Glitch Bottle Podcast
158 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 259 ratingsThe Glitch Bottle Podcast is a Western magic and grimoire-focused show that uncorks the uncommon with magic, mysticism and the generally misunderstood.
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#149 - Decrypting the Steganographia with Dr. Stephen Skinner | Glitch Bottle
March 31, 2024 18:33 - 1 hour - 125 MBWhat is the Steganographia, the most notorious work of German Benedictine abbot and polymath Johannes Trithemius? Written in the year 1500, Is the Steganographia a text about the evocation of spirits, a system of cryptography where information is secretly encoded, or both? Internationally acclaimed author, practicing magician and scholar, Dr. Stephen Skinner, shares about his collaboration with Daniel Clark where all four books of the Steganographia are being published in English for the firs...
#148 - Turning Guns into Ink & Slime Alchemy with Thomas Little | Glitch Bottle
March 24, 2024 19:45 - 1 hour - 117 MBWhat 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 the transformative power of metals and slime, answers your Patreon listener questions and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅Subscribe to A.Rural.Pen. on In...
#147 - Hidden Paths, Foolish Fish & The Vast Mind with Denis Poisson | Glitch Bottle
March 17, 2024 15:59 - 1 hour - 152 MBWhy 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 to talk about the foundations of magic in his new book ‘Hidden Paths’, gleaned from his years of direct esoteric experience. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ►📚Get your copy...
#146 - IMBOLC & Founding a Magical Institute with Mstr. Agrippa & Frater Acher
February 29, 2024 14:12 - 1 hour - 113 MBWhat 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, who is Agrippa’s former student when he was at IMBOLC. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅IMBOLC website - https://imbolc.com/ ► ✅Theomagica (Frater’s excellent blog): h...
#145 - Breaking Misconceptions of Santa Muerte with Ed Calderon | Glitch Bottle
January 26, 2024 20:00 - 3 hours - 260 MBHow 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, and public safety in the northern border region of Mexico for more than a decade. His study into the indigenous Méxican criminal culture, from oc...
#144 - The Egyptian Mystery Tradition with Peter Mark Adams | Glitch Bottle
November 19, 2023 19:13 - 1 hour - 142 MBWhat 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 answers your Patron listener questions! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅November 2023 Book: Two Esoteric Tarotshttps://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/two-esoteric-tar...
#143 - Cutting Into The Grimorium Verum with Joseph H. Peterson | Glitch Bottle
October 31, 2023 13:05 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBWhat 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 identified manuscript and printed sources. He also answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Get your copy of Joe’s Grimori...
#142 - Smuggling Arabic Hermetica in Medieval Lapidaries with Vajra Regan
October 15, 2023 15:28 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBHow 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. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Get your copy of Vajra’s article - https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/epdf/10.1484/J.JML.5.133617?role=tab ✅►Get the entire Journal of Medieva...
#141 - Witch Bottles: History, Culture, Magic with Dan Harms | Glitch Bottle
September 11, 2023 15:40 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBWhy 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 more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Get your copy of ‘Witch Bottles’ - https://www.avaloniabooks.com/product-page/witch-bottles ✅►Dan’s excellent blog - https://medi...
Deep Dive: Planetary Conjurations of the Day (Patreon Request)
August 06, 2023 16:03 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBPodcast 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 podcast patron! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ►Joseph H. Peterson’s Esoteric Archives - http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/heptamer.htm ► Get your copy of Jose...
#140 - Familiar Spirits & Embracing the Nexus Point with BJ Swain | Glitch Bottle
August 03, 2023 15:51 - 2 hours - 183 MBWhat 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 your copy of ‘Familiar Unto Me’ - https://amzn.to/3OgXqnl ✅►BJ’s author page - https://www.facebook.com/bjswainauthor ✅►Living Spirits Facebook Gr...
#139 - The Eneatych & Lightning Flash of Alef with David Chaim Smith | Glitch Bottle
June 28, 2023 15:18 - 1 hour - 117 MBWhy 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 culminating book in David’s seminal Lightning Flash of Alef series. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅Pre-Order ‘The Eneatych’ (Deluxe Edition) - https://www.thethirtytwokeys.c...
#138 - Thai Occult & Opening The Doors with Peter Jenx and Jack Grayle
June 23, 2023 12:55 - 2 hours - 218 MBWhat 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 Grayle, who is publishing Thai Occult 2 through Araxes Press - the new imprint that Jack launched this year with Larry Roberts of Miskatonic Books. ⇓ ⇓...
#137 - Slavic Demonology & The Fire Fountain with Łukasz Grochocki | Glitch Bottle
June 19, 2023 14:30 - 3 hours - 268 MBHow 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 more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Order ‘The Book of Niad-Zin’ - https://www.siriuslimitedesoterica.com/product-page/the-book-of-niad-zin-standard-edition-by-lukasz-gr...
#136 - The Red Shepherd & God Dumuzid with Samuel David | Glitch Bottle
June 09, 2023 13:03 - 1 hour - 140 MBWho 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 from Anathema Publishing, ‘The Red Shepherd’ he answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Pre-order your copy of ...
#135 - Goêtic Atavisms with Frater Acher and Craig Slee
June 05, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBWhat 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 Atavisms from Hadean Press, answer your Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Pre-Order ‘Goêtic Atavisms’ (coming soon): https://goeteia.com/g...
#134 - The Living Tarot with T. Susan Chang | Glitch Bottle
May 30, 2023 15:23 - 1 hour - 133 MBWhat 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 listener questions, and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ BOOKS · The Living Tarot book (just published!): https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738772257 (use code L...
#133 - Wizard Popes, Mary & Monastic Life with Fr. Robert Nixon | Glitch Bottle
May 21, 2023 19:25 - 1 hour - 122 MBWhat’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, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►’Wizard Popes of the 11th Century’: https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/the-wizar...
#132 - Theurgia Goetia & Social Media Fasts with Frater Ashen Chassan | Glitch Bottle
April 07, 2023 17:12 - 2 hours - 208 MBWhat 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 Frater Chassan’s Magical Shop: https://www.facebook.com/Frater-Ashen-Chassans-Magical-Implements-2183349675258729/ ✅►Sign up for Frater Chassan’s On...
Deep Dive: (Mis) Pronouncing Nomina Magica? Scholar updates!
March 14, 2023 16:29 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBWhat 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! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► EsotericArchives.com - http://www.esotericarchives.com/index.html ► Get your copy of Joseph H. Peterson’s Elucidation of Necromancy - https:...
#131 - Mexican Sorcery: Brujeria de Rancho with Laura Davila | Glitch Bottle
February 20, 2023 20:39 - 1 hour - 97 MBWhat 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 Books called Mexican Sorcery: A Practical Guide to Brujeria de Rancho. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ (Amazon) Order “Mexican Sorcery: A Practical Guide to Brujeria ...
#130 - Hagia Sophia, Sanctum of Kronos with Peter Mark Adams | Glitch Bottle
February 10, 2023 18:21 - 1 hour - 145 MBHow 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 Imprint: Hagia Sophia / Sanctum of Kronos: Spiritual Dissent in an Age of Tyranny, answers your Patreon listener questions, and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ ...
#129 - The Grimoire Encyclopaedia with David Rankine | Glitch Bottle
January 31, 2023 11:05 - 1 hour - 119 MBWhy 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 massive tome from Hadean Press - The Grimoire Encyclopaedia, and answers your Patreon listener questions and much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅Pre-order ‘The Gri...
#128 - Divine Receptivity and Spirit Offerings with Josephine McCarthy
January 23, 2023 17:36 - 2 hours - 219 MB#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 director of the Quareia magical training course - shares about the importance of staying receptive, humble and balanced, she answers your Patreon li...
#127 - Traditional Astrology with Eric Purdue | Glitch Bottle
January 10, 2023 13:24 - 1 hour - 128 MBWhat 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 more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅Eric Purdue’s website (blog and magical services): https://www.ericpurdue.com/ ► ✅Read about Eric speaking at the 2023 NORWAC Co...
#126 - Sigils, Spirit Feedback & Magical Property with Aaron & Carrie Leitch
November 13, 2022 13:45 - 1 hour - 161 MBWhat 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 podcast supporter listener questions and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Doc Solomon’s Occult Curios Shop: http://docsolomons.com/wp/ ✅►Support Aaron and Carri...
#125 - Geomancy & Pillars of Gladness with Dr. Al Cummins | Glitch Bottle
November 07, 2022 16:05 - 59 minutes - 82 MBWhat 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' Angelical Psalter of Calls’. He also answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Get your copy of ‘Pillars of Gla...
#124 - Painting Decks & Magic in Tough Times with Josephine McCarthy | Glitch Bottle
October 31, 2022 12:35 - 1 hour - 105 MBHow 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 about a series of 79-detailed paintings for a new deck she’s been working on over the last few years, and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Josephine’s Quareia cours...
#123 - Holy Heretics with Frater Acher | Glitch Bottle
October 23, 2022 13:45 - 1 hour - 120 MBWhat 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 Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅Pre-Order “Holy Heretics” - https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/holy-her...
#122 - Naming the Heavens with Brian Johnson | Glitch Bottle
August 28, 2022 16:19 - 41 minutes - 57 MBWhat 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 a series of prayers and ritual inscriptions from the mid -1300s, addressed to the spirits of the heavenly bodies and facilitated via the invocation...
#121 - Art, Tarot & Poetry with Coleman Stevenson | GlitchBottle
August 08, 2022 14:15 - 2 hours - 171 MBWhat 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 questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Register for the upcoming ‘Morbid Anatomy’ class - https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/personal-oracle-cards-mak...
#120 - The Sun of Knowledge with Dr. Amina Inloes & J. M. Hamade | Glitch Bottle
August 01, 2022 13:00 - 2 hours - 231 MBWhat 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 Patron listener questions and much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Get your copy of Shams al-Ma‘arif - https://revelore.press/product/shams-al-maarif-the-sun-of-know...
#119 - The First Ghosts with Dr. Irving Finkel | Glitch Bottle
July 18, 2022 13:10 - 1 hour - 152 MBWho 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 listener questions! (Note: Podcast supporters can see the full video podcast of Dr. Finkel on Patreon!) ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Get your copy of ‘The First Ghost...
#118 - Servitors, Sigils & Thought Forms with Mademoiselle Vendredi | Glitch Bottle
June 27, 2022 12:50 - 1 hour - 131 MBWhat 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 magic. She also answers your wonderful Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Follow Mme Vendredi on Instagram - ...
#117 - Consorting with Spirits with Jason Miller | Glitch Bottle
June 12, 2022 18:48 - 1 hour - 159 MBWhat 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 wonderful Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ “Consorting with Spirits”(Weiser Books) - https://redwheelweiser.com/detail.html...
#116 - Historiola & Narrative Charms with Carl Nordblom | Glitch Bottle
May 18, 2022 16:10 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBWhat 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! Hope you enjoy Carl as much as I do! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Get your copy of Carl’s book “Historiola: The Power of Narrative Charms” - https://www.hadeanpres...
#115 - The Power of the Healing Field with Peter Mark Adams | Glitch Bottle
April 18, 2022 12:20 - 1 hour - 144 MBWhat 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 years of his direct experience with healing, and the experiences of his wife, life partner and healer, Kenzie. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ ATTENTION: Kenzie is o...
#114 - The Four Kings & Cyprian’s Mirror with Dr. Al Cummins | Glitch Bottle
March 20, 2022 16:05 - 1 hour - 141 MBWho 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’s Mirror of Four Kings: An Early Modern Experiment of Cyprianic Conjuration”, answers your Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Orde...
#113 - Immolating Reality & Black Aether with David Chaim Smith | Glitch Bottle
March 11, 2022 13:16 - 1 hour - 119 MBHow 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 psychological impressions that constitute so-called “ordinary” reality are swallowed as a single sacrificial offering as the mind directly confronts its...
#112 - The War of Art Inside Ukraine with Artist Nightgrowler | Glitch Bottle
March 08, 2022 13:45 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MBSince 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. He shares about the power of making esoteric art, how art is magic, how art can help resist oppression, and what other artists, and us listeners can...
Reciting Grimoires In Ecclesiastical Latin | Glitch Bottle
February 13, 2022 17:20 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBWhat 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 Classical Pronunciation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq3FJNibKHk ► ✅ Guide to the Pronunciation of Ecclesiastical Latin - https://www.preces...
#111 - Hoodoo, Rootwork & Conjure with Dr. Rev. Aaron Davis | Glitch Bottle
February 03, 2022 13:34 - 2 hours - 176 MBWhat is Hoodoo, and where did the roots of this distinctly American spiritual practice come from? What is a ‘mojo hand’? How can we develop a relationship with herbs and plants and learn from them in our practice? Rev. Dr. Aaron Davis - Hoodoo practitioner, conjuror, rootworker, and teacher - shares about the power of resistance, community and spirit work of Hoodoo, answers your Patreon listener questions, shares about his new course through The Black Thorne School: ‘Working The Roots, an Int...
#110 - Santa Muerte & Mexican Occultism with Ed Calderon | Glitch Bottle
January 18, 2022 13:45 - 2 hours - 227 MBWhat 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 border region of Mexico for more than a decade. His study into the indigenous Méxican criminal culture, from occult practices to endemic modus operan...
#109 - Merlin, Myth & Manuscripts with Dr. Laura Campbell | Glitch Bottle
January 12, 2022 16:50 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBWho 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 Professor of Translation Studies and French in The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University - shares about an 800-year-old Merlin fra...
#108 - Mentorship, Seamstressing & Ghost Cats with Meredith Graves | Glitch Bottle
January 02, 2022 12:35 - 1 hour - 154 MBWhat 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 about the exciting new launch of Kickstarter.com/Magic, answers your wonderful Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, shares her esoteric book reco...
#107 - The Elucidation of Necromancy with Joseph H. Peterson | Glitch Bottle
December 20, 2021 14:20 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBHow 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 three “Lucidarium” manuscripts, which he brings together in his new book from Ibis Press entitled “Elucidation of Necromancy”, answers your Patreo...
#106 - Ritualistic Poison & Contemplative Mysticism with David Chaim Smith | Glitch Bottle
December 12, 2021 21:50 - 2 hours - 174 MBIn 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 (shells of superficiality). The key is devotion to En Sof (The Infinite) which continually overflows through whatever appears ... if we have eyes ...
Confession in the Grimoires & Redemption | Glitch Bottle
December 07, 2021 14:36 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MBWhy 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 ads or sponsors. If you would consider becoming a Patron of Glitch Bottle, you would be keeping the show’s esoteric engines running while enjoyin...
#105 - Esoteric Aromachology with Helena M. Alcaide | Glitch Bottle
November 29, 2021 13:10 - 1 hour - 107 MBWhat 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 listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Visit Blazing Torch Alchemy’s shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlazingTorch/ ► ✅ Blazing Torch’s Inst...
#104 - Theoretical Hermeticism with Dan Attrell and Dr. David Porreca | Glitch Bottle
November 23, 2021 13:10 - 1 hour - 111 MB"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 Porreca are bringing theoretical hermetic texts to light from the original Latin. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Dan’s website - https://themodernhermeticist.com/en...