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This is a recording of a live podcast panel discussion that was held in front of an audience about Art and Magick recorded at the Bali Art Magick Retreat on December 19th, 2022. This was the first retreat organized by Jake and held in Tabanan in Bali and was the impetus for the formation of The Temple of the Eternal Muse. It is a conversation between visionary artist Jake Kobrin, musician and sound priestess Kristen Kreatress, musician and legendary prog metal guitarist Paul Masvidal, and somatic therapist and creativity coach Marina Kurikhina. It marks the first official episode of the TOTEM podcast. I hope you enjoy, and happy New Years! Some of the volume levels are inconsistent, and I appreciate your patience in listening to this imperfectly edited podcast. 

Sharing some of my thoughts on AI Art Technology and how it conflicts with being an artist in life. Here's a link to that original Android Jones podcast that I mentioned, titled Art is Dead, Long Live Art: https://thirdeyedrops.com/art-is-dead-long-live-art-with-android-jones-mind-meld-323/android323-2/ 

A preview from Master the Tarot!  The Fool's Journey is a story that represents the journey through life. Each card in the story represents a different stage of life, and each stage has something important to teach us. We start off as the Fool, a new and clueless baby, but as we go through each stage and meet different people and experiences, we learn and grow until we become wise and fulfilled adults.More about the Master the Tarot course can be found here: https://jakekobrin.com/products/master-the-tarot-online-course And more about my other offerings can be seen here: https://linktr.ee/jakekobrin

Check out the full article on Medium.Com with links and more - https://medium.com/@jakekobrin/how-i-lost-100-pounds-using-magick-a10e9a7d39b4 I've talked about this experience in podcasts in the past but this is my most up to date talk on the subject of Magick and Self Transformation. I hope you enjoy!

Solocast podcast about Happiness, Wellbeing, Ethics, and Magick. It's been a while since I've uploaded a podcast. Enjoy! 

Sign up for Magick 101 at: https://magick101course.com/This week is a special sneak preview of the Magick 101 course, and with a very esteemed and special guest... Lon Milo Duquette! Lon was gracious enough to bestow us with his wise and benefic magical presence during the Magick 101 course, and I wanted to give you all a little gift by sharing this conversation, so you can see a little bit of what I've been up to for the last few months! If you want to find more about Lon visit: https://g.co/kgs/WQ9hqCAlso, the Magick 101 course is now available as a self-paced, pre-recorded course! Unlock Your Power as a Co-Creator of Reality!A unique, interactive, and community oriented online course focused on helping students learn and master the basic principles of magick, occultism, and practical spirituality. We make it both fun and easy for people to enrich their knowledge about the science and art of magick as it has been practiced throughout the ages. For more information, and to sign up, visit https://magick101course.com/ 

Today's special guest is my friend Luna Veronica Mystic, who is also one of the esteemed teachers (of astrology) on my upcoming Magick 101 course! Luna is a gifted astrologer and business coach, and the founder of the Baby Witch Academy.  She also has a podcast of her own called Words Are Spells. This was an inspiring conversation and we talked about Witchcraft, astrology, religion, meaning, community, and unconditional love! I hope you enjoy this talk as much as I did.Find more from Luna here: https://www.lunaveronica.com/ And more info about the Magick 101 course, with Luna and others, here: https://www.magick101course.com/ 

Today's special guest is filmmaker, musician, and writer Carl Abrahamsson who was one of the originators of Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth and longtime friend and collaborator with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. We spoke about the intersection of magick and art and the magical properties of creativity, as well as the implications of magick on reality and consciousness.Recorded on the 23rd day of October, and released at 23:00, in keeping with TOPY tradition.  More from Carl can be found at: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl https://www.carlabrahamsson.com https://www.amazon.com/author/carlabrahamsson https://store.trapart.net/ https://vimeo.com/carlabrahamsson/vod_pages https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com/music https://www.facebook.com/authorcarlabrahamsson https://www.instagram.com/carl.abrahamsson/Please share if you enjoyed! And thanks again for listening. 

Today's very special guest is my friend Sara Phinn, who's bio describes her as a VR Artist, Writer, Performer, Speaker, and Bridger of Worlds. We spoke about the implications of developing technologies to affect our consciousness and how they relate to the esoteric, magick, and the occult. This was a very psychedelic conversation and I hope you enjoy!Sara's website can be found here: https://www.saraphinn.com/ And see her YouTube channel DreamSeed VR here: https://www.saraphinn.com/#dreamseed-vr 

A new and much belated Solocast episode! In this episode I take a look at the Introductory essay in Crowley's Magick in Theory and Practice to breakdown, de-mystify, and better understand what Magick is and isn't. I hope you enjoy!

My esteemed guest this week is Jeremy Narby, Author of the groundbreaking work on Ayahuasca and Indigenous perspectives The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge. He has authored several other books including The Psychotropic Mind and Intelligence in Nature, and the soon to be released Plant Teachers: Ayahuasca, Tobacco, and the Pursuit of Knowledge. We spoke about all of the above subjects and it was an honor to have Mr Narby on the show. More about Jeremy Narby can be found here: https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/05h5z9&hl=en-ID&q=Jeremy+Narby&kgs=5c7a32adeff7e7b0&shndl=0&source=sh/x/kp/1&entrypoint=sh/x/kp 

Today's fantastic podcast was with special guest Gabriela Herstik, author of several books including Bewitching the Elements, Inner Witch, and Embody Your Magick. We had an eye-opening conversation about the Thelemic goddess of Lust and unconditional love Babalon. Often misunderstood and enigmatic, I think we came up with some good descriptions of Babalon and her qualities. We also talked about Sex Magick and what that looks like in practice.I hope you enjoy!More from Gabriela Herstik can be found here: https://www.gabrielaherstik.com/ 

My special guest today is Georgina Rose aka Da'at Darling. Georgina is a Thelemite and Occultist and Ceremonial Magician who focuses her practice around the western mystery tradition. She has a prolific youtube channel that focuses on occultism and is the founder of the podcasts Occultism with a Side of Salt (OWASS) and Magnolias and Magick. I will post links to both below. We talked about Thelema from a practitioners standpoint, the relevancy of Thelema as a tradition, and some of the misconceptions about both Thelema and Occultism in general. It was a great conversation and I hope you enjoy! Links:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCos-4AWoJFDR27m3XhC9zvQhttps://podbay.fm/p/occultism-with-a-side-of-salt

Today's guest is Chet Zar, which means that Chet is the first guest to have appeared twice on the podcast thus far. Chet is an astounding artist, designer, and painter, famous for his fine art oil paintings of monsters, and his work in designing music videos for the band Tool, as well as his work on films such as Hellboy 2. This conversation was recorded during my Unleash Your Inner Artist course and includes a question and answer session with students which you may find relevant to your own artistic journey. We shared reflections on The Artist's Way's third week, Recovering a Sense of Power, and talked about translating dark or heavy emotions into art as well as synchronicity, finding your true will, and other powerful subjects. Enjoy!Find more of Chet's art here: https://www.chetzar.com/ 

Author, Occultist, Magician, and founder of Scarlet Imprint Peter Grey joins the podcast this week! We spoke about the similarities and differences in Western Ceremonial Magick as opposed to Magical practices in Eastern and indigenous cultures, Aleister Crowley, Babalon, Jack Parsons, and the fascinating intersection between Thelema and Scientology, and specifically the Thelemic involvement of it's kingpin-antichrist L Ron Hubbard. It was a great conversation. Find more about Peter and his work here: https://scarletimprint.com/peter-grey

Iconoclastic 3TEETH frontman Alexis Mincolla is dedicated to exploring the relationship between archetypes, mythologies, history, and the hypocrisy of the human experience.  “We’re constantly dissecting the space between chaos and order in the eternal psychic battle between forces with opposing beliefs or perspectives, that we call the cosmic taint,” he says.We spoke about a lot of good stuff - music, magick, the shadow, metal, nature, violence, survival... You will have to listen to fully experience it.3TEETH's music can be found everywhere music can be found, and Lex is active on most major social media platforms. 

Today's guest is Darragh Mason! Darragh Mason is a multi-award winning photographer and researcher, and also an occultist and podcaster. Darragh Mason created the Sigil Engine, an interactive internet experience that uses technology to generate magic sigils. We talked about his sigil engine, the intersection of technology and occultism, his experiences in India with Aghori and Djinn, and a whole bunch of other fun stuff! Definitely an exciting episode and I hope you enjoy it. https://linktr.ee/darraghmason

Todays esteemed guest is none other than my father! Dr Neil Kobrin, is a PHD Clinical Psychologist, author and editor. His bio is as follows: Dr. Neil Kobrin,  a licensed clinical psychologist, LCSW and MFT with decades of experience in human transformation and emotional well-being, is delighted to join Mind Therapy Clinic.  He is a pioneer of Mindful Psychology, a theory he developed that integrates aspects of mindfulness with Western and Eastern psychology; neuroscience, specifically affective neuroscience; health and wellness; and consciousness and spirituality. It is a holistic approach to mental well being that combines elements of each discipline and blends them into a theory of human functioning that is based on current research and science.Check out Dr Neil Kobrin's phenomenal book, Emotional Wellbeing: Embracing the Gift of Life here: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Well-Being-Embracing-Gift-Life/dp/1614481784Let's hope he writes another one soon! And to find more about Dr Neil visit: https://www.mindtherapyclinic.com/neil-s-kobrin-phd 

Todays esteemed guest is Dr Ted Achacoso, who is a remarkable scientific polymath and a literal genius (an IQ score of 140 indicates that you are a genius while Dr Ted's IQ ranges somewhere between 186 and 210.) He is also experienced in meditation, and eastern and western esotericism, and has explored the use of psychedelics for consciousness expansion. He is: A very advanced practitioner of Ancient Tibetan Bonpo shamanism and Dzogchen.  A pharmacologist and neuroscientist has taken interest into psychedelics and their relationship to enlightened living.  Is a proponent of visionary art and has opened a visionary art gallery in Washington, DC. Is a pioneering researcher into neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence. Created the first wireless groupware We spoke today about finding freedom from suffering by discovering a consilience of world-views and perspectives, and by merging apparently divergent fields of study such as science, art, religion, and spirituality. His Bio is as follows:Dr. Ted Achacoso earned his college degree in Biology at the age of 18 and his Doctor of Medicine degree at the age of 22. At 25, he was a fellow of interventional neuroradiology, a research professor of pharmacology and toxicology, and a clinical professor of neurology in Manila. At 28, he became a professor of medical informatics and of interventional neuroradiology in Washington, DC, where he also performed artificial intelligence research biased towards connectionist systems. At 30, he began science and technology consulting for socially responsible investment funds. At 35, he founded and ran a group collaboration software company and created the first wireless groupware. At 40 he traded currencies using artificial intelligence predictive techniques for a private fund. At 45, he retrained in Interventional Endocrinology (Anti-Aging Medicine) and in Nutritional Medicine in Paris, and became double board-certified in both specialties. Dr. Ted wrote the first-ever connectome (of C. elegans) in a book, is published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, holds US patents and software algorithms, provides TV and podcast interviews, and delivers lectures. He currently has a tri-continental practice in Health Optimization Medicine (HOMe), a clinical framework that he pioneered to include health management in a disease management practice. He also formulated the Blue Cannatine nootropic troche, a product in the Troscriptions line of Smarter Not Harder, Inc.https://thepsilo.com/https://www.facebook.com/drtedachacoso/ 

Throwback Thursday Episode with Michael Garfield! Back when I was briefly recording the "Inner Eye" Podcast. Originally released in December, 2016.  Michael is always fascinating to speak to, even though we have both grown a lot, and I think this was a fun conversation and worth sharing again.  The third Inner Eye Podcast with multidisciplinary artist, musician, and scholar Michael Garfield. michaelgarfield.bandcamp.com/ The Inner Eye podcast is a collection of spontaneous and casual conversations with visionary artist Jake Kobrin exploring the subjects of art and creativity as well as things of relevance to navigating our existence such as religion and spirituality and psychedelics. https://jakekobrinportal.com/