About this episode

Luxa Strata interviews Micheal M. Hughes about the intersection of magic and media, particularly in relation to right-wing responses to magical practices.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Luxa Strata

Guest: Micheal M. Hughes

Topics covered

• magic
• media
• right wing
• occult
• consent education
• group work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Green Mushroom Project, Void House, Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee, Lux Occult, IlluminIndustries

Books & works: Magic for the Resistance: Rituals & Spells for Change

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