Arnemancy

Arnemancy

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Arnemancy episodes

  • Wizards of the Future with Andrew Watt
    Andrew B. Watt joins me on this podcast episode to discuss various visions of the future and how we as magicians, occultists, and wizards can prepare for the future -- any future! In particular, we discuss the competing ideas of John Michael Greer and Gordon White, futures both pessimistic and optimistic. We also take a look at the 200 and 800 year Jupiter-Saturn cycles proposed by noted astrologer Austin Coppock. How valid are any of these future predictions and what can we do to get ready?
    Andrew B. Watt is a blogger in the northeastern United States. He and I first talked about sewing and magic on episode 48 of My Alchemical Bromance, and he convinced me that I should make my magical robe during that conversation.
    This conversation was a blast. Andrew is a great thinker and we really dive into some current topics in a way I'm not sure this podcast has ever explored before. Let us know what you think in the comments -- and in the meantime, here are some links!
    Recommended reading before diving into this episode is book 4, chapter 5 of the Picatrix -- yes, ultimate nerds that we are, our entire discussion about your future does end up rooted in an ancient book on pagan Arabian astrological wizard junk. Enjoy!
    • Andrew's Blog, Wanderings in the Labrynth
    • Find him at @AndrewBWatt on Twitter.
    • Andrew's AMAZING Etsy Shop
    • Andrew B. Watt's books on Amazon:
      • The Sun's Paces: Thirty-Six Hymns for the Decans of the Zodiac
      • The Mansions of the Moon: Twenty-Eight Odes or Hymns for the Moon's Course
      • Poems for the Behenian Stars
      • Festae: poetry for the ancient Roman sacred calendar

      • Gordon White's Rune Soup
      • John Michael Greer's Ecosophia
      • Austin Coppock

        • Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arnemancy
        Listen on Podcrypt
        1 hr 21 min
      • Guest Appearance: Summoning a Cartoon Demon on The Alexxcast
        Keeping it spooky for Halloween, I once more teamed up with Alexx Bollen to summon a cartoon demon! Here's his description:
        Hey ghouls, it’s me AHHHHHHlexx! Welcome to the Alexxcast Halloween episode. This year Erik Arneson joins us to try and summon a cartoon demon… a different one this time! Enjoy!
        Click here to visit the original, or listen on this page!
        And if you want to listen to our first Halloween special:
        1. Part 1 on the Alexxcast
        2. Part 2 on My Alchemical Bromance

          3. 1 hr
        3. S01E11 Live Ouija Session with Montana Jordan
          In this spooktacular podcast episode, Montana Jordan joins me for a live Ouija board session. I really don't want to give anything away about our session -- let's just say that we make contact, and it's an interesting contact. Even more interesting is that we set up the Ouija board in my ritual space, and Montana has some stuff to say about that, too! Montana also shares some very special news about an upcoming project.
          Listen to our special Samhain-Halloween Spooktacular, my friends, and enjoy!! By the way, the intro is remixed with some piano by me.
          • "It Feels Evil" on the Travel Channel
          • Montana Jordan's Website
          • @kmontanajordan on Instagram

            • Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arnemancy
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            1 hr
          • S01E10 Ingrid Kincaid the Rune Woman
            I first met Ingrid Kincaid in 2017 when she visited my Masonic lodge to give a lecture on Yule and ancient Northern European traditions. Her name kept coming up in conversation after that as many of my friends and associates told me I should talk to her about runes. I finally reached out to her and we met in her home to record this podcast episode in the shadow of her giant mounted caribou head.
            Ingrid Kincaid has been studying the runes for 40 years. She has published two books on the subject. Her expertise is held in such high regard that she is known as the Rune Woman. In this episode, Ingrid and I discuss her unique approach to the runes and to ancestral knowledge. We talk about how she discovered the runes, what wisdom they have brought her, and how her ongoing work with them has changed and influenced the world around her.
            • Ingrid Kincaid's website
            • Lost Teachings of the Runes: Northern Mysteries and the Wheel of Life (Ingrid's latest book, released October 1st!)
            • The Runes Revealed (Ingrid's first book on runes)
            • @therunewoman on Instagram

              • Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arnemancy
              Listen on Podcrypt
              1 hr 7 min
            • S01E09 The Dark Exact LIVE at Rose City Book Pub
              Coleman Stevenson of the Dark Exact joined me at the Rose City Book Pub for a live podcast recording, and it was great! We filled up the venue and more than forty people were in the audience. We talk about Tarot, art, the process of creation, creativity, cats, and all kinds of great stuff. The Q&A session with the audience was particularly invigorating.
              Recording and sound was done by my very talented brother, Nick Arneson. Go check out his music!
              Links
              • Coleman Stevenson's website
              • The Dark Exact Tarot
              • The Dark Exact's Etsy Page
              • @darkexact on Instagram
              • The Dark Exact on Facebook
              • Rose City Book Pub

                • This was our first live recording and we didn't always do a great job getting the microphones to some of the questioners! However, overall this was a great event and I look forward to doing another one.
                Make sure you check out A Small Collection of Specialized Spreads, edited by Coleman and featuring a Tarot spread by me!
                Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arnemancy
                Please rate this podcast!
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                1 hr 48 min
              • S01E08 Ritual and Consciousness with Scott Stenwick
                This episode, I'm joined by Scott Stenwick. Scott has been practicing ritual and ceremonial magic for more than thirty years. He has published two books on the subject of Enochian magic and is a longtime Ordo Templi Orientis initiate. He has maintained a blog since 2006 on which he has published many of the so-called secrets of modern ceremonial magic in the interests of free and open inquiry. In addition to his Enochian series, he has written several works of paranormal fiction and contributed anthology articles on various magical topics.
                As you can imagine, our conversation gets into some great stuff, including models of consciousness, the role of ritual, operant fields, and then also a lot of Enochian. It's a wild ride!
                Links
                • Augoeides, Scott's blog
                • Scott Stenwick's author page
                • Mastering the Mystical Heptarchy
                • Mastering the Great Table

                  • Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arnemancy
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                  1 hr 1 min
                • S01E07 Bruno, Machiavelli, and Savonarola with Scott Gosnell
                  Scott Gosnell joins me for an amazing conversation about Giordano Bruno's work, in particular On Magic and Thirty Statues, which he just finished translating and publishing. Our conversation dives into Bruno's art of binding and his suggestions on how to bind entire cities. We also get into the crazy world of the Florentine Renaissance and explore the stories of Savonarola and Machiavelli.
                  Links
                  • Some background on Machiavelli -- this is good reading before listening to the podcast, or even after the podcast if you want more info on that guy.
                  • On Magic by Giordano Bruno, translated by Scott Gosnell
                  • Thirty Statues: A Book of the Art of Memory & the Art of Invention by Giordano Bruno, translated by Scott Gosnell
                  • Bottle Rocket Science and the Startup Geometry Podcast
                  • Scott is @infinite_me on Twitter!

                    • Upcoming Events
                    • Live Podcast Recording with The Dark Exact
                    • Introduction to Sigil Magic at Invoke

                      • Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arnemancy
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                      1 hr 9 min
                    • S01E06 Tarot and the Art of Memory

                      Welcome to the first Arnemancy Podcast solo show! In this episode, I talk about how to use Giordano Bruno's table method to memorize the Tarot's Minor Arcana pip cards. This mnemonic method can be a very effective method for not only recalling card meanings, but to understand the relationships between the cards.

                      Here are some of my past blog posts about Tarot and the Art of Memory:


                      • The Tarot Memory Deck
                      • Learning Tarot with the Art of Memory
                      • Read More about Tarot and the Art of Memory
                      • Giordano Bruno’s Art of Memory


                      Learn more about my first live podcast recording on Friday, September 13th, with Coleman Stevenson of the Dark Exact!


                      Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arnemancyListen on Podcrypt

                      23 min
                    • Guest Appearance: Butterflies and Incantations Episode 6
                      Vanessa invited me to be a guest on her podcast, Butterflies and Incantations! We had a talk about magical practice, current projects, strange philosophies, and other fun stuff. Here's part of her show notes:
                      Vanessa and Erik have a fun little conversation about magick, crafting, tech magic, astrological talismans and other such things. Plus we get interrupted by JESUS! Plus a surprise bigfoot!
                      Be sure to check out the original here! Also, go back and check out my interview with Vanessa on My Alchemical Bromance.
                      1 hr 14 min
                    • S01E05 Astrological Aspects with Ryhan Butler
                      Astrologer Ryhan Butler joins me on the podcast for a discussion of raising cats aspects in astrology. Aspects are the angles that planets make across the sky, and they define the relationships between planets at any given moment. They have a long and fascinating history, so in our conversation Ryhan leads us through the story of aspects and how they came to be.
                      Our discussion covers ancient Greek optical theories and looks at competing concepts around the doctrine of aspects before we come back around into the philosophy of magic. One topic we discuss is the Thema Mundi, and here's a picture of it, which you might need to look at during this episode!
                      For more on this topic, check out Ryhan's helpful Twitter thread here. (View the unrolled version here.)
                      Links
                      • Ryhan Butler on Twitter
                      • Medieval Astrology Guide on YouTube
                      • Medieval Astrology Guide

                        • And if you're in Portland on Friday, September 13th, come to my very first live podcast recording!
                        Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arnemancy
                        1 hr 5 min

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