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Occult Confessions

by The Alchemical Actors

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31.2: Jung the Alchemist

October 16, 2026 · 53 min

Carl Jung made a fairly extensive study of Western alchemy and came to understand alchemical processes as explorations of the unconscious. The effort to liberate the spirit from the prima materia was a kind of descent into the depths of…
31.1: Carl Gustav Jung

October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

C. G. Jung was a colleague of Freud's before they split over Jung's belief that there was more to the unconscious than Freud's sexual theory. Jung went on to theorize the existence of a collective unconscious, informed by his research in…
30.12: The Mario Mythos

September 18, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

In the final episode of our Japan series and Rob's mini series on video games, Rob reads the first chapter of "The Mario Mythos" setting out his theory that game heroes have become the protagonists of postmodern mythic systems.
30.11: Nintendo Goddess

September 4, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

How did the early female heroes and princesses of the first decade of video games follow the paradigm of the goddess journey? In this episode, Rob talks about everyone from Ms. Pac-Man to the Dragon Quest heroes and Princess Peach.
30.10: Rob's Video Game Mythology Research

August 21, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

Luke interviews Rob about his research project focusing on the mythology of the first video game heroes. The conversation ranges far and wide to encompass the nature of performance studies, Rob's early work on ghosts and psychic mediums…

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30.9: Goddess Hour vs. Church Secrets

August 7, 2026 · 33 min

Church Secrets interrupted our friends at the Goddess Hour during a live performance at our theater. See if you can help solve the puzzles he created to keep them from performing their Moon Bath ritual. To view the full picture and play…
30.8: Happy Science (Part Two)

July 24, 2026 · 45 min

In the second part of our discussion about Happy Science, we consider the group's doctrine and lore. How did humanity make its way from Venus to Earth and which spirits have manifested when in our midst to guide us on the spiritual path?…
30.7: Happy Science (Part One)

July 10, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

Kofuku no Kagaku or Happy Science was one of the most popular new religious movements in Japan in 1980s and became a major rival to the deadly Aum Shinrikyo organization. Its founder, Okawa Ryuho, claimed to be an incarnation of the Buddha…
30.6: Sex, Snakes, and Japanese Demons

June 26, 2026 · 44 min

Over a thousand Japanese legends were collected into thirty-one volumes around the turn of the first millennium. Rob selects three stories to share that shed light on the folklore and values of medieval Japan.
30.5: Anime and Evangelion

June 12, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

Neon Genesis Evangelion (as it's known in the US) drew on Western religious themes including the story of Adam and Lilith, the imagery of the cross, and the concept of angels in order to tell a story based in psychological exploration and…
30.4: The Pure Land (Part Two)

May 29, 2026 · 51 min

Pure Land Buddhism made its way from India to China and then Japan where it has become the country's most popular religion, specifically the Shin variant developed by the "shaved fool" Shinran.
30.3: The Pure Land (Part One)

May 15, 2026 · 52 min

Pure Land Buddhism is the most popular religion in Japan and is often regarded as parallel to Christianity in many wyays. In this episode, we uncover the origins of the Pure Land Sutras in India and trace their journey to China where they…

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About the show

Discover the secret history of cults, witches, magicians, conspiracies and the supernatural with occultism scholar Rob C. Thompson. His crew of Alchemical Actors explore life’s mysteries with a blend of research, ritual, and old-fashioned radio drama.