The Esoteric Book Club

The 60s brought us Sex, Drugs, and Rock N Roll, but the 30s brought us Sex, Black Magic, and Rocket Ships! Learn about the man who was at the forefront of this weird time in California history in “Sex and Rockets: the Occult World of Jack Parsons” by John Carter.   Sex and Rockets: the Occult World of Jack Parsons: https://tinyurl.com/ptf2fu57     Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Podchaser: https://tinyurl.com/kvkjybum Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub

On this edition of the Esoteric News Briefs we look at archaeology, paleontology, and some stuff that's just plain weird!   “New fossils of giant rhinos — the largest land mammals ever — are found in China”: https://tinyurl.com/4fm9nsa “Gigantic 'shark-toothed' dinosaur discovered in Uzbekistan”: https://tinyurl.com/ym8dx58z “Fossilized Insect Discovered Not in Amber, But in Opal”: https://tinyurl.com/4xrdyvff “Girl buried with finch in her mouth puzzles archaeologists”: https://tinyurl.com/52catyfp “Fossil footprints show humans in North America more than 21,000 years ago”: https://tinyurl.com/wenkuwbm “Ice age kids squished hands in mud. Are fossilized prints some of worlds oldest art?”: https://tinyurl.com/usfu6uzs “Life-Sized Camel Sculptures in Saudi Arabia Are Older Than Stonhenge, Pyramids of Giza”: https://tinyurl.com/2yxpuhsw “Mexican Archaeologists Forced to Bury an Unusual Discovery Made in Old Aztec Capital.”: https://tinyurl.com/28d78mxe “This Weirdly Smart, Creeping Slime is Redefining Our Understanding of Intelligence”: https://tinyurl.com/49rcvj6k “Bizarre Deep-Sea Creature Bristling with Teeth is 'Totally Unique', Scientist says”: https://tinyurl.com/h89jyfm8 “Police Break up Exorcism at Pa. Home Depot”: https://tinyurl.com/2s56565x “Mysterious Mineral Only Ever Seen in Meteorites Inexplicably Found by the Dead Sea”: https://tinyurl.com/74xfzwtf “Snake-Venom 'Super Glue' Can Stop Wounds Bleeding in Seconds with a Flash of Light”: https://tinyurl.com/38fvmv9b   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub     10eGVKnC2SPTNqNMBf8G

Have you ever wanted to learn about the magical tradition known as Hoodoo, but had no idea where to start? This book will set you on the right path!   365 Days of Hoodoo: https://tinyurl.com/cshjevvs   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub

     This episode I talk with cryptid investigator and fledgling author Les O'Dell. His group, West Virginia Cryptids and Strange Encounters is hosting an event on October 9th, 2021 at the Cheat Lake Firehall in Monongalia County, West Virginia. He joins us tonight to talk about some of his recent investigations, his first book, and upcoming events.     Resources   West Virginia Cryptids, a Visual Travel Guide to Traversing the Mountain State: https://tinyurl.com/m2shbtc   West Virginia Cryptids and Strange Encounters: https://tinyurl.com/uevmva9m   WV Case Paranormal Expo 2021: https://tinyurl.com/3bt88akm     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub   Extra Music:On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

What can we expect from our first encounters with aliens? The easiest way to anticipate that is to look at how life has developed on our own planet.   The Zoologists Guide to the Galaxy: https://tinyurl.com/s6u8h3cd   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub

In this episode of the Esoteric News Briefs I take a look at the emerging phenomenon of the Not Deer!   Resources www.notdeermagazine.com https://www.notdeermagazine.com/post/appalachian-not-deer-rowan-bagley https://rootandrock.tumblr.com/post/190092197395/what-do-you-mean-by-thats-not-a-deer-in-the reddit.com/r/notdeer/ https://www.mossyoak.com/our-obsession/blogs/deer/how-to-read-whitetail-body-language https://www.realtree.com/deer-hunting/galleries/7-weird-whitetail-oddities   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub  

Is there a singular force that is the source for all of the paranormal? What would this force look like and can it be used by mankind? I'll go into a bit more detail in my review of The Eighth Tower by John Keel.   The Eighth Tower by John Keel: https://tinyurl.com/zmha4a4y   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub

This episode I am joined by the author of Elves, Witches & Gods, Cat Heath! We talk about her background and her various interests in the fields of Heathenry and Magic!   Cat's Website: www.Seohelrune.com Elves, Witches & Gods: https://tinyurl.com/tm6cpwac     Articles and Books (In alphabetical order by title)   A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru: https://tinyurl.com/7tfvrwnf “Connecting Threads”: https://tinyurl.com/52fuscaz “Heathen Soul Lore”: https://heathensoullore.net/ Loki and Sigyn: https://tinyurl.com/vpb3jh95 Long Branches: Runes of the Younger Futhark: https://tinyurl.com/b8dmubrp Pantheon: The Norse: https://tinyurl.com/c9wrn8bn The Troth: https://thetroth.org/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub

Have you ever wondered what Viking era magical practices were like? How could these practices be used in the modern day? Find out the secrets of Galdr, Seidr, and charms in Elves, Witches, & Gods by Cat Heath.   Elves, Witches, & Gods by Cat Heath: https://tinyurl.com/2ebf93sr   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3681-drums-of-the-deep License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub

Tonight we have Dead in a Dinosaur, Athenian Chicken Curses, and How to Kill a Water Bear. Let's get weird!   “New Dinosaur Discovered in Japan Named After Shinto God” by Yahoo! News: https://tinyurl.com/2b49yebm   “Body of missing man found in Spanish dinosaur statue” by BBC News: https://tinyurl.com/mkrhw7tx   “This 2D Material is Way Tougher Than Graphene, and Scientists Are Excited” by Michelle Starr: https://tinyurl.com/3m2auct5   “Scientists Fired Tardigrades Out of a Gun to See if They Can Survive Space Impacts” by Michelle Starr: https://tinyurl.com/3pvha8fv   “Innocent-Looking Jar from 2.300 years Ago Holds 'Curse' Against 55 People in Athens” by Owen Jarus: https://tinyurl.com/txjtn6rz   “A Ritual to Remove Curses We Place Upon Ourselves” by John Beckett: https://tinyurl.com/3pd9jw3f     Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub  

What creatures lurk in the shadows, using humans as their food source? There is far more than vampires, zombies, and succubi to worry about!   Paranormal Parasites by Nick Redfern: https://tinyurl.com/2chpvn8j   Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56   If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub

     Tonight we have alien microbes, ancient eldritch idols, getting high on paleolithic cave art, and the mysterious Havana Syndrome. Get ready, it's going to get weird!   “Microbes Unknown to Science Discovered on The International Space Station” by Jacinta Bowler: https://tinyurl.com/2kpakdkz   “Pentagon Confirms 'Pyramid-Shaped' UFO Video Footage Is Authentic” by Peter Dockrill: https://tinyurl.com/cykut5js   “No, NASA photos are not evidence of fungus growing on Mars, sorry” and “The fungus on Mars and the man who thinks he found life on other planets” by Jackson Ryan: https://tinyurl.com/rcdbbjkj   “The World's Oldest Known Wooden Statue Is Over 7,000 Years Older Than Stonehenge” by Michelle Starr: https://tinyurl.com/4t6b98xh   “Creepy sculpture with human faces is even older than experts thought” by Owen Jarus: https://tinyurl.com/2z879ewj   “Israeli Archaeologists Crack Mystery of Cave Paintings Done in the Dark” by Ruth Schuster: https://tinyurl.com/7cfmfefp   “Reindeer bone found in Cork cave shows human activity in Ireland 33,000 years ago” by Louise Roseingrave: https://tinyurl.com/buvfsru   “Renaissance-Era Venetian Beads Found in Alaska Were There Before Columbus” by Madeleine Muzdakis: https://tinyurl.com/33v5kda2   “U.S. investigates suspected energy attack near White House” by Jeff Pegues and Sara Cook: https://tinyurl.com/wccxx7jp   “Map Maker Accidentally Finds 2,500-Year-Old Bronze Age Treasure Trove in a Forest”: https://tinyurl.com/x9zyw2uw   “A Belgian farmer was annoyed by the stone in his tractor's path. He moved it and the French border” by Caitlin O'Kane: https://tinyurl.com/497ctwb6   Esoteric Book Club can be found on: Facebook: @esotericbookclub Instagram: esotericbookclub Web: www.esotericbookclub.org