Thoth-hermes Podcast

PETER GREY is a writer, and the co-founder of Scarlet Imprint. He is the author of The Red Goddess (2007), Apocalyptic Witchcraft (2013) and Lucifer: Princeps (2015). An extensive selection of his essays on magic and witchcraft is collected in The Brazen Vessel (2019). He is currently writing Lucifer: Praxis which addresses working with the fallen angels of the Enochic tradition and their transvection into the grimoires and modern practice.   ALKISTIS DIMECH is the co-founder of Scarlet Imprint, for which she is editrix, typographer and book designer. She is a dancer and choreographer, working within the lineage of butō, a discipline and philosophy she has explored since 2002. She has performed in the UK, Europe and the United States, solo and in collaboration with other artists, notably Gast Bouschet & Nadine Hilbert, Anji Cheung, and Z’EV. In her research and magical practice, she gives a central place to the phenomenology of movement and the living body, specifically in relation to the occult. She has spok

Jason Miller   has devoted 30 years to studying practical magic in its many forms. He is the author of the now classic Protection and Reversal Magick as well as several other books. His most recent work is The Elements of Spellcrafting: 21 Keys to Successful Sorcery. He teaches a number of courses online including the Strategic Sorcery Training Course, The Black School of St Cyprian, and The Sorcery of Hekate. He’s belonged to a few groups, traveled to a few magical hotspots, and been initiated into this and that, none of which is very important. What is important is that he can do magic that actually works. More to the point, his students tell him he can teach them magic that works. If you still want the impressive list of groups, initiations, ordinations, and photos you can find them at www.strategicsorcery.net, along with stuff that actually might be useful like his blog, newsletter, and course info.  

CHAPTER 1 Guiliano KREMMERZ has been one of the most important representatives of the Italian and European Hermeticist movements in the early 20th century. But unfortunately he is today mostly known only to specialists. The first available Englist tradition of this book, one of his main works, might help to change that! Rudolf is also supported in presenting this book by Hans Thomas Hakl, famous specialist of the matter. Buy the book here   CHAPTER 2 GREG'S CHOICE In each episode Greg Kaminsky, the creator of the great "Occult of Personality" podcast, presents again book of his choice. This time: The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz - The EZEKIEL FOXCROFT Translation, revised and with two new essays by Michael Martin Book details and purchase here Greg's Occult of Personality   Greg Kaminsky is a scholar of the Western esoteric

The Entire Magical World On this episode Rudolf is talking to JUDIKA ILLES, an independent scholar, educator, and author of numerous books. Judika Illes fell in love with the magical arts as a child and has been studying them ever since. An independent scholar, her interests include tarot and other forms of divination, astrology, spell-casting, witchcraft, amulets, traditional healing and spirituality, Kabbalah, the Egyptian Mysteries, runes, magical oils and perfumes, mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. Judika is the author of The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, The Encyclopedia of Spirits, The Big Book of Practical Spells, Magic When You Need It, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, The Weiser Field Guide to Witches and the Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, and Sages, as well as a forthcoming perpetual calendar of spells and rituals, scheduled for publication in autumn 2020. She is also the author of The Weiser Field Guide to the Paranormal, published under the alias, Judith Joyce. Judika is the editor and curator of

Masonic Wisdom and History   Dr. David Harrison is Rudolf's interview guest in this episode.   Dr David Harrison is a UK based Masonic historian archaeologist who has written six books on the history of Freemasonry, and contributed many papers and articles on the subject to various journals and magazines. His work appears in Philalethes Magazine, Freemasonry Today, MQ Magazine, The Square, Knight Templar Magazine, Heredom, and New Dawn Magazine. Harrison has also appeared on TV and radio providing expertise and insight into the subject of Freemasonry.   Having gained his PhD from the University of Liverpool in 2008, which focused on the development of English Freemasonry. His thesis was subsequently published in March 2009 as a book entitled The Genesis of Freemasonry. A follow-up work entitled The Transformation of Freemasonry was published the following year. Both works received critical acclaim. His next work -a book which dealt with the Liverpool Masonic Rebellion and the Wigan Grand Lodge was published

In the first episode of this new season, we welcome Natasha Helvin for an exciting talk  about her personal background and her two new exciting books "Slavic Witchcraft" and "Russian Black Magic". Mostly for historical reasons we know little about Magic and Witchcraft from the part of the world that was once hidden behind the Iron Curtain. Born in the Soviet Union, Natasha Helvin is an occultist, hereditary witch, and priestess in the Haitian Vodou tradition, as well as an avid scholar of other magical traditions. She learned the ancient Slavic secrets of magic and healing from her family and, as a child, often saw her grandmother and mother use magic in their everyday lives to help neighbors and friends. A professional rootworker and spiritual coach, she now lives in the Pacific Northwest of the US. Having a passion for discovery, learning and listening Natasha also passionate for clinical psychology. Her empathy for and unders

From October 31st to November 3rd, 2019, the second edition of OCCULTURE BERLIN took place, this year at the Anomalie Art Club. Everybody was already full of praise about the 2018 edition, but this year the organizers went even further and created an exciting and extraordinary event.  THOTH-HERMES is happy and proud to be Media Partner of that great conference. With this (very) special episode we want to look back at this wonderful event.  Let those who are too far away or unable to go to Berlin take part in it, inspire those who missed the conference in 2019 to attend the next one, and give a nice memory edition to those who where there and enjoyed - this is the aim of this episode. Special thanks to Ursula Czerenyi, who attended the conference and who on behalf of Thoth Hermes and in collaboration with the organizers of the conference made a number of great sound recordings and interviews with artists, performe

ASTRID HASZPRUNAROVA is a Spiritual Artist, Tarot Reader and Translator, now based in the heart of Europe, who started her spiritual journey many years ago in London. As a Tarot Reader and Occult Consultant, she cooperated with many reputable institutions over the years, such as Tower of London, Barts Pathology Museum, Park Plaza Hotel Westminster, and Sternberg Clarke. She hosted her own radio show, called "The Spiritual Alchemy Show," which aired on Para X Radio for almost 3 years and was blessed with many amazing guests the entire time that she hosted it. She is also the creator of the Sigil Magic Online Course and had her own magical card set published by Daemonic Dreams. She is one of the founding member of "Czech Hermetics". MATTHEW BLANKENBURG is a Hermetic magician who practices the works of Franz Bardon and Pierre de Lasenic along with the Armanen Runes and also created a video walkthrough for Franz Bardon’s system, Next to this, he translated many important works from Czech into English for "Czech

One of today's most important representatives of Ceremonial Magic (and more) on Episode 10: NICK FARRELL Nick Farrell was born 1965 in the UK. His family moved to New Zealand when he was six montsh old and at the age of three he started to suffer from terrifying dreams which appeared real. These visions lasted until he was 17 when he bought his first set of Tarot cards and suddenly found himself in a Golden Dawn offshoot called Builders of the Adytum. Nick started to read everything he could find on the Golden Dawn and Magic. Nick moved to Hawkes Bay where he hooked up with the former members of the last surviving temple of the Golden Dawn, Whare Ra. In particular he joined the Order of the Table Round which was a side order of the now defunct Whare Ra temple. The head of the order was Percy Wilkinson who, along with Jack Taylor, had implanted the Golden Dawn’s initiatory formula over the top of the original ritual. Percy and a few of the other elderly Golden Dawn adepts shared a lot of ideas with Nick who at

THREE OF THE FOUR BOOKS WE PRESENT IN THIS EPISODE ARE ABOUT DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO MAGIC, A KIND OF "HOW TO" ON DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND TECHNIQUES. CHAPTER 1 In this short interview, author Derek Hunter and I speak about his own version of magic and alchemy, Love Chaos, at the occasion of the launch of his new book "Love Chaos in Theory and Practice". The transformation implied here is a change in consciousness, in the way of seeing the world, in seeing yourself, in changing who you are and by doing thus, changing the world. The process of change is unconventional but not without respect to the past, and also open to everyone. Incorporating storytelling, music, art, philosophy, psychology, occult practices such as tarot, magick, mysticism, Love Chaos takes a holistic approach to transformation. Buy the book here Love Chaois website

A highly inspiring talk with Madeleine LeDespencer, visual artist, author, identifying herself as Demimondaine, Absintheuse and Adoratrice de Satan... Madeleine LeDespencer is a visual artist and author who resides in London, England. Her research and practice are focused on sodalities of heretical Catholicism, devotional Diabolism, and Gnostic Revival in fin de siècle France. For the past several years she has published articles for Hadean Press, Three Hands Press, and others on topics ranging from Absinthe as entheogen, the erotic mysteries of Vintras’ Catholic heresies, and the work of Maria de Naglowska. She edited the upcoming volume from Three Hands Press WITCH:IKON collecting visual representations of sorcery throughout the ages. Madeleine has given lectures around the world on these topics and facilitates an invitation-only Salon in London dedicated to the exploration of art, literature, and the extremities of aestheticism. Her first full-length book, Le Catholicisme Noir – The Devotional Blasphemies

Meet author, meditation specialist and Hermeticist Martin Faulks! Born 1977 in Norwich, England, Martin Faulks is known internationally as a master of Meditation and its related arts. Having dedicated his life to the quest for enlightenment, Martin has sought out and studied under the true masters who have cultivated the full potential of the mind wherever they may be. Rising to fame when his youtube demonstrations of mind over matter brought him to the attention of the international press his works seek to highlight the potential of ancient mind sciences for healing, health, spirituality and self-development. In our interview, we mostly focus on his Hermetic experience, on Franz Bardon, and on his writings about hermetic memory practices. Links to find Martin Faulk's work: His personal website Martin's YouTube Channel His books on Amazon UK Music played in this episode: IN THE STYLE OF ANCIENT EGYPT 1) IMHOTEP THE PRIEST - by Derek Fiechter 2) THE NILE RIVER - by Brandon

THIS EPISODE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE FOR THE GREAT DIVERSITY AND THE VERY DIFFERENT APPROACHES YOU CAN FIND IN THE OCCULT AND ESOTERIC TRADITIONS. WE HOPE IT WILL ALSO BRING OUT YOUR CURIOSITY AND MAKE YOU DISCOVER NEW PRACTICES CHAPTER 1 Ian A. Baker presents in this beautifully illustrated book (396 illustrations and images on 300 pages!) the varied approaches to the Tibetan tradition.   Tibetan yoga is the hidden treasure at the heart of the Tibetan Tantric tradition: a spiritual and physical practice that seeks an expanded experience of the human body and its energetic and cognitive potential. The author introduces the core principles and practices of Tibetan yoga alongside historical illustrations of the movements and beautiful, full-color works of Himalayan art, never before published. Buy the book here CHAPTER

Josephine McCarthy is a British adept based in the south west of England. She was raised and educated in Yorkshire in the north of England, and worked for many years in the USA. She began her magical adventures in the 1970’s, and by the 1990’s she was teaching extensively in the USA and UK, giving lectures at conferences, and experimenting with magical forms. She is the author of numerous books on western magic and magical subjects, and is the author of the extensive and free Quareia course in magical training, of which she is director. In this interview, Rudolf and Josephine talk about the similarities between artistic and magical creativity, about what magic can achieve (or not) in everyday's life, about the importance of knowing historical, geographical and other background of the places you live and do magic in, and many other topics of great interest. Some important links to find Josephine McCarthy's work: Her personal website The website of the

I thought I would let Rubaphilos Salfluere explain his biography a bit himself. Here is his text: "My journey in to the realm of Hermetism, and more specifically Hermetic alchemy, began in the mid-80s when I first came across the works of Carlos Castaneda. They were the first books that presented to me the concept that systematic and complex systems of esoteric training existed from time immemorial. An idea that I had never come across previously. In the late 80’s in to the 90’s I met the last New Zealand graduate student of the famous alchemist Frater Albertus and began what would turn out to be a nine year long laboratory apprenticeship with her. That was the beginning of my Hermetic education, which would eventually see me involved in esoteric fraternities such as AMORC, Builders of the Adytum, The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Freemasonry and The Philosophers of Nature; always as a rank-and-file student, sometimes in administrative offices, often as a ritual officer and occasionally in a position of

CHAPTER 1 Martin Faulks has written a smallish booklet about the fascinating Art of Memory that Freemasonry adopted at some point, but which dates back much further. Highly interesting!   Author's website Buy the book here CHAPTER 2 GREG'S CHOICE In each episode Greg Kaminsky, the creator of the great "Occult of Personality" podcast, presents a book of his choice. This time: The Art and Science of Initiation Book details and purchase here Greg's Occult of Personality Greg Kaminsky is a scholar of the Western esoteric tradition, with a graduate degree in Medieval Studies, focusing on Renaissance Cabala. Greg became an initiate in several traditions including Illuminism and Freemasonry. Greg is also host and producer of Occult of Personality, a highly regarded and long-running podcast.

Shani Oates is an Occultist, Mystic, Luciferian Pilgrim of the Forbidden Arts, Traditional Craft practitioner, researcher, lecturer, historian and writer of the Craft, Magic, Ancestral Tradition, particularly the Robert Cochrane Tradition, and the cultural Folk-lore and Folk-magicks of the UK and its Northern Heritage. Spae-wife and Matriarch of The People of Goda, The Clan of Tubal Cain. Student of Anthropology, Tantra, Philosophy and the arcane ‘Other.’ Author of several books that write informatively on the myths, gods and archetypes that imbue and inform the Cults and Crafts of Witchcraft and Folk-Traditions, shifting through the arcane to modern times. Using a multi-disciplinary approach that includes forensic and ethno-anthropology, mythology, archaeology, folklore and etymology, previous speculations regarding Óðinn’s associations with sacrifice, penal codes and shamanism are shown to be flawed. Instead, f

Thomas Hatsis is a historian of psychedelia, witchcraft, magic, pagan religions, alternative Christianities, and the cultural intersection of those areas, who holds a master’s degree in history from Queens College. The author of The Witches’ Ointment and Psychedelic Mystery Traditions, he runs psychedelicwitch.com, a site dedicated to promoting the latest and best information pertaining to the Psychedelic Renaissance. He lives in Portland, Oregon. In this interview Rudolf and Thomas, after a first introduction of the author and his background, start by defining certain terms often used in the context, like the difference between psychedelia and entheogens.  Hereafter they talk about certain time periods in history and the use of psychoactive substances within them, like the early centuries C.E. (Gnostisicm), Ancient Greece, Middle Ages and Renaissance etc. Also the influence of ethnobiology on the research is discussed. Discover for yourself!  

CHAPTER 1 presenting Gwendolyn Womack's new novel "The Time Collector", a thriller about psychometrics, history and bad people. A nice read for hot occult summers (or winters on the Southern Hemisphere!)   Author's website Buy the book here CHAPTER 2 GREG'S CHOICE In each episode Greg Kaminsky, the creator of the great "Occult of Personality" podcast, presents a book of his choice. This time: Cult of Golgotha, by Craig Williams Author's page Greg's Occult of Personality CHAPTER 3 "The Murder of Moses" is an astonishing book by Canadian authors Rand and Rose Flem-Ath. Goethe, Freud and others had already made speculations about that possible crime, but here this is a real in-depth investigation into one of the timeless cold cases in histor

I passed a wonderful hour when making this interview in the company of Bernard Alvarez, a great person, Metaphysician and Sacred Activist. We speak about Bernard's life, his views and positions on life and the occult. Bernard is a world-renowned spiritual consciousness teacher and intuitive. Also, a certified Reiki Master, an ordained Minister, a Doctor of Metaphysics, author of the Book of One, video and radio producer and was featured in the film "Collective Evolution 3: The Shift". But then, Bernard is "Just Bernard", as he called his Video show on YouTube for a long time, the person he is, with all experiences made and knowledge achieved in his life so far, and continuing to expand. Especially the topic of Sacred Activism is at the core of the interview with Bernard, where he stresses  that there must be a balance in creating outward change as well as internal spiritual change. Visit Bernard's website here Buy his book here