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This week Ken grabs a pizza at Comet Ping Pong with returning guest author and musician Nikolas Schreck to dissect the ever-rising tide of modern conspiracy theory. We look at some of the misconceptions of the more Occult and Left Hand Path theories, as well as discuss Nikolas’ own experiences as a victim of the Satanic Panic. This week: Nikolas’ new conspiracy research group OASIS, Why Nikolas is still the object of conspiracy, the dark side of modern conspiracy culture, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Nikolas Schreck’s music on Bandcamp Nikolas Schreck socials https://linktr.ee/nikolasschreck Nikolas Schreck Bio: Nikolas Schreck is an American singer/songwriter, musician, author, and filmmaker. Acclaimed by Austria‘s Evolver magazine as “already a legend in his lifetime‘‘, singer-songwriter, author, and film-maker Nikolas Schreck’s initiatory application of music, ritual, and theater formally began in 1984 when he returned to the West from a life-changing spiritual pilgrimage in Egypt to found the shapeshifting musical ensemble Radio Werewolf, a nine-year sonic magic operation which concluded in 1993. After pioneering early Los Angeles Gothic and deathrock with the band’s first incarnation, Radio Werewolf’s European phase was hailed by Christopher Walton of the band Endura for “simultaneously pre-empting and giving birth to the dark-ambient and ritual-industrial scene of the 1990s.” Before embarking on his current solo career, Schreck has previously collaborated musically with Zeena, John Murphy, Kingdom of Heaven, and Sir Christopher Lee, whose first album he produced. Schreck’s books include The Manson File: Myth & Reality of an Outlaw Shaman, Demons of the Flesh: The Complete Guide to Left-Hand Path Sex Magic (written with Zeena Schreck), The Satanic Screen, and Flowers from Hell. He is the director of the 1989 documentary Charles Manson Superstar and has appeared in several films, including Mortuary Academy and Usher.

Ken and Mark pack their bags and head to the Soviet Occult landscape of Hyperbora. Our tour guide into this fantastical realm is author Christopher McIntosh. This week: What is the Occult like in Russia post-Soviet Union, is Hyperborea in Russia, what influence does the occult have on art in a post-war country, and much more. Joining me from atop a grumpy bear is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Buy Occult Russia on Amazon Christopher McIntosh Bio: Christopher McIntosh is a British-born writer and historian who has lived in Germany for more than 30 years. He has a doctorate in history from Oxford University, a degree in German from London University, and a diploma in Russian from the United Nations Language School. The author of many books, including Occult Russia, he lives in Lower Saxony, North German

This week we travel to the mysterious forests of Sweden to search out Fiery encounters, Men in Black and strange green entities. Our trailmaster is the wonderful investigator of High Strangeness Fred Andersson. This week we travel to the mysterious forests of Sweden to search out Fiery encounters, Men in Black and strange green entities. Our trailmaster is the wonderful investigator of High Strangeness Fred Andersson. This week: The fire-humanoids of Sweden, the Vittangi Incident, Swedish Men in Black, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com All of Fred’s links can be found here The Fire Humanoids of Sweden Article The Vittangi Incident Article Vanishing Visitors at Vikbolandet Article

This week we wander into the occult laboratories of Alchemists through time, and discover the secrets of the Homunculus. Keeping the little monsters in their glass containers this week is the excellent Juan Ayala of The Juan on Juan Podcast. This week: What the hell is a Homunculus, Why the dark side of the Occult is so appealing, Why Aleister Crowley can be a bit of a dick, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Check Juan’s site for link here Subscribe to Juan’s Patreon here Juan Bio: On my show, I talk about life, self-awareness, esoterica, and other mysteries in the world. I have had artists, authors, conspiracy theorists, and other individuals on. My goal with making my podcast is to bring some knowledge that perhaps you did not have before listening to my show. If I have someone share an experience that they have had that maybe you would never experience, you can in a way experience that as well through the person telling their story. Some topics will be more serious than others but at the end of the day, it is about what you take from it. I am enjoying the process and I am also using it to grow as a person. For me, this goes deeper than just making a podcast. It is a learning experience.   Show Comments 

This week we delve into the psychomanteum, discover our Holy Guardian Angel and invoke ritual itself with the help of sorcerer, performance artist, and colleague Mr. Ulysses Black. This week we discuss: Knowledge and conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel, New technologies in Magick and the Occult, Sorcery and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Grab a copy of Ulysses Black’s works at Midian Books Check Ulysses online at his site Support Ulysses on his Patreon See the SittingNow filmed Scarlet Imprint performance here Ulysses Black Bio: Welcome to the wonderous & weird world of ritual artist Ulysses Black! From my roots in western esotericism, magick and the occult, I have spent the last 30+years investigating exactly how rituals of all forms ‘work’, using my artistic and performance backgrounds as the principal vehicle for disseminating that research. I hope you’ll find something here of interest and encourage you to join me on this journey. So… when i say ‘rituals’ do I mean occult rituals and magical spells? – Sure, sometimes, but i also have a trained background in officiating weddings, funerals, handfastings, I have worked as the ritual consultant for films, choreographed rituals for music videos, delivered lectures, given seminars, run training and workshops all on rituals – and yes, even saying ‘cheers!’ to toast a friend is a ritual that interests me. Rituals permeate our lives, regardless of whether we ‘believe’ in them – they have a profound ability to affect our sense of purpose, to give us meaning and better understand our place within the world. Alongside hunting and seduction, rituals might be the oldest performative actions we have, we all know them, we can all be affected by them… and yet they are inherently mysterious and oblique to normal understanding… Developing an understanding of ritual and its implementation not only enriches our lives, but more specifically helps us come to an understanding of our own sense of place and purpose. Ritual – as a activity – is a means of cultivating a deeper sense of meaningfulness within our lives. I am driven by an insatiable thirst to create work that investigates, expresses or contributes to our practical understanding of rituals. Fancy exploring the strange and marvellous world of ritual? Join me on this adventure of investigation, leave your mark, even influence the work as it evolves and find expression through diverse projects.

This week Ken explores time travel using precognitive dream-working with author Eric Wargo. Eric has authored two books on the subject ‘Timeloops’ and ‘Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self’. Join us as we dive headlong into this exciting discovery. This week we discuss: Precognitive dreaming, Jung and the scarab, how to actually dream precognitively, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Eric Wargo Bio ERIC WARGO has a PhD in anthropology from Emory University and works as a science writer and editor in Washington, DC. In his spare time, he writes about science fiction, consciousness, and the paranormal at his popular blog, The Nightshirt. Besides Time Loops, he is also the author of Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self: Interpreting Messages from Your Future.

This week Ken and Ulysses Black investigate a shadowy lodge that has spread disinformation, death and lies in it’s wake. Our returning guide is the lovely, and lively Allen H. Greenfield to discuss the shadowy Black Lodge. This week: What is the Black Lodge?, What does the Shaver mystery have in connection to it?, Has Allen met any of it’s members and what the hell is his new book actually called? Joining me from his portable White Lodge is one Ulysses Black Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Allen Greenfield Bio T Allen Greenfield (the “T” or “Tau” being a customary title given to an esoteric prelate in the Doinel lineage upon their consecration) is a native of Augusta, Georgia, USA. With relatively brief sojourns in Tampa, Florida, Tucson, Arizona, and Key West, Florida, he has lived much of his life thus far in Atlanta. By the age of sixteen, he had become a world traveler, and has visited many countries all over the globe in the years since, from France to French Polynesia; from Canada to Venezuela; Greece to Grenada, Israel to Indiana. He is a long-time student of esoteric spirituality and Gnosticism, a study he began in 1960. A past (elected) member of the British Society for Psychical Research, the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) (from 1960), etc., he has twice been the recipient of the “UFOlogist of the Year Award” of the National UFO Conference (1972 and 1992), which has run continuously on an annual basis for 41 years. He is a Borderland Science Research Associate (BSRA). He has personally conducted on-site UFO abduction investigations in Brooksville, FL; Pascagoula, MS; and Brown Mountain, NC. He considers the UFO phenomenon to be a “signal” from the Collective Unconscious that the neglect of a magical spirituality by society as a whole is a cause of the emotional plague and social disaster.

Ken and Raymond jump in a time machine back to the 1990s before the world got too weird to discover what the conspiracy climate was like through the eyes of conspiracy theorist William Cooper. Our pale-horse-riding-guide this week is author Mark Jacobson. This week we discuss: The legend of William Cooper, why the hip-hop community loves old Bill, Mystery Babylon, Cooper’s predictions, and much more. Joining me from his conspiracy-proof compound is Raymond Wiley Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Check Mark’s book hereMark Jacobson Bio: Mark Jacobson is a writer and journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his explorations of the seamy side of urban life and for his offbeat and witty take on popular culture. Mark is a contributing editor at New York magazine and a frequent contributor to The Village Voice, National Geographic, Natural History magazine, Men’s Journal, and other publications.

This week Ken and Marck take a left (hand path?) through the Mauve Zone and into the Tunnels of Set to further explore the work of Kenneth Grant. Our guide through the Qliphoth this week is returning guest Michael Staley. This week we discuss: Is Kenneth Grant ‘Left hand path’, What are the Tunnels of Set, Where is the Mauve Zone, and how do get there, Cosmic Kalas, and much more. Joining me from his otherworldy throne is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Find the works of Kenneth Grant at http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/ Michael Staley Bio: Michael Staley is the founder of Starfire Publishing. He knew Kenneth Grant for more than forty years, becoming his publisher in the mid 1990s, and across a number of years republished the Typhonian Trilogies in new editions. Michael lives in north-west London with his wife Caroline Wise.

Ken goes on a quest that has driven men to the edge of madness, the search for the Philosopher’s Stone of Alchemy. Turning lead to gold before our very eyes this week is the author of ‘The Alchemical Search for Unified Field’, R.E. Kretz. This week we discuss: The lack of mysticism in modern freemasonry, Ophiuchus and Pythagoras, What exactly is the Philosopher’s stone, and how to use it and much more. Joining me from the dream land is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com R.E. Kretz Bio: Being a historical researcher of Masonic symbols and meanings, I have a lifetime of experience with alchemy and the mystical arts. I studied Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1970s, am a journeyman communications-electronics technician, Freemason, and shaman. I’ve explored various forms of meditation, the mechanics of how it works, and how to help others understand and practice it. I blend my knowledge of these diverse subjects in a way you can connect with, understand, and use, helping you achieve a higher level of spiritual consciousness. On his podcast, Poke Runyon says: “If you’d like to learn the secrets of Alchemy tune in and meet a master of the art.” Feathered Quill says: “Stay tuned for more gems to come from this master wisdom jeweler, R.E. Kretz.”