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Ken sits down with returning guest Tobias Churton — historian of Western esotericism, Gnostic scholar, and one of the most wide-ranging thinkers in the field — to explore his latest book Celestial Realms, an ambitious attempt to map humanity’s ideas of heaven across cultures, religions, and time. Beginning with Tobias’s own early spiritual experience, the conversation expands outward into a global survey of how different civilisations have imagined the afterlife — from ancient burial rites and Mesopotamian pessimism to Egyptian moral judgment, Eastern philosophies, and the evolution of heaven as both a metaphysical reality and a psychological projection. What emerges is a sweeping and often provocative exploration of heaven not as a fixed destination, but as a mirror of human consciousness, culture, and desire. Along the way, the discussion touches on psychedelic interpretations, near-death experiences, religious power structures, and the uncomfortable possibility that our visions of the afterlife reveal more about us than any ultimate truth. This week: Tobias Churton’s new book Celestial Realms The first global history of heaven across cultures Ancient burial practices and early afterlife beliefs Mesopotamian pessimism vs Egyptian moral judgment Heaven as projection: “as below, so above” Near-death experiences and personal encounters with the divine Psychedelics and the idea of a “backdoor to heaven” Eastern perspectives: Hinduism, Buddhism, and liberation beyond heaven Chinese cosmology and the bureaucratic heavens The role of power, hierarchy, and politics in shaping heaven Why most early cultures believed heaven was not for humans The evolution of moral reward and spiritual aspiration Imagination, culture, and the limits of describing the infinite Heaven as hope, illusion, or something more  People, books, and concepts mentioned: Tobias Churton – Celestial Realms Aleister Crowley – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley Plato – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Carl Jung – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung Jacob Boehme – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_B%C3%B6hme Nisargadatta Maharaj – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisargadatta_Maharaj George Harrison – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison John Lennon – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon Gautama Buddha – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha Vajrayana Buddhism – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana Tantra – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra Nirvana – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana Moksha – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha Near-death experience – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-death_experience DMT – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N,N-Dimethyltryptamine Ancient Egyptian religion – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_religion Mesopotamian religion – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mesopotamian_religion Chinese mythology – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology Comparative religion – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_religion Afterlife – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterlife Heaven (concept) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven Hell (concept) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell Collective unconscious – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_unconscious    Tobias Churton Official Website https://tobiaschurton.com Books https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tobias-Churton/author

Ken sits down with Greg Kaminsky — host of the Occult of Personality podcast, author, and long-time explorer of Western esotericism turned Vajrayana practitioner — for a deep and uncompromising conversation on the limits of occultism, the demands of genuine spiritual practice, and the often misunderstood path toward enlightenment. Beginning with Greg’s early immersion in Western magical traditions and podcasting, the discussion traces his journey through alchemy, Kabbalah, and ceremonial magic, before confronting their limitations and turning toward the disciplined, teacher-led path of Vajrayana Buddhism. What emerges is a stark contrast between Western “talking schools” and Eastern traditions rooted in rigorous practice, direct transmission, and the transformation of the practitioner themselves. Along the way, the conversation explores tantra, the left-hand path, taboo as method, the role of the guru, and the uncomfortable reality that the greatest obstacle on the path may be the practitioner themselves. This week: Greg Kaminsky’s background in Western esotericism The transition from occult practice to Vajrayana Buddhism Western “talking schools” vs disciplined spiritual traditions The role of the guru and transmission Tantra and the left-hand path re-examined Taboo, ritual, and transformation The Great Work across East and West The Grail quest and getting lost on the path Ego, identity, and the idea that “you are the problem” Meditation as submission rather than control Nothingness, reality, and the limits of experience  People, books, and concepts mentioned: Greg Kaminsky – Host of Occult of Personality Vajrayana Buddhism – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana Tantra – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra Left-Hand Path – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-hand_path_and_right-hand_path Nisargadatta Maharaj / I Am That – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_That Aleister Crowley – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley Kabbalah – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah Alchemy – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy Gurdjieff – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gurdjieff  Greg Kaminsky Occult of Personality Podcast https://occultofpersonality.net Books and Writing https://www.amazon.com/stores/Greg-Kaminsky/author    

Ken and Ulysses sit down with Duncan Barford — ritual magician, psychodynamic counsellor, and longtime collaborator with Alan Chapman — for a deep exploration of chaos magic, mystical experience, and the strange territory where occult practice, psychology, and awakening intersect. Beginning with the early days of The Baptist’s Head and the revival of mystical aims within chaos magic, the conversation traces Barford’s journey from teenage encounters with spirit phenomena through intensive magical practice, encounters with entities, and the gradual movement from postmodern magic toward a more direct exploration of awakening and consciousness. This week: -Duncan Barford’s background in chaos magic and the IOT -The Baptist’s Head project and mystical approaches within chaos magic -Ritual experimentation and magical practice in the early 2000s -The Holy Guardian Angel as a paradigm for non-dual experience -Mystical awakening and Daniel Ingram’s stages of insight -The overlap between mystical experience and psychosis -Encounters with spirits, entities, and magical phenomena -Abramelin magic and the psychology of ritual practice -The occult realism of A Dark Song and ritual in film -Angels, demons, and the nature of spiritual entities -Chaos magic, postmodernism, and the search for truth beyond belief   🔗 People, books, and concepts mentioned:   Duncan Barford – Occult writer, magician, and psychodynamic counselor Alan Chapman – Magician and co-creator of The Baptist’s Head https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Chapman_(magician) The Baptist’s Head – Early chaos magic blog and body of work exploring awakening The Abramelin Ritual – Traditional operation to attain the Holy Guardian Angel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Abramelin Holy Guardian Angel – Central concept in Western ceremonial magic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Guardian_Angel Peter J. Carroll – Founder of modern chaos magic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_J._Carroll Liber Null & Psychonaut – Foundational chaos magic texts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liber_Null Daniel Ingram – Buddhist teacher and author of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha https://www.mctb.org Stages of Insight – Theravada Buddhist map of meditative awakening The Red Book – Carl Jung’s visionary exploration of the unconscious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Book_(Jung) A Dark Song – Occult horror film depicting an Abramelin-inspired ritual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dark_Song Aleister Crowley – Occultist and proponent of the Holy Guardian Angel working https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley Chaos Magic – Postmodern magical practice focused on belief as a tool https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_magic The Abramelin Operation – Ritual process of devotion and invocation leading to contact with the angel Entities and spirits in magic – Angels, demons, elementals, and spiritual relationships   🔗 Duncan Barford Occult Experiments in the Home https://oeith.co.uk Duncan Barford’s main site featuring essays, podcasts, and writing exploring magic, mysticism, psychology, and spiritual experience. Counselling / Professional Site https://www.duncanbarford.uk Information about Duncan’s work as a psychodynamic psychotherapeutic counsellor.   🔗 Ulysses Black The World of Ulysses Black https://www.ulyssesblack.com Ulysses Black’s main site — an archive of his work as a ritual researcher, writer, artist, and performance practitioner. The Ritualist (Substack) https://theritualist.substack.com Ulysses’ Substack newsletter exploring ritual practice, symbolism, mythology, and esoteric research.

Ken sits down with Shira Chess, cultural scholar and author of The Unseen Internet, for a wide-ranging exploration of magic, myth, and belief in digital culture, examining how the internet has become an esoteric system in its own right — a space where technology, occult practice, conspiracy, and spiritual anxiety collapse into one another. Framed from the perspective of chapel perilous, the conversation traces how memes, algorithms, simulation theory, AI discourse, and techno-paganism function not metaphorically, but as active forces shaping belief, agency, and reality itself. This episode moves through the haunted edges of online life, from meme magic and technognosticism to AI demons, digital egregores, and the slow erosion of consensus reality — asking what responsibility, belief, and magic mean when nothing is true, and everything is permitted. This week: The internet as an esoteric and magical system, Chapel perilous as a method for studying belief online, Meme magic, chaos magic, and the Cult of Kek, The destruction of consensus reality and its consequences, Techno-paganism and the occult roots of internet culture, Simulation theory as modern Gnosticism, Algorithms, platforms, and digital spaces as egregores, AI, demons, and the mystification of technology, Belief, practice, and agency in online magical systems, and “Nothing is true, everything is permitted” as an internet condition 🔗 People, books, and concepts mentioned: Shira Chess – Cultural scholar and author https://shirachess.com The Unseen Internet – Technology, magic, and belief online https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=3… High Weirdness – Erik Davis on esotericism and modern culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_We… Technosis – Myth, magic, and mysticism in the age of information https://erikdavis.com/technosis Chaos Magic – Postmodern magical practice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_m… Meme Magic / Cult of Kek – Internet irony and belief systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kek_(my…) Grant Morrison – Hypersigils and pop-culture magic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_M… Simulation Theory – Digital Gnosticism and modern myth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulat… Gnosticism – Secret knowledge and false reality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism AI and Demons – Non-corporeal entities in technological discourse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artific… Egregores – Collective thought-forms and group entities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egregore

Ken sits down with Dayal Patterson, founder of Cult Never Dies and author of Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult. Together, they delve into the dark and fascinating world of Black Metal — from its chaotic origins and occult undercurrents to its modern evolution as one of music’s most misunderstood yet enduring subcultures. Dayal discusses his years documenting the scene, the complex relationship between Black Metal and spirituality, and why physical media, authenticity, and seriousness of intent remain vital in an increasingly digital and disposable age. This week: The origins of Cult Never Dies and the evolution of Dayal’s landmark book Black Metal’s strange blend of rebellion, mysticism, and artistic purity How Venom, Bathory, and punk shaped the genre’s DNA From the 90s underground to global festivals — the scene’s surprising resilience Why Satanism in Black Metal is both literal and symbolic Ritual performance and the blurred line between theatre and devotion The tension between elitism, accessibility, and authenticity Black Metal’s apocalyptic vision and fascination with the occult Industrial influences, Dissection’s “grimoire,” and the rise of esoteric bands Why physical books and records still matter to true believers 📖 Get Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult and other titles from Cult Never Dies: https://cultneverdies.com 🧾 Show Notes 🔗 People, bands, and concepts mentioned: Dayal Patterson – Author and founder of Cult Never Dies https://cultneverdies.com Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult – Revised 2023 edition Venom – The band that coined “Black Metal” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_(band) Bathory – Pioneering Scandinavian Black Metal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathory_(band) Dissection – Reinkaos as occult grimoire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissection_(band) Watain – Ritual performance and theistic Satanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watain Gorgoroth – Theatrical and metaphysical extremes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgoroth Mysticum – Industrial Black Metal innovators https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysticum Thelema – Occult system influencing many Black Metal bands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelema 💻 Follow & Support Follow Cult Never Dies: https://cultneverdies.com https://www.instagram.com/cultneverdies https://www.facebook.com/CultNeverDies Support Right Where You Are Sitting Now on Patreon: https://patreon.com/sittingnow Visit SittingNow for more episodes, articles, and extras: https://sittingnow.co.uk    

  This week, Ken and Ulysses Black talk to sorcerer and author Lili (Idlu Lili Regulus) about her remarkable book She of the Night(Theion Publishing). We explore the enigmatic figure of Lilith across Mesopotamian myth, Jewish mysticism, folklore, and modern magical practice. Lili shares how Lilith first revealed Herself to her, the challenges of writing about such a fluid and multifaceted being, and how one might carefully approach Lilith in ritual and devotion. This week: Lili’s first encounters with Lilith in the 1990s Why Lilith is not an archetype, but a distinct and demanding goddess Mesopotamian “seeds” of Lilith: Lamashtu, Ardat-Lili, Ninlil, and more Lilith’s journey through Jewish mysticism, Arabic folklore, and European charms The Queen of the Night plaque and its mysterious resonance Lilith’s symbols: owls, serpents, night winds, blood, and husks How to approach Lilith in ritual — offerings, timing, and necessary precautions Why Lilith remains a powerful presence for modern magicians and mystics   Show Notes Get She of the Night from Theion Publishing: https://theionpublishing.com/catalogue/she-of-the-night/ 🔗 People, places, concepts mentioned Lili (Idlu Lili Regulus) – Author of She of the Night https://theionpublishing.com Lilith – Wikipedia (overview of the mythological figure) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith Lamashtu – Wikipedia (Mesopotamian demoness, precursor figure) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamashtu Ardat-Lili – Wikipedia (Spirit connected with Lilith traditions) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardat-lili Ninlil – Wikipedia (Sumerian goddess linked with air, winds, and Lilith traditions) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninlil Tiamat – Wikipedia (Mesopotamian chaos goddess, sometimes connected to Lilith) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiamat Ereshkigal – Wikipedia (Goddess of the underworld) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ereshkigal Queen of the Night plaque – British Museum page https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_2003-0703-1 Kabbalah – Wikipedia (context for Lilith as Queen of the Qliphothic husks) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah Theion Publishing – Publisher of She of the Night https://theionpublishing.com 💻 Follow & Support Follow Lili’s work at Theion Publishing: https://theionpublishing.com Follow Ulysses Black’s Substack: https://theritualist.substack.com Support Right Where You Are Sitting Now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sittingnow Visit SittingNow for more episodes, articles, and extras: https://sittingnow.co.uk      

This week, Ken talks to author and cultural provocateur Stewart Home about his explosive new book Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists and the New Order in Wellness (Pluto Press). They dive into the strange, hidden history of yoga in the West, its unexpected ties to fascism, and how those shadows still linger in the modern wellness industry. This week: The carnival-barker roots of yoga in the West and the con artistry of Pierre Bernard How racial myth-making turned yoga into an “Aryan science” for early fascists Guido Keller, the Rijeka YOGA group, and the bizarre avant-garde politics of proto-fascism Major J. F. C. Fuller: from Crowleyan yogi to architect of modern warfare Francis Yeats-Brown, Hitler fandom, and yoga propaganda How fascist mysticism evolved into post-war yoga evangelism and daytime TV gurus Why the modern wellness industry still carries the DNA of its darker past Show Notes Get Stewart’s book at Pluto Press: https://www.plutobooks.com Pierre Bernard – Wikipedia (The “Great Oom,” early yoga grifter) https://twitter.com/stewarthomesoc Support Right Where You Are Sitting Now on Patreon: https://sittingnow.co.uk

This week Ken talks to author and esoteric scholar Peter Mark Adams about his new book Ritual and Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras (Theion Publishing). They explore the deep mysteries of Mithraic initiation, why caves matter, Mithras as cosmic hero, connections to Saturn, and the relevance of true initiatory experiences today. 💡 This week: Origins and roots of Mithras in Indo-European traditions, The bull-slaying scene (Tauroctony) and its deeper meaning, Mystery cult initiations and purification by water and fire, Why Mithraism appealed to Roman soldiers and elites, Connections to Saturn, Orphism, and the non-dual AI in reconstructing ritual processes, Freemasonry, Thelema, and modern echoes of Mithras 📚 Get Peter’s book at Theion Publishing: https://theionpublishing.com/shop/pma-ritualepiphany/ 🔗 People, places, concepts mentioned Peter Mark Adams – Official website https://petermarkadams.com Peter Mark Adams – Scarlet Imprint profile https://scarletimprint.com/collections/peter-mark-adams Theion Publishing https://theionpublishing.com David Beth – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beth Helena Blavatsky – Wikipedia (briefly referenced re: esoteric currents) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky Epic of Gilgamesh – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh Tiridates I of Armenia – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiridates_I_of_Armenia Nero – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero Pleiades (star cluster) – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades Plato’s Phaedrus – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue) Porphyry – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyry_(philosopher) Orphism (religion) – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphism_(religion) Saturn (mythology) – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(mythology) Cronus – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus Demiurge – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demiurge Vajrayana Buddhism – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana Freemasonry – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry Thelema – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelema Mystery cult – Wikipedia (general concept) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_religion Tauroctony – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauroctony Pater (Mithraism priest grade) – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraic_mysteries#Grades_of_initiation

***Begin transmission   Joseph Matheny, David Metcalfe, Willow Truman and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. How idiots became 'intellectuals', The Queen of Canada's Conspiracy scene, how to 'prove' UAPs, and ploughing them fields baby.   Music by Simon Smerdon   Transmission ends***

Join us as we come crashing down from the transcendental realm and deep into the Cthonic realm with our new friend author, publisher and magician David Beth This week: Why boredom is a powerful magickal tool, how the modern world is removing us from the spiritual Kosmos. and how to find Aleister Crowley books in an Indian bookshop in Africa (no, really!). Joining me in co-host duties this week is Ulysses Black Main theme by Simon Smerdon Music bed by chriszabriskie.com   David Beth Bio: David Beth was born in Luanda, Angola, South-West Africa in May, 1974, into a family of the (West) German Diplomatic Corps. He was educated in Europe and in Los Angeles, California, USA. David began his career as a teacher of occultism by leading small classes and conducting seminars in Denmark and Germany, where he was able to initiate a new style of ‘dialogue’ with the various levels of psychic experience. In 2002, after more than a decade of occult and spiritual studies, David began the intensive study of German philosophy and psychology, as internal experience and as evolution of the person, paying attention to those areas where the age of systems (Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Lotze) had failed to communicate with their respective age and with contemporary consciousness, especially ‘youth-culture’. At that time, David experienced an epiphany when he was led to discover the evolutionary theogony of eros, as found in the writings of Ludwig Klages, the Graf Hermann von Keyserling, and Max Scheler (philosophers highly read during the Weimar years, 1919-1933), as well as in the work of recent ‘character analysis’. By a careful exploration of his own inner-consciousness, David was able to enter upon a voyage into his own gnostic being. David realised that he had been initiated into this primal awareness by a high-priestess of an ancient Afro-Totemic tradition-history, when he was a very young man, still living in Africa. In a profound sense, she was the archetypal influence discovered by Klages in 1922, when he wrote his book Vom kosmogonischen Eros. In this work, the role of the eternal feminine in evolution was delineated as the faces of Isis, Yenus, Freya, Shakti, Tanith, Sophia-Maria. David realised that this was the answer to the needs of contemporary consciousness, particularly the disenchant­ment of the youth-awareness movement, which was found world-wide. In his first book, Voudon Gnosis, David began to teach for publication his interpretation of the modern mind which becomes gradually suffused with the polar-mysticism of his deeply personal encounter with god-archetypes and forms. These force-fields, which awakened as powers in David’s lectures and class-talks, now came to appear in his desire to hear the new sound-energy and see the light from the north, yet coming from the voice of a youth, a youth fed-up with static traditions, fed-up with traditions that had lost their vital-roots.    

  ***Begin transmission   David Metcalfe, Darragh Mason, Willow Truman, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. Check Darragh's amazing podcast @SpiritBox Check Willow's podcast archive @thenonsensebazaar7273   Music by Simon Smerdon   Transmission ends***

Enter the Chapel Perilous with us and bite from the apple of Eris as we explore the life and thought crimes of Robert Anton Wilson with author Gabriel Kennedy (Prop Anon). This week: RAW’s Aleister Crowley influences explored, why did the Chicago Police have a file on the Wilsons, RAWs relationship with Timothy Leary, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Pick up Gabriel’s book: Amazon UK Amazon US Lulu Gabriel Kennedy Bio: Gabriel Kennedy, aka Prop Anon, is an actor, musician, and writer whose work has been featured in BoingBoing.net, Realitysandwich.com, Mondo2000.com, and his own website, http://chapelperilous.us. Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson is his first book. Source: Google Books  

***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. It's a Drone-O-Rama in the US and UK, The Orange Man is back in power, and Ken's Mantoid encounter. Music by Simon Smerdon   Transmission ends***   ► Web: https://sittingnow.co.uk ► Patreon: http://patreon.com/sittingnow ► Twitter: http://x.com/sittingnow ► Instagram: @sittingnow ► Tiktok @sittingnowofficial  

Egyptian deities, Thelemic Cabals and New Orleans Voodoo is our destination this week. Our shamanic spirit guide is the lovely Louie Martinié of Black Moon Publishing. This week: Who is Nema and what was the Bate Cabal?, what’s Ma’at (got to do) got to do with it?, Letters to Kenneth Grant, New Orleans Voodoo and much more.   Main theme by Simon Smerdon Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Show notes: The Horus Ma’at Lodge – Bate Cabal related Black Moon Publishing – Louis and Co’s publishing company Black Moon Publishing Facebook Voodoo Spiritual Temple – Louie’s Temple Starfire Publishing – Kenneth Grant’s books Ma’at Magick – Amazon Links UK/US/EU The Adena Mounds   Louis Martinié Bio: Louis Martinié is an author, “internationally known” percussionist, practitioner of a multitude of religions among them being New Orleans style Voodoo, and co-author of the book New Orleans VooDoo Tarot (1992), with Sallie Ann Glassman. He is a priest and drummer with the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple, and a primary drummer for the rituals of Priestess Miriam Chamani He is a leader of the band of drummers known as the Krewe of Nutria, who have drummed for the ritual shows of the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum. He is also the editor and a founder of Black Moon Publishing.

Travel with us down the 26th path to encounter the Crawling Chaos of the Faceless God Nyarlathotep. This week, our shamanic guide is scholar and author Tomas Vincente. This week: Kenneth Grant and the dream lore of H.P. Lovecraft, the connection between Nyarlathotep and Anubis, Why occultists need to loosen up their frameworks, the ordeal of the Abyss, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Tomas Vincente Bio: Dr. Tomas Vincente is a scholar of ancient religion, magic and esotericism. His past work explores the emergence of Christian monotheism and the resulting decline of the chthonic cults of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. He is dedicated to recovering the integrity of this archaic spirituality of blood and fire, which has been demonized by the Abrahamic religions for two millennia.

Ken and Brian get front-row tickets to the Magick Show, our master magician is the legendary countercultural master Therion, Richard Metzger. This week: How did the right-wing utilise magick, the sneaky occult tricks of Steve Bannon, Richard’s new show The Magick Show, and much more. Go help fund The Magick Show at http://magickshow.net   Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com   Richard Metzger Bio: Richard Metzger is an American writer, journalist, and media personality best known for his work on Disinformation, a television show that aired on the Independent Film Channel in the early 2000s. The show explored unconventional topics like conspiracy theories, secret societies, and the paranormal, earning Metzger a reputation as a charismatic and thoughtful figure in alternative media. In addition to his TV career, Metzger is an influential writer and editor, contributing to publications and anthologies that challenge mainstream narratives. He is a key figure behind the Disinformation publishing company, which released books on countercultural and conspiracy topics, including The Disinformation Guide to Conspiracies. Metzger also runs Dangerous Minds, a website that continues to explore fringe culture, mysticism, and hidden histories. With his blend of curiosity, humor, and skepticism, Metzger has shaped the conversation around alternative thought and remains a prominent figure in the world of independent media. (source: ChatGPT)

***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, Viking Brian, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. Did the Internet ruin the Backrooms? The Conspirituality grift, The Christian New Age, and The Black Lodge For the youth new to the scene, Brian was part of a podcast that inspired SittingNow called 'The Viking Youth Power Hour', so give him some love. Check out Brian's Brewery here - https://www.ibw-chicago.com/6-6-6/ Music by Simon Smerdon   Transmission ends***

We travel through the hidden mythologies of Eurasia to discover Daemons lurking in the shadows, capturing children, and seeing off evil sorcerers. Our Daemonolgist this week is the author of ‘Daemons are Forever’ David Gordon White. This week: Daemons made from faeces, Tantra’s place in India, Dangerous Pools, Changelings, and much more.   Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Get David’s book here:UK – https://amzn.to/4brXJFL US – https://amzn.to/3zb3gTt David Gordon White Bio: Since being named the J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religion in 2011, I have returned to the focus of my PhD dissertation and first book, Myths of the Dog-Man (Chicago: 1991). While that project focused on the spread of the mytheme of a particular monstrous race across ancient and medieval Asia and Europe, my current interest concerns contacts and exchanges in matters of demonology. Unbound as they are by exclusivist doctrinal and institutional strictures,, demons have traveled more lightly than gods, and so it is that one finds the names of Buddhist demons in medieval Manichean spell texts, charms against Iranian demons in Lithuanian and Chinese sources, an amulet of an Indian demoness at an archeological site in Turkmenistan, and so on. Elsewhere, the yoginis and dakinis of South and East Asian Hinduism and Buddhism are found to be related to the striga of ancient Rome and the vampires of early modern eastern Europe; the tenth-century BCE Homeric myth of Odysseus and Circe reappears, only slightly altered, in the Mahavamsa, a fifth-century CE chronicle of the island of Ceylon; and the nightmares of European lore find their homologues in the maras of South Asia and the Chinese “devil-kings” called mo-wang. It is the “connected histories” of these beings and the humans who trafficked in them that have become my area of focus. Both the Silk Road and ancient and medieval maritime trade routes were information superhighways, and a portion of that information was demonological. It is easy to imagine soldiers, sailors, merchants, diviners, monks, and priests swapping amulets and spells at Silk Road halting points and ports. Demons and the techniques to control them were as much a commodity in the ancient and medieval world as germs, guns, and steel. Source – https://www.religion.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/david-white/

Ken and Marck drill into the cavernous tunnels of Mount Shasta searching for Lermurian secrets. Our flying submarine captain this week is Justin McHenry author of ‘Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place’. This week: The great Lemur mystery, Blavatsky and root races, The I AM Movement and the Minutemen, The Shaver Mysteries, and much more. Get Justin’s book: https://amzn.to/3vAafEa (UK) https://amzn.to/3VMsOzx (US) Justin McHenry Bio: I love a good story. And history holds an infinite number of stories just waiting to be rediscovered and brought back out into the present. History is a part of who I am. For over half my life, I have been studying and researching and writing and working with history. Working as an archivist and researcher and getting to physically interact with and study centuries old historical documents has created this very personal relationship with history for me. Discovering those stories held within, the lives of the people mentioned, the events coming to life is as exciting as anything can be. Being a part of the process of researching that history, finding those stories, and bringing them to life is what drives me as a writer and a historian. My interests are varied and my writing has matched my curiosity. Being from West Virginia and studying West Virginia history, I have written much about the state’s history from telling the story of the first person to die in the state from Spanish flu, who was an incarcerated black man, to how the first woman in the state to establish her own law practice sued the male hierarchy of her town for their sexist harassment of herself and her career. But I have also written about feuding Revolutionary War doctors, 19th century ghost hunting, and much more.

***Begin transmission   Joseph Matheny, David B Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone.   Ken rages against the Hyper Reality, How the Hyper Reality is killing people, Roger Corman of the death of the 20th Century, The Catholic Church’s paranormal division, Project Blue beam, Starseed and Indigo children, Praterhuman Intelligences, and the story is everything   Check out David's course with Diana Pasulka here https://dwpasulka-courses.teachable.c...   Music by Simon Smerdon   http://patreon.com/burnthouse_lane     Transmission ends***

Ken and Marck scale the Externsteine to discover the secret chapel, wonder at alchemical delights, and search for hidden Rosicrucian adepts of Germany. Our Reiseführer this week is returning guest, author, and adept of the highest standing Christopher McIntosh. This week: Is Germany the true cradle of the Western Esoteric Tradition, Is the Golden Dawn origin story a lie, Just how Rosicrucian is Germany, and much more. Joining me in Exernsteine Chapel this week is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Buy Occult Germany (affiliate links) https://amzn.to/3U4Tri5 (UK) https://amzn.to/3U1MFcE (US) Christopher McIntosh Bio: Dr. Christopher McIntosh was born in England in 1943 and grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford and German at London University, later returning to Oxford to take a doctorate in history with a dissertation on the Rosicrucian revival in the context of the German Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment. After working in London in journalism and publishing he spent four years in New York as an information officer with the United Nations Development Programme, then moved to Germany to work for UNESCO. In parallel he has pursued a career as a writer and researcher specialising in the esoteric traditions as well as nature-oriented belief systems. He has lectured widely and was on the faculty of the distance M.A. programme in Western Esotericism at the University of Exeter, England, now sadly discontinued. He is married to the scholar of religion Dr. Donate Pahnke-McIntosh. Their home is in Lower Saxony, North Germany. Contact via Facebook Messenger. Source – https://ozgard.net/

  ***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David B Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. Are the Royal family from Dimension B? How can we disrupt The Satanic Panic 2.0?, Did Conspiracy Theorists popularise Kenneth Grant? Jiddu Krishnamurti the coolest of gurus, Reality is What You Can Get Away With book release, Ye Olde New Age and the death of Patronage, Sherman Oaks New Age District, Accelerationism and the meal replacement cults. Music by Simon Smerdon https://www.instagram.com/burnthouse_lane/ Transmission ends***

This week we dig through the volcanic ruins of Pompeii and uncover the activities of the Dionysian mystery schools. Our initiatic guide through the villa of mysteries is wonderful Peter Mark Adams author of ‘Mystai: Dancing out the Mysteries of Dionysos’. This week: What does initiation into the mystery schools look like, Just who is Dionysos, The ecstatic rush of possession, where can we get those sweet Dionysian cult rings?, and much more   Get Peter’s book direct from Scarlet Imprint here – https://scarletimprint.com/publicatio… Peter’s author page at Scarlet Imprint – https://scarletimprint.com/peter-mark… Peter’s own site – https://petermarkadams.com/ Peter Mark Adams Bio: Peter Mark Adams is an author, poet, and essayist specialising in the ethnography and visuality of ritual, sacred landscape, esotericism, consciousness and healing. Peter has over twenty years experience with energy-based healing modalities including rebirthing breathwork, meridian therapies, and Reiki. As a professional author, Peter’s non-fiction is published by Scarlet Imprint and Inner Traditions; literary prose and poetry largely in Corbel Stone Press’ literary journal ‘Reliquiae: Journal of Nature, Landscape & Mythology’ and a range of essays examining other than human encounters in the peer-reviewed journals ‘Paranthropology: Journal of Anthropological Approaches to the Paranormal’ and ‘The Journal of Exceptional Experiences and Psychology’. With a background in Philosophy from the University of Liverpool; Peter pursues advanced studies with the Warburg Institute’s School of Advanced Studies in London covering iconology and iconographic theory; Renaissance art and material culture.

Ken and Marck explore the mysterious and esoteric kingdoms of Earth this week like tourists of the occulture. Our astral travel guide is returning guest Andy Sharp author of ‘Astral Geographic: The Watkins Guide to the Occult World’.    This week: The Lasting Legend of the Hellfire Club, Mysterious Monuments and towers, Aleister Crowley’s desert adventures, and much more.      Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com   Buy the book using our affiliate links:  UK – https://amzn.to/485EaBd  US – https://amzn.to/3SxwVfw  EU – https://amzn.to/3ulpeRN   Andy Sharp Bio:   Andy Sharp is a writer and multimedia artist. Since 2003, he has worked on English Heretic, an autonomous creative research project. Pioneering the form of literary and aural aesthetics, he has released over a dozen albums and booklets. He has talked at academic conferences and counter-cultural events on a wide range of subjects drawn from his research. He has an MSc in Neuroscience from Kings College and lives in London.

Ken explores the complex topic of Traditionalism, it’s esoteric roots, and why it’s having such an impact on Right-Wing politics. Our Illuminator this week is the excellent Professor Mark Sedgwick, author of ‘Traditionalism: The Radical Project for Restoring Sacred Order’. This week: Rene Guenon despises modernity, Julius Evola and the Nazis, Steve Bannon and Alexander Dugin’s Traditionalist influence, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Get Mark’s book in the UK at https://amzn.to/425OoAe Get Mark’s book in the US at https://amzn.to/48ZI9zY Get Mark’s book in the EU at https://amzn.to/490HmiC Mark’s Traditionalists Blog Mark Sedgwick Bio Mark J. Sedgwick is an academic and historian. Dr. Sedgwick is currently an associate professor of Arab history, culture and society in the Department of the Study of Religion, and program manager for Arab and Islamic Studies, at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. He previously worked at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Mark Sedgwick is the author of the controversial book Against the Modern World: Traditionalism and the Secret Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century, published by Oxford University Press in 2004. The book purports to be a survey of “traditionalism,” with particular emphasis on the role René Guénon played in this school of thought. A number of careful reviewers, however, have found that Against the Modern World contains serious errors and faults in both premises and facts. Dr. Mark Sedgwick maintains an active presence on the internet, including his blog, some of which strikes various readers as rather biased and self-promotional while other readers perceive his efforts as the result of academic inquisitiveness. It is undeniable that he is a source of information about Tradition and Perennialism. However, the controversial nature of Mark Sedgwick’s work on Traditionalism and Perennialism causes many readers to ask whether his influence is disproportionate to his credentials and possibly even to his motives. Readers must judge for themselves whether Sedgwick is a dispassionate student of Traditionalism or someone with an internet connection and a “personal and undisclosed bias against Traditionalism.” In the interest of a more balanced and well-researched view of Traditionalism, we present on this website three rather detailed and, we hope, incisive reviews of Mark Sedgwick’s Against the Modern World: Traditionalism and the Secret Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century.    

Ken travels across the Iron Curtain to collect valuable data concerning paranormal and occult goings on in the Soviet Union. Our astral projector this week is academic and Mauve Zone co-host David B Metcalfe. This week: What are Russian Cosmists, Who the hell is Kozyrev and why does he like mirrors so much, The Gateway Experience, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com   David Metcalfe Bio: David Metcalfe is an independent researcher, writer, and multimedia artist focusing on the interstices of art, culture, and consciousness. He is a contributing editor for Reality Sandwich, The Revealer, the online journal of NYU’s Center for Religion and Media, and The Daily Grail. He writes regularly for Evolutionary Landscapes, Alarm Magazine, Modern Mythology, Disinfo.com, The Teeming Brain, and his own blog The Eyeless Owl. His writing has been featured in The Immanence of Myth (Weaponized 2011), Chromatic: The Crossroads of Color & Music (Alarm Press, 2011), and Exploring the Edge Realms of Consciousness (North Atlantic/Evolver Editions 2012). Metcalfe is an Associate with Phoenix Rising Digital Academy and is currently co-hosting The Art of Transformations study group with support from the International Alchemy Guild.

Journey with us into the dark and mystical caves and landscape of Kentucky to uncover strange phenomena and hidden secrets. Our local trail guide this week is the wonderful Nathan Isaac of the Penny Royal podcast. This week: Feedback loops and the mystery of place, How to contact prater-human intelligences, James Shelby Downard in Kentucky, The Cincinnati Vortex, and much more.   Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com   Check out Nathan’s Penny Royal podcast and Liminal Lodge Patreon at the links below: Penny Royal podcast homepage Liminal Lodge patreon page Penny Royal Twitter page Nathan Paul Isaac bio: Nathan Paul Isaac is a writer, researcher, and producer, best known as the host and creator of the Penny Royal podcast. He has spent over two decades diving deep into the folklore, mystery, and high strangeness that envelops his native Kentucky. Nathan has been a featured speaker at paranormal conventions, including Strange Realities and Phenomenacon, appeared on a wide array of podcasts and radio shows, including Jim Perry’s Nite Drift and Coast to Coast AM, and as a guest on paranormal documentary films and television series. In addition to producing the Penny Royal podcast (and the upcoming podcasts Hidden In the Herd and Valley of the Unreel), he has worked as an associate television producer for History Channel’s Dark Marvels. Alongside his work in the paranormal field, Nathan has worked for more than a decade in the music recording industry and as executive producer for the SomerSessions series, shooting and directing video sessions with Tyler Childers, Morgan Wade, and many other award-winning musicians and artists. source: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/nathan-isaac/

***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David B Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. Aleister Crowley the misunderstood, Lockdown conspiracies, The 2012 grift, failed raptures, Getting back to nature maaan, Rene Guenon’s Traditionalism, Tabloid UAPs, Traditionalists v Accelerationists and the CIA Secret office of Global Access.   Music by Simon Smerdon Transmission ends***

Ken and Mark return to their laboratory to combine base metals to discover the once-murky roots of Alchemy. Keeper of the Sanctum this week is the amazing Tobias Churton author of the new book ‘The First Alchemists: The Spiritual and Practical Origins of the Noble and Holy Art’. Join us as we return to the roots of Alchemy. This week: Zosimos and the early Egyptian Alchemists, the female roots of the art, Was Jung wrong about Alchemy, and much more. Joining me from his misty lab is Frater Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Check out our previous two interviews with Tobias Churton on Aleister Crowley here and here. Buy Tobias’ book using our affiliate links here –> UK US EU Tobias Churton Bio Tobias Churton is Britain’s leading scholar of Western Esotericism, a world authority on Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and Rosicrucianism. He is a filmmaker and the founding editor of the magazine Freemasonry Today. An Honorary Fellow of Exeter University, where he is faculty lecturer in Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry, he holds a master’s degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, and created the award-winning documentary series and accompanying book The Gnostics, as well as several other films on Christian doctrine, mysticism, and magical folklore. The author of many books, including Gnostic Philosophy, The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians, and Aleister Crowley: The Beast in Berlin, he lives in England.

This week Ken and Mark receive an Enochian invocation broadcast from an old numbers station, the Old Ones are calling. Our guide into the dream world this week is director and writer of The Lovecraft Investigations, Julian Simpson. This week we discuss: How to modernise the tales of Lovecraft, the genius of Sapphire and Steel, why Numbers Stations are scary, Did Aleister Crowley meet Picasso, and much more.   Joining me, dead but still dreaming is Mar(c)k Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Show Notes: Check out The Lovecraft Investigation on Apple here, and Spotify here. Check out Julian’s Pleasant Green Universe shows via his site Fragments, Bad Memories, Fugue State, and Mythos 1, 2 and 3 Julian’s other currently active show that features some characters from The Lovecraft Investigations ‘Aldrich Kemp’ can be found via the BBC Limelight Series on Apple here, and Spotify here Julian Simpson Bio:   I was recently emailed by someone complaining about how hard it is to find information about me and my work. I get this. It’s not deliberate, but it’s not deliberate either. There are probably ways to create a more accessible web presence, and to bring the various things I’ve worked on or been associated with into some kind of useful order. But that seems like quite a lot of work and I’m not wildly into doing lots of extra work. I really enjoy being a bit hidden and just getting on with my work. (For reference see Themis House in the upcoming “Who Is Aldrich Kemp?”, coming to your radios on February 18th, 2022.) That people have to do a bit of digging to find me suits me just fine. It’s like a hazing process; the people who get through seem to be more interesting. So now you are here, this is what you might want to know: I am a London-based writer and director working in film, TV, and audio. In the past, I have worked, either as a writer or director or both, on Spooks (MI-5 if you’re in the US), Hustle, Hotel Babylon, New Tricks, and Doctor Who. My TV work in the UK pretty much stopped dead in about 2016. This wasn’t by design, but I wrote a TV pilot script that got a lot of attention in America and that has been where the majority of my work has been coming from since then. That work has been mostly writing and, because nothing has yet been produced (watch this space), the credits do not yet show up on my IMDb page and I am legally not allowed to talk about any of them. My official “work” website is at juliansimpson.uk. Many people have said they find this unhelpful. Those people might be missing the point. In or around 2019 I co-founded a storytelling/world-building company called Storypunk. That does not yet have a website but it will, soon, and in the meantime, we have made a sci-fi podcast series called TEMPORAL which is out to distributors as I type this (Feb 2022). I have also made a number of audio dramas, including the “Lovecraft Investigations” podcast series, details of most of which are on the Radio and Podcasts page and can be investigated in-depth on the Pleasant Green Universe wiki on TV Tropes and on my Wikipedia page. There isn’t a veil of secrecy around what I do, but there is a veil of laziness draped over the promotion of it. If you want to find me, I’m on Twitter (@CartoonGravity), on Instagram (somewhat reluctantly) as @cartoon_gravity, and on e-mail at [email protected]. I also have a portfolio of photographs on Format. I’m repped in the UK by Sean Gascoine at United Agents, and in the US by Jeff Barry at Range Media Partners and Andrew Murphy at Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment. I live in London with my wife and daughter and two quite annoying cats. This site is a kind of public scrapbook of thoughts, ideas, and random nonsense. Now you know as much about me as I do.   Source: http://cartoongravity.com

This week we delve into the Eldritch world of HP Lovecraft and try and decode hidden magickal lessons. Mario Garza from Symbolic Studies from joins me to grill ‘Polaria’ author WH Müller on his book ‘Polaria’. This week we discuss: Did Lovecraft encode a secret magickal lesson into each of his stories, what is ‘The Mystic Polar Tradition’, Why was the Polar tradition hidden, and much more. Check out Mario’s site here, and his YouTube channel here Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Good luck finding this book for less than £1500, check it on Amazon here WH Müller Bio: Born in 1964, I gained access to Kabbalah and various occult doctrines related to it through my interest in the American author HP Lovecraft. My first book was published in 1992 bearing the title “Lovecraft – Treasurer of the Forbidden”. In 1994 I published the first occult exegesis and translation of the Babylonian Epic of Creation in “Primordial Light” which was substantially enlarged in its second edition “Fiat Nox” in 1994. In the 1990s I was also a patron member of the British Museum Society. Besides, I always worked as a translator and was for example responsible for the first Nicholas-Roerich-biography by Jacqueline Decter. Further translations in the 1990s included works by WB Yeats and EA Wallis Budge. In 1996 I authored “Polaria – The Gift of the White Stone” on Lovecraft and Western Occultism which was published in the US. In 2001 I founded my own publishing company with two books on esoteric Traditionalism (Guénon) and related subjects of Alchemy as well as the first German translations of some of Suhrawardi’s most eminent Sufi writings. After having positively identified Einstein’s famous equation of Special Relativity in Kabbalah, I published “NecroYoga” in 2011 containing the Kabbalistic “threshold-equation” later termed “Moshe-Formula”, and partly based on a so-called “Babylon-Workout” on Kabbalah, Special Relativity and Black Hole ‘Physics which had appeared previously in Germany. My most recent translations include Nevill Drury’s biography on the life and work of the Australian artist and occultist Rosaleen Norton and Stephen Flower’s “Lords of the Left-Hand Path”. “Antarktos: Understanding the Age of Rebellion” in which I write comprehensively on the “real” secrets of Antarctica in connection with the ongoing conflict of the Old Ones vs. the Elder Ones, E.A. Poe’s secret messages in “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym” and further revelations from Lovecraft’s occult heritage, is due for publication soon.

This week, Ken and Marck pull up their chairs at the dining table and feast upon the banquet of American cults and their delicious offerings. Our head chef this week is the lovely Christina Ward of the legendary Feral House Publishing. This week: The history of Feral House Publishing and Adam Parfry’s legacy, How foods are influenced by religious movements, UFO cults in America and much more. Joining me at the dinner table is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Get Christina’s book in the UK here – https://amzn.to/40714Wz Get Christina’s book in the US here – https://amzn.to/490XAca Christina Ward Bio: Christina Ward is an author, editor, and seeker. She is also the Vice President and Editor of Feral House, a publisher noted for their books on outré topics. She had the distinct pleasure of riding around town in the Wienermobile with Padma Lakshmi on the hottest day in July of 2019 for “Taste the Nation.” Her current book, Holy Food: Recipes and Foodways from Cults, Communes, and New Religious Movements (September 26, 2023). Her previous book, American Advertising Cookbooks-How Corporations Taught Us To Love, Spam, Bananas, and Jell-O, earned positive notice from Florence Fabricant in the New York Times, Christopher Kimball of Milk Street Radio, and numerous other journalists and readers. Her 2017 book, Preservation-The Art and Science of Canning, Fermentation, and Dehydration, explores the history and science of food preservation while sharing 100 fool-proof recipes that make the science real. She is a contributor to Serious Eats, Edible Milwaukee, The Wall Street Journal, The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, Remedy Quarterly, and Runcible Spoon magazines. Christina makes regular guest expert on Milwaukee television programs and public radio stations across the United States, delighting in ‘working blue’ before 8 am. She contributed to and edited the 2021 book Bawdy Tales & Trifles of Devilries for Ladies and Gentlemen of Experience under her nom d’amour, Lady Fanny Woodcock. She has guided, edited, contributed to, and in a few (unnamed) instances, rewritten, over fifty books. She has an interest in the lives of forgotten “difficult women” and bringing their stories to readers. Christina regularly contributes to academic and educational conferences on the topic of transgressive art. In her spare time, she is the certified Master Food Preserver for Southeast Wisconsin and always picks up the phone to answer pressing questions about jelly that won’t set and soft pickles. Christina can trace her Milwaukee and Wisconsin roots to the early 1800s. Her love of history comes from her father, who instilled the idea that we are all manifestations of our ancestors. Her interest in cooking began out of childhood necessity to feed herself and her siblings while her father worked in a factory. She prides herself on having a hungry mind interested in learning about people, the foods they eat, and the stories that arise from that convergence. If you asked 8-year-old me what I wanted to be when I grew up—my answer was always the same—a writer.

This week Ken swings the doors of the infamous shadowy Black Lodge wide open. Key to the door, and keeper of the map Allen Greenfield is his guide. UAPs, Men in Black, Aleister Crowley, Twin Peaks and the IllumiNet conspiracy revealed! This week: Aleister Crowley’s Moonchild, David Lynch’s Black Lodge, The Three Black Schools, Who Killed Jim Keith and much more Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Buy Allen’s book here Allen Greenfield Bio T Allen Greenfield (the “T” or “Tau” being a customary title given to an esoteric prelate in the Doinel lineage upon their consecration) is a native of Augusta, Georgia, USA. With relatively brief sojourns in Tampa, Florida, Tucson, Arizona, and Key West, Florida, he has lived much of his life thus far in Atlanta. By the age of sixteen, he had become a world traveler, and has visited many countries all over the globe in the years since, from France to French Polynesia; from Canada to Venezuela; Greece to Grenada, Israel to Indiana. He is a long-time student of esoteric spirituality and Gnosticism, a study he began in 1960. A past (elected) member of the British Society for Psychical Research, the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) (from 1960), etc., he has twice been the recipient of the “UFOlogist of the Year Award” of the National UFO Conference (1972 and 1992), which has run continuously on an annual basis for 41 years. He is a Borderland Science Research Associate (BSRA). He has personally conducted on-site UFO abduction investigations in Brooksville, FL; Pascagoula, MS; and Brown Mountain, NC. He considers the UFO phenomenon to be a “signal” from the Collective Unconscious that the neglect of a magical spirituality by society as a whole is a cause of the emotional plague and social disaster.

  ***Begin transmission Joseph Matheny, David B Metcalfe, and Ken Eakins send you transmissions from the Mauve Zone. This week's data leak includes: UAP in Congress, The new Satanic Panic, Skywatch and the Colin's elite, dominionism, Kenneth Grant, Hellier, Allen Greenfield, Jack Parsons, Svenghoulie, and To the Stars Academy Transmission ends*** Music by Simon Smerdon

Ken and Mark return to Saturn’s gaze and press further into the German magickal milieu. Once again Frater U∴D∴ lights his lantern of experience and guides us into the temple. This week: Electrical Magick and the Tepaphone, The Saturnian archetype, The Gnosis of Saturn, Yoga and Dark Light, and much more. Jumping into the Saturnian cohost seat this week is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Stephen Flowers’ book is the best resource on the order in English. Buy the book in the UK here Buy the book in the US here Frater U∴D∴ Bio Frater U∴D∴ is a writer, poet and magician. A German diplomat’s child, he grew up in Africa and Asia. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Bonn in Comparative Literature, English Literature and Portuguese Studies. Co-founder of the Bonn Workshop for Experimental Magic. As founder of Pragmatic Magic, Cyber Magic, Ice Magic and co-founder of the Magical Pact of the Illuminati of Thanateros (IOT), he is one of Europe’s most renowned practical magicians and contemporary occult authors. He studied with yoga and tantra masters and has been involved with the practical aspects of occultism in general and magic in particular for more than half a century. Many years of experience as a translator and interpreter, author of more than 40 books, many of which have become modern day classics, including High Magic and Practical Sigil Magic. His works have been translated into multiple languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Estonian, Japanese etc.). He is known for his undogmatic approach to the black arts. Translated works by Peter Carroll, Ramsey Dukes and Aleister Crowley’s Book of Lies, among others.

This week we orbit the rings of Saturn and explore one of Germany’s most long-lasting and secretive Magickal orders, the Fraternitas Saturni. Our Magistar Gnosticus this week is legendary occultist Frater U∴D∴, a longtime member of the F.S., and well-known author of occult texts. This week we discuss: Who are the Fraternitas Saturni, what is the link between the F.S. and Aleister Crowley, What is Saturnian Magick, and much more. Orbiting the rings of Saturn with me this week is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Stephen Flowers’ book is the best resource on the order in English. Buy the book in the UK here Buy the book in the US here Frater U.D. Bio Frater U∴D∴ (Belgium), founder of Pragmatic and Ice Magic, is Europe’s best known practical magician and contemporary occult author. He has written more than twenty-five books. Among his translations are the books of Peter Carroll and Ramsey Dukes, and Aleister Crowley’s Book of Lies.

This week Ken grabs a pizza at Comet Ping Pong with returning guest author and musician Nikolas Schreck to dissect the ever-rising tide of modern conspiracy theory. We look at some of the misconceptions of the more Occult and Left Hand Path theories, as well as discuss Nikolas’ own experiences as a victim of the Satanic Panic. This week: Nikolas’ new conspiracy research group OASIS, Why Nikolas is still the object of conspiracy, the dark side of modern conspiracy culture, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Nikolas Schreck’s music on Bandcamp Nikolas Schreck socials https://linktr.ee/nikolasschreck Nikolas Schreck Bio: Nikolas Schreck is an American singer/songwriter, musician, author, and filmmaker. Acclaimed by Austria‘s Evolver magazine as “already a legend in his lifetime‘‘, singer-songwriter, author, and film-maker Nikolas Schreck’s initiatory application of music, ritual, and theater formally began in 1984 when he returned to the West from a life-changing spiritual pilgrimage in Egypt to found the shapeshifting musical ensemble Radio Werewolf, a nine-year sonic magic operation which concluded in 1993. After pioneering early Los Angeles Gothic and deathrock with the band’s first incarnation, Radio Werewolf’s European phase was hailed by Christopher Walton of the band Endura for “simultaneously pre-empting and giving birth to the dark-ambient and ritual-industrial scene of the 1990s.” Before embarking on his current solo career, Schreck has previously collaborated musically with Zeena, John Murphy, Kingdom of Heaven, and Sir Christopher Lee, whose first album he produced. Schreck’s books include The Manson File: Myth & Reality of an Outlaw Shaman, Demons of the Flesh: The Complete Guide to Left-Hand Path Sex Magic (written with Zeena Schreck), The Satanic Screen, and Flowers from Hell. He is the director of the 1989 documentary Charles Manson Superstar and has appeared in several films, including Mortuary Academy and Usher.

Ken and Mark pack their bags and head to the Soviet Occult landscape of Hyperbora. Our tour guide into this fantastical realm is author Christopher McIntosh. This week: What is the Occult like in Russia post-Soviet Union, is Hyperborea in Russia, what influence does the occult have on art in a post-war country, and much more. Joining me from atop a grumpy bear is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Buy Occult Russia on Amazon Christopher McIntosh Bio: Christopher McIntosh is a British-born writer and historian who has lived in Germany for more than 30 years. He has a doctorate in history from Oxford University, a degree in German from London University, and a diploma in Russian from the United Nations Language School. The author of many books, including Occult Russia, he lives in Lower Saxony, North German

This week we travel to the mysterious forests of Sweden to search out Fiery encounters, Men in Black and strange green entities. Our trailmaster is the wonderful investigator of High Strangeness Fred Andersson. This week we travel to the mysterious forests of Sweden to search out Fiery encounters, Men in Black and strange green entities. Our trailmaster is the wonderful investigator of High Strangeness Fred Andersson. This week: The fire-humanoids of Sweden, the Vittangi Incident, Swedish Men in Black, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com All of Fred’s links can be found here The Fire Humanoids of Sweden Article The Vittangi Incident Article Vanishing Visitors at Vikbolandet Article

This week we wander into the occult laboratories of Alchemists through time, and discover the secrets of the Homunculus. Keeping the little monsters in their glass containers this week is the excellent Juan Ayala of The Juan on Juan Podcast. This week: What the hell is a Homunculus, Why the dark side of the Occult is so appealing, Why Aleister Crowley can be a bit of a dick, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Check Juan’s site for link here Subscribe to Juan’s Patreon here Juan Bio: On my show, I talk about life, self-awareness, esoterica, and other mysteries in the world. I have had artists, authors, conspiracy theorists, and other individuals on. My goal with making my podcast is to bring some knowledge that perhaps you did not have before listening to my show. If I have someone share an experience that they have had that maybe you would never experience, you can in a way experience that as well through the person telling their story. Some topics will be more serious than others but at the end of the day, it is about what you take from it. I am enjoying the process and I am also using it to grow as a person. For me, this goes deeper than just making a podcast. It is a learning experience.   Show Comments 

This week we delve into the psychomanteum, discover our Holy Guardian Angel and invoke ritual itself with the help of sorcerer, performance artist, and colleague Mr. Ulysses Black. This week we discuss: Knowledge and conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel, New technologies in Magick and the Occult, Sorcery and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Grab a copy of Ulysses Black’s works at Midian Books Check Ulysses online at his site Support Ulysses on his Patreon See the SittingNow filmed Scarlet Imprint performance here Ulysses Black Bio: Welcome to the wonderous & weird world of ritual artist Ulysses Black! From my roots in western esotericism, magick and the occult, I have spent the last 30+years investigating exactly how rituals of all forms ‘work’, using my artistic and performance backgrounds as the principal vehicle for disseminating that research. I hope you’ll find something here of interest and encourage you to join me on this journey. So… when i say ‘rituals’ do I mean occult rituals and magical spells? – Sure, sometimes, but i also have a trained background in officiating weddings, funerals, handfastings, I have worked as the ritual consultant for films, choreographed rituals for music videos, delivered lectures, given seminars, run training and workshops all on rituals – and yes, even saying ‘cheers!’ to toast a friend is a ritual that interests me. Rituals permeate our lives, regardless of whether we ‘believe’ in them – they have a profound ability to affect our sense of purpose, to give us meaning and better understand our place within the world. Alongside hunting and seduction, rituals might be the oldest performative actions we have, we all know them, we can all be affected by them… and yet they are inherently mysterious and oblique to normal understanding… Developing an understanding of ritual and its implementation not only enriches our lives, but more specifically helps us come to an understanding of our own sense of place and purpose. Ritual – as a activity – is a means of cultivating a deeper sense of meaningfulness within our lives. I am driven by an insatiable thirst to create work that investigates, expresses or contributes to our practical understanding of rituals. Fancy exploring the strange and marvellous world of ritual? Join me on this adventure of investigation, leave your mark, even influence the work as it evolves and find expression through diverse projects.  

  This week Ken explores time travel using precognitive dream-working with author Eric Wargo. Eric has authored two books on the subject ‘Timeloops’ and ‘Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self’. Join us as we dive headlong into this exciting discovery. This week we discuss: Precognitive dreaming, Jung and the scarab, how to actually dream precognitively, and much more. Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Eric Wargo Bio ERIC WARGO has a PhD in anthropology from Emory University and works as a science writer and editor in Washington, DC. In his spare time, he writes about science fiction, consciousness, and the paranormal at his popular blog, The Nightshirt. Besides Time Loops, he is also the author of Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self: Interpreting Messages from Your Future.

This week Ken and Ulysses Black investigate a shadowy lodge that has spread disinformation, death and lies in it’s wake. Our returning guide is the lovely, and lively Allen H. Greenfield to discuss the shadowy Black Lodge. This week: What is the Black Lodge?, What does the Shaver mystery have in connection to it?, Has Allen met any of it’s members and what the hell is his new book actually called? Joining me from his portable White Lodge is one Ulysses Black Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Allen Greenfield Bio T Allen Greenfield (the “T” or “Tau” being a customary title given to an esoteric prelate in the Doinel lineage upon their consecration) is a native of Augusta, Georgia, USA. With relatively brief sojourns in Tampa, Florida, Tucson, Arizona, and Key West, Florida, he has lived much of his life thus far in Atlanta. By the age of sixteen, he had become a world traveler, and has visited many countries all over the globe in the years since, from France to French Polynesia; from Canada to Venezuela; Greece to Grenada, Israel to Indiana. He is a long-time student of esoteric spirituality and Gnosticism, a study he began in 1960. A past (elected) member of the British Society for Psychical Research, the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) (from 1960), etc., he has twice been the recipient of the “UFOlogist of the Year Award” of the National UFO Conference (1972 and 1992), which has run continuously on an annual basis for 41 years. He is a Borderland Science Research Associate (BSRA). He has personally conducted on-site UFO abduction investigations in Brooksville, FL; Pascagoula, MS; and Brown Mountain, NC. He considers the UFO phenomenon to be a “signal” from the Collective Unconscious that the neglect of a magical spirituality by society as a whole is a cause of the emotional plague and social disaster.

Ken and Raymond jump in a time machine back to the 1990s before the world got too weird to discover what the conspiracy climate was like through the eyes of conspiracy theorist William Cooper. Our pale-horse-riding-guide this week is author Mark Jacobson. This week we discuss: The legend of William Cooper, why the hip-hop community loves old Bill, Mystery Babylon, Cooper’s predictions, and much more. Joining me from his conspiracy-proof compound is Raymond Wiley Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Check Mark’s book hereMark Jacobson Bio: Mark Jacobson is a writer and journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his explorations of the seamy side of urban life and for his offbeat and witty take on popular culture. Mark is a contributing editor at New York magazine and a frequent contributor to The Village Voice, National Geographic, Natural History magazine, Men’s Journal, and other publications.

This week Ken and Marck take a left (hand path?) through the Mauve Zone and into the Tunnels of Set to further explore the work of Kenneth Grant. Our guide through the Qliphoth this week is returning guest Michael Staley. This week we discuss: Is Kenneth Grant ‘Left hand path’, What are the Tunnels of Set, Where is the Mauve Zone, and how do get there, Cosmic Kalas, and much more. Joining me from his otherworldy throne is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Find the works of Kenneth Grant at http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/ Michael Staley Bio: Michael Staley is the founder of Starfire Publishing. He knew Kenneth Grant for more than forty years, becoming his publisher in the mid 1990s, and across a number of years republished the Typhonian Trilogies in new editions. Michael lives in north-west London with his wife Caroline Wise.

Ken goes on a quest that has driven men to the edge of madness, the search for the Philosopher’s Stone of Alchemy. Turning lead to gold before our very eyes this week is the author of ‘The Alchemical Search for Unified Field’, R.E. Kretz. This week we discuss: The lack of mysticism in modern freemasonry, Ophiuchus and Pythagoras, What exactly is the Philosopher’s stone, and how to use it and much more. Joining me from the dream land is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com R.E. Kretz Bio: Being a historical researcher of Masonic symbols and meanings, I have a lifetime of experience with alchemy and the mystical arts. I studied Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1970s, am a journeyman communications-electronics technician, Freemason, and shaman. I’ve explored various forms of meditation, the mechanics of how it works, and how to help others understand and practice it. I blend my knowledge of these diverse subjects in a way you can connect with, understand, and use, helping you achieve a higher level of spiritual consciousness. On his podcast, Poke Runyon says: “If you’d like to learn the secrets of Alchemy tune in and meet a master of the art.” Feathered Quill says: “Stay tuned for more gems to come from this master wisdom jeweler, R.E. Kretz.”

Returning from their long slumber, Ken and Marck venture into the arms of Morpheus to learn about dream initiation. Our shaman on this mystical quest is the lovely Sarah Janes, author of ‘Initiation into Dream Mysterious’. This week we discuss: What is dream incubation, the importance of star knowledge, old woman rituals, creative inspiration from dreams and much more.   Joining me from the dream land is Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Sarah Janes Bio: Sarah Janes has been an enthusiastic lucid dreamer since childhood. She is a writer, public speaker, and sleep hypnosis workshop facilitator. She runs Explorers Egyptology, an online lecture series, and with Carla Hayden Smith operates The Seventh Ray, a virtual reality Mystery School. She is also a producer and co-host for the Anthony Peake Consciousness Hour podcast. Sarah is currently working with Rupert Sheldrake and the British Pilgrimage Trust to reinvigorate the practice of dream incubation at sacred sites. She lives in the UK. https://themysteries.org/

Returning from the void, and crawling through the nightshade, the two-headed beast called Ken and Marck return, dead but still dreaming. This week, we take a journey to Paris, and track the interactions of the great beast himself, Aleister Crowley. Our impeccable cicerone through the streets of the city of love and light this week is author, and returning guest Mr Tobias Churton. This week we discuss: Crowley’s relationship with McGregor Mathers, his effect on the bored and horny, the meaning of true will, and much more. Joining me from the astral realm is one Marck Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Tobias’ new book is available now from Inner Traditions You can check out episodes of ‘The Gnostics’ here on YouTube Tobias Churton Bio: Born in Sutton Coldfield to an ancient Cheshire family, in 1960, Tobias Churton spent two years in Australia from 1966 to 1968 and returned to attend his fifth school, Lichfield Cathedral School. Three schools later he won an exhibition to Brasenose College, Oxford, where he studied Theology. Compelled to exchange a vocation to the priesthood for the lowlier prospect of a career in television, he first came to public notice with the 1987 Channel 4 production, GNOSTICS. The 4-part, drama-documentary went out at peak time on Saturday nights. It won the New York TV Festival Gold Award for best religious series. Churton’s Channel 4/Weidenfeld & Nicolson book accompanying the series was a best seller.  Long before Dan Brown scored a hit with The Da Vinci Code, Tobias Churton introduced a popular audience to the authentic world of esoteric mysteries. In the words of Dutch scholar, Gilles Quispel, the TV series would “change the minds of millions”. Churton presented the facts, not the fantasy. Swedish theologian Jan-Arvid Hellström hailed Churton as a “religious genius” while Amsterdam bibliophile and industrialist Joost Ritman enthusiastically greeted the appearance of a new “writing star”.  The success of The Gnostics allowed Tobias to concentrate his energies on his first love: writing. After years of voluminous reading, mystical experience and creative endeavour, Churton had much to express.  Having completed his twenty-fifth book commission, Tobias Churton is today internationally recognized for his insightful books on esoteric, spiritual history, Art and philosophy. Accessible and scholarly, Churton’s works address believers and doubters alike and, remarkably, have stimulated spiritual experiences in some readers. He has successfully widened the appeal of so-called “esoteric” spirituality. Churton’s warm style and depth of knowledge have entertained many thousands of readers in the process. Tobias is also a filmmaker, lecturer, poet and musician. He has recently recorded his orchestrated score for his prospective dramatic project, William Blake: Love is on Fire!, while his musical about Nancy Cunard and Henry Crowder, YOU, ME AND YESTERDAY, co-written with artist and songwriter John Myatt, was performed to great acclaim at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre in 2011. He has composed and recorded eight albums of original music.   Show Comments 

Take a trip out to the Californian deserts and join the occult rocket-race with Ken and Mark. Our man who fell to Earth this week is the wonderful George Pendle, author of the go-to book on Jack Parsons 'Strange Angel'. This week we discuss: Just who was Jack Parsons and why are we still talking about him?, The OTO's influence on Parsons' life?, how do you go from rocket science to occult magician? and much more. Joining me from his command outpost this week is Mar(c)k Satyr™   Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com   Listen to the audiobook of Strange Angel on Audible George Pendle Bio: George Pendle is an author and journalist. He writes about contemporary art, historical fiction, imaginary countries, real monsters, mad scientists, sane occultists, and the color blue. He has written for the Economist, the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Times (London), the Guardian, the Observer, frieze, Cabinet, Bidoun, Modern Painters, and Icon.

Charge headlong into the darkness and down the Benighted Path with Ken and Mark this week as we challenge the listener to don the Infernal Masque! Leading us through this cosmic void is the wonderful Richard Gavin author of both horror fiction, and occult works. This week we discuss: Dreams as magical portals, working with the darkness, Ludwig Klages and Kenneth Grant, and much more. Joining me, Dead but still dreaming is Mar(c)k Satyr Main theme by Simon Smerdon (Mothboy) Music bed by chriszabriskie.com Richard Gavin Bio:   Richard Gavin is a critically-acclaimed writer who works in the areas of horror and the primordial, oftentimes illuminating the nexus where these fields intersect. He has authored four books of macabre fiction, as well as poetry, criticism, and several occult essays for publications such as Starfire Journal and Clavis. The Benighted Path is his most substantial esoteric work to date. https://theionpublishing.com/authors/richard-gavin/