Thumper Forge
About this episode
Thumper Forge discusses their novel The Chaos Apple and explores themes of witchcraft and esoteric traditions in 1990s fiction.
Thumper Forge, author of the newly released The Chaos Apple , joined me to talk about this romp of a novel by Raymond Buckland, better known for his books on witchcraft and Wicca. We cover a lot of ground including representation of witchcraft, new-paganism, and other esoteric traditions in 1990s fiction; how hard one can suspend one's disbelief; and how Discordianism and Chaos magic appear in the oddest places. The Chaos Apple is available from Llewellyn and all fine booksellers. You can find out more about Thumper's work and where they will be appearing in the coming year and anything else they wish publicly known from their website . WitchLit listeners receive 15% off their purchases at La Panthére Studio with the code WITCHLIT. Please support Black, Indigenous, queer, trans, and women-owned, local, independent bookstores and occult shops. Transcripts of all episodes are available at witchlitpod.com. Support WitchLit by using our affiliate link to purchase books from Bookshop.org or buy us a coffee on Ko-fi . Please follow us on BlueSky for episode updates. You can also support WitchLit by purchasing books published by 1000Volt Press. Our latest release is Pagan Roots…
People in this episode
Host: WitchLit Pod
Guest: Thumper Forge
Topics covered
- witchcraft
- new-paganism
- esoteric traditions
- 1990s fiction
- Discordianism
- Chaos magic
Keywords
- witchcraft
- Wicca
- Chaos magic
- Discordianism
- new-paganism
- The Chaos Apple
- Raymond Buckland
Sponsors
La Panthére Studio
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Llewellyn, WitchLit, 1000Volt Press
Books & works: The Chaos Apple, Pagan Roots: Reclaiming Concepts of the Sacred, Death in the Dry River
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