlds most people never see. From the gothic silence of Oxford quads to the torch-lit rituals in a frozen German grove, his life reads like a spellbook soaked in history, myth, and personal revelation.
In his new book, The Call of the Old Gods, Christopher opens a portal - not just to the old deities of Europe, but to the forgotten places inside ourselves that still remember magic. This isn't theory. This isn't reenactment. This is a lived journey.
What happens when a man born into academia surrenders to the irrational, the mystical, the sacred chaos of Pagan tradition? What does it mean to feel the land under your feet as more than dirt - but as memory, presence, and power?
We'll explore visions of Pan and the pulse of myth in the modern city. The bloodlines that called to him across centuries. Sacred breath, ancient rites, and the subtle maps drawn by stars and gods alike.
But we'll also confront deeper questions - What is real in a spiritual life? What is inherited, and what is chosen? How do you know the gods are calling?
Christopher McIntosh's path is not a trend or a rebellion. It's a lifelong act of remembering. And tonight, we remember with him.