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...

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...

Rev. Erik,  https://arnemancy.com/ host of Arnemancy and co-host of Wiz Biz, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for this special spooky holiday episode to talk about ways math(s) shows up in an occult practice and how it can be used for all types of magical operations like sigil creation, meditation, etc. Topics include cryptology, prime numbers, correspondence charts, magic squares and more! Hip-hop producer, podcaster, and vocalist for the deathcore band, Thrown Out...

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...

Luxa expresses Gratitude, shares a poetry snack, and announces that F**k 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...

Jason Miller https://www.strategicsorcery.net/, author of the new book, Consorting with Spirits, joins Luxa to talk about working with non-corporeal entities in one’s practice. Some of the topics explored are how we should frame our thinking when it comes to issues like consent in dealing with spiritual entities, and ways of contextualizing the information we obtain via spiritual contact and divination. Also discussed is the concept of self sovereignty and one of the biggest dangers in using...

Join Luxa for a Special Halloween/Samhain/Birthday celebration ft. a conversation with Britt from the Primordia podcast https://www.instagram.com/pr1mordia/ about her thoughts on the topic of Fear, her lifelong obsession with all things spooky, building a psychomanteum, Nikola Tesla’s ghost radio, and much more. There is an episode within the episode ft. Flood from Ex V Planis podcast https://www.instagram.com/exvplanis/ to speak about his relationship with Fear, making friends with the...

Luxa is joined by Melissa Madara, author of The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoire https://www.instagram.com/saint.jayne/, to talk about enjoying the history of occultism through food, eating SATOR squares, Witchcakes from the Salem Witch Trials (sans urine) and why Kitchen Witchcraft isn’t really a thing, but we can’t seem to stop doing it. Erudite hedonism? Yes, please! There’s also an episode within the episode featuring Derek Hunter https://www.love-chaos.com/ to talk about his new work,...

Adel Souto, aka Adel 156 https://adelsouto.com/AS.html, joins Luxa for a conversation about his album, Memento Mori, which was produced using human bones as instruments, as well as “throw away poetry” and discovering art as it emerges from one’s environment.  Loki Lumerian also stops in for an episode within the episode to chat about a bibliomancy oracle as well as constructing mazes. There is a bibliomancy mega break as we hear Loki read about the Green Mushroom Project’s 2nd birthday, as...

Zach Budd, consent and polyamory educator and Golf Coast advocate for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom https://ncsfreedom.org/, joins Luxa and Deep, co-host of the Smut’s Up podcast, to speak about a system Zach’s developed to help people understand consent, called the 5 Pillars of Consent, as well as discussing the problems with the “no means no” model. Zach also shares about his personal journey into the work which he is now doing and why understanding consent is in everyone’s best...

This short meditation was written, read and produced by Luxa Stata  (https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata) and features graphic design by T. Grady  (https://www.instagram.com/mirthandwoe/). It was made for the purposes  of guiding participants to The Green Mushroom Astral Space during Fungal  Friday voice chats. Now, you too can join us in the Astral Tavern  associated with The Green Mushroom Astral Temple on Friday night (or  whenever) and take part in the fun and camaraderie, astrally!   Much Love...

Josh, aka Jr. C https://www.instagram.com/juniorc_is_people/ joins Luxa for a conversation about Future Optimism and the Solar Punk aesthetic, and how it ties into Chaos Magick and concepts like Hypersigils. There is also a discussion about approaching one’s magical practice from the context of a scientific point of view and why sustainability is important to preserving potential knowledge about the world. Joy https://www.instagram.com/occulture_jammer/ stops by for a quick conversation about...

We are looking for submissions for our first ever zine, “F**k Around and Find Out: offerings of magical sovereignty from The Green Mushroom Project” coming this autumn! This will be a non-profit labor of love, with a goal of providing print copies at cost and a digital version in PDF format, so everyone can bask in the fungal deliciousness of our collaborative chaos. Send submissions to [email protected] by 9/9/22 3 Submission Guidelines:...

Alley Faint Wurds  https://linktr.ee/elephantwords, author of GPT-3 TECHGNOSIS; A CHAOS MAGICK BUTOH GRIMOIRE, and Sub/Urban Body Butoh Fu: A CYOA Chaos Magick Grimoire and Oracle and more joins Luxa for a conversation about their many interesting projects related to using artificial intelligence and butoh in an occult context. Topics include 8D chess, rituals generated and performed by computers and much more! There is also a special episode within the episode featuring Taylor Ellwood...

Dave Neal returns to join Luxa for conversation about power, social change, conformity, and control viewed through the lens of Sociology. It’s meta-context galore!  But wait, there’s more: Shane Thomas stops in for an episode within the episode about implementing one’s personal code of ethics which includes a side of pokemancy. Also for your enjoyment are salty poetry snacks including an ode to the void written by Joy https://www.instagram.com/occulture_jammer/. There are also updates about...

This The Green Mushroom project guided meditation was written by Green Mushroom Council members Shane Thomas, who blogs about discovering and learning magic at https://buildingthephilosophersstone.wordpress.com with help from Joy the Sporeceress https://www.instagram.com/occulture_jammer/ and Luxa Strata https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata. It is read by EK Menw, host of The Woodlands Show https://www.intothewoodlands.net/ and features music composed and performed by Kue Varo...

This special bonus episode features an introduction by Luxa and a new The Green Mushroom guided meditation written by Green Mushroom Council members Shane Thomas, who blogs about discovering and learning magic at https://buildingthephilosophersstone.wordpress.com with help from Joy the Sporeceress https://www.instagram.com/occulture_jammer/ and Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata. It is read by EK Menw, host of The Woodlands Show https://www.intothewoodlands.net/ and features music composed and...

This guided meditation written by Green Mushroom Council members Shane Thomas, who blogs about discovering and learning magic at https://buildingthephilosophersstone.wordpress.com with help from Joy the Sporeceress https://www.instagram.com/occulture_jammer/ and Luxa Strata https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata. It is read by EK Menw, host of The Woodlands Show https://www.intothewoodlands.net/ and features music composed and performed by Kue Varo https://kuevaro.bandcamp.com/ as well as Adam Matlock...

Esoteric Eddie, author of The Lucifer Mystery Revealed, joins Luxa to talk about the history of the name of the Lightbringer as well as how it might have ended up in the bible, and how the context surrounding its conceptualization has shifted over time. Rachael from Fourth Dimension Fitness stops by for an episode within the episode to talk about how she’s incorporating her work with Chaos Magick and The Green Mushroom project into her fitness practice. Also discussed is Robert Nozick’s...

For this second in an ongoing series about working with The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil project, Luxa is joined by Flood from Ex V Planis, Yaramarud from Faith Blind Council and Administrism, Miguel, The Rabbit, Josh (aka Junior C), and Shane for a lively panel discussion about working with the Green Mushroom Astral Temple. There is also a very special episode within the episode ft. author, magicacin and all-purpose badass Aidan Wachter to talk about working with the project as well as his new...

Writer, occultist and all-purpose badass, Aidan Wachter https://www.aidanwachter.com/, joins Luxa once again for a conversation about his new book, Changeling, and much more. He offers some great insight and perspectives about being a magically operant person in our modern context, as well as  some helpful advice about doing the difficult Work. This episode also features a “snack sized” conversation with the always impressive Joy about her new memetic project, OccultureJammer...

Artist, theoretical occultist and creator of various oracular devices, Eric J. Millar, joins Luxa for a conversation about pop magick, creating divination tools, his monthly offering, No Gods But My Own, and much more. This episode also features a discussion about divination, a reading using one of Eric’s creations, the Tethered Elements dice oracle, as well as with Luxa’s newly built Magic the Gathering divination deck. Also featured is a track produced by Luxa as part of a divination...

Join Luxa for a special Valentine’s Day / Lupercalia episode featuring Joel of Dream Mirror, who returns to talk more feedback worship and reflect on his year-long video ritual project, Desires in Motion, as well as sharing thoughts about alchemy in music and making a commitment to prioritize your practice in a sustainable way for your own lifestyle. Also featured is poetry by E.A. Toles (and a smattering of other literary treats), a dubiously-sourced discussion on the magical uses of the...

Join Luxa for a fantastic conversation with Stevie about how they’ve incorporated ideas from Spoon Theory into their practice. We also talk about Thaumaturgy, Theurgy and Miracles, as well as Stevie’s upcoming foot interest zine. Luxa shares some thoughts about deity work, as well as some automatic writing and a sample from the new sound and sex magick project which is yet to be released. Much Love! Thank you for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! If you’d like to support the show by...

For this first in an ongoing series about working with The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil, Luxa is joined by Dave Ardery from Unearthing Paranormalcy, Yaramarud from Faith Blind Council and Administrism, Joy the Sporeceress, The Rabbit, Josh aka, Junior C, and Menw https://twitter.com/occultboyscout . In this introductory episode, we talk about the creation of the project, how we began working with it and how others might get involved. There is a lot of great practical advice about everything from...