Placebo Magick Podcast

By Durmak, Wizard of Habdur

The Placebo Magick Podcast explores theatrical spiritual practice for skeptical atheists: why and how to cast spells, brew potions, commune with spirits, and hack the human brain all while understandi... more

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Placebo Magick Podcast episodes:

January 01, 2022Aliefs and Beliefs (S2E23)
Introducing the concept of aliefs, contrasted with beliefs.
Referenced:
Explanatory video from Yale psychologist Laurie Santos

"Alief and Belief" (philosophy paper) by Tamar Szabó Gendler

Alief article on Wikipedia
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
Frost Waltz by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3781-frost-waltzLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadiaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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21min
November 30, 2021 Self-Forgiveness: Secret Spells & Riddlesome Rituals (S2E22.2)
Forgiving yourself for messing up on your goals and values.
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
The North by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4499-the-northLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadiaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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15min
November 19, 2021The Future of Religion and Magick (S2E22)
Musing about how religion and magick might change in the decades to come.
Referenced:
Daniel DeSteno on the Ten Percent Happier podcast

How God Works: The Science Behind the Benefits of Religion, book by Daniel DeSteno

How God Works podcast

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
Frost Waltz by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3781-frost-waltzLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadiaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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30min
October 28, 2021 Summoning the Dead: Secret Spells & Riddlesome Rituals (S2E21.2)
Tips for using magick to summon the spirits of the dead! (Or the not-quite-dead...)
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
The North by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4499-the-north
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadia
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
29min
October 26, 2021Social Media and Smartphone Addiction (S2E21)
Magick and brain hacks for reducing screen time and its negative impacts!
Resources:
Politics Is For Power by Eitan Hersh

Also hear Eitan Hersh on the "Passion Isn't Enough" episode of Hidden Brain

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

Placebo Magick Podcast discussion of Digital Minimalism

Deep Questions with Cal Newport (podcast)

Hamlet's BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age by William Powers

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Placebo Magick Podcast discussion of The Power of Habit

Atomic Habits by James Clear

"How to Kick Bad Habits and Start Good Ones" on the Happiness Lab podcast (featuring the story of Vietnam vets quitting heroin)

"Dial D for Distracted" on the Happiness Lab podcast (about smartphones and the limits of human attention)
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
Frost Waltz by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3781-frost-waltzLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadiaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 42min
September 30, 2021Resource Roundup 2021 (S2E20)
I share a number of different book, podcast, and video recommendations for placebo mages.
Books
Religion for Atheists: A Non-believers Guide to the Uses of Religion by Alain de Botton

Atheopaganism by Mark Green

Godless Paganism: Voices of Non-Theistic Paganism edited by John Halstead

DIY Magic: A Strange & Whimsical Guide to Creativity by Anthony Alvarado

Postmodern Magic: The Art of Magic in the Information Age by Patrick Dunn

The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane by Matthew Hutson

Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain by Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi
Videos
Sedna Woo

The Skeptical Witch
Podcasts
THE WONDER: Science-Based Paganism

Re-Enchantment

Open Div Summit
See also: OpenDiv organization

Hidden Brain:
"Secret Friends"
"What are the Odds?"
"Creating God"
"Useful Delusions"

Radiolab

Invisibilia:
"How to Become Batman"
"The Secret Emotional Life of Clothes"
"Outside In"

The Happiness Lab:
"The Power of a Made-Up Ritual"
"Boldly Go like Yuri Gagarin"
"Wisdom of the Ancients" series (particularly the episodes on Plato, Aristotle, and Confucius)
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
Frost Waltz by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3781-frost-waltzLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadiaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
50min
August 27, 2021 Magick and Meaning in the City, with Winter (S2E19)
Special guest Winter joins me to discuss magick and meaning-making in a city environment.
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
Frost Waltz by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3781-frost-waltzLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadiaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 6min
July 31, 2021 Minimalist Magick (S2E18)
Magick on a budget, magick in small living spaces, and low-maintenance magick.
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
Frost Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3781-frost-waltz
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadia
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
28min
June 30, 2021 How My Practice Has Changed (S2E17)
In this informal episode I share how my practice has changed over time.
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
Frost Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3781-frost-waltz
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadia
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
39min
May 31, 2021Astrology 101 featuring Tristan (S2E16)
Special guest Tristan walks me through a basic introduction to astrology.
See Durmak's birth chart here.
You can get a professional reading from Tristan via his Etsy shop! Also check out Tristan's Instagram page.
Mentioned in this episode:
Astro.com

Barnum effect
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
Frost Waltz by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3781-frost-waltz
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Arcadia by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3377-arcadia
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
1h 20min

FAQs about Placebo Magick Podcast:

How many episodes does Placebo Magick Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 67 episodes available.