Rune Soup is a podcast channel that platforms the most important discussions at the cutting edge of magic, animism and spirit work.
Gordon is chaos magician, shamanic practitioner, podcaster, author and permaculture designer with a background in data and analytics gained at some of the world's largest media companies. He is the author of four books on magic, animism and star lore: Star.Ships: A Prehistory of the Spirits, The Chaos Protocols, Pieces of Eight and Ani.Mystic: Encounters With A Living Cosmos.
When not travelling, Gordon hosts his weekly show, Rune Soup, from a small permaculture farm in southern Tasmania.
For the final episode of the year, please enjoy this bumper edition forecast for the first half of 2019 with Austin Coppock.
After we debrief on 2018 and talk about what's coming up, Austin and I als…
What else would the November solo show be about but So Below -the astrological magic event Austin and I hosted in Melbourne last weekend?
There's also a good deal of talk on the hows and the wheres o…
This week we speak with science writer and cultural anthropologist, Dr Eric Wargo.
Eric is the man behind the nightshirt.com and the author of the recently released book, Time Loops.
We talk retrocau…
This week we return to one of our most popular topics of conversation... Tarot!
Joining us to do so is author, professional card reader, podcaster and tarot teacher, T. Susan Chang.
We cover fortune …
This week, we welcome Mitch Horowitz back to the show to talk about his latest -and frankly fantastic- book, The Miracle Club.
Mitch and I chat about the origins of New Thought, its shortcomings and …
In October's solo show, we discuss the eruption of the witch into so-called 'popular culture', with a particular emphasis on the reboot of Charmed, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and American Hor…
It is once again time for our annual catch up with Alkistis and Peter of Scarlet Imprint! I always look forward to these discussions as -for one- I learn so much and -for two- it gives me those warm,…
This week, we welcome to the show physicist, light therapist, researcher and author of Light Therapies: A Complete Guide to the Healing Power of Light, Anadi Martel.
Now, if you’ve read Pieces of Eig…
This week we speak with artist, teacher and maker, Daniel Mack. Daniel is also the chairman of the Seligmann Center Committee in upstate New York and joins us to talk about the life and work of the s…
This week we welcome back to the show one of the most popular returning guests, Jenx.
As you might expect, he’s back in your ears talking us through Thai Occultism, to coincide with his recently rele…
This week, we welcome back to the show author and researcher, Joshua Cutchin.
Josh's last three books -including his most recent, Thieves in the Night, explore under-examined categories of evidence f…
This week, we welcome hereditary witch, tarot creator and new Huon Valley neighbour, Avalon Cameron, onto the actual farm for a face to face chat.
Our wide-ranging discussion explores growing up both…
This week, Dr Becca Tarnas returns to the show to discuss two of my very favourite things: Imaginal Journeying -including some really useful practical advice on Active Imagination- and The Lord of th…
This week, in an ever so slightly delayed show, we have an ever so slightly brilliant guest, Dr Amba J Sepie.
I first encountered Dr Sepie’s work in Damned Facts, which is a Charles-Fort inspired col…
Two solo shows in a row?
Why, yes. This is technically the September one if you don't look at a calendar. But it is also a wild ramble through the politics, poetics and metaphysics of walking in publ…
The August solo show!
In the lead-up to the Q3 premium member course on Magical Geography, this month we explore the notion of near and far places, cold places, and imaginal places.
Colonial ghosts, …
This week we welcome to the show permaculture designer and theorist, Dan Palmer. Dan is the host of the podcast, Making Permaculture Stronger, where he facilitates fascinating discussions on what’s r…
This week, we speak to James Sullivan. James is a fellow podcaster and -more importantly- a fellow fan of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea series.
So these books form the through-line for a wide ranging …
This week, we are speaking with Kenric McDowell. Kenric is a musician, public speaker, and AI curator for Google Research. We discuss AI, inevitably, but not from either a lurid ‘the world is ending’…
As promised, and just in time, here's the July solo show.
It was gonna be too annoying to have dropped a week for mere illness after 136 episodes delivered rain, hail, or shine in five countries, on …