{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67f6afcd027873197857f149/687fbfc7e0a86cc3ab04e881?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The rituals of the old time are black","description":"<p>Navigation of a fallen world confronts us with the dilemma of steering between politics and morality. We discuss how that choice can be taken, and how to position ourselves beyond politics without adopting a centrist position. We also talk about the cancellation of our new edition of <em>Magick Without Tears</em> following warnings of legal action against the publisher from the OTO.</p><p><br></p><p>Alex MacDonald (2024). \"Israelis practise red heifer ritual in front of Al-Aqsa Mosque\", https://tinyurl.com/3382duu2 (middleeasteye.net), accessed July, 2025.</p><p><br></p><p>Regarding the OTO's ownership of Gérard Aumont's copyrights: “Our ownership of his rights will […] give our legal department basis for inhibiting the online dissemination of disinformation about Crowley.” See: Hymenaeus Beta [William Breeze], “A Note on Gérard Aumont”, https://tinyurl.com/572dtuhr (oto.org), accessed July, 2025.</p><p><br></p><p>Music: (Intro) \"For Her Demon Lover\" by OEITH; \"Missing Pieces\" by Shedding Feathers; \"Here's Where I Lost You\" by OEITH; (Outro) \"Breeze's Biscuits\" leaked by a disgruntled OTO member.</p><p><br></p><p>Curl up with Duncan's novel,&nbsp;<em>The Going Down</em>, published by Sul Books. (Available from all the places you'd expect.)</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Alan Chapman & Duncan Barford"}