Toward Ecosophy

Yes, I'm back on the Hermitix Podcast with host James Ellis.  The subject? The Cabala/Qabalah/Kabbalah. (The Semitic languages have sounds that don't transliterate well into Indo-European languages, which is why this word has so many spellings, and also why no two media outlets in Europe or American spelled the last name of Muammar Khaddafi the same way.) As always with Hermitix, it was a good lively conversation that covered a lot of ground. Interested? Check it out here on Podcasters and here on YouTube.

Two more podcasts have gone live for your listening pleasure. The first was kind of a special experience for me -- a conversation with Arthur Versluis and Christopher Macintosh. If you know your way around the last quarter century or so of writing on the Western esoteric traditions, you know both names; they're among the writers I studied closely when I was in the process of clawing my way up out of the mosh pit of practical occultism into the more refined balcony of occult philosophy. Our conversation was on paths forward into the future, and what the Western esoteric traditions have to offer along those lines; my book The King in Orange got a fair amount of discussion. Interested?  Check it out here.

The second was equally pleasant but a little less unexpected, at least for me. I was back on the Hermitix podcast with host James Ellis, and the theme of the discussion was much the same: cycles of history, the writings of Oswald Spengler and Arnold Toynbee, and what we can expect as the United States and the modern world stumble blindly forward into a future for which very few people have made any preparations at all. You can take this one in on Spotify here, or on YouTube here.  Enjoy!

I've been friends with Jim Kunstler since we first met at I forget which peak oil event well over a decade ago, and have appeared on his podcast quite a few times. This latest time? We talked about the spiritual and practical condition of a decadent and failing empire -- you know, this one. It was a good conversation, as always. Check it out here.

I know, another day, another podcast, but this one was a lot of fun -- a lively conversation about occult philosophy and the evolution of the cosmos with the irrepressible Greg Moffit on the Legalise Freedom Podcast. The starting point of the discussion was my recent (and apparently very popular) book The Occult Philosophy Workbook, but as always, we covered a lot of ground.  Interested?  Check it out here on Greg's site or here on YouTube.

Another podcast appearance of mine, this one on Parallax Academy with hosts Andrew Sweeny and Owen Cox.  The subject was Tarot and divination generally, but regular readers (and listeners) of mine will know already that it veered off in any number of unexpected directions. Interested?  Check it out here.

Another podcast for your listening pleasure. I appeared again on the Plant Cunning Podcast with host (and regular reader) Isaac Hill, to talk about earth energies and my book The Secret of the Temple. As usual, we covered a lot of ground -- stone circles, temple architecture, agricultural radionics, and more -- and had a grand time. You can listen in on YouTube here.

Of all the podcasts in the occult scene, the one most readers have hoped aloud I would appear on is Gordon White's Rune Soup.  Well, it's finally happened! Gordon and I spent an hour and a bit talking about the basic skills and mental requirements of magical practice. We disagree about a lot of issues, of course, but we nonetheless had a congenial and pleasant conversation and covered quite a bit of interesting ground. You can check it out here. 

I'm back on the Thoth Hermes podcast with host Rudolf, talking about the Fellowship of the Hermetic Rose. As always, it was a lively and wide-ranging conversation that touched on all sorts of unexpected corners of occult lore. Interested? You can listen to it here. 

And another podcast -- and for a change, it's on the other side of my work. This time I'm with futurist Tim Ventura, talking about catabolic collapse. It's a good crisp conversation, not least because Tim's got a solid business background -- that's his logo to the left -- and so understands that collapse is ultimately an economic process; we were able to get into some of the nuts and bolts of the process by which civilizations fall. Check it out here on YouTube. 

I've got several podcasts to post now for your listening pleasure. 

First off the mark is a podcast on Occult of Personality with hosts Billy Hepper and Greg Kaminsky. We had a lively, wide-ranging conversation on a galaxy of occult topics. You can listen to the first half for free here. In the second half, which is for subscribers to their website chamberofreflection.com, we discuss Covid, authoritarianism, and the twilight of industrial society. 

Next up is another podcast on Legalise Freedom with host Greg Moffit. We've had quite a few lively discussions in the past and this is no exception to the rule. Our topic this time is my book The Twilight of Pluto; we go deep into the nature of planetary astrology, the implications of the discovery and downgrading of planets, and the future of the Earth. You can listen to the first half free on Greg's website here or on YouTube here; the second half, again, is for subscribers and can be reached via Greg's website. 

Finally, for serious astrology geeks and anyone else interested in getting under the hood of the heavens, is a show on the Hermetic Astrology podcast with Gary Caton. This is a little more technical than my interview with Greg Moffit, but it shouldn't require a certificate in astrology to follow the discussion! You can take it in here.