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Power Triangle

Sauropod: Podcasting the 21st Century

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Every few millennia, the planets align and a mysterious entity reveals itself to the inquisitive. Join our intrepid team of seekers as they brave the cosmic elements and enter a triangulated crossfire of ideas. Should you be among the worthy, then you too may unlock the secret truths floating inside a space we call... the Power Triangle.
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After going to the Horse Racing Track with a bunch of buddies. Buck Grottano was fascinated in learning everything about horse racing. Especially about the people behind the scenes that make racing work everyday. So Buck started a Podcast called Pass the Buck Talking Horses. From not knowing anyone in the Horse Racing Industry. A few years later interviewing the biggest names in the horse racing world with hundreds of thousands of uploads. Buck, now takes his Fun approach of interviewing Gue ...
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What is the magic behind ink making? What does it mean to alchemically dissolve and transmute guns into a liquid solution used by magicians and artists to make marks on parchment and paper? How are slime amoeba and the intricate patterns they produce a living ink in-and-of themselves? Artist, esotericist and ink historian Thomas Little shares about…
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Why is magic a relationship instead of only repetitive formulas found in a book? Why should we engage with spirits in our actual, physical areas where we live? Why is magic about encouraging the unlikely, not conjuring the impossible? Denis Poisson - practitioner, author and host of the esoteric YouTube channel Foolish Fish - stops by the podcast t…
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What does it take to found a magical institute? Why is in-depth learning so important, especially in an age of short attention spans? In a first-ever interview, the founder of IMBOLC (the independent Western magic distance learning training institute) Mstr. Agrippa, stops by the podcast. He’s joined by experienced magician and author Frater Acher, …
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How is the veneration of Santa Muerte evolving? In Mexico City’s Tepito barrio, what wisdom does the first public altar dedicated to Santa Muerte reveal to us? Ed Calderon shares the latest trends and deep lessons learned in going public with his veneration of La Santa. Ed has worked in the fields of counter-narcotics, organized crime investigation…
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What are mystery cults and what do they do? What are the Egyptian Mysteries and how were they practiced? How do Western esoteric conceptions of the Egyptian mysteries map onto their history? Author, esoteric researcher and healer Peter Mark Adams unravels the mystery of mystery cults, shares about his upcoming mystery tradition course in 2024 and a…
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What is the Grimorium Verum, also known as The True Grimoire? Why is it considered one of the most notorious handbooks of black magic -- dealing openly with spirits of darkness? Scholar and author Joseph H. Peterson shares about his updated edition of this grimoire, reflecting 15 years of additional research, including material from newly identifie…
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How did medieval lapidaries smuggle Arabic esoteric knowledge into Europe? What was the Arabic Hermetica corpus found in Europe 100 years before the Picatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim)? Vajra Regan - medieval scholar, author and researcher - shares about his latest research and new article published in The Journal of Medieval Latin earlier this year. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ …
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Why is a Witch Bottle a powerful magical counter-offensive against maleficent magic? What’s in a Witch Bottle, and how do you use it? Dan Harms is an author, scholar and a true master of library science. He stops by and uncorks the mystery in his latest tome “Witch Bottles: History, Culture, Magic”, answers your Patreon listener questions and much …
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Podcast supporters on Patreon voted to go deep into the Heptameron Conjurations for each day of the week. Who are the powerful “Overseers” in each conjuration? We cover history, practical tips, and Solomonic magicians Aaron Leitch, Frater Ashen Chassan and Adley Nichols also stop by to also share their conjuration wisdom! Cheers and thanks to every…
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What is a familiar spirit? What’s the difference between familiar spirits and other spirits listed in the grimoires? What is positive spirit possession? Author and magician BJ Swain returns to share about his tome “Familiar Unto Me: Witches Sorcerers and Their Spirit Companions”, answers your Glitch Bottle Patron questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Get you…
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Why is a contemplative mystic more concerned about pure essentiality versus concern with spirits, gods, realms, times/energies, and ideas? How can a mystic work with formlessness to achieve true gnosis? Contemplative mystic, esoteric cartographer and author David Chaim Smith shares about his latest tome The Eneatych, which is the seventh and culmin…
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What are the initiations, conjurations, astrology, spirits, and ghost-magic traditions in Thailand? What are the regional variations of Thai folk magic? Why is community and serving others with magic so vital? Author Peter Jenx goes deep sharing about his latest tome Thai Occult 2: Regions of Power. Peter is joined by author and magician Jack Grayl…
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How can you create your own esoteric system to engage with spirits, draw from the grimoires, write your own esoteric alphabets and ritualistic calendars? Poland-born esotericist, artist and magician, Łukasz Grochocki, shares about creating magical systems, his Order of the Fire Fountain, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and mor…
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Who is the paradoxical and multi-faceted Mesopotamian god Dumuzid? What are the rituals, incantations, libations and offerings we can use to connect with this god of the sheepfold who is also a king, high priest, warrior and so much more? Samuel David - Mesopotamian polytheist, artist, writer, researcher, educator - shares about his latest tome fro…
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What is true chthonic sorcery? What does it mean to develop an intimate and erotic relationship with spirits? How can we let go of being only focused on “repeatability” in magic and instead focus on cultivating deep connections with spirits? Experienced magicians and authors - Frater Acher and Craig Slee - share about their latest tome Goêtic Atavi…
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What are the biggest misconceptions about tarot? How is tarot a living language and how can we develop our fluency in deepening our wisdom and develop our own correspondences? T. Susan Chang - certified professional tarot reader, author, teacher and artist - shares about her latest tome “The Living Tarot”, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listene…
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What’s it like being a Catholic monk and Latin translator in Australia? Who were the Wizard Popes of the 11th Century? Why is the Blessed Virgin Mary so important? Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, is a monk of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity, New Norcia in Western Australia. He talks about his wonderful Latin esoteric translations from Hadean Press, answe…
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What is the Theurgia Goetia, which evokes the aerial spirits as found in the second book of the Lemegeton? Why are ‘social media fasts’ vital in ceremonial operations? Frater Ashen Chassan - author, ceremonial magician and martial artist - returns to share about these issues, answers your Patron supporter questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Check out Frate…
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What is one of the * actual * words on the Triangle of Arte and Ring of Solomon in the Lemegeton’s Goetia? Do you call yourself a “steward” or “administrator” in Greek when conjuring spirits? Let’s go deep on the history and pronunciation on four ‘nomina magica’ or magical words used in famous grimoires in the Goetia, the Heptameron and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓…
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What exactly in Mexican Sorcery? What does it mean to be a bruja de rancho “a witch of the ranch”? What is ‘hechiceria’ or sorcery? Laura Davila (a.k.a. Daphne La Hechicera) is a fifth-generation Mexican witch, a long-time practitioner of brujeria, Hechiceria and folk Catholicism. She goes deep into her tradition and her book from Red Wheel/Weiser …
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How are theurgistic and sacred mystery rites from Late Antiquity encrypted directly into the architecture of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul? How did the School of Athens foster a performative theurgical spiritual tradition of reincarnation and ascent? Author, esoteric researcher and healer Peter Mark Adams goes deep into his latest tome from Scarlet …
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Why should *everything *be consecrated before stepping into the circle? Is the Armadel grimoire a forgery? Is Solomonic magic ‘holistic’? Why should we be prepared for hours of work when conjuring for the first time? David Rankine - author, esoteric researcher and magician - goes deep into the vast and rich Solomonic tradition, shares about his mas…
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#128 - Divine Receptivity and Spirit Offerings with Josephine McCarthy How can we ask spirits to guide us on our fate paths? How can we give offerings to land spirits without expecting anything in return (and why is honeycomb such a good offering)? What *really* is astral projection? Josephine McCarthy - author, occultist, magical teacher, and dire…
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What is pre-modern, or ‘traditional’, astrology? What are the differences between natal, horary, electional, medical and mundane astrological operations? Eric Purdue - translator, author, practitioner of medieval astrology - shares about the history of astrology, breaks misconceptions about this art, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon questions and…
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What does “sigil” actually mean in the grimoires? How do you generate spiritual authority to engage with spirits? What does it take to maintain a magical property deep in the green of Florida? Carrie and Aaron Leitch - magicians, artists, teachers, members of the Golden Dawn and Solomonic Power Couple - go deep into these topics, answer your podcas…
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What are angelic calls? How do you ‘open’ and ‘close’ geomantic divination? What are angelical charms and some little discussed details of the Enochian language? Dr. Alexander Cummins - contemporary cunning man, author, historian and poet - goes deep with his latest tome from Hadean Press called ‘Nazarth: Pillars of Gladness or, A Geomancers' Angel…
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How can magicians use times of stability and growth to prepare for the challenging times? How can we be directly engaged with our inner work in service of others? Josephine McCarthy - author, occultist, magical teacher, and director of the Quareia magical training course - shares about the importance of long-term magical growth and practice, and ab…
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What are the actual Olympic Spirits mentioned in the grimoires? How are certain techniques of mysticism a prerequisite for magical work? How can we discover our ‘inner firmament’ in esoteric practice? Frater Acher - experienced magician and author - shares about these themes and more in his latest tome “Holy Heretics”, he answers your wonderful Gli…
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What are the occult names of the hours, days, months, Zodiacal signs and seasons of the year that magicians used in invocations nearly 700 years ago? Scholar and translator Brian Johnson returns to talk about his latest translation and commentary from Hadean Press, entitled ‘Naming the Heavens: Orations from the Summa Sacre Magice’, which presents …
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What is the role of an artist and esotericist? What does it mean to create poetry, and give shape to tarot decks? Coleman Stevenson - esoteric artist, poet, tarot deck creator and teacher - stops by to share about how art is magic, what creation really entails and the beauty of collaboration. She also answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon supporter qu…
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What is ‘The Sun of Knowledge’ (in Arabic called the ‘Shams al-Ma‘arif), which is one of the most influential and revered historical grimoires of the Arabic esoteric corpus? Dr. Amina Inloes and J.M. Hamade share about their selected translation and analysis on the Shams al-Ma‘arif from Revelore press, they answer your excellent Glitch Bottle Patro…
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Who were the first ghosts ever written about from 4,000 years ago? How did Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian necromancers send departed spirits to the underworld gods…or bring them back from the depths? Internationally-acclaimed Assyriologist, Dr. Irving Finkel, shares about these topics in his book ‘The First Ghosts’ and answers your Patreon liste…
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What is a magical Servitor? What are the key ingredients to crafting a sigil? How do Servitors and Thoughtforms unlock pathways to achieve practical and pragmatic magical results? Practitioner and Chaos-informed magician Mademoiselle Vendredi shares about these powerful techniques and breaks the many mental misconceptions about what is possible in …
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What does it mean to have a relationship with a spirit? What are the different ‘models’ of esoteric engagement? Why is ‘simple resonance’ so important? Practicing magician, author and strategic sorcerer, Jason Miller, returns on the podcast to share about his latest book from Weiser Books, ”Consorting with Spirits”. Jason also answers your wonderfu…
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What is a charm? What are troll formulae? How are narrative charms used to hex and heal? Esotericist and practitioner Carl Nordblom goes deep and shares about this Scandinavian tradition recorded in his tome from Hadean Press entitled “Historiola: The Power of Narrative Charms.” Carl also answers questions from Glitch Bottle supporters on Patreon! …
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What do the terms “energy”, “healing” and “intuition” even mean? How does tapping into different states of consciousness actually allow us to heal ourselves on various timelines and heal others? Peter Mark Adams - author, poet, essayist and professional energy worker - shares about his latest tome, “The Power of the Healing Field”, which comes from…
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Who are the Four Regents of the North, South, East and West, bestrewing themselves amongst the pages of grimoires? How can we create spirit thrones to invite these powerful rulers to witness our rituals? Dr. Alexander Cummins - contemporary cunning man, author, historian and poet - shares about his latest tome from Hadean Press, “The Art of Cyprian…
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How is contemplative mysticism like a wild beast that consumes itself whole on the fires of its own life force? Why will we never understand reality if we hold ourselves as separate observers of reality? Contemplative mystic, esoteric cartographer and author David Chaim Smith shares about his latest tome Black Aether, and how the labyrinth of psych…
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Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Ukrainian people have demonstrated incredible courage, heart and inspiration to the world as they resist oppression and fight. That fight includes battling in the realms of art and magic. Ukrainian esoteric artist Nightgrowler joins us from inside Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital city. H…
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What is ‘Ecclesiastical Latin’ also known as ‘Church Latin’? How is the pronunciation different from ‘classical’ Latin? Did the singer/songwriter Sisqó write a lyric about ‘Diphthongs’ or am I just confused? Get ready as we explore the basics of ‘Church Latin’! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅In Defense of the Ecclesiastical Pronunciation of Latin | Ecclesiastical vs Cla…
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What is the cult of Santa Muerte that venerates the personification of death itself? How do people in marginalized communities (and also police and drug cartel members) beseech Santa Muerte for protection, healing and help? Ed Calderon has worked in the fields of counter-narcotics, organized crime investigation, and public safety in the northern bo…
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Who is the half-human, half-devil, contradictory and enigmatic character known as Merlin? What was his genesis in Arthurian legend? What is the account of Merlin’s sexual encounter with the enchantress Viviane, also known as the Lady of the Lake? What are the biggest misconceptions about this mercurial wizard? Dr. Laura Campbell - Assistant Profess…
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What does it mean to truly mentor someone as they seek to bring an esoteric project into the Malkuthian realm? Why is collaboration so important? How can we overcome doubt in magical or ritualistic engagement? Meredith Graves - witch, magician, Director of Music (and Magick) for Kickstarter, and open-sourceress - returns on the podcast to talk abou…
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How is the well-known Heptameron grimoire based on an earlier text with key elements, known as the Elucidation of Necromancy (Lucidarium artis Nigromantice)? In the first major update to our understanding of the Heptameron in more than 500 years, scholar, author and translator Joseph H. Peterson shares about his translation and contextualization of…
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In this special video podcast, esoteric cartographer and contemplative mystic David Chaim Smith discusses how his style of contemplative mysticism careens directly into the toxins that obscure phenomena. From the heart of reality the divine nectar can be sipped like a bee draws nectar from a flower from within the most virulent and poisonous klipot…
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Why do some grimoires have us confessing to sins or transgressions we never even committed? How does confession restore our balance and harmony with nature and the spirits? What does redemption, and moving forward even mean? Join me as we take a deep dive into confession in the grimoires! Glitch Bottle only depends on listener support. There are no…
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What is esoteric aromachology? What does it mean to “distill” an elixir? Why is frankincense so special? How do ritual oils, perfumes and elixirs connect our consciousness to deep spiritual undercurrents? Helena M. Alcaide - aromachologist, perfumer and founder of Blazing Torch Alchemy - shares about these topics, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon…
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"What is God?" (Quid est Deus?) For centuries, ancient and medieval philosophers have wrestled among themselves with all manner of questions regarding the first cause of all things, the nature of divinity, and our role in the created cosmos. For the first time in English, scholars and translators Dan Attrell (the Modern Hermeticist) and Dr. David P…
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Can you burn incense or use tarot in prison? How do you acquire crossroads dirt as an inmate? What happens when someone serving time for murder walks down an esoterically-charged labyrinth? Jacqui Winn - witch, magical teacher and pagan prison chaplain in the U.K. - shares about teaching inmates magic, why intention is the most important element of…
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