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Occult Confessions
Hosted by The Alchemical Actors · EN
Discover the secret history of cults, witches, magicians, conspiracies and the supernatural with occultism scholar Rob C. Thompson. His crew of Alchemical Actors explore life’s mysteries with a blend of research, ritual, and old-fashioned radio drama.
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29.6: Blavatsky's Voice of the Silence
Mar 600:53:36Tap to summarizeA year after she completed the Secret Doctrine, Helena Blavatsky published the Voice of the Silence, one of the last to be completed in her lifetime. The Voice of the Silence relates portions of her understanding of esoteric Buddhism with a focus on the path of the bodhisattva. Follow us on this journey to discover the voice, encounter the two paths, and explore the seven portals.
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29.5: The Stranger Things Conformity Gate Conspiracy Theory (Strange Ride Crossover Episode)
Feb 2800:41:45Tap to summarizeStrange Ride is back and it's a Stranger Ride. Savannah reveals the conspiracy theory spawned by people who hated the ending to Stranger Things. Check out the Strange Ride channel for more deep dives on popular culture.
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29.4: The Pirate King of the Spirit Realms
Feb 2001:00:38Tap to summarizeRob is podcasting alone today in his attempt to tell the twisting and winding story of John King, the pirate spirit who led the materialization seances of the 1870s.
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29.3: Blavatsky Revisited
Feb 601:06:40Tap to summarizeRob and Savannah go back to the Secret Doctrine.
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29.2: From Rock Star to Occultist
Jan 2301:04:29Tap to summarizeGary Lachman, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with Blondie, discusses how he went from rock and roll to Colin Wilson's house on a journey to better understand the nature of consciousness. You can also find out more in Lachman's newest book, Touched by the Presence.
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29.1: Heidi Luv and the Mormon Mafia
Jan 900:57:35Tap to summarizeWhat drew Howard Hughes to surround himself with what our guest Heidi Luv calls “Mormon Mafia,” and how did their influence shape his decision-making? To what extent was Hughes truly in control of his empire in the final years of his life and who was really pulling the strings inside the Summa Corporation? Heidi Luv takes us inside her research and theories regarding a Mormon conspiracy.
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28.12: Death on Stage (Holiday Special)
Dec 2600:58:43Tap to summarizeWhile the full series remains exclusive to patrons, we are pulling our episode on musical deaths on stage to the main channel for the holiday. Please and enjoy and consider supporting us on patreon!
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28.11: Hermit on Fire
Dec 1201:10:02Tap to summarizeRichard Rolle was a hermit and a mystic who was probably more widely read than Chaucer during the medieval period. Rolle sets forth the proper religious path for the contemplative introvert. He teaches a message that is not especially charitable to women but participates in one of the most notable platonic relationships between a man and woman with the anchoress Margaret Kirkby.
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28.10: Thai Tattoo Magic
Nov 2801:00:15Tap to summarizeRob and Luke sit down with Sheer Zed to talk about his experience traveling to Thailand to receive sacred tattoos, captured in his book Thai Tattoo Magic.
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28.9: Margery Wept
Nov 1401:19:36Tap to summarizeMargery Kempe cried so much and so loudly that she became one of the most annoying women in her hometown of Lynn as well as neighboring Lincoln and Norwich not to mention Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago de compostella where she made pilgrimages. She was regarded as a madwoman, a heretic, a faker, and a lollard. She was also called a deeply pious and religious woman. She was examined by priests, bishops, and archbishops and threatened with burning at the stake. Friars denounced her from the pulpit. Anchorites alternately encouraged and rejected her. She idolized St. Bridget and met St. Julian of Norwich. And she wrote, with the aid of a priest as scribe, what is probably the very first autobiography in the English language.
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