Rune Soup

Latest Episodes:

Becca Tarnas | Talking Tolkien and Jung Apr 27, 2016

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Joining me from California is writer, artist, astrologer, editor of Archai: The Journal of Archetypal Cosmology and doctoral student, Becca Tarnas. Becca's current research is an examination of the convergence of images between Tolkien's work and Jung's work in his Red Book… as well as an exploration of the implications of such a convergence.

This is an absolutely fantastic discussion (literally). We cover the origins of Middle Earth, the composition of the Red Book, syncs and coincidences, the role of the imaginal and the mythic in ecology and the rise of diverse voices.

Love. It.

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Becca's website
Becca's presentation; The Red Book and The Red Book

Miguel Conner | Talking Gnosticism Apr 20, 2016

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This week we talk to Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio's Miguel Conner about all things gnosticism:

- The origins of the gnostics - The main gnostic groups - How gnosticism relates to western magic - How gnosticism relates to the wider pagan world - UFOs and gnosticism

And ultimately, the 'shape' of the gnostic journey and how it has lasted into the modern era.

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- Miguel's site

- Miguel's new YouTube channel

- Miguel's archival YouTube channel

Elysia Gallo | Talking the Magic of Books Apr 14, 2016

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This week we are joined by Llewellyn Worldwide's senior acquisitions editor, and the editor of my own book, The Chaos Protocols, Elysia Gallo.

We talk love spells, magical writing, magical reading, Wyrd Minnesota, the role of magic and synchronicity in one's career, and even cats.

Enjoy!

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Jason Miller | Talking the Magical Life Apr 06, 2016

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The one and only Jason Miller! Talking love spells, adventurism, the ritual use of circles, occult publishing, appropriation and just This Magical Life in general.

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Charles Hugh-Smith | Talking the Future of Money Mar 31, 2016

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For those of you who have already picked up a copy of my latest book, The Chaos Protocols, you'll no doubt have detected Charles's influence in a few of the chapters. He's among the cleverest independent financial minds out there today.

We don't just talk the Benjamins, however. We also talk gardening, nutrition, philosophy, what to study at college, digital currencies, and how talking about money is really talking about meaning, and the return of the real.

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Charles's excellent blog. You should subscribe.
Charles's latest book: A Radically Beneficial World: Automation, Technology and Creating Jobs for All: The Future Belongs to Work That Is Meaningful
Charles's previous book, also excellent, particularly if you are in or contemplating college: Get a Job, Build a Real Career and Defy a Bewildering Economy

Geraldine Beskin | Talking Magical London Mar 24, 2016

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This week we talk to the wondrous Geraldine Beskin of the world famous Atlantis Bookshop.

Our freewheeling chat, conducted in the Gerald Gardner room of the shop, covers magical London, the Victorian occult revival, Austin Osman Spare and just a whole boatload of life advice for the magically inclined. Do not miss it.

Dr Jeff Kripal | Talking The Super Natural Mar 17, 2016

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Oh, but I was looking forward to this one. I've read a lot of Dr Kripal's previous work and the Super Natural seems perfectly timed to coincide with Star.Ships... other hands on the same elephant and all that.

Anyway, it's a good ol' chat. We conducted it via the Skype/phone octoparrot, which you may notice in the audio. Topics included

Animism
Phenomenology
Materialism in the academy
Challenges in parapsychology
The origin of the term numinous as well as how it is experienced

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Raj Sisodia | Talking X-Files, Art, and London Mar 09, 2016

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Raj and I have a good ol' chat about narrative, psychology, spirit contact, London, the role of art and plenty move.

Plus I got to nerd out about the X-Files with someone far more knowledgeable than me.

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Raj's website
Excerpts from the two X-files episodes we discuss
- Paper Hearts
- Jose Chung's From Outer Space
The Rune Soup piece about consciousness and art we reference
One of Raj's video mash-ups

Judika Illes |Talking Spells Mar 03, 2016

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In this week's episode we talk to the queen of encyclopedias herself, Judika Illes.

Naturally the conversation roams across spells, magical advice, writing careers and tarot... so very much tarot.

This is not one to miss!

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Ramsey Dukes | Talking Magic Feb 24, 2016

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We talk to the one and only Ramsey Dukes (Lionel Snell) about his magical career, publishing, Austin Spare, the British magical renaissance, the rise of chaos magic and just life in general.

Do not miss this one!

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