54. Cryptology, Ciphers, and Other Mathmagicks w/ Rev. Erik & Embracing the Others w/ Alinal

Luxa 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 the 5th element outer space, and do we think that scent, that which we smell, has a gender? Find out during this very fun conversation! Also included: updates about the Babalon Rising Festival, answers to questions from listener mail, and a reminder to Resist. Much Love. Full show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTNGauR3ZKbRg1JCfwBJmpyqXLKisGXg2tJ-3vttviA_E3yOsOwJaFzjoOaWQvIcXMaVl3Xdk0Bn05X/pub Woodlands show podcast: http://intothewoodlands.net/ https://open.spotify.com/show/1cF630Tapmcyy6Rv6abQqN Petals and Feathers online apothecary https://petalsandfeathers.com/ Circle of the Sublime Elms Meetup https://www.meetup.com/circleof-sublimeelms/ Babalon Rising Festival https://www.babalonrising.com/home Laughing Dog (graphic design services):  https://www.instagram.com/mirthandwoe/ Calling for submissions for Fuck Around and Find Out II, The Green Mushroom Project & We the Hallowed Digital Mixtape. For guidelines: https://greenmushroomproject.com/2023/01/fafo-pt-ii-the-green-mushroom-project-and-we-the-hallowed-digital-mixtape/ An essay about the creation of Kleidoukos: Experiments in Aural Sex by Luxa Strata https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQwUwjTbdlokjNu0dkabigTgm3XIGs5UaKTyGEAMk2bSjOD_N6CxR-hiJl9Wfi5d_uYm5A29PQUQXUU/pub A video of a Supercut of the album: https://youtu.be/POLPCoBrTUQ Fuck Around and Find The Green Mushroom Project Zine now available for free digital download: https://greenmushroomproject.com/ 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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult  or Buy Me a Coffee.com for a one time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1  We would love to hear from you! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to luxoccultpod@gmail.com or message on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/luxoccultpod/ An essay about the creation of Kleidoukos: Experiments in Aural Sex by Luxa Strata https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQwUwjTbdlokjNu0dkabigTgm3XIGs5UaKTyGEAMk2bSjOD_N6CxR-hiJl9Wfi5d_uYm5A29PQUQXUU/pub A video of a Supercut of the album: https://youtu.be/POLPCoBrTUQ Find Lux Occult Hello Void T-shirts and more: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IlluminIndustries Check out the Lux Occult YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB Curious about steel mace flow? Check out Fourth Dimension Fitness:https://www.fourthdimensionfitness.com/

1 Apr 20232h 17min

The Green Mushroom Project Audio Grimoire series returns! Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata is joined by fellow Fungi, Miguel, Menw, Shane https://buildingthephilosophersstone.wordpress.com/, and Joy https://www.instagram.com/occulture_jammer for a foray into a new astral environment. During this group experiment, participants were led in a guided meditation to an area previously unexplored by the group. There is a discussion about the inception of The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil Project and philosophical musings about magic and esoteric strategy. Also included is a submission from Fuck Around and Find Out II. The Green Mushroom and We the Hallowed Digital Mixtape. Mush Love. For Full show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTcK4QbOUcHlh2-gFEo3pFN48SqHat9fI6BNZBHZ38AAikI_bLXqUXqrh3I4KErFj6pL4lLXMowENKG/pub Thanks to the band, GNYVE, for the use of the song, Fukuffino. Check out their work: https://linktr.ee/gnyve Calling for submissions for Fuck Around and Find Out II, The Green Mushroom Project & We the Hallowed Digital Mixtape. For guidelines: https://greenmushroomproject.com/2023/01/fafo-pt-ii-the-green-mushroom-project-and-we-the-hallowed-digital-mixtape/ Fuck Around and Find The Green Mushroom Project Zine now available for free digital download: https://greenmushroomproject.com/ Check out the work of Aidan Wachter: https://www.aidanwachter.com/ 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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult or Buy Me a Coffee.com for a one time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1 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/ Find Lux Occult Hello Void T-shirts and more: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IlluminIndustries Check out the Lux Occult YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB Check out all the awesome new projects the We the Hallowed folks have been putting out: https://wethehallowed.org/ Curious about steel mace flow? Check out Fourth Dimension Fitness:https://www.fourthdimensionfitness.com/

8 Mar 20231h 34min

Mme. 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 technology. Much Love. Find Mme. Vendredi: https://www.instagram.com/mmvndri/ & https://www.instagram.com/madamefridayoracle/ Find Ramon Castellanos: https://www.theancestralnow.com/ and hear the Ear to the Ground podcast: https://www.theancestralnow.com/an-ear-to-the-ground-podcast For Full Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS564SIUgLD87qjVfWzeC81eJthF9KXJ_UubrYZeWLt7iUUg7FyY4RL2Ksnv0BAMIx9b5-SODpMHl1g/pub 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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult or Buy Me a Coffee.com for a one time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1 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/ Find Lux Occult Hello Void T-shirts and more: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IlluminIndustries The Green Mushroom Project Zine now available for free digital download: https://greenmushroomproject.com/ Check out the Lux Occult YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB Watch Luxa’s recent appearance on the Uncanny Mystic Minds podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Kd7sNcLjpAsR2AJD3m4HK?si=BbC5afspSt-_Ybczy9utCg Check out all the awesome tools and insight on Chaos Tarot.com https://www.chaostarot.com/ Check out all the awesome new projects the We the Hallowed folks have been putting out: https://wethehallowed.org/ Curious about steel mace flow? Check out Fourth Dimension Fitness:https://www.fourthdimensionfitness.com/

14 Feb 20232h 33min

Dr. Cyndi Brannen https://keepingherkeys.com/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for a very special hybrid edition of the Lux Occult and Keeping Her Keys podcasts. In exploring Dr. Brannen’s book, Entering Hekate’s Garden, the topics of Pharmakeia and The Poison that Heals are discussed. Dr. Brannen shares about her contextualization of Hekate, Medea and Cerce; and the topics of the Argonautica, Kronos vs. Kairos, as well as the concept of Plant Spirit Possession also arise. The PGM (Greek Magical Papyri) and the power of the Witch’s Voice are touched on, and we conclude with a Meditation for Unifying the Three Selves led by Dr. Brannen. 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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult or Buy Me a Coffee for a one time show of support: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1 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 the Lux Occult YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB Hello, Void T-shirts and more: http://illuminindustries.com Notes and Works Cited Entering Hekate’s Garden by Cyndi Brannen Entering Hekate’s Cave by Cyndi Brannen The Greek Magical Papyri Witchcraft Medicine by Christian Rätsch, Claudia Müller-Ebeling, and Wolf-Dieter Storl

2 Feb 20231h 6min

Sophie Saint Thomas, author of Sex Witch, Glamour Witch, and other titles, joins Luxa to discuss the topic of Glamour Magick and how it might be thought of in a much more broad context than what might immediately spring to mind. Sophie speaks on how the concepts of glamour and magick have always been intertwined, and how the idea of going back to the “good old days” might mean something very different than what people who tend to use the phrase usually mean! Also discussed is the topic of Sex Magick, and possible ways to overcome hurdles to approaching the practice when one feels more like a “warrior” than a “lover”. There is an episode within the episode featuring Menw from the Woodlands Show podcast in which he shares some thoughts and ideas about “manly glamour”, using AI image generation for glamour magick and much more. There are also updates about The Green Mushroom Project and musings about how new technologies, like GMOs, are applied. Much Love. Find Sophie Saint Thomas: https://sophiesthomas.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/thebowiecat/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBowieCat?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor The Woodlands Show https://www.intothewoodlands.net/ For Full show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ35ku8TSbfuoibbdk2uSRhFtu7jFWKqzdNxH0I5bJTNQZ3VxYOpE8aZCEYraB9V9kRYfn0wPAXjLTZ/pub 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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult or Buy Me a Coffee.com for a one time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1 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 the Lux Occult YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB The Green Mushroom Project Zine now available for free digital download: https://greenmushroomproject.com/ Check out all the awesome new projects the We the Hallowed folks have been putting out: https://wethehallowed.org/ Curious about steel mace flow? Check out Fourth Dimension Fitness: https://www.fourthdimensionfitness.com/ Track for The Green Mushroom Project by Kue Varo https://soundcloud.com/j-street-390/kue-varos-the-green-mushroom-audio-track Kue Varo’s bandcamp https://kuevaro.bandcamp.com/

13 Jan 20232h 1min

Ramsey 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 Luxa shares about some real world experiments involving laboratory rodents as well as some dark events from the history of psychology. Check out the work of Angela Guyton: https://www.angelaguyton.com/about/ And find Nothing Rhymes with Rats available for purchase here: https://www.angelaguyton.com/store/ Raven’s Last Oath Discord Server (for a chill gaming experience): https://discord.gg/aQurVNhNXv Ramsey Janini’s Bugs project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrZHK4fBaa0 The Green Mushroom Project Zine now available for free digital download: https://greenmushroomproject.com/ 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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult or Buy Me a Coffee for a one time show of support: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1 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 the Lux Occult YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB

14 Des 20222h 14min

Luxa 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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult or Buy Me a Coffee for a one time show of support: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1 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/ Luxa’s Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata Check out the Lux Occult YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB This episode features the poem, “An Exercise in Love” by Diane di Prima from Pieces of a Song. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/54975/an-exercise-in-love

24 Nov 20224min