Synopsis
The Glitch Bottle Podcast is a Western magic and grimoire-focused show that uncorks the uncommon with magic, mysticism and the generally misunderstood.
Episodes
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#135 - Goêtic Atavisms with Frater Acher and Craig Slee
05/06/2023 Duration: 01h22minWhat is true chthonic sorcery? What does it mean to develop an intimate and erotic relationship with spirits? How can we let go of being only focused on “repeatability” in magic and instead focus on cultivating deep connections with spirits? Experienced magicians and authors - Frater Acher and Craig Slee - share about their latest tome Goêtic Atavisms from Hadean Press, answer your Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓✅►Pre-Order ‘Goêtic Atavisms’ (coming soon): https://goeteia.com/goetic-atavisms✅► Theomagica (Frater’s excellent blog): https://theomagica.com/ ✅► Paralibrum (high-quality occult book reviews) - https://www.paralibrum.com/ ✦
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#134 - The Living Tarot with T. Susan Chang | Glitch Bottle
30/05/2023 Duration: 01h36minWhat are the biggest misconceptions about tarot? How is tarot a living language and how can we develop our fluency in deepening our wisdom and develop our own correspondences? T. Susan Chang - certified professional tarot reader, author, teacher and artist - shares about her latest tome “The Living Tarot”, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, and more!⇓ ⇓ ⇓BOOKS· The Living Tarot book (just published!):https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738772257 (use code LIVING20 for 20% off, until May 31st)https://www.amazon.com/Living-Tarot-Connecting-Everyday-Readings/dp/0738772259· Tarot Correspondences - all the astrological/kabbalistic/elemental tables and chartshttps://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Correspondences-Ancient-Secrets-Everyday/dp/0738755125· 36 Secrets - my book on the minor arcana (the number cards of tarot)https://www.lulu.com/shop/t-susan-chang/36-secrets/paperback/product-zzrd79.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/36-Secrets-Decanic-Journey-through/dp/1716325099/· Tarot Deciphered - 660 pag
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#133 - Wizard Popes, Mary & Monastic Life with Fr. Robert Nixon | Glitch Bottle
21/05/2023 Duration: 01h28minWhat’s it like being a Catholic monk and Latin translator in Australia? Who were the Wizard Popes of the 11th Century? Why is the Blessed Virgin Mary so important? Fr. Robert Nixon, OSB, is a monk of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity, New Norcia in Western Australia. He talks about his wonderful Latin esoteric translations from Hadean Press, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and more!⇓ ⇓ ⇓✅►’Wizard Popes of the 11th Century’: https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/the-wizard-popes-of-the-11th-century ✅►’Imperatrix Æterna: Magical Stories of the Queen of Heaven’ - https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/imperatrix-aeterna✅►’Brontomantia: Prognostication by Thunder’ - https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/brontomantia ✅►Support Fr Robert’s Monastery - https://www.newnorcia.com.au/ ✦
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#132 - Theurgia Goetia & Social Media Fasts with Frater Ashen Chassan | Glitch Bottle
07/04/2023 Duration: 02h31minWhat is the Theurgia Goetia, which evokes the aerial spirits as found in the second book of the Lemegeton? Why are ‘social media fasts’ vital in ceremonial operations? Frater Ashen Chassan - author, ceremonial magician and martial artist - returns to share about these issues, answers your Patron supporter questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓✅►Check out Frater Chassan’s Magical Shop: https://www.facebook.com/Frater-Ashen-Chassans-Magical-Implements-2183349675258729/✅►Sign up for Frater Chassan’s Online Master Class for the ‘Lemegeton’s Goetia’, ‘Drawing Spirits into Crystals’ or the ‘Almadel’, by contacting him on Facebook to sign up or pay directly via PayPal to BryanAshen@yahoo.com✅►Frater Chassan’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/frater.ashenchassan ✅►The Theurgia Goetia on EsotericArchives - http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/theurgia.htm ✦
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Deep Dive: (Mis) Pronouncing Nomina Magica? Scholar updates!
14/03/2023 Duration: 38minWhat is one of the * actual * words on the Triangle of Arte and Ring of Solomon in the Lemegeton’s Goetia? Do you call yourself a “steward” or “administrator” in Greek when conjuring spirits? Let’s go deep on the history and pronunciation on four ‘nomina magica’ or magical words used in famous grimoires in the Goetia, the Heptameron and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► EsotericArchives.com - http://www.esotericarchives.com/index.html ► Get your copy of Joseph H. Peterson’s Elucidation of Necromancy - https://www.amazon.com/Elucidation-Necromancy-Lucidarium-Nigromantice-attributed/dp/0892541997 ► Get your copy of Rabbi Cohen’s ‘Magnus Liber Sigillorum’ book - https://www.amazon.com/Magnus-Liber-Sigillorum-abridged-Behold/dp/B0B3737F7Z/ ► Get your copy of Ioannis Marathakis’ ‘Magical Treatise of Solomon’ book - https://www.amazon.com/Magical-Treatise-Solomon-Hygromanteia-Sourceworks/dp/0993204279/ ► Academic article: “The Function and Identity of the Steward” - https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1090&a
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#131 - Mexican Sorcery: Brujeria de Rancho with Laura Davila | Glitch Bottle
20/02/2023 Duration: 01h10minWhat exactly in Mexican Sorcery? What does it mean to be a bruja de rancho “a witch of the ranch”? What is ‘hechiceria’ or sorcery? Laura Davila (a.k.a. Daphne La Hechicera) is a fifth-generation Mexican witch, a long-time practitioner of brujeria, Hechiceria and folk Catholicism. She goes deep into her tradition and her book from Red Wheel/Weiser Books called Mexican Sorcery: A Practical Guide to Brujeria de Rancho. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅ (Amazon) Order “Mexican Sorcery: A Practical Guide to Brujeria de Rancho” - https://www.amazon.com/Mexican-Sorcery-Practical-Brujeria-Rancho/dp/1578637813/ ► ✅ (Barnes & Noble) Order “Mexican Sorcery: A Practical Guide to Brujeria de Rancho” - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mexican-sorcery-laura-davila/1140879961 ► ✅ Laura’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/daphne_la_hechicera/ ► ✅ Laura’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/The_LauraDavila ► ✅ Support Laura on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/LauraDavila ✦
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#130 - Hagia Sophia, Sanctum of Kronos with Peter Mark Adams | Glitch Bottle
10/02/2023 Duration: 01h45minHow are theurgistic and sacred mystery rites from Late Antiquity encrypted directly into the architecture of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul? How did the School of Athens foster a performative theurgical spiritual tradition of reincarnation and ascent? Author, esoteric researcher and healer Peter Mark Adams goes deep into his latest tome from Scarlet Imprint: Hagia Sophia / Sanctum of Kronos: Spiritual Dissent in an Age of Tyranny, answers your Patreon listener questions, and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅ Order “Hagia Sophia / Sanctum of Kronos” - https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/hagia-sophia-sanctum-of-kronos ► ✅ Check out the healing services of Peter’s wife, life partner and healer, Kenzie - https://www.mindconnectionhealing.com/ ► ✅ Peter’s website - https://petermarkadams.com/ ► ✅ Listen to the Icons of Sound recording, from Cappella Romana's February 1 concert, presented by Stanford Live in Bing Concert hall - https://youtu.be/rsLgLNgA-_Q ✦
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#129 - The Grimoire Encyclopaedia with David Rankine | Glitch Bottle
31/01/2023 Duration: 01h26minWhy should *everything *be consecrated before stepping into the circle? Is the Armadel grimoire a forgery? Is Solomonic magic ‘holistic’? Why should we be prepared for hours of work when conjuring for the first time? David Rankine - author, esoteric researcher and magician - goes deep into the vast and rich Solomonic tradition, shares about his massive tome from Hadean Press - The Grimoire Encyclopaedia, and answers your Patreon listener questions and much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅Pre-order ‘The Grimoire Encyclopaedia’ now - https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/grimoire-encyclopaedia ► ✅David’s website - https://davidrankine.com/ ► ✅Order “The Three Books of Occult Philosophy” https://www.innertraditions.com/books/three-books-of-occult-philosophy ✦
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#128 - Divine Receptivity and Spirit Offerings with Josephine McCarthy
23/01/2023 Duration: 02h39min#128 - Divine Receptivity and Spirit Offerings with Josephine McCarthyHow can we ask spirits to guide us on our fate paths? How can we give offerings to land spirits without expecting anything in return (and why is honeycomb such a good offering)? What *really* is astral projection? Josephine McCarthy - author, occultist, magical teacher, and director of the Quareia magical training course - shares about the importance of staying receptive, humble and balanced, she answers your Patreon listener questions and much more!⇓ ⇓ ⇓✅►Pre-order Josephine’s ‘Mystagogus deck’ https://www.quareiapublishing.com/new-deck-2022 ✅►Josephine’s Quareia course: https://www.quareia.com/✅►Josephine’s blog: https://josephinemccarthy.com/✦
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#127 - Traditional Astrology with Eric Purdue | Glitch Bottle
10/01/2023 Duration: 01h33minWhat is pre-modern, or ‘traditional’, astrology? What are the differences between natal, horary, electional, medical and mundane astrological operations? Eric Purdue - translator, author, practitioner of medieval astrology - shares about the history of astrology, breaks misconceptions about this art, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅Eric Purdue’s website (blog and magical services): https://www.ericpurdue.com/ ► ✅Read about Eric speaking at the 2023 NORWAC Conference - https://norwac.net/2023-speakers/ ► ✅Order “The Three Books of Occult Philosophy” https://www.innertraditions.com/books/three-books-of-occult-philosophy ✦
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#126 - Sigils, Spirit Feedback & Magical Property with Aaron & Carrie Leitch
13/11/2022 Duration: 01h57minWhat does “sigil” actually mean in the grimoires? How do you generate spiritual authority to engage with spirits? What does it take to maintain a magical property deep in the green of Florida? Carrie and Aaron Leitch - magicians, artists, teachers, members of the Golden Dawn and Solomonic Power Couple - go deep into these topics, answer your podcast supporter listener questions and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓✅►Doc Solomon’s Occult Curios Shop: http://docsolomons.com/wp/ ✅►Support Aaron and Carrie on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronleitch ✅►Doc Solomon’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DocSolomons/videos ✅►Doc Solomon’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DocSolomons ✦
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#125 - Geomancy & Pillars of Gladness with Dr. Al Cummins | Glitch Bottle
07/11/2022 Duration: 59minWhat are angelic calls? How do you ‘open’ and ‘close’ geomantic divination? What are angelical charms and some little discussed details of the Enochian language? Dr. Alexander Cummins - contemporary cunning man, author, historian and poet - goes deep with his latest tome from Hadean Press called ‘Nazarth: Pillars of Gladness or, A Geomancers' Angelical Psalter of Calls’. He also answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and much more!⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Get your copy of ‘Pillars of Gladness’ - https://www.hadeanpress.com/news/nazarth-pre-orders ► ✅ Dr. Al’s Upcoming Classes - https://linktr.ee/grimoiresontape► ✅ Dr. Al’s consulting services and website - http://www.alexandercummins.com/ ► ✅ For booking inquiries, email Dr. Al at - consultantsorcerer@gmail.com ✦
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#124 - Painting Decks & Magic in Tough Times with Josephine McCarthy | Glitch Bottle
31/10/2022 Duration: 01h16minHow can magicians use times of stability and growth to prepare for the challenging times? How can we be directly engaged with our inner work in service of others? Josephine McCarthy - author, occultist, magical teacher, and director of the Quareia magical training course - shares about the importance of long-term magical growth and practice, and about a series of 79-detailed paintings for a new deck she’s been working on over the last few years, and more!⇓ ⇓ ⇓✅►Josephine’s Quareia course: https://www.quareia.com/✅►Josephine’s blog: https://josephinemccarthy.com/✅►Josephine’s Tarot book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Skills-21st-Century-Divination/dp/1911134485✅►Josephine’s Tarot book on BookShop: https://bookshop.org/books/tarot-skills-for-the-21st-century-mundane-and-magical-divination/9781911134480✦
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#123 - Holy Heretics with Frater Acher | Glitch Bottle
23/10/2022 Duration: 01h27minWhat are the actual Olympic Spirits mentioned in the grimoires? How are certain techniques of mysticism a prerequisite for magical work? How can we discover our ‘inner firmament’ in esoteric practice? Frater Acher - experienced magician and author - shares about these themes and more in his latest tome “Holy Heretics”, he answers your wonderful Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅Pre-Order “Holy Heretics” - https://scarletimprint.com/publications/p/holy-heretics ► ✅Theomagica (Frater’s excellent blog): https://theomagica.com/ ► ✅Paralibrum (high-quality occult book reviews) - https://www.paralibrum.com/ ✦
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#122 - Naming the Heavens with Brian Johnson | Glitch Bottle
28/08/2022 Duration: 41minWhat are the occult names of the hours, days, months, Zodiacal signs and seasons of the year that magicians used in invocations nearly 700 years ago? Scholar and translator Brian Johnson returns to talk about his latest translation and commentary from Hadean Press, entitled ‘Naming the Heavens: Orations from the Summa Sacre Magice’, which presents a series of prayers and ritual inscriptions from the mid -1300s, addressed to the spirits of the heavenly bodies and facilitated via the invocation of secret names intended to secure general protection and good fortune. Brian also answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and much more!⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ✅►Get your copy of ‘Naming the Heavens’ - https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/naming-the-heavens ✅►Follow Brian on Twitter- https://twitter.com/JohBri ✅► Check out Brian’s website - https://bjohnsonfreelance.com/ ✦
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#121 - Art, Tarot & Poetry with Coleman Stevenson | GlitchBottle
08/08/2022 Duration: 02h04minWhat is the role of an artist and esotericist? What does it mean to create poetry, and give shape to tarot decks? Coleman Stevenson - esoteric artist, poet, tarot deck creator and teacher - stops by to share about how art is magic, what creation really entails and the beauty of collaboration. She also answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon supporter questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Register for the upcoming ‘Morbid Anatomy’ class - https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/personal-oracle-cards-making-the-perfect-tool-for-your-unique-magic-a-live-online-workshop-with-coleman-stevenson-creator-of-the-dark-extract-tarot-starting-september-25th-2022► ✅ Coleman’s books, decks and visual work - https://www.colemanstevenson.com/ ► ✅ The Inflorescence Tarot - https://www.etsy.com/listing/1195959334/the-inflorescence-tarot ► ✅ Coleman’s new Spreadbook - https://www.etsy.com/listing/771178583/a-small-collection-of-specialized ✦
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#120 - The Sun of Knowledge with Dr. Amina Inloes & J. M. Hamade | Glitch Bottle
01/08/2022 Duration: 02h47minWhat is ‘The Sun of Knowledge’ (in Arabic called the ‘Shams al-Ma‘arif), which is one of the most influential and revered historical grimoires of the Arabic esoteric corpus? Dr. Amina Inloes and J.M. Hamade share about their selected translation and analysis on the Shams al-Ma‘arif from Revelore press, they answer your excellent Glitch Bottle Patron listener questions and much more!⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Get your copy of Shams al-Ma‘arif - https://revelore.press/product/shams-al-maarif-the-sun-of-knowledge/ ► ✅ Follow Dr. Inloes and J.M. Hamade’s updates on Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/Arabic__Magic ► ✅ Follow Dr. Inloes and J.M. Hamade’s updates on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/arabic__magic/ ► ✅ J.M. Hamade’s *Star*Night*Dwell* website and podcast - https://starnightdwell.com/ ► ✅ J.M. Hamade’s *Star*Night*Dwell* on Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/starnightdwell ► ✅ J.M. Hamade’s *Star*Night*Dwell* on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starnightdwell/ ✦
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#119 - The First Ghosts with Dr. Irving Finkel | Glitch Bottle
18/07/2022 Duration: 01h50minWho were the first ghosts ever written about from 4,000 years ago? How did Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian necromancers send departed spirits to the underworld gods…or bring them back from the depths? Internationally-acclaimed Assyriologist, Dr. Irving Finkel, shares about these topics in his book ‘The First Ghosts’ and answers your Patreon listener questions! (Note: Podcast supporters can see the full video podcast of Dr. Finkel on Patreon!)⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Get your copy of ‘The First Ghosts’ - https://www.amazon.com/First-Ghosts-Irving-Finkel/dp/1529303265 ► ✅ ‘The Ark Before Noah’ by Dr. Finkel - https://www.amazon.com/Ark-Before-Noah-Decoding-Story/dp/1444757083/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1656676283&sr=1-1 ► ✅ Dr. Finkel’s fascinating ‘Great Diary Project’ - https://www.thegreatdiaryproject.co.uk/ ✦
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#118 - Servitors, Sigils & Thought Forms with Mademoiselle Vendredi | Glitch Bottle
27/06/2022 Duration: 01h35minWhat is a magical Servitor? What are the key ingredients to crafting a sigil? How do Servitors and Thoughtforms unlock pathways to achieve practical and pragmatic magical results? Practitioner and Chaos-informed magician Mademoiselle Vendredi shares about these powerful techniques and breaks the many mental misconceptions about what is possible in magic. She also answers your wonderful Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Follow Mme Vendredi on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mmevndri/ ► ✅ Mme Vendredi’s Glamour Magick Workshop on July 16 - https://www.instagram.com/p/CeitZsUrhT5/ ► ✅ Mme Vendredi’s Scintillating Servitor workshop will take place on Saturday August 6th (DM Mme Vendredi on Instagram for inquiries) ✦
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#117 - Consorting with Spirits with Jason Miller | Glitch Bottle
12/06/2022 Duration: 01h55minWhat does it mean to have a relationship with a spirit? What are the different ‘models’ of esoteric engagement? Why is ‘simple resonance’ so important? Practicing magician, author and strategic sorcerer, Jason Miller, returns on the podcast to share about his latest book from Weiser Books, ”Consorting with Spirits”. Jason also answers your wonderful Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ “Consorting with Spirits”(Weiser Books) - https://redwheelweiser.com/detail.html?id=9781578637546 ► ✅ “Consorting with Spirits”(Amazon) - https://www.amazon.com/Consorting-Spirits-Working-Invisible-Allies/dp/1578637546 ► ✅ Jason’s website and books - https://www.strategicsorcery.net/my-books/ ✦