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Magick, spirituality, and the paranormal -- in personal experience and practice. Exploring the mystical, psychological, and internal dimensions of contemporary occultism and magick. Support the podcast and access additional content at: https://patreon.com/oeith
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Alan Chapman & Duncan Barford

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Observe our pitiful condition at the moment. We, you and I, know the truth but have no way to bring it to the world. With the station we will have a way... -- Philip K. Dick, The Divine Invasion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Duncan Barford

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In HIEROPHANY we explore archetypal images from the western esoteric tradition, tracing their manifestations in our everyday dilemmas and experiences. It is probably best not to drive or operate machinery whilst listening to this show. Put on your headphones and take a nice lie-down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Nineteenth Enochian Call; the relevance of its description of the Earth to current events; suspicion of its description; implications of governance of a whole by its parts; how one part can never be an answer to the condition of the world; the truth of the world reveals itself in times of discord; the possibility of two different worlds; the na…
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On where success leads. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Aleister Crowley (1976). The Book of the Law. York Beach, ME: Red Wheel / Weiser. Benjamin Thorpe, translator (2005). The Lay of Grimnir, in: The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson, htt…
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On how to come back from the dead. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Ludwig van Beethoven (1825). String Quartet Op. 132 in A Minor III Molto adagio, https://tinyurl.com/mw4c9nk5 (spotify.com). Accessed September 2023. Aldous Huxley (1928). Point Counter Point: A Novel. London: Chat…
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On being certain of certainty. Aleister Crowley (2004). The Book of Thoth. York Beach, ME: Weiser. The Arahant Upatissa (1995). Vimuttimagga (“The Path of Freedom”), translated by Rev. N.R.M. Ehara, Soma Thera, Kheminda Thera. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society. Support the podcast and access additional content at: https://patreon.com/o…
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On how freshness emerges from stagnant waters. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1802). Dejection: An Ode, https://tinyurl.com/56xrjd7t (poetryfoundation.org). Accessed August 2023. Aleister Crowley (2004). The Book of Thoth. York Beach, ME: Weiser. Sigmund Freud (1905). Fragment of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria. In: The Standard Edition of the Complete…
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A tale of receiving cash from a demon; the result of the working having the same character as the working; a tale of summoning Lucifer; the danger of nothing seeming to have happened; the urge to teach Lucifer a lesson; appreciating the multiple facets of manifestation, including the experience of self; the contrast with the manifestation of the di…
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On how to hope safely and well. Hesiod (1959). Hesiod, translated by Richmond Lattimore. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan. Clive James (2013). Dante: The Divine Comedy. London: Picador. Mother Julian of Norwich (1994). The Revelation of Divine Love in Sixteen Showings, translated by M.L. del Mastro. Liguori, MO: Liguori / Triumph. Edgar Allan …
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Different types of discarnate entities; the nature of the entity defined by our relationship to it; distinguishing between different types of entities and relationships to them; elementals; the dead; demons; the pros and cons of experimentalism; “helpful elementals” and the problem of psychologization; two types of psychologization; power animals; …
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On attracting lightning. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Herman Melville (1972). Moby-Dick. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Arthur Edward Waite (1971). The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. Stamford, CT: US Games Systems. Support the podcast and access additional content at: https://patreon.com…
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On falling into existence by failing temptation. If you are wondering what happened to HIEROPHANY #14 then check out OEITH #204 (https://tinyurl.com/36nvukxy) on the topic of depressive hedonia and its antidote. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Aleister Crowley (1929). Magick in Th…
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On the dynamics of death and life. Emily Brontë (2022). Wuthering Heights, https://tinyurl.com/4sthks6c (gutenberg.org). Accessed May 2023. Marie-Louise von Franz (1987). On Dreams and Death. Boston & London: Shambhala. Andrew A. Hanham (2023). COLSTON, Edward II (1636-1721), of Mortlake, Surr., https://tinyurl.com/3vcsd3xe (historyofparliamentonli…
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On finding repose by turning upside-down. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Michael J. Hurst (2013). A Modern Catholic Looks at Tarot, https://tinyurl.com/bdd797a7 (blogspot.com). Accessed April 2023. Carl Jung (2002). Answer to Job. New York: Routledge. Kate McGeown (2005). Life in…
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On opposing adversity beyond counteraction. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Gibbs, Laura (2002). The Oak Tree and the Reed, https://tinyurl.com/2p8pv48f (mythfolklore.net). Accessed April 2023. Jacobs, Joseph (1894). The Wind and the Sun, https://tinyurl.com/3ezr78rv (pitt.edu). A…
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Our recent podcast hiatus; the relevance of reputation to magick; the use of reputation by spiritual teachers (Crowley, Gurdjieff, Milarepa); the indispensability of dissuasion; contrasts between this and modern spirituality; warnings against reputational damage; reputational contagion; why and how reputation will not survive the Great Work; the re…
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On suffering and carelessness. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Bonifacio Bembo (c. 1450). File:Bembo-Visconti-tarot-arcanum-10-wheel of fortune.jpg, https://tinyurl.com/4zxjhnf8 (wikimedia.org). Accessed February 2023. Aleister Crowley (2004). The Book of Thoth. York Beach, ME: We…
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On progressing outwardly by engaging inwardly. Wilfred Ruprecht Bion (2004). Attention and Interpretation. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. Aleister Crowley (2004). The Book of Thoth. York Beach, ME: Weiser. Marie-Louise von Franz (1978). “The Process of Individuation”, in C.G. Jung, ed., Man and His Symbols. London: Picador. Support the podcast a…
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Leaving the occult; the growing popularity of orthodox Christianity; what orthodoxy offers: not a lecture but participation in a ritual; symbolism and literalism; finding a spiritual orientation without institutional support; overcoming relativism as a first step; the dismissal of truth by postmodernism; a story about someone finding their directio…
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On the joys and limits of judgment. Lon Milo DuQuette (2017). Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot. Newburyport, MA: Weiser. N.S. Gill (2017). Lady Justice, https://tinyurl.com/2vpsrefs (thoughtco.com). Accessed January 2023. William Shakespeare (1594). Titus Andronicus, https://tinyurl.com/s9dpax76 (gutenberg.org). Accessed January 2023. K…
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On the dangers of ego inflation and the dynamics of success. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Richard Dyer (1998). Stars. London: BFI Publishing. Wikipedia Commons (2020). Category: Chariot (Major Arcana), https://tinyurl.com/yx4xax8z (wikimedia.org). Accessed January 2023. Support…
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The presence of a stalker; previous experiences of stalkers from our Open Enlightenment project; well-intentioned stalkers and stalkers with a malevolent intention; confrontation with the current stalker; this person’s tactics: fake accounts, on-line harassment, smears, and misattribution; the assumption of good faith; the actual indifference of th…
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On choice, responsibility, and the obligations of being human. If you are wondering what happened to HIEROPHANY #05 then check out OEITH #209 (https://tinyurl.com/3wprvm7k), the inspiration for the entire HIEROPHANY series. J. Laplanche & J.-B. Pontalis (1973). The Language of Psycho-Analysis. New York: W.W. Norton. Angel E. Navidad (2020). Marshma…
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On righteousness and authority. For a concise account of the complications concerning Crowley, The Emperor, and tzaddi, see: Lon Milo DuQuette (2017). Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot. Newburyport, MA: Red Wheel (pp. 86-91, 106-7). Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Aleis…
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On abundance and squandering. Amoda Maa Jeevan (2016). Duality, nonduality, and the feminine face of awakening, https://tinyurl.com/2p8ax4sz (youtube.com). Accessed November 2022. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Aleister Crowley (2004). The Book of Thoth. York Beach, ME: Weiser. A…
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Worrying trends in world affairs; how magick and spirituality offers no refuge; the Knights of Chaos versus Vladimir Putin; the likely fate of contemporary occultism in times of crisis; why magick inevitably deserts us; "nothing is asked of you"; the delusion of needing to do something; the nature and drama of sacrifice; fear and loneliness; self-s…
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On wisdom and conflict. Aleister Crowley (2004). The Book of Thoth. York Beach, ME: Weiser. Maa-kheru (2017). The forty-eight calls or keys, https://tinyurl.com/35ed6yyr (hermetic.com). Accessed October 2022. Bernadette Roberts (1991). The Path to No-Self: Life at the Center. Albany, NY: State University of New York (p. 91). Bernadette Roberts (200…
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HIEROPHANY and WORP FM are available from wherever you usually obtain your podcasts or can be found on Apple Podcasts at https://tinyurl.com/2yvczz7a and https://tinyurl.com/4mu5cw3x. Even more details: https://oeith.co.uk/podcasts/ Support the podcasts and access additional content at: https://patreon.com/oeith. Buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.co…
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On the ways in which everyone practises magick. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. Geoffrey Chaucer (2022). The Franklin’s Prologue and Tale, https://tinyurl.com/bdzyw98v (harvard.edu). Accessed October, 2022. Richard Kaczynski (2010). Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley, revised…
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On recognising and awakening from the madness in our lives. Anonymous (2002). Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism. New York: Tarcher. John Perceval (1961). Perceval's Narrative: A Patient's Account of his Psychosis 1830-1832, edited by Gregory Bateson. Stanford, CA: Stanford University. Antonia White (2006). Beyond the Gl…
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Magick as a spiritual tradition in its own right; all wisdom traditions as inseparable from magick; all that is needed to understand Aleister Crowley is The Book of the Law (TBOTL) and one’s own comprehension; Crowley in the role of a prophet and what this entails; the origin and form of TBOTL; the redundancy of commentaries on TBOTL; TBOTL without…
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Exploring the shifts in our experience of the other between psychology, the paranormal, magick, and spirituality, encountering along the way: a phobia of spiders; the abject horror of the object of a phobia; the psychological origin of the abhorred other in the self; fascination and fixation in phobia; the example of H.P. Lovecraft; the binding of …
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Joined again by Paul, we probe the weirder sides of therapy and working as a therapist: defining the anomalous in the context of therapy; shifts in awareness and reality; Jeffrey Kripal’s definition of the paranormal and how it applies to therapy; the intensity of the therapeutic encounter; the pertinence of the psychoanalytic understanding of ther…
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A new branch of the Arcanum Arcanorum; two kinds of connection to the lineage: institutional and inner; how the conflict of institutional and inner played out in Crowley’s life; union with the Holy Guardian Angel (HGA) achieved by a vision and by inner means; the necessary uniqueness of the ritual to achieve connection with his HGA; the role of ext…
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The first time we met; both of us doing the same thing in a chaos magick guise; a chaos magick mentor who suggested Thelemic magick; from magickal power back to something more traditional; influences from Daniel Ingram and Aleister Crowley; different ways of describing what was unfolding for us; The Viking Youth Power Hour; paranormal experiences a…
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Exploring the relationship to our ancestors, and how it might affect our lives and spiritual practice, encountering along the way: Carl Jung and his relationship to the dead; ghosts, the dead, and the possibility of further transformations after death; conversation with ancestors; Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead; individuation and the dead; a dist…
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After a warning concerning the dark content of this episode, we explore (from personal experience) the shadow side of intense meditation practice: panic attacks on my first fire kasina retreat; the importance of reaching out for support from fellow retreatants; the usefulness of maps and models; fear, misery, and disgust; differences in approach be…
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We confront this most terrifying item of magical equipment, to explore what makes it so volatile, considering: my first experience of Ouija; the tendency of Ouija to creep into more direct forms of manifestation; the lifelong impact of these experiences; an example of a very physical manifestation; the tendency with Ouija for things to get out of c…
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Joined by my good friend Paul, we discuss the ethics of magick and the integration of ethics into magical practice, exploring: a somewhat unethical hexing; retaliation, its justifications and alternatives; proportionality; the lack of an ethical framework in chaos magick; the impossibility of an absence of ethics; ethical integrationism versus tech…
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Blowing the dust off some old diaries, we reflect on how kasina meditation generates magical powers, exploring: kasina practice and its rejuvenation by Daniel Ingram; the corruption of the original texts; the need for fresh terminology; different types of kasina; how a kasina is used; the importance and use of the retinal after-image; the cultivati…
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Borrowing from Buddhism the concept of the “near enemy”, we consider how art, history, and psychology may look like magick but can harm our magical practice, exploring: the danger of the near enemy; pity as the near enemy of compassion; art, history, and psychology as near enemies of magick and their detrimental effects; the difference of this appr…
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We approach the Middle Pillar on the Tree of Life as a possible guide to the dilemma of having a human identity, exploring: the contrast between identity and being; the advantages and drawbacks of emphasising one of these above the other; a parallel between the Pillar of Severity and identity, and the Pillar of Mercy and being; how these distinctio…
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How an ancient Tibetan meditation practice helped me through the night in a dark and haunted place, considering: the non-material existence of ghosts; the potential benefits of paranormal encounters; chöd: a meditation practice for dealing with paranormal experiences; Brighton Town Hall: its history and its ghosts; underground water and electromagn…
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Presenting a magical working with colleagues Jason Mendel and Paul, we encounter the Estes method of spirit communication, and its potential use in magick, exploring: the background circumstances to this episode; requests for magical interventions and the criteria for deciding whether to get involved; ethical considerations around magical intervent…
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Containing references to sexual abuse, far-right ideology, and the (literal) eating of babies, we face-off to evil, examining: two depictions of Cronos (Saturn) eating a child by Peter Paul Rubens and Francisco Goya; the contrast between their perspectives with regard to the question of evil; the myth of Cronos and the birth of Zeus (Jupiter); the …
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We examine how Homer, Virgil, and Dante help us navigate the underworld and our relationship to the dead, exploring: the meaning of the hero's descent into the underworld and its personal significance; Odysseus's method of dealing with the dead; what Homer tells us about the underworld and how to work with it; Virgil's Aeneid and the descent of Aen…
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To know, to dare, to will, and to keep silence. We explore the magical virtues (specifically, “to keep silence”), known also as “The Powers of the Sphinx”, encountering along the way: the gift of dreams; how keeping silence still protects magicians; how silence can also harm magicians; why I am not silent about my experiences; an oddly pertinent dr…
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We discuss issues of power and spiritual authority as presented by the tarot card The Hierophant, encountering along the way: Mercury retrograde in the ninth house; a flurry of synchronicities; the question of spiritual authority; the least sexy card in the tarot; common interpretations of the card: dogma and patriarchy; similarities and contrasts …
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Revisiting my experiences of awakening and reflecting on how things seem now, we ponder along the way: the culture of silence on awakening within Buddhism; the notion that enlightened people never claim enlightenment; my first ever experience of meditation; my failure at regular practice and a farewell to Buddhism; development of an interest in mag…
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Let's focus in on concentration, exploring: the arms of Baphomet; solve et coagula as "analysis and concentration"; how the mainstream lauds concentration; the prevalence of Attention Deficit Disorder; the union of dissolving and coalescing; Buddhist meditation; vipassana(insight) as solve, versus shamatha (concentration) as coagula; the nature and…
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Let's join our minds to explore together the nature of telepathy, taking in along the way: the usefulness of magick in understanding the paranormal; definitions of telepathy and their problems; crisis apparitions; Nick Totton's definition of telepathy as "the experience of transparency between subjects"; the strengths of this definition; how telepa…
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If reincarnation is real, then how does it impact on our lives here and now? We consider: the question of how reincarnation manifests in everyday experience; comparison of contact with the dead versus reincarnation; reasons for the relevance of reincarnation; spiritual attainment and insight into past lives; the AUTOTAR working; audio scrying with …
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