Friends, Erik will not be making updates to My Alchemical Bromance for the foreseeable future. Instead, he will be producing the new Arnemancy Podcast.It's been a great two-year run here, and we hope you join Erik over at his new podcast to s

Audiomancy with Keats Ross

May 15th, 2019 59m 20s

In this episode, Erik is joined by Keats Ross, musician, magician, mystic, and master of We The Hallowed. We The Hallowed is an art collective, and home of Keats' many projects such as the Pragmagick Podcast and his musical endeavors such as Da

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Guest Appearance: Erik on the Alexxcast Episode 319

May 3rd, 2019 1h 8m

Erik was happy to be on the Alexxcast again! Here are Alexx's show notes:Listen to a live mystical rite as Alexx invites Erik Arneson back on to magically chant the podcast back into a proper numerical sequencing. That lasts like 3 minutes, t

Picatrix Decans with J Swofford

Apr 24th, 2019 1h 1m

Join artist J Swofford and host Erik at Hopworks Urban Brewery for a discussion on the Picatrix Decans. J is the creator of the Picatrix Decans talisman deck. They discuss astrological magic, homebrewing, astrological brewing, and the Picatrix

Guest Appearance: The Cosmic Keys Podcast

Apr 3rd, 2019 1h 17m

I really enjoyed being on The Cosmic Keys Podcast with Dan and Scarlet! Here's how they described this episode.Dan and Scarlet open the episode with an astrology and Tarot forecast for the week of April 1, 2019 to April 7, 2019, followed by

EP 49 – The Magician and the Fool

Mar 29th, 2019 1h 20m

In this episode, Erik interviews the hosts of The Magician and the Fool Podcast, Janus and Dominic. They dive right into what it means to be a magician, but the conversation explores Renaissance magic, the Greek Magical Papyri, Norse mythology,

EP 48 – Sewing and Ritual Magic with Andrew Watt

Mar 6th, 2019 1h 13m

In this episode, Erik is joined by Andrew B. Watt of Wanderings in the Labrynth. They discuss textile arts, such as sewing and weaving, and how those intersect with ritual magic, enchantment, and the creation of talismans. Andrew also wrote the

EP 47 – Sumerian Magic with Vanessa Kindell

Feb 20th, 2019 1h 2m

Vanessa Kindell joins us this episode. She is a writer and contributor to the Peacock Goat Review and a Sumerian witch. She talks to us about reconstructing Sumerian and Babylonian religious practices and integrating them into her modern magica

EP 46 – An Exploration of the Soul

Jan 30th, 2019 29m 30s

In this episode, Erik explores various interpretations and explanations of the soul in the wake of the death of his 19 year-old cat, Kublai Khan. This episode is personal, but hopefully it provides food for thought.LinksThe Immortal Body

Guest Appearance: Erik on the Alexxcast on “Eyes Wide Shut”

Jan 24th, 2019 1h 16m

Erik was on episode 300K of the Alexxcast to discuss Stanley Kubrick's last film, "Eyes Wide Shut," released in 1999. The movie stars Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in a bizarre, sex-fueled story through secret societies, mystery, and marital pro

EP 45 – Taylor Bell, Wandering in the Moonlight

Jan 16th, 2019 55m 37s

In this episode Erik interviews Taylor Bell, writer, occultist, Tarot creator, and contributor to Charm the Water's new occult periodical, The Peacock Goat Review. We discuss Taylor's experience writing and copyediting for the PGR and his work

Guest Appearance: Erik on the Six of Swords

Jan 8th, 2019 3h 52m

Erik was in a long-form interview (almost 4 hours!) on the Six of Swords podcast with OccultFan (AKA Nathan Lee). They talk about pretty much everything, including cartoons!Check out the extensive show notes!

EP 44 – Dan Attrell and the Apocalypse of Joachim of Fiore

Dec 26th, 2018 1h 25m

Dan Attrell joins Erik for a conversation about his paper, "For 1,260 Days They’ll Prophesy in Sackcloth: Joachim of Fiore’s Apocalypse, Temporalization, and Franciscan Spirituality." This is a complex topic, revolving around the ways in which

EP 43 – MABCon 2018 – Brewing and Tasting

Dec 5th, 2018 1h 4m

Finally, the latest MABCon episode! This year, back in October, Matt and Erik got together for MABCon. They visited breweries, visited conferences, and drank some beers. This is definitely a beer-heavy episode. Also we have questions about the

EP 42 – Theresa Pridemore and the Portland Tarot

Nov 14th, 2018 56m 22s

In this episode, Erik interviews Theresa Pridemore, creator of the Portland Tarot and The Sovereign Oracle, and the brains behind brand management company Sovereign Spirit. They discuss the creative process behind creation of a Tarot deck and d

Guest Appearance on The Alexxcast 300H

Nov 7th, 2018 43m 47s

This is a repost of part 1 of the 2018 Halloween Podcast Crossover Event -- Summoning a Cartoon Demon with Alexx and Erik! You can listen to part 2 here.Head to the Alexxcast for full show notes!

EP 41 – Halloween with Alexx Bollen

Oct 31st, 2018 54m 59s

Welcome back, friends, and an extra special crossover episode featuring Alexx Bollen from The Alexxcast and (maybe) Hunson Abadeer from Adventure Time! This is part 2 of the Alexxcast/My Alchemical Bromance 2018 Halloween Crossover. Listen to p

Guest Lecture on the Art of Memory

Oct 17th, 2018 42m 37s

Back in May, Erik was a last-minute guest at the 2018 Convocation of the Apostolic Johannite Church, where he gave a lecture on the Art of Memory. Here’s a link to the AJC’s recording of that lecture on their podcast, The Lectern. In this talk,

EP 40 – Keith Readdy, PUBLISHED AUTHOR

Oct 10th, 2018 1h 38m

Friends, welcome back to the podcast our great friend, Keith Readdy! He has returned from a trek across the sea as a bona fide published author! Keith’s new book, One Truth and One Spirit: Aleister Crowley’s Spiritual Legacy, will be available

EP 39 – Ryhan Butler, Medieval Astrologer

Sep 26th, 2018 1h 17m

Have you guys noticed how many amazing guests I've been getting lately? Ryhan Butler is the genius behind Medieval Astrology Guide, and I was overjoyed to welcome him as a guest to the podcast. If you're going into this expecting Linda Goodman'

EP 38 – Sam Block on Geomancy and the PGM

Sep 12th, 2018 1h 37m

Join us in welcoming Sam Block to the podcast! Sam is the author of the Digital Ambler website. He's a brilliant magician and as intelligent as he is entertaining. We discuss geomancy, the Greek Magical Papyri (or PGM), and lots of other topics

EP 37 – Rambling with Scott Gosnell

Aug 29th, 2018 1h 39m

Welcome back, Scott Gosnell! Scott was our guest way back in episode 18, where we mainly focused on his translations of Giordano Bruno's works. In this episode we touch on that material again, but we really get into a wide variety of topics rev

Guest Appearance on The Alexxcast

Aug 22nd, 2018 1h 50m

Erik was recently a guest on episode 300C of The Alexxcast. This is Alexx Bollen's podcast, and you will definitely remember him from episode 35! Be sure to check this out and then head over to The Alexxcast to listen to more!

EP 36 – Robert Bonomo and The 21 Faces of God

Aug 15th, 2018 58m 47s

Robert Bonomo recently released The 21 Faces of God, a documentary about the Major Arcana of the Tarot. In this episode, he joins Erik to talk about his new movie and the two of them majorly nerd out on Tarot, Gnosticism, the Grail legend, phys

EP 35 – Alexx Bollen from the Alexxcast

Jul 25th, 2018 57m 5s

Alexx Bollen joins Erik at Ruse Brewery for a discussion about microdosing hallucinogens to treat depression, podcasting in Portland, books, and chaos magic. Alexx is the host of the Alexxcast, the only Alexx-themed podcast in the universe. He