Episodes 242
Avg. Duration 46m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (85)
Since Dec 2018
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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This Podcast is a Ritual creates a magical space for a wizard, his guests, his listeners, and an omnipotent future being to create a slightly better reality. Get initiated now by listening to the Opening Ceremony!

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What is a Person? (practice)

Jun 10, 2026 51m Transcript

How do we practice becoming a Person? Doing his best to evade the usual traps of self-optimization, the Wizard offers a humble contemplative practice designed to help us see ourselves—not as…

How to Be an Imperfect Person (preview)

Jun 03, 2026 8m Transcript

Before we get into the practical magical follow up to What is a Person? (theory), the Wizard wanted to acknowledge the paradoxical problem of trying to be a better person and how the Cult of…

What is a Person? (theory)

May 27, 2026 54m Transcript

If you're reading this, you're probably a person. While this word is regarded in everyday language as something simple, straightforward, and basically synonymous with "human being," the Wizard wants…

How to Alchemize Anxiety (preview)

May 20, 2026 8m Transcript

Despite our bests attempts to "calm down" or "stop panicking," anxiety rarely responds to such strategies, so here are all the Wizard's magical secrets on what actually works, gleaned from years of…

How to Recover from Overthinking (w/ Recovering Overthinker)

May 13, 2026 1h 10m Transcript

David Bajramovic, aka the Recovering Overthinker, is an existential explorer, taking the wisdom of pioneers like Carl Jung, Rollo May, James Hillman, Friedrich Nietzsche, and other deep thinkers and…

How to Feel About AI (preview)

May 06, 2026 9m Transcript

The Wizard addresses the current AI discourse from a variety of unusual angles, digging into our lost utopian dreams, extremely valid capitalist critiques, and problematic pearl-clutching moral panic…

How to Imagine the Future (w/ M. Dudeck)

Apr 29, 2026 1h 15m Transcript

Performance artist, witchdoctor, and sci-fi religion world builder M. Dudeck steps into the ritual for an imaginal exploration with the Wizard, digging into what it means to envision wilder, weirder…

How to Heal Back Pain (preview)

Apr 22, 2026 10m Transcript

The Wizard is about to turn 40 and currently discovering the wonders of aging like... crippling back pain! Thankfully, he's still a wizard and was able to turn this pain into a profound and powerful…

The Leap

Apr 15, 2026 29m Transcript

The quest continues as the Wizard ventures even deeper into the Unknown, taking that bold step over the edge to embark on a new chapter of magic, wizardry, and This Podcast is a Ritual by moving…

How to Keep It Real (preview)

Apr 08, 2026 11m Transcript

The Wizard is in transition and working on an episode about where he's moving and what comes next... but it turns out moving really takes it out of you! And that makes it difficult to sit down and do…

How to Win Life and Influence Reality

Apr 01, 2026 42m Transcript

The Wizard finally reveals the ultimate secrets of magic and provides detailed instructions on how to use them to manifest wealth, achieve success, and get everything you've ever wanted (and…

How to Make a Home (preview)

Mar 25, 2026 8m Transcript

The Wizard is moving and seeing as this is his final week in Avalon, the beloved house he's called home for the last 6 years, it only seemed right to let Avalon speak through him about what it means…

How to Drink Kava (w/ Steven E. Leszyk)

Mar 18, 2026 56m Transcript

Settle in and take a sip with kava-tender Steven E.  Leszyk, author of Kava's Magical Roots, as we explore the ceremony surrounding this traditional Polynesian brew, its recent inroads into American…

The Magic of Practice & Persistence (preview)

Mar 11, 2026 11m Transcript

The Magic of Meta (Hypnosis & Meditations) continues to get even more magical in our third chapter! This time, we're focusing on the practice and persistence that improves focus, creating a…

How to Speak with the Dead (w/ Kadmus)

Mar 04, 2026 1h

From honored ancestors to long dead sages, real wisdom can be found beyond even the oldest elders in the land of the dead, a place one may prefer not to wander without a knowledgable guide.…

The Magic of Failing to Meditate (preview)

Feb 26, 2026 9m

The second chapter of The Magic of Meta (Hypnosis & Meditations) is here! In this installment, we dive deeper into developing concentration and focus by learning to appreciate the moments of…

How to Live in the Face of Death (w/ Tom Banger)

Feb 18, 2026 1h 1m

Tom Banger is an artist, writer, and occultural technologist whose wild life has wound its way through the counter cultural currents of punk rock, heavy metal, and magick. After receiving a serious…

The Magic of Meta (preview)

Feb 12, 2026 12m

The first installment of The Magic of Meta (Hypnosis & Meditations) is here! This is a new series of bonus content, released every other week on the Patreon, consisting of both a guided…

How to Deal with Death (w/ Becky Robison)

Feb 04, 2026 54m

We're all going to die and, unfortunately, this truth applies to parents and other legally intwined loved ones. Thankfully, Becky Robison, author of My Parents Are Dead: What Now?, joins the ritual…

What is Metta? (preview)

Jan 28, 2026 9m

Metta is a Buddhist concept ordinarily translated into English as "loving kindness." But beneath a surface some might dismiss as simplistic "peace and love" good vibes, metta meditation offers a deep…

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This Podcast is a Ritual has published 242 episodes since December 2018, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Mental Health.

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This Podcast is a Ritual is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 46m.

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