This is the official podcast for "In the Desert of Set," a Pagan and occult website by G.B. Marian. G.B. is a devout Setian minister of the LV-426 Tradition who writes about life as a polytheist in contemporary times, with random long-winded detours into ancient history, classic horror movies, and all kinds of other stuff. G.B. is so long-winded, in fact, that he's launched this podcast to provide listeners with an accessible alternative to actually sitting there and reading all of his content, which has been known to make people's asses fall asleep.
My latest album, The Mauling Man (2022), is my attempt at developing a unique werewolf story of my own, and it is dedicated to the gods Anubis and Wepwawet.
The soundtrack for an imaginary 1980s 8-bit Nintendo game starring the solar cobra goddess, Wadjet!
It's okay to be angry or upset with the gods, and it's okay for us to tell Them so as well.
Expecting people to be John Rambo—including Setians—is unrealistic.
Christians and Satanists might hate each other's deities, but Setians can honor Set and Osiris at the same time.
Listen to the second disc of my new album, OUR LADY OF THRONES!
Listen to the first disc of my new double album, OUR LADY OF THRONES (2021)!
The sequel to my Halloween-themed record from last year, with references to the Fae from Celtic mythology and folklore.
My second full-length album with vocals; a collection of Setian hymns to various Middle and Near Eastern gods.
My first full-length album with vocals, inspired by my experiences as a Setian teenager in Satanic Panic America.
Pazuzu is most well-known today thanks to a horror movie about demonic possession; yet He is evoked much more faithfully in a completely different film by the same director.
I have been asked before: "Why don't you start your own church?" Here are some reasons why this is not only unnecessary for Setians, but probably undesirable as well.
Forget what you think you "learned" from The Exorcist (1973) and join this mighty deity as He quests against both human and spiritual cruelty.
The LV-426 Tradition of Setianism is a fusion of Kemetic polytheist theology with (Setianized) Western occult practices.
Reclaiming Set's good name from "secret societies" that like to play "Raiders of the Ark" (but as Nazi characters!), and which have contributed to the normalization of fascism today.
A Setian midnight mass performed and recorded for an imaginary AM radio broadcast.
Thoughts on Nehebukau, the holy Snake God, and the concept of Snake People, with an analysis of their appropriation by modern pop culture and conspiracy theorists.
One Setian's take on ancient Egyptian concepts of the self—including our bodies, souls, spirits, hearts, shadows, names, and the hope for unification of these features into a multidimensional whole after death.
Jesus is a dead alien; Satan is a prehistoric sentient ooze; and "God" is the greatest supervillain of all time. This unique fictional theology helped me think outside the box, for sure!
How a really terrible Arnold Schwarzenegger movie influenced my spirituality and art.
How my favorite TV show—a 1990s police procedural with apocalyptic overtones—influenced my walk with Set.
The continuing discussion on horror movies and spirituality with two of my brethren in the LV-426 Tradition!
A rambling discussion on horror movies and spirituality with two of my brethren in the LV-426 Tradition!
A preternatural Pied Piper turns people into creepy crawlies with his maleficent merchandise, his android assassins, and his Stonehenge supercomputers.
Why the 2018 "requel," featuring the return of John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis, is the best direct sequel to the original 1978 classic.
How one of the goofier Halloween movies taught me to think beyond Hollywood depictions of Paganism, with a brief tribute to Donald Pleasence.
Why Halloween 4 (1988) is one of my favorite flicks to watch for the Samhain season.
How a simple "slasher movie" deplores the patriarchy and evokes Celtic folklore.
An interview with the Kemetic and Neo-Pharaonic artist Setken regarding his new film, The Praying Mantis God of Ancient Egypt, in which we meet another of Set's theological colleagues: the Netjer Abyt.
Shameless self-promotion for my new album, Summer's End (2020), a musical anthology of Halloween happenings.
On the conflation of all Setian spirituality with what Western occultists call "the left-hand path," and why this is problematic.
My reactions to an especially hypocritical plea for "acceptance" on behalf of a community that utterly refuses to accept diversity.
Three brief sermons in which I discuss Set's affinity for the color red, why Setianism is substantially different from many other religions, and how the Red Lord saves us all every night.
The sister and ex-wife of Set is a renowned healer of wounded hearts and minds.
Gorgo (1961) is a British kaiju (giant monster) movie with several interesting subtexts, all of which seem relevant to the goddess Taweret.
A free 22-minute album of ambient devotional music dedicated to Set. To download this album for free, visit gbmarian.bandcamp.com!
A discussion of the Egyptian hippo goddess, Taweret, as well Her connections with Set and the reasons I love Her so much.
The Yezidi Kurds are often accused of "worshiping the devil," and with catastrophic results. They are also romanticized by Western occultists, which leads to colonialist appropriations of their faith.
An LV-426 Setian adaptation of the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. Featuring an original composition, "Dua Sutekh."
Songs from a Setian soul. Tracks in order: "Season of the Witch," "Sutekh's Shrine," "Execration," and "Red Desert Sabbat." All songs composed by G.B. Marian.
How The Final Conflict (a.k.a. Omen III: The Final Conflict) can be read as an allegory for the goddess Ishtar and Her rivalry with Therion, the spirit of human tyranny.
She rebelled to help humanity before Prometheus. She died and rose from the grave before Jesus. And She invented the "zombie apocalypse" before George Romero.
The times we consider most sacred in our coven.
An example of an execration ritual, a procedure to cast out and/or ward off negative energy.
Here I geek out for a bit about my vote for "the scariest monster movie ever made," and I draw some parallels between the themes of this film and my beliefs as a Setian.
Martian grasshoppers. Genetically modified super-apes. Invisible forces only certain people can see. Quatermass and the Pit (1967) has it all.
Yes Virginia, some people still believe in many gods today, and it's every bit as legitimate as believing in just one.
Discussing the theme of "backmasked" messages in heavy metal music during the Satanic Panic, as explored in the 1986 comedy horror film, Trick or Treat.
Pentagrams with two points up aren't "inverted"; as far as I'm concerned at least, they are right-side up.
My attempt at writing a Setian Creation myth that someone living in the ancient city of Nubt (Ombos or Naqada) might have believed. This is not intended to be lauded as dogma or some revealed scripture, it is just a creative exercise in expressing my faith.
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