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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Apr 12, 2017 · 1 hr 11 min
Talking Natural Medicine | Rosalee de la Forêt
This week we speak to Rosalee de la Forêt. Rosalee is an educator, clinical herbalist and structural medicine specialist. She is the author of the recently released book, Alchemy of Herbs. We talk ethnobotany, her own journey from chronic condition to wellness, what herbalism is and how it relates to food, drinking, etc. And then we also get some free advice for allergy season in the Northern Hemisphere and cold/flu advice for the Southern. Good, delicious times. Show Notes Rosalee's book, Alchemy of Herbs. Rosalee's website. Rosalee on Twitter.
Apr 5, 2017 · 1 hr 7 min
Talking The Game of Saturn | Peter Mark Adams
This week we speak to Peter Mark Adams about his amazing new book, The Game of Saturn. Recently released by Scarlet Imprint, The Game of Saturn walks us through the origin and meaning of the oldest 'tarot-ish' deck in the world, the Sola Busca card deck. Peter talks us through the story of the emergence of these cards within an ascendant Northern Italy both exploring and putting to nefarious use its recently-acquired Byzantine magical inheritance. The thesis is astonishing, the book is amazing, the conversation is scintillating. Enjoy. Show Notes Buy the book Peter's website Peter on Twitter Peter on Academia
Mar 29, 2017 · 1 hr 14 min
Talking Psi and Magic | Dr Dean Radin
This week we speak to the one and only Dr Dean Radin. Dr Radin is chief scientist at the institute of noetic science, an author of numerous books and articles and one of the world's leading parapsychologists. Obviously it's very good times. Show Notes Dean Radin's website The Institute of Noetic Sciences Dean Radin's author page Note: Apologies for the audio in the closing comments. I'm travelling again for the next couple of weeks and finding audio-friendly AirBnbs seems like more of a challenge than it should be!
Mar 22, 2017 · 1 hr 4 min
Talking Marsilio Ficino | Dr Angela Voss
This week we speak to musician, scholar and astrologer, Dr Angela Voss. Dr Voss is Programme Director for the 'Myth, Cosmology and the Sacred' MA at Canterbury Christ Church Cathedral University and is the author of the western esoteric masteries series book on Marsilio Ficino. Ficino is one of the most fascinating people in European history, a cornerstone of the Renaissance and the story of western magic. So this is a great chat. Show Notes MA Course in Myth, Cosmology and the Sacred Marsilio Ficino (Western Esoteric Masters Series)
Mar 15, 2017 · 1 hr 10 min
Talking Remote Viewing | Lyn Buchanan
This week we speak to military remote viewer, Lyn Buchanan. Lyn is also an author, linguist and systems engineer. We chat about the emergence of the remote viewing programme, its implications for our understanding of the universe, the side effects of CRV, viewing through time and a whole lot more. Fantastic, fantastic chat. Show Notes Lyn's Controlled Remote Viewing training site Lyn's book, The Seventh Sense
Mar 8, 2017 · 1 hr 1 min
Talking Plant Medicine and Appalachian Folklore | Becky Beyer
This week we speak to witch, ethnobotanist, agriculturalist and artist, Becky Beyer. Becky is based in Appalachia and it is this bioregion that informs all of her work. A really splendid discussion. Don't miss it. Show Notes Becky's website and blog, Blood and Spicebush Blood and Spicebush on Facebook Blood and Spicebush on Instagram
Feb 28, 2017 · 1 hr 2 min
Talking Worldviews, Culture and Comparison | Dr Jeff Kripal
This week we welcome back one of our most popular guests, Dr Jeff Kripal. Dr Kripal last joined us to talk about his book, The Super Natural. Today we are speaking on the value of comparison, the role of the supernatural in culture, the rise of Esalen and the perennial need for art and creativity. A fantastic chat. Show Notes Here's a list of Dr Kripal's books. All recommended.
Feb 22, 2017 · 49 min
Talking Australian Folk Magic | Dr Ian Evans
This week, we welcome Dr Ian Evans, architectural historian, author and conservationist. Dr Evans' 2010 thesis, 'Touching Magic', was the first ever academic examination of the historic use of witches marks, bottles and other apotropaic magic in Australia. It's an absolutely fantastic chat. There are photos from Dr Evans' research available at runesoup.com, along with his entire thesis, some additional reporting on the topic and a video on the Tasmanian Magic Project.
Feb 15, 2017 · 1 hr 4 min
Talking Taoist Sigil Magic | Benebell Wen
This week we speak to writer and metaphysician, Benebell Wen. Benebell is the author of Holistic Tarot and The Tao of Craft. It's a great chat, covering the history of Taoism and Taoist magic, differences in western and eastern sigil construction, Chinese diaspora lifeways, families hauntings and -inevitably- a little tarot too. Enjoy. Show Notes Benebell's website Benebell on Twitter Benebell on Instagram The Tao of Craft
Feb 8, 2017 · 1 hr 24 min
Talking Magical Realism, Curanderismo & Empire | Jesse Hathaway Diaz
This week we welcome back Jesse Hathaway Diaz to talk Curanderismo, magical realism, Orisha traditions, and Aztec calendars and astrology. So good! Show Notes Jesse's blog, Serpent Shod Jesse's store, Wolf and Goat Radio Free Golgotha, Jesse's podcast with Dr Al Cummins
Feb 1, 2017 · 1 hr 4 min
Talking Folk Saints & Black Madonnas | Mallorie Vaudoise
This week we speak to writer, practitioner (and most recently translator of Le Livre des Esperitz for jake Stratton-Kent's Pandemonium), Mallorie Vaudoise. We talk the origin of the saints, the Italian American diaspora experience, the Black Madonna, necromancy, sacred dances and a whole lot more. Good times! Show Notes Mallorie's blog, Paese Ombra Paese Ombra on Facebook Example of a courtship dance Example of a confrontation dance (For the book list, please visit runesoup.com)
Jan 13, 2017 · 1 hr 3 min
Talking Pandemonium | Jake Stratton-Kent
This week we welcome back to the show none other than Jake Stratton-Kent to talk about his latest book, Pandemonium: A Discordant Concordance of Diverse Spirit Catalogues. We also talk implicit and explicit ritual structure, the origins of spirit catalogues, how to think usefully about hierarchy and a whole lot more. A splendid chat. Show Notes Pandemonium is published by Hadean Press
Jan 11, 2017 · 1 hr 19 min
Talking Anthropology, Magic & Tibet | Ben Joffe
This week we speak to cultural anthropologist, researcher and practitioner, Ben Joffe. Ben's particular areas of expertise include the anthropology of magic, the Tibet diaspora, ritual and esotericism. A splendid discussion. Show Notes Ben's blog, The Perfumed Skull Ben on academia.edu
Jan 11, 2017 · 1 hr 7 min
Talking Thai Animism & Sorcery | Jenx
This week, all the way from the land of smiles, we welcome Peter Jenks. Jenx is the author of the recently published The Thai Occult and so we shall, inevitably, be speaking about the fascinating subject of Thai animism and magic. An absolutely fantastic conversation. Show Notes The Thai Occult Book on Facebook Purchase The Thai Occult The Thai Occult website
Jan 4, 2017 · 1 hr 6 min
Conner Habib | Talking How To Be Awesome In 2017
This week we welcome back author, lecturer, rights advocate and renegade Anthroposophist, Conner Habib. For our first show of 2017, we talk about how you can make it your year, the best mindset for challenging times and the personal power you have available. Good times. Very good times indeed. Show Notes Conner's latest course, Radical Undoing: Decolonize Your Mind with Sex, Science, The Occult and Philosophy Conner's website Conner on Twitter
Dec 29, 2016 · 31 min
Talking Rune Soup in 2017 with... You?
I'm excited to announce that -beginning in 2017- Rune Soup will offer a Premium Membership option. Listen along -or watch the driving video on YouTube- and find out more about the membership and why it exists. What a Rune Soup Premium Membership will do for you: 1. Make you better at practical enchantment (and thus possibly life) Ongoing Rolling Courses A minimum of one complete, multi-week course per quarter Ad hoc courses or long form presentations as needed or requested Largely anonymised participation and interaction to enable us all to learn from each other's successes and failures Premium Members will get to vote on subsequent course topics from Q2 2017 onwards The first course, Q1 2017, will be the most comprehensive sigil magic course ever presented 2. Make you more knowledgeable Premium Membership gives you access to a growing video library Access to dozens of hours of Q&As, indexed by topics such as: History of magic The Deep State UFOs Global geopolitics and finance Psi research Animism Invocation and spirit work Practical enchantment Access to more specialised academic information -animism, philosophy, ethnobotany, etc 3. Empowers you to contribute Your Premium Membership supports the site and the podcast and thus our ongoing, collective attempts to re-enchant the world Premium Members will have the opportunity to become alpha readers for upcoming books and projects for feedback and advice Premium Members will receive 'First Look' for events, travel and limited-run items The opportunity for closer interaction with me and your other fellow magic nerds Membership Rates Subscribe for $10 a month to become a Premium Member Prepay your first three months and get immediate, full access including all coursework.* * Subsequent payments are month-to-month Join as a free member at runesoup.com/members and upgrade next year. Or just stay tuned!
Dec 21, 2016 · 1 hr 21 min
Austin Coppock | Talking Astrology in 2017
This week we have our regular six-monthly chat with the one and only Austin Coppock about the astrological trends to note in the coming year. We also talk cycle models, finding the right attitude, long range trends, eclipses and what could be in store for Trump. Love it. Show Notes Austin's website Austin on Facebook Austin on Twitter
Dec 14, 2016 · 1 hr 8 min
Miguel Conner | Talking Heresy
This week we speak to podcaster and gnosis nerd, Miguel Conner, of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. Topics covered include Simon Magus, heresy, developments in Gnostic research, competing Christianities and sacred window areas. An absolute pleasure as always. Show Notes Miguel's blog and podcast Miguel's latest book, Other Voices of Gnosticism Miguel's first book, Voices of Gnosticism Miguel on twitter
Dec 7, 2016 · 1 hr 28 min
John Higgs | Talking Timothy Leary & Twentieth Century Weirdness
This week we speak to author John Higgs about the singular oddness that was the twentieth century -the century that gave us space travel, nuclear weapons, the internet, existentialism, quantum theory, chaos mathematics, some fairly impressive genocide events and the greatest material lift in quality of life for the most people ever. Along the way we talk about Timothy Leary and the counterculture, meeting Robert Anton Wilson, Alan Moore's Fossil Angels and the shortcomings of transhumanism. Very good times. Show Notes John's blog and website John on Twitter Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century John talking to Alan Moore about the twentieth century
Nov 30, 2016 · 1 hr 5 min
Scarlet Imprint | Talking Magic in 2017
Episode 52! That means the podcast has been running -without interruption- for a whole year. If you've never done it before, you may be unaware of why I am quietly quite proud of this achievement. If you have done it before -but not in a year where you secretly moved across the world and lived first in a house with no furniture, then an AirBnB, then lived without a fixed address for two months- well... look into it. It's not that bad. (Ha! Definitely do not do this. Fishing around in several suitcases for a microphone to setup on a bedside dresser in your brother's apartment while keeping Peter Levenda waiting. Yeesh.) To celebrate, the obvious guest choice is guest number one, Peter Grey -this time dramatically improved with the addition of Alkistis to the discussion. And given that the show is about milestones, it seems the best thing to talk about is the year that was, as well as where magic is going in 2017. Thank you all so much for listening. Roll on, Year 2! Show Notes Scarlet Imprint Scarlet Imprint Facebook Page Scarlet Imprint on Twitter Alkistis on Twitter