E24 • The Ever-Subversive Éliphas Lévi - Listen - Rituals

E24 • The Ever-Subversive Éliphas Lévi

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A mysterious lady invites you over to check out her magical cabinet. Wyd? Well, one option is to go back to her place and conjure the ghost of a long-dead sorcerer! Today, Christine and Em are conjuring the life of a mid-1800s seminary student whose faith led him straight into radical socialism and the occult. He was a troublemaker who was convicted on charges like “preaching impiety” and “subversion” while writing influential books. Get to know the man behind the magic... Éliphas Lévi 🐐 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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