Season 3 is an edutaining look at magick’s representation in pop culture and how far films and TV shows get it right or wrong. We talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, Marvel, Disney, Supernatural, Star Trek…even sport gets a mention.
The One With The Gag Reel: Bonus Feature
Just a gag real from Season Three of That Magick Vodcast. We don’t understand the tech, struggle to work on camera and we get our words wrong. Often. But if nothing else, we can laugh at ourselves.
The One About Sex Magick: Ep 8
We open our final episode with a terrible pun and a fair warning that this one is probably not safe for work and will prompt younger listeners to ask several questions, if you’re listening with younger people in the car.
In this episode we talk about what sex magick is, go on a little bit of a rant about Aleister Crowley, sharing a potted history along the way. Using examples from Disney, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Eyes Wide Shut but not the porn industry, we try to explain some ethical considerations of sex magick alongside what it is. Some parts of today’s episode can get a little graphic and gross, so fair warning people. Hopefully by the end of this episode listeners will have a bit more knowledge and an idea of the ethics of sex magick.
We have an article on the ethics of sex magick that further describes today’s topic.
The One About Questions: Ep 7
In this episode we open up a mail bag to answer some frequently asked questions. Such as are love spells real? We know from shows like Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer that love spells can backfire, but the movie Supergirl shows they can work. We get into other questions such as how do we know when spells work? Should people cleanse their shop bought tools and gifts? How do deities work best? What type of witch should I be? What are familiars? And how did that Lenormand reading from episode 6 work out? So we open our show with an update on how our Lenormand reading worked out and hopefully by the end of this episode shed some light on some of the other frequently asked questions and their answers to help magickal practitioners on their learning journey.
We have an article on the different types of magick and cleansing that further describes today’s topics.
The One Where We Do a Lenormand Reading: Ep 6
**We apologise for the sound. We hadn’t noticed the microphone had failed until after and because we bulk record, this has impacted a few of our episodes this season**
We open our show having a debate over the french-ness or otherwise of Lenormand, which quickly falls apart as of course Madame Lenormand was indeed french.
In this episode we have not been able to find a pop-culture reference for Lenormand, so instead we try to look at it from the perspective of games that are more on point with regard to reality than first they appear….which is tenuous at best. So, with absolutely nothing to do with divination at all, we badly draw on Jumanji as an illustration of a game that turns out to be an alternate reality…as Lenormand tends to do when the cards are used as a tool for divination. We do eventually do a short five card practise reading and we look at two alternatives for combining the cards in this example reading. Hopefully by the end of this episode listeners will have an idea how to combine Lenormand cards into a reading.
We have an article on 5 card Lenormand readings plus all of our Lenormand resources as well that further describes today’s topic.
The One About Magick Seals and Sigils: Ep 5
**We apologise for the poor camera work and sound. We hadn’t noticed the camera positioning was not quite right and the microphone had failed until after and because we bulk record, this has impacted a few of our episodes this season**
We open our show eventually after several bouts of laughter over the tragic tale of a hard-up performing seal falling on hard times. But of course, this is not what a magick seal is.
In this episode we talk about what magick seals and sigils are, where we see these used in TV and movies and a little bit about their origins. We call upon cult TV show Supernatural to demonstrate pop culture’s reliance on old magick seals and hopefully by the end of this episode listeners will have a bit more knowledge and an idea of how to use magick seals in a magickal context.
We have an article on magick seals and using planetary squares that further describes today’s topic.
The One About The Point Of Meditation: Ep 4
**We apologise for the poor camera work and sound. We hadn’t noticed the camera positioning was not quite right and the microphone had failed until after and because we bulk record, this has impacted a few of our episodes this season**
We open our show by leading ourselves through a very short meditation that quickly disintegrates into our usual nonsense, but there is a valid point to meditation even if it is slightly scoffed at.
In this episode we talk about the point of meditation and how sports personalities and business executives seem to have cornered the “meditation is serious” aspect, potentially leaving magickal practitioners with the “but in magick it’s just silly” aspect. We lean on pop-culture, Star Trek Voyager this time, as well as Rugby to illustrate our points. Hopefully by the end of this episode listeners will be able to recognise that meditation has practical applications, widely used by other industries, and that it’s really no different, and no less helpful, when used in a magickal context.
We have an article on the point of meditation and how visualisation can be used to achieve goals that further describes today’s topic.
The One About Humanistic Magick: Ep 3
We open our show shoe-horning a pop culture reference into it. Now, this is a long walk for a short drink, as we point out in the opener…it’s difficult to find references in pop culture to a concept not widely known about. We manage to find one from Star Trek The Next Generation and Star Trek Picard in the form of Empath and Ship’s Counsellor, Deanna Troi. If listeners want to skip all this, just scroll ahead to about four and half minutes in.
In this episode we talk about Humanistic Magick. A philosophy we have aligned our magickal workings to here at Magenta. We talk about Humanistic counselling concepts from Maslow, Carl Rogers and Fritz and Laura Perls, and how we overlay those in magickal practise. We also talk a little bit about the work we do, and what website subscribers can look forward to receiving every week. Hopefully by the end of this episode listeners will have more knowledge about how our magickal philosophy works, alongside the magickal art and astral rules we follow.
We have an article on Humanistic Magick, Finding Inner Peace, Using Maslow in Magick, covering today’s topic.
The One About Divination: Ep 2
We open our show rather abruptly. Our capacity to transition our viewers and listeners gently into the show, by way of a cold opener has escaped us this time round. So there’s very little pointless banter, other than everything in the show itself of course 🙂
In this episode we talk about various methods of divination, how they are represented in pop culture and how even muggles can learn how to divine the “hidden knowledge” with a bit of effort and patience. Using examples from Original Charmed, hopefully by the end of this episode listeners will know which of the major clairs they are naturally better at, and know more about how other tools can be used for divination. Spoilers….yes, even using a pendulum can be used for finding your lost property. But check your coat pockets first.
We have an article covering the major clairs and other methods of divination
The One About Using Magick For Personal Gain: Ep 1
We open our third season talking about the football club St Pauli On Sea, and the football shirts owned and loved by us here at Magenta School of Magick. Obviously this has nothing to do with using magick for personal gain, we eventually get into the show at about 5 minutes in for anyone who wants to fast forward through the welcoming banter.
In this episode we talk about using magick for personal gain and how Hollywood has us believing that if we do, it’s generally a bad thing. Using examples from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Craft, the Marvel universe of TV shows and films and Original Charmed, we challenge that view and generally have a laugh at how everything anyone is usually doing is for personal gain reasons. We also talk a little bit about binding spells, and have a tale of caution (or a tale about a lucky windfall, depending on your perspective) when using magick to bind yourself to people and things. Hopefully by the end of this episode listeners will feel assured that magick can be practised to achieve personal goals.
We have an article covering today’s topic and an article on the ethics of binding.
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