By Marco Visconti
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Hello, and welcome to another special episode of the most unpronounceable podcast ever.
This time, I want to share a discussion between the legendary Peter Levenda (one of my first guests in Season One), myself, and the UFOTwitter community, hosted by the bubbly Holly Wood of Project NANU.
We talk of celestial ascent, the nature of others, the intersection between magick and ufology, and of course "Stairway to Heaven", the course Peter and I will teach in February and March 2024. Oh, we also answer a lotHeaven,"magic of questions.
This conversation was originally recorded on Twitter Space, known for its constant bugs (like the rest of the platform nowadays, unfortunately). So, apologies for the audio quality here and there.
And now, on with the unspeakable ramble!
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Author Marco Visconti visits the birthplace of Aleister Crowley to share his modern perspective on Thelema - the system of magical teachings created by Leamington Spa’s most infamous personality.
I have met Ian at various esoteric meetings in London over the years and always looked forward to the day when he'd finally put into words his ideas on Traditional Witchcraft.
That day has arrived - after having to reschedule multiple times due to COVID-related issues - and we will learn from him how this book came to be and what truly is the Witch Compass.
With this episode, we conclude Season 2 of Unaussprechlichen Ramblen, and we experiment with a new format: shorter, snappier recordings, since most of us don't have much time available anymore! Let me know your thoughts about it on the Spotify Poll.
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Find Ian: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bythepalemoonlight
Find Marco: http://magick.marcovisconti.org
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WHO'S OUR GUEST TONIGHT?
Here's how he describes himself:
Ian Chambers is a long-time practitioner of modern Traditional Witchcraft and folk sorcery. Ian has received inductions in several Traditional Craft sodalities and maintains working relations through the traditional lines of witchcraft. A selection of Ian's writings has appeared in various magazines, including The Cauldron, White Dragon, and The Hedgewytch, and current works may be found at By The Pale Moonlight at Patheos Pagan.
His first book, The Witch's Compass, will be published by Llewellyn in August 2022.
Jason Miller doesn't need much of an introduction from me, as he's one of the most well-known and respected authors in Occulture today.
In this episode we focused mainly on Jason's new book, fresh out of the press, Consorting With Spirits. Throughout the chat, we got a much better idea of what means to work with what he calls "the invisible allies", and how to strike the delicate balance between opening up to the unseen - and protecting oneself from the potential dangers therein.
And for those who attended the live recording... well, we were treated to a very cool story about none other than King Paimon itself.
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Find Jason: http://www.strategicsorcery.net
Find Marco: http://magick.marcovisconti.org
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WHO'S OUR GUEST TONIGHT?
Here's how he describes himself:
Jason Miller (Inominandum) has devoted 35 years to studying practical magic in its many forms. He is the author of six books, including the now classic Protection & Reversal Magick. He teaches several courses online including the Strategic Sorcery One Year Course, the Sorcery of Hekate Training, and the Black School of Saint Cyprian.
He lives with his wife and children in the mountains of Vermont.
I first met Giulia over 10 years ago in Rome, at the yearly Pagan Pride Day celebration. Ultra alcoholic mead was involved, apparently. Over the years we kept in touch through the internet and in this episode we discuss her tradition, the Temple of Ara, the intersection between witchcraft and shamanism, and the dangerous fascination with everything "Catholic" that plagues today's occulture.
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Find Giulia: http://www.boscodiartemisia.com
Find Marco: http://www.marcovisconti.org
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WHO'S OUR GUEST TONIGHT?
Here's how she describes herself:
I am a contemporary witch, Priestess and Teacher in the Ara Tradition.
I graduated with honors in Classical Letters and Archaeology and Cultures of the Ancient World from Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna.
My personal path focuses on the practice of witchcraft as an indigenous form of shamanism and aims to rediscover and rebuild the Sacred Net that binds us to the Spirits and the Gods of the place we live in.
As a researcher of European witchcraft and magic in the Ancient World, I have participated to many conferences and events, both national and international.
Meredith and I have been in touch for several years, sharing our passions for music, the in-depth experience of the music business, and the willingness to try and make it easier for everyone to access and share magical knowledge.
It's been a bumpy ride recently. In this episode of the Unspeakable Ramble, we tried and assess the current situation in Occulture: from them creating the Magic and Tarot division at Kickstarter, to the rise and fall of the witchfluencer, and touching on the dangerous flirting with the worst kind of Accelerationism.
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Find Meredith: @gravesmeredith on Twitter and Instagram
Find Marco: http://www.marcovisconti.org
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WHO'S OUR GUEST TONIGHT?
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Meredith Graves is a multidisciplinary artist, writer and working witch of over two decades. Following a crooked career trajectory from dishwasher to seamstress to singer in bands and host of MTV News, they currently serve as director of Music and head witch for premiere crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, launching their Magic and Divination section to the public in 2021.
When not helping esoterically-minded folks around the world secure the necessary capital to realize their dreams, Meredith is a devout student of occult history and tradition, as well as a fibre artist and true crime enthusiast.
Welcoming Anna McKerrow, this month, the Unspeakable Ramble is strictly focused on two topics: Babalon and the power of healing - primarily through the art of Reiki. And if you think the two might be strange bedfellows, you are in for some surprises!
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Find Anna: https://www.annamckerrow.com
Find Marco: http://www.marcovisconti.org
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WHO'S OUR GUEST TONIGHT?
Here's how she describes himself:
She lives in London and is originally from the West Country, which gave her accent a subtle (yet noticeable) pirate twang - as well as a love of cream teas, stone circles and all things mystical.
Following her critically acclaimed
Greenworld
trilogy
, about a feminist and ecopagan community of witches in Devon and Cornwall, she wrote
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was published by Black Moon Publishing, a small press based in New Orleans and dedicated to voudoun, ceremonial magick and Left Hand Path subjects. In 2021 she published a mythic novel about grief and healing called
. She is currently working on a nonfiction memoir about her experience of a variety of healing modalities for Watkins Books, which will be out in 2022.
Anna has also published five books of poetry:
and
Girls, Girls, Girls: A Reconstructive Surgery for Misogyny in 8 Songs
are published by the Knives, Forks and Spoons Press who specialise in experimental and process-based work.
is a work of contemporary poetry and is published by Flambard Press.
First episode of Season 2 - but still Episode 8 because I like a little bit of chaos in my life! This time we welcome we will welcome artist, magician, and reluctant mystic (we'll get there...) Tommie Kelly
Tommie doesn't need much an introduction for many of you here: not only his Forty Servants deck is widely used by all of us here, but he also often shares his insight on Discord. His podcast, Adventures on Woo Woo, is a hit both on YouTube and Spotify, and has spawned a website chock full of interesting articles.
During the hour we spent together, we tried and unlock the secret of the Cosmos (no, really), while discussing the fascinating intersections between Art, Magick, and what lies beyond it all.
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Find Tommie: https://www.adventuresinwoowoo.com
Find Marco: http://www.marcovisconti.org
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WHO'S OUR GUEST TONIGHT?
Here's how he describes himself:
Tommie Kelly is an Irish artist, musician and writer, but not always in that order. He used to describe himself as the World’s Only Consulting Occultist, but people didn’t get the reference and thought he was being serious, so he doesn’t do that now.
At gun point he would describe himself as a Non-dual Chaos Magician, but he isn’t overly fond of labels as their function seems to be mostly about limiting things or putting them in boxes. He has had a lifelong interest in all things Occult and Spirituality, and his only actual qualifications are in Holistic Health Studies, being qualified in Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Holistic Massage, Indian Head Massage and Reiki, but he doesn’t practice any of it these days other than a personal use of Aromatherapy, which he finds extremely pleasant and helpful.
We conclude 2021 e.v. and the first season of Unaussprechlichen Ramblen welcoming Elisabeth Empyrean, and learning about what is really like to be working with Spirits. How to establish and nurture that relationship, how important is to be fully dedicated to this practice, how cutting corners just won't cut it (ahem!), and how - when all of this is properly done - then the Spirits come and inhabit the very things you create for them.
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Find Elisabeth: http://www.instagram.com/elisabethwingerter
Find Marco: http://www.marcovisconti.org
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WHO'S OUR GUEST TONIGHT?
Here's how she describes herself:
I am a full time tattooist, artist, metalsmith and esoteric practitioner focusing on Solomonic ritual and alchemy. The core of my work is the creation and continued investigation of sacred objects and ritual tools, specifically centered around my own Liber Spirituum. Through artistic expression, emotional consideration, and appreciation of the journey to craft such items, objects have an enormous capacity to become physical anchors for alchemical transformation and footholds for spiritual forces in our world. My goal is the further development of a real relationship with these forces through devotion and effort, which shines in the most genuine and heartfelt manner through my creations.
Following from the previous episode with IAO131, my discussion with Stephanie Olmstead-Dean starts with our shared experience with our formal Brethren in O.T.O. - and how we came to realise that everything we worked hard for was a little more than a lie. And then we take a look at Stephanie's current body of Work with The Thelemic Order, and her ideas - shared by me and many others - on how to regenerate and revitalise the 93 Current.
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Find Stephanie: http://www.thelemicorder.io
Find Marco: http://www.marcovisconti.org
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WHO'S OUR GUEST TONIGHT?
Stephanie Olmstead-Dean has been a devotee of Thelema for most of her adult life. After receiving initiation in Ordo Templi Orientis, and becoming Master of William Blake Lodge in Baltimore, MD, she was ostracised by her fellow Brethren due to her liberal viewpoints - in strict conflict with those of the international leadership.
Nowadays, she is one of the 3 current leaders of The Thelemic Order, a new but fast-growing initiatory, clerical, and magical group dedicated to the promulgation of Thelema with a specific focus on inclusivity and liberal values.
The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.