Platonic Survivals In Sacred Architecture | Peter Mark Adams
Peter Mark Adams joins us today on the occasion of the imminent release of his new book, Hagia Sophia: Sanctuary of Kronos. Like The Game of Saturn before it, this is an exploration of curious...
View ArticleNo Kindness Is Ever Wasted
In Week 2 of The Foundations -ie next week- we’ll be exploring offerings: how to do them, what they themselves do, and so on. So I wanted to get a quick post out pointing at some powerful material from...
View ArticleWaylaid By Weather
Twenty years ago I bought a book of poems about New Zealand’s capital called Big Weather. If you know the place, you know why. I thought about that book this morning, driving out of town. Wellington is...
View ArticleThis Week’s Podcast is Livestream-Only
The east coast is still in a really bad way here in NZ so I went to Taupo a few days early to make extra sure I can make it to the wedding this weekend. The weather is currently lovely but apparently...
View ArticleFall of Numenór Review, Lord of the Rings Tarot Unboxing, Q&A
Here’s the replay for this week’s solo show. It was a bunch of fun trying out a new format! Thanks everyone for the commentary and questions. If you’re only interested in one or more parts of the video...
View ArticleMayan Healing, Shamanism and Plant Medicine with Rosita Arvigo
This week we welcome to the show the legendary Rosita Arvigo. Rosita is the author of ten books, she is a naprapathic physician, a herbalist and a specialist in traditional Mayan healing. For decades...
View Article“The Source Codes of Reality”
I was listening to a great discussion between former-podcast-guest Lynne McTaggart and the legendary Jean Houston while walking along the edge of Lake Taupo a couple of weeks ago. The explosion that...
View ArticlePlace, Myth and Story with Dr Martin Shaw
Legendary storyteller and mythologist, Dr Martin Shaw joins the show this week. On the occasion of the release of his remarkable and uncharacterisable (although I try) new book, Bardskull. We talk...
View ArticleComparing Cunning Traditions Around The World [Full Presentation]
I’m making public a presentation I gave at a conference in September of 2022. It’s a comparison of what we can gingerly call cunning traditions around the world -based on some of my findings and...
View Article“Can’t This Town Go One Day Without A Riot?”
I think about the Mark Hamill episode of The Simpsons at least 3 times a week. Specifically the scene where Mayor Quimby says “oh God, can’t this town go ONE DAY without a riot?” That’s how I feel...
View Article“The World Is Magic, Magic, Magic.”
I’ve just returned from harvesting sacred plants on the sacred Mount Bandilaan here in Siquijor. There are only seven Fridays each year -between Ash Wednesday and Good Friday- when this is done. I was...
View ArticleVisiting The Island of Witches – Impressions of Siquijor, Philippines
**Re-sending this with the audio attached. Something went wrong pushing out to our podcast host. But everything is where it is meant to be now. Apologies for the inconvenience!** In the middle of the...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Jake Stratton-Kent
Alkistis Dimech and Peter Grey of Scarlet Imprint return to the show for an exploration and celebration of Jake Stratton-Kent: In particular his thought, his research and his impact on the western...
View ArticleMagic Shop For Sale In Hobart, Tasmania
Yes, I appreciate this is a bit of a departure from the usual Rune Soup offerings, but you never know? I was in Hobart on Friday and stopped by the Page of Cups. And what’s funny is I was mentally...
View ArticleGreat Filter Go Brr
Like the rest of you, I’m sure, at least half of my podcasts have given over to breathless speculation about AI. One that I was listening to quoted a tweet (that I cannot find) that, in reference to...
View ArticleUnderstanding Prophecy for Magicians and Astrologers
In this solo show, we dive deep into the origin of our understanding of prophecy, how it is different from prediction and where this understanding is useful for sorcerers, astrologers and magicians. We...
View ArticleEthnobotany, Traditional Medicine and Modern Healing | Dr Mark J. Plotkin
Legendary ethnobotanist, Mark J. Plotkin, joins the show this week for a fascinating chat about traditional medicine, Indigenous knowledge, plant healing and modern medicine. Dr Plotkin studied under...
View ArticleTop 10 Paranormal Books of All Time
Following up on Greg Carlwood’s appearance on the podcast to run down the top 10 conspiracy books of all time, I returned to The Higherside Chats for a countdown of the best or most important...
View ArticleTowards A Definition of Magic
One of the tasks that we are returning to at multiple times during The Foundations premium member course is landing on and repeatedly returning to an actual definition of magic. Doing so is a bigger...
View ArticleAt Work Among The Ruins with Dougald Hine
Author and (post)activist Dougald Hine joins us this week for a powerful discussion about our moment and what -if anything- we should ‘do’ with and about it. The springboard for our chat is Dougald’s...
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