I’m on Vanessa’s excellent podcast Rendering Unconscious again: Video: Audio: (And/or wherever you listen to podcasts) Our conversation delved deep into various fascinating topics surrounding magic, mentoring, psychoanalysis, and creative expression. We discussed the inception of my magic mentoring program, ”Source Magic Mentorship,” and the positive impact it has had on both me and the mentees involved. We emphasized the importance of mentorship in magical traditions and how it can be a transformative experience for both parties.Furthermore, we delved into the similarities between psychoanalysis and ritual magic, emphasizing the cathartic and transformative nature of both practices. We highlighted the significance of integrating creative techniques into magical practices, such as the cut-up technique and creating talismans, as tools for self-exploration and externalization of internal struggles. We touched upon the role of culture, art, and personal experience in shaping one’s...

Announcing a new four session class: ”Kenneth Anger – American Cinemagician.” February of 2025 will be devoted to a closer look at the man, the magician, and the occult filmmaker supreme: Kenneth Anger! American “cinemagician” Kenneth Anger (1927-2023) was and remains a powerful source of inspiration for many generations of experimental artists and magicians. Anger’s meticulous work in personal and poetic films—and also his chronicling of dark aspects of Hollywood history in the legendary bestsellers Hollywood Babylon 1 and 2—make for a fascinating character that defies cultural definition. His life-long admiration for British occultist Aleister Crowley, and also his active weaving in of Crowley’s “thelemic” ideas and concepts into his own mind-opening films have created a Gesamt oeuvre that could definitely be called “talismanic.” Filmmaker Carl Abrahamsson, the teacher of this class, met Anger for the first time in Hollywood in 1990 and kept in...