Occult of Personality podcast

The superlative Ike Baker interviews me about two of my newer books: Peregrine: Crossing Spiritual Boundaries to Find a New Home, An Essay, and The Silent Call of the Heart: A Testimony of Spiritual Awakening.
Our conversation focuses on these two new books, which are closely related but distinct in tone: one more comparative and outward looking, the other more personal and inward looking. We cover comparisons between Eastern and Western spiritual traditions, the meaning of pilgrimage, and the idea that different practices may lead to similar experiences of realization.
Another major theme we discuss is the role of the teacher in spiritual practice, and the argument that an authentic teacher is needed to recognize enlightenment and divinity, not merely to learn techniques. Our discussion also covers honesty about suffering, weakness, and spiritual bypassing, as well as ways of responding to nihilism.

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Peregrine: Crossing Spiritual Boundaries to Find a New Home - https://a.co/d/0ddZp6cN

The Silent Call of the Heart: A Testimony of Spiritual Awakening - https://a.co/d/0hNMIwZa

My latest book, Linguistic Traces of the Ineffable, is also available now on Amazon.com.

Georgina Rose — polytheist, ceremonial magician, and Thelemite, and author of Planetary Theurgy: Ascent Through the Seven Veils — joins me to talk about what it actually means to have a spiritual path with a trajectory, rather than a vague collection of borrowed practices. We get into her rejection of psychologized, watered-down approaches to magic, her critique of New Age spirituality's shallow eclecticism, and why she believes discipline and even transgression are essential to real gnosis rather than obstacles to it.
This was an excellent conversation and I confidently recommend Georgina Rose's work. She is a qualified guide with a solid approach to the magical path and the courage to speak it.
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Planetary Theurgy: Ascent Through the Seven Veils by Georgina Rose - https://a.co/d/0fYFGksj
Da'at Darling / Georgina Rose Substack - https://daatdarling.substack.com/
Da'at Darling YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DaatDarling

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The one and only Jaime Paul Lamb joins us to discuss his wonderful book The Astrological Goetia: The 72 Keys to Angelic and Demonic Astrology (Inner Traditions, 2025). This was an amazing interview with an exceptional practitioner. Enjoy!
This is the full interview. Please support the podcast by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/occultofpersonality or our members' website at https://chamberofreflection.com for exclusive content, extra interviews, and more!
Jaime's website - https://www.jaimepaullamb.com/
The Astrological Goetia - https://a.co/d/09L2nUyp
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In this episode of Occult of Personality podcast, we have an absolutely epic interview with author, Hermetic practitioner, and meditation specialist Martin Faulks (https://martinfaulks.co.uk/) about Freemasonry, alchemy, meditation, the human subtle body, Tantra, and  the book Long Livers: with the Rare Secret of Rejuvenescency, published by Lewis Masonic (https://www.lewismasonic.co.uk/long-livers.htm). I've been anticipating and preparing for this conversation with Martin for years. It's a huge blessing that it's finally come to fruition!

And if you enjoy this interview with Martin Faulks, like I did, be sure to catch the second half of our epic conversation at https://chamberofreflection.com or the Occult of Personality Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/occultofpersonality.

Thank you so much for supporting the show and enjoy!  

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Today's guest is Cyrus Ryan, author and teacher of the Northern Esoteric School of Wisdom. Cyrus has led quite an interesting life and has a lot to say about the esoteric path that is worth your time. Enjoy!

Cyrus Ryan is the author of Living on the Inner Edge: A Practical Esoteric Tale (https://a.co/d/h1A4JBF) and the recently released Esoteric Writings: Teachings for the Aquarian the Age (https://a.co/d/hwIIFZj). "Creativity and spiritual experiences have marked Cyrus's life since a young age. In Cyrus' book he talks about his experiences as part of a Toronto based Esoteric Group for 30+ years. Cyrus spent time in India and Tibet, where he gained insights into the practices of Esoteric Buddhism. In addition to his books, Cyrus is also the Director of the Northern Esoteric School of Wisdom, which is a synthesis of varying esoteric traditions with an emphasis on esoteric meditation, group work and service." You can find Cyrus' school's website at https://www.northernschoolofesotericwisdom.com/

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