In this episode I am once again joined by Duncan Barford, occult practitioner, counsellor, and author of ‘Occult Experiments in the Home’.

Duncan details the different categories of spirits and entities, ranging from ghosts to demons to angels to elementals and land spirits.

Duncan reveals his own encounters with these entities, recalls paradigm shifting fire kasina retreats with Daniel Ingram, and shares his own ideas about the importance and inevitability of working with the dead while on the spiritual path.

Duncan also explains the Goetia, a controversial system of summoning demons for personal gain; recalls his own and others’ experiences of the system; and reflects on what drives practitioners to seek tangible contact with the realms beyond.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep283-seance-summoning-goetic-demons-duncan-barford-2

Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

00:57 - Ontology of spirit entities

04:18 - How to categorise spirits

07:07 - Different spirit relationships

08:18 - Demonic entities and their demands

09:44 - What is the Goetic magickal system?

11:08 - Dangers of working with Goetic entities

13:48 - When Duncan used a Goetic demon for money

15:24 - Addictive quality of working with demons

16:55 - Goetia as magick of last resort

18:33 - Why do people work with Goetic demons?

21:41 - Duncan reflects on his Goetic rituals

24:43 - Barrier to entry for success in magick

29:37 - Duncan comments on the Enochian system

32:16 - Fey and fairies

33:28 - A challenging fire kasina retreat

35:18 - A powerful encounter with elementals and nature spirits

40:47 - Duncan reflects on his fire kasina retreats

43:59 - Encounter with Duncan’s guardian angel

45:27 - Why seek supernatural experiences after enlightenment?

47:49 - Shared magickal experiences with Daniel Ingram

49:52 - Duncan’s breakthrough and a compelling encounter with Spider Buddha

58:44 - Dreams as a portal

01:00:09 - Contacting the dead

01:01:31 - The hatred of the dead

01:02:27 - Death of Duncan’s father and dream visitations

01:08:25 - What the dead leave behind

01:10:18 - Helping the dead to let go vs judging them

01:14:15 - The fear of death

01:14:45 - Denying the dead

01:17:02 - We are accountable to the dead

01:18:53 - Carl Jung on relating to the dead

01:20:15 - Duncan’s affinity with the poet John Clare

01:21:18 - Duncan’s encounter with Badger

01:22:05 - The perfected dead

01:23:18 - Working with ancestors

01:24:55 - We live in a world of the dead

01:26:00 - Duncan’s advice for working with the dead

01:27:29 - Encountering the dead in the Odyssey and Aeneid

01:33:41 - The dead as bundles of karma

01:34:52 - National myths and history as propaganda

01:39:32 - Black Easter and occult means of obtaining power and influence

01:47:15 - Magick and politics

01:49:24 - Glory and honour

01:50:27 - Are magicians political?

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Watch previous episode with Duncan Barford:

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep265-occult-experiments-duncan-barford

To find our more about Duncan Barford, visit:

- https://www.duncanbarford.uk/

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- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James