Episode 174: Magick and Enlightenment, with Alan Chapman and Duncan Barford

Phil and JF are joined by Alan Chapman and Duncan Barford – practicing magicians, podcasters, and co-authors of the newly released Baptist's Head Compendium: Magick as a Path to Enlightenment, a collection of essays and reports from their famous occult blog, The Baptist's Head. Duncan and Alan are accomplished practitioners with deep insights into the nature of magic(k). The conversation touches on a number of subjects, including the parallels between magic, mysticism, and religion; form and formlessness; the nature of truth; the primacy of devotion; and the quest to converse with one's Holy Guardian Angel.
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REFERENCES
Occult Experiments in the Home (https://oeith.co.uk/about/), Duncan Baford's blog and podcasts.
Barbarous Words, Alan Chapman's Substack.
WORP FM, a ten-part podcast series with Alan and Duncan.
The Abremelin working (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Abramelin)
Illuminates of Thanatos (IOT) (https://iot-na.thanateros.org/)
Aleister Crowley, [The Book of the Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheBookoftheLaw)
Buddhist Geeks, “The Great Work of Western Magic with Alan Chapman” (https://podbay.fm/p/buddhist-geeks/e/1437514100)
Aleister Crowly, John St. John (https://sacred-texts.com/oto/lib816.htm)
Special Guests: Alan Chapman and Duncan Barford.