Occult Confessions

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Discover the secret history of cults, witches, magicians, conspiracies and the supernatural with occultism scholar Rob C. Thompson. His crew of Alchemical Actors explore life’s mysteries with a blend of research, ritual, and old-fashioned radio drama.

  1. 6D AGO

    29.3: Blavatsky Revisited

    Rob and Savannah go back to the Secret Doctrine.

    1h 7m

  2. JAN 23

    29.2: From Rock Star to Occultist

    Gary Lachman, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with Blondie, discusses how he went from rock and roll to Colin Wilson's house on a journey to better understand the nature of consciousness. You can also find out more in Lachman's newest book, Touched by the Presence.

    1h 4m

  3. JAN 9

    29.1: Heidi Luv and the Mormon Mafia

    What drew Howard Hughes to surround himself with what our guest Heidi Luv calls “Mormon Mafia,” and how did their influence shape his decision-making? To what extent was Hughes truly in control of his empire in the final years of his life and who was really pulling the strings inside the Summa Corporation? Heidi Luv takes us inside her research and theories regarding a Mormon conspiracy.

    58 min

  4. 12/26/2025

    28.12: Death on Stage (Holiday Special)

    While the full series remains exclusive to patrons, we are pulling our episode on musical deaths on stage to the main channel for the holiday. Please and enjoy and consider supporting us on patreon!

    59 min
  5. 28.11: Hermit on Fire

    12/12/2025

    28.11: Hermit on Fire

    Richard Rolle was a hermit and a mystic who was probably more widely read than Chaucer during the medieval period. Rolle sets forth the proper religious path for the contemplative introvert. He teaches a message that is not especially charitable to women but participates in one of the most notable platonic relationships between a man and woman with the anchoress Margaret Kirkby.

    1h 10m

  6. 11/28/2025

    28.10

    Rob and Luke sit down with Sheer Zed to talk about his experience traveling to Thailand to receive sacred tattoos, captured in his book Thai Tattoo Magic.

    1 hr

  7. 11/14/2025

    28.9: Margery Wept

    Margery Kempe cried so much and so loudly that she became one of the most annoying women in her hometown of Lynn as well as neighboring Lincoln and Norwich not to mention Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago de compostella where she made pilgrimages. She was regarded as a madwoman, a heretic, a faker, and a lollard. She was also called a deeply pious and religious woman. She was examined by priests, bishops, and archbishops and threatened with burning at the stake. Friars denounced her from the pulpit. Anchorites alternately encouraged and rejected her. She idolized St. Bridget and met St. Julian of Norwich. And she wrote, with the aid of a priest as scribe, what is probably the very first autobiography in the English language.

    1h 20m
  8. 28.8: The Dark Pool Project Part 3 of 3

    11/07/2025

    28.8: The Dark Pool Project Part 3 of 3

    Rob's strange experiment in subconscious exploration and creation comes to an exciting conclusion in this final installment of our Dark Pool project.

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Discover the secret history of cults, witches, magicians, conspiracies and the supernatural with occultism scholar Rob C. Thompson. His crew of Alchemical Actors explore life’s mysteries with a blend of research, ritual, and old-fashioned radio drama.

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