Shows
Lux Occult105. Witch Punk & Psychopomps w/ Vittorio BenettiVittorio Benetti https://www.instagram.com/vittoriobenettihp, High Priest in the Temple of Witchcraft https://templeofwitchcraft.org/vittorio-benetti-hp/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for a conversation about folk magic, including Vittorio’s contribution to Serpents of Circe, AI and magic, his time in the Italian horror punk band, Rival Skulls, working with the Norse Goddess, Hel and more. Come for the punk rock and safety pins, stay for the enchanted beer and lip balm!Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support the show by helping Luxa buy books and cu...
2026-01-091h 08
Lux Occult104. Recovering from Burnout & Ritual Play w/ J.S. GrovesJ.S. aka Jeffrey Groves https://www.patreon.com/cw/jsgroves returns to speak with Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata about how to recover from creative or magical burnout, and what to do when you’re starting to realize you're experiencing it. Jeffrey also shares about writing the series, The Prince’s Fighter’s, “ritual play” and xier photography work, including capturing magical operations like invocation, experimenting with spirit photography and more. Luxa shares about the experience of modeling for such shoots, communion with Austin Osman Spare and invoking Venus Victrix. Diversions include paranormal investigation photography, talismanic jewelry, botthole haikus and...
2025-11-141h 32
Lux Occult103.5 Spooky Birthday BonusLuxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata shares about the magic we’ll be doing to celebrate The Green Mushroom Project’s 5th Birthday, as well as some poetry snacks and a guided meditation. As always, Much Love and Mush Love to everyone participating in The Green Mushroom Project and Void House! Stay strong, stay curious, guard your mind, and continue to Resist! Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as well as taking a bibliomancy break by givi...
2025-10-3132 min
Lux Occult103. Getting Organized w/ Ron PadrónRon Padrón of White Rose Witching https://www.whiterosewitching.com/about joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about organizing inclusive magical spaces and communities, and what to keep in mind when you’re getting people together to do magical work. Ron shares some perspectives about practicing magic as a member of the Latinx community, as well as about animal folk saints (like the black dog on the cover art). Luxa muses about the resent phenomena of protest frogs and shares thoughts about The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil Project.Thanks for listening to the...
2025-10-241h 12
Lux Occult102. Tarot by Number w/ Laura Tempest ZakroffLaura Tempest Zakroff , https://lauratempestzakroff.com/ , author of Anatomy of a Witch, Weave The Liminal, The Witch's Cauldron, Visual Alchemy, etc, as well as visual artist, dancer, and creatrix extraordinaire joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about Tarot, Numbers, the Archetypes of the Witch and the Magician, Sigil Craft, Embodied Magic and Dance, Authority and Authorship, Egragores and more!Luxa also shares announcements and an update about The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/ and Void House- creating consent forward magical spaces for conducting group work both in person and online, investigating the magical and alchemical properties...
2025-10-061h 16
Lux Occult101. Healing the Liminal w/ Marcella KrollMarcella Kroll https://www.marcellakroll.com/ , author of Healing the Liminal, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about what it means to exist in, navigate and heal liminality, as well as about discovering ways to connect with unknown ancestors and lost family members through meditative, artistic and magical practices. Topics discussed include the Family Tree exercise outlined in Healing the Liminal which spurred Marcella’s discovery of several lost ancestors and family members. The concept of Dragon Energy and how differently it can express itself in various contexts. How to recognize and avo...
2025-05-161h 08
Lux Occult100.5 Satanism and the Far-Right w/ Spencer SunshineSpencer Sunshine https://www.patreon.com/c/spencersunshine/home?redirect=true, https://spencersunshine.com/, author of Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about Satanism and the Far-right. Topics discussed include accelerationism, the history of nazis in Satanist circles and other fringe areas of culture, and about how the situation has evolved over the years into our modern era. Spencer will explain the ways that fringe ideas cross pollinate, and share some thoughts about what the aspiring Satanist might want to know, going in.Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support...
2025-04-241h 17
Lux Occult98. Slow Magic w/ Anthony RellaAnthony Rella https://anthonyrella.com/, author of Slow Magic: Cultivate Lasting Transformation Through Spellwork and Self-Growth, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about playing the long game in one’s magical practice and working with different parts of the self. Some of the concepts which inform Slow Magic as a Paradigm are discussed, such as Internal Families Systems, the Morningstar Mystery School, as well as Time viewed through different lenses, Magical Thinking and more!Luxa also shares a definition of magical Thinking and an update about The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.co...
2025-03-141h 34
Lux Occult97. The Spiritual Quest of Rock Music & Jim Morrison as a Secret Teacher w/ Paul WyldPaul Wyld, https://paulwyld.com/ author of Jim Morrison Secret Teacher of the Occult: A Journey to the Other Side joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss how Jim Morrison, lead singer of the legendary rock group, The Doors, can be thought of as someone on the type of spiritual journey that author Manly Palmer Hall references in his influential classic, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Topics covered include Jim Morrison’s life and career, his music, his persecution and subsequent prosecution by the US authorities and his tragic later years and somewhat mysterious death. It’s a jo...
2025-02-071h 50
Lux Occult94.5. Secrets of the Real Black Lodge Revealed w/ Allen Greenfield & Remembering RendleshamAllen Greenfield joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata (and later
Flood https://exvplanis.com/) for a special episode to discuss his new
book, The Secrets of the Real Black Lodge Revealed and the intersections
of UFOs, Occultism, Magick, politics and more. Topics discussed include
Robert Anton Wilson, Kerry Thornley and Discordianism, the robotic head
of Philip K. Dick, the TV Series, Twin Peaks and what Allen means by
the “Real Black Lodge” (which is a concept that comes up in the show and
elsewhere), UFOs/UAPs and what the government knows, oldschool Ufology
and Project Bluebook, Allen’s time in the...
2024-12-272h 48
Lux Occult94. Enochian Mandalas & Encounters w/ Light Beings w/ Cliff from Enochian TodayCliff from Enochian Today https://enochiantoday.wordpress.com/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss his work creating Enochian Mandalas and how they might or might not be related to Western Qabala, using one’s training in the Enochian system to find inroads into other types of work, hypnosis, his updated Enochian Zodiacal tables, some encounters with the phenomenon he’s had since starting his new magical project, and much more! Cliff and Luxa are both fascinated by numbers, so Luxa asks if Cliff feels that numbers have a personality, and the Prime numbers are discussed.
There...
2024-12-241h 10
Lux Occult93. Wyrd Sisters Spells and Rituals w/ Casey Zabala & Meditation for Screen Addicts w/ GuérieCasey Zabala https://www.instagram.com/wandererstarot/?hl=en joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss her grimoire oracle deck, Wyrd Sisters: A Deck of Spells and Rituals and about her process and rationale in crafting it. Also discussed are the Mushroom as a symbol, and how working with Saturn can teach us about forgiveness. We also talk
about decolonizing witchcraft and Casey’s educational offerings at Modern Witch.org.
During the second act of the episode, Guérie
https://www.instagram.com/meditationforscreenaddicts/ shares about his new e-book, Meditation for a Screen Addicts, which is...
2024-12-131h 08
Lux Occult92. Necrobotany w/ Mortellus & A PGM Cut-up Poetry Grimoire w/ C.J. Lane
Mortellus https://www.instagram.com/acrowandthedead/?hl=en joins Luxa
https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss their recent book, Necrobotany,
and explore some intersections between working with plants and working with the dead. Myths surrounding the term, necromancy, are dispelled as we look into how aspersion was cast on such work in the past. Mortellus
shares about ways of honoring the death which surrounds us and which makes life possible. Also explored are the histories of items such as the Ouija Board and the game, Monopoly, as well as the chaste origins of the Graham Cracker.
During...
2024-11-222h 48
Lux Occult91.5. Bonus: Astral Egg and Sigil Magic w/ The Green Mushroom Guided MeditationA recording of an event in which Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata leads participants in a guided meditation about visiting The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil Project’s https://greenmushroomproject.com/ Astral Temple to conduct egg and sigil magic; and the group discusses their experiences. There is also a call for submissions for collection of magical recipes: Fuck around and Find Out 3: Sorcerous Recipes for Resistance, Resilience, and More from The Green Mushroom Project. Much Love!
Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as...
2024-11-0144 min
Lux Occult90. Sacred Kink, Chaos Magic, and the Psychonaut w/ Lee Harrington & Honoring Claude CahunLee Harrington http://www.PassionAndSoul.com joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss ritual, psychonautic exploration, body magic, and more! Lee also shares about his personal magical practice, and his Patron deity, Bear. During a break, enjoy a stroll through history as we honor Claud Cahun, Marcel Moore, and the Soldier with No Name. Luxa also shares listener mail and an update about The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/ and Void House- creating a consent forward magical space for conducting group work both in person and online, investigating the magical and alchemical properties of consent and providing...
2024-10-182h 09
Lux Occult89. Secrets of Santa Muerte w/ Cressida Stone & A Magical Tale of Caution w/ “Zephod”Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata is joined by Cressida Stone https://www.instagram.com/secretsofsantamuerte/?hl=en, author of Secrets of Santa Muerte: joins to discuss her book, Secrets of Santa Muerte: A Guide to the Prayers, Spells, Rituals, and Hexes, working with the folk saint, and her journey into becoming a devotee. Topics discussed include the colors of Santa Muerte, mythbusting and advice for practitioners who would like to form a relationship with Santa Muerte. During an episode within the episode, an anonymous listener will share a tale of caution about lessons he feels he learned the hard w...
2024-10-041h 39
Lux Occult88. Autonomy, Egregores, Magic & More w/ The Consent AcademyCo-directors of Consent Academy https://www.instagram.com/consentacademy/ Ariana and Ash, join Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss how magical work with groups or solo (and activities or relationships of any kind) can be improved through learning about and using consent practices, and how the risk of consent incidents happening can be decreased through education, respect, and slowing down and taking one’s time. Topics discussed include contextualizing consent in relationships with non-human entities, the will and desire, consent culture and egregores as well as The Consent Academy’s 4 part model of consent. Ariana iis an ordained monk...
2024-09-051h 28
Lux Occult87. The Witch's Workshop and Creating Magical Tools w/ Melissa MadaraMelissa Jayne Marada https://www.instagram.com/saint.jayne/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to share about their new book, The Witch's Workshop and about the power of creating one’s own magical tools and materials. Topics discussed include making your own incense and recipes for different types, dying your own magical chords, creating inks and much more, as well as getting into some theory about deconstructing magical operations in order to better understand how they function. We’ll ask, “can you talk shit to the gods and still have your operations work?” and discuss the Lunar Occult; and Meli...
2024-08-301h 13
Lux Occult86.5: “Get a Room With Yourself at The Green Mushroom Astral Space: A Solo-Sex Meditation for Healing, Wholeness, and Power”Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata shares a guided meditation, “Get a Room With Yourself at The Green Mushroom Astral Space: A Solo-Sex Meditation for Healing, Wholeness, and Power” as well as setting the table with some context. What do you truly consent to when you're alone with yourself? How does respecting your own boundaries feel in your body?
This meditation is intended for adults to listen to in a comfortable and private area where they feel confident that they won’t be interrupted. If this is not the situation for you, please consider returning to che...
2024-08-1659 min
Lux Occult86. Learning the Language of Lenormand w/ Erika RobinsonErika Robinson https://www.instagram.com/divine_withme/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to share about her new book, The Language of Lenormand (which is the first on the topic written by an American), as well as her journey into creating the deck, ‘Erika’s Lenormand of Hope’. Erika explains how divining with Lenormand deck is different from working with the Tarot or other popular systems, and about how each card in the deck will have a different meaning depending on what cards surround it. Also discussed are the ethical considerations regarding reading for third parties, and Erika shares...
2024-08-091h 46
Lux Occult85. Demons, Playing Cards & Wreck This Deck w/ Becky Annison & Secrets of Greek Mysticism w/ George LizosLuxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata is joined by Becky Annison https://www.instagram.com/beckyannison/, creator of “Wreck This Deck”, the solo role playing and journaling game in which players modify standard playing cards for magical purposes. Topics discussed include the magical power of roleplaying, the intersections between games and rituals, how to design a game and much more.
During an episode w/in the episode, Goerge Lizos https://www.instagram.com/georgelizos/ shares about his new book, “Secrets of Greek Mysticism”, the origins of myth, how to connect with the olympian gods and much more. During an episode...
2024-07-261h 38
Lux Occult84. Magic, the Phenomena & Simulation Hypothesis w/ Ex V Planis & Unearthing ParanormalcyLuxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata is joined by the hosts of Ex V Planis https://linktr.ee/Exvplanis and Unearthing Paranormalcy podcasts https://www.unpnormalcy.com/ for this special round table discussion about the Simulation Hypothesis, what it is and what its implications might mean for Magic, Death, Morality, and the nature of reality itself! In this fun and heady discussion we’ll discuss near death and psychedelic experiences, answer listener questions, argue various perspectives and bring in some humor to lighten things up. Whether you’re certain we’re living in the Matrix, think that’s a silly idea, ha...
2024-07-121h 40
Lux Occult83. The Way of The Will, Thelema, and Crowley w/ David ShoemakerAuthor, psychologist, and longtime Thelemite, Dr. David Shoemaker livingthelema.com joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to share about his new book, The Way of the Will:Thelema in action and about how Thelema might differ from other traditions or religions where thinking about the founder is concerned. Topics discussed include Aleister Crowley- the man vs. his work, the Magical Will, and Qabalistic Psychology. David also shares thoughts about vetting magical teachers and organizations and about different ways that people can attain spiritual wisdom. Luxa shares an update about The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/ and our...
2024-06-281h 10
Lux Occult82. Dionysus and the Ritual of Theatre & Finding Hekate w/ Cynthia BeckertActor, director, and pagan performer extraordinaire, Cythia Beckert https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0065653/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to share about the intersections of a magical practice and theatrical practice, working with deities like Dionysus and Hekate, and about what can be learned about practices like invocation through exploring the performing arts. Cynthia shares about her journey from Catholicism to paganism and she and Luxa discuss magical work that they’ve done together in the past. Luxa shares about The Green Sphere, a collaborative working which you can participate in that will take place on June 8th, 2024. The...
2024-06-071h 30
Lux Occult81. Magic for the Resistance and the History of Tarot w/ Michael M. HughesMichael M Hughes https://www.michaelmhughes.com/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to share about experiences surrounding the ritual he created to bind the reality TV star the US elected as president in 2016 and which ended up being propelled to viral fame, becoming the largest magical working in history. There’s some great stuff about the history of the Tarot and Micheal’s courses in the subject, with some debunking of popular myths (spoiler alert, it’s not from Ancient Egypt, but that doesn’t make it any less cool or interesting). Also explored are the intersections of the Tric...
2024-05-242h 10
Lux Occult80. Icelandic Folk Magic w/ Albert Björn Shiell & Santa Muerte, Alchemy, and More w/ Omega DecayAlbert Björn Shiell https://www.instagram.com/sussex_pellar/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about his new book, Icelandic Folk Magic: Witchcraft of the North Topics discussed include Galder and Sedir, the trolls, the elves and other denizens of the wild places, Oden’s complex role in the mythology, the role Christianity plays in the tradition, and some common misconceptions about Icelandic magic and it’s origins (spoiler- it’s not really viking stuff). For an episode within the episode Luxa is joined by Omega Decay https://www.instagram.com/omegadecayvideo/ to talk about Santa Muerte...
2024-05-101h 56
Lux Occult79. Technologies of Freedom & Reading the Stars w/ Isa NakazawaIsa Nakazawa https://www.instagram.com/isanaka joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to share some approaches to astrology and tarot and discuss how such practice can be both a technology of freedom as well as something which gives one insight into meaningful patterns on a broader, social level. Isa is the host for the Stars and Stars with Isa podcast https://www.instagram.com/starsandstarswithisa where she sits with artists and thinkers to read them their birth chart and discuss their life’s purpose. She shares about her journey from being a skeptic to becoming an astrologer and ta...
2024-04-191h 40
Lux Occult78. Finding New Paths w/ Angela Guyton & Merrily DuffyAngela Guyton https://www.angelaguyton.com/about/ (Nothing Rhymes w/ Rats, Paradoxical +) shares about the experience of being an accomplished comic book artist who would also like to be a comic book writer, and the sometimes uncomfortable journey of stretching one’s wings in a creative practice. The concepts discussed could be applied to a new endeavor of any type!
Merrily Duffy, host of the Casual Temple Podcast https://casualtemple.com/ shares about her journey into the magical paradigm in which she currently works, exploring a variety of topics such as kundalini yoga, ceremonial magic and working wit...
2024-04-041h 50
Lux Occult77. The Fixed Gaze w/ Aidan WachterAidan Wachter https://www.patreon.com/aidanwachter, author of Changeling, Six Ways, and Weaving Fate, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss ways of cultivating resilience and focusing on the bigger picture by aligning one’s attention with one’s intention. Aidan shares about the somatic work he’s been conducting to move through anxiety, some thoughts about his time away from the public eye and much more! There is also a teaser about a new project he is working on. Luxa shares Book 19 of The Green Mushroom Project 23:Bibliomancy scripture, a poetry snack in the form of a psal...
2024-03-011h 28
Lux Occult76. Fairies, Faith, & The Phenomena w/ Douglas BatchelorDouglass Batchelor of the ‘What Magic is This?’ podcast https://whatmagicisthis.com/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for a discussion about the phenomena and the conversations surrounding government disclosure about “non-human intelligences”, etc. from a perspective which is informed by an occult or magical practice. What does it look like when a new religion is being born? Who might benefit? What’s really going on with the strange lights we’ve been seeing in the sky throughout human history? These topics and more are explored. Douglass, being an occultist and life-long enthusiast (and experiencer) of the phenomena has done extensi...
2024-02-091h 48
Lux Occult75. Psychoanalysis and the Cut-up Technique w/ Dr. Vanessa Sinclair & Anonymous Agnostic Antichrists w/ Derek Hunter23 skidoo! Psychoanalyst, author, artist, occultist and host of Rendering Unconscious, Dr. Vanessa Sincalir https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about the cut-up technique and how it can be applied in one’s magical practice. Dr. Sinclair shares some advice about magical praxis and about some of her experiences having a foot in multiple worlds, and she and Luxa demonstrate the cut-up technique by producing a cut-up poem together during the interview.
Derek Hunter shares about his new book, Anonymous Agnostic Antichrists which looks at how the work attributed to William Sha...
2024-01-241h 50
Lux Occult73. The Mycocultus Working w/ Dave ArdreyDave Ardrey of Unearthing Paranormalcy podcast https://www.unpnormalcy.com/, The the Ancient Order of Druids in America https://aoda.org/ and The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/ joins Luxa https://anchor.fm/luxa-strata to talk about Mycocultus, a project which explores core concepts found in neophyte or beginner work from mystery schools and other related traditions, and reinterprets it in the context of mushroom symbology. A bit of a crash course, exploring with broad strokes some common concepts which we find in a lot of esoteric traditions, as well as looking at how these concepts are interpreted...
2024-01-011h 10
Lux Occult72. The Ahuman Manifesto & the Death of anthropos w/ Patricia MacCormackProfessor Patricia MacCormack, author of The Ahuman Manifesto: Activism for the End of the Anthropocene joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about the Death of anthropos, Queerying, Queering and Queer(y)ing Chaos Magick, Death Activism, Cunt Chaos Magick, and much more! Find out why the Professor doesn’t mind being called a cunt and why perhaps you shouldn’t either. There is an update about The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil project as well as a new sounds magick track produced by Luxa Starta ft. Folds & Floods of Ex V Planis and thoughts about the Rendlesham Forest UFO/UAP...
2023-12-291h 32
Lux Occult71. Tales from the Dark Side (of Physics) w/ Flood from Ex V PlanisFlood from Ex V Planis https://www.exvplanis.com joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for a fun and impromptu conversation about dark energy, dark matter, entropy, magic and more. Luxa shares thoughts about the Monroe Institute’s Hemi-Sync recordings and some of the work that went into the recent album of audio magic, Void/Machine: Adjustment, as well as books 10-15 from the 23:Bibliomancy project and a few tracks from FAFO pt. 2: The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/ and We the Hallowed https://wethehallowed.org/ digital mixtape! Much Gratitude, and Much Love.
Than...
2023-11-231h 19
Lux Occult70. Spinoza and the Sexy Dangers of Pantheism, Transdivinity & Agdistis w/ RocketRocket https://www.instagram.com/eyeandy/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about Spinoza, Pantheism, the idea of a Transcendent vs. an Immanent divine (and what that translates into for humans). What does this look like when religious philosophy is translated into political doctrine? We also talk about Kabbalah (with a K), and why the Mysteries (with a capital M) must be experienced somatically rather than cognitively. Rocket shares about Jewish Mysticism, the upcoming Trans Rite of Ancestor Elevation https://trans-rite.tumblr.com/ their work with Agdistis and some of the mythology surrounding the godform whose gender...
2023-11-101h 46
Lux Occult69. Necromancy and the Catholic Saints w/ Laurel & Infinite Emptiness w/ AR Salsman*Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata is joined by Laurel to talk about her Catholic Saints practice, which she does outside of the purview of the Church in a Chaos Magic context, working directly with the Saints rather than involving “big G” god. She shares about how the Saints appear differently in different cultures, and about some of the family traditions with which she grew up. How do you begin working with a given Saint? Laurel provides some great tips and advice about getting started! Also included is a discussion of the new Druidry journals she’s created which others can us...
2023-10-271h 53
Lux Occult68. The Spookier Side of the Mushroom w/ Amy, Dave & Chad of Unearthing Paranormalcy & Flood of Ex V PlanisLuxa joins Dave, Amy, and Chad from the Unearthing Paranormalcy podcast as well as Flood from Ex V Planis to tell ghost stories, talk about disclosure and lab grown meat and discuss what makes a place haunted. Hosts share local legends and spooky antidotes as well as getting into some of the scarier topics which arose during 2023. A track from Fuck Around and Find Out pt. 2, The Green Mushroom and We the Hallowed digital mixtape is included, as well as one from Luxa’s new album of ritually produced occult aural erotica, VOID/Machine: Adjustment which will be released at...
2023-10-131h 59
Lux Occult67. The Wiliest Chaotes w/ Chaos Magick News & Ghost Boxes and Gematria w/ Bobby HaleSM Kennedy and Co-Host of Chaos Magick News https://linktr.ee/chaosmagicknews?fbclid=PAAab1TYdUqqjo2m_1Ex9DW6fcvPZ23QJ6OFFhmaZsh8-xWAXQwya4iOzBj2M join Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for a conversation about Chaos Magick and modern occultism. Austin Osman Spare and Peter Carroll, approaches to divination, the importance of aesthetics in a magical practice and more. Everything’s Qabalah and DON’T TALK ABOUT HEIDEGGER! Bobby Hale of Listening Post Alpha and Temple of Bablon Choronzon https://www.facebook.com/groups/templeofbabalonchoronzon shares about the divinatory experiments he and others have been conducting using ghostboxes and the ALW...
2023-09-222h 09
Lux Occult66. Dionysus and the Sorcerer’s Workbench w/ JS Groves & the Game of Identity w/ Art Worldbuilding
Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata speaks with JS Groves http://jsgroves.com/, about some of the many irons xi has in the fire, creatively and magically. JS shares about working with the Picatrix and using planetary elections to make talismanic jewelry, and the process and rationale that xi uses in this work. We talk about the god, Dionysus, and modern Dionysiiac worship, some of the exploits of the KC Pagan arts collective, and thoughts and advice about conducting public ritual.
For the episode w/in the episode Luxa sits down with the host of...
2023-08-312h 03
Lux Occult65. Queerying Occultures & Acts of Magical Resistance w/ Phil HineLuxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata speaks with author Phil Hine http://enfolding.org, about his new collections of essays, Queerying Occultures (available from Original Falcon Publications https://originalfalcon.com/products.php?a=phil_hine ) and Acts of Magical Resistance (available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Acts-Magical-Resistance-Phil-Hine-ebook/dp/B0C8JMVR6D/ref=sr_1_7?qid=1689003129&refinements=p_27%3APhil+Hine&s=books&sr=1-7). Among the many topics discussed is a reexamination of the god, Pan, thoughts about Queering Tantras, the deity, Ardhanarishvara and contextualizing gender when encountering deities from other cultures, the Crossed Bones Graveyard and Queering Sacred Space...
2023-08-111h 33
Lux Occult63. Becoming Undomesticated: In Praise of the Wild Spirit w/ Ramon Castellanos & A Very Paranormal Summer w/ Flood from Ex V PlanisLuxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata speaks with author, Ramon Castellanos https://www.theancestralnow.com/, about the concept of Wildness, and his upcoming book, In Praise of the Wild Spirit. Ramon shares some fascinating perspectives about how we, as modern humans, interact with what he calls the current of domestication and what this force looks like in our lives. He also shares some lessons he's learned from working with wolves, and how Wildness is an intrinsic quality that captivity does not erase. Luxa also speaks with Flood, host of the Ex V Planis podcast https://exvplanis.com/ for an episode w...
2023-06-301h 52
Lux Occult62. 23.5.23:BibliomancyIn this special celebration of May 23rd, 2023, Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata reads the first 9 books of The Green Mushroom Project 23:Bibliomancy scripture accompanied by the “23” track produced for the experiment out of samples with the number 23 in their titles. Much Love and Mush Love to everyone participating in the Green Mushroom Project, regardless of what that looks like for you in your practice!
Read more about the 23:Bibliomancy experiment at: https://greenmushroomproject.com/
For Full show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQy4xPu9U9pbkN...
2023-05-2323 min
Lux Occult61. Haunt Manual, Ghost Magicks, & The Story of Your Name ft. Keats Ross, Louie That 11 from Uncanny Mystic Minds, and Flood from EX V PlanisLuxa speaks with Keats Ross https://twitter.com/KeatsRoss, host of the Pragmagick Podcast and central haunt of the We The Hallowed international anarchic artist’s collective about his new project, Haunt Manual and his practice of producing esoteric audio and using sound in magical contexts. There’s also an episode within the episode ft. Loue That 11, host of Uncanny Mystic Minds podcast https://www.instagram.com/uncannymysticmindspodcast/ , about the power of names and numbers, embracing the Void and being No Thing. There is a short conversation ft. Flood from Ex V Planis https://www.instagram.com/exvplanis/?hl=en a...
2023-05-161h 42
Lux Occult60. Grimoires 'N Space w/ Menw from Woodlands Show & Patrick from Petals and FeathersLuxa speaks with Menw, https://twitter.com/occultboyscout host of the Woodlands Show Podcast about his love of Grimoires and how to approach working with them. Also discussed is the solomonic technique, falling in love with learning, the joys of geomancy, being your own divination boy, and much more. In an episode within the episode, Patrick https://www.instagram.com/petalsandfeathersshop/, owner and proprietor of the Petals and Feathers online apothecary, speaks about his love of space, the upcoming Artemis mission to the Moon and NASA’s many nods to mythology, as well as glamour magic and much more. Is...
2023-04-012h 17
Lux Occult57. Love and Other Dangerous Magics w/ Mme. Vendredi & The Ancestral Now w/ Ramon CastellanosMme. Vendredi https://www.instagram.com/mmvndri/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about the topics of Perception, working with the Djinn, Demon Bowls, and the practice of Black Magick; as well as for a discussion about Love Magic and Ethics. In an episode within the episode, Ramon Castellanos https://www.theancestralnow.com/ speaks about about doing Ancestor Work in a modern context and his new book, the Ancestral Now. There are also updates about The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/, a Love Letter to the Void, and musings about a strategic framework for applying magical tech...
2023-02-152h 33
Lux Occult54. Cryptology, Ciphers, and Other Mathmagicks w/ Rev. Erik & Embracing the Others w/ AlinalRev. Erik, https://arnemancy.com/ host of Arnemancy and co-host of Wiz Biz, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for this special spooky holiday episode to talk about ways math(s) shows up in an occult practice and how it can be used for all types of magical operations like sigil creation, meditation, etc. Topics include cryptology, prime numbers, correspondence charts, magic squares and more! Hip-hop producer, podcaster, and vocalist for the deathcore band, Thrown Out https://www.instagram.com/thrownoutband/, Alinal https://www.instagram.com/analoguesignal/, stops by for the episode within the episode to share about his w...
2022-12-242h 23
Lux Occult53. Nothing Rhymes with Rats w/ Ramsey Janini & Cryptids and Conspiracies w/ Chad from Unearthing ParanormalcyRamsey Janini https://www.instagram.com/ramostotle/ author of the existential comic, Nothing Rhymes with Rats https://www.instagram.com/nrwr_comic/, (Illustrated by Angela Guyton https://www.instagram.com/angieastronaut/ ) joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about gallows humor, finding joy in meaninglesness, and the fascinating journey the Rats of Nothing Rhymes with Rats took as they first wandered into our world. There is an episode within the episode featuring Chad from Unearthing Paranormalcy podcast https://www.unpnormalcy.com/ in which the topics of cryptids, aliens, and conspiracy thought are briefly discussed. Spooky season continues as...
2022-12-142h 14
Lux OccultGratitude! TGM Zine Now Available DigitallyLuxa expresses Gratitude, shares a poetry snack, and announces that Fuck Around and Find Out: Offerings of Magical Sovergnty from The Green Mushroom Project Zine is now available digitally! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cKu6-PNAZl8qpafAw_C-wTdsveVaUydu/view?usp=sharing
Many thanks to Joy the Sporeceress https://www.instagram.com/occulture_jammer/ for making the zine possible!
Thank you for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! If you’d like to support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as well as taking a bibliomancy break, consider giving on Pa...
2022-11-2404 min
Lux Occult52. Consorting with Spirits and Self Sovereignty w/ Jason Miller & Kleidoukos and Creating Haunted Objects w/ LuxaJason Miller https://www.strategicsorcery.net/, author of the new book, Consorting with Spirits, joins Luxa to talk about working with non-corporeal entities in one’s practice. Some of the topics explored are how we should frame our thinking when it comes to issues like consent in dealing with spiritual entities, and ways of contextualizing the information we obtain via spiritual contact and divination. Also discussed is the concept of self sovereignty and one of the biggest dangers in using magic. Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata shares about an experiment she conducted to create haunted objects in conjunction with he...
2022-11-161h 42
Lux Occult50. Kitchen Grimoires, Edible Occultism, and Erudite Hedonism w/ Melissa Madara & Divine Chaos w/ Derek HunterLuxa is joined by Melissa Madara, author of The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire https://www.instagram.com/saint.jayne/, to talk about enjoying the history of occultism through food, eating SATOR squares, Witchcakes from the Salem Witch Trials (sans urine) and why Kitchen Witchcraft isn’t really a thing, but we can’t seem to stop doing it. Erudite hedonism? Yes, please! There’s also an episode within the episode featuring Derek Hunter https://www.love-chaos.com/ to talk about his new work, The Divine Chaos, Surrealism, and why he chose Austin Osman Spare to be his Virgil. Luxa s...
2022-10-191h 46
Lux Occult49. Memento Mori w/ Adel Souto & Building an Oracle w/ Loki LumerianAdel Souto, aka Adel 156 https://adelsouto.com/AS.html, joins Luxa for a conversation about his album, Memento Mori, which was produced using human bones as instruments, as well as “throw away poetry” and discovering art as it emerges from one’s environment. Loki Lumerian also stops in for an episode within the episode to chat about a bibliomancy oracle as well as constructing mazes. There is a bibliomancy mega break as we hear Loki read about the Green Mushroom Project’s 2nd birthday, as well as the latest iteration of the project's 23:Bibliomancy track. Luxa shares about a recently...
2022-09-231h 55
Lux Occult48. The 5 Pillars of Consent w/ Zach Budd & Odin and Inclusive Heathenry w/ Lonnie ScottZach Budd, consent and polyamory educator and Golf Coast advocate for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom https://ncsfreedom.org/, joins Luxa and Deep, co-host of the Smut’s Up podcast, to speak about a system Zach’s developed to help people understand consent, called the 5 Pillars of Consent, as well as discussing the problems with the “no means no” model. Zach also shares about his personal journey into the work which he is now doing and why understanding consent is in everyone’s best interest. Luxa is also joined by Lonnie Scott, host of Weird Web Radio https://weirdwebra...
2022-08-022h 35
Lux OccultLet's Meet In the Tavern on Fungal Friday: A The Green Mushroom Project Guided Meditation by LuxaThis short meditation was written, read and produced by Luxa Stata (https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata) and features graphic design by T. Grady (https://www.instagram.com/mirthandwoe/). It was made for the purposes of guiding participants to The Green Mushroom Astral Space during Fungal Friday voice chats. Now, you too can join us in the Astral Tavern associated with The Green Mushroom Astral Temple on Friday night (or whenever) and take part in the fun and camaraderie, astrally! Much Love and Mush Love to everyone participating in the project, regardless of what that looks like for you in your practice...
2022-07-2207 min
Lux Occult46. The Semiotician in the Machine w/ Alley Wurds & Elemental Spirits w/ Taylor EllwoodAlley Faint Wurds https://linktr.ee/elephantwords, author of GPT-3 TECHGNOSIS; A CHAOS MAGICK BUTOH GRIMOIRE, and Sub/Urban Body Butoh Fu: A CYOA Chaos Magick Grimoire and Oracle and more joins Luxa for a conversation about their many interesting projects related to using artificial intelligence and butoh in an occult context. Topics include 8D chess, rituals generated and performed by computers and much more! There is also a special episode within the episode featuring Taylor Ellwood https://www.magicalexperiments.com/ for a conversation about his new book, Walking with Elemental Spirits, and thinking about the Elements in a m...
2022-06-161h 53
Lux OccultBonus: The Green Mushroom Choose Your Own Adventure Meditation 1: Connecting with the Hyphosigil's Web (w/ Intro)This special bonus episode features an introduction by Luxa and a new The Green Mushroom guided meditation written by Green Mushroom Council members Shane Thomas, who blogs about discovering and learning magic at https://buildingthephilosophersstone.wordpress.com with help from Joy the Sporeceress https://www.instagram.com/occulture_jammer/ and Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata. It is read by EK Menw, host of The Woodlands Show https://www.intothewoodlands.net/ and features music composed and performed by Kue Varo https://kuevaro.bandcamp.com/ as well as Adam Matlock aka An Historic https://anhistoricmusic.bandcamp.com/. It begins with a...
2022-05-0745 min
Lux Occult41. Pop Oracular Vernacular and No Gods But My Own w/ Eric J. MillarArtist, theoretical occultist and creator of various oracular devices, Eric J. Millar, joins Luxa for a conversation about pop magick, creating divination tools, his monthly offering, No Gods But My Own, and much more. This episode also features a discussion about divination, a reading using one of Eric’s creations, the Tethered Elements dice oracle, as well as with Luxa’s newly built Magic the Gathering divination deck. Also featured is a track produced by Luxa as part of a divination experiment, updates about The Green Mushroom project, and creative ways to do divination contributed by listeners! Much Love.
2022-03-021h 31
Lux Occult40. Feedback Fanaticism w/ Joel of Dream MirrorJoin Luxa for a special Valentine’s Day / Lupercalia episode featuring Joel of Dream Mirror, who returns to talk more feedback worship and reflect on his year-long video ritual project, Desires in Motion, as well as sharing thoughts about alchemy in music and making a commitment to prioritize your practice in a sustainable way for your own lifestyle. Also featured is poetry by E.A. Toles (and a smattering of other literary treats), a dubiously-sourced discussion on the magical uses of the Tomato (aka Poisonous Love Apple), as well as another sample from Luxa’s new sound and sex magi...
2022-02-141h 33
Lux Occult39: A Spoonful of Thaumaturgy with StevieJoin Luxa for a fantastic conversation with Stevie about how they’ve incorporated ideas from Spoon Theory into their practice. We also talk about Thaumaturgy, Theurgy and Miracles, as well as Stevie’s upcoming foot interest zine. Luxa shares some thoughts about deity work, as well as some automatic writing and a sample from the new sound and sex magick project which is yet to be released. Much Love!
Thank you for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! If you’d like to support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as well as tak...
2022-02-021h 32
Lux Occult38: The Green Mushroom Project Audio Grimoire Pt. 1: Connecting with the Hyphosigil’s WebFor this first in an ongoing series about working with The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil, Luxa is joined by Dave Ardery from Unearthing Paranormalcy, Yaramarud from Faith Blind Council and Administrism, Joy the Sporeceress, The Rabbit, Josh aka, Junior C, and Menw https://twitter.com/occultboyscout . In this introductory episode, we talk about the creation of the project, how we began working with it and how others might get involved. There is a lot of great practical advice about everything from meditation and visualization to “bringing your own juice.” The episode concludes with the first The Green Mushroom guided meditation ever...
2022-01-141h 27
Lux Occult37: Process vs. Product & Hypersigil Cassette Tapes w/ Adam Matlock aka An Historic (Sound and Magick pt. 4)Join Luxa for a very dope conversation with Adam Matlock aka An Historic https://adammatlock.bandcamp.com/ about Audio Sigils, Teaching, Process vs. Product, the magical usefulness of Gullibility, and much more! There is also a discussion about The Green Mushroom project and the Saprotroph Servitors as well as Adam’s Hypersigil Cassette Tapes. This episode includes some of Luxa’s philosophical musings on the topic of Art, Magick and Identity as well as original (and sometimes fungus themed) music by Adam!
Mush Love!
For full Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1...
2022-01-072h 21
Lux Occult36. Enochian Astrology and Mathemagicks w/ Cliff from Enochian Today & Winter Solstice Sound Sigil (Iteration #2)Join Luxa as she speaks once more with Cliff of Enochian Today https://enochiantoday.wordpress.com about his experience doing the Gebafol Ritual, his new Angelic Astrology services and the Zodiacal Holy Table and Lamen he’s created. Also discussed are several areas where spirituality and mathematics intersect, Enochian Magick being a prime example. Is math really “real”? Find out, once and for all, in this episode!
There is an also update about the many cool things happening with The Green Mushroom project, a fiery poem by Rumi, and the new iteration of the Winter Solstice Sound Sigil...
2021-12-222h 33
Lux Occult34: The Devil and The Magician with Matt from Spear of Fire TarotJoin Luxa as she speaks with Matt from Spear of Fire Tarot https://linktr.ee/SpearofFire about his journey into the esoteric and finding depth in his tarot practice. He sheds some light and shares some insight about the archetypes represented by the Devil and Magician cards, and also puts on a demonstration by reading for Luxa using a tarot spread of his own devising! Luxa shares a sigilized poem, some thoughts about magical tools and the history of the tarot, as well as an experience she had working with The Green Mushroom astral space.
For full...
2021-11-152h 07
Lux Occult33. Mediumship and Honoring the Dead with Amy Ardrey from Unearthing ParanormalcyJoin Luxa as she speaks with Amy Ardrey from the Unearthing Paranormalcy Podcast https://www.unpnormalcy.com/ for this very special Halloween edition of Lux Occult. Amy shares about her experiences as a Medium and hanging out in graveyards, as well as offering some advice about how one might become more in touch with their Spirit Guides and Ancestors. There is also some talk of Sexy Cryptids and other seasonally-appropriate shenanigans! Also touched on is the holiday, Dia de los Muertos, and a method for writing Sigilized Poetry described by Frater Yaramarud from Faith Blind Council podcast!
T...
2021-10-311h 42
Lux Occult32. Chaos Heathenry and Hypnosis with Lonnie Scott from Weird Web RadioJoin Luxa as she speaks with Lonnie Scott, who is the host of Weird Web Radio Weirdwebradio.com (as well as wearing many other hats) about Chaos Heathenry, Honoring the Ancestors, Hypnosis and so much more. Also discussed is the hypnosis experiment in the series, Hellier, as well as the problems with time traveling, and the word “folkish.” There’s also a story from Mayan mythology about two brothers, and two trees, as well as a sound magick track about zero and infinity and an update about the one-year anniversary of The Green Mushroom project. It's all got curves, and it’...
2021-10-211h 45
Lux Occult31. Magick, Games, and Hypersigils with Frater Drednought from Faith Blind CouncilJoin Luxa for a very fun start to season 2 as she is joined by Frater Drednought from the Faith Blind Council Podcast https://www.faithblindpodcast.com/ to talk about Magick, Games, and Hypersigils. How can we use tabletop RPGs and video games for magical purposes, and what elements of these games might we employ in our everyday lives towards magical means? What can we learn from the characters we chose to play, and how is gaming in a magical context different than in a non-magical one? Topics covered include magical game design, using games for ego-magick, hypersigils, and much...
2021-09-292h 40
Lux Occult30. I Dream, Therefore I Am w/ Asher from Ad Hoc History (Explaining Chaos Magick to My Brother pt. 4)Join Luxa for this special one-year anniversary edition of the show as she speaks with her brother, Asher (host of Ad Hoc History), in a conversation about dreams and how they can be useful to us in our waking lives and our magical practices. Asher shares his experiences as a prolific dreamer and the pair talk about Jungian dream analysis. Also making an appearance are Decartes and Ramanujan. What is the purpose of dreaming? How have people’s dreams played an important part in the events of history? What can you learn from your dreams? These questions, and more, are...
2021-09-072h 14
Lux OccultBonus: An Elemental Exploration of Light and Shadow: A Green Mushroom Project Guided Meditation (With Intro)Note: This version contains an introduction and discussion of the exercise. A version with just the meditation will also be available for convenience.
This meditation was written by The Green Mushroom Council member S Shane Thomas with Narration by Dave Ardrey, Amy Ardrey & Chad, and Production and Sound Design by Luxa Strata. S Shane Thomas blogs about discovering and learning magic at https://buildingthephilosophersstone.wordpress.com. This meditation is intended to guide you through the positive and negative traits of the thinking, feeling, intuitive, and sensory parts of the self. It can be used for personal reflection an...
2021-08-271h 16
Lux OccultBonus: An Elemental Exploration of Light and Shadow: A Green Mushroom Project Guided Meditation (No Intro)Note: This version does not contain the introduction and discussion of the exercise. A version with the introduction as well as the meditation will also be available for convenience.
This meditation was written by The Green Mushroom Council member S Shane Thomas with Narration by Dave Ardrey, Amy Ardrey & Chad, and Production and Sound Design by Luxa Strata. S Shane Thomas blogs about discovering and learning magic at https://buildingthephilosophersstone.wordpress.com. This meditation is intended to guide you through the positive and negative traits of the thinking, feeling, intuitive, and sensory parts of the self. It ca...
2021-08-2732 min
Lux Occult29. Visualization Demystified & Imagination Magick Re-imagined with Aidan WachterJoin Luxa as she speaks again with Aidan Wachter, magician, podcaster, talismanic jeweler, and author or Weaving Fate and Six Ways about how changing the way we think about the term “Visualization” as well as how we frame the practice of Imagination Magick can make it much more accessible. There’s also a ton of other great, practical advice about framing our approach to the practice of magick, and life, in general, as well as some commentary on fine cinema. There’s an update about a Sound Sigil track for The Green Mushroom’s first birthday that you can contribute...
2021-08-092h 05
Lux Occult28. Musical Geometry and Animist Karaoke with Matt Marble (Sound and Magick pt.3)Join Luxa as she speaks with Matt Marble, an artist, writer, and audio producer whose music and visual art are informed by symbolic geometry, divination methods, and ongoing dreamwork practice, about his work and his approach to creating. Matt is also the host of the Secret Sound podcast and the author of Buddhist Bubblegum, an upcoming book about Arthur Russell, which will be available Winter 2021. Also featuring music from Matt Marble, alchemists with fun names, an update about The Green Mushroom Project, and musings about Gratitude. Much Love.
For Full Episode Notes: https://docs.google.com/document...
2021-07-231h 20
Lux Occult27. Conspiracy Thought and the "Occult Conspiracy" with Dr. Rob C. ThompsonJoin Luxa as she speaks with Dr. Rob C. Thompson of Occult Confessions and The Dark Pool podcasts about conspiracist ideation and the roots of the “Occult Conspiracy” narrative. Learn the ingredients in a “Conspiracy Burger” as well as how to vaccinate yourself against hoaxes and faulty logic. Also, a classic prank, new music from Matt Marble, poetry from Frater Yaramarud, an update on The Green Mushroom Project, and much more!
Full Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSqhNLKlmoEY3irl4zA17sP1DJd44O9LqgEqFDPNblBYl4YfBdv-FODTAeXk48go4_qR2jkmMGZQe8w/pub
Thank you...
2021-07-091h 57
Lux Occult26. Metacognition, Neuroplasticity, and Healing from Trauma with Dave NealJoin Luxa as she speaks with Dave Neal, Writer, Theater Director and Trauma Specialist, about how Metacognition can help us better contextualize our experiences and responses, how Trauma affects the brain, and how the concept of Neuroplasticity tells us that it is possible to heal from the hardship of past events. Also featuring Dave’s Erisian poetry, an update on The Green Mushroom Project, and much more!
Thank you so much for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! If you’d like to support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, consider giving on P...
2021-06-241h 51
Lux OccultEclipse and New Moon Bonus: DeipnonJoin Luxa for a short introduction and a sound magick track. It’s a sort of sonic offering to Hekate, a Deipnon, or feast, which was traditionally given to her during the dark moon. The track includes a shoal of sigils and some cut up poetry, as well as audio from several related operations I ran as part of its creation. The beat is symbolic of Hekate leading the spirits of the unavenged and wrongfully killed up from Hades, which the Ancient Athenians thought happened during the liminal time between moons. The Deipnon was a means of placating them.
For...
2021-06-1010 min
Lux Occult25. Love and Lightning, Blood and Ink with Elise OursaJoin Luxa as she speaks with Elise Oursa, card reader, craniosacral therapist, practicing witch and creator of The Blood & Ink Tarot, which came to her in a whirlwind of a weekend! Elise shares about her experience creating the deck, as well as sharing some insights about cartomancy and using the Tarot. This episode also features an in-depth look at The Star Card (XVII), a nod to Hekate and the first in an ongoing talk series about The Green Mushroom Project Astral Temple Experiments. There is also a discussion about a ritual The Green Mushroom Council ran in April, as...
2021-06-041h 52
Lux OccultIntroducing The Green Mushroom Podcast NetworkJoin Luxa for this special bonus episode as she makes a big announcement and speaks with her collaborators!
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We would love to hear from you! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to luxoccultpod@gmail.com or message on Instagram @luxoccultpod https://www.instagram.com/luxoccultpod/
Check out Luxa’s ongoing sigil and art proj...
2021-05-261h 32
Lux Occult24. Fvck Around and Find Out with Izdihar AfyouniJoin Luxa as she speaks with artist, occultist, curator and activist Izdiahd Afyouni about her path to Chaos Magick, maintaining balance with a divination practice, the importance of being cognizant of the sociopolitical parameters of the spiritual practices in which we engage, and much more! Luxa provides some context from Liber Null and Psychonaut about two “different” ways of looking at Kia or Life Force (or Whatever) as well as some thoughts about Authority and Communication.
Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQlusyZYO4ebe0w8KgSvTMqQU2VAHi1ALJAtAMfcl5hO_RORe6CKLzN_H1xYaGaZh74qx6L...
2021-05-211h 41
Lux OccultSound Magick and Bonus Nonsense: Sun and New Moon in TaurusThis special bonus mini-episode features sound magick created by Luxa as part of a New Moon working as well as an introduction with some of the rationale that went into its creation. This particular creative outburst took the form of a strange ambient track featuring bibliomancy, procedurally generated haiku, automatic writing based on a tarot spread, spicy cut-ups, and 27 chimes of a church bell. Also, a sonic sigil in the form of the NATO phonetic alphabet and Tibetan Singing Bowls with frequencies attributed to planet Venus as well as an underlying binaural tones for Mineral Copper at 464 Hz. Earth...
2021-05-1217 min
Lux Occult23. The Resonance of Names and the Color of Music with Kue Varo (Sound and Magick pt.2)Join Luxa for this second installment about sound and magick as she speaks with Kue Varo about the new album, Daffodil-11, the resonance of names, and using music and creativity to play with gender and explore the self, or selves. Also featured is an exploration of Marcotone and Tone-Color, as well as info about how one might incorporate this into their practice- big thanks to Matt from Chaos Tarot for the cool new toy! Hear Kue’s haunting melodies as well as a track composed for The Green Mushroom project. Also featuring the Erisian poetry of Dave Neal! Much Lo...
2021-05-011h 43
Lux OccultBonus: Introduction to The Green Mushroom Shared Astral Space and TempleJoin Luxa as she and other The Green Mushroom Council members Arspex, Joy and Dave Ardrey from Unearthing Paranormalcy podcast conduct an experimental exercise intended to create this “audio welcome tour” of the shared astral space (imagination zone?) associated with The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil. It’s a suitably psychedelic dive into the imaginal area that we have been constructing...or perhaps discovering- our experimentation has shown this distinction to be irrelevant at times! Whatever the case may be, it’s been a very fun and interesting experiment so far, and we are excited to share our work with this space an...
2021-04-271h 04
Lux Occult22. Audiomancy and Acoustic Tethers with Keats Ross (Sound and Magick pt.1)Join Luxa as she speaks with Keats Ross, the very talented host of the Pragmagick podcast, alter-ego of Dakota Slim, writer, organizer of We the Hallowed, and sonic escoterisist extraordinaire about his new audiomancy project, Bardos, and the new Dakota Slim album, Cactus Crown. Keats shares his thoughts about the tethers woven through music, magick, the self, and the other; plus, some of the techniques he has used in his work with audiomancy or sound magick. Luxa discusses the nature of sound itself and continues to ponder the close relationship between art and magick. As always, there is also...
2021-04-161h 34
Lux Occult21. Hypersigils, Salt, and Exorcism through Art with Fabeku FatunmiseJoin Luxa as she speaks with Fabeku Fatunmise about his new book of words and art, Exorcism, a stunning work of magick-as-art-as-magick, and the tech behind its creation. Also discussed are topics ranging from hypersigils and the use and significance of salt in an occult practice as well as divination and a whole lot more! Luxa shares a few thoughts about her own practice and an update about The Green Mushroom project as well as a sound sigil created with the intention of offering strength to those who find themselves in need of an extra measure. Much Love.
2021-04-012h 03
Lux OccultBonus: Track for Mar. 13 2021 The Green Mushroom Healing RitualThis is a track arranged by Luxa to accompany a healing working which The Green Mushroom Council conducted on March 13th, 2021. This track will be published as part of the ritual. Enjoy!
To read a write-up about the ritual and see notes about this track, please click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSYCYCjxzUrlkEYPfNzPPP2DOZ2Ki3F2Tc9VWQ_7JraLpOv0Rqtu2jyABlFPJXJNZPtCzVvRwZvUQC0/pub
Thank you so much for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to luxoccultpod@gmail.com or message on Instagram @luxoccultpod...
2021-03-1405 min
Lux Occult20. Enochian Magick with Cliff from Enochian TodayJoin Luxa as she speaks with Cliff from Enochian Today about Angelic Magick, Scrying the Aethyrs and his work transcribing Liber Logaeth. Cliff discusses what Enochian looks like in practice, and gives some tips about approaching the system for those who might feel intimidated by its complexity as well as letting us in on his plans to break orthodoxy in an upcoming ritual! Cliff also tells us about his work counseling gifted adults and the challenges faced by the exceptionally clever. Due to some technical trouble, there is a bonus bibliomantic telling, a tidbit about John Dee and Shakespeare...
2021-03-121h 33
Lux Occult19. Pop Culture, Psychology Model and Occulting the Occult With Matt from Chaos TarotJoin Luxa as she speaks with Matt from Chaos Tarot about the Psychological Model of magick and keeping the Occult occult. After making fun of magick for most of his life, Matt now finds himself creating apps which other magicians can use in their practice, writing about magick on Chaos Tarot - Tools for Chaos Magick and practicing (secretly) right in front of his coworkers! We talk about Pop Culture and Tabletop RPGs, Social Media and hiding from your children in the Broomcloset. Invoke Matthew McConaughey and chill out for the special The Green Mushroom audio sigil track at th...
2021-02-281h 22
Lux OccultBonus: Track for Feb. 14 2021 The Green Mushroom Healing RitualThis is a track arranged by Luxa to accompany a healing working which The Green Mushroom Council conducted on February 14th, 2021. This track will be published as part of the ritual. Enjoy!
To read a write-up about the ritual and see notes about this track, please click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSuAyYZXkakDVicumyqOxZd5MOmnfHK01llXUN9ER03IwVZzAtmdP3ZMCEBmBLm8g8xztcbBQwCIy8d/pub
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2021-02-1507 min
Lux Occult18. Love, Chaos, Sex, Magick with Derek Hunter of Love ChaosJoin Luxa for a special Valentine's Day episode as she speaks with Derek Hunter, author of Love Chaos: A New Religion, A New Philosophy, A New Way Of Life, as well as Love Chaos In Theory and Practice and The End Of The World: A Love Chaos Grimoire For The Survival And Evolution Of Human Beings. Derek shares about how his experience of developing the Love Chaos system was a means of finding his way out of a very dark time in his life, and using magick as a tool for recovery from drug addiction and despair. It’s a...
2021-02-152h 16
Lux Occult17. Hermeticism, Technomancy and Crafting Relics with Tyler Firth of Mage TowerJoin Luxa as she speaks with Tyler Firth, sole proprietor and ritualist of Mage Tower Relics and host of the Mage Tower podcast. Tyler speaks on the topics of Magical and Spiritual Hygiene, using Planetary Energies and his process of integrating Ceremonial and Post-Modern/Chaos Magick in his work, as well as Technomany and planting the flag of Magick and Hermeticism in the digital terrain. There is also a special Bibliomancy Break and an angry rant from Luxa about ontology! Plus, Divination with cheese...?
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2021-02-051h 47
Lux Occult16. Magical Experiments with Taylor EllwoodJoin Luxa as she speaks with Taylor Ellwood, host of Magical Experiemnts.com https://www.magicalexperiments.com/ and author of over 30 books! Taylor shares his thoughts about using Art and Pop Culture in magick and the importance of the topic of identity, as well as giving some insight into how he has been able to produce so much work! Luxa overcomes the initial cringe to talk about emoji magick plus and an update on the collaborative workings of The Green Mushroom. Also featuring a sound sigil steeped in nonsense!
Full Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d...
2021-01-281h 07
Lux Occult15. Feedback Worship with Joel of Dream MirrorJoin Luxa as she speaks with Joel of Dream Mirror (@droreemeerorb) about his occult practice, feedback worship and discovering the magic in discarded items. Hear Luxa wax esoteric on a favored obsession, the number three, and an update on the collaborative workings of The Green Mushroom project. Also featuring the song, “So We May Shape All Things” from Dream Mirror’s Desires in Motion project!
EPISODE NOTES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ5nn13oBj4y4R5TUfRQlJhV0yq0muee_uNaPei3Gw-t1eUr90AzEgupKx-RjN4loUlq-h4rVyNwQIS/pub
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2021-01-141h 27
Lux Occult14. The Practice of Poetry with E. A. TolesJoin Luxa as she speaks with poet and magician, E.A. Toles about where the practice of writing poetry intersects with spirituality, sexuality and the dream of being truly understood. EA shares some of his thoughts about the role of the artist as an artisan- one who works for the purpose of producing something useful or perhaps helpful to others as well as reading a piece he wrote as part of The Green Mushroom working. Also, Luxa rants about an underpants company.
EPISODE NOTES:https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS3SzTt6DfGFKJwEPXj8DI3XbEyq176...
2021-01-051h 35
Lux Occult13. Meditation Mash-Up with Faith Blind Council and Dave from Unearthing ParanormalcyJoin Luxa as she talks to the hosts of the Faith Blind Council podcast about The Green Mushroom project, Meditation, Gorpfh flavored Twix, and why you shouldn’t try to win the lottery. The episode concludes with a short Green Mushroom meditation written by Luxa and read by Dave from the Unearthing Paranormalcy podcast. .
For full notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vST_-pPXO69a2vZsaIW3j029TGSpZ2WkJ7UmCqKvaMBcTbc9YOskl1z7hi5wybzNCW1tKWzCBnCCz5y/pub
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2020-12-221h 42
Lux OccultBonus: Guided Meditation for The Green Mushroom ProjectThis is the meditation that is featured at the end of episode 13. Meditation Mas-up. Written by Luxa Strata and read by Dave Ardrey from the Unearthing Paranoarmalcy podcast.
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2020-12-1513 min
Lux Occult12. Dirt Sorcery, Hypersigils, and Claiming Your Power with Aidan WachterJoin Luxa as she interviews Aidan Wachter, magician, author, podcaster and talismanic jeweler about framing our approach to the practice of magick (and life, in general!). Aidan’s books, Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past and Telling True Lies and Six Ways: Approaches and Entries for Practical Magic are both highly recommended! Plus, an update on The Green Mushroom project and even more nonsense, this time with an element of Tarot!
Works Cited and Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR4EjmXsAY2ZFOmxGhyodBhS96qbL5Y0STnPv0yNncquTb6Sqce_SOj7P0NhW7-aXAIq9O3chdOr5AI...
2020-12-041h 48
Lux Occult11. Dragons! With BeckyFind your dragon and climb aboard! In this episode of Lux Occult, Luxa is joined by her guest, Becky, to discuss the powerful symbol of the Dragon, and also to nerd out about the Fantasy genre of literature! Having studied dragons in the context of art history, Becky lends her insight into what we might learn and how we might improve our practices and ourselves by incorporating this powerful creature into our lives. Plus, updates on The Green Mushroom Project and, as requested, more nonsense cut-up poetry! For full show show notes and works cited:https://docs.google.com...
2020-11-271h 17
Lux Occult10. Ritual, Performance and Theatre with Dr. Rob C. Thompson from Occult Confessions and The Dark PoolLuxa is joined by Dr. Rob C. Thompson of the Occult Confessions and Dark Pool Podcasts to talk Ritual and Performance Art and how these things allow us access to deeper levels of consciousness.
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2020-11-121h 07
Lux Occult8. Getting Magick with Douglas Batchelor from What Magic is This?In this episode of Lux Occult, Luxa is joined by Douglas Batchelor, magician, bibliophile and host of the What Magic is This? podcast to talk about everything from Discordianism, time loops, the history of the occult and the magick and worldview of the Ancient Egyptians to dreaming and expressing oneself authentically. Luxa announces an ongoing group magickal working that you can be a part of!
There were too many books to list here, so please see the show notes for WORKS CITED: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRJWnDpxTYN9_IDkg98scm9V8PAGl2-2s6...
2020-10-241h 43
Lux Occult7. Thoughtforms, Hypersigils and The Astral Temple (Explaining Chaos Magick to My Brother Part 3) with Asher from Ad Hoc HistoryLuxa’s bro, Asher (host of Ad Hoc History), returns to talk more Chaos Magick concepts and practice! In this episode we talk about making Servitors as well as go into other thoughtforms like Egregores and Godforms. We also talk about Hypersigils and building your Astral Temple. We even touch on Warhammer and D&D... this is a juicy one! Thank you so much for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to luxoccultpod@gmail.com
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2020-10-151h 32
Lux Occult6. Words Have Power with Frater Yaramarud from Faith Blind CouncilFrater Yaramarud from the Faith Blind Council Podcast and IOT joins Luxa to discuss linguistics and how Language is literally Magick. He makes a strong case that one of the first things we learn to do is to perform magick. There is also some time spent on the importance of calling people who espouse toxic ideologies out and keeping our occult communities healthy. Come for the James Joyce, stay for the weird meat!
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2020-10-072h 04
Lux Occult5. Druidism Part II: Ogham Pathworking and Botany of the Fews with Dave Ardrey From Unearthing ParanormalcyDave Ardrey from the Unearthing Paranormalcy Podcast returns to discuss Ogham Pathworking and scrying as well as some specifics about how to use the Druid’s Wheel of the Year (The Wheel of Life) for planning rituals and invoking the energies of certain times of year. Dave and Luxa go through the Ogham fews (letters of the alphabet) and discuss some botanical aspects of each of the plants represented.
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2020-09-281h 55Lux Occult2. Explaining Chaos Magick to My Brother Pt. 2: Magickal Models, Pitfalls to Avoid, and Ethics of Sorcery with Asher from Ad Hoc HistoryIn this episode, Luxa is joined once again by special guest, Asher, host of the Ad Hoc History podcast and also her brother! An exploration of more Chaos Magick concepts- Models of Magick and how Divination might work within them. We also talk about some pitfalls to avoid, plus more bibliomancy and a discussion about the ethics of sorcery! We close out with some stuff to try and some tips about automatic writing.
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2020-08-261h 14