Lux Occult

Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata welcomes Micheal M Hughes  https://www.michaelmhughes.com/, author of Magic for the Resistance: Rituals & Spells for Change to discuss magic in the media and the response from the right to his viral 2017 Binding Spell. How does the right wing grift play out in occult spaces? And why should we worry about what people in the news media and elsewhere are saying about magical practitioners? 
Luxa also shares an update about The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/ and Void House- creating consent centered magical spaces for conducting group work both in person and online, investigating the magical and alchemical properties of consent, and providing consent education to magically inclined people. 

Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as well as taking a bibliomancy break by giving on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult . Or, Buy Me a Coffee.com is an option for a one time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1 

We would love to hear from you! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to [email protected] or message on Instagram @luxoccultpod https://www.instagram.com/luxoccultpod/ and on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/luxastrata919.bsky.social

Check out the Lux Occult YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB

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Community Protection Salt Ritual https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Atu6rNWkCSajdF6Fp6KYiMSHk7Sai-6IAlZfopNKFOU/edit?usp=sharing
 
HAUNTQUINOX 2026 https://youtu.be/PNX6YR2A93M?si=l6MEE3wfLijf1yK-

Music for Good: A Mixtape for MN Mutual Aid by Community Aid Network MN (CANMN) https://canmn.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-good-a-mixtape-for-mn-mutual-aid

Check out The Consent Academy https://www.consent.academy/

Find Luxa’s work published in Serpents of Circe: A Manual to Magical Resilience edited by Laura Tempest Zakroff and Ron Padrón https://revelore.press/product/serpents-of-circe-a-manual-to-magical-resilience/

Music for Good: A Mixtape for MN Mutual Aid by Community Aid Network MN (CANMN) https://canmn.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-good-a-mixtape-for-mn-mutual-aid

Micheal M Hughes:
The Art of Magical Living https://www.theartofmagicalliving.com/
YT https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelMHughes
FB https://www.facebook.com/michaelmhughes
BS https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social
IG https://www.instagram.com/michaelmhughes/
Magic for the Resistance: Rituals & Spells for Change https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/magicfortheresistance
Kill the Robots “Humanifesto” https://michaelmhughes.medium.com/kill-the-robots-7bad904e3c9e

Charlie Kirk’s Murder Intersects with Jezebel’s Witchcraft Story, Raising Concerns for Pagans. Wild Hint.com
https://wildhunt.org/2025/09/charlie-kirks-murder-intersects-with-jezebels-witchcraft-story-raising-concerns-for-pagans.html

EYES OF YOUR EYES- Luxa Strata ft. Folds & Floods https://youtu.be/EfdQ-pJEBsg

News music by Squiddums https://freesound.org/people/Squidems/sounds/709973/

Lux Occult is produced by Luxa Strata. All Rights Reserved. 2026.

Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata welcomes Aidan Wachter https://www.patreon.com/cw/aidanwachter/home, author of Six Ways, Weaving Fate, Changeling, and more, back to the show to discuss current events and looking forward with the new Black Book hypersigil project, After the Fall, as well to do a Retrospektive lookback at Aidan’s time with Thee Temple of Psychic Youth.  Luxa also shares historical context about gamergate, a track from Music for Good: A Mixtape for MN Mutual Aid by Community Aid Network MN (CANMN) https://canmn.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-good-a-mixtape-for-mn-mutual-aid, and an update about The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/ and Void House- creating consent centered magical spaces for conducting group work both in person and online, investigating the magical and alchemical properties of consent, and providing consent education to magically inclined people. 

Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as well as taking a bibliomancy break by giving on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult . Or, Buy Me a Coffee.com is an option for a one time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1 

We would love to hear from you! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to [email protected] or message on Instagram @luxoccultpod https://www.instagram.com/luxoccultpod/ and on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/luxastrata919.bsky.social

Check out the Lux Occult YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB

Merch! https://www.etsy.com/shop/IlluminIndustries

Aidan Wachter on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/aidanwachter.bsky.social

Books by Aidan Wachter https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/aidan-wachter/3469303/

Aidan Wachter.com https://www.aidanwachter.com/about

After the Fall by Aidan Wachter https://www.patreon.com/posts/after-fall-black-149530791

Music for Good: A Mixtape for MN Mutual Aid by Community Aid Network MN (CANMN) https://canmn.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-good-a-mixtape-for-mn-mutual-aid

Poetry by XYZ Arts https://www.xyzartsllc.com/

The Consent Academy https://www.consent.academy/

Find Luxa’s work published in Serpents of Circe: A Manual to Magical Resilience edited by Laura Tempest Zakroff and Ron Padrón https://revelore.press/product/serpents-of-circe-a-manual-to-magical-resilience/

TOPY Grey Book https://www.sacred-texts.com/eso/topy/topybook.txt

A Very Brief History of Gamergate, 2012-2016 by Caren Pagel Media Commons.org https://mediacommons.org/imr/content/very-brief-history-gamergate-2012-2016

Sounds Like a Cult Podcast: The Cult of Incels (feat. Last Podcast on the Left) https://youtu.be/ZuxTbzZ-D84?si=TbXenjN9vkyPM8Yy

American Hysteria Podcast: The Art of (Psychological) War with Annalee Newitz 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-psychological-war-with-annalee-newitz/id1441348407?i=1000746664238

A Bit Fruity w/ Matt Bernstein Podcast: The Incel to ICE Pipeline (with F.D Signifier and Caroline Kwan) https://youtu.be/p8Vf0wcYwOE?si=rsaKDpW-TKAqSQ4b

The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control by Steven Hassan https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Cult-of-Trump/Steven-Hassan/9781982127343

Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/289845/why-does-he-do-that-by-lundy-bancroft
PDF:  https://archive.org/download/LundyWhyDoesHeDoThat/Lundy_Why-does-he-do-that.pdf

Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships by Janja Lalich https://www.lalichcenter.org/take-back-your-life/

EYES OF YOUR EYES- Luxa Strata ft. Folds & Floods https://youtu.be/EfdQ-pJEBsg

MACHINA ABSTRACTA- Luxa Strata https://luxastrata.bandcamp.com/track/machina-abstracta

Lux Occult is produced by Luxa Strata. All Rights Reserved. 2026.

Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata hosts a panel of magic practitioners to discuss navigating issues related to mental health in one’s magical practice.

Questions the panel will address: how do we define and delineate boundaries in our magical work and interpersonal lives? Is there intersection between how you protect yourself from potentially unhelpful magical forces and potentially unhelpful people? What are some experiences in this area others might find useful to hear about? How do we define psychic self defense? How do we practice it? What are some experiences or tips we'd share?

Luxa also shares an update about The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/ and Void House- creating consent centered magical spaces for conducting group work both in person and online, investigating the magical and alchemical properties of consent, and providing consent education to magically inclined people.

Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as well as taking a bibliomancy break by giving on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult . Or, Buy Me a Coffee.com is an option for a one time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1

We would love to hear from you! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to [email protected] or message on Instagram @luxoccultpod https://www.instagram.com/luxoccultpod/ and on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/luxastrata919.bsky.social

Merch! https://www.etsy.com/shop/IlluminIndustries

Check out The Consent Academy https://www.consent.academy/

Find Luxa’s work published in Serpents of Circe: A Manual to Magical Resilience edited by Laura Tempest Zakroff and Ron Padrón https://revelore.press/product/serpents-of-circe-a-manual-to-magical-resilience/
Referenced in today’s episode:
Catalyst https://linktr.ee/CatalystDave

Weird Web Radio, hosted by Lonnie Scott https://weirdwebradio.com/
Weird Web Radio Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/weirdwebradio

Lux Ocult 48. The 5 Pillars of Consent w/ Zach Budd & Odin and Inclusive Heathenry w/ Lonnie Scott https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/luxa-strata/episodes/48--The-5-Pillars-of-Consent-w-Zach-Budd--Odin-and-Inclusive-Heathenry-w-Lonnie-Scott-e1m0qbr

Weird Web Radio Episode 101- Luxa Strata- Consent, Chaos Magic, Experiments and The Self https://open.spotify.com/episode/4t431wA9D1uNnM2SAUa2ci?si=rDyF_nAUR3qOYJ5LWhcB5A

Telempath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telempath

Six Ways by Aidan Wachter https://www.aidanwachter.com/six-ways

Unfuck Your Boundaries: Build Better Relationships Through Consent, Communication, and Expressing Your Needs by Dr. Faith G. Harper https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/8188

“Let’s Call Jonah Hill’s Alleged Text Messages What They Are: Misogynistic” by Raven Smith. Vogue.com https://www.vogue.com/article/jonah-hill-text-messages-toxic-masculinity

Boundaries vs Rules. Simple Psychology.com https://www.simplypsychology.org/boundaries-vs-rules.html

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_of_Fear

Johannes Heinrich Schultz, problematic creator of Autogenics Training https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Heinrich_Schultz

50 Common Cognitive Distortions: A giant list of ubiquitous cognitive distortions by Alice Boyes Ph.D https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/201301/50-common-cognitive-distortions

How to recognize and tame your cognitive distortions by Peter Grinspoon, MD https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-to-recognize-and-tame-your-cognitive-distortions-202205042738

20 Uses for Self-Compassion: Self-compassion can lead to better choices and feeling better by Alice Boyes Ph.D https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/201206/20-uses-for-self-compassion

Lux Occult is produced by Luxa Strata. All Rights Reserved. 2026.

Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata hosts a panel of magic practitioners to discuss navigating issues related to mental health in one’s magical practice.

Questions the panel will address: how do we define and delineate boundaries in our magical work and interpersonal lives? Is there intersection between how you protect yourself from potentially unhelpful magical forces and potentially unhelpful people? What are some experiences in this area others might find useful to hear about? How do we define psychic self defense? How do we practice it? What are some experiences or tips we'd share?

Also included is an update about The Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/ and Void House- creating consent centered magical spaces for conducting group work both in person and online, investigating the magical and alchemical properties of consent, and providing consent education to magically inclined people.

Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as well as taking a bibliomancy break by giving on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult . Or, Buy Me a Coffee.com is an option for a one time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1

We would love to hear from you! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to [email protected] or message on Instagram @luxoccultpod https://www.instagram.com/luxoccultpod/ and on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/luxastrata919.bsky.social

Check out the Lux Occult YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8n4oQIH1uo08NhMvjjlB

ONLINE CLASS: Tarot Basics on Sunday, Feb. 8th, 5-7 PM EST
https://www.wyrdroad.com/event-details/tarot-brews-tarot-basics-online
Merch! https://www.etsy.com/shop/IlluminIndustries

Check out The Consent Academy https://www.consent.academy/

Find Luxa’s work published in Serpents of Circe: A Manual to Magical Resilience edited by Laura Tempest Zakroff and Ron Padrón https://revelore.press/product/serpents-of-circe-a-manual-to-magical-resilience/

Referenced in today’s episode:
Zarpaulek’s work https://paraimperium.wordpress.com/
Joanna Ghost Hunter https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Joanna_Ghost_Hunter/

Everyday Elegies by The Tom O’Bedlam
https://thetomobedlam.bandcamp.com/album/everyday-elegies

The Tom O’Bedlam Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thetomobedlam

Lux Occult 99. Everyday Elegies w/ The Tom O’Bedlam https://youtu.be/IxB5K6wpt80

Third Eye Spies Doc https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5112424/

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff pod
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-cool-people-who-did-cool-96003360/

Live Like the World is Dying pod
https://www.liveliketheworldisdying.com/

Box Breathing https://www.healthline.com/health/box-breathing

Verbal De-Escalation Techniques https://osas.wisc.edu/guide/verbal-de-escalation-techniques/

The Escalation Cycle of Behavior: Navigating the 7 Stages https://www.pollackpeacebuilding.com/blog/behavior-escalation-cycle/

Void House Presents: Trauma Informed Practices or “Just the TIPs” https://youtu.be/gCrTpfsAAHc

Lux Occult Podcast is produced by Luxa Strata. All Rights Reserved 2026

Vittorio Benetti https://www.instagram.com/vittoriobenettihp, High Priest in the Temple of Witchcraft https://templeofwitchcraft.org/vittorio-benetti-hp/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata for a conversation about folk magic, including Vittorio’s contribution to Serpents of Circe,
AI and magic, his time in the Italian horror punk band, Rival Skulls, working with the Norse Goddess, Hel and more. Come for the punk rock and safety pins, stay for the enchanted beer and lip balm!

Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support the show by helping Luxa buy books and curtail other costs, as well as taking a bibliomancy break by giving on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/luxoccult . Or, Buy Me a Coffee.com is an option for a one time donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/luxoccultpod?new=1

We would love to hear from you! Please send your thoughts, questions, suggestions or arcane revelations to [email protected] or message on Instagram @luxoccultpod https://www.instagram.com/luxoccultpod/ and on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/luxastrata919.bsky.social

Green Mushroom Project https://greenmushroomproject.com/
Ask for a link to our Discord server!

Merch! https://www.etsy.com/shop/IlluminIndustries?ref=shop_profile&listing_id=1880570110

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vittoriobenettihp
Medium https://medium.com/@vittoriobenettihp
Substack https://vittoriobenettihp.substack.com/

Rival Skulls band https://soundcloud.com/rival-skulls

Referenced in today’s episode:

Serpents of Circe: A Manual to Magical Resilience edited by Laura Tempest Zakroff and Ron Padrón https://revelore.press/product/serpents-of-circe-a-manual-to-magical-resilience/

Lip balm protection magick https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qpwl4je9dsj8oggriq55o/Lip-Balm-Protection-Magick_v2.pdf?rlkey=yey8tpd8a9jfkjr3ppxls69zj&st=4q1p6jt4&dl=0

Rest, recharge, transform (beer recharge magick) https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cm0btzmy1c0ndajplerbw/Rest_Recharge_Benetti.pdf?rlkey=29luz9ljbqtr0kxtx6pjwto6o&st=fva0295g&dl=0

The Witch's Shield: Protection Magick and Psychic Self-Defense by Christopher Penczak https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/649077.The_Witch_s_Shield

Walking Through Loss and Mystery: How Grief and Magick Shaped My Path by Vittorio Benetti. Medium.com https://medium.com/@vittoriobenettihp/walking-through-loss-and-mystery-how-grief-and-magick-shaped-my-path-1e005721b6d2

Void House Presents: Trauma Informed Practices or “Just the TIPs” https://youtu.be/gCrTpfsAAHc

Behind the Curve doc about Flat Earth “theory” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_the_Curve

Lux Occult 100.5 Satanism and the Far Right w/ Spencer Sunshine
https://youtu.be/FQOTlzmuZMA

Lux Occult 94.5. Secrets of the Real Black Lodge Revealed w Allen Greenfield & Rendlesham's 44th https://youtu.be/lpKzAXtGdqE

Music:
EYES OF YOUR EYES- Luxa Strata ft. Folds & Floods https://youtu.be/EfdQ-pJEBsg

Lux Occult is produced by Luxa Strata. All Rights Reserved 2026.