The Magician and the Fool Podcast

We are once again joined by international man of mystery and polymath Mr. Nikolas Schreck.

Nikolas on Spotify

In this episode we speak to traditional witchcraft practitioner Kerry Wisner. This was a far reaching conversation which delved into the praxis of authentic witchcraft from someone who has been living this lifestyle for many years.

We touched on numerous important topics such as working with the spirits of nature, the tools employed by the traditional practitioner, working with the shadow, ethics in practice and much more.....

Kerry's books

https://www.troybooks.co.uk/kerry-wisner/

Kerry's website

In this episode we speak with Dr Jeffrey Kupperman concerning the art and practice of Theurgy. We discuss the foundation, context and application of Platonic theology as a practical means for communing and working with the gods.

Jeffrey's book

Articles

In this episode we speak to the always eloquent and interesting Jack Grayle. We explored ideas surrounding the nature of the gods, and daimonic emanations as avatars and representatives of them. We also looked at divine epiphanies as a reflection of the unseen world, and the dense and syncretic praxis of antiquity.   

Jack Grayle

his class on the Homeric epics

https://grayle-lore.teachable.com/p/godsong

his PGM class

https://www.theblackthorneschool.com/courses/pgm-praxis/?fbclid=IwAR3j-T64pK31rWP_wGm4KErpAyNZifNF3Wly2CFpdkSvrSm5llnCk6HPVqk

T Susan Chang joins us today for a wonderful discussion on Divination. We talked about the inherent nature and practice of divination, and the tarot specifically. We touched on fate, sacrifice, and meaning. Susie also talks with us about her new book which explores the intersection of Astrology and Tarot in the journey of the Decan walk. 

https://www.tsusanchang.com/

Sorite D'este joins us today to discuss the multifaceted Titan Hekate.

Sorita educates us on the history and background of this remarkable and truly complex deity. Her traditional role, her functions, her jurisdiction  and  her associations.

We also tackle some common misconceptions and wrong thinking associated with this goddess, fueled in large part by marketing and pop-culture perceptions.

 Sorita:

https://sorita.co.uk/

http://hekatecovenant.com/about-the-coh/our-members/coh-keybearer/

https://www.avaloniabooks.com/

Traditional Astrologer, author, practitioner of Lucumi, Mr Eric Purdue joins us in this episode. We talk about his new, and very anticipated translation of the monumental work of polymath Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim. It was a true pleasure to have him on the show.

https://www.innertraditions.com/books/three-books-of-occult-philosophy

In this episode we had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Dr Justin Sledge about the complex matrix of Judaisms in classical antiquity.

Dr Sledge

https://www.justinsledge.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQ

In this episode we had the good fortune to be able to exchange ideas with two of our most popular former guests, the brilliant Gregory Shaw and Edward Butler. What better subject to talk about than the Parmenides, perhaps the most difficult of Plato's dialogs.  Of course it is no surprise that we tackled some really heavy topics, most notably, the One that is not. We also explore the interaction of polytheism and monotheism, the function and nature of the henads, as well as whatever else seemed interesting at the time.

Edward Butler

https://newschool.academia.edu/EdwardButler

This episode is all about praxis. Practically working the PGM from the perspective of veteran magician Pedro F.

Pedro was kind enough to walk us through his syncretic approach of conjure and ceremonial magic and how it applies to his work with the Greek magical papyri. 

Follow Pedro on his blog 

https://pentamegistus.blogspot.com/