Glitch Bottle Podcast

Magician, author, scholar and grimoiric firebrand - Mr. Jake Stratton-Kent - returns to the Glitch Bottle podcast. He shares his thoughts on the proto-Grimorium Verum text - the “Ars Rabidmadar. We also explore the concepts of thwarting angels, Ritual Offerings, and the real importance of the first planetary hour of each planetary day. Jake also shares his thoughts on ‘Cunningman Magic’ versus ‘Ritual Magic’ and drops some hints on what he might be working on with future projects.*********Subscribe to Glitch Bottle!*********---------------------------------iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1235137914Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alexander-eth/glitch-bottleYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/glitchbottleListen to Jake’s first Glitch Bottle appearance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L20rth7-LKE

Author, magician, scholar and Western shaman Aaron Leitch returns to the podcast to talk about his Goetic work, the ‘fear of God’ in the grimoires and what that really means. Aaron also goes in-depth into Ritual Offerings and shares lucid overviews of Gnosticism and the Enochian Angelic magical system of John Dee. *********Subscribe to Glitch Bottle!*********---------------------------------iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1235137914Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alexander-eth/glitch-bottleYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/glitchbottle

Jason Spadafore (Agostino Taumaturgo) is a former Traditional Roman Catholic bishop and author on the Magic of Catholicism. He talks about the relationship between the grimoires and Catholicism, the similarities between exorcisms and magical operations, the difference between a “sacrament” and a “sacramental”, and so much more! Jason’s website and class info: https://thavmapub.com/*********Subscribe to Glitch Bottle!*********---------------------------------iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1235137914Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alexander-eth/glitch-bottleYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/glitchbottle

Jason Miller (Inominandum) is a practicing magician, author and Strategic Sorcerer. He has devoted 25 years to studying practical magic in its many forms. He is the author of several tomes of magical insight, including Protection and Reversal Magick, Financial Sorcery and many others. He stops by the podcast to Jason talk about his Strategic Sorcery coursework, how to make *not lame* magical requests, why magical offerings are so important, and so much more. Jason’s website - http://www.strategicsorcery.net/Like the podcast? *********Please Subscribe to Glitch Bottle!*********---------------------------------iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1235137914Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alexander-eth/glitch-bottleYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/glitchbottle

Part 2/2 of our excellent chat with the great Dr. Skinner on the Glitch Bottle Podcast! You don’t want to miss this second half of our discussion: Dr. Skinner discusses the key elements to building magical ‘tension’ in an operation, announces a forthcoming update to one of his previously published books, and shares a story that’s never been told before which will have you laughing and taking away key points about magical operations and what NOT to do. Do circles have a nine foot radius, or diameter? What are ghost globes? Yup, we touch on those too and so many other topics. Enjoy!

Part 1 of an incredible conversation with internationally acclaimed author, practicing magician and scholar, Dr. Stephen Skinner. Dr. Skinner is helping restore magic’s place as an incredibly important practice and technology. Dr. Skinner has written more than 46 books, translated into more than 20 different languages. He received his PhD in Classics from the University of Newcastle for his research on the Greek text of the Graeco-Egyptian magical papyri and a number of Latin grimoires. We talk about:*The real relationship between scrying and ceremonial magic*How 'belief' is not required at all in magical operations*The importance of smell in spiritual attraction and pacification *When and how to use a consecrated sword*Should you have multiple people in the circle during an operation?*The "stick and carrot" approach to evocations*Daoist magic and Western magical connections*So so much more! Dr. Skinner’s acclaimed books found here: http://www.goldenhoard.net/*********Subscribe to Glitch Bottle!*********---------------------------------iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1235137914Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alexander-eth/glitch-bottleYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/glitchbottle

Carrie Leitch is a Tarot expert and has studied several esoteric traditions over the last twenty-five years. She has training in traditional Golden Dawn and Rosicrucian symbolism and Tarot interpretation, She also is a co-owner of Doc Solomon’s Occult Curios, which makes a variety of blessed and grimoire-specific items for clients, and she is married to the rambunctious magician and author Aaron Leitch. *Carrie’s Tarot Class (Keeper of the Keys): https://www.facebook.com/keeperofthekeys777/*Doc Solomon’s Occult Curios site: http://docsolomons.com/wp/*********Subscribe to Glitch Bottle!*********---------------------------------iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1235137914Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alexander-eth/glitch-bottleYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/glitchbottle

Part 2/2 of our conversation with Professor Ahmad - What is Islamic Exorcism? Who is the Islamic mystic, Sufi and legendary writer Ahmad Al-Buni, and why are his esoteric writings among the most valuable in history? Professor Saiyad Ahmad talks about this and more on the this episode of the Glitch Bottle podcast. He has both deep practical experience with Islamic magical techniques, and deep scholarly experience. He holds both a Ph. D. as well as an M. A. in Islamic Studies from Princeton University. He also obtained an M. A. in Arabic Language and Literature from Indiana University among many other educational endeavors, including, teaching for eight years at the American University in Cairo.

What is Islamic Esotericism, or Quranic Theurgy, and how does it relate to the Solomonic method in ceremonial magic in the Western grimoiric tradition? Professor Saiyad Ahmad has both deep practical experience with Islamic magical techniques, and deep scholarly experience. He holds both a Ph. D. as well as an M. A. in Islamic Studies from Princeton University. He also obtained an M. A. in Arabic Language and Literature from Indiana University among many other educational endeavors, including, teaching for eight years at the American University in Cairo. You don’t want to miss this highly enlightening conversation on Islamic ceremonial magic and esotericism! Professor Ahmad’s online resources:https://www.facebook.com/DrSaiyadAhmad/http://nuqta.net/*********Subscribe to Glitch Bottle!*********---------------------------------iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1235137914Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alexander-eth/glitch-bottleYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/glitchbottle

In this rare and treasured opportunity, we are joined by scholar, author, editor and legendary esoteric authority, Joseph Peterson. Joe has translated, edited and updated many classic esoteric texts of magic, and founded two vital websites in the spiritual and esoteric communities:http://esotericarchives.com/http://avesta.org/In this interview, we talk about both of those websites, and Joe shares about what it really takes to do serious esoteric research, his own personal spiritual practice, how magic and religion intertwine, Zoroastrianism, grimoiric magic in the light of a dualistic approach to the universe, and so much more.