What happens to spirituality when belief in traditional religion falls away? Can ritual, mysticism, awe, contemplation, divination, sacred stories and experiences of transcendence still have value without requiring supernatural explanations?

What happens to spirituality when belief in traditional religion falls away? Can ritual, mysticism, awe, contemplation, divination, sacred stories and experiences of transcendence still have value without requiring supernatural explanations?

In this episode, I offer a complete guide to the grimoire tradition: what grimoires are, where the term comes from, how these books of magic developed, and why they became so central to the history of Western esotericism.

What lies beyond using runes as simple symbols for divination or spellcraft?

What lies beyond using runes as simple symbols for divination or spellcraft?

Can Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy offer a new way of understanding how magic works?

Can Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy offer a new way of understanding how magic works?

Was Lughnasadh really an ancient Celtic fire festival, and is it actually the same celebration as Lammas?

Thank you, Llewellyn, for this parcel.

In this video, I explore one of the strangest and most fascinating questions emerging in contemporary occultism: what happens when witches, tarot readers, and magical practitioners begin treating AI not just as a tool, but as an oracle, assistant, mirror, or even a familiar-like presence?

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