Rune Soup

This week, we welcome Dr Ian Evans, architectural historian, author and conservationist. Dr Evans' 2010 thesis, 'Touching Magic', was the first ever academic examination of the historic use of witches marks, bottles and other apotropaic magic in Australia. It's an absolutely fantastic chat. There are photos from Dr Evans' research available at runesoup.com, along with his entire thesis, some additional reporting on the topic and a video on the Tasmanian Magic Project.

This week we speak to writer and metaphysician, Benebell Wen. Benebell is the author of Holistic Tarot and The Tao of Craft. It's a great chat, covering the history of Taoism and Taoist magic, differences in western and eastern sigil construction, Chinese diaspora lifeways, families hauntings and -inevitably- a little tarot too. Enjoy. Show Notes Benebell's website Benebell on Twitter Benebell on Instagram The Tao of Craft

This week we welcome back Jesse Hathaway Diaz to talk Curanderismo, magical realism, Orisha traditions, and Aztec calendars and astrology. So good! Show Notes Jesse's blog, Serpent Shod Jesse's store, Wolf and Goat Radio Free Golgotha, Jesse's podcast with Dr Al Cummins

This week we speak to writer, practitioner (and most recently translator of Le Livre des Esperitz for jake Stratton-Kent's Pandemonium), Mallorie Vaudoise. We talk the origin of the saints, the Italian American diaspora experience, the Black Madonna, necromancy, sacred dances and a whole lot more. Good times! Show Notes Mallorie's blog, Paese Ombra Paese Ombra on Facebook Example of a courtship dance Example of a confrontation dance (For the book list, please visit runesoup.com)

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