ANGELA'S SYMPOSIUM 📖 Academic Study on Witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism, magick and the Occult

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00:00 Intro to Zoom Talk

01:58 Pronunciation of ‘Shamanism’

02:29 My PhD research

03:00 The category of Shamanism

05:43 The Birth of Western Shamanism

10:27 Trans-cultural vs Indigenous Shamanism

12:38 Ayahuasca Holidays

14:09 Fast Spirituality

17:30 Core Shamanism

19:47 Differences between Indigenous and Trans-cultural Shamanism

22:35 Science, how it affects Shamanism in the West

23:50 “Psychologising” Shamanism

25:10 Shamanism made “safe”

29:48 Shapeshifting in Shamanism

35:20 Is Shapeshifting Real?

38:22 Strega Tradition. Italian Witchcraft

45:00 Different worldviews = different experiences?

48:15 Safety in Shamanic practices

49:35 Initiation in Italian Shamanism

53:50 Mental health and Shamanic journey

59:00 Soul Retrieval for Mental health

Formed in 1995 by John and Julie Belham-Payne. The Centre For Pagan Studies was put together as a resource facility for those wishing to learn for themselves more about the ancient religions of the world. The C.F.P.S. provides accurate information in lecture form from a number of eminent speakers on a variety of Pagan and esoteric based themes. Doreen Valiente was our Patron until her passing in 1999.

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Dr Jonathon O'Donnell tackles Demons in Christianity, Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians:

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00:00 Intro

01:50 Demonology in its early days and developments

03:47 Etymology of the word Demon

05:10 Demons fought in the wilderness and in the cities

07:45 When did the fascination and study of Demons start?

09:15 Demons and Witch Hunts

10:40 Demons seen as defeated (not a threat) after the conversion of the Roman empire

12:39 From the 12th and 13th Century Demons, ‘evil’ and demons grow in popularity

16:35 Witchcraft becomes a social threat

18:45 Witches as Demon worshippers

19:10 Core Elements of Demonology

19:22 Demons are not creators but co-opters of Divine Power

20:02 The Demonic Pact

20:48 The use of Sacraments and Black Mass

21:24 Natural Magic versus Witchcraft (as Demonic magic)

22:28 Witch Hunts in Europe

23:00 Modernity and the perception of Witchcraft

25:32 The Diabolic/Demonic Pact was modelled on Feudal oaths and systems of power

27:19 State Sovereignty, Political Philosophy and Witchcraft

29:20 Demonology fallen out of fashion through modernity?

32:43 The Rationalisation of Demons and the Devil

33:10 From Demons/Satan to de-personified Evil

34:19 Secularisation or Rationalisation of Demons?

34:56 Survival and Renaissance of Demonology in the Contemporary world

36:29 Conspiracy Theories and Demonology

37:34 Movies and Pop Culture popularised Demons

39:00 Two Contemporary Views of Demons

40:33 Contemporary Satanism

44:05 American Culture and the rise of Demonology (Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches)

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JONATHON'S PUBLICATIONS

S. Jonathon O'Donnell, "Witchcraft, Statecraft, Mancraft: On the Demonological Foundations of Sovereignty." Political Theology. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/1462317X.2020.1759278

S. Jonathon O'Donnell, "The Body Politic(s) of the Jezebel Spirit." Religion and Gender 7(2). Available at: https://brill.com/view/journals/rag/7/2/article-p240_7.xml

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BOOKS CITED

Alain Bourreau, Satan the Heretic: The Birth of Demonology in the Medieval West. University of Chicago Press, 2006.

David Brakke, Demons and the Making of the Monk: Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity. Harvard University Press, 2006.

Dayne S. Kalleres, City of Demons: Violence, Ritual, and Christian Power in Late Antiquity. California University Press, 2015.

Per Faxneld, Satanic Feminism: Lucifer as the Liberator of Women in the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University Press, 2017.

Ruben van Luijk, Children of Lucifer: The Origins of Modern Religious Satanism. Oxford University Press, 2016.

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What can psychology tell us about Paganism? Does science study Magic Spells and their effect? Are Pagans happier?

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00:00 Dr Charmain Sonnex covers the following topics:

1:52 Spellcasting and the Efficacy of Pagan Healing Spells

3:47 Research Methodology

6:50 Search for core concepts of Pagan Spell Casting

8:54 Double-Blind Methodology

10:00 How the healing spells worked

11:23 Timing of Healing Spells

12:40 How were the people to be healed selected?

14:20 Research Findings and conclusions to the study

17:20 Relationship between religious orientation, nature connectedness and happiness

18:12 The concept of Eudaimonia. What is Eudaimonia?

24:00 Can Pagan Practices foster Eudaimonia?

25:09 Self-acceptance. How Pagans’ connection to Nature allows to embrace all the elements of the self and the body (e.g. sex, body positivity, ageing)

26:30 Autonomy and Environmental Mastery. Paganism highlights the personal agency

27:39 Positive Relations in Paganism and Sense of Community

28:23 Interconnectedness whereby Magic works

28:41 Purpose in Life

31:14 Why do people believe in and practise Paganism?

33:31 What’s the current state of research in the field of Psychology on the matter of Paganism and Magical practices?

34:50 The ‘Coming Home’ Theory. People report encountering Paganism made them feel like they were coming home

35:53 The concept of Flow

36:12 The importance of studying Paganism from a scientific and psychological point of view

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REFERENCES

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1975). Beyond boredom and anxiety. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Ezzy, D. (2014). Sex, death and witchcraft: A contemporary pagan festival. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Harrington, M. (2002). The long journey home; a study of the conversion profiles of 35 British Wiccan men. Revista de Estudos da Religião, 2, 18-50.

Ryff, C. D. (1989). Happiness Is Everything or Is It? Explorations on the Meaning of Psychological Wellbeing. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 1069-1081.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.57.6.1069

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What is Kabbalah? What is Hermetic Qabalah? Why the different spellings?

Jewish esoteric tradition explained by Dr Elliot Cohen.

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00:00 In this interview, Dr Elliot Cohen will tackle:

1:38 Why the different spelling Qabalah, Kabbalah and Cabala?

5:50 What are the conditions to study Kabbala?

7:04 The Story of the four Rabbis entering the Pardes

10:32 The Practical Kabbalah, Mysticism of Language and the Divine Names

13:14 The meaning Tetragrammaton?

14:53 The Power of Spoken Names and Words

15:46 Abracadabra ’I create through speech’

18:00 The Divine Spark in every person picked up by Hermetic Traditions

18:32 Kabbalistic Diagrams: The Tree of Life

21:30 ‘Master of Space and Time’ and the power-danger of Kabbalah

22:17 The Golem of Prague

23:13 Recipes on how to make a Golem

24:28 The Perception of Jews and how they are seen by outsiders

27:40 An Example of Amulet with Angels’ Names, Oats, Spirit Bindings

30:35 Angels and Astrology in Traditional Kabbalah versus Hermetic Qabalah and Ceremonial Magic

35:03 Terrifying Nature of Angels

36:42 Overlap Angels and Demons

37:55 Differences between Angels and Demons

42:49 Why has Western Esotericism been so fascinated by Kabbalah?

53:50 Conceptualisation of God

56:31 The Feminine Aspect of the Divine

58:00 Jung and the Feminine, incorporating the Anima

58:28 The Tree of Life. Meaning and Philosophy in Ceremonial Magic and Kabbalistic Tradition

1:05:12 The Jewish Meditation

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What is animism and how it affects the way we think and relate to our environment?

Discover more on the topic in the context of Northern Europe with Dr Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen.

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00:00 Intro with Dr Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen

1:47 What is Animism?

9:10 Dividuation and the importance of Relations

15:03 Does Animism prompt environmentalism?

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24:20 Wheel of Seasons based on Animistic Tradition from Scandinavia

25:40 Unintentionally convincing people to convert to Paganism :-)

31:00 What's the future of the relation between Animism and Eco-Activism? How will one affect the other?

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What's the difference between the spelling 'Magic' and 'Magick' and where does the 'K' come from?

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REFERENCES

Crowley, A. (1980) Book of Lies, New edition., York Beach, Me., Red Wheel/Weiser.

Crowley, A. (2011) Magick in Theory and Practice, Paris, Martino Fine Books.

Hardman, C. and Harvey, G. (1995) Paganism Today, Thorsons.

Kaczynski, R. (2012) ‘Continuing Knowledge from Generation unto Generation. The Social and Literary Background of Aleister Crowley’s Magick.’, in Bogdan, H. and Starr, M. P. (eds), Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism, Oxford University Press, pp. 141–180.

00:00 Introduction: Which spelling to use

01:29 Ancient origins of the K spelling

02:06 Crowley’s reasons for the reintroduction

03:11 Stage magicians

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Do Pagans believe in Demons? Do Wiccans worship the Devil? Demonology in Wicca, Ceremonial magic, esotericism.

Watch Andrew's video (Religion for Breakfast) https://youtu.be/Ee3HQ_luNqE

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REFERENCES

Augé, M. (2008) Génie du paganisme, Paris, Folio.

Frankfurter, D. (2018) Evil Incarnate: Rumors of Demonic Conspiracy and Satanic Abuse in History, Princeton University Press.

Lurker, M. (2004) The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, 1 edition., London, Routledge.

00:00 Introduction: Demons in Paganism

01:56 Defining what a demon is

03:39 Contemporary view of demons

05:37 Trends among contemporary Pagans

09:54 Summary

10:55 Collaboration details

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What's the Left-Hand Path? Traits and Principles of Vāmācāra or Vāmāmārga Paths.

Left-Hand Traditions explained according to Academic Literature.

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Granholm, K. (2014) Dark Enlightenment: The Historical, Sociological, and Discursive Contexts of Contemporary Esoteric Magic, BRILL.

Petersen, J. A. (2016) Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology, Routledge.

Woodman, J. (2003) ‘Modernity, selfhood, and the demonic : anthropological perspectives on “Chaos magick” in the United Kingdom’, Ph.D., Goldsmiths, University of London [Online]. DOI: 10.25602/GOLD.00028683 (Accessed 23 June 2020).

Sutcliffe, R. 1996. 'Left Hand Path Ritual Magic’, in C. Hardman and G. Harvey (Eds.), Pagan Pathways, pp. 109-37

00:00 Introduction: What is the Left-Hand Path

00:52 Origins of the term

02:33 Four principles of the Left-Hand Path

02:38 Individualism

03:09 Self-deification

04:08 Appraisal of life

04:37 Antinomianism

05:31 Summary

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#chaos #chaosmagick #magick

What is Chaos Magic? Chaos Magick explained.

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Duggan, C. (2013) ‘Perennialism and Iconoclasm: Chaos Magick and the Legitimacy of Innovation’, in Asprem, E. and Granholm, K. (eds), Contemporary Esotericism, London, New York, Routledge, pp. 91–112.

Sutcliffe, R. (1995) ‘Left-Hand Path Ritual Magick: a Historical Overview’, in Harvey, G. and Hardman, C. (eds), Paganism Today, London, Thorsons, pp. 109–137.

Woodman, J. (2003) ‘Modernity, selfhood, and the demonic: anthropological perspectives on “Chaos magick” in the United Kingdom’, Ph.D., Goldsmiths, University of London [Online]. DOI: 10.25602/GOLD.00028683 (Accessed 23 June 2020).

00:00 Introduction: Chaos Magick explained

01:22 Why the name Chaos?

02:11 Illuminates of Thanateros

02:41 Influences

03:22 Peter Carroll

04:56 Embracing contradictions

06:33 Chaos Magick and science

07:20 Chaos Magick and iconoclasm

07:56 Chaos Magick and perennialism

08:36 Chaos Magick and Shamanism

10:21 Future videos on the subject?

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Is magic real? Is Magick real?

Why do I study something "not real" like Magical practices and "made-up" religions, such as Wicca and Paganism?

In this video, I will address the common misconceptions regarding the realness of magic and why the study of new religious movements is valuable.

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REFERENCES

Puca, A. (2018). Scientism and Post-Truth. Two contradictory paradigms underlying contemporary shamanism? Journal of the British Association for the Study of Religion (JBASR). 20, pp.83–99.

00:00 Introduction: The usefulness in the study of religions

01:21 Are informants trustworthy?

02:37 Positivism & Ontology

05:10 Differing theoretical frameworks

06:26 The role of Anthropology of Religion

07:59 The importance of new religions

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