Glitch Bottle Podcast

What is a charm? What are troll formulae? How are narrative charms used to hex and heal? Esotericist and practitioner Carl Nordblom goes deep and shares about this Scandinavian tradition recorded in his tome from Hadean Press entitled “Historiola: The Power of Narrative Charms.” Carl also answers questions from Glitch Bottle supporters on Patreon! Hope you enjoy Carl as much as I do!⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Get your copy of Carl’s book “Historiola: The Power of Narrative Charms” - https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/historiola-the-power-of-narrative-charms ► ✅ Check out The ‘Root Doctor’ website Carl mentions: http://therootdoctor.se► ✅‘Trolldom’ by Johannes Bjorn Gardback - http://www.luckymojo.com/trolldom.html► ✅’Svartkonstböcker: A Compendium of the Swedish Black Art Book Tradition’ by Dr Thomas K Johnson - https://revelore.press/product/svartkonstbocker-a-compendium-swedish-black-art-book-tradition/✦

What do the terms “energy”, “healing” and “intuition” even mean? How does tapping into different states of consciousness actually allow us to heal ourselves on various timelines and heal others? Peter Mark Adams - author, poet, essayist and professional energy worker - shares about his latest tome, “The Power of the Healing Field”, which comes from years of his direct experience with healing, and the experiences of his wife, life partner and healer, Kenzie.⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ ATTENTION: Kenzie is offering Glitch Bottle listeners a DISCOUNTED online live-training course on May 7th-8th: “Mind Connection Healing for Beginners” Just contact Kenzie through her website (link below) or email her at kenzieqadams@gmail.com and mention “Glitch Bottle” in the email to get a private discounted payment link for the course! https://www.mindconnectionhealing.com/contact ► ✅ Order ‘The Power of the Healing Field’ - https://www.innertraditions.com/books/the-power-of-the-healing-field ✦

Who are the Four Regents of the North, South, East and West, bestrewing themselves amongst the pages of grimoires? How can we create spirit thrones to invite these powerful rulers to witness our rituals? Dr. Alexander Cummins - contemporary cunning man, author, historian and poet - shares about his latest tome from Hadean Press, “The Art of Cyprian’s Mirror of Four Kings: An Early Modern Experiment of Cyprianic Conjuration”, answers your Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Order ‘The Art of Cyprian’s Mirror - https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/the-art-of-cyprians-mirror-of-four-kings-an-early-modern-experiment-of-cyprianic-conjuration ► ✅ Dr. Al’s ‘Necromany for Beginners’ class - https://www.thecauldronblack.com/event-details/necromancy-for-beginners-an-online-5-part-modular-class-series-with-dr-alexander-cummins-2022-03-28-19-00?► ✅ Dr. Al’s consulting services and website - http://www.alexandercummins.com/ ► ✅ Dr. Al’s ‘Everyday Planetary Magic’ series - https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/every

How is contemplative mysticism like a wild beast that consumes itself whole on the fires of its own life force? Why will we never understand reality if we hold ourselves as separate observers of reality? Contemplative mystic, esoteric cartographer and author David Chaim Smith shares about his latest tome Black Aether, and how the labyrinth of psychological impressions that constitute so-called “ordinary” reality are swallowed as a single sacrificial offering as the mind directly confronts its confusions and pain. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅Order ‘Black Aether’ - https://shoutout.wix.com/so/3aNyZpBBL?languageTag=en&fbclid=IwAR0WDgs5LMXBtZ5gsbMrGSmma4ueNemHcVUCYFLDvS--YOUD9GzSuMJf6-8#/main ► ✅ David’s website - https://www.davidchaimsmith.com/ ✦

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Ukrainian people have demonstrated incredible courage, heart and inspiration to the world as they resist oppression and fight. That fight includes battling in the realms of art and magic. Ukrainian esoteric artist Nightgrowler joins us from inside Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital city. He shares about the power of making esoteric art, how art is magic, how art can help resist oppression, and what other artists, and us listeners can do to directly support Ukraine as it fights for its survival, and for peace. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅

What is ‘Ecclesiastical Latin’ also known as ‘Church Latin’? How is the pronunciation different from ‘classical’ Latin? Did the singer/songwriter Sisqó write a lyric about ‘Diphthongs’ or am I just confused? Get ready as we explore the basics of ‘Church Latin’! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅In Defense of the Ecclesiastical Pronunciation of Latin | Ecclesiastical vs Classical Pronunciation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq3FJNibKHk ► ✅ Guide to the Pronunciation of Ecclesiastical Latin - https://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/Introductio/Pronunciatio.html?fbclid=IwAR3r-BZh1SmR4X8hjLlsg5_GfjYHFUgZelUS0rNuObWWzfTpkiuRf415gHw ✦

What is Hoodoo, and where did the roots of this distinctly American spiritual practice come from? What is a ‘mojo hand’? How can we develop a relationship with herbs and plants and learn from them in our practice? Rev. Dr. Aaron Davis - Hoodoo practitioner, conjuror, rootworker, and teacher - shares about the power of resistance, community and spirit work of Hoodoo, answers your Patreon listener questions, shares about his new course through The Black Thorne School: ‘Working The Roots, an Introduction to Rootwork’, and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅Sign-up for the ‘Working the Roots’ course- https://www.theblackthorneschool.com/courses/working-the-roots/ ► ✅ Visit Aaron’s website - https://soulfulsantero.com/ ✦

What is the cult of Santa Muerte that venerates the personification of death itself? How do people in marginalized communities (and also police and drug cartel members) beseech Santa Muerte for protection, healing and help? Ed Calderon has worked in the fields of counter-narcotics, organized crime investigation, and public safety in the northern border region of Mexico for more than a decade. His study into the indigenous Méxican criminal culture, from occult practices to endemic modus operandi have led him to be recognized as one of the world’s preeminent researchers and trainers in the field of personal security that has come out of Mexico. Ed has had the privilege of sharing his expertise with members of federal law enforcement agencies including the FBI, Navy SEALS and special forces groups from all over the world. In this episode, Ed shares about his powerful journey fighting cartels, what redemption really means, his relationship with Santa Muerte, answers your Patreon listener questions and so much mor

Who is the half-human, half-devil, contradictory and enigmatic character known as Merlin? What was his genesis in Arthurian legend? What is the account of Merlin’s sexual encounter with the enchantress Viviane, also known as the Lady of the Lake? What are the biggest misconceptions about this mercurial wizard? Dr. Laura Campbell - Assistant Professor of Translation Studies and French in The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University - shares about an 800-year-old Merlin fragment found in a Bristol archive, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Dr. Campbell’s co-authored book, “The Bristol Merlin” - https://www.amazon.com/Bristol-Merlin-Revealing-Medieval-Fragment/dp/1641894148 ► ✅Follow Dr. Campbell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cambiechoo ► ✅Read about the 800-year-old Merlin Bristol fragment - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/sep/06/fragments-of-medieval-merlin-manuscript-found-in-bristol-library-reveal-chaster-story

What does it mean to truly mentor someone as they seek to bring an esoteric project into the Malkuthian realm? Why is collaboration so important? How can we overcome doubt in magical or ritualistic engagement? Meredith Graves - witch, magician, Director of Music (and Magick) for Kickstarter, and open-sourceress - returns on the podcast to talk about the exciting new launch of Kickstarter.com/Magic, answers your wonderful Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, shares her esoteric book recommendations and much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Check out Kickstarter.com/magic - https://www.kickstarter.com/magic ► ✅Follow Meredith on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gravesmeredith► ✅Follow Meredith on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gravesmered...► ✅Check out Kickstarter Music: https://www.kickstarter.com/musicRecommended Links and Resources! ► ✅John Fowles’ ‘The Magus’ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magus_(novel)► ✅Stephen King’s ‘Rose Madder’ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Madder_(novel)► ✅Italo Calvino’s ‘Invisi

How is the well-known Heptameron grimoire based on an earlier text with key elements, known as the Elucidation of Necromancy (Lucidarium artis Nigromantice)? In the first major update to our understanding of the Heptameron in more than 500 years, scholar, author and translator Joseph H. Peterson shares about his translation and contextualization of three “Lucidarium” manuscripts, which he brings together in his new book from Ibis Press entitled “Elucidation of Necromancy”, answers your Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ (Red Wheel Weiser) “Elucidation of Necromancy” - https://redwheelweiser.com/detail.html?id=9780892541997 ► ✅ (Amazon) “Elucidation of Necromancy” - https://www.amazon.com/Elucidation-Necromancy-Lucidarium-Nigromantice-attributed/dp/0892541997/ ► ✅Read the full Heptameron text on Joe’s amazing site, EsotericArchives - http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/heptamer.htm ✦

In this special video podcast, esoteric cartographer and contemplative mystic David Chaim Smith discusses how his style of contemplative mysticism careens directly into the toxins that obscure phenomena. From the heart of reality the divine nectar can be sipped like a bee draws nectar from a flower from within the most virulent and poisonous klipot (shells of superficiality). The key is devotion to En Sof (The Infinite) which continually overflows through whatever appears ... if we have eyes to see it. When delusion is overcome only En Sof remains, and reality is spontaneously reborn as profound truth, beauty, and goodness. This realization is the true goal of the great work. In this podcast David will explain how one can consume alcohol as an intentional toxin for purification, ironically, and so he discusses (and sips) this topic while answering your Patreon listener questions! And now to help us Uncork the Uncommon, raise a glass of any beverage you prefer, pull up a chair and join me as we welcome back co

Why do some grimoires have us confessing to sins or transgressions we never even committed? How does confession restore our balance and harmony with nature and the spirits? What does redemption, and moving forward even mean? Join me as we take a deep dive into confession in the grimoires!Glitch Bottle only depends on listener support. There are no ads or sponsors. If you would consider becoming a Patron of Glitch Bottle, you would be keeping the show’s esoteric engines running while enjoying extra perks and growing the show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DsZOCSmwh0⇓ ⇓ ⇓✦

What is esoteric aromachology? What does it mean to “distill” an elixir? Why is frankincense so special? How do ritual oils, perfumes and elixirs connect our consciousness to deep spiritual undercurrents? Helena M. Alcaide - aromachologist, perfumer and founder of Blazing Torch Alchemy - shares about these topics, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions and more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Visit Blazing Torch Alchemy’s shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlazingTorch/ ► ✅ Blazing Torch’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/blazingtorchalchemy/ ✦

"What is God?" (Quid est Deus?) For centuries, ancient and medieval philosophers have wrestled among themselves with all manner of questions regarding the first cause of all things, the nature of divinity, and our role in the created cosmos. For the first time in English, scholars and translators Dan Attrell (the Modern Hermeticist) and Dr. David Porreca are bringing theoretical hermetic texts to light from the original Latin. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Dan’s website - https://themodernhermeticist.com/encyclopedia-hermetica-a-big-history/ ► ✅ Dan’s incredible YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheModernHermeticist/featured ► ✅ ✦

Can you burn incense or use tarot in prison? How do you acquire crossroads dirt as an inmate? What happens when someone serving time for murder walks down an esoterically-charged labyrinth? Jacqui Winn - witch, magical teacher and pagan prison chaplain in the U.K. - shares about teaching inmates magic, why intention is the most important element of ritual, challenges for inmates when they rejoin society and the boundary-shattering power of meandering in labyrinths. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅ Support the Pagan Chaplains Association - https://www.paganchaplainsassociation.org/► ✅ Help give inmates pagan calendars, diaries and books - https://gofund.me/77522d58 ► ✅ Jacqui’s Magical Path group - https://www.facebook.com/magicalpath13 ✦

What were the first manuals of Catholic exorcism procedures from more than 1,000 years ago? When did magical technique merge with these rituals, and what are the similarities between grimoiric magic and Catholic exorcism procedures? Former Traditional Roman Catholic bishop and author Father Jason Spadafore shares about his latest tome “Medieval Rituals of Catholic Exorcism”, answers your Glitch Bottle Patreon supporter questions and much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓ ► ✅Full blog post: Mass of the Holy Ghost - https://thavmapub.com/2021/08/05/magic-and-the-votive-mass-of-the-holy-ghost/?fbclid=IwAR0IwQ1pxqIkgouATpVzErTnVzKa6JeWIzG7PKKriiaRX3Ev1UcHXRi8x2c ► ✅ “Medieval Rituals of Catholic Exorcism” (on Lulu) - https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/agostino-taumaturgo/medieval-rituals-of-catholic-exorcism/paperback/product-k78grv.html?page=1&pageSize=4 ► ✅“Medieval Rituals of Catholic Exorcism” (on Amazon) - https://www.amazon.com/Medieval-Catholic-Exorcism-Agostino-Taumaturgo/dp/B08XN3H51M/ ► ✅ Medieval Rituals of Catholic Ex

Why is the reputation of occultist, magician and philosopher Aleister Crowley so notorious? What are the ‘Four Books of Magick’ and their relationship to Thelema? What are Crowley’s flaws and what is his important, impactful legacy? Internationally acclaimed author, practicing magician and scholar, Dr. Stephen Skinner, shares about his edition of Aleister Crowley's "Four Books of Magick". He also shares key points on grimoiric ritual magic, ‘magical pressure’ versus ‘psychological pressure’, answers your Patreon listener questions and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅Order “Aleister Crowley's Four Books of Magic” by Dr. Skinner - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aleister-Crowleys-Four-Books-Magick/dp/1786785196/ ✦

What does it mean to forge an authentic, idiosyncratic magical practice from the myriad of new grimoiric research and publications dotting the landscape in the last 20 years? What are the key elements that make magical ritual work? Magician, author, scholar and grimoiric firebrand, Jake Stratton Kent, discusses these themes in his newest book from Hadean Press, “The Sworn and Secret Grimoire.”⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅Order “The Sworn and Secret Grimoire” - https://www.hadeanpress.com/shop/the-sworn-and-secret-grimoire ► ✅Support Jake’s work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jakestrattonkent ✦

What does integrity mean in magic? How can we get out of our own way and embrace connections to spirits both in formal ritual and in everyday moments? Frater Acher - experienced magician and author - shares about his latest tome “Rosicrucian Magic: Becoming Alike to the Angelic Mind”, he answers your wonderful Glitch Bottle Patreon listener questions, and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅Order “Rosicrucian Magic” - https://www.amazon.com/Rosicrucian-Magic-Reader-Becoming-Angelic/dp/1911134574 ► ✅Theomagica (Frater’s excellent blog): https://theomagica.com/ ► ✅Paralibrum (high-quality occult book reviews) - https://www.paralibrum.com/ ✦