Professor Patricia MacCormack, author of The Ahuman Manifesto: Activism for the End of the Anthropocene joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about the Death of anthropos, Queerying, Queering and Queer(y)ing Chaos Magick, Death Activism, C**t Chaos Magick, and much more! Find out why the Professor doesn’t mind being called a c**t and why perhaps you shouldn’t either. There is an update about The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil project as well as a new sounds magick track produced by Luxa...

Flood from Ex V Planis  https://www.exvplanis.com joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for a fun and impromptu conversation about dark energy, dark matter, entropy, magic and more. Luxa shares thoughts about the Monroe Institute’s Hemi-Sync recordings and some of the work that went into the recent album of audio magic, Void/Machine: Adjustment, as well as books 10-15 from the 23:Bibliomancy project and a few tracks from FAFO pt. 2: The Green Mushroom Project...

Rocket https://www.instagram.com/eyeandy/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about Spinoza, Pantheism, the idea of a Transcendent vs. an Immanent divine (and what that translates into for humans). What does this look like when religious philosophy is translated into political doctrine? We also talk about Kabbalah (with a K), and why the Mysteries (with a capital M) must be experienced somatically rather than cognitively. Rocket shares about Jewish Mysticism, the upcoming Trans...

Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata is joined by Laurel to talk about her Catholic Saints practice, which she does outside of the purview of the Church in a Chaos Magic context, working directly with the Saints rather than involving “big G” god. She shares about how the Saints appear differently in different cultures, and about some of the family traditions with which she grew up. How do you begin working with a given Saint? Laurel provides some great tips and advice about getting started! Also...

Luxa joins Dave, Amy, and Chad from the Unearthing Paranormalcy podcast as well as Flood from Ex V Planis to tell ghost stories, talk about disclosure and lab grown meat and discuss what makes a place haunted. Hosts share local legends and spooky antidotes as well as getting into some of the scarier topics which arose during 2023.  A track from F**k Around and Find Out pt. 2, The Green Mushroom and We the Hallowed digital mixtape is included, as well as one from Luxa’s new album of ritually...

SM Kennedy and Co-Host of Chaos Magick News https://linktr.ee/chaosmagicknews?fbclid=PAAab1TYdUqqjo2m_1Ex9DW6fcvPZ23QJ6OFFhmaZsh8-xWAXQwya4iOzBj2M join Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for a conversation about Chaos Magick and modern occultism. Austin Osman Spare and Peter Carroll, approaches to divination, the importance of aesthetics in a magical practice and more. Everything’s Qabalah and DON’T TALK ABOUT HEIDEGGER! Bobby Hale of Listening Post Alpha and Temple of Bablon Choronzon...

Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata speaks with JS Groves http://jsgroves.com/, about some of the many irons xi has in the fire, creatively and magically. JS shares about working with the Picatrix and using planetary elections to make talismanic jewelry, and the process and rationale that xi uses in this work. We talk about the god, Dionysus, and modern Dionysiiac worship, some of the exploits of the KC Pagan arts collective, and thoughts and advice about conducting public ritual. For the...

Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata speaks with author Phil Hine http://enfolding.org, about his new collections of essays, Queerying Occultures (available from Original Falcon Publications https://originalfalcon.com/products.php?a=phil_hine ) and Acts of Magical Resistance (available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Acts-Magical-Resistance-Phil-Hine-ebook/dp/B0C8JMVR6D/ref=sr_1_7?qid=1689003129&refinements=p_27%3APhil+Hine&s=books&sr=1-7). Among the many topics discussed is a...

Luxa  https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata speaks with author Chris Allaun  http://chrisallaun.com/, about his new title, The Black Book of Johnathan Knotbristle, a Devil's Parable and Guide for Witches, available from Crossed Crow Books https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/. Chris speaks about the importance of narrative as a teaching tool as well as his tradition of witchcraft. Also explored is the manner in which the figure of the Devil is viewed within the tradition, and Chris’s relationship with the...

Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata speaks with author, Ramon Castellanos https://www.theancestralnow.com/, about the concept of Wildness, and his upcoming book, In Praise of the Wild Spirit. Ramon shares some fascinating perspectives about how we, as modern humans, interact with what he calls the current of domestication and what this force looks like in our lives. He also shares some lessons  he's learned from working with wolves, and how Wildness is an intrinsic quality that captivity does...

In this special celebration of May 23rd, 2023, Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata reads the first 9 books of The Green Mushroom Project 23:Bibliomancy scripture accompanied by the “23” track produced for the experiment out of samples with the number 23 in their titles. Much Love and Mush Love to everyone participating in the Green Mushroom Project, regardless of what that looks like for you in your practice! Read more about the 23:Bibliomancy experiment at:...

Luxa speaks with Keats Ross https://twitter.com/KeatsRoss, host of the Pragmagick Podcast and central haunt of the We The Hallowed international anarchic artist’s collective about his new project, Haunt Manual and his practice of producing esoteric audio and using sound in magical contexts. There’s also an episode within the episode ft. Loue That 11, host of Uncanny Mystic Minds podcast https://www.instagram.com/uncannymysticmindspodcast/ , about the power of names and numbers, embracing the...

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...

Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata speaks with Lon Milo DuQuettehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Milo_DuQuette, Laurelei Black https://www.laureleiblack.com/, & Yaramarud https://twitter.com/yaramarud about the Return of the Babalon Rising Pan-Thelemic Festival this year, 2023. A few different conceptualizations of the Red Goddess are explored. Lon Milo DuQuette speaks about Babalon’s association with the Divine Feminine and how She is contextualized in Thelemic Theology, as well as...

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...

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...

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...