Peter Mark Adams is a philosopher, poet, and author whose work traces the living transmission of the Western mystery traditions from the Neolithic to the Renaissance. In this conversation we go deep into the cult of Mithras, the encoded Saturnian grimoire hidden inside a 15th century tarot deck, the pre-Bronze Age roots of the bull sacrifice, and why the energy body is the foundation every serious esoteric practice is built on.

His books are available through Inner Traditions, Scarlet Imprint, and Titan Publishers.

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There are a handful of books that genuinely changed the direction of my own studies, and The Secret History of the World is one of them.

For years, Mark Booth’s work has shaped the way I think about mythology, philosophy, Hermeticism, and the Western esoteric tradition. So it was a real honor to sit down with him to discuss his newest book, The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World. 

In this conversation, we explore the hidden mystical and esoteric history behind modern science, from the ancient Mystery Schools and Rudolf Steiner to Newton, Einstein, Oppenheimer, quantum physics, consciousness, and AI. We ask how ancient wisdom shaped the modern world, why so many great scientists were drawn toward mystical and esoteric ideas, and whether science and spirituality have been describing different layers of the same reality all along. 

This is one of my favorite conversations I’ve had on the channel, and I’m incredibly excited to share it with you.

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Dr. David Shoemaker joins Magus in the Media for a deep conversation on Thelema, the living transmission of the AA, and what Aleister Crowley was actually building. We cover the myths surrounding Crowley, what True Will really means, why initiation through a living tradition carries something no book can replicate, the relationship between Jungian depth psychology and magical practice, and why the Western esoteric tradition matters more now than ever. Dr. Shoemaker is the author of Living Thelema, The Winds of Wisdom, and The Way of the Will: Thelema in Action, Chancellor and Prolocutor of the Temple of the Silver Star, and a student and supervisor within the AA and OTO since 1993.

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The Great Work lies at the heart of the Western Mystery Tradition, yet it is often misunderstood. In this conversation, Alan Chapman and I explore the underworld, Plato, Jung, the Holy Guardian Angel, initiation, symbolism, and the living reality of magick. Together, we examine how these traditions point beyond theory toward a direct encounter with reality, where myth, symbol, and consciousness become lived experience rather than abstract ideas.



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Magus in the Media explores the stories, symbols, myths, and ideas shaping the way we see ourselves and the world around us.

In this introduction, I lay out what this project is really about: why stories affect us so deeply, how myth and magick continue moving through modern media, and why philosophy, esotericism, literature, anime, film, technology, and culture are not separate conversations. 

This is a space for looking beneath the surface, asking better questions, and paying attention to the stories we consume, the symbols we inherit, and the myths we may already be living inside. 

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