The Abracast

God ever shields us from premature ideas. In this episode we talk about secrets often hidden in plain sight to secrets hidden deep in symbols only to be recognized and understood only by the initiated.

Fasting update: 2:54 – 5:06

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The Builders – Joseph Fort Newton

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In this episode we talk to Matt, a Vessel of the Art tier supporter in a conversation that spans Christianity, the Templar Knights, strange bed-fellows in the Middle-East, Gundam and Shogun Warriors! … and lest we forget H.P. Lovecraft!


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In this Wednesday book club episode we explore the “Manual” or “The Handbook” of Epictitus. We draw some comparisons of Stoicism to Magic, Gnosticism and Buddhism, and discuss some examples of the lessons.

Feature Book: The Enchiridion - Epictetus


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The troubling pregnancy of Rebekah is recounted as well as the birth of her sons who were destined to be bitter enemies. We look at the events leading up to Esau selling his birthright to Jacob for a cup of soup. We also revisit this fascinating idea of “Wrong sons / Wrong Blessing” we have been tracking since we did the story of Cain and Abel.

Feature Books:
Legends of the Jews – Ginsberg
The Bible

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In this episode we talk to Ryan, a Vessel of the Art tier supporter in a conversation that spans fasting, quitting bad habits, the mad monk Rasputin, CIA mind control experiments, Nihilism and fostering cats!


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We examine the next speeches of Zarathustra: On Apostates, The Return Home, On Three Evils, On The Spirit of Gravity, On Old and New Tablets, The Convalescent, On The Great Longing, The Other Dancing Song, The Seven Seals, The Honey Sacrifice, The Cry of Distress, Conversation With the Kings, The Leech, The Magician, Retired, The Ugliest Man, The Voluntary Beggar, The Shadow, At Noon, The Welcome, The Last Supper, On The Higher Man, On The Song of Melancholy, On Science, Among the Daughter’s of the Wilderness, The Awakening, The Ass Festival, The Drunken Song, and The Sign

Featured book:
Sparknotes
Existentialism Thus Spoke Zarathustra Summary
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Let’s talk about some great ghost stories! From The Wizard Earl who can transform into animals, a laughing apparition with white hat, a phantom rat, a spectral black coach drawn by four black horses and many more!

Featured book: True Irish Ghost Stories – St. John Deymore and Harry L. Neligan

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In this episode we end our “Thus Spake Zarathustra series and go over the speeches; The Drunken Song and The Sign

Featured book:
Thus Spake Zarathusta - Nietzsche

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A man does not live by bread alone; he lives by faith, hope and love. We will look into the layered, often meta-textual drama of faith paying special attention to the Osirian passion play.

Featured book:
The Builders – Joseph Fort Newton

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In Part 6 we tell the story of Peter Stubbe a vicious killer of women and children from the 16th century.

Featured Books:
Werewolf in Lore and Legend – Montague Summers
The True Story of a Monster That Terrorized a German Village – Stephen Wagner

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