Rune Soup

This week, we sit down in-person with medieval historian, author and public speaker, Christina Oakley Harrington. Christina is the proprietor of the world-famous Treadwell's Books in London so, of course, we talk about magic books and the role of the bookstore in the twenty first century. We also talk about growing up amongst African and Southeast Asian spirit customs, mystic medieval women, Gardnerian witchcraft and a lot more. Enjoy! Show Notes Treadwell's Books. Treadwell's on Twitter. Treadwell's on Instagram. Video introduction to Treadwell's.

A very special solo show this week, talking about pattern logic and cycle models. Not much to share in terms of show notes, but the post page at Rune Soup has some additional images.

This week, we welcome to the show philosopher and public intellectual, Charles Eisenstein. Charles is the author of a number of important books including Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. He joins us today to talk about his most recent book, Climate: A New Story. Along the way we tackle many challenging and thorny topics, such as solutionism, polarisation, despair and how to best think with our ecological crisis so that we may return to flourishing. Excellent stuff. Show Notes Charles's book, Climate: A New Story. Charles's website. What If We Survive?

This week we welcome to the show speaker, educator, lawyer, anthropologist, activist and Bardi woman, Munya Andrews. Munya joins us for an exploration of the concepts in her book, Journey into Dreamtime, as well as related notions in ecology, politics and philosophy. Excellent stuff! Show Notes Munya's website, Evolve Communities. Munya's book, Journey into Dreamtime. Munya's webinar on The Dreamtime.

Dr Al Cummins returns to the show to talk about his upcoming publication, An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magick -a 16th century English grimoire written by colonial explorers and navigators, Sir Humphrey Gilbert and John Davis. Along the way we talk necromancy, spirits and Empire, and scrying. A superb chat. Show Notes Preorder page for An Excellent Booke. Al's website. Al's Instagram.

Cognitive science researcher, Vince Polito, joins us this week to speak about microdosing, psychedelics in a clinical setting, and the direction and implications of this sort of work for our understanding of the human mind. School is in! Except this time I am paying attention. Show Notes Vince's website. Vince on Twitter. Vince's microdosing study. Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function. And finally, Gordon's upcoming London events: Avenging Angels, with Peter and Alkistis from Scarlet Imprint. March 15th. Tamesis Retrograde: An all-day animism, journeying and decolonisation workshop. March 16th.

The one and only Conner Habib returns for our traditional New Years discussion. Necromancy, witchcraft and whiteness, manufactured outrage, dialectical materialism and how to free yourself from the clutches of neoliberalism. Just what the time of year called for! Show Notes Conner on Patreon. Conner on Twitter. Lynn Margulis episode of Against Everyone.

For our Christmastide special, José Leitão returns to the show. He joins us to talk about the imminent release of his latest book, Opuscula Cypriani, folk magic and witchcraft in Portugal, and all things St Cyprian. Splendid stuff. Show Notes Preorder Opuscula Cypriani. José on Patreon. José on Academia. José's presentation in Kiev.

This week, we have a very special (emergency?) edition of Storytime with Paul. Glastonbury psychogeographer extraordinaire, Paul Weston, returns to the show to talk through some of the mythic, archetypal and historic resonances to the recent British election and the looming inevitability of Brexit. Great stuff, as ever. Show Notes Paul's website and tours. Paul's YouTube channel. Paul on Twitter.

It's that time of half-year again! This is the audio-only version of the H1 2020 live video forecast. You can also watch the replay and/or donate to the Christmas fundraiser here. Enjoy!