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A podcast reviewing titles in the fields of esotericism, paranormal, supernatural, and magic. Main episodes (With book reviews) are released on the Full Moon and Esoteric News Brief episodes are released on the New Moon.

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    • Apr 8, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 103 EPISODES


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    Esoteric Footnotes 4.10 - Haunting Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 64:01


    Esoteric Footnotes 4.10 – Haunting Yourself This conversation starts with the question of whether a person can haunt themselves and then wanders off-track a bit!   Savannah: https://www.instagram.com/itsthatwitchuptheholler/ 2024 Monthly Planner and Living by the Moon e-books: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thatwitchuptheholler/extras   Karly the Village Tarot Witch: https://www.instagram.com/karly.latham/ Death Becomes Us podcast: https://deathbecomesus.emotionalpictures.com/     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org   "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Episode 4.8 - Inspiring Creativity Through Magick

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 34:03


    Episode 4.8 – Inspiring Creativity Through Magick How do you attract the attention of a creativity inspiring muse to fuel your artistic endeavors? Inspiring Creativity Through Magick, by Astrea Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/3nyr3esc The Five-Minute Druid, by Sarah-Beth Watkins: https://tinyurl.com/2s54e3pw     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org  

    Esoteric Footnotes 4.9 - Backdrop People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 31:41


    Esoteric Footnotes 4.9 – Backdrop People   Background people, backdrop people, NPCs. All of these terms are used by various groups to describe 'lesser' people in society. Sure, it's gross, but it's also far more sinister than you may think.   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org   "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

    Esoteric Update 2-27-24 NPCs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 3:39


    This is a very slippery slope that leads to a whole lot of nastiness.

    NOW what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 1:58


    My apologies

    Esoteric Footnotes 4.8 - Justin McHenry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 42:02


    Esoteric Footnotes 4.8 – Justin McHenry Tonight I am joined by the author of the book “Lemuria: a True Story of a Fake Place”, Justin McHenry!   Lemuria: a True Story of a Fake Place: https://a.co/d/683m9Jd Our Belated Past: https://ourbelatedpast.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justin.loves.history Threads: https://www.threads.net/@justin.loves.history Episode 4.7 – Lemuria: a True Story of a Fake Place: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-rxds4-15636eb   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org   "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

    Esoteric News Briefs 4.3 - Avatars, Whatever!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 85:47


    Bonus episode time! Recently I was joined by Karly the Village Tarot Witch and Jordan from Campfire Tales of the Strange and Unsettling to talk about tabletop roleplaying games, writing, and how these two things can help manifest changes in ourselves.   Karly https://open.spotify.com/show/4660U8kRTjFkLttd3Pqr0c  https://www.instagram.com/karly.latham/  https://darkvillagepublications.substack.com/  Jordan https://open.spotify.com/show/6xdizeHa7kJBNUmd0AlgYS  https://www.instagram.com/campfire.tales.podcast  https://www.campfirepodcastnetwork.com/ 

    Episode 4.7 - Lemuria: a True Story of a Fake Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 46:26


    Episode 4.7 – Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place   What started out as a theory to explain the presence of lemurs on Madagascar quickly went down a very dark path.   Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place: https://a.co/d/6jK0R4I   C.J. Wheelwright: https://www.instagram.com/cj_wheelwright/   Let's Talk About Rites of Passage, Deity and the Afterlife: https://a.co/d/gfQ9ops     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org   "I Knew a Guy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Esoteric Footnotes 4.7 - Irene Glasse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 66:40


    Episode 4.7 – Irene Glasse   Irene is the author of the Blackfeather Mystery School: the Magpie Training, a minister for the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans, and head of Glasse Witch Cottage.   Blackfeather Mystery School: the Magpie Training: http://tinyurl.com/4b2j9rum   Glasse Witch Cottage: http://tinyurl.com/3rwy6mp3   Episode 2.12 – Blackfeather Mystery School: the Magpie Training: http://tinyurl.com/3k4dm2kr     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org   "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

    Episode 4.6 - Esoteric Encounters

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 62:11


    Episode 4.6 – Esoteric Encounters   We're doing something a little different this month. I'm bringing your two books and a zine! The Old Man of the Mountain, by Les O'Dell: http://tinyurl.com/3jzta6c6   The White Monsters of Sherman, New York, by the Mothboys: http://tinyurl.com/3xrjw9ed     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org   "I Knew a Guy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Esoteric Footnotes 4.6 - Supernatural Smut with Karly Latham

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 60:44


    Esoteric Footnotes 4.6 – Supernatural Smut with Karly Latham   * NSFW * - seriously, don't listen to this at work, around children, or really....in public at all.   Seduced by The Swamp Creature, by Ivanna Schloppykoch: https://tinyurl.com/3rhs4c5k Beasts of Grey Haven series: https://tinyurl.com/dckfzr4v Dark Village, by Mallory Cywinski & Karly Latham: https://tinyurl.com/38fvt4b3 Dark Village Publications: https://darkvillagepublications.substack.com/ The Village Tarot Witch: https://www.instagram.com/karly.latham/ Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Episode 4.5 - the Secret History of Christmas Baking

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 25:55


    Episode 4.5 – The Secret History of Christmas Baking   When we think of Christmas Cookies we generally think of sugar cookies, butter tarts, or the most popular, gingerbread! But where did gingerbread cookies come from? That answer isn't as straight forward as you might expect. The Secret History of Christmas Baking: ORDER HERE   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    the Mind Altar Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 13:45


    Here is the audio track of the meditation without the other show content. 

    Esoteric Footnotes 4.5 - the Mind Altar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 27:22


    Esoteric Footnotes 4.5 – the Mind Altar   How do you perform magic or practice paganism without tools or resources at hand? Find out how to construct your own Mind Altar in this guided meditation. Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org     "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Episode 4.4 - the Sacred Herbs of Samhain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 45:10


    Episode 4.4 – the Sacred Herbs of Samhain   What magical herbs can assist you in your craft when the veil is most thin? How can you appease the spirits of the dead, the spirits of the land, and the fey?   the Sacred Herbs of Samhain, by Ellen Evert Hopman: https://tinyurl.com/23tyh337   "First Look at Pristine Asteroid Dust Reveals Abundance of Water And Carbon", by Moises Avila & Issam Ahmed, AFP: https://tinyurl.com/mtjm6bna   "NASA is locked out of its OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample because of 2 faulty fasteners", By Monisha Ravisetti: https://tinyurl.com/4bsysuu4   Esoteric Book Club can be found on:   Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Esoteric Footnotes 4.4 - Fred Andersson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 65:57


    Esoteric Footnotes 4.4 – Interview with Fred Andersson What better way to learn about high strangeness in Sweden than to ask a local weirdo! Northern Lights: High Strangeness in Sweden, by Fred Andersson: https://tinyurl.com/676tpwz9 Fred Andersson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homosatanis Fred Andersson X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HomoSatanis  "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Episode 4.3 - Northern Lights: High Strangeness in Sweden

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 33:14


    When we think of aliens, UFOs, and high strangeness we usually think of Roswell or Rendlesham Forest. Most of us probably don't consider Sweden. But perhaps we should. Find out how WEIRD Sweden really is in tonight's book Northern Lights by Fred Andersson!   Northern Lights: High Strangeness in Sweden, by Fred Andersson: https://tinyurl.com/676tpwz9   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org  

    Esoteric Footnotes 4.3 - Interview with Ben Stimpson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 57:46


    I was fortunate enough to spend an hour talking to the author of Ancestral Whispers, Ben Stimpson. We talk about his background, veneration practices, and even about LARPing and Role-Playing and how they can serve as a form of therapy and ancestral work! https://www.benstimpson.com/ Ancestral Whispers, by Ben Stimpson: https://tinyurl.com/bdhj8chw Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Episode 4.2 - Ancestral Whispers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 45:41


    Many cultures around the world have practices and traditions in place for honoring and remembering the dead. This cultural phenomena allows living members to feel a close kinship to those who came before. Learn how we can reintegrate these ideas into modern, Western society with Ancestral Whispers by Ben Stimpson. https://www.benstimpson.com/ Ancestral Whispers, by Ben Stimpson: https://tinyurl.com/bdhj8chw   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Esoteric Update - 9/1/23 - Anomacon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 0:39


    https://www.anomacon.com/

    Weirdos of the Round Table - Mental Health in the Paranormal Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 78:50


    This was a fun round table discussion with three new friends: Barbara Fisher, Todd Purse, and Dasos Crowsong! Just to give you a heads up *TRIGGER WARNING* there is discussion of mental abuse, physical abuse, religious abuse, suicide, and addiction in this episode. To hear more from my guests go to: Barbara Fisher: https://tinyurl.com/jptzd4ya Todd Purse: https://tinyurl.com/yb3wz9ct Dasos Crowsong: https://tinyurl.com/y67zzke8   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org  

    Esoteric Footnotes 4.2 - My Top 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 29:32


    These are a few of my favorite things!   Podcasts 5) Where did the Road Go: https://tinyurl.com/5d6hjutd 4) Occult Confessions: https://tinyurl.com/y8cc5zwp 3) Southern Fried Witch: https://tinyurl.com/2uc2ekeu 2) Hi, Strangeness!: https://tinyurl.com/38epr8x7 1) Graveyard Dirt: https://tinyurl.com/39msx8sf   Honorable Mention: We're Probably Not Ok: https://tinyurl.com/3u6kz24m Esoterica: https://tinyurl.com/46yke8kp Angela's Symposium: https://tinyurl.com/5hfn4vpt     Websites / Blogs 5) Twilit Grotto: www.esotericarchives.com 4) The Internet Sacred Texts Archive: www.sacred-texts.com 3) www.livescience.com and www.sciencealert.com 2) Esa's Valley: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/esasvalley/and https://365witch.com/ 1) Under the Ancient Oaks: https://undertheancientoaks.com/   Honorable Mention: The Online Etymology Dictionary: www.etymonline.com     Books 5) Anything by Joshua Cutchin: https://www.joshuacutchin.com/ 4) Hoodoo Cleansing and Protection Magic: https://tinyurl.com/ypj4cne8 3) Blackfeather Mystery School - the Magpie Training: https://tinyurl.com/2wr8nmhf 2) Passport to Magonia: https://tinyurl.com/muus3h98 1) Path of Paganism: https://tinyurl.com/mv2zerjk   Honorable Mention: Ancestral Whispers: https://tinyurl.com/bdhj8chw   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Esoteric News Briefs 4.1 - Interview with Vuk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 89:20


    I sat down and chatted with my friend Vuk from the Tracing Owls Podcast. We didn't really have any topics planned, but it still turned into a lengthy conversation! Enjoy!

    Episode 4.1 - American Metaphysical Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 45:25


    What if I told you that in the story or America the Puritans were the villains and that the real heroes were the mystics, the alchemists, and the scoundrels? Find out more about their secret beliefs in tonight's book American Metaphysical Religion. American Metaphysical Religion, by Ronnie Pontiac: https://tinyurl.com/2je3uh79   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org  

    Esoteric Footnotes 4.1 - Communion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 17:20


    Esoteric Footnotes 4.1 - Communion   Mankind is largely removed from nature thanks to our modern, industrialized society. How can we reclaim a closer connection to the world around us? Intro and Outro music is from “Sneaky Snitch” by Kevin MacLeod   "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Threads: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Episode 3.13 - The Pagan Book of Living and Dying

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 43:52


    Episode 3.13 – The Pagan Book of Living and Dying   Ritual is important for the human condition. The rituals around death and dying (at least in the pagan context) have largely been lost to us and trying to create something during the grieving process is not the best option. In tonight's book we will examine the rituals, ceremonies, and care developed by one specific wiccan organization: the Reclaiming Collective. The Pagan Book of Living and Dying   “M. Macha Nightmare Withdraws from Reclaiming Tradition”   Starhawk   M. Macha Nightmare   Reclaiming (Tradition)   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/4w82ttm9   If you want to find out more or get any of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Esoteric Footnotes 3.5 - Cultivating an Esoteric Library

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 28:45


    Esoteric Footnotes 3.5 – Cultivating an Esoteric Library   Find out more about the host of the Esoteric Book Club, what his background is, and how you can apply what he's learned over the years to cultivate your own esoteric library!   "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org   BEWARE THE OCTO-DUCK!

    Episode 3.12 - Just Another Tin Foil Hat Presents...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 43:24


    Episode 3.12 – Just Another Tin Foil Hat Presents... What do goblins, spacemen, clowns, and an albino bigfoot have in common? Just Another Tin Foil Hat Presents..., by Zelia Edgar: https://tinyurl.com/xy2f4uzh   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at:  https://tinyurl.com/4w82ttm9 If you want to find out more or get any of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/ Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Esoteric Footnotes 3.4 - Scientific Spellcraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 19:38


    How do I go from WitchTok to Aristotle to the Scientific Method?   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Episode 3.11 - The Pagan Book of the Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 47:43


    Episode 3.11 – The Pagan Book of the Dead   Mankind's singular fear of death has caused us to create elaborate tales, omens, and superstitions surrounding the event. How did these beliefs shape ancient and medieval Europe? The Pagan Book of the Dead: https://tinyurl.com/yvkdakwe   12 most dangerous dinosaurs of all time, ranked by a paleontologist, by Marianne Guenot: https://tinyurl.com/y99fh4da     Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/4w82ttm9   If you want to find out more or get any of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Episode 3.10X - The ”Tingler”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 1:56


    ((I'm so sorry!))   "Farting Around" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Esoteric Footnotes 3.3 - Observation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 17:51


    How does a UFO encounter affect the observer? Does the observer affect the UFO? What is the relationship between dark matter, aether, and a tree falling on a desert island? Esoteric Book Club can be found on:   Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Episode 3.10 - Deep Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 46:14


      In the annals of research on extraordinary experience there are certain cases that are so strange that they stand out from the crowd. These experiences are utterly bizarre, and cannot be neatly classified or easily understood. This is the Deep Weird.   “Cleansing in Modern Paganism and Witchcraft”, by John Beckett: https://tinyurl.com/y49y95ew   “Deep Weird; the Varieties of High Strangeness Experience” edited by Jack Hunter: https://tinyurl.com/53d5bdz3   Dr Jack Hunter's Website: https://tinyurl.com/4n8x6662   The Fairy Census: https://www.fairyist.com/survey/   6 Degrees of John Keel: https://6degreesofjohnkeel.com/     Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/4w82ttm9   If you want to find out more or get any of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Esoteric Footnotes 3.2 - Synchronicity and the Rubber Ducky

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 27:49


    How do 11:11, synchronicity, and the rubber ducky all relate to one another?   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Episode 3.9 - Granny Buck's Dibs and Dabs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 53:56


    This month we take a look at a book of Appalachian Folk Traditions and Magic with “Granny Buck's Dibs and Dabs” by Catherine S. Buck.    “Good Pagan Leadership”, by Irene Glasse: https://tinyurl.com/yck9u7km   Granny Buck's Dibs and Dabs, by Catherine S. Buck: https://tinyurl.com/2p8vs2de   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/4w82ttm9   If you want to find out more or get any of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Esoteric Footnotes 3.1 - Resolute

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 29:28


    Few people like New Year's resolutions, and few people keep them. Where do they come from; what were they in the past; and how can we make them better?   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Patreon: /esotericbookclub Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Episode 3.8 - Silent Invasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 45:23


    Espisode 3.8 – Silent Invasion   Between 1973 and 1974 a multitude of UFO and Bigfoot encounters plagued southern Pennsylvania. Stan Gordon was the researcher at the heart of this flap and this book is a collection of his recollections and reports gathered during this time.   The Esoteric Archive: https://tinyurl.com/yw55bu5n     “Silent Invasion: the Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot Casebook”, by Stan Gordon: https://tinyurl.com/2t2c9m46   “Eerie green fireball detected hours before smashing into Lake Ontario in the dead of night”, by Brandon Specktor”: https://tinyurl.com/2uw6aavh   “Winter Witchery: 5 Teas for the Season”, by Charlotte Wilde: https://tinyurl.com/36ypmhf4     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub

    Esoteric News Briefs 3.8 - Ancestral Ghost Genomes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 31:45


    Esoteric News Briefs 3.8 – Ancestral Ghost Genome   Join the Esoteric Archive!   Esoteric Book Club teeshirts   http://www.folkherocoffee.com/ Coupon Code: esoteric22       “Gold coin hoard worth $300K found beneath kitchen floor in England”, by Jennifer Nalewicki: https://tinyurl.com/yeymteea   “Classified UFO videos would 'harm national security' if released, Navy says”, by Brandon Specktor: https://tinyurl.com/3mrwh2d4   “New Study Suggests Aliens Don't Visit Us Because Our Sun Is Too Boring”, by Evan Gough: https://tinyurl.com/yybrehwp   “Aliens haven't contacted Earth because there's no sign of intelligence here, new answer to the Fermi paradox suggests”, by Stephanie Pappas: https://tinyurl.com/3m29epbc   “Mineral Samples May Have Just Revealed The Mysterious Birthplace of Asteroid Ryugu”, by David Nield: https://tinyurl.com/4sfbs99w   “Asteroid Ryugu Reveals Ancient Grains of Stardust Older Than The Solar System”, by Michelle Starr: https://tinyurl.com/mubtcjdj   “Cobra bites boy, boy bites it back (the boy was fine, the snake wasn't)”, by Harry Baker: https://tinyurl.com/fyjtchda   “An AI Found an Unknown 'Ghost' Ancestor in The Human Genome”, by Peter Dockrill: https://tinyurl.com/bdhrkxfj   “Half-a-Million Year Old Signs of Extinct Human Species Found in Poland Cave”, by Michelle Starr: https://tinyurl.com/yc427pzy   “Russia Has Got a Problem with Witches”, by Robyn White: https://tinyurl.com/bdf6nuwp   “The Haunted Frequency”: https://tinyurl.com/eukt2e5m   “2 Viking swords buried upright might have connected the dead to Odin and Valhalla”, by Laura Geggel: https://tinyurl.com/yckz4fyn   “'Mind-boggling' alloy is Earth's toughest material, even at extreme temperatures”, by Robert Lea: https://tinyurl.com/4ykk5se5   “What really happened to Ronald Hunkeler, who inspired ‘The Exorcist'”, by Isabel Vincent and Jack Morphet: https://tinyurl.com/yckcrpxt       Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub  

    Episode 3.7 - The Book of Hedge Druidry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022 43:53


    Episode 3.7 – The Book of Hedge Druidry Druidry is a modern practice based with historic roots. Revitalized in the mid-20th Century by Ross Nichols, druidry has become an in-depth belief system with as many variations as mainstream Christianity. Find out how to practice Druidry in tonight's book The Book of Hedge Druidry by Joanna Van Der Hoeven. The Book of Hedge Druidry: https://tinyurl.com/4svx9yde The Awen Alone: https://tinyurl.com/yc6bcpkk Where the Hawthorn Grows, by Morgan Daimler: https://tinyurl.com/txjfww5u   Esoteric Book Club Merch: https://tinyurl.com/srft7kcv   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/4w82ttm9   If you want to find out more or get any of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org

    Esoteric News Briefs 3.7 - Interview with Kevin Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 45:12


    Esoteric News Briefs 3.7 – Interview with Kevin Paul   In this episode I interview the author of Haunted Hills and Hollows, Kevin Paul.   Haunted Hills and Hollows: https://tinyurl.com/52eby4ya Haunted Hills and Hollows 2: https://tinyurl.com/4dybywd2 Haunted Hills and Hollows on Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/228jeprt   Kevin Paul: hauntedgc@yahoo.com   Priestess of the Morrigan, by Stephanie Woodfield: https://tinyurl.com/yh3vswnv     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub

    Episode 3.6 - Blackthorn's Protection Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 38:26


    Episode 3.6 – Blackthorn's Protection Magic   What happens when you mix decades of private security training with an equivalent amount of time spent doing witchcraft? The short answer is that you get this book! Blackthorn's Protection Magic: https://tinyurl.com/33ch4j9e   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub

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    Esoteric News Briefs 3.6 - Soccer, Sorcery, and Scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 26:22


    Two brothers, international extortion, and a witch-doctor! Tonight on the Esoteric News Briefs!   “Strange, never-before-seen diamond crystal structure found inside 'Diablo canyon' meteorite”, by JoAnna Wendel: https://tinyurl.com/2dd5hzbn   “Rubber balls used in famous Maya game contained ashes of cremated rulers, archaeologists claim”, by Owen Jarus: https://tinyurl.com/mry7s9cv   “Pagan and witchcraft festivals confront growing Christian harassment”, by Heather Greene: https://tinyurl.com/2ft5w8y6   “ 'Vampire' in Poland Found Buried With a Sickle to Prevent The Rise of The Dead”, by KATHERINE TANGALAKIS-LIPPERT: https://tinyurl.com/2p8jrdp5   “Kyiv astronomical observatory claims UFOs hovering over Ukrainian skies”, by Chaheti Singh Sisodia: https://tinyurl.com/4nm9k56h   “3,300-year-old pink granite sarcophagus of Egyptian 'pyramid keeper' found at Saqqara”, by Owen Jarus: https://tinyurl.com/5a78j8c6   “Ancient Maya Cities Appear to Have Been Riddled With Mercury Pollution”, by Mike Mcrae: https://tinyurl.com/5drbne4v   Paul Pogba Articles: https://tinyurl.com/ycy4w32z https://tinyurl.com/uwj8yn2v https://tinyurl.com/yc5bdmc5 https://tinyurl.com/5yd2xs7w https://tinyurl.com/yeywbkuj https://tinyurl.com/3v5jcfbp     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub Youtube: EsotericBookClubPodcast  

    Episode 3.5 - Trolls: an Unnatural History

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 34:14


    What began as a sorcerous Scandinavian creature eventually evolved into a lumbering oaf, easily defeated by children (and the occasional goat).   “Trolls - an Unnatural History” by John Lindow: https://tinyurl.com/bv5uvmr8   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub

    Esoteric News Briefs 3.5 - The More Things Change...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 22:39


    Tonight we have fossil vomit, dinosaur sentience, and Spanish Megaliths!   “Lost fossil 'treasure trove' rediscovered after 70 years”, by Harry Baker: https://tinyurl.com/38488jrj   “Did the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs have a sibling? Crater in West Africa hints maybe.”, by Stephanie Pappas: https://tinyurl.com/mt99tpe3   “Rare fossilized vomit discovered in Utah's 'Jurassic salad bar'”, by Jennifer Nalewicki: https://tinyurl.com/5n6f3axs   “Given the immense time period that dinosaurs existed for, why did none of them develop sentience?”, by Dr. Stephen Brusatte: https://tinyurl.com/2p97rdwb   “'Dinosaur mummy': Researchers believe they found one of the best preserved dinosaurs ever”, by Orlando Mayorquin: https://tinyurl.com/bdk7faz3   “Ice age children frolicked in 'giant sloth puddles' 11,000 years ago, footprints reveal”, By Laura Geggel: https://tinyurl.com/2zpk4njy   “A Study of Prehistoric Painting Has Come to a Startling Conclusion: Many Ancient Artists Were Tiny Children”, by Sarah Cascone: https://tinyurl.com/ubpfns76   “Giant Megalithic Complex of 500 Standing Stones Is Among The Largest in Europe”, by AFP: https://tinyurl.com/2tca2zbp       “Scientists Are Turning Dead Spiders Into 'Necrobots' And We Are So Creeped Out”, by Felicity Nelson: https://tinyurl.com/we8pbvyd   “An AI Just Independently Discovered Alternate Physics”, by Fiona MacDonald: https://tinyurl.com/2nsfu8m6   “Capitol Records Severs Ties With A.I. Rapper FN Meka, Apologizes to Black Community for “Insensitivity””, by J. Clara Chan: https://tinyurl.com/yc79yfm3   “An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists Are Pissed”, by Matthew Gault: https://tinyurl.com/2s4k49jj   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub Youtube: EsotericBookClubPodcast  

    Episode 3.4 - A History of Ghosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 34:25


    At the turn of the century a small-town Dentist found himself at the epicenter of the Spiritualist movement. His meticulous notes and archived news clippings left us an amazing view of this time period. But, how is this Canadian Dental Surgeon connected to the Ghostbusters? Find out tonight with “A History of Ghosts” by Peter Aykroyd.   “A History of Ghosts: the True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts, and Ghostbusters” by Peter H. Aykroyd: https://tinyurl.com/2p8mtvfk   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub

    Esoteric Footnotes - ”WhAt DoEs It MeAn?”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 10:20


    I'm publicly releasing this episode of the Esoteric Footnotes. Usually these are Patron-only episodes, but I thought this one was important enough to share. Enjoy! "We've all run into this on spiritual message boards and forums. Someone posts a completely mundane event with the question "What does it mean?" hoping for some divine inspiration. But what drives people to seek out meaning? Why is it happening more frequently? What does this say about our society?"

    Esoteric News Briefs 3.4 - Psychic Medium Natalie McVicker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 42:27


    This episode I am interviewing Psychic Medium Natalie McVicker of the Pendulum's Path! We are going to discuss the discovery of her gifts, her 'awakening', and how it changed her life.   Remember! All my listeners can use the discount code “Stay Weird” to get $5 off of a $25 order at www.thependulumspath.com!     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub Youtube: EsotericBookClubPodcast  

    Episode 3.3 - Hoodoo Cleansing and Protection Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 35:48


    Join us as we examine the different techniques behind “Hoodoo Cleansing and Protection Magic” by Miss Aida!   Hoodoo Cleansing and Protection Magic, by Miss Aida: https://tinyurl.com/y5hy8ddp   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub

    Oops! (Let me explain...)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 0:54


    I ran into a time crunch this week and rather than releasing a poorly edited episode on time, I'm going to release a well-polished episode a day late!

    Esoteric News Briefs 3.3 - The Half-Assed Bigfoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 30:52


    Esoteric News Briefs 3.3 – The Half-Assed Bigfoot Hoax   “Surprise – Again! NASA Spacecraft Reveals Asteroid Bennu Is Not What It Seemed”, by Lonnie Shekhtman: https://tinyurl.com/3fs2pnb6   “Who Should Make Decisions About AI?”, by Blake Lemoine: https://tinyurl.com/534r7v5v   “It's illegal to kill Bigfoot in Skamania County, Washington”, by Bruno Cooke: https://tinyurl.com/45jjem98   “Humans Can Learn to 'Echolocate' in Just 10 Weeks, Experiment Shows”, by Carly Cassella: https://tinyurl.com/yjy88b28   “How RONNIE JAMES DIO Popularized 'Devil's Horns' Hand Gesture”, by Blabbermouth.net: https://tinyurl.com/wx47ux63   “8,200-year-old burials in Russia contain pendants crafted from human bone”, by Stephanie Pappas: https://tinyurl.com/4jpcdu7h   “Scientists dismiss Coyote Peterson's 'large primate skull' discovery as fake”, by Nicoletta Lanese: https://tinyurl.com/43msytbk   “States with the most UFO sightings”, by Stacker.com: https://tinyurl.com/47bmdr7h   “Astronomers Found a Crater From The Mystery Rocket That Smashed Into The Moon”, by Scott Alan Johnston: https://tinyurl.com/2p9f2r3f   “Impact crater from Chang'e 5-T1 booster found on moon”, by Bill Gray: https://tinyurl.com/2s4539c2   “All hail the hen! Chickens were revered for centuries before they were food”, by Stephanie Pappas: https://tinyurl.com/3nuf4tem   “100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints found at restaurant in China”, by Jessie Yeung and Yong Xiong: https://tinyurl.com/mr2z53u6   “100 million-year-old footprints of world's biggest dinosaur species found at restaurant in China”, by Scott Gleeson: https://tinyurl.com/ycktyjrz     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub Youtube: EsotericBookClubPodcast    

    Episode 3.2 - The Magickal Writing Grimoire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 32:52


      Have you ever wanted to write your own spells, but didn't know where to begin? Learn the basics of spell-craft, and word-craft, in tonight's episode.     “The Magickal Writing Grimoire” by Lisa Marie Basile: https://tinyurl.com/3crm36p6   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub  

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