
This Podcast is a Ritual
This Podcast is a Ritual creates a magical space for a wizard, his guests, his listeners, and an omnipotent future being to create a slightly better reality.
Get initiated now by listening to the Opening Ceremony!
Latest episodes

Jul 5, 2021 • 52min
How to Kinda Do Astrology (w/ Nikki Van De Car)
May the stars shine with good fortune upon my first foray into astrology, in which Nikki Van De Car, author of "The Junior Astrology Handbook," patiently explains the Zodiac to me like I'm five.
Tune into Nikki's vibrations at: https://www.nikkivandecar.com/
Join the ritual: https://www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

Jun 15, 2021 • 1h 3min
How to Call a Lizard (w/ Therapy Gecko)
It's Lizard vs. Wizard as Therapy Gecko joins the ritual to help us make sense of the high weirdness of Twitch and what it's like talking to strangers in green face paint for 20 hours a week.
Tune into Therapy Gecko's vibrations at: https://therapygecko.com/
Join the ritual at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

May 26, 2021 • 1h 12min
How to Get Lucky (w/ Dr. Christian Busch)
Dr. Christian Busch, author of "The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Luck," has the good fortune of wandering into our ritual for an illuminating conversation on the interplay between luck and magic.
Tune into Dr. Busch's vibrations at: https://theserendipitymindset.com/

May 11, 2021 • 1h 10min
How to Be Occult Online (w/ Georgina Rose aka Da'at Darling)
Catch a dark wave and surf the occult information super highway with Georgina Rose, also known as Da'at Darling, TikTok's favorite Thelema proponent and co-host of the Occultism with a Side of Salt podcast.
Tune into Georgina's many frequencies at: https://linktr.ee/daatdarling
Join the ritual at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

Apr 27, 2021 • 1h 13min
How to Explore the Unknown (w/ Jim Perry of Euphomet)
Paranormal investigator Jim Perry, host of the podcast Euphomet, stops by the ritual to chat about glowing lights and the strange edges of reality.
Tune into Euphomet's vibrations at: https://www.euphomet.com/
Join the ritual at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

Apr 13, 2021 • 1h 26min
How to Talk About Magic (w/ Douglas Batchelor of What Magic is This?)
A meta-magical conversation about how to wrap our humble human words around the raw magic of the universe with the Neil deGrasse Tyson of modern magic, Douglas Batchelor, host of the What Magic is This? podcast!
Tune into What Magic is This?'s vibrations at: https://whatmagicisthis.com/
Become a Friend of the Wizard and get bonus content at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
Or like, subscribe, and leave a review wherever you listen to this podcast!

Apr 5, 2021 • 29min
This Playlist is a Ritual - Wild Christianity (Abridged)
An abridged edition of this month's Patreon bonus episode: "Wild Christianity - Rare Psychedelic Christian Music from the 60s and 70s." To check out the nearly hour and a half version with even more fuzzed out Christian psychedelic freak outs, visit https://www.patreon.com/posts/49636880
Become a Friend of the Wizard for bonus content like this every month at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

Apr 1, 2021 • 54min
A Slightly Better Episode
A Slightly Better Episode celebrates the holy wizard holiday, April Fools Day, with a very special ritual wherein your wizard, Devin Person, bares his soul and reveals the true aims of This Podcast is a Ritual.
Join the cause as part of our "slightly better" Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
Or like, subscribe, and leave a review wherever you listen to this podcast!
Ritual audio graciously provided by Logan Dennison, Heather Elle, and Kevin Pelrine.

Mar 16, 2021 • 25min
How to Fracture Your Reality (w/ Devin Person)
The true story of a wizard who took a spill, fractured his pelvis, and gained new insight into the fractured realities of magic, faith, and control.
And since I'm stuck in bed healing right now, I'd love to hear from you! Call the Wizard Hotline at 860-415-6009 or email at thispodcastisaritual@gmail.com

Feb 28, 2021 • 58min
How To Understand Ashé (w/ Thomas Wayne Edison)
Author and professor Thomas Wayne Edison joins the podcast to talk about the African spiritual concept of ashé and the role it plays in Afro-Carribean novels of resistance.
Tune into Thomas' frequency with his new book: "The Ashé-Caribbean Literary Aesthetic in the Cuban, Colombian, Costa Rican, and Panamanian Novel of Resistance