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Discover the secret history of cults, witches, magicians, conspiracies and the supernatural with occultism scholar Rob C. Thompson. His crew of Alchemical Actors explore life’s mysteries with a blend of research, ritual, and old-fashioned radio drama.
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S30E4 30.4: The Pure Land (Part Two)
Pure Land Buddhism made its way from India to China and then Japan where it has become the country's most popular religion, specifically the Shin variant developed by the "shaved fool" Shinran.
S30E3 30.3: The Pure Land (Part One)
Pure Land Buddhism is the most popular religion in Japan and is often regarded as parallel to Christianity in many wyays. In this episode, we uncover the origins of the Pure Land Sutras in India and…
S30E2 30.2: Shingon or Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
The goal of estoteric Buddhism is to achieve a sudden spiritual awakening through the use of secret rituals which might include mantras, gestures, or the visualization of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and…
S30E1 30.1: Shinto or Japan's Ancient Spirits
Shinto is the name assigned to Japan's native religion before the arrival of Buddhism. In this episode, Rob explores the legends of the kami including the story of the kamikaze, the origins of sumo…
S29E8 29.8: Murder for Resurrection
William Burke and William Hare murdered sixteen people in the space of about a year in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Burke was thirty-six and Hare twenty-one-years old. Many of their victims were…
S29E7 29.7: Annunaki Revelation (Interview Special)
Heather Lynn joins us to discuss the widely misunderstood ancient Sumerian gods, the Annunaki. The connections made between the Annunaki and aliens have perhaps distracted scholars from a far more…
S29E6 29.6: Blavatsky's Voice of the Silence
A year after she completed the Secret Doctrine, Helena Blavatsky published the Voice of the Silence, one of the last to be completed in her lifetime. The Voice of the Silence relates portions of her…
S29E5 29.5: The Stranger Things Conformity Gate Conspiracy Theory (Strange Ride Crossover Episode)
Strange Ride is back and it's a Stranger Ride. Savannah reveals the conspiracy theory spawned by people who hated the ending to Stranger Things. Check out the Strange Ride channel for more deep dives…
S29E4 29.4: The Pirate King of the Spirit Realms
Rob is podcasting alone today in his attempt to tell the twisting and winding story of John King, the pirate spirit who led the materialization seances of the 1870s.
S29E3 29.3: Blavatsky Revisited
Rob and Savannah go back to the Secret Doctrine.
S29E2 29.2: From Rock Star to Occultist
Gary Lachman, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with Blondie, discusses how he went from rock and roll to Colin Wilson's house on a journey to better understand the nature of…
S29E1 29.1: Heidi Luv and the Mormon Mafia
What drew Howard Hughes to surround himself with what our guest Heidi Luv calls “Mormon Mafia,” and how did their influence shape his decision-making? To what extent was Hughes truly in control of…
S28E12 28.12: Death on Stage (Holiday Special)
While the full series remains exclusive to patrons, we are pulling our episode on musical deaths on stage to the main channel for the holiday. Please and enjoy and consider supporting us on patreon!
S28E11 28.11: Hermit on Fire
Richard Rolle was a hermit and a mystic who was probably more widely read than Chaucer during the medieval period. Rolle sets forth the proper religious path for the contemplative introvert. He…
S28E10 28.10: Thai Tattoo Magic
Rob and Luke sit down with Sheer Zed to talk about his experience traveling to Thailand to receive sacred tattoos, captured in his book Thai Tattoo Magic.
S28E9 28.9: Margery Wept
Margery Kempe cried so much and so loudly that she became one of the most annoying women in her hometown of Lynn as well as neighboring Lincoln and Norwich not to mention Jerusalem, Rome, and…
28.8: The Dark Pool Project Part 3 of 3
Rob's strange experiment in subconscious exploration and creation comes to an exciting conclusion in this final installment of our Dark Pool project.
S28E7 28.7: The Dark Pool Project Part 2 of 3
The story continues. The actors blend subconscious exploration, devised theater, and occult theory in this experimental storytelling experience.
S28E6 28.6: The Dark Pool Project Part 1 of 3
After four years, we have taken down the website for our experiment in audio storytelling created during the pandemic lockdown and so we're posting it up here on our main channel for your Halloween…
S28E5 28.5: The Cloud of Unknowing (Part Two)
Where did the medieval via negative come from? In large part, it was inspired by Plato and those who followed him an innovated on his way of thinking. In the second of two parts on the Cloud of…
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