#135 - Goêtic Atavisms with Frater Acher and Craig Slee

Summary

In this episode, experienced magicians Frater Acher and Craig Slee explore the concept of chthonic sorcery and the intimate connections with spirits that it entails. They discuss how traditional focuses on repeatability in magic may hinder deeper spiritual relationships. Through their book 'Goêtic Atavisms', they delve into innovative magical practices and answer listener questions.

Key takeaways

• 1Chthonic sorcery as a practice
• 2'Goêtic Atavisms': the title of a book by Frater Acher and Craig Slee
• 3Importance of developing erotic relationships with spirits
• 4Challenge of focusing on repeatability in magical practices
• 5Insights based on listener questions answered during the episode

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Transcript excerpt

poetry proceeds from silence you have to be silent before you can train yourself to speak and the big assumption is if i speak and use the right words the right holy names then it'll all work no be silent salutations listeners and welcome back to glitch bottle the podcast where we uncork the uncommon in magic mysticism and the generally misunderstood today we are so excited to chat about goetia and chthonic sorcery with magicians frader acher and craig sleigh so what is actual goetia and how can this practice dissolve the barriers between everyday life and magical practice what does it mean to see ourselves through a lens of radical otherness well both of our guests are among the best people to ask frader acher is no stranger to the podcast he is a lone practitioner of the magical and mystical path and since 2009 he's been the author of theomagica.com where he shares in-depth magical blog posts essays and other invaluable resources and in 2020 he founded paralibrum an online site that offers in-depth independent reviews of bibliophile a culture frader is joined by craig sleigh a writer occasional poet philosopher and magician resident in the northwest of the uk he often writes about the intersections of myth magic and disability these two experienced practitioners frader and craig have joined forces along with illustrator jose gabriel alegria sabogal in their latest tome called goetic atavisms from haitian press as well as their excellent website goetia.com with this new or shall we say ancient re-examination of what it means to practice and embody chthonic sorcery also a huge thanks to each and every glitch bottle supporter on patreon for your amazing questions support and introspections as well and now to help us uncork the uncommon let's welcome frader...

Excerpt from Glitch Bottle, Jun 23, 2023. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.