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Synchromysticism and Magic: How To Get Better At Both

In this side quest from the Hospicing Modernity's Magic series, I make the case that * Synchromysticism is modernity's best available form of omen logic. * And that getting good at it is one of the more reliable ways to get good at magic. We'll cover * Seneca's distinction between the candle and the comet * The rise and decline of synchromysticism as a subculture. * Jung on the I Ching and psychoid archetypes. * The Māori concept of wairua. * And the practical toolkit. Show Notes * Chris Knowles on Cosmic Connections: Mystical Practices & Reality's Hidden Language. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq5VDnh_luQ] * Wearing Jung's Skin Like A Pelt [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2wXoD-F6Vc]. * Jake Kotze on The Higherside Chats [https://www.thehighersidechats.com/jake-kotze-synchromysticism-mega-rituals-the-one-mind/].

What happens to ayahuasca now? Lessons for modern magic

Ayahuasca's peak cultural moment has been and gone. So what does she do now? And what are the lessons for western magic in the complex journey of this incredible plant teacher? I have some thoughts on all this mid-dieta, in the Upper Amazon. As usual, this one is also a YouTube video. You can see it here [https://youtu.be/bNr1YHLm0HE]. * Here's the link to the Santa Rosa centre [https://shipiboayahuascashaman.com/]. (The website is a little weird but this is the place!) * Here's the piece I wrote after my first piñon blanco experience [https://runesoup.substack.com/p/men-plan-god-laughs].

What are we to make of the Book of the Law?

It's the anniversary of the reception of the Book of the Law. Joining me to explore the questions of * What to make of it? * How to think about it? * What, if anything, to do with it Are two very special guests: Alan Chapman and Peter Grey. Now, like me, neither of them is a Thelemite. But what they do have is an encyclopedic knowledge of the era, the material, and the magic behind it. So if you've ever wondered whether the Book of the Law has anything to say to you if you're not already one of Crowley's followers, this is that conversation. Alan's essay, Is A God To Live In A Dog? is referenced several times in the episode. You can download a copy here [https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/runesoup/Alan_Chapman_Crowley_piece.pdf]. Show Notes * Peter Grey's Substack. [https://petergreywrites.substack.com/] * Alan Chapman's website [https://barbarouswords.com/].

Wearing Jung's skin like a pelt

Is magic just a less sophisticated form of psychology? That is probably the cornerstone claim of what I am calling 'Modernity's Magic'. And in the next instalment of our series 'Hospicing Modernity's Magic', I want to look at: * How psychology diverged from magic and why. * Jung's role during his lifetime. * What the magicians of modernity did with the 'legitimacy umbrella' they received from Jungian thought. * Which parts of this journey do we take with us into the magic of today? Chapters * 00:00 Introduction * 01:11 Wearing Jung's Skin Like a Pelt * 01:57 The 19th Century & Roads Not Taken * 07:56 The Red Book 10:50 Active Imagination * 15:26 Jung & Astrology * 17:59 Is Magic Just Psychology? * 22:09 Synchronicity * 29:17 The Yi Qing & Moments in Time * 33:08 Synchromysticism as Omen Logic * 35:26 Psychoid Archetypes & the Unus Mundus * 43:00 The Post-Jung Pelt-Wearers * 49:27 What to Hospice, What to Keep * 52:32 Use Magic to Legitimise Jung

Hospicing Modernity's Magic

What continues to exist from the 'safe' and 'quirky' magic of the twentieth century that finally needs to die? And what has maybe been left behind that might even belong better in our current era of magic? This is the beginning of a little project exploring what we should take with us through this fourth turning. You can, of course, watch this one on YouTube [https://youtu.be/vD_yVbUev0E]. 00:00 - Remember When Magic Was Safe? 01:50 - The Golden Age We Just Lived Through 05:19 - Eating the Wrapper, Throwing Away the Candy 06:34 - What Is Modernity? 09:54 - Why "Hospicing Modernity's Magic" 11:24 - The Hospicing Framework 13:00 - Nothing Is Going Wrong 14:54 - A Telling, Not a History 17:32 - The Series Roadmap 21:18 - What We Carry Forward 22:47 - Join the Conversation Here are the videos I reference: * At Work In The Ruins | Dougald Hind [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IXrlUVQbFk] * Alan Moore's Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyduQCcRbFs]