The Obscure Occult Book Report (TOOBR)

Duncan Barford

English Arts Books Philosophy Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 37m

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Since Apr 2024

Latest Episode Apr 2025

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Monthly

Format

Episodic

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About This Podcast

The departure point for each episode is an occult-themed book so obscure that not only is it our hope you've never read it, but that you've never even heard of it, and you never would've, without deciding to tune in and join us today. Welcome!

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Recent Episodes

NEW PODCAST: Passport Through Hades

Apr 12, 2025 0m Trailer

New podcast. Available from the usual places. Alan Chapman and Duncan Barford, editors of a forthcoming collection of Aleister Crowley's magical writings, discuss the true meaning of Crowley's legacy…

A longing for transcendence with a certain style

Jan 19, 2025 34m

A collection of fictional writings that break the traditional rules of storytelling leads us into a consideration of how writing might be used for magical purposes.The book, this episode, is: John…

Suddenly psychosis isn't so psychotic

Nov 05, 2024 39m

We consider in detail some intriguing and sometimes startling true cases, exploring a text that offers frank and practical guidance to psychotherapists on how they should respond when paranormal…

Glimmers from the matrix of ideas

Oct 07, 2024 35m

The seeds of chaos magic, uncovered in the unlikely context of a 1975 children’s book on chance and probability. We take a nostalgic romp through some of the fascinations and shortcomings of a…

Ghosts haunt places but poltergeists people

Sep 03, 2024 44m

An obscure and possibly much underrated poltergeist case, from 1938, is our springboard into issues concerning how a psychoanalytical approach to paranormal investigation radically recontextualises…

Disembodied voices trying to hypnotize

Aug 12, 2024 32m

Can discarnate entities take possession of human beings? We consider an academic text that attempts to build a serious case by drawing on the work of Frederic Myers and considering evidence offered…

A microcosm in no sense separated from reality

Jul 09, 2024 33m

In a change from the promised episode, a search for an intriguing-sounding text prompted by a half-remembered reference in a letter by Aleister Crowley leads us into an exploration of how language…

Subjectivity is only a body that hasn't yet formed

Jun 08, 2024 40m

Our book, this time, is by a meditation master and former NASA engineer, who presents a mental technique for alleviating all forms of physical and emotional pain. We describe and explore his method,…

Salvation is not an evidence-based intervention

May 10, 2024 37m

In this episode we discuss a memoir of a mental health support worker who works with clients in the most deprived areas of London. We consider the issues arising from its author's deep interest in…

The damned tend to stick around

Apr 23, 2024 35m

In this episode we set some parameters for the podcast as a whole, concerning the kinds of relationships that occultists might have with books and reading. The book under discussion concerns…

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The Obscure Occult Book Report (TOOBR) has published 10 episodes since April 2024, covering topics in Arts, Books.

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The Obscure Occult Book Report (TOOBR) is currently dormant with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 37m.

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