Thoughts on the passing of Peter J Carroll
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The one and only Peter J Carroll has completed his incarnation. I wanted to get down some thoughts about what he and his work meant to me. .
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Synchromysticism and Magic: How To Get Better At Both
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In this side quest from the Hospicing Modernity's Magic series, I make the case that Synchromysticism is modernity's best available form of omen logic. And that getting good at it is one of the more reliable ways to get good at magic. We'll cover Seneca's distinction between the candle and the comet The rise and decline of synchromysticism as a subculture. Jung on the I Ching and psychoid archetypes. The Māori concept of wairua. And the practical toolkit. Show Notes . .
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What happens to ayahuasca now? Lessons for modern magic
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Ayahuasca's peak cultural moment has been and gone. So what does she do now? And what are the lessons for western magic in the complex journey of this incredible plant teacher? I have some thoughts on all this mid-dieta, in the Upper Amazon. As usual, this one is also a YouTube video. . . (The website is a little weird but this is the place!) .
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What are we to make of the Book of the Law?
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It’s the anniversary of the reception of the Book of the Law. Joining me to explore the questions of What to make of it? How to think about it? What, if anything, to do with it Are two very special guests: Alan Chapman and Peter Grey. Now, like me, neither of them is a Thelemite. But what they do have is an encyclopedic knowledge of the era, the material, and the magic behind it. So if you’ve ever wondered whether the Book of the Law has anything to say to you if you’re not already one of Crowley’s followers, this is that conversation. Alan’s essay, Is A God To Live In A Dog?...
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Wearing Jung's skin like a pelt
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Is magic just a less sophisticated form of psychology? That is probably the cornerstone claim of what I am calling 'Modernity's Magic'. And in the next instalment of our series 'Hospicing Modernity's Magic', I want to look at: How psychology diverged from magic and why. Jung's role during his lifetime. What the magicians of modernity did with the 'legitimacy umbrella' they received from Jungian thought. Which parts of this journey do we take with us into the magic of today? Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Wearing Jung's Skin Like a Pelt 01:57 The 19th Century & Roads Not Taken 07:56...
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Hospicing Modernity's Magic
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What continues to exist from the 'safe' and 'quirky' magic of the twentieth century that finally needs to die? And what has maybe been left behind that might even belong better in our current era of magic? This is the beginning of a little project exploring what we should take with us through this fourth turning. You can, of course, . 00:00 - Remember When Magic Was Safe? 01:50 - The Golden Age We Just Lived Through 05:19 - Eating the Wrapper, Throwing Away the Candy 06:34 - What Is Modernity? 09:54 - Why "Hospicing Modernity's Magic" 11:24 - The Hospicing Framework 13:00 - Nothing Is Going...
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This is all in the model (Epstein files)
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What is ours to do during the putrefactory collapse of Western civilisation? Let's find out! At the very least, it is choosing the right story to live in so that we can nudge the trajectory of this ghastly moment more and more toward the good. Here are some off-the-cuff thoughts on how we might do that.
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Do It For The Plot (Is Good Advice)
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There's a meme that's been evolving since 2021, and in its current chaotic incarnation, it's become accidentally magical—even if the people using it don't realise it. In this episode, I'm unpacking "do it for the plot" as a practical framework for the year ahead. Not just as permission to take risks, but as a way of activating synchronicity and maintaining agency when things inevitably go sideways on the way to your goals. I'll walk you through how to use this alongside your existing magical toolkit—your amulets, your enchantments, your divination practice—and share the diagnostic...
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The Purpose of Ghosts
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At this time of year, when many of us are rudely awoken from our hard-earned slumber by multiple ghosts wanting us to support their gofundme or something, I thought we might look at ghosts. What are they? Are they even real? And if they’re not, what are they for? And the exploration is framed by a series of strange experiences I had recently at Australia’s most haunted site and possibly the cruelest place in the entire British Empire, Port Arthur. Enjoy! PS - Let me also take the opportunity to sincerely thank you for listening, watching, supporting and sharing the various Rune Soup...
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2026 Astrology Forecast (H1) | Austin Coppock
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Austinmas 2025! Can you even believe it? Legendary astrologer, Austin Coppock, returns to the show for a look at what 2026 has in store for you. Here's what we cover: 🪐The end of "nothing ever happens" energy 🪐 What war looks like in the Age of Air 🪐 January's hidden assemblies and the parade before Pluto 🪐 Neptune's 13-year sign change 🪐The Saturn-Neptune conjunction and its strange history with Russia 🪐 Why March could see dangerous confusion and technical disasters 🪐 April's straightforward brutality 🪐 The sweet spot worth planning around 🪐 Late June's triple...
info_outlineIn this episode, I explore the shifting landscape of conspiracy culture and what I've been noticing about an emerging "conspiracy canon."
Recording from my new apartment in Paraguay, I dive into observations from my recent event with Greg Carlwood in Florida, examining how conspiracy thinking has evolved from political analysis to metaphysical questioning.
Using Charles Fort's framework of "dominants," I discuss how we're witnessing a paradigm shift toward a more meaning-centered worldview as a response to scientific materialism.
Whether you consider yourself a conspiracy person or not, this episode offers insights into epistemology, metaphysics, and our relationship to meaning in the cosmos.
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction and setting the scene from Paraguay
02:15 - Recent event with Greg Carlwood in Florida
04:30 - The concept of a "Conspiracy Canon"
07:10 - Observing alignment among respected thinkers
09:05 - When brilliant people question fundamental assumptions
12:30 - Robert Anton Wilson on conspiracy culture shifting from left to right
15:45 - The "Alex Jones era" and libertarian influence
18:20 - The 80s-90s "Lone Gunman Era" conspiracy canon
21:40 - Today's conspiracy canon: no virus, flat Earth, aliens as demons, Tartaria
24:15 - The internet's "hold my beer" effect on conspiracy thinking
27:50 - Shift from "how things are" to "who we are in the cosmos"
31:10 - Natural drift toward meaning-seeking
34:30 - Pushback against scientific materialism
37:50 - Charles Fort and reality paradigm shifts
40:15 - Fort's "dominants" and "damned data"
43:40 - Accumulated "damned facts" challenging mainstream narratives
46:20 - The "religious dominant" as initial framework
49:30 - The "scientific dominant" and its exclusionist tendency
52:45 - Fort recognizing scientism's limitations ahead of his time
56:10 - The emergent "dominant of wider inclusions"
59:25 - Visit to Cassadega and Greg's psychic reading experience
01:02:40 - Kelly Brogan and Mark Gober's alternative cosmology
01:05:15 - Being "80% flat earther" on meaningful universe principles
01:09:30 - Flat Earth as Biblical literalism seeking meaning
01:12:45 - Critique of Tartaria theories
01:15:20 - Meme culture and uncritical sharing of conspiracy content
01:18:40 - "Realm theory" as a container for anomalous data
01:21:25 - Being "Gandalf among the hobbits" during paradigm shifts
01:24:50 - Fortean flow model for approaching change
01:27:30 - Closing thoughts on being a container for transformation