This Podcast is a Ritual

Updated: 28 May 2025 • 196 episodes
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This Podcast is a Ritual creates a magical space for a wizard, his guests, his listeners, and an omnipotent future being to create a slightly better reality. Get initiated now by listening to the Opening Ceremony!

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28 May 2025 • EN

What is a Quest?

America's #1 Wizard is hitting the road to embark on a magical quest across Europe in this special mini-series. We're kicking things off by asking, "What is a quest?" and exploring the history of this word, its mythical and magical significance, and how YOU can embark on your own quest from wherever you are right now!

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New Zealand wizard and author Ari Freeman returns to the ritual to discuss his latest book, Tarot for Skeptics, a wonderful and practical guide to the tarot which examines the most commonly used decks from a myriad of potential belief systems, resulting in a refreshingly accessible guide that is sure to spark new ideas

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Artist Day Schildkret, author of Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual and Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration and Change, joins the ritual to talk about rituals and the path that led him to building daily ephemeral altars in a New York City park.

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From its iconic appearance as the first card in the Tarot’s Major Arcana to the many foolish characters we find in fiction and mythology, the Fool is much more than a mere idiot. Rather, the Fool signifies our willingness to step out into the void, take on risky adventures, and enter the chaotic tumult of this world. B

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Clint Marsh of Fiddler's Green, a gorgeous zine about "Art & Magic for Tea-Drinking Anarchists, Convivial Conjurors & Closeted Optimists," returns to the ritual to talk about the importance of grounding esoteric writing in personal experience and the latest exciting installment of Fiddler's Green, which is currently ra

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Douglas Rushkoff 09 Apr 2025 • EN

How to Play for Team Human (w/ Douglas Rushkoff)

As the web rots and spams and scams infiltrate every aspect of modern life, we need to re-learn how to prioritize authentic human experiences. Media theorist and author Douglas Rushkoff, host of the Team Human podcast, joins the ritual to discuss the strange state of the world and which new weird edges are inviting opt

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