Rune Soup

This week we welcome back to the show none other than Jake Stratton-Kent to talk about his latest book, Pandemonium: A Discordant Concordance of Diverse Spirit Catalogues. We also talk implicit and explicit ritual structure, the origins of spirit catalogues, how to think usefully about hierarchy and a whole lot more. A splendid chat. Show Notes Pandemonium is published by Hadean Press

This week we speak to cultural anthropologist, researcher and practitioner, Ben Joffe. Ben’s particular areas of expertise include the anthropology of magic, the Tibet diaspora, ritual and esotericism. A splendid discussion. Show Notes Ben's blog, The Perfumed Skull   Ben on academia.edu

This week, all the way from the land of smiles, we welcome Peter Jenks. Jenx is the author of the recently published The Thai Occult and so we shall, inevitably, be speaking about the fascinating subject of Thai animism and magic. An absolutely fantastic conversation. Show Notes The Thai Occult Book on Facebook Purchase The Thai Occult The Thai Occult website

This week we welcome back author, lecturer, rights advocate and renegade Anthroposophist, Conner Habib. For our first show of 2017, we talk about how you can make it your year, the best mindset for challenging times and the personal power you have available. Good times. Very good times indeed. Show Notes Conner's latest course, Radical Undoing: Decolonize Your Mind with Sex, Science, The Occult and Philosophy Conner's website Conner on Twitter

I'm excited to announce that -beginning in 2017- Rune Soup will offer a Premium Membership option. Listen along -or watch the driving video on YouTube- and find out more about the membership and why it exists. What a Rune Soup Premium Membership will do for you: 1. Make you better at practical enchantment (and thus possibly life) Ongoing Rolling Courses A minimum of one complete, multi-week course per quarter Ad hoc courses or long form presentations as needed or requested Largely anonymised participation and interaction to enable us all to learn from each other’s successes and failures Premium Members will get to vote on subsequent course topics from Q2 2017 onwards The first course, Q1 2017, will be the most comprehensive sigil magic course ever presented 2. Make you more knowledgeable Premium Membership gives you access to a growing video library Access to dozens of hours of Q&As, indexed by topics such as: History of magic The Deep State UFOs Global geopolitics and finance Psi research Animism Invocation and spirit work Practical enchantment Access to more specialised academic information -animism, philosophy, ethnobotany, etc 3. Empowers you to contribute Your Premium Membership supports the site and the podcast and thus our ongoing, collective attempts to re-enchant the world Premium Members will have the opportunity to become alpha readers for upcoming books and projects for feedback and advice Premium Members will receive ‘First Look’ for events, travel and limited-run items The opportunity for closer interaction with me and your other fellow magic nerds Membership Rates Subscribe for $10 a month to become a Premium Member Prepay your first three months and get immediate, full access including all coursework.* * Subsequent payments are month-to-month Join as a free member at runesoup.com/members and upgrade next year. Or just stay tuned!  

This week we have our regular six-monthly chat with the one and only Austin Coppock about the astrological trends to note in the coming year. We also talk cycle models, finding the right attitude, long range trends, eclipses and what could be in store for Trump. Love it. Show Notes Austin's website Austin on Facebook Austin on Twitter

This week we speak to podcaster and gnosis nerd, Miguel Conner, of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. Topics covered include Simon Magus, heresy, developments in Gnostic research, competing Christianities and sacred window areas. An absolute pleasure as always. Show Notes Miguel's blog and podcast Miguel's latest book, Other Voices of Gnosticism Miguel's first book, Voices of Gnosticism Miguel on twitter

This week we speak to author John Higgs about the singular oddness that was the twentieth century -the century that gave us space travel, nuclear weapons, the internet, existentialism, quantum theory, chaos mathematics, some fairly impressive genocide events and the greatest material lift in quality of life for the most people ever. Along the way we talk about Timothy Leary and the counterculture, meeting Robert Anton Wilson, Alan Moore's Fossil Angels and the shortcomings of transhumanism. Very good times. Show Notes John's blog and website John on Twitter Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century John talking to Alan Moore about the twentieth century

Episode 52! That means the podcast has been running -without interruption- for a whole year. If you've never done it before, you may be unaware of why I am quietly quite proud of this achievement. If you have done it before -but not in a year where you secretly moved across the world and lived first in a house with no furniture, then an AirBnB, then lived without a fixed address for two months- well... look into it. It's not that bad. (Ha! Definitely do not do this. Fishing around in several suitcases for a microphone to setup on a bedside dresser in your brother's apartment while keeping Peter Levenda waiting. Yeesh.) To celebrate, the obvious guest choice is guest number one, Peter Grey -this time dramatically improved with the addition of Alkistis to the discussion. And given that the show is about milestones, it seems the best thing to talk about is the year that was, as well as where magic is going in 2017. Thank you all so much for listening. Roll on, Year 2! Show Notes Scarlet Imprint Scarlet Imprint Facebook Page Scarlet Imprint on Twitter Alkistis on Twitter

This week we welcome back the one and only Peter Levenda to talk all things Lovecraft. I've been looking forward to this one!   Show Notes The Lovecraft Code - Peter Levenda The Dark Lord: H.P Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, and the Typhonian Tradition in Magic - Peter Levenda Peter's website Peter on Twitter