Guru Viking Podcast

In this episode I am joined by British occultists, authors, and creative collaborators Alan Chapman and Duncan Barford.

Alan and Duncan reflect on their decades of shared magickal practice and creative collaboration. They recall their first meeting at the secret society the “Illuminates of Thanateros” and muse on the gatekeeping and status games of the Chaos magick scene. They explain why they feel their emphasis on awakening and association with Buddhist writer and self-proclaimed arhat Daniel Ingram has contributed to their being shunned by leading figures in British occultism.

Alan and Duncan take a deep dive into their controversial new understanding of Aleister Crowley, address criticism levelled at them, and reveal the idealogical mistake that drove Alan to withdraw one of his biggest public projects.

Alan and Duncan also share their current practices, detail how to develop visionary capability, give their best understanding about how magick really works, and offer their advice for those who wish to enter the path of Western occultism.

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Video: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep345-magick-awakening-crowley-alan-chapman-duncan-barford

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

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

01:13 - Meeting at an occult secret society

06:29 - Formative experiences of group magick

07:36 - Should you join the IoT?

07:53 - The importance of group magick

08:19 - Timidity in magickal practice

10:20 - What does magick have to do with enlightenment?

12:03 - Jealousy in spiritual circles

14:38 - Peter Carroll vs Neoplatonism

17:11 - Alan and Duncan’s contribution to Chaos Magick

19:07 - Feuds between religionists

20:33 - What kind of person is drawn to Chaos Magick?

22:25 - Gatekeeping and status games

23:10 - The best thing about Chaos Magicians

25:45 - Bad uses of Chaos Magick

28:38 - Being ignored by the magickal community

29:24 - Why were Alan and Duncan ignored?

30:!4 - Controversial association with Daniel Ingram

31:54 - Why did Peter Carroll dislike Alan and Duncan?

33:01 - How to understand magickal results and synchronicities

36:46 - How Duncan’s practice has changed over time

40:13- Awakening and the structure of things

43:16 - Alan’s current practice

43:57 - The everyday as a basis

45:07 - How to get started in magick

52:35 - Permission and confidence

53:41 - Developing visionary capability

54:55 - Alan’s understanding of the path

01:00:32 - Pinnacle of practical magick

01:01:46 - Duncan’s Goddess vision

01:03:14 - The basis of the path

01:07:50 - How magick works

01:09:00 - Criticism of Alan abandoning projects

01:16:14 - Sigmund Freud

01:16:57 - Why do people criticise Alan?

01:18:56 - One thing that really annoys Alan

01:20:53 - Resentment and psychological shadow

01:22:43 - Malevolence and denying enlightenment

01:29:26 - A dark occult conference experience

01:31:20 - Envy and counter-initiation

01:33:51 - Creative journey

01:35:49 - The toxic belief in cultural progress

01:39:38 - Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory

01:41:10 - Daniel Ingram’s pivot to science

01:42:19 - The spirit of the times

01:44:08 - Realising cultural chauvinism

01:49:53 - Desire to do something else

01:51:30 - Source of many problems

01:53:23 - The Crowley project

02:01:15 - Alan’s academic approach

02:03:53 - Legal challenges

02:06:34 - Crowley on Chinese wisdom

02:09:05 - Dao De Jing

02:17:24 - Misunderstandings about the Dao De Jing

02:19:03 - Jung’s (mis?)undersanding of Asian classics

02:21:06 - Western alchemy and spirit writing

02:23:19 - Two kinds of researchers

02:290:02 - Life of Aleister Crowley

02:31:28 - The Inner Church

02:33:28 - The Bornless Rite

02:35:18 - The Book of the Law

02:45:24 - Crossing the abyss

02:47:39 - Mad or enlightened?

02:52:20 - Liber 31

02:53:53 - Crowley’s failures

02:55:57 - Jung and Philip K Dick

02:56:41 - Controversial take on Crowley

03:00:48 - Why follow Crowley’s path?

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this episode, filmed on location in Kathmandu, Nepal, I am joined by Buddhist nun Guruma Dhamma Vijaya.

Guruma recalls her childhood in Kathmandu Valley, the religious life of her Newar Vajrayāna family, and why she turned to Theravāda Buddhism and took ordination as a nun.

Guruma recounts her extensive training in Mahasi and Goenka meditation styles, compares tantric techniques to ānāpānassati, and offers her understanding of the essence of Buddhist teaching.

Guruma details her educational journey, describes her life-changing encounter with feminism while studying in the USA, and tells the story of obtaining a PhD on the subject of Buddhist Feminism.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep344-nepali-buddhist-nun-guruma-dhamma-vijaya

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


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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - Homage to Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha

01:54 - Blessing and welcome

02:33 - Question etiquette in different cultures

03:17 - Guruma’s Newar childhood in Kathmandu Valley

06:11 - Guruma’s education pathway to PhD

06:36 - Family dynamics

07:30 - First meeting with Buddhist nuns

09:46 - From Vajrayāna to Theravāda

11:12 - Desire to be a nun

12:48 - Attending a teaching by the Dalai Lama in Bodhgaya

13:54 - The loss of the bhikkhunī ordination lineage

14:28 - Becoming a nun

17:54 - 4 years of study in Taiwan

19:20 - Meditation and further studies in Burma and India

20:02 - Studying meditation under Mahasi Sayadaw and S.N. Goenka

26:37 - Mahasi vs Goenka

27:37 - 4 points of Goenka meditation

29:10 - Ānāpānassati meditation is the Buddha’s teaching

29:55 - Guruma’s practie

30:51 - Vajrayāna vs Theravāda

36:27 - Body mantras and Vajrayāna threats

39:15 - Choosing Ānāpānassati over Vajrayāna

43:23 - Freedom from suffering

45:38 - The essence of Buddhist teaching

47:25 - Encountering feminism

54:58 - Messy status of nuns in Nepal

01:03:02 - Theravāda revival

01:05:39 - Tragic reason why Guruma’s teacher became a nun

01:08:14 - Buddhist pilgrimage sites

01:08:54 - Life is precious and exhortation to practice

01:1341 - Dedication prayer and blessing

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Kathmandu Interviews playlist:

- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlkzlKFgdknwvU82dU487LhF_mF4AkGek&si=4U8rRVEHKA4Z28oF

Find out more about Guruma here:

- http://tartaruspress.com/russell-rampa.html

- https://www.arthurmachen.org.uk/

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

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R.B. Russell, author and founder of Tartarus Press, takes us on a deep dive into the life and works of Welsh author and mystic Arthur Machen. 

Ray traces the religious life of Machen, his involvement with the occult society the Golden Dawn, and his friendship with famed occultist A.E. Waite.

Ray details Machen’s fascination with the esoteric symbolism of the Grail mythology; his role in originating and spreading the supernatural, urban myth of the Bowman; and impact of his notorious horror-fantasy novella ”The Great God Pan”.

Ray also shares his reflections on literary theory, the various interpretations of Shakespeare, and the prevalence of psychoanalytic readings of classic genre fiction.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep343-the-mystic-arthur-machen-rb-russell

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


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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

01:07 - First encounter with the works of Arthur Machen

05:25 - Hill of Dreams and an abiding interest

06:21 - Mysteries of Machen

07:12 - Life of Arthur Machen

09:29 - Involvement with occultism

17:11 - The Great God Pan

22:19 - Machen, Lovecraft, and the mystical

26:17 - Reflections on literary theory

27:26 - Why so many psychoanalytic readings of horror?

29:13 - Historicism vs textualism

31:40 - Shakespeare and classic vs modern productions

34:38 - The Great God Pan needs to be Victorian

35:25 - Machen’s involvement in the Golden Dawn

38:43 - Grail Myth as a spiritual path and an early Welsh church

39:26 - Friendship with occultist A.E. Waite

40:05 - The Great Return and the evolution of awe

43:41 - Why were so many writers fascinated by the Grail Myth and King Arthur?

46:15 - Esoteric symbolism of the Grail

48:52 - Links to Roman Britain

49:58 - Machen’s Oxford disappointment and subsequent work

53:05 - The Bowmen and urban myths

57:28 - Reading vs collecting books

01:02:27 - Ray’s prized item and Machen collection

01:03:34 - Tartarus Press and Machen publishing projects

01:05:28 - Friends of Arthur Machen society

01:07:06 - Faunus journal

01:07:22 - Where to start with Machen for those interested in the occult and mysticism

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Previous episode with Ray:

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/p319-mystery-of-t-lobsang-rampa-rb-russell

Find out more about Ray here:

- http://tartaruspress.com/russell-rampa.html

- https://www.arthurmachen.org.uk/

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this episode, I am once again joined by Dhammarato: a lineage teacher in the Thai Buddhist tradition who is known for his unique, 1-1 teaching conversations conducted with students online. 

Dhammarato guides us through the Ānāpānassatisutta, a much loved scripture which describes Buddhism’s famous breath meditation practice.

Dhammarato describes the technique in detail, challenges common misconceptions about this practice and the sutta, and explains how the whole Buddhist path is contained within it.

Dhammarato also argues that loving kindness meditations and remembering past lives are not Buddhist practices, addresses jhana and other meditation practice mistakes, and reflects on the fruits of his own practice when faced with illness and physical pain.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep342-npnassati-dhammarato

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

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

00:52 - Various breathing meditations

02:28 - MN 118: Ānāpānassatisutta - about the sutta

04:58 - 4 foundations of mindfulness

05:37 - Factors of Enlightenment

06:39 - Mistaken readings of the sutta

08:01 - Critique of loving kindness meditation

10:12 - Sitting meditation vs ānāpānassati

11:22 - Sati vs loving kindness meditation and recalling past lives

13:00 - Right noble looking

13:55 - Entering the first jhana and gladdening the mind

17:19 - Victim attitude

19:31 - How to make the body comfortable

22:36 - The skill of developing sukha, satisfaction

26:02 - Thoughts, feelings, and body are interrelated

27:35 - Ānāpānassati is not a breathing meditation

28:42 - Pragmatic Dharma vs Engaged Buddhism

30:25 - How to apply ānāpānassati

33:27 - The first step of nobility

36:22 - A feeling of success

39:14 - Attaining knowledge and deliverance

41:58 - Common jhana practice mistakes

46:52 - Loving kindness meditation mistakes

51:50 - Metta is a consequence not a practice

53:06 - Vipassanā vs samatha

57:10 - Explaining other Buddhist masters’ enlightenments

59:23 - Comments on Ajahn Chah and correct practice

01:01:53 - Working with pain and sickness

01:03:06 - Cancer and meditation

01:05:31 - Dhammarato’s aging and health

01:06:03 - Criticism of Goenka and sitting through pain

01:07:11 - Magical thinking of sitting through pain

01:08:28 - Advice for approaching death

01:10:53 - Dhammarato reflects on the deaths of his loved ones

01:13:37 - How to die happy


Dhammarato Episode Playlist

- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=DHAMMARATO

To find out more about Dhammarato, visit:

- Email: [email protected]

- Discord: https://discord.gg/epphTGY

- https://dhammaratoblog.wordpress.com/

- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxg5GJFsRqnS-YLTzyrjLQ

Read the Ānāpānassatisutta:

- https://suttacentral.net/mn118/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit.

- www.guruviking.com

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Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this bonus episode, I share with you a Guru Viking remix video created by Zakery Mizell from the Youtube channel Zakery Mizell.

Zakery’s channel focuses on knowledge and beauty and he has made several videos commenting on and even remixing episodes of the Guru Viking podcast. When I came across his remixes, I enjoyed his approach very much and we agreed to share his work here.

In this video, Zakery records a five hour livestream sharing his perspectives on various Guru Viking poetry episodes.

I will also share another of his Guru Viking videos in which Zakery remixes my poetry interviews with poets John Brehm and Henry Shukman, rearranging the material and adding his own visual effects to create a new interpretation of that episode. So look out for that video on the Guru Viking channel too.

Find out more about Zakery:

- https://www.youtube.com/@ZakeryMizell

Watch the original Guru Viking episodes used in Zakery’s videos:

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep274-poetry-the-sacred-henry-shukman-john-brehm

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep230-the-dharma-of-poetry-john-brehm

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this bonus episode, I share with you a Guru Viking remix video created by Zakery Mizell from the Youtube channel Zakery Mizell.

Zakery’s channel focuses on knowledge and beauty and he has made several videos commenting on and even remixing episodes of the Guru Viking podcast. When I came across his remixes, I enjoyed his approach very much and we agreed to share his work here.

In this video, Zakery remixes my poetry interviews with poets John Brehm and Henry Shukman, rearranging the material and adding visual effects to create a new interpretation of that episode.

I will also share another of his Guru Viking videos in which he records a five hour livestream sharing his perspectives on various episodes. So look out for that video on the Guru Viking channel too.

Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep340-poetry-and-the-sacred-remix-bonus-episode-john-brehm-and-henry-shukman

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Find out more about Zakery:

https://www.youtube.com/@ZakeryMizell

Watch the original Guru Viking episodes used in Zakery’s videos:

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep274-poetry-the-sacred-henry-shukman-john-brehm

- https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep230-the-dharma-of-poetry-john-brehm

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this interview I am joined by Dr Thomas Clough Daffern, philosopher, educator, peace activist, and peace officer for the Council of British Druid Orders.

Dr Daffern explains the meaning of Christmas and the Winter Solstice, reflects on cyclic time and indigenous wisdom, and shares his own recent reckonings with death and loss.

Dr Daffern reveals the esoteric and mythic symbolism of the Christmas tree, mistletoe, gift giving, and even Father Christmas himself.

Dr Daffern also shares his thoughts on the current world situation, why he is an optimist about the future of civilisation, and why he believes it is the moral duty of those with knowledge and power to share it with the world.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep339-christmas-the-winter-solstice-dr-thomas-clough-daffern

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

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Topics Include:

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - How Thomas spends this time of year

03:02 - The worst year of Thomas’ life

04:19 - Death of Thomas’ daughter

07:30 - Reckoning with death

10:14 - What the traditions say about the current world situation

12:14 - Druids and cyclical time

12:52 - Increasing wisdom in the world

13:18 - Sophia-phobia

15:11 - Why Thomas is an optimist about the future

18:07 - The meaning of Winter Solstice

18:12 - Christmas and Mithraism

19:34 - Megalithic civilisations and prehistorical religion

25:39 - The Golden Bough and indigenous European wisdom

26:54 - Death and rebirth

29:21 - Rituals and symbols of Christmas

31:23 - Symbolism of the Christmas tree

33:34 - The meaning of “Christmas”

34:31 - Symbolism of mistletoe

35:40 - Symbolism of present giving

36:37 - Thomas comments on peace in the Middle East

37:59 - Is symbolism and the esoteric only for an elite minority?

41:29 - The aristocratic hippy and sharing wisdom

42:37 - The moral duty to share knowledge and power

44:52 - Symbolism of Father Christmas / Santa Claus

46:15 - Concluding thoughts

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Previous episodes with Dr Thomas Clough Daffern:

- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=daffern

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To find our more about Dr Thomas Clough Daffern, visit:

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-clough-daffern-phd-6a3463a

- https://interfaithpeacetreaty.wordpress.com/

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

In this episode, I am once again joined by Gerald Ilyas Klawatsch, Sufi musician, music therapist, and founder of the international musical ensemble Ak Pirim.

Ilyas presents the sacred music of Sufism, explains its various instruments and principles, and performs musical pieces live.

Ilyas tells stories of discipleship under his Sufi master, recounts profound moments of spiritual bliss, and reflects on the power of music for emotional healing.

Ilyas also explains the role of ecstatic trance in Sufism and reveals special breathing techniques to induce transcendent states.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep338-sacred-sufi-music-the-art-of-ecstasy-gerald-ilyas-klawatsch-2

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


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00:00 - Intro

00:47 - Combining spiritual life with the arts

04:46 - Beauty as a quality of the Divine

07:37 - Sacred calligraphy

11:36 - Music as the main spiritual art

13:!6 - A Sufi creation story

16:32 - How Ilyas learned Sufi music

22:52 - Mystical drunkenness

26:59 - Ney, the Sufi flute

32:03 - Performance: Ney flute

32:52 - A story of a Ney master

35:03 - Music and poetry

36:44 - Arabian maqam

38:51 - About the Oud

40:42 - Performance: Oud

42:25 - Zikr

43:41 - About the Bendhir

44:06 - Performance: Bendhir

44:29 - Performance: Oud

45:37 - Trance, ecstasy, and hyperventilation

50:22 - Awakening the heart

53:08 - Two personal stories of Ilyas’ spiritual and music master

59:53 - About the Rebâb

01:02:34 - Performance: Rebâb

01:03:46 - Music therapy

01:05:28 - Healing and personal expression

01:10:06 - A story of Ilyas’ music master

01:12:55 - Shamanism and music

01:14:13 - Performance: Bendhir Sufi song

01:15:25 - Performance: Bendhir shamanic song

01:17:05 - About the Qyl-Qobyz, a shamanic instrument

01:18:28 - About the Çeng harp

01:19:43 - Performance: Çeng harp

01:21:08 - Where to hear more of Ilyas’ music

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Previous episode with Gerald Ilyas Klawatsch:

- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=ilyas

To find out more about Gerald Ilyas Klawatsch, visit:

- https://bengusu.com/g-ilyas-klatsch/

- https://www.youtube.com/@akpirimensemble

For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

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In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Ben Joffe, anthropologist, occultist, and scholar practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism.

Ben reveals the industry convention of guru ghostwriting in which spiritual teachers employ one or a team of writers to produce their dharma books, explains his collaborative process with Nida Chenagtsang on their latest Vajrayana book, and sheds light on his own editorial process.

Ben discusses whether a scholar should have practice experience before translating religious texts, considers whether historical inaccuracies debunk the spiritual value of Buddhist scriptures, and raises questions about the origin of terma treasure texts.

Ben also compares the Yuthok Nyinthig retreat format to the Abramelin Ritual of Western Occultism, details the signs of success in tantric practice, and shares Yuthok’s promise to appear in bodily form to practitioners with sufficient devotion and attainment.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep337-guru-ghostwriting-tantric-retreat-dr-ben-joffe

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

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

01:12 - Ghostwriting for gurus

08:03 - Lamas often don’t write their books

10:24 - Ben’s editorial process

18:32 - Is guru ghostwriting a dirty secret?

19:17 - Vajrayana jargon vs a felt sense

29:56 - What is a scholar practitioner?

37:39 - Ben’s retreat experiences

41:13 - Did Yuthok the Elder really exist?

50:06 - Anachronisms and retroactive attribution in Tibetan historiography

51:57 - Origins of the Tibetan medical tantras (rgyud bzhi)

58:08 - Terma treasure texts: mystical revelation or an editorial process?

01:02:08 - Why have Western scholars been hesitant to question terma texts?

01:05:04 - Does critical scholarship debunk Buddhism?

01:10:55 - Medicine Buddha ex machina

01:12:45 - Referring out

01:13:24 - Encountering Yuthok vs the Holy Guardian Angel in the Abramelin Ritual

01:20:10 - Special 7-day Yuthok ngondro

01:24:10 - Is Yuthok Nyingthig the best tantric system?

01:28:27 - The power of aspiration prayers

01:30:53 - How long does it take to become fully enlightened?

01:33:51 - Practice according to number, time, or signs

01:34:54 - Mythic resonance of lineage

01:36:33 - Signs of spiritual progress

01:41:35 - Ben comments on the Abramelin Ritual

01:43:59 - Sumton’s Yeshe Zung’s devotional prayer

01:46:50 - Yuthok as a Mighty Dead

01:48:47 - Do Yuthok’s promises cause ego inflation and delusion?

01:52:09 - Verifying dreams and spiritual signs

01:58:26 - How to connect with spiritual blessings

02:05:09 - What are blessings?

02:06:32 - Spiritual signs in the Jesuit tradition

02:08:49 - Ngondro as a hazing

02:10:55 - Do people expect to encounter Yuthok at Dr Nida’s retreats?

02:15:38 - Dr Nida’s approach vs traditional contexts

02:21:00 - Typical student profile and outcomes

02:29:28 - Permissive approach to tantric vows

02:32:37 - Pros and cons of laissez-faire tantric practice

02:33:28 - Charismatic founder stage 
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Previous episodes with Dr Ben Joffe:

- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=joffe

Previous episodes with Dr Nida Chenagtsang:

- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=nida


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To find out more about Dr Ben Joffe, visit:

- https://perfumedskull.com/

- http://www.skypressbooks.com/

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James

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

Duncan begins with an analysis of the 2016 film, “A Dark Song”, which he believes is the most accurate depiction of occult practice in cinema. Duncan details the plot, breaks down its depictions of ritual, and shares his own emotional reaction to the film's climax.

Duncan then shifts gear and gives a detailed explanation of the infamous Abramelin ritual, a multi-month ritual considered by many to be the most ambitious working a magician can attempt. Duncan gives a survey of the major written accounts of those who have attempted it including Aleister Crowley, Lionel Snell, and William Bloom; reveals why the ritual has such a high failure rate; and shares what he believes is the key to success.

Duncan also analyses the esoteric structure of Coleridge’s poem “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” and interprets it as a description of the spiritual path, proposes an equivalency between success in the Abramelin and Buddhist stream entry, and reveals why he believes the study of history is an obstacle to magickal success.

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Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep336-the-magick-of-abramelin-duncan-barford-3

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

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Topics include:

00:00 - Intro

01:28 - The Magick of A Dark Song

02:45 - The film

04:41 - The Abramelin Ritual

07:23 - Cinematic depictions of magick

08:04 - Spoiler warnings and the plot

08:24 - Hiring the magician

10:03 - Sophia’s motive for the ritual

11:36 - A deep understanding of how ritual works

14:40 - Describing the magickal working

17:04 - Meeting the Holy Guardian Angel

21:01 - The practitioner’s journey

25:58 - Characer arcs

30:03 - The key of devotion

33:02 - The esoteric structure of Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

33:34 - The cycle of insight

38:37 - Crisis, breakthrough, ordeal, union

43:38 - Unsettling themes

44:12 - Interventus Caninus

44:57 - What next after absolution?

45:33 - What is the point of the Abramelin Ritual?

46:46 - Reflecting on the ending of the film

49:39 - Crowley, Snell, Bloom, and Katz - those who attempted the Abramelin

49:54 - Mysterious history of the Abramelin Ritual

52:39 - Recensions of the Abramelin

53:56 - Duncan describes the Abramelin text and ritual

01:00:20 - Why does the Abramelin ritual have such a high failure rate?

01:02:12 - Meeting Lionel Snell

01:04:51 - A tarot reading and why history is an obstacle to real magick

01:06:53 - Daniel Ingram’s revision of traditional fire kasina meditation

01:11:00 - Crowley’s attempts at the Abramelin ritual

01:14:37 - Other accounts

01:16:40 - William Bloom’s attempt

01:20:45 - Secret to success with the Abramelin Ritual

01:24:13 - How to increase the success rate of rituals

01:29:18 - Are you ready to attempt the Abramelin?

01:31:52 - Stream entry and Abramelin

01:34:35 - Duncan reflects on his past claims to attainment

01:37:16 - Questioning pragmatic dharma assumptions and the vogue of stream entry

01:41:00 - Insider vs outsider views

01:42:13 - Does magick really work?

01:43:31 - A story of powerful magickal effects


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Watch previous episodes with Duncan Barford:

- https://www.guruviking.com/search?q=barford

To find our more about Duncan Barford, visit:

- https://www.duncanbarford.uk/

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For more interviews, videos, and more visit:

- https://www.guruviking.com

Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James