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    Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche (w/ Julian The Philosopher)

    06/09/2026 | 57 mins.
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    In this week’s episode we are joined by Julian the Philosopher as our special guest to discuss one of Friedrich Nietzsche's most celebrated and important works of philosophy, his book “Beyond Good and Evil.” If you’ve been following our prolonged discussion with Julian, one big question we are attempting to tackle in earnest is where does Aleister Crowley and the religion of Thelema fall within the moral spectrum found between Homer, Socrates and Fredriech Nietzsche. Because Nietzsche is considered a Thelemic saint we compare passages within Beyond Good and Evil to The Book of the Law while Julian peppers us with historical and philosophical context along with the tea about Nietzsche's utterly tortured love life. As with anytime we’re discussing anything of cosmic importance on this show, the gods try to test us and Julian's electric grid was actively being struck by Thor’s hammer throughout our discussion. This resulted in some unpleasantly low compression at times, so, we ask you to just bare with us and we’ll have it fixed next time. By the end of the free show you’ll have a pretty solid idea of where this adventure is going next time and if you want double the abuse for your brain, we finish the entirety of chapter 1 by the conclusion of the extended episode. Thank you and enjoy the show.

    Listen to the full, members-only, exclusive side of our episodes at:
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    https://medium.com/@jsolonin
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    Sources:
    Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4363/4363-h/4363-h.htm
    The Book of the Law
    https://sacred-texts.com/oto/engccxx.htm
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    TYROMANCY: Interview w/ The Cheese Oracle Jennifer Billock

    29/08/2026 | 42 mins.
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    In this week’s episode we’re joined by Jennifer Billock, an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and the world’s only professional cheese fortune-teller to discuss her craft, how it works and some of the intricacies of using various foods to divine fortunes with. In the first half of the show we break down exactly how Jennifer accomplishes her profound feats of divination from “noisy” cheese like a crumbling blue to almost featureless pseudo-cheese like American. After breaking down the nuance, we continue in the extended show with a real, live reading from Jennifer who examines our own cheese to divine our fortunes, demonstrating in real-time that tyromancy is definitely well beyond being just an amusing novelty and is capable of being uncomfortably profound. I’m sure you’ll want to get a reading from her after hearing this interview so check out links in the description. Thank you and enjoy the show!

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    To hear the second half of this episode where Jennifer reads our fortunes check out:
    https://www.patreon.com/thewholerabbit/posts/167972415
    Interview questions by Luke, Mari and Heka. 
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    The Hero with A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, Part 3

    22/08/2026 | 45 mins.
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    In this week’s episode we conclude our three part journey through the seventeen stages of the heroes journey as laid out by Joseph Campbell in his seminal work “Hero with a Thousand Faces.” In the free section of the show we discuss THE ULTIMATE BOON which we explore in its various manifestations including the traditional narcotic coded drink of the gods and heroes; soma. We also discuss the reluctance to return from the journey (looking at you Odysseus), the magick shapeshifting flight and the occasional need (plot twist) for the hero to be rescued from without. In the extended show we Cross the Threshold and explore what exactly that means, if it's even possible to describe it; which is the next, difficult step which gives way to the journey coming full circle, the work accomplished and freedom rings once more. Thank you and enjoy the show.
    In this week’s episode we discuss:
    The Ultimate Boon
    Signs of Mastery
    Surviving the Return
    Soma
    The Refusal To Return
    The Magic Flight
    Shokoshimbutsu Mummies
    Magickal Transformation

    In the extended episode available at http://www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:
    Crossing the Return Threshold
    The Inconsistency Between the Two Worlds
    Rip Van Winkle
    Master of the Two Worlds
    The Bagavadghita
    Reconciliation With the Universal Will
    This episode was written by Luke Madrid in collaboration with Tim Hacker who wrote the skeleton of the schizo’s journey for each seventeen stages with commentaries. Additional commentaries by Mari Sama and Heka Astra.
    Where to find The Whole Rabbit:
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    Sources:
    Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. 3rd ed., New World Library, 2008.
    https://ia601406.us.archive.org/30/items/Birdsfrogsandmirrors/JosephCampbell%20-%20The%20Hero%20With%20a%20Thousand%20Faces%20Commemorative%20Edition.pdf
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    The Hero with A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, Part 2

    15/08/2026 | 50 mins.
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    In this week’s episode we embark on part 2 of our journey to slap each and every single one of the Hero’s 1,000 faces as laid out in Joseph Campbell’s titular work that outlines the seventeen phases of the Heroes Journey. We begin the free show by discussing the best phase of the heroes journey, the encounter with the Goddess of the Universe before moving onto the phase where she becomes a deadly temptress which is nothing compared to integrating the Oedipal demon of the Dark Father and his subsequent redemption something something where did my foreskin go? In the extended show we discuss the tenth stage, "Apotheosis" and that takes the entire rest of the episode because, frankly, somebody has to geek out about this stuff! Thank you and enjoy the show :)
    In this the free side of this episode we discuss:
    Meeting with the Goddess \ The Daughter of Fortitude
    The Universal Mother
    Woman as Temptress
    No Fap / Female Reversion 
    Death Sticks
    Atonement With the Father
    Circumcision 
    Drinking Blood Rituals
    Initiation into Manhood
    In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:
    The Bodhisattva
    Christ and The Father
    Androgenic Deities
    Perils of Apotheosis
    Bloodborne / Dark Souls 
    This episode was written by Luke Madrid with inspiration / collaboration with Tim Hacker. Additional commentary by Heka Astra and Mari Sama.
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    Sources:
    Hero With a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell
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    The Hero with A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, Part 1

    08/08/2026 | 38 mins.
    Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here!
    In this week’s episode we take the first step on the journey through The Hero of a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell and discuss, with nerd-like passion, the nuance surrounding each specific stage of the hero's journey as explained in the text. For a podcast that geeks out about symbolism; it doesn’t get much more bread and butter than this. In the free side of the show we make it through the first four stages of the heroes journey: The Mundane World, The Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call and Supernatural Aid; touching upon the variety (or lack thereof) you can expect in each stage while using mythology both modern and classic as guide posts along the way. In the extended show we discuss Crossing the Threshold, the tremendous ordeal of being swallowed within the Belly of the Whale and the laundry list of trials each hero faces on their path to either Mordor or tax season. Thank you and enjoy the show.

    DISCLAIMER:
    I think we need to clear up some confusion. First of all, I’m very tired. Secondly, I’m very tired. Thirdly, the book we’re studying, Hero with a Thousand Faces is by Joseph Campbell but is BASED upon Carl Jung’s ideas of the collective unconscious, the archetypes and the path to individuation by interaction with. When you’re manically alternating between exhaustion and manic excitement it's easy to get the Cs and Js confused ok?? That being said, Jung is quoted numerous times throughout the text. At this point just assume we’ve mixed up the names a number of times during  this specific recording. My apologies. I'll sleep when I'm dead. 
    In this week’s show we discuss:
    -The World of the NPC: The Office, the Shire and Tatooine 
    -The Call to Adventure: Neo, Barbie and Danny from the Shining
    -Refusal of the Call: King Minos, Cypher and Luke Skywalker
    -Supernatural Aid: Morphes, Beatrice of Dante’s Inferno, Weird Barbie
    -Magickal Black-Man Tropes 
    In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further down the heroes rabbit hole (gross) and discuss:
    -Crossing the Threshold: Walking Through the Mirror, Entering the Temple, Vagina Dentata
    -The Belly of the Whale: Being Pilled, The Trash Compactor, Jonah
    -The Road of Trials: John Wick, Hercules, Pan’s Labrynth and Alice in Wonderland. 
    This episode was written by Luke Madrid in collaboration with Tim Hacker who wrote the skeleton of the schizo’s journey for each seventeen stages with commentaries. Additional commentaries by Mari Sama and Heka Astra.
    Where to find The Whole Rabbit:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV
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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit
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    Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/
    Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo

    Sources:
    Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. 3rd ed., New World Library, 2008.
    https://ia601406.us.archive.org/30/items/Birdsfrogsandmirrors/JosephCampbell%20-%20The%20Hero%20With%20a%20Thousand%20Faces%20Commemorative%20Edition.pdf
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The weekly occult podcast diving into the deep end of mythology, high-strangeness and religion. A show for seekers upon the path and wanderers of the outer abyss. Where others stay surface level, we go deep into the rabbit holes of demonolatry, chaos magick, gnosticism Thelema, Aleister Crowley, fallen angels, the ars goetia, MKULTRA, the black cross of Saturn and of course Ancient Egypt.
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