The one and only Alex Tzakiris joins us this week for an extended and challenging discussion on the nature of evil.

Alex is in the process of writing a book on the subject, pulling together the testimony and opinions of multiple guests on his excellent podcast, Skeptiko. What does psi data tell us about the possible existence of evil? What about cross-cultural comparisons? We have a frank and challenging discussion.

This is a firecracker of an episode. Or maybe I just smell brimstone?

• Preorder Alex's book, Why Evil Matters: How Science and Religion Fumbled a Big One.
• Alex's site and podcast, Skeptiko.

This week, we welcome to the show Brandt Stickley. Brandt is, among other things, Assistant Professor in the College of Classical Chinese Medicine, Visiting Professor at Dragon rises College of Oriental Medicine, acupuncturist, herbalist and a Classical Chinese Medical practitioner working in the Portland area.

He joins us today to talk about Classical Chinese medicine, of course, but in the particular context of what insights it might provide for more holistic, spirit-inclusive healing modalities in general.

A fascinating and timely discussion. Enjoy!

• Brandt's website and blog.
• Brandt on Twitter.
• The Medicine Songs discussion mentioned in the episode.

Writer, musician and researcher Joshua Cutchin returns to the show along with first-time guest and host of the excellent Strange Familiars podcast, Timothy Renner.

Joshua and Timothy are co-authors of the recently released Where The Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon volume 1. And so they join us today to talk about the book's elusive and enigmatic subject, Bigfoot.

Enjoy.

• Where The Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon volume 1.
• Joshua's website.
• Strange Familiars, Timothy's podcast and website.

Glastonbury's best bard and psychogeographer, Paul Weston, returns to the show to update us on his synchromystic adventures.

This episode is a bit of a special one as it serves as the isolation-era launch of his latest book, History and Myth: Boris Johnson, Henry VIIIth, Extinction Rebellion, Plague & The Return of the Middle Ages. And even more special than that, the book owes its existence in many respects to his last appearance on the podcast and the feedback it generated among the listenership.

So if people ask you what you did with your lockdown you can tell them you actually did co-author a book. Albeit accidentally.

Enjoy!

• Paul's latest book, History and Myth: Boris Johnson, Henry VIIIth, Extinction Rebellion, Plague & The Return of the Middle Ages.
• Paul's website.
• Paul's blog.
• Paul's YouTube channel.
• Paul on Twitter.

Artist, ritualist and clothing designer, Katie Martin joins us this week for a bumper episode.

Katie accompanied me on an ayahuasca dieta in the jungle last year, so the story weaves in and around spirit-based healing methods; the difference between costume and ritual garments; the function and power of performance, how you can use ritual thinking with your own clothing; as a thorough look at how magically operant people can respond to serious health diagnoses.

Super, super fun.

• Katie's site, Lo Monte.
• Lo Monte on Instagram.
• Lo Monte Vintage on Instagram.
• Lo Monte Vintage on Etsy.
• Information on Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.

Super fun video chat with the legendary Miguel Conner of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio.

We discuss what constitutes cyberpunk, it's origins, influences and many gnostic parallels. Then we run through a top 10 cyberpunk films -carefully selected for our current apocalypse- and then we field some questions from the premium members and patrons who followed along live.

This is the audio of a video conversation you can find on YouTube or at Rune Soup, should you wish for some visual.

Enjoy!

Show Notes

• Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio.
• Miguel on Twitter.
• Miguel on Patreon.

Professional photographer and author, Darragh Mason Field, joins us this week to talk about travel, adventure and creativity.

Along the way we discussion Göbekli Tepe, the Djinn, Harran and seeing your own familiar places with new eyes.

Visit runesoup.com for further examples of Darragh's work discussed in this episode.

• Darragh's website.
• Darragh on Twitter.
• Darragh on Instagram.
• Spirit Box Podcast.
• City of Djinn presentation.
• The Aghori presentation.

This week we are speaking to the co-host of one of my very favourite podcasts, Bad Gays. Author, Huw Lemmey, joins us to talk about the importance of history, what it tells us, what it doesn't tell us, and how notions such as homosexuality change over time.

Very cool stuff. Check it out.

• Bad Gays Podcast.
• Bad Gays Podcast Patreon.
• Huw on Substack.
• Huw on Twitter.

In the last of the in-person London recordings, we welcome the one and only Gary Lachman back to the show. This time, we deep dive on Jung as a person and then attempt to parse his most important ideas.

In many respects, today's show turned out to be extra-timely. Now, more than ever, we require an urgent inward turn.

Enjoy!

(You will also find just the video discussion at runesoup.com.)

• Gary's website.
• Gary on Twitter.

The one and only Peter Jenkins returns to the show on the occasion of the release of the third and final book in his Thai occultism saga, The Thai Occult Appendix.

In this episode we talk more about spirit houses and why you should think twice about installing them, angels in Thai occultism, Thai astrology, cave spirits and the Thai animist version of the story of a wacky billionaire and some trapped school boys.

Very good stuff. Enjoy!

• The Thai Occult website.
• The Thai Occult Books on Facebook.
• Note: There are images from the book available at the post page at runesoup.com