Thoth-Hermes Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rudolf M Berger
Greetings and welcome to Episode 3 of Panosopher’s Podcast. In this conversation, Rudolf meets with Australian Freemason Travis Trinca. This autumn, Travis released “The Temple and the Vault” (Lewis Masonic Publishing); a dedicated cross-tradition study of landscape and ritual in the search for Truth. Gentle yet candid, our author shares his personal initiatory journey- starting out in an a-religious family home, an extended journey with Rosicrucianism, and then entering into Freemasonry after the birth of his son. In non-Temple life, Travis holds an MBA and the accomplishments of adulthood. Within the Temple, he celebrates an ever-unfolding journey to spiritual maturity. Travis and Rudolf explore the landscape of mythic truth, Romanticism, and the interface of historic legend in our current time. They look at the implications of 20th Century “research” focused regard of historical figures, versus a past tolerance for thematic embellishment. Do mythic landscapes and ritual translate effectively over centuries? To what extent is it the responsibility of an Order to adapt and re-present the themes of the original analogies? To what extend is this the responsibility of the individual truth-seeking Initiate? What are our capacities?In their collective cornucopia of knowledge, Travis and Rudolf enthusiastically speak not only about Freemasonry, but also the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC); The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; and the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA). Unity is found in diversity, and the interface between text, tradition, and Truth-seeking. May this conversation prompt Meaning in all listeners. Music played in this episodeRitualistic music exists in different forms and from all cultures of the world - initation and music have always been linked. In this episode, we play derivates of such music.1) GAMELAN MUSIC FROM INDONESIA(Track starts at 4:38)2) CLAUDE DEBUSSY - PAGODES from Estampesperformed by Claudio Arrau(Track starts at 51:28)3) DAVID SKIDMORE - RITUAL MUSIC - for 4 percussionists(Track starts at 1:29:33)Intro and Outro Musicespecially written and recorded for the Pansophers Podcast by Chris Roberts
SPRING EQUINOX AND A NEW PROJECT!As announced a couple of weeks ago Ike Baker from the great Arcanum Podcast and I have decided to produce a monthly show together, where we interview each time two people about a particular subject, mostly around occult and magical practices.And here we are: Enjoy a great talk, which we had about Modern Alchemy, with Phoenix Aurelius and Daniel Wiseman.This episode is also available as a Video on my and Ike's YouTube Channels.So this is the first episode of that kind, and it ends the long break that I took with this podcast This will not mean that I will do weekly show again, but from time to time in between those monthly talks will also present the kind of episodes that you have been used to.I hope you will enjoy this new format. I apologise for the brief message here, but life is still extremely busy and Ike and I were a bit late with the final edit of the show.Enjoy and looking forward to other projects I will produce for you.
Episode Three, Season Ten of the Thoth-Hermes podcast explores facets of Higher Worlds and the Anthroposophical traditiom. Today, Rudolf meets with Thomas Mayer, Anthroposophical teacher, author and direct democracy activist. In Thomas’s words, “you will meet the people you want to meet” which is an ongoing theme in this conversation.Thomas “met” Rudolf Steiner at the age of 15, reading “How to Know Higher Worlds”; 44 years later, he is an Anthroposophical meditation teacher, with his partner Agnes Hardorp. Thomas recently published “Answering the Call of the Elementals” which is intended as a lively workbook to intentionally strengthen a practitioner’s connection to those Beings.In their discussion, Thomas and Rudolf explore the path of supersensible perceptual development. Steiner’s work incorporated and influenced many aspects of esotericism; its wide-ranging impact is felt in the breadth of the interview. Topics range from the theme of the “I”/”Ich”, to organic architecture, to the Akashic records, to shadow work and the neutralization of the binary. The term “geisteswissenschaft” (“Spiritual Science”) is referenced and defined. Thomas describes the range of viewpoint diversity even within the Goetheanum as an institution, finding both more “intellectual” (scholarly, academic) thinkers and “spiritual” experiential artists. Solitary and group egregore work are weighed, with acknowledgement of their necessary coincidence. Rudolf and Thomas both note the bolster of healthy counterbalance that individual and cooperative esoteric work can provide.Thomas recommends several foundational Steiner texts for listeners, including “The Theosophy of the Rosicrucians”. Rudolf notes that many Steiner writings are available in English, at no cost, online. Thomas enters more specifically into the ideas of the Aether plane and defines the concept of the “Elementals”. Thomas carefully notes the Anthroposophical belief that supersensible perception is available to all humans, but must be actively and personally developed. He reminds us that this is also In the context of mutual interest: that the Elementals seek human interaction as much (or more) as we seek them.This is the cover of the book we also mention in the podcast, Thomas Mayer's book on elementals, available in English from Inner Traditions (see link below)Click here for Thomas Mayer's homepage (in German, sorry...)The book page at Inner TraditionsThe Rudolf Steinre Archive - in English, most of his work to be found thereAnthro-Wiki - an excllent resource in English and GermanMusic played in this episodeAlso, on this episode, in the "interval", between the two parts of the main interview, a first short talk on a series that will appear from time to time in the next weeks and months, about the effects of sound and music in the spiritual world.Musician and singer EMERELLE, who also provides the music on this episode, speaks to Rudolf on her work and what she thinks music can do with our mind.Emerelle is a singer, musician & videographer from Austria focused on creating music that touches the soul. Ethereal sounds coming from a deep place of stillness help to reconnect with oneself. Here is what she says about herself: "I studied music pedagogy & classical singing at university but quit after 3 years to create my own music. I’ve been on an intense spiritual quest since I was 15 years old, studying various philosophies, meditation, advaita, inner work, traumahealing, sacred womanhood and more. It's always been my aim to touch & inspire people, to help them feel and reconnect with their true nature.
Welcome to Episode Two of Season Ten with the Thoth-Hermes podcast. Today, Rudolf dialogues with Marco Visconti, author of “The Aleister Crowley Manual: Thelemic Magic for Modern Times” (2023), published through Watkins Press. An Italian freemason living in London, Marco openly enumerates roadblocks and supports he has encountered in his personal magical development. Up into his mid-thirties, Marco pursued several initiatory paths alongside an international musical career. Retiring from musical performance, Marco committed to depth involvement with the Ordo Templi Orientis. He also worked on staff at London’s renowned Treadwell’s Bookshop. Following the OTO’s scandals and schisms of the late 2010s, Marco describes leaving the Order on conscience. He publicly articulated a depth essay on his experience of the OTO’s dysfunction. (CLICK ANYWHERE IN THIS PARAGRAPH TO SEE MARCO'S BLOG ENTRY ABOUT THIS) During the COVID pandemic, a door opened for the founding of Marco’s present initiatory school. Rudolf and Marco examine the tensions of ethics and accountability within hierarchical initiatory organizations. Together, they highlight the responsibility of truly vetting lodge candidates. Marco directly names his experience of encountering unbalanced and destabilizing seekers in magical schools. He also references contemporary challenges around anonymity or confidentiality of membership. The theme of finding the balanced middle way permeates this conversation. While examining selectivity within groups, Marco and Rudolf delve into the question of elitism. Both speakers acknowledge magical potential as an inherent human birthright, across all class, culture, race, gender, and other mundane identities. Simultaneously, they briefly share the posit that pursuing formal initiation is not appropriate for everyone in a given lifetime. While describing Marco’s new book, they note the paradox of Crowley’s levelling articulation of Magic for All, yet his relatively scholarly writing style. While more accessible than any writing prior to his publications, the Oxbridge style and use of mainline theological terms carry potential obstacles. The discussion then turns to frank assessment of copyright debates in historical magical writings; Rudolf names parallels across many creative and performing arts content. Marco then shares briefly on his manuscript in process.
Click here for Marco's Blog on Medium Marco's home page And his Facebook page Here you can find the book page at Watkins'
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It was my guest in this episode, who used to be a full-time musician at some point in his life, who chose the music . So enjoy Marco's choice!
1) DRIFT by 3Teeth 3TEETH is a group from LA, which started in 2013 and today are one of the most famous industrial metal acts. The singer and mastermind, Alexis Mincolla, is a very close friend of Marco's. They bonded over their interest for esotericism, and in fact a lot of the themes and imagery of 3TEETH is steeped in occultism. (Track starts at 8:23)
2) THE NIGHT OF PAN by XP8 XP8 was Marco's main musical project between 2001 and 2014, when he put it on hiatus. They still release the occasional single/EP, but stopped touring a decade ago when he realised that music scene (electrogoth, industrial/ebm) was on a dying spiral compared to the spotlights of the previous decade. They always produced music for "goth raves", but "The Night Of Pan" is different, mellower than their normal output. Marco wanted to try and convey in music the idea of approaching the Abyss,
Welcome to Season 10 of the Thoth-Hermes Podcast, dedicated to scholarly exploration of the Western Mystery Tradition. In this opening episode, Rudolf re-engages with Italian-American author David Pantano. David provides a dizzying timeline of occult development in the landscape that has become modern Italy. In the spirit of the Golden Bough (Fraser), David’s book “The Magic Door” (2019) provides the canopy for honoring a history beginning with the European Wild West of Hesperia, embracing the varying definitions and forms of The Sacred through a culture’s dynamic development. This Italic mythological history has repeatedly and deeply connected into international occulture. The conversation ranges from the importance of authentic linguistic diversity in both exoteric and esoteric reading to the appearance of Roman-era tripartite alchemical initiatory cosmology. Ovid, Virgil and the later Dante all receive citation, in addition Compano, and Ficino. The conversation explores Giordano Bruno’s complex contributions not only to esotericism but larger practices such as the Art of Memory (in recent resurgence). We learn of the recent restoration of The Magic Door itself, with its multi-faith, multi-linguistic alchemical script… illustrating the tripartite. The repeated interaction, collusion and co-opting between Church and State are clearly acknowledged, as well as the pre-Rennaisance use of Magical Realism to influence the collective imagination towards the ideal of State. David and Rudolf take time to examine the influence of the UR Group, its writings, and ethical questions surrounding the figure of Julius Evola. David expresses his analysis that Evola, while holding controversial views, did repeatedly publicly and privately reject fascism David and Rudolph emphasize the rejection of hero worship toward any thinker, writer, or historical figure and the responsibility for sustained personal inner work as a bulwark against extremism. Pantano also invites the audience to contact him personally to further discuss or question any aspect of his writing or this interview.
If you have questions for David or want to get in touch with him, go on his Faecbook page by clicking here and post him a message.
In the interview, David and I mentioned a few times the new edition of the collected publications of the UR-Group. Below you find a picture of this edition. By clicking on one of the images you will be brought to the corresponding page of the publishers - Inner Tradition.
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And once again I am happy to present the music by one of our listeners! Joshua Kirch has sent me his beautiful work already more than a year ago, but now finally after the break I can happily present it to you: Josh Kirch is a musician and composer who started with guitar, and he soon moved to classical guitar and performing in a guitar trio - really enjoying the range of repertoire and especially the Renaissance pieces available. This eventually led him to start learning the lute and cello.His compositions often mix electronic elements with classical and early music instrumentation and themes, as well as more standard rock and folk moments. And as he says himself, his training in magic and the occult has also opened new horizons in regards to his musical work. You can find him here on Soundcloud
1) EAST GATE and SOUTH GATE, FROM GATE QUARTETS (2023) (Track starts at 9:51)
In this week’s episode of the show the one and only John Michael Greer returns for his now 4th time on the Thoth Hermes Podcast. You are probably familiar with his blog www.ecosophia.net and I’m sure you’ll be enjoying our conversation on John’s latest work, the initiation system ‘The Fellowship of the Hermetic Rose’ or FHR which at the time of airing is available online for free, so please make sure to check out the show notes for further information. This time, JMG as he’s frequently called, tells us how the passing away of one of his teachers John Gilbert marked a pivotal point in his decision to form the Fellowship. John Gilbert whose name might also be familiar to most of you was one of the significant teachers of Western Esoteric Tradition and the founder of ‘The Magickal Order of the Golden Dawn’. He initiated JMG into this order but then encountered some difficulties in his endeavour to keep up an adequate organisational structure. After John Gilbert had deceased, JMG received permission from his widow to unpack the material renaming it ‘The Fellowship of the Hermetic Rose’ and putting out the knowledge in a reorganised form into a freely downloadable end result including a series of self-initiations. Of course, it is not possible to explain JMG’s system without going back to the roots of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn established in 1887 although its founding history is more an appropriate material for a novel or a Netflix series. We will go into the lore behind the (in)famous Cipher Manuscripts and shed some light on the fragmentation that followed some ‘organisational issues’ and on the respective roles of Arthur E. Waite and Juliet Ashley resulting in JMG’s new system of initiatic practice.
JMG will go on to share his very personal story how he came to the conclusion that this particular system works so well despite of his original training with the classic Golden Dawn ceremonial magic work. He will also point out the main differences between both and give us immensely valuable insights into the original intentions of The Golden Dawn and the requirements and goals of its graduates. John will also elaborate on the issue how this changed and why during the order’s tumultuous course of history and emphasize how the Outer Order’s extensive practice offers a solid foundation for every magical working that is intended (though not obligatory) in some later phase of the practitioner. We’ll dive deeply into the requirements of the Fellowship’s daily practice and what this means for individuals living in our modern times in terms of setting aside enough time and a working space for practice. We will discuss meditation, divination and protective ritualistic measures and break every part down to explain the basic idea behind them and how they serve the practitioner. John will also share some information on the degrees of the Fellowship as well as on the specific paraphernalia or tools for the work which are a little bit less money and space consuming compared to our Victorian aristocratic peers. In the end, JMG will kindly open up regarding some future book projects, one being a series of occult mystery novels covering basic training coming out in spring/summer 2023 and his next big one on spiritual healing.
JMG Ecosophia page And this is the Ecosophia Dreamwidth Blog, where the Fellowship developed JMG on AMAZON
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You know my "faible" for both classical and world music... and my ecclectic taste... So I am afraid you will have to bear with it once again in the musical choices of this week's episode!
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This is what the website of a Rosicrucian of the 21st Century looks like (see link below)
Robert Gordon's website "Future Conscience"
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE PAINTINGS BY MARLENE SEVEN BREMNER WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DURING THE INTERVIEW
This week we have a refreshing interview with Marlene Seven Bremner, an American artist and writer presently residing in New Mexico. While a student of polarity therapy, Seven initiated into Jungian alchemical teaching, which in turn flowed into her personal study and distillation of the Hermetica. This discovery process included visual art, textual exploration, and ultimately the writing of a full manuscript. Seven has recently released her first title with Inner Traditions, Hermetic Philosophy and Creative Alchemy: The Emerald Tablet, the Corpus Hermeticum, and the Journey Through the Seven Spheres. The interview is a conversation aligned to her text, appealing to both the new and seasoned students of the Hermetica. Seven’s unassuming, lunar quiet blends with solar scholarly intensity as she traverses the conversation. Subjects explored in dialogue with Rudolf range from the alchemy of oil painting; the call to expression through Logos; channeling poetry, and the creative alchemy of the ascent through the Seven Spheres. Bremner soulfully articulates the devotional-contemplative hermetic lifestyle, worldly input, and the influence of the natural elemental balance in Place. Seven makes candid acknowledgement of the importance of attaining balance between the inspiration and distraction of artistic community. Seven and Rudolf specifically explore her painting Harmonia Elementorum, which is present on her WEBSITE (click here or into the link section further down) Her website also features poetry including “Circulato” (dated May 2018), beginning: “I never learned how to dive. I only learned how to sink, in waters deep, deeper than three times my self and dark with the blood of my ancestors…” Enjoy the still waters running deep in this conversation!
ABOVE: THOTH TWO PAINTINGS BY MARLE SEVEN BREMNER BELOW: HARMONIA ELEMENTORUM
Seven's website The paintings we discuss in the interview can be found here Her author's page at Inner Traditions
THIS WEEK'S SHOW NOTES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY OUR LISTENER EMILY. MANY THANKS! Here is what Emily tells us about herself as an introduction: ‘Emily is a fellow traveler of esoteric trans-Atlantic origin. She keeps her journey offline, unplugged, and handwritten. Sources of resonant personal Wonder include bioluminescence, echolocation, geometry, and paradox. Stay in mystery, my friends
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Egypt plays an important role in Hermetic thought of course, from Thoth-Dejhuti to Hellenists etc. So Egyptian music in different forms is on the menu for today's episode. Nubian music is part of the folk tradition in both Egypt and Sudan. Today's guest, Marlene Seven Bremner, when visiting Egypt recently, was fascinated by the Nubian music, so two out of three tracks today come from this tradition.
1) TRIBAL WAR CHANT - Traditional Nubian Music recorded live in Egypt during a local folk ceremony (Track starts at 7:08)
2) ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LOVE SONG - Peter Pringle Peter Pringle (born 1945) is a Canadian musician and television personality, mainly active in the 70s and 80s. In the last two decades he has reconstructed music and musical instruments from thousands of years back, Sumerian, Ancient Hebrew, Babylonian and Egyptian. The text of this love song is from an original papyrus, he performs it in a musical style based on historical research,
Mark Stavish is back on the Thoth Hermes Podcast! And when you have someone like him to talk to, you choose subjects that need clarification, a structured mind and above all, a great knowledge of the field we all like: occultism, hermetism and the Western Traditions. Dualism and especially Non-Dualism have been terms that have found a lot of attention especially during the last 15 years or so. But how does Non-Dualism work in a hermetic and magical context, where duality seems to be the foundation of the material life. What is the difference between duality and dualism. What is the difference between a Gnostic dualism and the Hermetic approach? And why is Traditionalism or Perennialism, as it is often called (is it the same, actually?) also being sometimes under attack. In his very frank and outspoken way Mark will try to give answers to those questions, not without posing others. A highly interesting and educational talk!
Mark's very interesting blog "voxhermes" The Institute for Hermetic Studies, led by Mark Stavish Its YouTube Channel
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I have been very eclectic again this week when chosing the music...
1) AKA DUA - James Stone A beautiful interpretation of an Ancient Egyptian Hymn or Chant that many of you will know, be it as a Thelemite, a Hermeticist, Egyptologist or whatever. Here is its text and a translation (Track starts at 7:00)
2) ECCE BEATAM LUCEM FOR 40 VOICES One of the most astonishing pieces of classical choral music, and only one of two written for 40 (!) voices, which makes it sound full and harmonious in a very special way! From 16th-century Italian Renaissance, by Alessandro Striggio (Track starts at 56:22)
3) DIR DANKEN WIR DIE FREUDE From the Masonic Cantata "Dir, Herrscher des Weltalls" (To you, Ruler of the Universe) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Track starts at 1:45:17)
Intro and Outro Musicespecially written and recorded for the Thoth-Hermes Podcast by Chris Roberts
For many Giuliano Kremmerz is still quite unknown. Well, today's guest David Pantano has set out to change this, and today we want to do a step together in that direction. And the topic is worth it! Kremmerz tried to create a Hermetic School that is much less arcane that some of his contemporary occultists wanted it to be. Naples and Egypt, including Egyptian Freemasonry play a role in all that. Also, to me Kremmerz' approach sounds also partly Rosicrucian, which in the context is surprising. But there are reaons for that, we hear. And of course, he did not come out of the blue, there is a long tradition of Western Esotericism, also influenced by antiquity and its history. David has published a book on that story as well and in this talk we are going to link history to Kremmerz' time. But we will also ask: what came after? A lot to cover, and I think it became a highly interesting talk with a person who is extremely knowledgable: David Pantano!
David Pantano is an independent researcher, translator, historian, and writer specializing in spirituality, metaphysics, philosophy, and the initiatic practices of West and East. Author of The Magic Door, he lives in Toronto.
NOW, TO ANOTHER POINT - ABOUT SHOWNOTES. You probably realized that since Season 6 these newsletters have changed dramatically and become nice texts about the content of the episode with some detailed remarks on the topic. And this was/is thanks to my friend Ursula, whom I mentioned several times here and whom I really want to thank once again. Her day job has grown considerably lately, and she is also the mother of two young children. That means that in the near future at least she will only be able to cover a show once in a while and she will continue to do that. But no longer on a weekly basis. So I thought I would invite YOU, the listeners, to do it in her place. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED to write an English text about the episode and the interview in advance, which then becomes the newsletter and part of the show notes on www.thothermes.com, PLEASE CONTACT ME at rudolf@thothermes.com, and I will get in touch with you. Those of you who show real interest will get to know the upcoming guests and subjects a few weeks in advance, and if you pick an interview, you will receive the “raw” sound file as soon as I have recorded the interview (usually one to three weeks in advance). You listen to it and you write your article about that episode. In return - well, I cannot offer any payment. But I will present a short portrait of the author on the website, in the newsletter, and also in the show intro itself. INTERESTED? I hope so! Do make yourself known! And this does not need to be a one-off, if you feel happy doing this from time to time, this would be wonderful LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!
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This episode is all about Italy, or at least about the geographic area that today we call Italy. So I thought I'd bring you an - admittedly VERY eclectic - choice of music: all from the Italic Peninsula, but from completely diverse origins and time periods!
1) CIN-CI-LA, FOX DELLE LANTERNE, BOX D'AMORE what a nice Foxtrott from Italy, a beautiful blend of American influence and southern European charm! With an unnamed orchestra, recorded in ... 1926! (this is why the sound sounds old...), so from the times of Giuliano Kremmerz! (Track starts at 7:17)
First of all, thanks for your patience and apologies for last week's cancellation, but sometimes life just takes over. Podcasting is a great pleasure for me, but professional obligations need to be prioritized anyway. One thing I need to say though: for the next few weeks this text accompanying the show will be a bit shorter and not so detailed as it was in the last two years, also just for capacity reasons with myself and my friend Ursula, who wrote most of those texts. No worries, she won't stop completely, but it will not be so regular and weekly as until now. But after this intro, welcome to this interesting talk on our new episode. It is rather rare that we talk politics here, or rather ideology, or... ? Well, with my guest Rhyd Wildermuth Occultism, or rather Esotericism, as he prefers to name it, and ideology are inseparable. Why? Well, he will explain you. Who is Rhyd? A publisher, a writer ... well, let him tell us by himself: I’m a druid. A gay punk gardener gym bro. An occasional nomad. A theorist and a poet. A publisher and editor. Sometimes an anarchist, sometimes a Marxist. I’m devoted to Brythonic and Gallic gods and some local land spirits and ancestors. I’m all of those things, and also other things. I’m mostly on the side of good. Enjoy the talk!
Rhyd Wildermuth is a pagan theorist, a nomadic anarchist, a queer poet, and a punk bard. He's one of the two co-founders of God&Radicals Press, its Managing Editor, and a co-editor of Gods&Radicals: A Site of Beautiful Resistance. Appalachian-born, self-raised and self-taught, he's lived on both coasts of the colonized lands of America; led by dreams, wanderlust, and love he now lives in French-occupied Bretagne. He is the author of four books (including one with Alley Valkyrie) and the book editor of most Gods&Radicals Press publications. His essays have appeared in Black Seed, on Anti-Fascist News and The Wild Hunt, but he writes primarily at Gods&Radicals: A Site of Beautiful Resistance. In addition, he maintains his own blog at PAGANARCH and occasional erotic stories at FUR/SWEAT/FLESH. He is also the co-host of EMPIRES CRUMBLE, a twice-monthly podcast on politics, culture, history, and magic with Alley Valkyrie.
A link to Rhyd Wildermuth's personal site "A beautiful resistance" - the site with all books, the academy and the blog Rhyd mentioned SILVIA FEDERICI - here is her Wikipedia page He also spoke about ERICA LAGALISSE - here is her website The same for BAYO AKOMOLAFE And finally the Dark Mountain Website, by PAUL KINGSWORTH
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In this episode, we return to Japanese Rock Music: The Gazette (stylized as the GazettE, also GZE, as I say in the show), formerly known as Gazette (Japanese: ガゼット, Hepburn: Gazetto), is a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Kanagawa in early 2002 (source: Wikipedia)
1) WITHOUT A TRACE (Track starts at 7:42)
2) MISEINEN
(Track starts at 55:18)
3) LAST HEAVEN (Track starts at 1:34:14)
Intro and Outro Musicespecially written and recorded for the Thoth-Hermes Podcast by Chris Roberts
When I discovered (well, I was actually made aware of it through a friend) Steve Dee's latest book "Chaos Monk", I was immediately taken in by the title. That combination seemed so intriguing: How would Chaos magic and monastism be part of the same narrative? But when you listen to Steve you will soon find out that his own life experience shows us very well those links. His book is a deeply personal one, and so is this talk. How does monastism work in the 21st century? Where do Magic and monastism - or rather the lessons we can take from it - create a possibility to regain our balance in a world that seems completely out of balance? Going on the quest that Steve proposes to us could be one of those possible paths to walk. Enjoy the episode!
Steve Dee is the author of A Gnostic’s Progress: Magic and the Path of Awakening, The Heretic’s Journey: Spiritual Freethinking for Difficult Times and most recently Chaos Monk . He is also the co-author (with Julian Vayne) of the book Chaos Craft. After a near miss with the Anglican Priesthood, Steve focused his energies on more occult pursuits that have included work within the east/west tantra group AMOOKOS and the Chaos Magic current. His current interest in Gnosticism represents an attempt to explore the way in which joys of heretical freethinking can be harnessed for the benefit of all. His professional background is within the field of mental health social work and he currently works as a Systemic Psychotherapist.
Here you will find Steve's books on Amazon Steve Dee's personal blog
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Given that in this episode we speak about traditional occultism as well as Eastern influences, I thought it would be a nice idea to play some Traditional Buddhist music.
1) AJIKAN - Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin (Track starts at 6:56)
2) THE FOUR GREAT VOWS THE THREE REFUGES - The Congretation Of Cha'an Meditation Center
(Track starts at 53:19)
3) DORJE PHURBA - Orchestra Of The Khampagar Monastery (Track starts at 1:38:29)
Intro and Outro Musicespecially written and recorded for the Thoth-Hermes Podcast by Chris Roberts
Well, what should I say about myself here? Everything you would want to know - or maybe did not even want to know - has been said in the interview. And about myself you find a little article on the website anyway. So, just to tell you, that I am extremely grateful that I have met so many interesting people in those first 8 seaons and roughly 140 episodes. I would never have imagined that I will be able to talk to the most important authors, occultists, magicians etc. in the field of Western Esoteric Traditions here. And I am so much looking forward to continue to do so. Also thank you to all the listeners who have followed the show so far. Today we have around 4000 of you a week and that is really great! And special thanks to those who support the show, without you this would not be possible. It would be nice if the others, who are not yet Patrons, considered to become one. Just click HERE and that will bring you to the right place. SEE YOU AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS (SEPTEMBER 4) FOR SEASON 9!
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A very personal music choice of course here for this episode - well, I took the liberty... ENJOY!
1) NIMROD - FROM "ENIGMA VARIATIONS" by Edward Elgar In this version the great Leonard Bernstein conducts the BBC London Symphony Orchestra. It is probably the slowest version ever recorded of that piece but what an incredible tension and emotion he creates like that - only he could do that! (Track starts at 5:59)
2) FINALE FROM THE OPERA "DIE TOTE STADT" - Erich Wolfgang Korngold This is a live recording made about twenty years ago in what was then "my" opera house, the Strasbourg Opera national du Rhin. I was the General and Artistic Director then, so this production is kind of my child. And I think Torsten Kerl sings these final minutes so beautifully - and I LOVE this opera. So I had to share it. (Track starts at 44:20)
3) MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE - Emily Linge This song is originally by Bob Dylan, but was famously covered by the great Adele. And this 16-year-old girl, Emily Linge, who covers it a bit in the mode of Adele, but at the same time in a very personal way, is just such a great talent, that I wanted to share her version with you. (Track starts at 1:21:52)
Intro and Outro Musicespecially written and recorded for the Thoth-Hermes Podcast by Chris Roberts
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Meet Ian Rees! Ian is a psycho-spiritual psychotherapist practising in Glastonbury Somerset UK. He has been a therapist for 30 years and spent 10 before that working in Probation Work and Social Work at all levels Since 2009 he has concentrated on developing the Annwn Foundation workshops and the Awen training and presents this material in the UK and Israel. What interests us most here is that he is a highly experienced Qabbalist. First, we talk about his past, how it all started to happen for him, and what seems to be the most important teachings that he could draw of his experience. And we will see that one of the crucial points is to make the correct distinction between "Idol" and "Idea"! Ian has recently published a book with AEON Publishing (UK), co-authored with Penny Billington, on Dion Fortune on how to use the brilliant insights from her occult novels to master the art of the embodied imagination, discover your vitality, and open up to the clarity and love that arise from the root of your being. Dion Fortune’s esoteric novels were written as guides to magic and inner development to be used along with her great nonfiction work The Mystical Qabalah. We talk about how to work with her most popular fiction, exploring how the stories and characters can help you integrate the secrets of the Tree of Life and discover what Fortune called “the keys to the temple.” The book contains an exploration of Fortune’s writings, experiential practices, and a hands-on workbook section, you will learn to utilize the wealth of esoteric wisdom found in The Mystical Qabalah, The Goat-Foot God, The Sea Priestess, The Winged Bull, and Moon Magic'.
But we also speak about a book yet to be published (in September) and which I had the chance to read the manuscript of: "The Tree of Life and Death" is the ultimate workbook for those who want to explore the deep roots of the Qabalah and work with the lost and broken places of the soul and of the universe. It provides an in-depth exploration of the Qliphoth or Shells and looks at the Shadow or unbalanced aspects of the Tree of Life. It is centered around a fascinating practice of alchemical transmutation which brings these Shells into a balanced relationship with what has been described as “the great bundle of the living”. The Tree of Life and Death will show readers how this was central to the work of Dion Fortune and Aleister Crowley. It identifies the historical root of this work in Ancient Egypt contemplating the concept of Maat or Truth and looks at how this principle becomes pivotal in the development of the Qabalah in working to transform the Qliphoth using the ancient Egyptian forms of the holders of Maat - the Eloquent Peasant, the Good Shepherd, and the Silent Sage - seeing them as key images that enable us to embody truth and balance and promote that quality in all that we touch.
Matthew will kindly allow us some insights into his book ‘The Way of the Mystic Wizard’ which is based on his 15 years teaching about poetry, myth and the art of transformation in his school. He will explain how his personal work comes from a more organic place instead of one of separation, what the real meaning of Shamanism is as part of the world’s heritage, how his teaching style includes not only poetry and symbolism but also Jungian psychology and guided inner world journeys and what positive (!) role the pandemic played in turning his teachings into a book that is now available to a much bigger community th...
Please welcome my guest on this week’s episode, Matthew Thomas Baker, who holds an MBA in creative writing, a Master in psychology and counselling an has not only been the educational leader of an innovative High School for the Arts for approximately 25 years but also a member of the International Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and the founder and spiritual director of the Institute of Nondual Shamanism. He just quite recently published an exceptional book ‘The Way of the Mystic Wizard’ which will be the main topic of our conversation. Growing up in Massachusetts right next to a forest upon undeveloped land surrounded by animals, Matthew spent plenty of his time outdoors and practiced nature mysticism before he even knew there was an actual term for it. In High School, a book on Zen poetry and the initiatic work ‘Siddharta’ by Hermann Hesse deeply influenced him and so after entering college Matthew was pretty much fascinated by philosophical and spiritual ideas which ultimately made him taking courses in mythology mainly with an exceptional teacher who introduced his students to the huge diversity of belief systems all around the world challenging them to think outside of the box.
Matthew will kindly allow us some insights into his book ‘The Way of the Mystic Wizard’ which is based on his 15 years teaching about poetry, myth and the art of transformation in his school. He will explain how his personal work comes from a more organic place instead of one of separation, what the real meaning of Shamanism is as part of the world’s heritage, how his teaching style includes not only poetry and symbolism but also Jungian psychology and guided inner world journeys and what positive (!) role the pandemic played in turning his teachings into a book that is now available to a much bigger community than before. As Matthew’s book is titled ‘The Way of the Mystic Wizard’, we will explore the archetype of this figure and the book’s structure which is quite similar to a course written for people with little to no experience offering an access point to anyone interested to find out if this path might be the right one for oneself. In this context we will go into detail and try to answer the main questions such as ‘Why should I start a spiritual practice at all, what’s in for me?’, continuing with the omnipresent task of ‘Know Thyself!’, discuss the necessity of what it takes to break through invisible barriers, how cosmology, poetry and journaling tie in with all this and most importantly, how the changes within effect everything else without.
Matthew Thomas Baker's website The Mystic Wizard Experience The Institute for Nondual Shamanism The "recorded journeys on YouTube (rf. to the interview) Get the book on Amazon.com
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Like already in two previous episodes in earlier seasons, this week we play music by Krister Linder, who has offered me his tracks from his CD "Across the Never" to play on the show. Please support his work and visit the two links below. Krister Linder's homepage Here is his Bandcamp page.
1) COWBOYS & SNOWDENS (Track starts at 7:15)
2) THE GREAT SURRENDER (Track starts at 51:03)
3) AWAKE & DISSOLVE (Track starts at 1:36:00)
Intro and Outro Musicespecially written and recorded for the Thoth-Hermes Podcast by Chris Roberts
Welcome to the Secrets of the Occult Tradition of Finland! In this episode, Rudolf speaks to Vesa Iitti, one of the authors of an astonishing book on Finnish Occultism, its history, which is about a hundred years old, just like the young state of Finland. And regarding H.P. Blavatsky: Indeed, her theosophic movement was one of the early Western occultist movements that took roots in Finland. Finland has long been viewed as the land of sorcerers and shamans. Exploring the rich history of Finnish occultism, Perttu Häkkinen and Vesa Iitti examine the significant figures and groups of Finland’s occult world from the late 19th century to the present day. They begin with Pekka Ervast, known as the Rudolf Steiner of the North, who was a major figure in Theosophy before starting a Rosicrucian group called Ruusu-Risti, and they look at the Finnish disciples of G. I. Gurdjieff and the grim case of the cult of Tattarisuo.
Investigating the relationship of nationalism and esotericism in Finland, the authors tell the stories of Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa, who thought that Finns were the root of all Western civilization, and of Yrjö von Grönhagen, who became a close friend of Heinrich Himmler and Karl Maria Wiligut. They also explore the history of Finnish parapsychology, the Finnish UFO craze, and the unique evolution of Freemasonry in Finland, showing how, when the Masonic order was banned, adherents created a number of other secret societies, such as the Carpenter’s Order, the Hypotenuse Order, and the Brotherhood of February 17--which later became hubs for the OTO and AMORC. Unveiling both the light and dark sides of modern esotericism in Finland, the authors show how, because of its unique position as partially European and partially Russian, Finland’s occult influence extends into the very heart of left-hand and right-hand occult groups and secret societies around the world. So, altogether, a wonderful discovery trip to a wonderful place, at the time of the year when the sun hardly ever sets in Europe's North. And in the intro, Inner Traditions Acquisitions Editor Jon Graham will also tell us why he was particularly interested to get that book translated into English.
Book page on the Inner Traditions website
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Of course, this week's music comes from Finland! And of course, as I, Rudolf, picked it, it is a mix of Hard Rock - typical Finnish stuff - and classical - well, this one typical Finnish stuff as well!
1) LEMPO - Korpiklaani The foundation of Korpiklaani in 2003 in Lahti, Finland brought the traditional folk music back to life. No one could have foreseen that such a large audience would be interested in Finnish and English mythological texts!www.korpiklaani.com
(Track starts at 7:42)
2) FINLANDIA - Jean Sibelius Finlandia, Op. 26, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900. The piece was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire, and was the last of seven pieces performed as an accompaniment to a tableau depicting episodes from Finnish history. (Source wikipedia) (Track starts at 59:42)
3) SANATON MAA - Korpiklaani (Track starts at 1:41:08)
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My guest this week is the author of several books on magic, Qabalah and witchcraft and his blog has been on my personal reading list for quite some time now. He had stopped blogging some time ago, and when I noticed he had restarted publishing new entries I decided to reach out. Frater Barrabbas Tiresius got back to me and explained that the break was only due to work and travelling a lot and he would soon publish a new book, ‘Talismanic Magic for Witches’, coming out in February 2023, so we set up this interview for this episode of the podcast. Frater Barrabbas was born in 1955 and grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. From a pretty early age on he realised he was sort of different and didn’t really fit in. Defining himself as a ‘seeker’ he managed to get kicked out of Sunday school for asking too many questions instead of ‘simply having faith’. Growing up in a Protestant family with a father who was a member of the military force there was quite a lot of discipline required and being different was not really seen as a positive trait so Frater Barrabbas created himself his own world where he could retreat to. Discovering witchcraft in his teens by reading Gerald Gardner’s books (which he actually found boring) it was Paul Huson’s ‘Mastering Witchcraft’ and Lady Sheba’s ‘Book of Shadows’ that made a difference and prompted him to be initiated into the Alexandrian tradition by Christopher Synn in his early twenties. This was also the catalyst for getting into touch with the Golden Dawn and its practices and community of that time. Frater Barrabbas originally wanted to become an actor, however he wasn’t very good at memorising scripts, and assuming different personas, so went on to get a university degree in English. All along the way, magic and witchcraft were his chosen paths. This episode of the show will highlight quite a few topics that are close to Frater Barrabbas’ heart such as his special relationship with Catholicism which might surprise some of our listeners. However, he will explain in great detail the concept of the Catholic mass as a powerful system of energising magic, the role of the priest and that of transubstantiation and also the connection to ancient concepts of sacrifice. Further topics we will be discussing are the role and relevance of magical/occult groups in general and their egregores, how they influence the individual’s abilities and workings, democracy vs. autocracy within healthy and less healthy orders, the difference between ceremonial and ritual magic, initiation and self-initiation and the ‘otherness’ that creeps up one’s spine as the reason for practicing the occult arts. Frater Barrabbas will also have some good advice for anyone just starting out on the path not really knowing where to begin and how being an openhearted sceptic helps in navigating the flood of information available on- and offline.
The three books of the "Witches" series by Frater Barrabbas. The third, "Talismanic Magic for Witches", is due in February 2023. But there are also other books by Frater Barrabbas to discover ...
Frater Barrabbas' homepage His books on Llewellyn And his highly interesting blog
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Somehow the fact that Frater Barrabbas mentioned briefly "The Age of Aquarius" in our talk, that triggered in me the need to look for "Aquarian music"
1) AQUARIUS - Xan Griffin On Xan Griffin's website you not only find all of his g...
Today's guest is Naomi Ozaniec, who - as we will learn in the first part of the interview - ist not only deeply involved in ancient Kemetic "religion", but also a specialist in Chakras, the Tarot and Meditation. She also runs a school duly named "The House of Life" in Portugal, where she lives now, and online. The Sacred Science of ancient Egypt was an initiatory spiritual system, a technology of consciousness designed to birth a mystical communion with the divinities, an embodied union of being between the eternal and the mortal. After initiation was completed, the re-identified being, now divinely possessed, was known as a Garment of Isis, signifying that the goddess Isis dwelt within them. Offering a practical guide to the key principles within the Egyptian temple tradition, Naomi Ozaniec explores the process of creating and developing a personal relationship with the Neteru, the divinities and forces of creation of ancient Egypt. In her recent book "Becoming a Garment of Isis", she details the nine stages of this initiatory path, which are divided into three phases--heartmind, spiritmind, and soulmind. This step-by-step, interactive process culminates in a ceremony called The Crown of Isis. Naomir provides profound guided meditations and illustrates the manifestation of the initiate’s powers through stories of awakening brought on by this spiritual path. She also shares her personal journey as a Garment of Isis and her own powerful interactions with Isis.
Naomi's page on Inner Traditions Her books on Amazon The website for her school "The House of Life"
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The music of HASSAN ISMAIL is back on the podcast! Once again, we play three tracks, intimately linked to the World of the Esoteric Tradition, on the show. Please find Hassan's YouTube channel here
1) AS WITHIN - Hassan Ismail (Track starts at 8:00)
2) PYRAMIDS OF LIGHT - Hassan Ismail (Track starts at 59:46)
3) ENTROPIA - Hassan Ismail (Track starts at 1:40:52)
Intro and Outro Musicespecially written and recorded for the Thoth-Hermes Podcast by Chris Roberts
ONLY SHORT SHOW-NOTES STILL FOR THIS EPISODE,NEXT WEEK FULL NOTES SHOULD BE BACK! This week I am happy and honoured to welcome once again one of those great "Tarot Ladies" on Thoth Hermes, Mary K. Greer. It is a pleasure to talk to her about her vast experience in the field, about how she got into all that, about different ways of using this Art, and many more details.
The original idea to invite Mary came from another angle, though, and that gave also the title to this episode. Back in the 90's, she wrote that wonderful and thick book on the "Women of the Golden Dawn", which is still available and also seems to be the only one on the matter. And we speak about those four women whose path she describes in the book, her motivation to take up that subject, and also - very important - what it means today to be part of one of those occultist groups as a woman.
Two of Mary's books she in particular talks about in the interview
Mary K. Greer's website Her books on Amazon
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This week, two of the three tracks are from Thoth Hermes listener Fabio Pedrotti. Fabio starts his own esoteric path at the age of 18, through his first initiation to Andean Shamanism, one of the few uninterrupted lineages in the world, of which he will gain the fullness of the three main initiations through a decade. He studies with Dr. Nader Butto and learns the Palestinian divination techniques, how to approach the equilibrium of the Chinese meridians, and bioenergetic treatments. In the following years, he continues his study through western modern astrology, classical 1800s authors such as Levi, Papus, Steiner, and Goethe, the Tarot system, the practice of Chaos and Ceremonial Magick, and the masonic tradition.Always fascinated by Egyptian esoteric knowledge he will enter western Orders: Misraim and Memphis tradition (Order and Rite of Venice) and SIRC (Societas Italica Rosae Crucis), which still maintains the original lineage of the Padri Serviti that transmitted an alchemical knowledge in Mount Senario, near Florence already in the XV century, long before the emergence of the Tubinga circle, that would become famous during the 1600 with the publication of the three renowned Manifestos. Graduated Naturopath since 2005, kinesiologist since 2012, he is also the creator of the Meridiantunes vibro-therapy system, a digital sonic application made to equilibrate the Chinese meridians through sound, today tested in several osteopathic and physiotherapic centers with great results. Today Fabio Pedrotti continues his study, gives lectures, and teaches courses on the western esoterical traditions, such as Alchemy, Rosy Cross, and Egyptian knowledge.The Book of Thoth, a musical duo with the electronic composer Filippo Corradin, was formed in 2021 and will launch 22 songs. Each one arises indeed from one of the 22 major Arcana, giving a glimpse of the realms living in each card. A journey through traditional magic, between jazz, pop, noise, and psychedelic soundscapes.
1) THE AEON (The Judgement) - Fabio Pedrotti Wake up wake upor anything will ever make sensebefore sunrise even stars awaitbut why, whyare you looking for ladders out there?You already know all the strenght it takesWake up Wake uphave you ever sensed the world for realwith eyes disclosedthrough a thinner ear?Why, whydo you stumble upon fears and talesyou could become everything you wishWhy become afraid of light to survive?
ONLY SHORT SHOW-NOTES FOR THIS AND THE COMING TWO EPISODES My guest today is a very special man - Wolf DIeter Storl is cultural anthropologist, ethnobotanist and book author. At the age of eleven, he moved with his parents from his native Germany to rural Ohio, where he in a very deep and special way did not only get interested in nature, forests and plants, but also built a very deep relationship with them. Today he lives on a remote farm in the south of Germany with his wife from Wyoming. He recently published his biography about his youth and life in America, which has shaped his life, called "Far out im America". We talk mostly about this part of his experience, but also about nautre activism and the role nature plays in our everyday's life.
Wolf Dieter Storl's website His new English Language book on Amazon US and on Amazon UK All of Wolf's book in German and English on Amazon Germany A Video Clip of Wolf Dieter Storl talking about "Far out in America"
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1) POWERFUL NATIVE AMERICAN CHANT (Track starts at 7:46)
2) EI, WIE SCHMECKT DER COFFEE SÜSSE - Johann Sebastian Bach BWV 211 From the "Kaffeekantate" which Wolf Dieter Storl mentions in the interview just before we take that musical break (Track starts at 52:40)
3) THE WHITE FEATHER - Ah Nee Ma (Track starts at 1:37:46)
Intro and Outro Musicespecially written and recorded for the Thoth-Hermes Podcast by Chris Roberts
This episode’s guest is someone who rarely gives interviews so it is an exceptional pleasure to welcome Rawn Clark who also practices what he preaches and since starting in the 1990s has written quite a large number of influential books on meditation, healing, and self-knowledge. Actually, Rawn who might be best-known for his work ‘A Bardon Companion: Initiation Into Hermetics’ has just published his most recent book ‚Book of Aries: Magic of Essential Meaning & The Path of Brilliance’ and of course we will talk about this and his other works as well such as ‘The 231 Gates of Initiation: & The 32 Paths of Wisdom Tarot’, ‘Permutations of the Tree: The 182 Gates of the Gra Tree of Life’ and ‘Love Letter to a Dying World: A Handbook for Humanity’. Some of our listeners may know Rawn from his website through which he has done a wonderful job to promote the theories and practices of Czech Republic occult practitioner and magician Franz Bardon who has written three main books ‘Initiation into Hermetics’, ‘The Practice of Magical Evocation’ and The True Quabbalah’. Although new content is not being added anymore, the website remains a great resource for anyone who aims to dig further into Bardon and his work, you can find the address in the show notes.
FRANZ BARDON
Born in 1958 in Oklahoma, Rawn spent most of his life in California and his earliest memories include himself being out in the woods experiencing nature and having the sense of the world being a magical place. Growing up in a family of agnostic Unitarian atheists he found an encouraging environment and started out with reading Carlos Castaneda, going on to devour books on occultism in his 20s. While Rawn was working as a house cleaner in the 1980s he discovered two books in a library he was in at that moment. One was Aleister Crowley’s ‘Magic in Theory and Practice’ and the other was Franz Bardon’s ‘Inititation into Hermetics’. He borrowed them but was not able to finish the first one so he picked up the second and hasn’t really put it down ever since. In this episode we will talk a lot about what exactly it is that makes Bardon’s works still so relevant and attractive for the 21st century practitioner. Rawn will generously share his personal experiences with the Bardon method, telling us how he felt about the transformations and the contacts. We will also point out differences between Bardon’s system and classical hermeticism and touch upon the various fluids behind the elements where he borrowed a lot from modern physics. As many people find sticking with Bardon’s 10-step-system demanding to say at least, Rawn aims to demystify some expectations and preconceptions of this work. Furthermore, he will give us some insights what it really takes to advance with it in terms of time and dedication and define initiation itself as well.
Rawn's books on Amazon The backup-copy of the famous "A Bardon Companion" website
This is NOT a picture of Rawn Clark, but of EMIL STEJNAR Stejnar is reckoned to be the successor of the famous magician Franz Bardon. (english webpage here) I have often been asked if his books were also available in English. Well, now finally eight of them are, the others in preparation. Here is a link to the ENGLISH language page of the website where his book are presented.
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1) THE CONCEPT OF YOU AND I - Lars Lowe (Track starts at 6:16)
2) INCANTATION "IN PRINCIPIO" - Heather Dale (Track starts at 50:49)
3) HARD - Akerman
Download the article we discuss in the interview!The Experimental Evidence for Parapsychological Phenomena:A Review by Etzel Cardeña - Lund University (Sweden) Click Here