
ANGELA'S SYMPOSIUM 📖 Academic Study on Witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism, magick and the Occult
by Dr Angela Puca
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The Summer Solstice and Litha: What History Actually Says
Jun 20, 2026
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The Question Isn't If AI. It's How
Jun 14, 2026
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British Traditional Wicca with Rufus Harrington
Jun 10, 2026
1h 21m 24s
How to Lucid Dream: Science, Dream Yoga, and the Magic of the Sleeping Mind
May 31, 2026
38m 57s
ESBAT: The History of Wicca’s Full Moon Ritual
May 24, 2026
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| 6/20/26 | ![]() The Summer Solstice and Litha: What History Actually Says | Is Litha really an ancient Pagan festival, or is its history far more fascinating?In this episode, Dr Angela Puca explores the true history of Litha, the Summer Solstice, and Midsummer, separating historical evidence from modern Pagan myth-making. We look at Stonehenge, Bede, St John’s Eve, midsummer bonfires, folk magic, Wicca, and the creation of the modern Wheel of the Year.Rather than asking whether Litha is “real” or “fake,” this video reveals how contemporary Pagans transform ancient solar symbolism, European folklore, and modern ritual creativity into a meaningful seasonal celebration.Perfect for Pagans, witches, Wiccans, folklore lovers, and anyone interested in the history of magic, ritual, and the Summer Solstice.CONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/coursesWEBSITE 🔗 https://www.drangelapuca.com/BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesSUBSTACK ✉️ https://substack.com/@drangelapucaBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapucaSUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumJOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/joinMY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣- YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟- SUBSTACK 💌 https://substack.com/@drangelapuca- Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸- TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵- Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦- Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥RECOMMENDED READINGS 📖REFERENCES 📚(Check the related slide on screen)MY SET-UP 🛠️- Canon 90D camera 📸 https://amzn.to/3yQclh0- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 📷 https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS- Teleprompter 🗒️ https://amzn.to/3linWCB- Shure SM7B Microphone 🎙️ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK- Microphone stand 🎤 https://amzn.to/3FueJOn- Lights 💡 https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1- DJI Wireless microphones 📡 https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! | — | ||||||
| 6/14/26 | ![]() The Question Isn't If AI. It's How | I keep being accused of using AI. I've even been accused, more than once, of being AI-generated. So I owe you something better than irritation: an actual explanation of where I stand.In this episode, I work through the real concerns: the scraping of artists' work, the environmental cost, algorithmic bias, the fear of job displacement, the worry about deskilling, and argue that every one of them is a problem of how, not of whether. They are arguments for regulation, not for personal abstention. I talk about my own practice (yes, AI images sometimes; yes, Grammarly; no, not the writing or the thinking), about teaching at university in the middle of all this, and about why, as an anthropologist, I think this debate is really a debate about authorship and authenticity wearing a technological costume.The question, in the end, was never if AI. It was always, only, how.CONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/coursesWEBSITE 🔗 https://www.drangelapuca.com/BOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesSUBSTACK ✉️ https://substack.com/@drangelapucaBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapucaSUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumMY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣- YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟- SUBSTACK 💌 https://substack.com/@drangelapuca- Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸- TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵- Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦- Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥REFERENCES 📚Cognitive offloading and deskillingRisko, E. F., & Gilbert, S. J. (2016). Cognitive offloading. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(9), 676–688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2016.07.002Gerlich, M. (2025). AI tools in society: Impacts on cognitive offloading and the future of critical thinking. Societies, 15(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15010006Training data, consent, and copyrightBuick, A. (2025). Copyright and AI training data – transparency to the rescue? Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 20(3), 182–192. https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpae102Dornis, T. W., & Stober, S. (2025). Generative AI training and copyright law. Transactions of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2502.15858Algorithmic bias and discriminationBarocas, S., & Selbst, A. D. (2016). Big data's disparate impact. California Law Review, 104(3), 671–732. https://doi.org/10.15779/Z38BG31Rosenthal-von der Pütten, A. M., & Sach, A. (2024). Michael is better than Mehmet: Exploring the perils of algorithmic biases and selective adherence to advice from automated decision support systems in hiring. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1416504. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1416504Labour displacement and the reshaping of workAcemoglu, D., & Restrepo, P. (2019). Automation and new tasks: How technology displaces and reinstates labor. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 33(2), 3–30. https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.33.2.3Environmental cost of AIStrubell, E., Ganesh, A., & McCallum, A. (2019). Energy and policy considerations for deep learning in NLP. In Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (pp. 3645–3650). Association for Computational Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.18653/v1/P19-1355Aczel, M., Chamanara, S., Matin, M., Farsi, A., Marwala, T., & Madani, K. (2026). Environmental cost of AI's energy use: Carbon, water and land footprints. United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health. https://doi.org/10.53328/INR26RMA002Regulatory competition and the US–EU asymmetrySmuha, N. A. (2021). From a 'race to AI' to a 'race to AI regulation': Regulatory competition for artificial intelligence. Law, Innovation and Technology, 13(1), 57–84. https://doi.org/10.1080/17579961.2021.1898300⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! | — | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | ![]() British Traditional Wicca with Rufus Harrington✨ | British Traditional Wiccainitiation+4 | Rufus Harrington | Doreen Valiente Foundation | — | Wiccainitiation+5 | — | 1h 21m 24s | |
| 5/31/26 | ![]() How to Lucid Dream: Science, Dream Yoga, and the Magic of the Sleeping Mind✨ | lucid dreamingneuroscience+3 | — | Tibetansleep laboratory | — | lucid dreamingdream yoga+3 | — | 38m 57s | |
| 5/24/26 | ![]() ESBAT: The History of Wicca’s Full Moon Ritual✨ | WiccaPaganism+3 | — | — | — | EsbatWicca+6 | — | 15m 19s | |
| 5/17/26 | ![]() The Witches' Sabbath: What Actually Happened (And What Was Invented)✨ | Witches' Sabbathwitch trials+5 | — | Wheel of the Year | AlpineFriuli+1 | Witches' Sabbathwitch trials+7 | — | 43m 53s | |
| 5/11/26 | ![]() The Left Hand Path of Tarot with Cherry Parra✨ | tarotwitchcraft+3 | Cherry Parra | The Left Hand Path of Tarot | MexicoOaxaca | tarotwitchcraft+5 | — | 1h 04m 43s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Destination: The Truth about Solomonic Magic with Dr Gal Sofer✨ | Solomonic magicesoteric knowledge+5 | Dr Gal Sofer | Ben-Gurion University of the NegevSolomonic Magic: Methodology, Texts, and Histories+1 | — | Solomonic magicesoteric knowledge+5 | — | 1h 25m 40s | |
| 4/26/26 | ![]() The Real History of the Green Man (Not What Wicca Teaches You)✨ | Green ManPaganism+4 | — | WiccaChristian+10 | — | Green ManWicca+6 | — | 18m 12s | |
| 4/19/26 | ![]() Alchemy Explained: Science, Spirituality, and the Search for Transformation✨ | alchemyspiritual transformation+4 | — | — | Hellenistic EgyptChina+3 | alchemytransformation+5 | — | 47m 10s | |
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| 4/14/26 | ![]() Magic in the United States with Heather J. Freeman✨ | magicdigital media+5 | Heather J. Freeman | University of North Carolina at CharlotteNational Endowment for the Humanities+1 | — | magicdigital occultism+6 | — | 1h 11m 03s | |
| 4/5/26 | ![]() This Changes Solomonic Magic Forever✨ | Solomonic magicgrimoire tradition+4 | — | Key of SolomonGoetia+3 | JewishChristian+3 | Solomonic magicKey of Solomon+5 | — | 28m 09s | |
| 3/29/26 | ![]() Your Tradition is Fake. Now What?✨ | spiritual authenticityPaganism+4 | — | WiccaStregheria+2 | — | spiritual traditionauthenticity+5 | — | 19m 23s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() Esotericism in Western Culture with Prof Wouter Hanegraaff✨ | esotericismWestern culture+5 | Professor Wouter J. Hanegraaff | BloomsburyEsotericism in Western Culture: Counter-Normativity and Rejected Knowledge+1 | — | esotericismWestern culture+5 | — | 1h 33m 26s | |
| 3/15/26 | ![]() What Is a Cult? How High-Control Religious Groups Manipulate Belief✨ | cultshigh-control groups+5 | — | — | — | culthigh-control groups+5 | — | 25m 44s | |
| 3/8/26 | ![]() The Case Against Reality: What Donald Hoffman Means for Esoteric Practice✨ | cognitive scienceperception+4 | — | — | — | realityInterface Theory of Perception+6 | — | 22m 06s | |
| 3/1/26 | ![]() Shadow Work in Paganism and Esoteric Practices✨ | shadow workpsychological integration+5 | — | Thelema | — | shadow workCarl Jung+8 | — | 48m 25s | |
| 2/24/26 | ![]() Conjuring the Algorithm: Magic, AI, and the Hidden Internet with Dr Shira Chess | Join us live for a conversation with Dr Shira Chess on the hidden entanglements between digital culture and the occult, inspired by her new book The Unseen Internet: Conjuring the Occult in Digital Discourse.From AI “demons” like Loab to meme magic, technopaganism, simulation theory, and the ritual logics of online life, Chess argues that the internet has always been shaped by esoteric frameworks. Drawing on media history and contemporary case studies, she shows how magical thinking is not an accidental metaphor but part of the architecture of digital discourse.In this livestream, we will explore how belief, intention, and symbolic practice intersect with algorithms, platforms, and artificial intelligence, and what this means for politics, reality, and power in the twenty-first century. Bring your questions for what promises to be a sharp and thought-provoking discussion.Shira Chess is an Associate Professor of Entertainment and Media Studies at the University of Georgia. She received her PhD in 2009 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and studies digital culture and video games. Her most recent book, The Unseen Internet: Conjuring the Occult in Digital Discourse (The MIT Press, 2026) is available now. She is also currently co-authoring a history of the 90s counterculture tech magazine Mondo 2000 alongside the magazine's former editor-in-chief, R.U. Sirius. You can subscribe to her free Substack at https://unseeninternet.substack.com/. CONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/courseWEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletterBOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 / angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumJOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 / @drangelapuca MY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTG...MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5768951004397568 | — | ||||||
| 2/15/26 | ![]() The Most Ancient Forms of Magic: Ancient Rituals from the Stone Age to Egypt | This episode offers a critical examination of the question of “the most ancient forms of magic” by interrogating the category of magic itself as a historically contingent and analytically unstable concept. Rather than assuming magic as a universal or transhistorical phenomenon, the discussion situates ritual practices within their specific social, cosmological, and epistemic contexts, beginning with evidence for symbolic and ritual behaviour in deep prehistory and moving through animistic and shamanic worldviews, Neolithic monumental ritual landscapes, and the first literate traditions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, South Asia, and early China.Engaging with archaeological data, comparative anthropology, and the history of religions, the episode explores how practices often labelled as magical functioned as socially embedded techniques for negotiating uncertainty, misfortune, and relational disruption in worlds understood to be animate and morally responsive. Particular attention is given to the role of materiality, speech, and ritual expertise, as well as to the gradual processes of textualisation and institutionalisation that reshape ritual efficacy in early complex societies. Rather than identifying a single origin or essence of magic, the episode argues for understanding ancient magic as a set of historically situated practices through which humans acted effectively within precarious and relational cosmologies.CONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/coursesWEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletterBOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapucaSUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumJOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/joinMY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣- YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟- Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸- TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵- Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦- Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥RECOMMENDED READINGS 📖REFERENCES 📚MY SET-UP 🛠️- Canon 90D camera 📸 https://amzn.to/3yQclh0- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 📷 https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS- Teleprompter 🗒️ https://amzn.to/3linWCB- Shure SM7B Microphone 🎙️ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK- Microphone stand 🎤 https://amzn.to/3FueJOn- Lights 💡 https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1- DJI Wireless microphones 📡 https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! | — | ||||||
| 2/8/26 | ![]() A Philosophical Deep Dive on Magick with Peter J Carroll | Do Gods exist? Why is magic more effective when Gods and spirits are involved? What makes magic effective? How to influence people and political events?All of this and more in this discussion with Chaos Magician Peter J. Carroll.Check out Peter Carroll's website: https://specularium.org/CONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/coursesWEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletterBOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapucaSUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumJOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/joinMY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣- YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟- Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸- TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵- Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦- Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥RECOMMENDED READINGS 📖REFERENCES 📚MY SET-UP 🛠️- Canon 90D camera 📸 https://amzn.to/3yQclh0- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 📷 https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS- Teleprompter 🗒️ https://amzn.to/3linWCB- Shure SM7B Microphone 🎙️ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK- Microphone stand 🎤 https://amzn.to/3FueJOn- Lights 💡 https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1- DJI Wireless microphones 📡 https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ00:00:00 Introduction: Dr. Angela Puca and Peter J. Carroll on Chaos Magick00:03:54 The Mystery of Consciousness and the Quantum Nature of Reality00:11:09 Relational Ontology: Mach’s Principle and the Rejection of Panpsychism00:13:29 Information vs. Matter: How Quantum Physics Challenges Our Senses00:16:20 Scientific Explanations for Magic: Non-Locality and Retrocausality00:23:44 The Equations of Magic: Gnosis, Sublimation, and Probability00:29:38 Testing Belief: Parapsychology and the Sheep-Goat Effect00:31:21 Strengthening Magical Links: Physical Proximity vs. Symbolic Objects00:35:05 The Limits of Psychic Influence: Why Distant Divination Often Fails 00:36:20 Divining the Future: Retrocausal Experiments in the Bristol Temple00:41:04 Quantum Entanglement and the Fragility of Non-Local Magical Links00:43:57 Political Magic: Manipulating Archetypes, Nationalism, and Propaganda 00:48:28 Glamour Magic and the Subversion of Public Identity00:49:52 How Information and Non-Rationality Influence the Social Psyche 00:50:56 The Transmission Problem: Communicating Mood and Telepathy Without Media 00:54:07 Unexplained Phenomena: Anger, Materialization, and Anomalous Physical Events00:55:36 The Ontology of Gods: Artificial Spirits and Internalized Archetypes 01:02:43 Do Deities Exist? Comparing Divine Mutation to Human Change01:07:20 Invocation as Self-Exploration: Reclaiming Suppressed Aspects of the Self01:33:31 Working with Mythos: Invoking Jupiter for Business and Lovecraft for Physics 01:20:24 The Astral Plane vs. The Ether: A Metaphysical Map of Magic01:24:11 Free Will and Randomness: A Mechanistic Approach to Agency01:29:33 Subheading Determinism vs. Probability: Why the Universe Isn't Set in Stone01:31:52 Improving Effectiveness: Bending Probability and Incremental Magical Success 01:39:31 Join the growing community at Angela’s Symposium ⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! | — | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() Birthday Livestream + Tantric Ritual | It's my Birthday! Join the celebration, ask your questions in the chat and watch me perform a Tantric Ritual! Surprise, surprise! What is it going to be?You'll find out by joining the academic fun.CONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/courseWEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletterBOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 / angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumJOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 / @drangelapuca MY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTG...MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5768951004397568 | — | ||||||
| 1/25/26 | ![]() Does Quantum Physics Prove Magic or Consciousness? A Critical Scholarly Analysis | In this episode, I critically examine the widespread claim that quantum physics provides scientific proof for magic, esotericism, and spiritual practice. I explore what prominent scholars have actually proposed about possible links between quantum mechanics, consciousness, and interconnected phenomena, carefully situating these ideas within their proper academic and disciplinary contexts.I then address why concepts such as the observer effect, wavefunction collapse, entanglement, and energy are so frequently misunderstood and misused in spiritual and New Age discourse, paying particular attention to questions of scale, decoherence, and category error. Throughout, my aim is not to dismiss lived experience or magical practice, but to argue for intellectual precision and methodological honesty.I conclude by acknowledging areas where scientific inquiry remains genuinely open, especially in relation to consciousness, while explaining why quantum physics, as it currently stands, cannot be used to legitimise esoteric practices.CONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/coursesWEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletterBOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapucaSUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumJOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/joinMY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣- YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟- Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸- TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵- Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦- Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥RECOMMENDED READINGS 📖https://amzn.to/3YRqqbchttps://amzn.to/4jUPRSNhttps://amzn.to/4jT80Aohttps://amzn.to/49BWx4Lhttps://amzn.to/3NC2LJlREFERENCES 📚(see the final slide on screen)MY SET-UP 🛠️- Canon 90D camera 📸 https://amzn.to/3yQclh0- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 📷 https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS- Teleprompter 🗒️ https://amzn.to/3linWCB- Shure SM7B Microphone 🎙️ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK- Microphone stand 🎤 https://amzn.to/3FueJOn- Lights 💡 https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1- DJI Wireless microphones 📡 https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ00:00:00 Is Quantum Physics Magic? Intro to Quantum Esotericism 00:02:21 Support Angela’s Symposium00:04:03 Why Science & Spirituality Are Talking Again00:06:05 The Link Between Quantum Physics & Consciousness 00:07:00 Does the Observer Create Reality? (Wavefunction Collapse) 00:13:55 Quantum Brain Theory: Penrose & Hameroff (Orch-OR)00:17:58 Explaining Telepathy & Psi with Quantum Entanglement 00:23:09 The Zero-Point Field & Universal Mind (Akashic Records?) 00:27:22 Theoretical Frameworks: Dualism, Idealism, and Beyond00:31:48 The Skeptics' View: Why Scientists Reject Quantum Mysticism 00:32:56 Debunking "Quantum Woo": The Mainstream Consensus 00:37:51 The "Observer Effect" Myth vs. Reality00:40:16 Entanglement is Not Telepathy (Faster-Than-Light Myths) 00:41:37 Understanding Superposition (Being in Two Places at Once) 00:41:43 Why Quantum Consciousness Theories Fail 00:46:42 "Everything is Energy": The Misuse of "Vibration." 00:48:24 Why the World Looks Solid: Quantum Decoherence Explained 00:53:05 Is Quantum Mysticism Pseudoscience? 00:55:54 Why We Want Quantum Magic to Be True (Psychology) 01:00:09 The Dangers of Bad Science & "Quantum Flapdoodle" 01:01:33 The Hard Problem: Where Science is Still Open-Minded 01:06:21 Conclusion: A Middle Path for Science & Magic 01:09:34 Join Angela’s Symposium⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! | — | ||||||
| 1/18/26 | ![]() Did Ronald Hutton Really “Erase” Wicca’s History? A Scholarly Answer | We examine the critical exchange between Ben Whitmore’s Trials of the Moon and Ronald Hutton’s responses to it, using the debate as a lens through which to explore contemporary tensions in the historiography of witchcraft and Pagan origins. Whitmore, writing from within the Pagan community, accuses Hutton of adopting an overly sceptical methodology and of applying uneven evidentiary standards that, in his view, systematically downplay the possibility of ritual continuities in European folk culture. Hutton’s rejoinders foreground the demands of historical method, emphasising the importance of verifiable documentation over conjectural survivalism and defending the historian’s obligation to distinguish cultural revival from demonstrable lineage. We will assess which of Whitmore’s critiques raise legitimate questions about interpretive frameworks and where his reasoning departs from accepted scholarly practice. It also considers how this debate reflects wider issues around authority, tradition, and the negotiation of identity within modern Paganism, and how different communities assign meaning to the fragmentary traces of the past.CONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/coursesWEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletterBOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapucaSUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumJOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/joinMY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣- YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟- Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸- TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵- Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦- Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥RECOMMENDED READINGS 📖REFERENCES 📚Ginzburg, C. (1989). Storia notturna: Una decifrazione del sabba. G. Einaudi.Hutton, R. (1999). The triumph of the moon: A history of modern Pagan witchcraft. Oxford University Press.Hutton, R. (2010). Writing the history of witchcraft: A personal view. The Pomegranate, 12(2), 239-262. https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v12i2.239Leland, C. G. (1899). Aradia, or the gospel of the witches. David Nutt.Whitmore, B. (2010). Trials of the moon: Reopening the case for historical witchcraft. Briar Books.MY SET-UP 🛠️- Canon 90D camera 📸 https://amzn.to/3yQclh0- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 📷 https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS- Teleprompter 🗒️ https://amzn.to/3linWCB- Shure SM7B Microphone 🎙️ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK- Microphone stand 🎤 https://amzn.to/3FueJOn- Lights 💡 https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1- DJI Wireless microphones 📡 https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! | — | ||||||
| 1/4/26 | ![]() Aphrodite & Venus: Love, Desire & War in Ancient and Modern Religion | This episode offers a critical, historically grounded examination of Aphrodite as a trans-cultural religious phenomenon rather than a stable mythological figure. It traces the goddess’s development from Near Eastern traditions associated with Astarte, Ishtar, and Inanna through her incorporation into Greek religion, where tensions between her martial, erotic, civic, and cosmic dimensions produced multiple and often contradictory forms of worship. The discussion then follows her Roman reconfiguration as Venus, focusing on the political and ideological implications of her role as divine ancestress and guarantor of imperial order.Combining literary sources, archaeological evidence, cult practice, and ritual calendars, the lecture analyses how Aphrodite functioned within ancient economies of desire, gender, power, and civic cohesion, as well as how regional cults negotiated her ambivalent capacity to generate both harmony and destruction. The final section examines modern resurrections of Aphrodite in Neopaganism, feminist spirituality, Hellenic reconstructionism, and Western esotericism, assessing how contemporary movements selectively reinterpret ancient materials.CONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/coursesWEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletterBOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/angelapucaSUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumJOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSbip_LX2AxbGeAQfLp-Ig/joinMY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTGe6OKRokHN2zUIxM?si=dd9f50a734b14f86MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣- YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟- Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸- TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵- Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦- Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥RECOMMENDED READINGS 📖REFERENCES 📚on screen by the end (too long for the description)MY SET-UP 🛠️- Canon 90D camera 📸 https://amzn.to/3yQclh0- Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 📷 https://amzn.to/3JjU1BS- Teleprompter 🗒️ https://amzn.to/3linWCB- Shure SM7B Microphone 🎙️ https://amzn.to/3Jm5IYK- Microphone stand 🎤 https://amzn.to/3FueJOn- Lights 💡 https://amzn.to/3Zdk8k1- DJI Wireless microphones 📡 https://amzn.to/3NWAVVQ00:00 Aphrodite and Venus: Cult, Myth, and Evolution05:07 Origins and the Problem of Divine Genealogy08:05 Mythographic Ambivalence and the Dual Birth Narratives10:27 Panhellenic Proliferation and Local Variations13:43 The Roman Transformation: From Foreign Goddess to Divine Ancestress17:15 Mythological Narratives: Love, War, and the Price of Beauty22:51 Dangerous Liaisons: Ares, Hephaestus, and the Comedy of Divine Adulter20:05 Adonis: Mortality, Mourning, and Cyclical Return22:37 Regional Variations and Lesser-Known Narratives24:37 Cult Practices and Sacred Economies26:41 Ritual Calendars and Festival Cycles29:02 Regional Variations in Worship31:59 Sacred Spaces and Architectural Statements33:39 Modern Resurrections: From Antiquarian Fantasy to Living Religion35:42 Wiccan Appropriations and Transformations37:31 Hellenic Reconstructionism and the Quest for Authenticity41:09 Feminist Spirituality and the Reclamation of the Erotic43:04 Esoteric Traditions and Planetary Magic44:31 Conclusion: The Immortality of Desire47:55 Support Angela’s Symposium⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out! | — | ||||||
| 12/30/25 | ![]() Living Thelema with @MaeviusLynn | Join Maevius Lynn and me on Sunday, 28 December at 6 pm GMT and 1 pm EST for a fascinating conversation on all things Thelema.ABOUT OUR GUESTMaevius Lynn is a writer, artist, international lecturer, and ceremonial magician who currently resides in the Southern United States. Her work approaches Thelema as a living tradition from the perspective of both a solitary practitioner and an initiate of Ordo Templi Orientis and Temple of the Silver Star. She is particularly interested in getting people to practice magick and not leaving it as a niche interest relegated to history books. Her efforts inspire others to make Thelema and magick a purposeful part of their lives. Her work includes YouTube educational videos, online study groups, workshops, and lectures at pagan and occult conferences, books, magazine articles, and art. As part of this work, she especially enjoys collaborating with educators and content creators of various traditions, building bridges of understanding and inclusion around the living tradition of Thelema."Pre-order her upcoming book here: https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780738779355Links:https://www.youtube.com/@MaeviusLynnhttps://www.patreon.com/c/maeviuslynnhttps://www.instagram.com/maeviuslynn/https://bsky.app/profile/maeviuslynn.bsky.socialCONNECT & SUPPORT💖MY COURSES 👩🏻🎓 https://drangelapuca.com/courseWEBSITE & NEWSLETTER 💌 https://www.drangelapuca.com/#newsletterBOOK A TUTORING OR A LECTURE 📖https://drangelapuca.com/servicesBECOME MY PATRON! 🎩 / angelapuca SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI ☕️https://ko-fi.com/drangelapucaONE-OFF DONATIONS 💰 https://paypal.me/angelasymposiumJOIN MEMBERSHIPS 👥 / @drangelapuca MY PODCAST 🎙 https://open.spotify.com/show/2TKoWTG...MY MERCH 👕 https://drangelapuca.creator-spring.com/FOLLOW ME👣YouTube (@drangelapuca)🌟Instagram (@drangelapuca) 📸TikTok (@drangelapuca) 🎵Twitter (@angelapuca11) 🐦Facebook (Dr Angela Puca) 👥⚠️ Copyright of Dr Angela Puca, in all of its parts ⚠️Music by Erose MusicBand. Check them out!00:00:00 Introduction: Meet Maevius Lynn00:02:09 How Maevius Lynn chose Thelema as her Path00:06:51 Why did Lynn stay with Thelema as her chosen path?00:10:22 True Will and the Book of the Law00:15:56 Thelema and the Kabbalistic Tree of Life00:18:32 The Role of Magick in Thelema00:24:01 What are Lynn’s philosophical views as a Thelemite?00:28:44 The Role of Ritual in Thelema00:33:54 Can one be an Atheistic Thelemite?00:37:26 The Relationships between Thelema and Christianity.00:51:48 Can a Thelemite Trust Aleister Crowley?00:56:28 Why are the Thelemite Gods different from the Egyptian Ones?01:01:34 Maevius Lynn Explains the Role of Women in Thelema 01:07:03 Lynn’s New Book, "The Holy Year of Thelema."01:20:19 Support Angela’s Symposium Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5768951004397568 | — | ||||||
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