I See That Strange Tales Are Woven About You
Rune Soup7 Mai 2025

I See That Strange Tales Are Woven About You

Magical objects aren't just forged—they're found. In this solo episode, I explore the secret life of enchanted tools: the knife with a story, the crystal touched by a world-mountain, the wand bought in a witch town that still summons fairy queens.

What gives an object its power? Sometimes it's planetary timing and whispered invocations—but sometimes it's stranger tales than that. This is a medium salsa reflection on self-initiation, storycraft, and the agency of objects that choose you.

Note: Here's a link to the YouTube video about self-initiation I mention in this episode.

Chapters
  1. Who Chose Whom?

    Opening questions on agency, destiny, and magical initiation.

  2. What Makes an Object Magical?

    Beyond grimoires—why backstories matter as much as consecrations.

  3. Salsa Scale and Self-Initiation

    How this podcast fits into your current content taxonomy.

  4. Denethor, Pippin, and the Agentic Object

    Tolkien's Anglo-Saxon worldview and the power of mythic artifacts.

  5. Crystals in the Andes

    Live tale-weaving on sacred mountains and magical stones.

  6. The Library Angel & YouTube Algorithms

    Synchronicity, digital spellwork, and unexpected transmissions.

  7. Strange Tales and Warped Realities

    How magical items—and magical people—bend the world around them.

  8. Grimoires vs. Found Objects

    Cutting Hawthorn at dawn vs. fairy queen summoning from a witch-town wand.

  9. Your Life Already Has Strange Tales

    Suburban magic, Red Cross births, and the imperative to gather and weave.

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Thoughts on the passing of Peter J Carroll

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Synchromysticism and Magic: How To Get Better At Both

Synchromysticism and Magic: How To Get Better At Both

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20 Apr 35min

What happens to ayahuasca now? Lessons for modern magic

What happens to ayahuasca now? Lessons for modern magic

Ayahuasca's peak cultural moment has been and gone. So what does she do now? And what are the lessons for western magic in the complex journey of this incredible plant teacher? I have some thoughts on...

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What are we to make of the Book of the Law?

What are we to make of the Book of the Law?

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30 Mar 1h 33min

Wearing Jung's skin like a pelt

Wearing Jung's skin like a pelt

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24 Mar 54min

Hospicing Modernity's Magic

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This is all in the model (Epstein files)

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12 Feb 24min

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There's a meme that's been evolving since 2021, and in its current chaotic incarnation, it's become accidentally magical—even if the people using it don't realise it. In this episode, I'm unpacking "...

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