What did ‘magic’, ‘science’ and ‘religion’ mean in the Middle Ages? Were the Dark Ages really that void of wisdom and investigation? Dr. Joanne Edge is here to help. Dr. Edge specializes in late-medieval and early modern European social and cultural history, with an emphasis on medicine and the ‘occult’ sciences: divination, magic and astrology. She is currently Latin Manuscripts Cataloger at the John Rylands Library, University of Manchester.►Check out Dr. Edge’s article - https://www.forbiddenhistories.com/jo-edge_vs_stem_bros/

#055 - Illuminating the ‘Dark’ Ages with Dr. Jo Edge | Glitch Bottle

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What *actually* is scrying in magic and divination? What are the pitfalls and key tips to interact with spirits? What *is* a spirit? Harper Feist - scryer, esotericist, a scientist, author and historian- goes deep into the relationship between magic and science, shares her vast scrying wisdom, answers your Patreon listener questions and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓►

#150 - Scrying, Science & Radical Listening with Harper Feist | Glitch Bottle

What is the Steganographia, the most notorious work of German Benedictine abbot and polymath Johannes Trithemius? Written in the year 1500, Is the Steganographia a text about the evocation of spirits, a system of cryptography where information is secretly encoded, or both? Internationally acclaimed author, practicing magician and scholar, Dr. Stephen Skinner, shares about his collaboration with Daniel Clark where all four books of the Steganographia are being published in English for the first time with extensive explanations. Dr. Skinner also answers your Patreon listener questions and so much more! ⇓ ⇓ ⇓►

#149 - Decrypting the Steganographia with Dr. Stephen Skinner | Glitch Bottle

What is the magic behind ink making? What does it mean to alchemically dissolve and transmute guns into a liquid solution used by magicians and artists to make marks on parchment and paper? How are slime amoeba and the intricate patterns they produce a living ink in-and-of themselves? Artist, esotericist and ink historian Thomas Little shares about the transformative power of metals and slime, answers your Patreon listener questions and so much more!⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅Subscribe to A.Rural.Pen. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a.rural.pen/ ►

#148 - Turning Guns into Ink & Slime Alchemy with Thomas Little | Glitch Bottle

Why is magic a relationship instead of only repetitive formulas found in a book? Why should we engage with spirits in our actual, physical areas where we live? Why is magic about encouraging the unlikely, not conjuring the impossible? Denis Poisson - practitioner, author and host of the esoteric YouTube channel Foolish Fish - stops by the podcast to talk about the foundations of magic in his new book ‘Hidden Paths’, gleaned from his years of direct esoteric experience.⇓ ⇓ ⇓►

#147 - Hidden Paths, Foolish Fish & The Vast Mind with Denis Poisson | Glitch Bottle

What does it take to found a magical institute? Why is in-depth learning so important, especially in an age of short attention spans? In a first-ever interview, the founder of IMBOLC (the independent Western magic distance learning training institute) Mstr. Agrippa, stops by the podcast. He’s joined by experienced magician and author Frater Acher, who is Agrippa’s former student when he was at IMBOLC. ⇓ ⇓ ⇓► ✅IMBOLC website - https://imbolc.com/ ► ✅Theomagica (Frater’s excellent blog): https://theomagica.com/ ✦

#055 - Illuminating the ‘Dark’ Ages with Dr. Jo Edge | Glitch Bottle

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