Join me for a fascinating livestream conversation with Ike Baker, author and seasoned practitioner in the Western esoteric traditions. We’ll explore the deep roots and modern resurgence of magical practice, from the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn to the sacred rites of Graeco-Egyptian theurgy.
Ike is the author of A Formless Fire: Rediscovering the Magical Traditions of the West (Tria Prima, 2024) and the forthcoming Ætheric Magic: A Complete System of Elemental, Celestial & Alchemical Magic (Llewellyn, 2025). Through his ARCANVM YouTube channel and podcast, Ike has become a leading voice in making the complex history of esotericism both accessible and rigorously presented. His work spans alchemy, astrology, ceremonial magic, and the philosophical currents that shaped them.
In addition to his publishing and media work, Ike serves as a senior adept and temple chief within the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, is a masonic historian, practising Martinist, and an initiate of several other esoteric orders. He is the organiser of the Southeastern Masonic Symposium in Asheville, North Carolina and co-director—with Dr Mervat Abdel Nasser—of the Hermopolis Symposium, a unique gathering of scholars and practitioners held at the New Hermopolis eco-village in Minya, Egypt. Check it out here: https://ikebaker.com/
We’ll also delve into Ike’s most recent project: Techniques of Graeco-Egyptian Theurgy, a 9-day immersive field study across Egypt’s ancient temple sites. With private access to sanctuaries rarely open to the public, this initiative fuses rigorous historical research with practical theurgical instruction—bringing ancient rites to life in their original sacred contexts.
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00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome to Ike Baker
00:01:21 Introducing Arcanvm – the Podcast
00:07:38 Upcoming Trip: Techniques of Greco-Egyptian Theurgy in Egypt
00:11:26 Defining Theurgy and Magic
00:15:32 Balancing Practical and Theurgical Magic
00:30:35 Theurgy as a Guard Against Magical Backlash
00:35:47 How Theurgical Ritual Works: Techniques and Divine Action
00:43:08 Sources for Theurgical Practice and Philosophy
00:46:57 Practical Sources for Theurgy and Magic
00:50:42 What Are Deities? Archetypes, Essences, or Independent Beings?
00:56:47 The Cosmology of the Gods: Transcendence, Immanence, and Panentheism
01:02:44 Music as Theurgy: Harmonia, Emotion, and the Magical Power of Sound
01:14:21 On the Aetheric Path and the Luminous Body in Theurgy
01:20:30 Mudras and Microcosmic Anatomy in Esoteric Practice
01:27:25 Balancing Subjective Experience and Objective Reality
01:30:12 Support Angela’s Symposium and Join the Community
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Published on June 30, 2025
