Rune Soup

Another solo show this week, and -fair warning- an intense one. But we need to talk about antiwar strategies as the war cycle continues its uptrend. Open up those liquor cabinets.

Dr Dean Radin joins us once again this week to talk about a topic near and dear to all our hearts, which also happens to be the title of his latest book: Real Magic. We cover NDE evidence, how one might conduct experiments to demonstrate the reality of spirits, strengths and shortcomings of scientific epistemology, tea, chocolate and goats. Great stuff. Do yourself a favour and check out the book. Show Notes Real Magic (US) (UK) (Au) Dr Radin's website Dr Radin on Twitter

The X-Files is, once again, over for good probably. Who better to unpack -and possibly redeem- the significance of the final series and stitch the whole corpus together than the syncosphere's x-iest polymath, Chris Knowles of The Secret Sun? Note: If you've not finished season 11, this show is pretty much 90 minutes of spoilers. If you have, it is 90 minutes of redeemers. Adjust accordingly.

This week we are speaking with Corinne Boyer. Based in the particularly green Pacific Northwest, Corinne is an writer, teacher and all around expert in folk herbalism and traditional plant lore. She joins us today to talk about her latest book, Plants of the Devil. We also chat poisons, edibles, science, naturopathy and the long term impact of fairy tales on kids. Nice one! Show Notes Corinne's website, Maple Mist Wood Plants of the Devil (US) (UK)

Another solo show this week, and not for reasons of plague cancellations. It is past time to think with and through some challenging thoughts around Classical Liberalism, pleasure, and the pros and cons of tidying your room. Mentioning no names, bucko. No show notes this week, apart from a link to a recent blog post.

This week, we welcome back Marcus Matawhero Lloyd. You may remember Marcus from an episode last year where he talked us through his experiences at Standing Rock, as well as parts of his journey rebuilding an ancestral Pa site on the east coast of New Zealand’s north island. Since we last spoke, Marcus has kept adventuring, and he joins us today to discuss his recent hikoi for water. We also talk about ancestral spirits, rivers-as-persons, forest encounters with angry entities and old/new roads to a better ecology. Splendid, splendid stuff. Show Notes You'll find a collection of images from Marcus's hikoi on the post page at Rune Soup.

This week we welcome back the one and only Dr Jeffrey Kripal to talk about his latest book, Secret Body. Dr Kripal's work is regularly namechecked on the show, on the blog and in my own books. We can only expect that to continue given the topics covered in Secret Body. Along the way, we also discuss the new comparativism, 'the human as two', taboos and the transmoral, and homoeroticism in Christianity. Splendid, splendid stuff. Show Notes Secret Body (US) Secret Body (UK)

This week we welcome back Mr Glastonbury himself, Paul Weston. Paul was on the show late last year talking us through the high strange journey of how his latest book came about. Said book is now out in the world, so we pick the story back up and run it to its conclusion. Along the way, we talk synchronicity, developing one's personal magical calendar, astrotheology, understanding extradimensional contact and at least one Celtic saint. Show Notes Paul's latest book, Atargatis (US, UK) Paul's website The Occult Conference 2019 website

This week, we are speaking to visionary artist and tarot historian Robert M Place. Robert is an author and the creator of several of the most exciting decks in recent times, including a personal favourite of mine, The Alchemical Tarot. We talk dreams, symbolism, Neoplatonism, and the story of these funny little pieces of paper and their impact on the world. Show Notes Robert's website Robert's latest book Robert on Facebook

This week we welcome back to the show Chiron Armand. Khi is a currently travelling shamanic practitioner usually based out of New York. He joins us today for a wide ranging chat covering Wetiko and how to get our heads around it, matching meaning and experience, soul retrieval and mediumship. Good times. Show Notes Impact Shamanism Impact Shamanism Facebook page Chiron on Twitter

This week we are stretching the tin can telephone cable as far as it can stretch, from southern Tasmania all the way to Svalbard in the Arctic circle. Our guest is Al Borealis, creator and host of Forum Borealis and our topic is the state of alternate research in 2018. We discuss Antarctica, breakaway civilisations, the secret space programme, disinformation, missing money and the Nazi International. Good times. Show Notes Forum Borealis Forum Borealis on YouTube Forum Borealis on Twitter

This week, we are joined from Sri Lanka by Dr Chandra Wickramasinghe. Dr Wickramasinge’s astronomy and astrobiology career stretching over many decades has taken him all over the world. He has worked with, published with and befriended some of the twentieth century’s leading space thinkers including the legendary Sir Fred Hoyle and Arthur C. Clarke. He joins us today to talk about panspermia, evolution and the origins of life on earth. Extremely good times. Show Notes Cosmic Womb Dr Wickramasinghe's website

This week we welcome back to the show Langston Kahn. I met Langston in London in 2016 and was immediately impressed with his sincerity in using magical and shamanic techniques for compassionate ends in a contemporary setting. And as this is the final show for January in which we wind up our series on getting one’s head in the game for what is going to be an intense year, it struck me that there was probably no one better to pull a lot of these threads together for us. We discuss grounding, energy hygiene, boundary management, some more advanced journeying techniques and a whole lot more. Top stuff. Show Notes Langston's site, Occupy Your Heart Langston's Facebook page Langston's previous appearance on the show

This week we welcome worldwide bestselling author and researcher, Lynne McTaggart, to talk to us about her latest book, The Power of Eight. We cover: The how's and why's of group intention. The scientifically observable impact on oneself when praying for others. An optimal structure for groups. The philosophical implications of the research Lynne has conducted and presented. A truly excellent and enlightening discussion! Show Notes The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Your Life, and the World Lynne's website. Lynne on Twitter.

Due to a string of low probability events -both positive and negative- we're activating an emergency solo show this week. The topic is cycles, cycle models, where and how they align in 2018. As it is a solo show, there are no show notes, but you may wish to read Austin's 2018 report for context.

Starting 2018 off with a bang. The first guest of the year is none other than Dr Rupert Sheldrake. Dr Sheldrake joins us to talk about his latest book, Science and Spiritual Practices, which is already available to you lucky people in the UK, and will be out later in the year if you live outside the UK. A fantastic chat, unsurprisingly. Show Notes Buy Science and Spiritual Practices within or from the UK Dr Sheldrake's website Dr Sheldrake on Twitter

For the final show of 2017, we welcome back the one and Conner Habib for a thrilling chat on seeing through the lunacy and restrictions of official reality, opening up a new politics, and how to manifest your best possible year. Great stuff. Show Notes Conner's web series and podcast Conner on Twitter Conner's website

This week we welcome back a very special regular guest for a very special recurring feature. The one and only Austin Coppock gives us an end-of-2017 report as well as a peek through what I assume is an ornate, steampunk telescope of what is coming up in 2018. Good times, as ever. Show Notes Austin's website Austin on Twitter Austin on Facebook

This week we speak with the one and only Tobias Churton about his latest Crowley book, Aleister Crowley in America. We discuss his New York experience, mountain climbing in Mexico, to what extent he was working for British Intelligence, his curious UFO incident in New Hampshire and a whole lot more. A splendid discussion with one of my favourite authors. Enjoy. Show Notes Tobias's website Buy Aleister Crowley in America (US) Buy Aleister Crowley in America (UK)

Another solo show this week. (Sort of.) There's some further elaboration required on some of the notions skimmed in the Thanksgiving episode, plus some real talk on what is to be done. We return to normal programming for the rest of the year, but -like the Double Talking episodes- this is in danger of becoming a sporadic new format! And as it is just me, there are no show notes. Although you'll find a companion video at runesoup.com.