Episode 072 – Occult/Mysticism/New Age/Esoteric/Magic(k) Non-Fiction
This episode we’re discussing Occult/Mysticism/New Age/Esoteric/Magic(k) Non-Fiction! We discuss youthful tarot experimentation, cultural appropriation, new age spiritualism, and more! Plus: Well known 19th century erotic author/model Bam Stroker!
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards
Books We Read This Month (or tried to read…)
- Modern Tarot: Connecting with Your Higher Self through the Wisdom of the Cards by Michelle Tea
- Making Witches: Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells by Barbara Rieti
- Kupilikula: Governance and the Invisible Realm in Mozambique by Harry G. West
- Desperate Magic: The Moral Economy of Witchcraft in Seventeenth-Century Russia by Valerie A. Kivelson
- The Dark Side of the Enlightenment: Wizards, Alchemists, and Spiritual Seekers in the Age of Reason by John V. Fleming
- The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
- The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke
- Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles by Taisia Kitaiskaia
- Ask Baba Yaga at The Hairpin
- HausMagick: Transform Your Home with Witchcraft by Erica Feldmann
- The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane by Matthew Hutson
- Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman
- Camille Chew is the artist (she also has a “Modern Witch” series of images)
- Greetings from Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood by Claire Hoffman
Can RJ Recommend a Book by a Trans Author in this Genre?
- Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot by Rachel Pollack
- There are no print collections of Pollack’s run on Doom Patrol, but you can buy it on Comixology
Other Media We Mention
- The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz
- The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
- A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
- The Vampire Bible by The Temple of the Vampire
- Cultural Appropriation in Contemporary Neopaganism and Witchcraft by Kathryn Gottlieb (the thesis Meghan mentioned)
- The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda
- Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn
- The Modern Guide to Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells by Skye Alexander
- The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells: The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts by Judika Illes
- The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
- Magic from Mexico: Folk Magic, Prayers, Spells & Recipes as Taught by the Wise Woman of Guadalupe by Mary Devine
- How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone by Brian McCullough
- The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery that Holds the Secret of America’s Future by Jonathan Cahn
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers by Taisia Kitaiskaia
- Overthrowing the Old Gods: Aleister Crowley and the Book of the Law by Don Webb
- Witches, Pagans, and Cultural Appropriation by Mandy A. Paradise (zine)
- Brainscan Zine #33: DIY Witchery (An Exploration of Secular Witchcraft) by Alex Wrekk
Links, Articles, and Things
- Old Episodes of our podcast
- New Age (Wikipedia)
- Black Witch: Life from a Black Pagan’s Perspective
- How to Cast Spells Using Emoji by Tarin Towers
- 164 Emoji Spells
- Some Modern Witches Are Casting Emoji Spells And Digital Tarot Readings – But Do They Work? by Jacob Shelton
- A Simple Guide to Emoji Spells 🔮🕯
- Witches don’t want Sephora and Urban Outfitters selling magic kits
- Jack Parsons (rocket engineer) (Wikipedia)
- Category:Trees of Peru (Wikipedia)
- Book Club for Masochists Bingo
- White Witchery by Elissa Washuta (article about cultural appropriation)
- Religion for Punks by Phil McAndrew (comic on The Nib that RJ mentioned)
- Esoteric/Occult/Metaphyics (aka Witchy Shit) shelf classification from Left Bank Books
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