Angela's Symposium

Academic study of Esotericism, Paganism, witchcraft and the occult.

Dr Angela Puca is an academic and a university lecturer who has taught at several universities worldwide and has been based at Leeds Trinity University since 2016.
She holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in philosophy. In 2021, The University of Leeds awarded her a PhD in Religious Studies on Italian Witchcraft and Shamanism, published by Brill.
Her research focuses on magic, witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism, shamanism, and related currents.
Author of several peer-reviewed publications and co-editor of ‘Pagan Religions in five Minutes’ for Equinox, she hopes to bridge the gap between academia and the communities of magic practitioners by delivering related scholarly content on her YouTube Channel and other social media platforms, named Angela's Symposium.
SUPPORT Dr Puca’s work on Patreon www.patreon.com/angelapuca, Ko-fi ko-fi.com/drangelapuca or Paypal
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Angela's Symposium

Have you checked out my latest video yet? I explore Aleister Crowley’s The Vision and the Voice and why it remains one of the most powerful and unsettling texts in the Western esoteric tradition.

I look at how the figure of Babalon emerges as both a theophany and a ritual of unmaking, and how this visionary work challenges our assumptions about magic, subjectivity, and divine encounter. I also trace the shifting image of Lilith, from biblical warning to occult icon, focusing on her reimagining in modern esotericism through figures like Kenneth Grant and the rise of feminist magical traditions.

➡️ https://youtu.be/b452BTAaesM

#aleistercrowley #thelema #visionandthevoice #enochian

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Hello from the World Congress of Religious Studies IAHR in Jagiellonian University, Krakow 🇵🇱

Have you checked out my latest video yet? I explore Aleister Crowley’s The Vision and the Voice and why it remains one of the most powerful and unsettling texts in the Western esoteric tradition.

I look at how the figure of Babalon emerges as both a theophany and a ritual of unmaking, and how this visionary work challenges our assumptions about magic, subjectivity, and divine encounter. I also trace the shifting image of Lilith, from biblical warning to occult icon, focusing on her reimagining in modern esotericism through figures like Kenneth Grant and the rise of feminist magical traditions.

➡️ https://youtu.be/b452BTAaesM

#aleistercrowley #thelema #visionandthevoice #enochian #iahr2025 #iahr

19 hours ago | [YT] | 309

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What do angels, secret languages, and occult orders have in common? Enochian magic. In this episode, we trace its evolution from John Dee’s apocalyptic visions in Elizabethan England to the ritual systems of the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley’s initiatory drama, and its surprising reinventions in contemporary occultism—from chaos magic to digital ritual tech. Drawing on original sources and modern scholarship, this in-depth exploration examines how a previously forgotten angelic language evolved into one of the most enduring and mysterious magical systems in the Western tradition.

➡️ https://youtu.be/Tx4MjNnWD94

Check out the companion video on Enochian women as well on ‪@TheEsotericaChannel‬ ➡️ https://youtu.be/4v60lvC0d7g?si=wlJ0K...

#enochian #enochianmagic #johndee #goldendawn #thelemite

1 week ago | [YT] | 344

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Who was Saint Cyprian: a holy bishop, a legendary sorcerer, or both? In this video, I explore the enigmatic figure of Saint Cyprian through the lens of history, folk magic, and grimoire traditions. Drawing on academic sources and rare magical texts, we trace the evolution of his legend from early Christian writings to the Black Books of Norway, the Clavis Inferni, and Latin American necromantic practices. Discover how this patron saint of cunning folk became a master of crossroads magic, feared and venerated by magicians across the centuries.
👉 https://youtu.be/Ab-DfRScgz0

#saintcyprian #cyprian #saintcyprians

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Watch my latest video and, please, consider supporting my work as that is how my project can keep going. 🙏

👉https://youtu.be/DhFDT9ydhBE
all my links 👉linktr.ee/angela_symposium

#esotericism #magick #paganism #witchtok #witch

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 558

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☀️ Lughnasadh or Lammas is upon us 🍞

Will you celebrate it this 1st of August?

This made me wonder: what do bread blessings, hilltop fairs, and a Celtic god of light have in common? In my new video, I explore the real history of Lammas and Lughnasadh, the first harvest festival in the Pagan Wheel of the Year.

Watch it to unpack the myths, magic, and meanings behind this rich seasonal tradition.

👉https://youtu.be/IYmJex_yTnI

#lughnasadh #lammas #lughnasadh2025 #lammas2025 #witchtok

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What is the Church of the SubGenius?
What if parody could be sacred? This episode covers the Church of the SubGenius, a surreal blend of satire, esotericism, and counterculture. Explore the origins of “Bob” Dobbs, the mystery of Slack, and how this invented religion both satirises and reflects spiritual beliefs. Drawing on academic research into contemporary religion, occultism, and pop culture, this episode explores one of the most bizarre and thought-provoking movements of our time. Is it a joke, a faith, or something in between? Watch to find out.

➡️ https://youtu.be/wlYYC984e8w

#churchofthesubgenius #parodyreligion #inventedreligion

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 155

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What is the Church of the SubGenius?
What if parody could be sacred? This episode covers the Church of the SubGenius, a surreal blend of satire, esotericism, and counterculture. Explore the origins of “Bob” Dobbs, the mystery of Slack, and how this invented religion both satirises and reflects spiritual beliefs. Drawing on academic research into contemporary religion, occultism, and pop culture, this episode explores one of the most bizarre and thought-provoking movements of our time. Is it a joke, a faith, or something in between? Watch to find out.

➡️ https://youtu.be/wlYYC984e8w

#churchofthesubgenius #parodyreligion #inventedreligion

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 46

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Epic collab on Giordano Bruno. My friend Filip on ‪@LetsTalkReligion‬ covers Bruno more generally and I cover Magic in his work.

Watch both videos now 👉 https://youtu.be/ZAaWq9uIVb0
👉 https://youtu.be/sr4V8G6pJpk?si=4HOzo...

#giordanobruno #magic #hermeticphilosophy #magia

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 415

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🔥 Magus Lecture – The Vision and the Voice 🔥
🗓 Sunday 20th July
🕓 4 PM UK | 11 AM EST
🎥 Live for Magus+ Patrons (Replay available)

Aleister Crowley called it “second only to The Book of the Law.”
But The Vision and the Voice is far more than an esoteric diary, it is a ritual of annihilation, a theophanic rupture, a gnostic theatre staged in the abyss.

Learn with me about one of the most enigmatic and transformative texts in Western esotericism. We'll explore Babalon, Choronzon, the Thirty Aethyrs, and how visionary experience rewrites the very logic of magical authority.

👉 Become a Magus+ patron to attend or watch the replay:
www.patreon.com/c/angelapuca

This isn’t just a lecture. It’s a descent.

#Thelema #AleisterCrowley #Babalon #VisionAndTheVoice #EnochianMagic

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