Topic: Sorcery

During the reign of Pepin the Short around 750 AD, a mass disclosure event allegedly occurred in France where "sylphs" appeared in flying ships. To demonstrate goodwill, these beings abducted random citizens to show them their realm, but the returning abductees were often killed by locals who suspected sorcery. Consequently, Charlemagne later instituted laws outlawing contact between elementals and the general population.

During the 15th-century Italian Renaissance, magic was pervasive across all social classes, from folk healing to high-level ritual sorcery. Elite families frequently sponsored and protected clerical scholars and monks who specialized in demonic magic and attack sorcery. Inquisitorial records from Modena and Bologna reveal that these powerful families often intervened to prevent the prosecution of their preferred magical practitioners.

The Sola Busca deck contains specific references to Kaput Algol, considered the most malefic fixed star in the sky. In the context of astral magic, fixed stars are used to "fix" a malefic intention in place, ensuring its prolonged influence. This celestial alignment is part of a "dark brew" of energies intended to exert pervasive control over others.

Adams draws parallels between the deck's imagery and "dark shamanism," a cosmology of predation where practitioners open themselves to possession by powerful predatory entities. One specific card, "Ipeo," depicts a monk possessed by a draconian entity, representing the total displacement of the human persona. This ethnographic construct explains reports of high-level elites appearing "possessed" or predatory in their behavior.

The conversation shifts to the core goal of ancient mysticism: tearing the veil between the natural and spirit worlds. Hanlon characterizes NASA's moon missions and the official 9/11 narrative as forms of "sorcery" used to deceive the masses. He references occultists like Manly P. Hall, Alice Bailey, and Madame Blavatsky regarding rituals used to contact other dimensions. While Hanlon warns against these practices as "opening a line to hell," the host suggests that near-death experiences and entheogens can provide valuable, fear-reducing glimpses into the afterlife.

Davis compares the Western perception of ayahuasca as a healing tool with its traditional indigenous context, which often involves "brujeria" or spiritual warfare between shamans. He characterizes the CIA's activities as a form of "modernist brujeria," using drugs as black magic to manipulate the world. Despite these dark associations, he argues that the revolutionary potential of psychedelics remains a separate, valid thread of history.

Magic is defined as the art and science of causing change in consciousness in accordance with will, referencing the work of Dion Fortune. The discussion illustrates this through modern advertising, specifically how billboard campaigns for soft drinks use non-rational psychological triggers to associate products with wealth, beauty, and social success.

The 2016 presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush are analyzed as examples of cheap sorcery. This involves using bland logos, slogans like "I'm with her," and carefully curated imagery to market political candidates as products to a mass audience of 400 million people.

The distinction between technology and sorcery is challenged, with the claim that elite groups use astrology and timing to bend reality. Media reports are seen as tools to seat these occult codes into the public consciousness, thereby controlling the perception of events. Epstein's age of 66 and the 13-year gap between suicides at his facility are cited as intentional narrative markers.

Thomas Sheridan, a Dublin-based researcher and author of Sorcery! The Invocation of Strangeness, joins the program to discuss the hidden history of magic and the Druids. The conversation focuses on the power of visualization, sigil magic, and the idea that individuals are co-creators in a universe of probability rather than victims of a systemic cabal. Sheridan’s background as an artist and satirist informs his perspective on the ancient traditions of the Ireland-Scotland region.

Passio shares insights from his firsthand experience within dark orders, describing the ruling class as master psychologists. These "Dark Occultists" utilize a massive knowledge differential regarding the human psyche to maintain a power differential over the masses. He characterizes them as social engineers who have hoarded occult information for millennia to manipulate society through fear and subconscious triggers.

The conflict between Catholic and Protestant powers in the 16th century functioned as an occult cold war involving curses, protective magic, and propaganda. Catholic sorcerers targeted Queen Elizabeth I with ritual objects while France utilized the visions of Nostradamus to influence the narrative. This era established magic as a tool for controlling public perception and reality through competing religious systems.

The episode concludes with a final thank you to Jason Louv and a reminder to check out his magic courses. A custom song titled "Screwed" plays, featuring lyrics about Enochian angels, social awakening, and the feeling of being trapped in a confusing reality. The host signs off with a challenge to the "architects of reality."

"Occult casting" is defined as the intentional selection of actors to carry "cultural valences" or esoteric baggage from previous roles into new films. An example is Anthony Zerbe in The Matrix Reloaded, whose dialogue mirrors his role in the 1971 film The Omega Man. This technique is described as cinematic sorcery used to reinforce Gnostic themes of dualism and reversal in the viewer's subconscious.

Dr. Stephen Skinner discusses his transition from studying Western grimoires to observing Taoist magicians in Asia. He notes striking similarities between the techniques used by 13th-century European sorcerers and modern Chinese practitioners, suggesting a universal reality to these methods. He argues for studying the primary texts of practitioners rather than the accounts written by their historical enemies.

Guest Joseph Farrell returns to the program to discuss his research into interlocking networks of think tanks, corporations, and secret societies. The conversation focuses on his latest books, "Rotten to the Common Core" and "Hidden Finance, Rogue Networks and Secret Sorcery." Farrell tracks the influence of a post-World War II Nazi fascist international on modern global events and underlying agendas.

Based on the research of Fritz Springmeier, diamond symbolism in mass media is identified as a potential trigger for awakening sleeper agents within mind control programs. The discussion clarifies that the "goddess worship" observed in elite circles is not a celebration of the divine feminine, but rather a form of sorcery that utilizes feminine energy for dark manifestation and power.

Jason Miller returns to the program to discuss his new book, Sex, Sorcery and Spirit, following his previous appearance regarding financial sorcery. Miller defines his philosophy as pragmatic sorcery, focusing on achieving tangible results in the physical world rather than purely mystical or belief-based outcomes. He emphasizes integrating magical rituals with mundane actions, such as combining job-seeking spells with professional resume building.

Jason Miller recounts his journey to Nepal and the foothills of the Himalayas to study with Tibetan sorcerers and non-monastic practitioners. He shares a humorous observation about meeting several other occultists from New Jersey, including his teacher John Reynolds, while in Kathmandu. Miller explains that his interest in the region was partially inspired by childhood comic books where superheroes like Doctor Strange and The Shadow gained their powers in Tibet.

The conversation turns to the practical application of sigils during sexual rituals. Miller suggests a technique he developed involving painting sigils directly onto a partner's body—such as the forehead, chest, or back—to ensure the symbol is the primary focus during the moment of orgasm. This method is presented as an evolution of traditional chaos magic techniques that often involve looking at a paper sigil on an altar.