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  Psychedelic Natural Magic - Potions from the 1558 Magiae Naturalis of Giambattista della Porta 25.09.2026 14นาที

  While psychoactive substances are a core component in many religious traditions, with the exception of alcohol, they are conspicuously missing from much of the western European context. Did and how did such substances play a role in religious, philosophy, mysticism, and magic? This episode explores what appears to be an early selection of mind-altering compounds found in the enormously popular 1558 Magiae Naturalis (On Natural Magic). of Giambattista della Porta. Here della Porta describes four such 'potions,' to use his language, which allegedly cause "pleasant madness for a day" and provide for a range of phenomenological effects from 'being silly' to 'thinking one an animal or fish." What role did "potions" like these play beyond recreation - such as the ubiquitous flying ointments of the middle ages? What does it mean for such "potions" to appear in a book on "natural magic"?Disclaimer and Plea: I've blurred out sections which contain specific ingredients, amounts, and processes for creating the 'potions' described by della Porta for reasons of safety. It is highly unadvised to attempt to recreate or ingest anything described in this text. I also know that early modern translations of this text exist and they are very easy to find. Please respect my wishes to not reproduce the description (in Latin, English, etc.) for how to make these 'potions' in the comments. I want encourage safety, responsible consumption of psychoactive substances, and harm reduction and without specialist vetting I can't reproduce these instructions in good conscious. Comments which violate this request will be deleted. Recommended Readings:Giambattista della Porta - 1558 - Magiae Naturalis (On Natural Magic) - https://books.google.com/books?id=R6vzpy4WQYMC&pg=PR5#v=onepage&q&f=false#magic #psychedelics #occultism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Corpus Hermeticum - Introduction to Hermes Trismegistus and Hermetic Philosophy 25.09.2026 24นาที

  The Corpus Hermeticum are the texts and teachings ascribed to the legendary Egyptian sage, priest, and philosopher Hermes Trismegistus. When translated and published by Ficino in 1471 these texts were heralded as the very source of pure, perennial wisdom. In the subsequent years, these ideas went on to have a massive impact upon what is now called western esotericism. Just what are these teaching? What is the history of the text? How did this pagan wisdom survive into modernity? In this episode of Esoterica we introduce the Corpus Hermeticum, Hermes Trismegistus & Hermetic Philosophy.Reccomended Reading:Dillion - The Middle Platonists: 80 B.C. to A.D. 220 - 978-0801483165Copenhaver - Hermetica - 978-0521425438Litwa - Hermetica II - 978-1107182530Salaman, van Oyen, Wharto, Mahe - The Way of Hermes - 978-0892811861van Bladel - The Arabic Hermes - 978-0195376135Fowden - The Egyptian Hermes - 978-0691024981Festugière - La révélation d'Hermès Trismégiste - 978-2251326740 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Occult in Colonial America - Magic Divination Astrology and Alchemy 25.09.2026 29นาที

  While Puritan spirituality and the Witch Hunts dominate our view of the colonial period of North America, history reveals that a range of occult practices flourished. From magic, astrology, alchemy and various forms of divination - there is plenty of evidence for early American occultism. In this episode of Esoterica, we explore this dimension of early American history.Recommended Readings:Godbeer - The Devil's Dominion - 978-0521466707Butler - Awash in a Sea of Faith - 978-0674056015Newman - Gehennical Fire - 978-0226577142Woodward - Prospero's America - 978-1469600871Works by George Starkey / Eirenaeus Philalethes - https://archive.org/details/collectaneachymi00phil#magic #alchemy #america #salem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  John Dee - The Monas Hieroglyphica - Part I - History and Context 25.09.2026 20นาที

  This is part one of a series discussing Dr. John Dee's revolutionary, though obscure, 1564 text the Monas Hieroglyphica (The Hieroglyphic Monad). In part one we will discuss the philosophical and historical context of the text and present the main thesis of our analysis: Dee is seeking to reform human knowledge through using a powerful symbol to purify specifically alchemy and cabala. Part two will explore Dee's theory of alchemy and cabala and part three will show how the Hieroglyphic Monad has its power through combining the semiotic (representational) and the ontological (being itself).These episodes represent a more introductory version of my thesis on the Monas Hieroglyphica prepared at the University of Amsterdam.You can read the entire thesis here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z3_C6qUjjeL58EciAl00iXOUWMoKAQtG/view?usp=sharingStandard text and translation of the Monas Hieroglyphica - C. H. Josten, Ambix, 12:2-3 (1964): 82-221I'll provide more recommended readings on the Monas Hieroglyphica in the third episode.#dee #enochian #monas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Witch Trials and the Rise of Modernity and Capitalism - Sylvia Federici - Caliban and the Witch 25.09.2026 19นาที

  In this episode of Esoterica we explore Sylvia Federici's thesis that the witch trials, rather than being a peripheral event in European history, were pivotal in the transition to capitalism and modernity. She argues that the social instability of the middle ages was tipped into social chaos with the advent of the Black Death. In the aftermath, ruling powers sought to suppress workers' uprisings, women's autonomy, and peasant rebellions. The witch hunts served this task and beta-tested, so to speak, the social and legal procedures which would later be unleashed upon the indigenous people of the new world and African slaves.Recommended Readings:Federici - Caliban and the Witch - 978-1570270598Federici - Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women - 978-1629635682Levack - The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe - 978-1138808102Levack, ed. - The Witchcraft Sourcebook - 978-1138774971Levack, ed. - The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America - 978-0198723639Peters and Kors, ed. - Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700 - 978-0812217513#federici #witches #trials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Was Lilith a Joke? How Bad Translation and Parody Created a Demon 25.09.2026 29นาที

  Since the romantic rehabilitation of Lilith from child-murderer and nocturnal seducer of men to symbol of feminine power and defiance, Lilith has become one of the most recognizable of modern demons. But her origin, first in ancient Mesopotamia and then in the early medieval Jewish literature are marked by curious historical accidents. Curiously enough, Lilith may have emerged as a linguistic mistake and a text meant to parody rabbinic legends. Let’s explore the historical vicissitudes of She of the Night, Lilith.Consider Supporting Esoterica!Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelMerch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQ/storeNew to Studying Esotericism? Check out my Reading Guide here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharingRare Occult Books - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/Lilith 1 - https://youtu.be/n1EKccz4fS0Lilith 2 - https://youtu.be/U-jIScgb7NcMirror of Lilith - https://youtu.be/uNfcdZ0UCc4Lilith & Incantation Bowls - https://youtu.be/wyI9m50ODB4New Incantation Bowls feat. Lilith - https://youtu.be/0YIZhuIpkPAESOTERICA sales for the holidays!Lilith Incantation Bowls back in limited stock - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/shop/p/handcraft-aramaic-incantation-bowl-limited-edition20% off any purchase at our Rare Book Store - code HOLIDAY at checkout - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/New Necromantic Mirror of Floron shirt and 15% off all merch with code HOLIDAY at checkout - https://my-store-d6a943.creator-spring.com/Looking to buy books on western esotericism check out my study guide - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharingRecommended Readings:Patai - The Hebrew GoddessBlair - De-demonising the Old TestamentMcDonald - In Possession of the Night: Lilith as Goddess, Demon, VampireChavalas - Women in the Ancient Near EastNaveh, Shaked - Amulets and Magic BowlsMontgomery - Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Re-Creating a 400 year old Alchemy Potion from Wormwood...then Trying it! 25.09.2026 39นาที

  It's often forgotten that Alchemy was central for revolutions in Medicine, especially pharmacology. Following the theories of Paracelsus, I'm re-creating a 400 year old curative potion from Wormwood. How was alchemical medicine made? How did they think it worked? And, what does it taste like and what does it do? Let's re-create some authentic alchemy medicine from 400 years ago!Consider Supporting Esoterica!Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelOne Time Donation Support - Paypal Donation - https://www.paypal.me/esotericachannelMerch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQ/storeNew to Studying Esotericism? Check out my Reading Guide here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharingRare Occult Books - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/Recommended Readings:Linden - The Alchemy Readerhttps://amzn.to/3VUhamtPrincipe - The Secrets of Alchemyhttps://amzn.to/3vSUOqyNewman - Newton the Alchemisthttps://amzn.to/3VK513lRampling - The Experimental Fire: Inventing English Alchemy, 1300–1700https://amzn.to/3VTzlZuZuber - Spiritual Alchemyhttps://amzn.to/43Qfmg7Weeks - Paracelsus: Speculative Theory & the Crisis of the Early Reformationhttps://amzn.to/3PVbyEGParacelsus: Essential Readingshttps://amzn.to/43QUSUuAbraham - A Dictionary of Alchemical Imageryhttps://amzn.to/3xt3Xqx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Women Behind Enochian Magic w/@drangelapuca 25.09.2026 36นาที

  John Dee began to communicate with angels in the 1580s to discover the most fundamental truths of reality. Those angels would reveal novel magical systems, the language God spoke creation into being, techniques for metaphysical espionage, at least a couple detours for treasure hunting, before reaching a scandalous climax in the wife-swapping incident which effectively marks the end of the Angelic conversations. While most of the emphasis in these events are focused on Dee and Kelley, it’s often ignored that their wives - Jane Dee and Joan or Joanna Kelley - were important participants (and victims) of perhaps one of the most intriguing events in the history of western esotericism. Let’s explore the role of the women of the Enochian world, including both earthly wives and daughters but also at least one spiritual creature, Madimi. Check out Angela's companion video: https://youtu.be/Tx4MjNnWD94Consider Supporting Esoterica!Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelOne Time Donation Support - Paypal Donation - https://www.paypal.me/esotericachannelMerch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQ/storeNew to Studying Esotericism? Check out my Reading Guide here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharingRare Occult Books - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/Recommended Readings:Harkness - Managing an Experimental Household: The Dees of Mortlake and the Practice of Natural PhilosophySusan Bassnett – Absent Presences: Edward Kelley’s Family in the Writings of John Dee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Celebrating 5,000 Subscribers + Channel News + Winter Seminar and Summer Class Patreon Goals ! 24.09.2026 5นาที

  My sincere thanks to all the subscribers to the channel and especially to our patrons. We hit my 1 year goals for the channel in the first six months - I am humbled and blown away. I had no idea starting this channel it would be noticed at all - Thanks so much.Head over to Patreon to support the new goals for the channel! Same content (hopefully better!) will continue with new goals!New Goals - Support Esoterica Here - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelWinter 2020 Seminar - This goal will allow me to host a 2020/1 winter seminar on a topic set by my patrons and enjoyed by you! My goal is to provide a reader, discussion group, and 1.5 hour long sessions over the course of 4-5 weeks deeply exploring a text or topic in Western Western Esotericism in addition to my weekly content. This will also support my longer term goal of teaching a university level Introduction to Western Esotericism course next summer!Next Summer Class - My goal here is to get enough support to teach a university level Introduction to Western Esotericism and Hermetic Philosophy course next summer spanning an entire academic semester starting in May and ending in August. We could meet twice a week for lectures and discussion. I would provide a pdf reader for the class along with discussions and office hours. It would be a fully online course with the sessions available to the public as well - a real attempt in totally open, crowdfunded education on one of the most difficult to find fields in academia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Mystical Dreams of Descartes - Exploring the Origins of Rationalism and Modernity 24.09.2026 40นาที

  In this episode we explore the non-rational origins of rationalism by investigating a series of dreams had by Rene Descartes - thought to have founded rationalism and modern philosophy - on the night of November 10/11, 1619. Early in his career Descartes, like many intellectuals of his day, was searching for new intellectual and scientific foundations as the worldview provided by Aristotle had become moribund. In this search, Descartes explores many avenues for the truth from strict logic to mystical Rosicrucianism. In this context, he experiences a profound fit of 'enthusiasm' and has a series of three dreams which ground and propel his own foundationalist project. This episode explores how the origins of rationalism and modernity are simply more esoteric, even mystical, than we typically learn in intellectual history or philosophy classes.Recommended Readings:Adrien Baillet - La vie de Monsieur Descartes - https://archive.org/download/bub_gb_RhNEAAAAcAAJ/bub_gb_RhNEAAAAcAAJ.pdfJohn Cottingham - The Philosophical Writings of Descartes in 3 vols.Alice Browne - Descartes's Dreams - https://www.jstor.org/stable/750999Michael Keevak - Descartes's Dreams and Their Address for Philosophy - https://www.jstor.org/stable/2709883William Shea - Descartes and the Rosicrucian Enlightenment - Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, Pages 73-99Frances A. Yates - The Rosicrucian Enlightenment, pgs 113 et passim#descartes #philosophy #rationalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Is the Hermetic Philosophy a Forgery? 24.09.2026 35นาที

  The publication of the Hermetic Philosophy in 1471 heralded the possibility to returning to truly primordial wisdom. Indeed, mystical wisdom thought to have the power to restore Human Dignity through the unity of the microcosm with the macrocosm, the occult arts and reuniting the human soul with the divine. Along with Cabala, the Hermetic philosophers sought to reform all domains of philosophy and spirituality. But what if the Hermetica was just an ancient forgery? In 1614 Isaac Casaubon launched an attack on the Corpus Hermeticum on linguistic, philosophical and doctrinal grounds to argue that the texts could not be nearly as old as Moses. Indeed, they were plagiarized frauds. This attack would fundamental alter our understanding of these ancient mystical texts. But, would it hold over time?Consider Supporting Esoterica!Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelOne Time Donation Support - Paypal Donation - https://www.paypal.me/esotericachannelMerch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQ/storeNew to Studying Esotericism? Check out my Reading Guide here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharingRare Occult Books - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/Recommended Readings:Grafton - Protestant versus ProphetHanegraaff - Esotericism and the Academy: Rejected Knowledge in Western Culture - https://amzn.to/[email protected] Hermetica I - https://amzn.to/3U7aZJxCasaubon - https://archive.org/details/bib_fict_4102667/page/65/mode/1up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Five Myths Surrounding Alchemy 24.09.2026 23นาที

  Alchemy is one of the most misrepresented and poorly understood aspects of Western Esotericism. This video takes a look at five misconceptions from both the scientific dismissal of alchemy to the purely spiritual/psychological interpretation of its processes and symbolism.Support Esoterica: https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelRecommended Reading:Linden, Stanton J. (ed.) The Alchemy Reader: From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton. 978-0521796620. Nicely edited collection of alchemical primary texts.Principe, Lawrence. The Secrets of Alchemy. 978-0226103792. An up-to-date history of alchemy.Newman, William. Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's "Secret Fire" 978-0691174877. Cutting edge research on alchemy in the 17th century. An amazing wok of scholarship.Roob, Alexander(ed.) Alchemy & Mysticism. 978-3836549363. A collection of alchemical imagery and symbolism, also a nice coffee table book!Spiritual / Psychology School of InterpretationAtwood, Mary Anne. A Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery….(many re-print editions). The first text to introduce the ‘spiritual interpretation” of alchemy.Eliade, Mircea. The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy. 978-0226203904. Religious-philosophical interpretation of alchemy.von Franz, Marie-Louise. Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology. 978-0919123045. An introduction to the Jungian psychological interpretation of alchemy.#alchemy #hermeticism #mysticism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Alchemy - Origins of Alchemy in Europe - First Alchemy Book - The Composition of Alchemy ( 1144 ) 24.09.2026 36นาที

  Alchemy is one of the more obscure aspect of western esotericism and the history of science. In this episode of Esoterica, we explore the first known European alchemical text The Book of the Composition of Alchemy (Liber de compositione alchemiae) translated from the Kitab al-Kimya (from the circle of Jabbir ibn Hayyan c. 8th CE) by Robert of Chester on February 11th 1144. The book features in microcosm much that will become commonplace in the alchemical tradition: romantic tales of holy masters, the stone of the philosophers, the transmutation of substances, the famous Green Lion, and more. By studying this foundational alchemical text we may better understand the history of alchemy and chemistry.Recommended Reading and Links:Stavenhagen - A Testament Of Alchemy - 978-0874510959Al-Hassan - THE ARABIC ORIGINAL OF LIBER DE COMPOSITIONE ALCHEMIAE The Epistle of Maryānus, the Hermit and Philosopher, to Prince Khālid ibn Yazīd - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/arabic-sciences-and-philosophy/article/abs/arabic-original-of-liber-de-compositione-alchemiae-the-epistle-of-maryanus-the-hermit-and-philosopher-to-prince-khalid-ibn-yazid/BD9E8994AF1B205A13B1498DE548DCA5Auriferae artis (Latin text) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Auriferae_artis_quam_chemiam_vocant_anti/A2FWAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0Alchemy website - https://www.alchemywebsite.com/Purchase some of Adam McLean's art - https://www.ebay.com/str/Esoteric-paintingsLinden, Stanton J. (ed.) The Alchemy Reader: From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton. 978-0521796620. Nicely edited collection of alchemical primary texts.Principe, Lawrence. The Secrets of Alchemy. 978-0226103792. An up-to-date history of alchemy.Newman, William. Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's "Secret Fire" 978-0691174877. Cutting edge research on alchemy in the 17th century. Roob, Alexander(ed.) Alchemy & Mysticism. 978-3836549363. A collection of alchemical imagery and symbolism, also a nice coffee table book!Spiritual / Psychology School of Interpretation Atwood, Mary Anne. A Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery….(many re-print editions). The first text to introduce the ‘spiritual interpretation” of alchemy.Eliade, Mircea. The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy. 978-0226203904. Religious-philosophical interpretation of alchemy.von Franz, Marie-Louise. Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology. 978-0919123045. An introduction to the Jungian psychological interpretation of alchemy.#alchemy #hermetic #transmutation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Who was the Historical Jesus? 24.09.2026 1ชม. 8นาที

  There simply is no story about western civilization that is not bound up with Jesus and Christianity. And, in a sense we are always asking ourselves “Who was Jesus?” What were his teachings? What does his fate mean? Indeed, whether we are Christians or not, whether we even want to or not. And, so, I want to ask those questions and give you what I take to be reasonable historical and scholarly answers to them. Here is my take on the historical Jesus. Let's explore the questions who was Jesus, what were his teachings and how did his fate transform the world?Recommended Readings:Consider Supporting Esoterica!Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelOne Time Donation Support - Paypal Donation - https://www.paypal.me/esotericachannelMerch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQ/storeNew to Studying Esotericism? Check out my Reading Guide here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharingRare Occult Books - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/Recommended Readings:Dr. Tabor's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@JamesTaborVideos The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus - https://amzn.to/4lEb2I8The Jesus Dynasty - https://amzn.to/4mwx0hsThe Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant - https://amzn.to/4mUvXYkThe Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed - https://amzn.to/41lvoytJohn of History, Baptist of Faith - https://amzn.to/4fOPerLJust James: The Brother of Jesus in History and Tradition - https://amzn.to/4n1mTkJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Esoterica - Patreon Call 24.09.2026 3นาที

  Support Esoterica on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelEsoterica hopes for your support as we create videos on alchemy, magic, mysticism, theosophy, hermetica philosophy, kabbalah, gnosticism, new age spirituality!I will be making videos on the topics above along with ongoing series on books of magic, occult languages, major figures in esoteric spirituality, a chronological introduction to western esotericism, along with film and book reviews and more!Only a handful of institutions in the world offer high quality, scholarly access to these topics and I want Esoterica to provide content in this field from the most reliable sources available.Your support makes that possible. Thank you for considering becoming a monthly donor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  How Medieval Incantations Worked 24.09.2026 32นาที

  Magical and medicine have long shared a contested border. However, with the introduction of learned medicine into Europe, magical incantations were increasingly sidelined for Galenic principles and practice. However, Urso of Salerno (d. c. 1220) rejected both Church skepticism and Galenic orthodoxy by incorporating Incantations into his medical practice. In his Aphorisms Urso provides one of the most sophisticated theories for the function and application of magical Incantations. Let's explore how medieval incantations worked!Consider Supporting Esoterica!Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelMerch - https://www.youtube.com/@TheEsotericaChannel/storeNew to Studying Esotericism? Check out my Reading Guide here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharingRare Occult Books - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/Recommended Reading:Van der Lugt - The Learned Physician as a Charismatic HealerBulletin of the History of MedicineVol. 87, No. 3 (Fall 2013), pp. 307-346 (40 pages)https://www.jstor.org/stable/26305934 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Esoteric Film Review and Analysis - A Dark Song 24.09.2026 15นาที

  A review and analysis of the 2016 film A Dark Song. I'll be discussing the esoteric and occult aspects of the film including the Abramelin operation, Aleister Crowley's infamous invocation at Boleskine, and some thoughts on how the film deals with the Faustian trope in a novel manner.A whole video on the Abramelin operation will appear in the future as part of Esoterica's series on books of magic - stay tuned!Support Esoterica on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelRecommended Readings:A Dark Song trailer and rent - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-S3JqJZJ3sDehn, Guth, Duquette - The Book of Abramelin: A New Translation - 978-0892542147 - The best edition of the text (sadly, no critical edition of the text exists to date)Mathers - The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage - 978-0486232119 - Classic but defectiveSadly, it appears that Crowley's Confessions are out of print and very exspensive but I am sure they can be found onlineThe Boleskine House Foundation - https://www.boleskinehouse.org/ - contact them to help restore this important piece of Scottish and Esoteric history!#occult #abramelin #crowley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  What is Spiritual Alchemy? 24.09.2026 35นาที

  What is Spiritual Alchemy? Most people interested in alchemy these days are primarily interested in alchemy as a kind of mystical self-transformation. But, where did this concept first emerge in European Alchemy? We first find the concept that the concept of alchemy as spiritual transformation in a obscure text known as Azoth Et Ignis - Azoth and Fire (1584-99/1702). Born in heterodox Protestant, Paracelsian and mystical circles Azoth and Fire argued that in the mystery of the number 666 we find that alchemy is theology and theology is alchemy. But how does Christ become the Stone of the Philosophers' Stone, our means of Spiritual Transformation and the process by which We perfect Nature itself? Let's explore this obscure, profound and important text: Azoth and Fire!Consider Supporting Esoterica!Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/esotericachannelOne Time Donation Support - Paypal Donation - https://www.paypal.me/esotericachannelMerch - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoydhtfFSk1fZXNRnkGnneQ/storeNew to Studying Esotericism? Check out my Reading Guide here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caKNlW7sogEF7lAeYNbOQF9pt5O5b70yAXa-icUJO3o/edit?usp=sharingRare Occult Books - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/Recommended Readings:Zuber - Spiritual Alchemy - https://amzn.to/49QU4DXAzoth Et Ignis - https://archive.org/details/azothetignisdasi00fict/mode/1upDas Lebendige Buch : Ms. germ. fol. 1070 , 1599 - https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/werkansicht?PPN=PPN737954477&PHYSID=PHYS_0045&DMDID=DMDLOG_0001&view=picture-downloadAlchemistische Sammelhandschrift - Cod. Allerheiligen 3 - https://digital.blb-karlsruhe.de/blbdd/content/pageview/2949214 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Alchemy - Where to Begin - Introduction to the Summa Perfectionis (Sum of Perfection) Pseudo-Geber 24.09.2026 48นาที

  Alchemy is one of the most difficult fields of study in Western Esotericism for a host of reasons: texts are often in ancient languages, practically encoded, full of arcane symbolism and obscure instructions. One of the most daunting tasks is even where to begin. There are thousands of alchemical texts spread over 1500 years - which is the best starting point if you want to study alchemy? In this episode of Esoterica, we argue that the Summa Perfectionis (c. 1310) is the best answer. We explore the question of the text's authorship, transmission, composition, alchemical theory of substance, change, and, of course, metallic transmutation.Recommended ReadingsNewman - The Summa Perfectionis of Pseudo-Geber: A Critical Edition, Translation, and Study - 978-9004094642 (ILL this one)Summa Perfectionis (Latin Reprint of 1542 edition) - 978-0282332815 - read online - https://archive.org/details/geberisphilosoph00gebe/mode/2upWorks of Geber (including the Summa Perfectionis) (English translation of 1678 reprinted in 1928) 978-1162568676 - read online - https://archive.org/details/WorksOfGeber/mode/2upOther Readings:Linden, Stanton J. (ed.) The Alchemy Reader: From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton. 978-0521796620. Nicely edited collection of alchemical primary texts.Principe, Lawrence. The Secrets of Alchemy. 978-0226103792. An up-to-date history of alchemy.Newman, William. Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's "Secret Fire" 978-0691174877. Cutting edge research on alchemy in the 17th century. Roob, Alexander(ed.) Alchemy & Mysticism. 978-3836549363. A collection of alchemical imagery and symbolism, also a nice coffee table book!Spiritual / Psychology School of Interpretation Atwood, Mary Anne. A Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery….(many re-print editions). The first text to introduce the ‘spiritual interpretation” of alchemy.Eliade, Mircea. The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy. 978-0226203904. Religious-philosophical interpretation of alchemy.von Franz, Marie-Louise. Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology. 978-0919123045. An introduction to the Jungian psychological interpretation of alchemy.#alchemy #geber #hermeticism #occult #chemistry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Lilith Incantation Bowls - 56 Available 24.09.2026 39นาที

  I've been working with ceramic artist Dee Dee Mangum to recreate Lilith Incantation Bowls - learn more about her work and process in this conversation.Incantations Bowls Available - https://www.esotericaoccultbooks.com/shop/p/handcraft-aramaic-incantation-bowl-limited-editionLearn more about historical Incantation Bowls - https://youtu.be/wyI9m50ODB4?si=0x5tFTPMz_zrEi1kGet the Aramaic Incantation FREE here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s-dTOknQE7Zi960XP_gvADZMcrbROxB3zjWdC2FRHl4/edit?usp=sharingFollow Dee Dee - https://www.instagram.com/mcmangumstein/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices