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#147 - Hidden Paths, Foolish Fish & The Vast Mind with Denis Poisson | Glitch Bottle

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Show Notes

Why is magic a relationship instead of only repetitive formulas found in a book? Why should we engage with spirits in our actual, physical areas where we live? Why is magic about encouraging the unlikely, not conjuring the impossible? Denis Poisson - practitioner, author and host of the esoteric YouTube channel Foolish Fish - stops by the podcast to talk about the foundations of magic in his new book ‘Hidden Paths’, gleaned from his years of direct esoteric experience.

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►📚Get your copy of ‘Hidden Paths’! - https://www.blackletter-press.com/product-page/denis-poisson-hidden-paths ►🤝Support Denis on Patreon with perks: https://www.patreon.com/foolishfish ► ✅Subscribe to Foolish Fish on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FoolishFishBooks ► ✅Watch the 25 Essential Foolish Fish Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ8jvagxnHezDtJw-NeT3lG4MXScMz5So&si=WkEuflrPcBB1NVhI ► ✅Watch “10 Common Misconceptions about Magick” - https://youtu.be/GQL4KeVfmto ► ✅Frater Acher’s excellent blog on an Arbatel invocation: https://theomagica.com/the-ritual-of-bethor

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