Rune Soup

Ethnobotanist, ecologist, author and teacher Jonathon Miller Weisberger joins us this week. We talk about growing up in Ecuador, living among various Amazonian nations, ecology, eco-spirituality, environmental activism and the difference between ayahuasca and yagé -among many, many other topics (including being dispatched by Terence McKenna to buy a paddleboat). This is an amazing and lengthy chat which I have wanted to have since reading Jonathon's book, Rainforest Medicine, a few years ago. And we are having the conversation now because Jonathon is convening three upcoming series of yagé ceremonies at his amazing facility in Costa Rice known as Ocean Forest Ecolodge in April, May and June 2021. I mention it at the opening of the audio-only version of the show and then we discuss it again toward the end of the episode in both the audio and video versions. Details and dates in the show notes! Show Notes Details on Rainforest Medicine the book, as well as the yagé ceremonies. April 24 – May 1 (option to add 3 days til May 4) May 29 – June 5 June 6 – June 12 Learn more and book your ceremony. Don Pablo's copal ceremony. Ocean Forest Ecolodge video tour.

One of our most popular returning guests joins us again this week. Denmark's very own Queen of Swords is back to talk about the latest book in her Read Like The Devil series, which is about something near and dear to my own heart (and diamonds), fortune telling with playing cards! So we discuss the in's and out's of the various suits, how significators work in playing card readings, which questions might be better 'suited' to playing cards and which ones to tarot, which spreads play to their various strengths and weaknesses and what can happen when, you know, you just read the damned cards. A great chat with a great person about a great book. Enjoy! Show Notes Get Read Like The Devil: Playing Cards. Camelia's website. Camelia's cartomancy blog.

This week, my Fortune's Fools cohost and Lenormand deck artist, Colin Alexander joins the show. Inevitably, we discuss fortune telling, and Madame Lenormand herself, as well as creativity, growing up weird in the 90s, comics and that other magical comic creator from the Glasgow area you may or may not have heard of. And, naturally, because we are launching a live video show in a couple of days, this one is best consumed on YouTube, but you can certainly download it here instead. One thing I keep forgetting to mention is that the Telegram group for Fortune's Fools is already up and kicking and you should definitely join us there. (Also in the Rune Soup one for main blog banter.) Show Notes Fortune's Fools Telegram group. Fortune's Fools Episode 0. Hit the bell icon so you know when we're live! Fortune's Fools main site. Colin's main site. Colin on Instagram.

Life coach, author, teacher, athlete and host of the Inspire Nation show, Michael Sandler is our guest this week. Michael joins us to discuss his latest book, AWE: The Automatic Writing Experience. Along the way, we also explore different forms of spirit contact, what it's like to have had two Near Death Experiences, the importance of ceremony, sweat lodges and -topic du jour for the premium members- angels and how to contact them. Quick note if you’re listening to the audio version, this was in fact recorded as a video discussion. So if you like looking at people while they talk, this is one to watch on YouTube.  Enjoy!   Show Notes Get AWE: The Automatic Writing Experience, along with bonus material. Michael's podcast, Inspire Nation. Inspire Nation on YouTube. Michael's training programmes; Inspire Nation University.

Author, teacher, and Vedic Astrologer Freedom Cole joins us this week for a deep dive into the astrology of India and the Indian experience of what we call magic. Along the way we discuss yoga, Ayurveda, the chakras and how to save a farm from bushfires by summoning a dragon. Super fun chat. Show Notes Science of Light vol 1 and vol 2. Freedom's teaching site, Science of Light. Freedom's consultation site. Freedom's YouTube channel.

Artist, researcher and author Veda Austin joins us this week. She talks us through her healing journey with water, as well as some of the amazing artwork she creates from and with water. Along the way, we discuss what water actually is, that it is far stranger than we typically realise and the implications of living in a world which responds to our thoughts and emotions. Please note: This is a very visual episode, as Veda takes us through some of the art that informs her upcoming book, The Secret Intelligence of Water. You can certainly follow the discussion on the audio version but it is highly recommended you watch the show on YouTube. Show Notes Get The Secret Intelligence of Water. Veda's website. Veda on Instagram.

Artist, performer, musician, magician and teacher Bint Al-Shalabiya joins us this week. We talk about growing up Muslim in America in the 9/11 years, the importance of travel as a teacher, art, astrological and image magic, shared ayahuasca jungle encounters and the world of Islamic folk magic. Really great chat. Enjoy! Show Notes Bint's website. Bint's Patreon. Bint on Instagram. Upcoming Intro to Islamic Magic course.

This week, we welcome to the show Dr Paul Koudounaris, art historian, photographer, explorer and member of the order of good death. Paul is the author of multiple books including Empire of Death, Heavenly Bodies and, most recently, A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History, which he co-authored with his cat, Baba. Paul joins us today to talk about catacomb saints, death rites, the impact of cats on the development of civilisation and people who mine jade under the instruction of UFOs. Great stuff. Show Notes Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures and Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs. The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses. A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History. Live event with Paul and Baba hosted by Glen Eira libraries. Smithsonian article on A Cat's Tale. Paul on Instagram.

This week, we welcome back to the show good friend and one of our most popular returning guests, Langston Kahn. Langston is a shaman, educator and community leader. And now he can also add author to that list, because he joins us today on the occasion of the launch of his excellent first book, Deep Liberation: Shamanic Tools For Reclaiming Wholeness In A Culture Of Trauma. Show Notes Deep Liberation: Get the book. Langston's website. Free online book launch party and on January 19th. Langston's Energy Body Mastery Course.  

This week, we welcome to the show Tania de Jong. Tania is a soprano, social entrepreneur, business woman, professional speaker and member of the Order of Australia among many other things. She has also founded several highly successful charities that have brought thousands of people together to heal through music and singing. Tania’s most recent charity is Mind Medicine Australia, which is helping to bring psychedelics into the fields of mental health and social well being. A great chat for the first month of the year, and especially this first month of this specific year. Be sure to check out the show notes for a reminder that good things happen in the world, and good people live in it. This week's outro music is Angel Song by Tania de Jong AM. Show Notes Tania's website. Tania de Jong AM on Soundcloud. Tania's article, My Magic Medicine Journey. Mind Medicine Australia. List of webinars and events coming up from Mind Medicine Australia. Creativity Australia's With One Voice programme. Tania's TedX talk: How Singing Together Changes The Brain. Video highlights of the With One Voice programme.