Thelema NOW! Crowley, Ritual & Magick
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★ - 53 ratingsOur mission is to provide listeners with interesting, informative, thought-provoking interviews featuring individuals involved in myriad realms of mysticism, spirituality and magical theory and practice: authors, sorcerers, academics, entertainers. We’ll be looking into everything except inter and intra organizational politics as that’s ground very thoroughly tilled by other programs.
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Thelema NOW! Guests: Peter Mark Adams & Christophe Poncet
April 10, 2024 20:53 - 1 hour - 123 MBThelema Now host Harper Feist, delves into the esoteric realms of tarot with authors Peter Mark Adams and Christophe Poncet. In this captivating episode, they explore the intriguing narratives behind two distinct tarot decks: the enigmatic Sola-Busca tarocchi and the beloved Tarot de Marseille. Join us as the authors share their personal journeys of discovery, offering insights into the mystical symbolism and historical significance embedded within these decks. The conversation traverses t...
Thelema Now Dr. Justin Sledge
March 14, 2024 21:38 - 1 hour - 127 MBIn this episode of ThelemaNOW, Harper talks with one of the most effective educators in the current occultosphere, Dr. Justin Sledge. Dr. Sledge earned his undergraduate degree at Millsaps College then went for a DRS in religious studies (Western Esotericism and Related Currents) at the Universiteit van Amsterdam and a MA and PhD in philosophy at the University of Memphis. He is currently a part-time professor of philosophy and religion at several institutions in the Metro-Detroit area and...
Thelema NOW! Guest: Andrew Phillip Smith
February 23, 2024 19:51 - 1 hour - 157 MBThis episode of Thelema, NOW! represents our first foray into the incredible world of Welsh magic. Andrew Phillip Smith gives Harper a lesson in language and history as they relate to magic in and near his home in Wales. The interview ends with a special treat in which Andrew gives license to depart in Welsh! Check out Andrew's books and author page on Amazon.
Thelema Now! Guest: P.D. Newman
February 01, 2024 23:08 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBIn this ThelemaNOW episode, Harper and P.D. “Danny” Newman discuss his new book, Theurgy: Theory and Practice, published by Inner Traditions. This is a delightful conversation with a charming guest over a book that is already renowned! Chief topics of conversation were the extraction of the roots of Theurgy in the Shamanism of Thrace, the conversion of Hekate from underworld psychopomp to World Soul, and the known history of the Chaldean Oracles. P. D. Newman has been immersed in the ...
Thelema Now! Guests: Peter JENX and Frater Acher
November 25, 2023 00:07 - 53 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this dramatic follow on to the Peter JENX on ThaiOccult 2 Harper leads a conversation between Frater Acher and Peter JENX on the topic of magical talismans. They not only consider the significance of human remains in talismans, but also a world view that knows how to regard every object as a talismanic manifestation.
Thelema Now! Guests: Peter JENX and Frater Archer
November 25, 2023 00:07 - 53 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this dramatic follow on to the Peter JENX on ThaiOccult 2 Harper leads a conversation between Frater Acher and Peter JENX on the topic of magical talismans. They not only consider the significance of human remains in talismans, but also a world view that knows how to regard every object as a talismanic manifestation.
Thelema Now: Peter Jenx
September 19, 2023 13:05 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBPeter Jenx is the guest on this episode of Thelema NOW, and Harper talks to him on the occasion of the release of the long-awaited sequel to his first book “The Thai Occult.” “The Thai Occult Two” explores the wide regional variations in Thai folk magic. This interview explores the place of the “ajarn” or local sorcerer in Thailand, their selection and training. We also talk about the nature of the lineages, and how the tradition – even the magic itself – changes with the needs of the people...
Thelema Now! Guest: Larry Roberts
September 15, 2023 00:11 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBThis Thelema, NOW! episode features a conversation between Harper and Larry Roberts. Larry is the heart of Miskatonic Books. Miskatonic is an online store encompassing everything between esoteric and occult books and dark fantasy, classic horror and supernatural fiction. Larry and Debra, his wife, and their kids have been in the bookselling business for 30 years and have been publishing titles in various genres for 21 years. In 2009, Miskatonic won the Bram Stoker Award for Excellence in Sp...
Thelema NOW Robert Allen
September 01, 2023 16:43 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBIn this episode of ThelemaNOW, Harper talks with actor, dancer, director and ceremonial magician Robert Allen about his new book Imago: Body. Vision. Magick, recently released by Theion Publishing. The book leads us to some amazing discussions about the very significant overlap between magick and theater, and the history of the image, and Robert reveals one of the many useful exercises in the book. To buy the book: https://theionpublishing.com/shop/imago/ To learn about Robert’s worksho...
Thelema Now! Guest: Brian Cotnoir
August 01, 2023 20:48 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBIn this episode of ThelemaNOW, Harper talks with Brian Cotnoir on the occasion of the release of his new book “On Alchemy.” Brian has been practicing alchemy as the art and science of perfecting a process for many years. The book is your opportunity to participate in his current, along with the classic history of the practice and many illuminating exercises. Hear more about it in this fascinating discussion! Buy the book here: On Alchemy by Brian Cotnoir: 9781786787705 | PenguinRandomHous...
Thelema Now! Guest: Peter Mark Adams
June 27, 2023 17:54 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBPeter Mark Adams is an author, poet, esotericist and professional energy worker specializing in the ethnography and visuality of ritual, sacred landscape, esotericism, consciousness and healing. With a background in Philosophy from the University of Liverpool, Peter pursues advanced studies on iconology and iconographic; Renaissance art and material culture with the Warburg Institute’s School of Advanced Studies in London. Peter’s esoteric non-fiction is published through Scarlet Imprint Cur...
Thelema Now! Guest: Red K. Elders
May 09, 2023 22:31 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this fascinating ThelemaNOW episode, Harper talks to friend and colleague Red K. Elders about art and movement, magic and bodies. Red’s perhaps best known for her stellar pencil drawings inspired by Greek mythological figures. She’s also a bodyworker and movement therapist. Underneath everything, she understands what it means to be nourished by the natural world, something we discuss in detail. Click to view her principal website and one devoted to sales of her wonderful art. Also, w...
Thelema Now! Guest: Scott Michael Stenwick
April 28, 2023 00:24 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBIn this wide-ranging interview, Scott Michael Stenwick and Harper talk about everything between John Dee and quantum mechanics, by way of Eugene Wigner and the Falkland Islands. Scott is an author, blogger, esotericist, software developer, information technology consultant, and speculative fiction enthusiast. He writes fantasy and science fiction, and non-fiction books on the Western Esoteric Tradition. He also contributes to non-fiction anthologies that cover topics related to magical pra...
Thelema Now! Guest: Tobias Churton (2023)
April 15, 2023 20:36 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBThelema, NOW! welcomes Tobias Churton. A world authority on Gnostic spirituality, Churton is Britain’s leading scholar in the field of Western Esotericism. Our host Harper Feist and he discuss his latest book, Aleister Crowley in Paris Sex, Art, and Magick in the City of Light, is his sixth devoted to the Prophet of the Lovely Star, a series which began with Aleister Crowley: The Biography. Using previously unpublished letters and diaries, Churton reconstructs Crowley’s heyday in th...
Thelema Now! Guest: Sasha Chaitow (2023)
March 14, 2023 18:54 - 1 hour - 42 MBThelema Now welcomes Sasha Chaitow! Having written her Ph.D. thesis on Joséphin Péladan, Dr. Sasha Chaitow is uniquely qualified to present a complete picture of the man and his works, both from an artistic and an esoteric standpoint. In particular, she has studied and documented – and is teaching – his initiatory system. In this Thelema Now episode, Dr. Chaitow and Harper Feist discuss the metaphysical and esoteric aspects of Péladan’s life, some of which happened side by side with Aleister...
Thelema Now! Encore Episode of Jake Stretton-Kent from October 2020
February 04, 2023 17:25 - 52 minutes - 72 MBJake Stretton-Kent died after an extended illness and the world will never be quite the same. Jake was a lot of things to a lot of people, clear from the hundreds of tributes written in Facebook and other social media platforms since the announcement. He was an incredibly influential magician and author, having given us Grimorium Verum, Geosophia, the Testament of Cyprian the Mage, Goetic Liturgy, Thus Spake Magnus Dictus and the Rosicrucifixion, amongst others. He also worked on each issu...
Thelema Now! Guest: Marcus McCoy (2022)
December 28, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBThelema, NOW! host Harper Feist speaks with Occult Blacksmith Marcus McCoy of Troll Cunning Forge. Listen as Marcus and Harper discuss alchemy as it applies to Metalsmithing and the Natural Philosophy of Henry Cornelius Agrippa! During their conversation the Winter Solstice dawned in the Eastern Standard time zone. The days will be getting brighter...
Thelema Now! Guest: Frater Acher
November 25, 2022 22:35 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBHost Harper Feist speaks with Frater Acher about his new book Holy Heretics, the third and final volume of the Holy Daimon cycle. Listen as he and Harper Feist talk about doing magick as a lone practitioner, sacred bells, and what working with your Holy Daimon really means. Frater Acher is the author of theomagica.com as well as a friend and collaborator of Quareia Magical Training. He holds an MA in Communications Science, Intercultural Communications, and Psychology, as well as cert...
Thelema Now! Guest: Samuel David
November 17, 2022 21:13 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBSamuel David and Thelema Now host Harper Feist dig deep in a wide-ranging discussion that includes Christianity, Inanna, and all points in between. It's - in Samuel's words - Sexy, sultry, and sorceress!! Listen to find out more! You can buy Samuel's book, Lioness: The Song of Inanna at Miskatonic Books. You can see a video about the book on YouTube. Enjoy!
Thelema Now Orryelle Defenestrate Bascule
October 23, 2022 17:02 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBThelema Now host Harper Feist speaks to author and artist Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule. Merging the concepts of sexuality, Magick, and art, Defenestrate-Bascule explores the erotic nature that's within us all! You can view his art at www.esoterotica.art. He also discusses his film Solve et Coagula. View the trailer, reviews, and streaming here! Enjoy!
Thelema Now! Guest: Jason Miller (2022)
August 22, 2022 21:20 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBThe always awesome and entertaining Jason Miller returns to Thelema Now and discusses what it means to be a Sorcerer. TN host Harper Feist gets to the bottom of what it means to do the work, see the results, and get stuff done. Jason has a new book - Consorting with Spirits: Your Guide to Working with Invisible Allies - check it out!
Thelema Now! Guest: Carl Abrahamsson (2022)
June 30, 2022 17:49 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBTN host Harper Feist speaks to author Carl Abrahamsson! One of the privileged few who spent time with the “Black Pope” in the last decade of his life, Carl Abrahamsson met Anton LaVey in 1989, sparking an “infernally” empowering friendship. In Carl's new book - Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan: Infernal Wisdom from the Devil's Den - he explores what LaVey was really about, where he came from, and how he shaped the esoteric landscape of the 1960s. Find out more here!
Thelema Now Rodney Orpheus (2022)
May 13, 2022 14:57 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBHey - did you know that Aleister Crowley had a tin ear and didn't like music that much?! WHO KNEW?! Listen to this fascinating conversation (no really, it is!) between TN's Harper Feist and musician/author/speaker Rodney Orpheus. He has a new Cassandra Complex release and it's AWESOME!! Check it out on Spotify!
Thelema Now! Guest: Frater Barrabbas
April 12, 2022 22:11 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBThelema Now host Harper Feist goes toe-to-toe with witch and author Frater Barrabbas. Across their wide-ranging talk they discuss Goetia, witchcraft, elementals and more! Frater's latest book is "Elemental Powers for Witches" published by Llewellyn.
Thelema Now! Guest: Richard Kaczynski (2022)
March 27, 2022 20:11 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBThelema Now host Harper Feist talks with Brother Richard Kaczynski about The Sword of Song: Called By Christians The Book of the Beast. Check it out!
Thelema Now! Algol from the band Mehenet
December 28, 2021 00:15 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBThelema Now's Harper Feist talks to Algol from the band Mehenet. Algol is also an OTO Brother, in addition to his other ritual practices. Check out Mehenet's Bandcamp page - and check out the full song Dona Sete at the end of the interview! Listen and enjoy!
Thelema Now! Guest: Trevor Gray (2021)
December 09, 2021 20:21 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBMan Has The Right To Dress As He Will! History has been made! This episode of Thelema Now is the first where both the host, Harper Fiest, and the guest, Trevor Gray, are nude! The perfect setting for author Trevor to discuss his book "A Whisper in the Silence: An Inspiring Naturist Love Story." Enjoy!
Thelema Now! Guest: Jessica Grote
November 17, 2021 23:07 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBJessica Grote is currently the presiding bishop of the Ecclesia Gnostic Aeterna and an advanced member of the Société Voudon Gnostique. She is also a teacher and instructor. In her course, she will introduce you to the animistic worldview and magical practice of the Kosmic Modern Hetaera, which can enhance your existing path or form a holistic approach of its own. Find out more about Jessica and her upcoming courses which will illustrate how to merge your magical and mundane lives, integ...
Thelema Now! Guest: Veronica Rivas
November 03, 2021 16:58 - 54 minutes - 75 MBVerónica Rivas (Melong Yeshe) is an Uruguayan author and researcher based in Brazil. Her cosmological and anthropological studies in magical practices among Eastern cultures led her to become interested in healing techniques. When she became a Reiki Master, she started to research the possibilities of integrating Reiki techniques with other forms of energy work, using her academic training in Philosophy as an epistemological background. In Kurukulla: Goddess of Bewitchment – A Devotional ...
Thelema Now! Guest: Jason Augustus Newcomb
September 17, 2021 18:11 - 58 minutes - 13.4 MBAuthor Jason Augustus Newcomb and TN host Harper Feist discuss aspects of Magick, and especially Tarot! Do you like Thoth? Rider? Rider-Waite? What does the imagery say to you? As Jason developed his own Tarot, New Hermetics Standard Tarot Deck, he took many things into account. Check it out! And visit Jason's website.
Thelema Now! Guest: Peter Grey
August 17, 2021 22:25 - 58 minutes - 13.5 MBPeter Grey is a writer, and the co-founder of Scarlet Imprint. He is the author of The Red Goddess (2007), which has become the standard work on the goddess of Revelation. His Apocalyptic Witchcraft (2013) has been called the most important modern book on witchcraft, placing it in the mythopoetic context of the sabbat and in a landscape suffering climate and ecological collapse. Peter and Thelema Now host Harper Feist discuss those works as well his latest, The Two Antichrists, which discu...
Thelema Now! Guest: Cath Thompson
July 01, 2021 21:07 - 48 minutes - 5.51 MBCath Thompson is an English Qaballist and Stellar Magickian of thirty-seven years experience; in 1980 she was the youngest initiated member of James Lees’ O.’.A.’.A.’.. She is the author of The Magickal Language of the Book of the Law: An English Qaballa Primer, A Handbook of Stellar Magick, and All This and a Book, all published by Hadean Press. She tells Harper Feist about "Ordeal X," planetary rituals, and more!
Thelema Now! Guests: Springfield IL Esoteric Authors
June 08, 2021 22:58 - 1 hour - 15.2 MBThe place that President Abraham Lincoln called home, where Frank Lloyd Wright built a house, and a small town with past and present practitioners of ritual! Enter Jack Grayle, Zemaemidjehuty Setepentoth and Sam David, three acclaimed occult authors that live within a mile of one another in Springfield IL. Excuse me while I pack my bags! This place sounds awesome! The Springfield Chamber of Commerce might not be down with it, but host Harper Feist sure is. (And so is Thelema Now!) ...
Thelema Now! Guest: Zemaemidjehuty
April 02, 2021 18:17 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBZemaemidjehuty (Zemmi) is a poet-priest and theurgist in service to the Great God Djehuty. The founder of the Church of Flesh and Feather, his work and research focuses amongst others on the mysterious Coptic Christ and Sophia, Kemetic Djehuty, and the conflation of the three as divine aspects of the same Supreme Deity. He speaks to Harper about his book, The Book of Flesh and Feather. Check it out!
Thelema Now! Guest: Deja Whitehouse
February 28, 2021 18:16 - 1 hour - 93.3 MBDeja Whitehouse completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Bristol: In Search of Frieda Harris in January 2020. During 2017, she was engaged by the Warburg Institute to catalog the Frieda Harris correspondence held in the Yorke Collection. She speaks with Harper Feist about her research and what she's uncovered! Deja is the author of Mercury is in a Very Like Ape Mood, which examines Lady Harris's complex relationship with the God Mercury.
Thelema Now! Guest: Sonia Bible
January 30, 2021 22:05 - 37 minutes - 8.52 MBOne of Thelema Now's most popular guests steps in as a host! Richard speaks to Sonia Bible. Sonia is an internationally award-winning documentary writer and director. "The Witch of Kings Cross" is her first feature. The film is about artist Rosaleen Norton, who faced allegations of satanic rituals, obscene art, and sex orgies in 1950s Sydney. But was she just a victim of harassment? Give a listen! The film will be released worldwide on February 9th! The iTunes pre-order link is live - htt...
Thelema Now! Guest: Roger Williamson
January 03, 2021 19:19 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB93 and welcome to 2021! Yay! And not a minute too soon. To kick off the year right, TN's own Harper Feist spoke to Roger Williamson, who also a Minnesota resident (by way of England). Roger is a visual artist as well as a writer, and in 2020 he re-released his book "The Sun At Night." Find out more about Roger at his website, RogerWilliamsonArt.com.
Thelema Now! Guest: Jake Stratton-Kent (2020)
November 04, 2020 22:24 - 52 minutes - 72 MBA TN favorite is back! Jake Stratton-Kent has been a goetic magician since 1972, making more than forty years of continuous goetic practice. His practical work integrates the magical papyri, Italo-French grimoires, in particular, the Grimorium Verum and African traditional religions with a focus on Quimbanda and magia negra. Jake has released The Rosicrucifixion and talks with host Harper Feist! Check it!
Thelema Now! Guest: Amy Hale
September 30, 2020 19:27 - 1 hour - 107 MBThelema Now's host Harper Feist talks to Amy Hale talks about her book Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of The Fern Loved Gully. This book offers the first in-depth biographical study of the British surrealist and occultist Ithell Colquhoun, situating her art within the magical contexts that shaped her imaginative life and work. After decades of neglect, Colquhoun's unique vision and hermetic life have become an object of great renewed interest, both for artists and for historians of magic. Liste...
Thelema Now! Guest: Alkistis Dimech (2020)
August 21, 2020 19:29 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBHarper Feist talks to Scarlet Imprint's founder Alkistis Dimech! 13 is a magick number indeed. Hear about how it happened, what's happening, and what will happen! And check out Scarlet Imprint!
Thelema Now! Guests: Sue Terry and Erzebet Barthold (2020)
August 09, 2020 21:15We're living in a COVID world, and host Harper Feist, Sue Terry and Erzebet Barthold are COVID women! These women won't let anything, even a pandemic, stop them from doing their Will. The remainder of 2020 will take place online while 2021 plans are being made for London. Please listen and hear what real determination sounds like! Also, visit magickalwomenconference.com to sign up for salons and virtual gatherings!
Thelema Now! Guests: Sue Terry and Erzebet Barthold (2020)
August 09, 2020 21:15We're living in a COVID world, and host Harper Feist, Sue Terry and Erzebet Barthold are COVID women! These women won't let anything, even a pandemic, stop them from doing their Will. The remainder of 2020 will take place online while 2021 plans are being made for London. Please listen and hear what real determination sounds like! Also, visit magickalwomenconference.com to sign up for salons and virtual gatherings!
Thelema Now! Guest: Manon Hedenborg White (2020)
June 27, 2020 20:31 - 1 hour - 15.8 MBA Thelema Now favorite is back! Manon Hedenborg White talks to Harper Feist about her book, The Eloquent Blood The Goddess Babalon and the Construction of Femininities in Western Esotericism. To find out more about the book, go here! And here's how to follow Dr. White on Twitter!
Thelema Now! Guest: Trevor Gray
June 03, 2020 21:54 - 1 hour - 13.8 MBWelcome back! We here at Thelema Now are making the most of our time in lockdown! TN host Harper Feist talked to Trevor Gray about his book From Manhood to Godhead: The Many Lives of Jean Vassar. This compelling occult novel tells the story of Jean Vassar’s journey through many lives, as he discovers the hidden secret doctrines of reincarnation, sacred sexuality, magick, alchemy, Masonry, Qabalah, mysticism, Egyptian Freemasonry and carefully explained occult symbolism. Find out more an...
Thelema Now! Guest: David Hertzberg (2020)
April 17, 2020 21:36 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBThelema Now talks to David Hertzberg, the composer of The Wake World opera. Scored for five instruments and nine singers, it premiered in 2017 at the Barnes Foundation under the aegis of Opera Philadelphia. Based on a mystical fairy tale written by Aleister Crowley whilst under the influence of the Golden Dawn, the story describes an ecstatic journey of initiation through Hermetic runes, as Lola is lead by her fairy prince through a magical palace to enlightenment. Winner of the Music Critic...
Thelema Now! Guest: Frater Orpheus
April 02, 2020 20:20 - 1 hour - 18.8 MBThelema Now host Harper talks about Crowley, the peace sign (or V for Victory) and gratitude with Frater Orpheus. The wide-ranging conversation covers a lot of topics so check it out! And to find out more about "On The Rights Of Man" and Frater Orpheus, visit this website!
Thelema Now! Guest: M. Dionysius Rogers (2020)
March 03, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour - 15.7 MBThelema Now host Harper Feist talks to Thelemic Bishop M. Dionysius Rogers about serving both the Thelemic laity as well as clergy! Allow - listen to him talk about ass worship. (He means donkeys.) Good stuff! Follow Dionysius on Facebook!
Thelema Now! Guest: Peter Mark Adams (2020)
January 17, 2020 21:45 - 1 hour - 15.9 MBBack again! Harper Fiest talks to Peter Mark Adams. He previous book was "The Game of Saturn" and he just published "Mystai - dancing out the mysteries of dionysos." The Dionysian themed frescos of Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries constitute the single most important theurgical narrative to have survived in the Western esoteric tradition. No other practitioner account of the ritual process for conducting a mystery rite has survived down to today. The frescoes’ vivid and allusive imagery il...
Thelema Now! Guest: Tobias Churton (2019)
December 20, 2019 19:42 - 1 hour - 16.3 MBOne of Thelema Now's favs is BACK! Tobias Churton talks with Harper Feist about his latest work, Aleister Crowley in India. Tobias' exhaustive research on the topic gives us all food for thought! Check out Tobias' website for more info!
Thelema Now! Guest: Richard Kaczynski - "Panic in Detroit"
November 19, 2019 18:54 - 1 hour - 14.6 MBA Thelema Now favorite is back! Author and lecturer Richard Kaczynski talks about the newly revised and re-released "Panic In Detroit." At 400 pages, this release is significantly expanded from the original 2006 limited edition. It includes original essays on the time of Aleister Crowley, Charles Stansfeld Jones, Wilfred Talbot Smith, Cecil Frederick Russell, and Dr. J. P. Kowal in Detroit; the newspaper accounts that followed in their wake; and the legacy of the lost crate of rare Crowley ...