Hello Seekers!

I have been inspired a lot lately by the 1960 & 70 occult paperback books that are finding their way into my collection. So I thought I would dedicate an episode to them :)

Before WitchTok or Occult Tok or paranormal YoutTube, there was the "paperback occult boom."

In the 60s & 70s cheap, mass- market books on witchcraft, Satanisim, psychic powers, UFOs, hautings and ceremoial magic flooded bus stations, drug stores and mall bookstores; turning ancient hidden knowledge into mainstream consumer culture almost overnight.

In this episode of Occulture Shock, we break down how paperback publishing transformed the occult forever, sparked public fueds between famous witches and Satanists, helped create the modern :pop occultisim," and ultimatly laid part of the ground work for the Satanic Panic that followed in the 1980s.

I hope you enjoy the episode and, as always, thanks for getting weird with us!

Hello Seekers!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break!

So, I feel into a pretty deep archeological internet hole the other day around 2 am and this is what I came up with:

Today's episode of Occulture Shock goes deep into one of the strangest gaps in ancient Egyptian history: the disappearance of the Benben stone.

This artifact was once the most sacred physical object in ancient Egypt

And then it vanishes. Just POOF! There one minute, gone the next.

In this episode, we break down what the Benben likely was, how it Egyptian construction and design for thousands of years, and why its influence shows up everywhere in Egyptian architecture.

Then we follow my weirdo 2 am theory as to where it is...because, why not?

I hope you enjoy (it's an extra long one today) & as always, thanks for getting weird with us!

Hi Seekers!

Today we have a special guest!

My co-host from the Discovery Channel special, Bigfoot Took Her, Robert Collier. Aside from his work regarding Bigfoot on TV, Robert is also an avid member of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) and guides expeditions into the woods of California for others looking to investigate Bigfoot for themselves.

For those that are interested - I have Robert's EVP recording of the "hello?" he says he heard in the woods over on my Patreon page: Patreon.com/OccultureShockPodcast for Tier members.

Enjoy the show and thanks for getting weird with us!

Hello Seekers,

In the 1970s and 80s, spiritual leader (and talking head on In Search Of w/ Leonard Nimoy - one of the best TV shows of all time), Elizabeth Clare Prophet built a movement around the idea that sge was receiving messages from enlightened beings known as Ascended Masters.

At the center of those teachings was one of the most mysterious figures in occult history - The Count of Saint Germain.

Her grassroots organization (later called Church Universal and Triumphant) grew to become a massive spiritual community out in Montana preaching good vibes.

BUT, during the height of the Cold War, the messages she claimed to be reciving started to take a darker and more menacing turn...

We talk about that and so much more on today's Occulture Shock Podcast - Thanks for getting weird with us!

Hello Seekers!

Tonight's episode covers one of my favorite topics - Government espionage and conspiracy! WOO-HOO!

Specifically, one of the strangerst relics of Cold War Intelligence: Numbers Stations.

For decades, shortwave radio listeners around the world have reported hearing anonymous broadcasts where a voice calmly reads strings of numbers into the airwaves. There's no station identification. Just a string or groups of seemingly random numb ers, sometimes proceeded by music or a tone, and then....nada.

These broadcasts are almost certainly tools of espionage (and I want to know how to get that job)!

So, sit back, relax and get weird with us!

Hello Seekers!

I've taken a hard left content-wise today and shifted gears into something that captured my imagination - and that is my absolute fascination with fortune telling and pre-cognition.

Since I was little and read about Lincoln's Ghost Train from a Time Life Book: Mysteries of the Unknown volume, I've been obsessed with people being able to foretell the future.

Today, on the Occulture Shock Podcast, I've cobbled together a short list of some of my favorite incidents, along with a little background on each. For example:

• Did you know... that England had a Premonitions Bureau that was responsible for some of the most scientifically documented incidents of premonition in the world?
• Did you know...that a man from Dublin trained in India to read palms and was so good, he amassed a fortune and, although now he is somewhat forgotten, almost all of his palmistry books are still in print and available?
• And speaking of books...did you know...that the sinking of the Titanic was foretold YEARS beforehand by an author writing about an unsinkable ship meeting its demise in the cold North Atlantic waters?

(I also tossed a little section of Nostradamus in there for good measure too).

I hope you all enjoy and, as always, thank you for getting weird with me today!

Hello Seekers!

This episode is the first in our latest themed podcast, Music & Magick, and is part of a larger installment of a randomly on-going series that I'm currently referring to as, All Your Favorite Artists Are Occultists.

First up: The Glam Rock (and heavily drugged) Days of David Bowie.

He was positive that a demon lived under his LA swimming pool and that Jimmy Paige put a curse on him (I would not be sockeed to learn that the latter is legit).

As always, thanks for getting weird with me and enjoy!

Jessica

Hello Seekers!

Thank you for beung patient whike I was away on vacation. We are back on track this week with our first ever official interview with special guest: Marco Visconti.

Marco is incredibly well informed and well spoken and I think you will all find his interview not only entertaining but incredibly interesting and informative no matter where you are within your own personal esoteric journey.

For the video version of this podcast or, for early and ad-free podcast access, join the pateron over at Patreon.com/OccultureSockPodcast

As always - I hope you enjoy and thanks for getting weird with me!