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Tomes of Magick: The Book of Chantries

On today’s show we announce the winner of “The Enlightened Grimoire” and Adam Simpson discusses “The Book of Chantries”; what chantries, nodes, labyrinths and Horizon Realms are; the Nephandi; the Umbra and the Umbrood; quintessence; why Mages create Horizon Realms; the barabbi; the Ascension War; Doissetep; the Avatar Storm; Technocracy Constructs; Adam’s DIY ethic; plot hooks; Dreamspeakers; the weaknesses of “The Book of Chantries;” the seasons of chantries; the Order of Hermes; the Euthanatos’ House of Helekar; Lodge of the Gray Squirrel; Mecha; the Hollow Ones orphan chantry; Harry Potter; “Initiates of the Art;” chantries as echo chambers; marriage and children between Mages; utilities and supplies; getting to know acolytes; using portals; chantries for Virtual Adepts and the Sons of Ether; couriers; Umbral Courts;

Join us next week! Joseph Aleo interviews Bill Maxwell about the revised “Tradition Book: Virtual Adepts.”

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Anders Mage Page

On today’s show Adam Simpson interviews Dr. Anders Sandberg of Anders Mage Page fame. Adam and Anders discuss building Mage pages for the early web; being a Research Fellow for the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford; how Anders discovered Mage: The Ascension; the similarities of Mage in science and academia; the movie WarGames; emails and message boards; the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine; transhumanism; the Order of Hermes; Caribbean magic; Virtual Adepts; Eclipse Phase RPG; coincidental magic; versions of Mage; examples of Paradox; the holy grail; August Strindberg; Longinus; Sven Hedin; Buddhism and the Nephandi; city spirits; Cities on the Edge!; the strengths and weaknesses of Mage: The Ascension; Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman; World of Darkness crossover games; Time Bandits; how role playing games can help your career; using idea lists in your Chronicle; ending a Chronicle.

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Jason Louv on Mage and John Dee and the Empire of Angels: Enochian Magick and the Occult Roots of the Modern World

On today’s show were joined by Jason Louv, who is a real life magician and author. Jason’s most recent book is John Dee and the Empire of Angels: Enochian Magick and the Occult Roots of the Modern World. We discuss his first book, Generation Hex; Jason’s introduction to Mage: The Ascension; Mage artist Leif Jones; what is Magick; the relationship between Magick and postmodernism; clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson; the Frankfurt School; Enochian magic; John Dee and Edward Kelley; Francis Fukuyama and the end of history; President Trump’s use of Magick; Jason’s Ultraculture podcast; Jason’s School for Magick, Magick.me.

Join us again next week. Chris Zac, moderator for the White Wolf RPGs Game Play and Media Facebook Group, will talk about plot hooks you can use in your next Chronicle.

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