Many people that approach Magic for the first time are doing so because they believe that Magic has the ability to change them, usually for the better. Self-Transformation has been both a part as well as an ambition for a vast amount of us, but how exactly does one go about it? Most of us feel stuck somehow, that there are things about us that we’d like to change. Can Magic help with this, or does turning to Magic for something transformative in a way miss the point? Joining in this discussion is the Host of Spirit Box Podcast, the always luminous Darragh Mason.
Darragh Mason is a Photographer, Writer, Occultist, and itinerant soul. He is the co-creator of The Sigil Engine which is just a ridiculously cool slice of technological sorcery and certainly worth a whirl. The Podcast that Darragh hosts- Spirit Box – is by far one of my favourite Podcasts around right now. It is a podcast that I have to stop what I am doing and really listen just to take in everything that is being shared. Without a doubt, I am a proud Patreon supporter of The Spirit Box. For all that Darragh gets up to, click the picture below.
Show Notes
- Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chögyam Trungpa – Certainly worth a read. Many thanks to Danny Lowe for the recommendation
- The Archaic Revival by Terrence McKenna- Terrence is one of those people that can single-handedly change your world. Like Darragh, I highly recommend reading his work
- The Silver Branch of Perception of John Moriarty – Truthfully I had never heard of Moriarty before Darragh mentioned him. Seems like my cup of tea and I can’t wait to dive into his work
- Supernatural: Meeting with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind by Graham Hancock – Huge fan of this book
- Mythic Ireland by Michael Dames – Looks amazing
- Croagh Patrick
- City of Djinns by William Darlymple
- Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson by Gary Lachman – For my money, Colin was one of the most important people that put the ideas of Meaning and how it applies to our own self-transformation front and centre
- Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse – Always worth a read
- Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions by Jeffrey Kripal – Recommended
- The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James – So unbelievably important
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl
- The Caretakers of the Cosmos: Living Responsibly in an Unfinished World by Gary Lachman – I consider this a very important work
- The Master & His Emissary:The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist – Read it. Makes a lot of sense for well, everything
- The Miracle Habits: The Secret of Turning Your Moments into Miracles by Mitch Horowitz – Habits are a good thing to change if you want to change yourself
- Finally, how does all of this tie in to the Esoteric? Gary Lachman has a series of Lectures about Esotericism and the Evolution of Consciousness. When people ask me for recommendations for Esoteric Thought as opposed to Practical Magic, these Videos are where I point them. Must Watch. Part I – Part II – Part III – I mean it, these are must watch videos and the directions that one can head from here are amazing. Happy Journeys
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