Rejected Religion Podcast

Oct 24 2024 81 ep. 64 mins 119
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Rejected Religion Spotlight - Dr. Bernd-Christian Otto & Andrea Centore from RENSEP + SPECIAL OFFER TO VIEWERS

Oct 24 2024 40 mins  
My guests this month are Dr. Bernd-Christian Otto and Andrea Centore, co-founders of the Research Network for the Study of Esoteric Practices, otherwise known as RENSEP. In this discussion, Bernd and Andrea talk about how this network came to be, why it was created, and the exciting work that they are doing. As the name suggests, RENESP is focused on working with practitioners in a

Rejected Religion Bonus - Forbidden Knowledge Winter Course with Dr. Christian Greer & Brennan Kettelle RMA

Oct 23 2024 41 mins  
Hi Friends! As promised, here is the impromptu discussion I just had with Dr. Christian Greer and Brennan Kettelle RMA about the new online winter school course, offered by the University of Amsterdam, called Forbidden Knowledge: Introduction to Esotericism. Christian and Brennan talk a bit about the changes that have been made in the summer and winter intensives, and how the desi

Patreon Tier 3 FREE Content- Dr. Jonathon O’Donnell Research Updates – Modern Demonology, Spiritual Warfare & Politics, Technology & the Environment

Oct 20 2024 88 mins  
My guest this month is Dr. Jonathon O’Donnell. Jonathon is a Visiting Scholar in the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s University Belfast. They are the author of Passing Orders: Demonology and Sovereignty in American Spiritual Warfare (Fordham University Press, 2021). Their research focuses on the intersections of sociopolitical demonisation and religious demon

RR Patreon Tier 2 Groves of Orpheus Free Content- Dell Rose RMA Ornamental Hermits: A Different Kind of Spirituality

Oct 15 2024 49 mins  
My guest this month is Dell Rose. Dell is working on a project for his PhD dissertation on Charles Augustus Tulk and the role that Swedenborgianism played in the reforming societies of 19th century Britain. Though Tulk is often only known as the artistic patron of William Blake, he was also one of the earliest advocates of "public science" and his quest to show the spiritual nature

RR Pod E32 Dr. Joel Bordeaux: Zeena's 'Left-Hand' Path from Satanism to Buddhism

Oct 04 2024 66 mins  
Free Content Notes My guest this month is Dr. Joel Bordeaux. Joel is a specialist in South Asian religions with a PhD from Columbia University (2015). He has published on East Indian Śākta traditions, early modern Hindu statecraft, Nath Yogi literature from Bengal, and Tibetan Buddhism in Anglophone popular culture. He is a Research Fellow at the International Institute for Asi

RR Pod E31 P1 Brennan Kettelle: Monster Theory, Lilith & Esotericism

Sep 24 2024 43 mins  
Due to scheduling issues, this episode is coming to you later than planned; my apologies for the delay. My guest this month is Brennan Kettelle.Brennan is a PhD researcher at the Centre for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents (HHP), University of Amsterdam. Brennan holds an MA in Gender and Cultural studies (2016) and a research MA in Religious Studies, specializin

RR Patreon Tier 3 Excerpts Dr. Aaron French - New Research Updates RE: Ufology, Esotericism, Technology & Religiosity

Sep 15 2024 25 mins  
Note: This audio upload is a selection of clips taken from the full-length Patreon interview with Dr. Aaron French. To hear the full interview, please visit my Patreon page; you could consider joining to have access to more content like this, or have the option for a one-time purchase of the full episode (visit the 'shop' link for more information about pricing). https://www.patre

RR Patreon Excerpts Tier 2 Eliott Edge: Are We Living in a Simulation?

Sep 08 2024 62 mins  
Full Title: Are We Living in A Simulation? Testing Tom Campbell's Consciousness-Based Simulation Theory This hour-long audio clip is a collection of excerpts from a three-hour long conversation with guest Eliott Edge that can be found on my Patreon page. A new option of a one-time purchase is now available as well, if you'd like to listen to the whole episode! Please visit my Patr

RR Spotlight Drs. Marco Pasi and Wouter Hanegraaff: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the HHP Centre

Sep 02 2024 41 mins  
In this special Spotlight interview focusing on an important milestone in academia, Drs. Marco Pasi and Wouter Hanegraaff share their thoughts and opinions as they reflect back on 25 years of work at the Centre for the History of Hermetic Philosophies and Related Currents, otherwise known as the HHP Centre, at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Centre was establish

RR Patreon Excerpt Tier 3- Tommy Cowan: Research Updates on Burroughs, Cutups, Gender, Alchemy & Transformation

Aug 17 2024 45 mins  
Tommy Cowan is currently a PhD student in the Literature, Media, and Culture program at Florida State University. His primary interest is the confluence between literature and esotericism, including how literatures/texts are conceptualized as esoteric ritual, and the reception/transmission of literary esotericism as an intellectual tradition. He received his MA in Religious Studies