Occult Practices comes up in 2 chapters across 2 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from December 2014 to October 2021.
Meditation and Belief, Increasing Personal Channeling Potency
Dr. Wahbe identifies meditation, belief in the paranormal, and openness to experience as the strongest predictors for successful channeling. She compares the ability to a skill like basketball, asserting that while everyone can learn to channel through clear intention, natural aptitude varies.
Practical Magic, Quality Control and Behavioral Science
Dr. Shoemaker addresses the lack of quality control in occult publishing and the importance of grounded, practical instruction over purely historical or philosophical study. He advocates for a behavioral science approach to magic, where practitioners perform rituals and record results without preconceived notions. This method avoids "front-loading" experiences and allows for a unique, naive discovery of the practice's value.
