The Mystai Podcast

Jul 05 2024 26 ep. 97 mins 24
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Bringing you the best philosophers, practitioners & scholars in esotericism and archaeology to explore obscure & rejected history.

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The History of Chaos Magic, Psychogeography & Psychedelics in Magic | #27 Julian Vayne

Jul 05 2024 84 mins  
In this episode of the Mystai Podcast, I am rejoined by occult & author Julian Vayne. On the back of our last episode together, this time we discuss the historical context and evolution of Chaos Magic with texts like Caroll's Liber Nul & Psychonaught and some of the things modern Chaos Magicians get wrong about the system. We also have some fascinating insights into Psychog

Cunning Folk Culture, Welsh Witchcraft & Folkloric Paganism | #26 Ben Stimpson

Jun 28 2024 102 mins  
In this episode of the Mystai Podcast, I am rejoined by Ben Stimpson, Llewellyn author of Ancestral Whispers, and the forthcoming Wise Ones with Crossed Crow. Ben has been a long-time friend & fellow on my own author journey, so it was a pleasure to sit back down with him after 3 years and do a retrospective on how we've both changed. In this episode we discuss his recent focus

Merging Traditional Witchcraft & Hermetics | #25 - Kerry Wisner

Jun 14 2024 88 mins  
In this episode of the Mystai Podcast, I'm re-join by author of the Gaessa trilogy, Kerry Wisner. We catch up on what life has been like over the past 2 years and Kerry's new discoveries in the Arte as well as his philosophies on practical witchcraft, especially those derived from his teachings in hermetic orders & tutelage under a family of hereditary witches. I highly recomme

Iatromathematica & Remedial Astrology in Practice | #24 - Christopher Warnock

Jun 07 2024 157 mins  
In this episode of the Mystai Podcast, I caught up with Chris Warnock from Renaissance Astrology for a retrospective of our experience working with traditional astrology over the last 3 years. We discuss the concept of iatromathematica (medical astrology) and Melosethia, the practice of assigning astrological and planetary entities to body parts as a kind of subtle physiology. We a

Tracing the Hermetic Tradition & Academic Models of Esotericism | #23 -Esoterica

May 31 2024 77 mins  
In this revival episode of the Mystai Podcast, I caught up with Dr Justin Sledge from Esoterica on a retrospective of our experience over the last 3 years. We discuss academic models of Western Esotericism & some of the challenges and opportunities in the field. In light of B.C Otto's recent paper on Frater Acher's Arbatel experience in the journal of Entangled Religions, 14(3)

The Pentacles of Solomon the King, the Orphic Hymns & Magical Cosmologies | #22 -Sara Mastros

Jan 16 2024 86 mins  
This week i'm joined by Sara Mastros, author of the recent Sorcery of Solomon the King and translator of the Orphic Hymns Grimoire. We discuss her new work with the Sefer Ha'Ot and various Jewish Pentacles as well as her inspirations, background and approach to magical cosmologies. We also touch on the process of hermeneutics and translation and the role of meter in magic and poetr

The Legacy of Hermes Trismegistus Through the Ages: M. David Litwa #21

Dec 04 2023 59 mins  
This week I sat down to chat with Dr David Litwa, translator of Hermetica II, including the fragments of Stobaeus, the Oxford & Vienna Hermetica & fragments from Church Fathers & antique authors in reference to Hermes Trismegistus. We discuss the current scope of Hermetic Literature as well as theories regarding Hermetic Communities & their interactions with early C

Distilling the Awen Through Nature's Cycles, with Philip Carr-Gomm #20

Nov 28 2023 65 mins  
This week I am joined by Philip Carr-Gomm, the previous Chosen Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids (OBOD) for a fireside chat style episode of Into the Cauldron. Philip began studying Druidry as a spiritual path with Ross Nichols, the founder of The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. Later he took a degree in psychology from University College London, and trained in psy

The Traditions of the Ars Notoria: A New Translation with Matthias Castle | #19

Oct 31 2023 81 mins  
In this episode I am joined by Matthias Castle, the forthcoming translator of the new English edition of the Ars Notoria. We establish the historical tradition and textual evolution of the Notary Art, from its origins with Apollonius of Tyana's Flores Aurei & the angel Pamphilius all the way down to the Summa Sacrae Magicae & De Arte Crucifixi. Matthias is an independent sc

Rethinking Dumuzid: The Shepherd of Mesopotamian Magic | ITC #18 Samuel David

Oct 10 2023 79 mins  
This week I am joined by Samuel David, author of the recently released book The Red Shepherd: Towards a New Image of Dumuzid to discuss aspects of Mesopotamian magic and his work with these Mysteries. Samuel is a Mesopotamian polytheist, artist, writer, researcher, and educator based in the American Midwest. His presentations at local pagan festivals, national, and international co