ANGELA'S SYMPOSIUM ๐Ÿ“– Academic Study on Witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism, magick and the Occult

Dr Angela Puca

As an academic and university lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies, I'll share peer-reviewed research on MAGIC, ESOTERICISM, WITCHCRAFT, PAGANISM, SHAMANISM and related currents. CONNECT & SUPPORT๐Ÿ’– https://linktr.ee/angela_symposium Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drangelapuca/subscribe

  1. 6D AGO

    Your Tradition is Fake. Now What?

    What happens when you discover that the spiritual tradition you trusted may not be as ancient, authentic, or historically grounded as you were led to believe? In this video, I explore one of the most difficult questions in contemporary magic and Paganism: can a practice still be meaningful if its origin story falls apart? Drawing on examples such as Wicca, Stregheria, folk magic, and the academic study of esotericism, I look at the difference between historical fact and spiritual truth, why this tension feels so personal, and how practitioners can move forward without self-deception. If you have ever questioned lineage claims, authenticity, or whether scholarship threatens spirituality, this episode is for you. CONNECT & SUPPORT MY COURSES ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE ๐Ÿ”— https://www.drangelapuca.com/ BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE ๐Ÿ“–https://drangelapuca.com/services BECOME MY PATRON! ๐ŸŽฉ https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI โ˜•๏ธhttps://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS ๐Ÿ’ฐ https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS ๐Ÿ‘ฅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join MY PODCAST ๐ŸŽ™ https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86 MY MERCH ๐Ÿ‘• https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ FOLLOW ME๐Ÿ‘ฃ - YouTube (@drangelapuca)๐ŸŒŸ - SUBSTACK ๐Ÿ’Œ https://substack.com/@drangelapuca - Instagram (@drangelapuca) ๐Ÿ“ธ - TikTok (@drangelapuca) ๐ŸŽต - Twitter (@angelapuca11) ๐Ÿฆ - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) ๐Ÿ‘ฅ RECOMMENDED READINGS ๐Ÿ“– REFERENCES ๐Ÿ“š (Check the related slide on screen) MY SET-UP ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ - Canon 90D camera ๐Ÿ“ธ https://amzn.to/3yQclh0 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ๐Ÿ“ท https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS - Teleprompter ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ https://amzn.to/3linWCB - Shure SM7B Microphone ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK - Microphone stand ๐ŸŽค https://amzn.to/3FueJOn - Lights ๐Ÿ’ก https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1 - DJI Wireless microphones ๐Ÿ“ก https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ โš ๏ธ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts โš ๏ธ Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!

    19 min

  2. MAR 23

    Esotericism in Western Culture with Prof Wouter Hanegraaff

    Join me for a live conversation with Professor Wouter J. Hanegraaff on his recent book Esotericism in Western Culture: Counter-Normativity and Rejected Knowledge, published by Bloomsbury in 2025. In this interview, we will explore why esotericism should not be treated as a marginal curiosity, but as a central dimension of Western cultural history. The book is presented by both the publisher and Hanegraaff as a substantially revised, rewritten, and expanded reworking of his earlier 2013 Guide for the Perplexed, now reframed around the ideas of counter-normativity and โ€œrejected knowledgeโ€. Together, we will discuss how dominant accounts of โ€œWestern cultureโ€ have excluded forms of knowledge associated with magic, Hermetism, paganism, and other heterodox traditions, and why Hanegraaff argues that this exclusion has been deeply tied to Eurocentric and colonial models of civilisation. We will also examine what it means to โ€œreject the rejection of rejected knowledgeโ€, and how this changes the way we understand the history of religion, philosophy, science, and culture in the Greater West. This livestream will be of interest to anyone working on esotericism, the history of ideas, religion, occultism, Hermeticism, or the construction of cultural norms in the academy. It promises to be a rich discussion of one of the fieldโ€™s most influential scholars and a major new intervention in the study of Western esotericism. GET THE BOOK: US https://amzn.to/480nvSe UK https://amzn.to/40JtBTl CONNECT & SUPPORT๐Ÿ’– MY COURSES ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ https://drangelapuca.com/course WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER ๐Ÿ’Œ https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletter BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE ๐Ÿ“–https://drangelapuca.com/services BECOME MY PATRON! ๐ŸŽฉ / angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI โ˜•๏ธhttps://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS ๐Ÿ’ฐ https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS ๐Ÿ‘ฅ / @drangelapuca MY PODCAST ๐ŸŽ™ https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTG... MY MERCH ๐Ÿ‘• https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ FOLLOW ME๐Ÿ‘ฃ YouTube (@drangelapuca)๐ŸŒŸ Instagram (@drangelapuca) ๐Ÿ“ธ TikTok (@drangelapuca) ๐ŸŽต Twitter (@angelapuca11) ๐Ÿฆ Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) ๐Ÿ‘ฅ โš ๏ธ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts โš ๏ธ Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! Let me know in the live chat where you are joining from and bring your questions for the discussion. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5768951004397568

    1h 33m

  3. MAR 15

    What Is a Cult๏ผŸ How High-Control Religious Groups Manipulate Belief

    This lecture explores what religious cults are, how scholars study them, and the techniques high-control groups use to shape belief and behaviour. Drawing on Religious Studies, psychology, and contemporary case studies, I examine charisma, manipulation, coercive control, thought reform, and why people may find it difficult to leave. We also consider how similar dynamics can appear beyond religion, including in modern ideological and online movements. CONNECT & SUPPORT๐Ÿ’– MY COURSES ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER ๐Ÿ’Œ https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletter BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE ๐Ÿ“–https://drangelapuca.com/services BECOME MY PATRON! ๐ŸŽฉ https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI โ˜•๏ธhttps://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS ๐Ÿ’ฐ https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS ๐Ÿ‘ฅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join MY PODCAST ๐ŸŽ™ https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86 MY MERCH ๐Ÿ‘• https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ FOLLOW ME๐Ÿ‘ฃ - YouTube (@drangelapuca)๐ŸŒŸ - Instagram (@drangelapuca) ๐Ÿ“ธ - TikTok (@drangelapuca) ๐ŸŽต - Twitter (@angelapuca11) ๐Ÿฆ - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) ๐Ÿ‘ฅ RECOMMENDED READINGS ๐Ÿ“– REFERENCES ๐Ÿ“š (See slide on screen) MY SET-UP ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ - Canon 90D camera ๐Ÿ“ธ https://amzn.to/3yQclh0 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ๐Ÿ“ท https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS - Teleprompter ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ https://amzn.to/3linWCB - Shure SM7B Microphone ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK - Microphone stand ๐ŸŽค https://amzn.to/3FueJOn - Lights ๐Ÿ’ก https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1 - DJI Wireless microphones ๐Ÿ“ก https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ โš ๏ธ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts โš ๏ธ Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!

    26 min

  4. MAR 8

    The Case Against Reality: What Donald Hoffman Means for Esoteric Practice

    What if the world you experience is not reality itself, but a biologically constructed interface designed for survival rather than truth? In this episode, we explore the cognitive scientist Donald Hoffmanโ€™s The Case Against Reality and his Interface Theory of Perception, examining the provocative claim that evolution did not shape our senses to reveal the structure of the world as it is in itself. Drawing on evolutionary game theory, perceptual psychology, and philosophy of mind, Hoffman argues that space, time, and physical objects may function more like icons on a desktop than features of mind-independent reality. We unpack the โ€œFitness Beats Truthโ€ theorem, assess the move from perceptual scepticism to ontological idealism, and situate Hoffmanโ€™s position in dialogue with Kantโ€™s critical philosophy and contemporary debates about consciousness. Crucially, we then turn to the implications for esoteric and magical practice. If ordinary perception is already an adaptive interface, what happens to the dismissal of altered states as merely subjective distortions? Does Hoffmanโ€™s framework open conceptual space for ritual, trance, and visionary experience, or does it simply reframe them as alternative adaptive constructions? And can evolutionary models themselves escape the circularity they seem to invite? CONNECT & SUPPORT๐Ÿ’– MY COURSES ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER ๐Ÿ’Œ https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletter BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE ๐Ÿ“–https://drangelapuca.com/services BECOME MY PATRON! ๐ŸŽฉ https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI โ˜•๏ธhttps://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS ๐Ÿ’ฐ https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS ๐Ÿ‘ฅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join MY PODCAST ๐ŸŽ™ https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86 MY MERCH ๐Ÿ‘• https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ FOLLOW ME๐Ÿ‘ฃ - YouTube (@drangelapuca)๐ŸŒŸ - Instagram (@drangelapuca) ๐Ÿ“ธ - TikTok (@drangelapuca) ๐ŸŽต - Twitter (@angelapuca11) ๐Ÿฆ - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) ๐Ÿ‘ฅ RECOMMENDED READINGS ๐Ÿ“– https://amzn.to/3MHd0fu REFERENCES ๐Ÿ“š (see slide on screen) MY SET-UP ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ - Canon 90D camera ๐Ÿ“ธ https://amzn.to/3yQclh0 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ๐Ÿ“ท https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS - Teleprompter ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ https://amzn.to/3linWCB - Shure SM7B Microphone ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK - Microphone stand ๐ŸŽค https://amzn.to/3FueJOn - Lights ๐Ÿ’ก https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1 - DJI Wireless microphones ๐Ÿ“ก https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ โš ๏ธ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts โš ๏ธ Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!

    22 min

  5. MAR 1

    Shadow Work in Paganism and Esoteric Practices

    What is shadow work, really? Is it therapy, initiation, political reclamation, or a commodified self-help trend? In this video, we trace the concept of the shadow from Carl Jungโ€™s analytical psychology to its transformation within Western esotericism, ceremonial magic, Wicca, feminist spirituality, and Left-Hand Path traditions. Along the way, we explore how shadow work shifted from a clinical method of psychological integration to an initiatory ordeal, a ritual technology, a feminist act of reclamation, and finally a digital wellness commodity. Drawing on Jungโ€™s theory of projection and individuation, the esoteric reinterpretations of figures such as Dion Fortune and Israel Regardie, the initiatory logic of Thelema, and contemporary critiques of online โ€œshadow workโ€ culture, this episode asks a difficult question: what happens when a psychological concept becomes spiritual practice and then becomes product? If shadow work promises wholeness, what kind of wholeness is being offered and at what cost? This is a critical, historically grounded exploration of one of the most popular and most misunderstood ideas in contemporary spirituality. CONNECT & SUPPORT๐Ÿ’– MY COURSES ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER ๐Ÿ’Œ https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletter BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE ๐Ÿ“–https://drangelapuca.com/services BECOME MY PATRON! ๐ŸŽฉ https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI โ˜•๏ธhttps://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS ๐Ÿ’ฐ https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS ๐Ÿ‘ฅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join MY PODCAST ๐ŸŽ™ https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86 MY MERCH ๐Ÿ‘• https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ FOLLOW ME๐Ÿ‘ฃ - YouTube (@drangelapuca)๐ŸŒŸ - Instagram (@drangelapuca) ๐Ÿ“ธ - TikTok (@drangelapuca) ๐ŸŽต - Twitter (@angelapuca11) ๐Ÿฆ - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) ๐Ÿ‘ฅ RECOMMENDED READINGS ๐Ÿ“– REFERENCES ๐Ÿ“š (See the slide on the screen) MY SET-UP ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ - Canon 90D camera ๐Ÿ“ธ https://amzn.to/3yQclh0 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ๐Ÿ“ท https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS - Teleprompter ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ https://amzn.to/3linWCB - Shure SM7B Microphone ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK - Microphone stand ๐ŸŽค https://amzn.to/3FueJOn - Lights ๐Ÿ’ก https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1 - DJI Wireless microphones ๐Ÿ“ก https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ โš ๏ธ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts โš ๏ธ Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!

    48 min

  6. FEB 24

    Conjuring the Algorithm: Magic, AI, and the Hidden Internet with Dr Shira Chess

    Join us live for a conversation with Dr Shira Chess on the hidden entanglements between digital culture and the occult, inspired by her new book The Unseen Internet: Conjuring the Occult in Digital Discourse. From AI โ€œdemonsโ€ like Loab to meme magic, technopaganism, simulation theory, and the ritual logics of online life, Chess argues that the internet has always been shaped by esoteric frameworks. Drawing on media history and contemporary case studies, she shows how magical thinking is not an accidental metaphor but part of the architecture of digital discourse. In this livestream, we will explore how belief, intention, and symbolic practice intersect with algorithms, platforms, and artificial intelligence, and what this means for politics, reality, and power in the twenty-first century. Bring your questions for what promises to be a sharp and thought-provoking discussion. Shira Chess is an Associate Professor of Entertainment and Media Studies at the University of Georgia. She received her PhD in 2009 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and studies digital culture and video games. Her most recent book, The Unseen Internet: Conjuring the Occult in Digital Discourse (The MIT Press, 2026) is available now. She is also currently co-authoring a history of the 90s counterculture tech magazine Mondo 2000 alongside the magazine's former editor-in-chief, R.U. Sirius. You can subscribe to her free Substack at https://unseeninternet.substack.com/. CONNECT & SUPPORT๐Ÿ’– MY COURSES ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ https://drangelapuca.com/course WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER ๐Ÿ’Œ https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletter BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE ๐Ÿ“–https://drangelapuca.com/services BECOME MY PATRON! ๐ŸŽฉ / angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI โ˜•๏ธhttps://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS ๐Ÿ’ฐ https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS ๐Ÿ‘ฅ / @drangelapuca MY PODCAST ๐ŸŽ™ https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTG... MY MERCH ๐Ÿ‘• https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ FOLLOW ME๐Ÿ‘ฃ YouTube (@drangelapuca)๐ŸŒŸ Instagram (@drangelapuca) ๐Ÿ“ธ TikTok (@drangelapuca) ๐ŸŽต Twitter (@angelapuca11) ๐Ÿฆ Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) ๐Ÿ‘ฅ โš ๏ธ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts โš ๏ธ Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5768951004397568

    1h 11m

  7. FEB 15

    The Most Ancient Forms of Magic: Ancient Rituals from the Stone Age to Egypt

    This episode offers a critical examination of the question of โ€œthe most ancient forms of magicโ€ by interrogating the category of magic itself as a historically contingent and analytically unstable concept. Rather than assuming magic as a universal or transhistorical phenomenon, the discussion situates ritual practices within their specific social, cosmological, and epistemic contexts, beginning with evidence for symbolic and ritual behaviour in deep prehistory and moving through animistic and shamanic worldviews, Neolithic monumental ritual landscapes, and the first literate traditions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, South Asia, and early China. Engaging with archaeological data, comparative anthropology, and the history of religions, the episode explores how practices often labelled as magical functioned as socially embedded techniques for negotiating uncertainty, misfortune, and relational disruption in worlds understood to be animate and morally responsive. Particular attention is given to the role of materiality, speech, and ritual expertise, as well as to the gradual processes of textualisation and institutionalisation that reshape ritual efficacy in early complex societies. Rather than identifying a single origin or essence of magic, the episode argues for understanding ancient magic as a set of historically situated practices through which humans acted effectively within precarious and relational cosmologies. CONNECT & SUPPORT๐Ÿ’– MY COURSES ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER ๐Ÿ’Œ https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletter BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE ๐Ÿ“–https://drangelapuca.com/services BECOME MY PATRON! ๐ŸŽฉ https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI โ˜•๏ธhttps://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS ๐Ÿ’ฐ https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS ๐Ÿ‘ฅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join MY PODCAST ๐ŸŽ™ https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86 MY MERCH ๐Ÿ‘• https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ FOLLOW ME๐Ÿ‘ฃ - YouTube (@drangelapuca)๐ŸŒŸ - Instagram (@drangelapuca) ๐Ÿ“ธ - TikTok (@drangelapuca) ๐ŸŽต - Twitter (@angelapuca11) ๐Ÿฆ - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) ๐Ÿ‘ฅ RECOMMENDED READINGS ๐Ÿ“– REFERENCES ๐Ÿ“š MY SET-UP ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ - Canon 90D camera ๐Ÿ“ธ https://amzn.to/3yQclh0 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ๐Ÿ“ท https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS - Teleprompter ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ https://amzn.to/3linWCB - Shure SM7B Microphone ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK - Microphone stand ๐ŸŽค https://amzn.to/3FueJOn - Lights ๐Ÿ’ก https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1 - DJI Wireless microphones ๐Ÿ“ก https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ โš ๏ธ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts โš ๏ธ Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!

    1h 9m

  8. FEB 8

    A Philosophical Deep Dive on Magick with Peter J Carroll

    Do Gods exist? Why is magic more effective when Gods and spirits are involved? What makes magic effective? How to influence people and political events? All of this and more in this discussion with Chaos Magician Peter J. Carroll. Check out Peter Carroll's website: https://specularium.org/ CONNECT & SUPPORT๐Ÿ’– MY COURSES ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŽ“ https://drangelapuca.com/courses WEBSITE & NEWSLETTER ๐Ÿ’Œ https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletter BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE ๐Ÿ“–https://drangelapuca.com/services BECOME MY PATRON! ๐ŸŽฉ https://www.patreon.com/angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI โ˜•๏ธhttps://ko-fi.com/drangelapuca ONE-OFF DONATIONS ๐Ÿ’ฐ https://paypal.me/angelasymposium JOIN MEMBERSHIPS ๐Ÿ‘ฅ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/join MY PODCAST ๐ŸŽ™ https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86 MY MERCH ๐Ÿ‘• https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/ FOLLOW ME๐Ÿ‘ฃ - YouTube (@drangelapuca)๐ŸŒŸ - Instagram (@drangelapuca) ๐Ÿ“ธ - TikTok (@drangelapuca) ๐ŸŽต - Twitter (@angelapuca11) ๐Ÿฆ - Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) ๐Ÿ‘ฅ RECOMMENDED READINGS ๐Ÿ“– REFERENCES ๐Ÿ“š MY SET-UP ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ - Canon 90D camera ๐Ÿ“ธ https://amzn.to/3yQclh0 - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ๐Ÿ“ท https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS - Teleprompter ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ https://amzn.to/3linWCB - Shure SM7B Microphone ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK - Microphone stand ๐ŸŽค https://amzn.to/3FueJOn - Lights ๐Ÿ’ก https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1 - DJI Wireless microphones ๐Ÿ“ก https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ 00:00:00 Introduction: Dr. Angela Puca and Peter J. Carroll on Chaos Magick 00:03:54 The Mystery of Consciousness and the Quantum Nature of Reality 00:11:09 Relational Ontology: Machโ€™s Principle and the Rejection of Panpsychism 00:13:29 Information vs. Matter: How Quantum Physics Challenges Our Senses 00:16:20 Scientific Explanations for Magic: Non-Locality and Retrocausality 00:23:44 The Equations of Magic: Gnosis, Sublimation, and Probability 00:29:38 Testing Belief: Parapsychology and the Sheep-Goat Effect 00:31:21 Strengthening Magical Links: Physical Proximity vs. Symbolic Objects 00:35:05 The Limits of Psychic Influence: Why Distant Divination Often Fails 00:36:20 Divining the Future: Retrocausal Experiments in the Bristol Temple 00:41:04 Quantum Entanglement and the Fragility of Non-Local Magical Links 00:43:57 Political Magic: Manipulating Archetypes, Nationalism, and Propaganda 00:48:28 Glamour Magic and the Subversion of Public Identity 00:49:52 How Information and Non-Rationality Influence the Social Psyche 00:50:56 The Transmission Problem: Communicating Mood and Telepathy Without Media 00:54:07 Unexplained Phenomena: Anger, Materialization, and Anomalous Physical Events 00:55:36 The Ontology of Gods: Artificial Spirits and Internalized Archetypes 01:02:43 Do Deities Exist? Comparing Divine Mutation to Human Change 01:07:20 Invocation as Self-Exploration: Reclaiming Suppressed Aspects of the Self 01:33:31 Working with Mythos: Invoking Jupiter for Business and Lovecraft for Physics 01:20:24 The Astral Plane vs. The Ether: A Metaphysical Map of Magic 01:24:11 Free Will and Randomness: A Mechanistic Approach to Agency 01:29:33 Subheading Determinism vs. Probability: Why the Universe Isn't Set in Stone 01:31:52 Improving Effectiveness: Bending Probability and Incremental Magical Success 01:39:31 Join the growing community at Angelaโ€™s Symposium โš ๏ธ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts โš ๏ธ Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!

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As an academic and university lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies, I'll share peer-reviewed research on MAGIC, ESOTERICISM, WITCHCRAFT, PAGANISM, SHAMANISM and related currents. CONNECT & SUPPORT๐Ÿ’– https://linktr.ee/angela_symposium Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drangelapuca/subscribe

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