Rune Soup

Gordon

Rune Soup is a podcast channel that platforms the most important discussions at the cutting edge of magic, animism and spirit work.

Gordon is chaos magician, shamanic practitioner, podcaster, author and permaculture designer with a background in data and analytics gained at some of the world's largest media companies. He is the author of four books on magic, animism and star lore: Star.Ships: A Prehistory of the Spirits, The Chaos Protocols, Pieces of Eight and Ani.Mystic: Encounters With A Living Cosmos.

When not travelling, Gordon hosts his weekly show, Rune Soup, from a small permaculture farm in southern Tasmania.

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Dec 5, 2019 · 1 hr 33 min
Talking Tantra, Baphomet and Chakras | Phil Hine
The one and only Phil Hine joins us this week for a wide-ranging discussion on tantra, magical experimentation, the history and proper understanding of chakras, the benefits of terrorising yourself and what he has learned over a metaphysical career spanning more than 35 years. Enjoy! Show Notes Phil's latest book, Hine's Varieties: Chaos and Beyond. Phil's website, Enfolding.org. Phil on Twitter. Phil's recommendations for Tantric poetry books: Singing to the Goddess: Poems to Kali and Uma from Bengal. A Poem at the Right Moment: Remembered Verses from Premodern South India. Divine Mother, Blessed Mother: Hindu Goddesses and the Virgin Mary.
Nov 21, 2019 · 1 hr 22 min
Talking Creation, Faërie and Facing 2020 | Dr Becca Tarnas
Return of the Queen! The one and only Becca Tarnas joins us again as we dive deeper than ever before into Tolkien's notion of Faërie, Middle Earth's Creation story, and how the man himself understood creative acts. And, because we are almost at the end of the year, we take what we have learned from this journey into Middle Earth and transform it into some guidelines and inspiration for facing 2020 with our minds on hope and mutual flourishing. Show Notes Journey to the Imaginal Realm: A Reader's Guide to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Dr Becca Tarnas's website. Dr Tarnas's presentation on Hildegard of Bingen and the Ainulindalë with Jacob Sherman.
Oct 27, 2019 · 2 hr 43 min
Talking Magic and Fiction | The Invisibles and Providence | Christopher Knowles
This week, the one and only Christopher Knowles returns to the show for amazing mega-discussion around the macro subject of writing about magic, how writing is magic and generally 'magic and this thing we call fiction'. The principal texts we use to frame this chat are Grant Morrison's legendary series, The Invisibles, and Alan Moore's Providence. Both of these you can read in their entirety for free by following the links in the Show Notes. Super fun stuff. Show Notes Chris's website, The Secret Sun. Chris on Twitter. The Invisibles. Providence.
Oct 25, 2019 · 1 hr 12 min
Halloween Special: Talking Spirits and Ouija | Mitch Horowitz
Season of the Mitch! This week, we are very excited to welcome back author, speaker and historian, Mitch Horowitz to the show. Being Halloween, we explore why this occult revival might be different, we look at the history of Spiritualism, we swap adolescent Ouija board stories and finish off with a little, light Satanism. Excellent stuff. Happy Halloween, all! Show Notes Mitch's website. Mitch on Twitter. Mitch's most recent book, The Miracle Club.
Oct 23, 2019 · 1 hr 19 min
Talking Plant Spirits, Scientism and Colonialism | Danny Nemu
The reverend Danny Nemu returns to the show for a fiery and important chat about neocolonialism, plant spirits, modern medicine, ancient medicine, spirit logic and all that very good stuff. Be sure to check out the show notes for the presentation that inspired our discussion. Enjoy! Show Notes Danny's presentation, Prejudice and Neo-colonialism in the Academic study of Ayahuasca. Danny's website. Danny's book, Neuro-Apocalypse. Danny on Twitter.
Oct 16, 2019 · 1 hr 8 min
Talking Dionysian Mystery Cults | Peter Mark Adams
Author and researcher, Peter Mark Adams, returns to the show this week to discuss his latest book, Mystai. Along the way we talk orphism, mystery traditions, visuality and the shortcomings of materialist archaeology. Show Notes Get Mystai: Dancing Out The Mysteries of Dionysus. Attend the launch of Mystai at Treadwell's in London on October 19th. Peter's website. Peter on Twitter.
Oct 9, 2019 · 48 min
Utopian Utopiain't - Imaginal Response Ability | Solo Show
This month's solo show returns to the notion of utopia and our imaginal-relational opportunities. Stay with that trouble, kids. Show Notes The Donna Haraway documentary, Story Telling For Earthly Survival. David Graeber's essay, Hope in Common.
Oct 2, 2019 · 1 hr 17 min
Talking Tarot and Astrology | Camelia Elias
Camelia Elias makes a very welcome return to the show this week, on the occasion of the launch of two new books, What is Not: Marseille Tarot à La Carte and Divination with Cards: A Short History. We also talk about meaning versus function, meaning in astrology and new ways to approach all the interpretive arts. An absolutely fantastic show. It's good to be back! Show Notes Get What is Not: Marseille Tarot à La Carte here. Get Divination with Cards: A Short History here. Join the Lenormand Foundation Class here. Camelia's blog, Taroflexions. (Specifically, a classic post describing her method.) Camelia's column on Patheos. Camelia on Twitter. Camelia on Instagram.
Aug 15, 2019 · 1 hr 12 min
Talking Heliogabalus Or The Crowned Anarchist | Stephen Barber
This week, novelist, non-ficition author and professor of art and film, Stephe Barber, joins us to talk about about Heliogabalus or The Crowned Anarchist. Fully translated into English for the first time, this remarkable little book was written by avant garde theatre visionary, Antonin Artaud, and is ostensibly based on the two year reign of a teenage emperor that history records as little more than an orgy of sex and violence. However it is also Artaud exploring power, and magic, and spectacle, and mythology, and how one tells history and why. Really good stuff. Really good, indeed. Show Notes Get Heliogabalus or The Crowned Anarchist. Video primer on Artaud's impact on theatre.
Jul 31, 2019 · 32 min
The Book of Life | Solo Show
In the July solo show, we look at the possibly bright future of the novel and what thriving independent expression might look like in an era of endless reboots and comic book films. The only show notes this week is a short film from the featured musician at the end.
Jul 25, 2019 · 1 hr 4 min
Talking Backwoods Witchcraft | Jake Richards
This week we are speaking with Appalachian conjure doctor, Jake Richards. Jake is the author of the recently released Backwoods Witchcraft. We talk family lineages, magical landscapes, tending family graveyards, witchcraft initiations and all things Appalachian folklore. Great stuff. Show Notes Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure and Folk Magic from Appalachia. Jake's blog. Jake on Twitter. Jake on Instagram. Jake on Facebook.
Jul 17, 2019 · 1 hr 6 min
Talking Creativity and Place | Zola Jesus
This week, we welcome to the show, producer singer songwriter, Nika Danilova, aka Zola Jesus. Nika has released five albums over the last decade or so and in 2017 moved back onto family land in Wisconsin and built a cabin in the woods. She also played Dark Mofo down here in Tasmania last year so we have some overlaps or similarities that led to a really fruitful discussion about creativity and place in a post-materialist context. We also talk cities as habitats, structured and unstructured creation, and the role of visual presentation. Excellent stuff! Show Notes Nika's website, zolajesus.com. Zola Jesus on Twitter. Zola Jesus on Patreon. Zola Jesus on Instagram.
Jul 10, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min
Talking Brazen Vessel | Scarlet Imprint
The amazing Alkistis Dimech and Peter Grey return to the show on the occasion of their latest Scarlet Imprint release, Brazen Vessel. This new book is a collection of both of their writings on witchcraft, Lucifer, the grimoires, embodiment and Babalon. And those are the subjects of our discussion. Enjoy! Show Notes Buy Brazen Vessel. Scarlet Imprint. Scarlet Imprint on Twitter. Scarlet Imprint on Instagram. Alkistis on Twitter. Alkistis on Instagram. Alkistis's website. Video from the book launch at Treadwell's in London.
Jul 3, 2019 · 1 hr 10 min
Talking Desire and Embodiment | Langston Kahn
This week we welcome back to the show the only and only Langston Kahn. Langston is a shamanic practitioner based out of New York. He joins us to explore the overlapping subjects of desire, embodiment and the shadow. An excellent chat! Show Notes The Metaphysics of Desire - Langston and my 3-day workshop in New York in September. Langston's website and newsletter.
Jun 27, 2019 · 1 hr 33 min
Talking Astrology in H2 2019 | Austin Coppock
Is it the end of H1 already? Why, yes. Yes it is. And that can only mean one thing! Astrologer in residence, Austin Coppock, returns to talk us through what the sky has in store for us for the second half of 2019. Essential listening. Show Notes Austin's website. Austin's Patreon. Austin on Twitter.
May 26, 2019 · 47 min
Spirit Contact is Easy | Solo Show
Slight delay to this week's episode, for reasons that are explained in it. But this week, we explore the potentially contentious statement that spirit contact is, in fact, easy. These solo shows are in danger of becoming an accidental series. Note: I'm travelling for the next month so new episodes and blog posts may be less reliable. Check me out on Twitter or check out the Rune Soup Facebook page for more details or last minute updates.
May 15, 2019 · 1 hr 7 min
Talking Talismanic Magic | Kaitlin Coppock
This week, we are speaking with my good friend, Kaitlin Coppock. Kaitlin is the owner of Sphere and Sundry, an online-store-meets-ritual-art-project dedicated to expertly elected talismanic materia. So of course, we talk talismans, as well as how or why they might work, in addition to astrology in general, while sharing a few thoughts on its current moment of cultural prominence. Great stuff! Show Notes Sphere and Sundry. Kaitlin on Twitter. Sphere and Sundry on Instagram. Sphere and Sundry on Facebook.
May 9, 2019 · 59 min
Talking Ingo Swann | Brian Lord
This week, we welcome to the show Brian Lord. Brian is a graduate student in psychology, a special collections archivist and Masters student at the University of West Georgia. He joins us today to talk about the legendary Ingo Swann, as well as the complete, unpublished Ingo Swann manuscript he discovered in the archive and went on to publish. Great stuff! Show Notes Psychic Literacy and the Coming Psychic Renaissance - Ingo Swann. Ingo Swann Collection at the University of West Georgia.
May 3, 2019 · 1 hr 2 min
Talking Afterlife Experiences | Elizabeth Krohn
This week, in what is probably one of my favourite ever episodes, we welcome to the show Elizabeth Krohn. Elizabeth, along with Dr Jeff Kripal, is the author of Changed in a Flash, which is the story of her being struck by lightning, dying and returning from the afterlife very much changed. A truly fascinating discussion. Enjoy. Show Notes Elizabeth's book, Changed in a Flash. Elizabeth on Facebook.
Apr 27, 2019 · 59 min
Talking Maya Wisdom and Ceremony | Gabriela Jurosz-Landa
This week we speak to anthropologist, writer, teacher and Maya shaman-priestess, Gabriela Jurosz-Landa. Gabriela is the author of Transcendent Wisdom of the Maya and she joins us today to talk about Maya cosmology, ceremony and understanding of time. Show Notes Gabriela's website. Transcendent Wisdom of the Maya. Gabriela's Facebook group.