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Nuria Palmerín Singenberger posted an update: We are proud to announce the launch of the RENSEP Research Dossiers, a new open-access publication series showcasing research projects funded, supported, or otherwise connected to RENSEP. The series brings together scholars, practitioners, artists, and other contributors to document and reflect on collaborative research through essays, interviews, visual material, and other research-based formats. The Research Dossiers reflect RENSEP's commitment to interdisciplinary, practice-oriented, and collaborative approaches to the study of esoteric practices.We are delighted to launch the series with a dossier dedicated to the RENSEP Artist's Award 2024, organised in partnership with Arts University Plymouth. Focusing on Natasha Viosna Moody's project Becoming Ghostwood, the volume explores the intersections of art, ecology, and esotericism through contributions by Judith Noble, Michelle Foot, Natasha Viosna Moody, and Stephen Felmingham.We invite you to explore the inaugural Research Dossier and this exciting new publications series! Click 👉here to find out more.

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:52:26 +0100

We are proud to announce the launch of the RENSEP Research Dossiers, a new open-access publication series showcasing research projects funded, supported, or otherwise connected to RENSEP. The series brings together scholars, practitioners, artists, and other contributors to document and reflect on collaborative research through essays, interviews, visual material, and other research-based formats. The Research Dossiers reflect RENSEP’s commitment to interdisciplinary, practice-oriented, and collaborative approaches to the study of esoteric practices.

We are delighted to launch the series with a dossier dedicated to the RENSEP Artist’s Award 2024, organised in partnership with Arts University Plymouth. Focusing on Natasha Viosna Moody’s project Becoming Ghostwood, the volume explores the intersections of art, ecology, and esotericism through contributions by Judith Noble, Michelle Foot, Natasha Viosna Moody, and Stephen Felmingham.

We invite you to explore the inaugural Research Dossier and this exciting new publications series! Click 👉here to find out more.

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Research Dossiers - Research Network for the Study of Esoteric Practices

Welcome to RENSEP Research Dossiers, a publication series of the Research Network for the Study of Esoteric Practices. RENSEP Research Dossiers are commissioned collections of…

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Nuria Palmerín Singenberger: Dear RENSEPians,We have published a new blog article titled “Could Decolonisation Efforts Support a Sustainable Future for the Study of Esotericism in the Academy?”. The article was written by Kiki Adamoli, a practitioner-scholar and musician. You can read the full article 👉 hereIf you wish to submit a blog article as well, please do not hesitate to contact our Managing Editor Aaron French ( @afrench ) at aaron.french@rensep.org.Best,Nuria

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:01:12 +0100

Dear RENSEPians,

We have published a new blog article titled “Could Decolonisation Efforts Support a Sustainable Future for the Study of Esotericism in the Academy?”. The article was written by Kiki Adamoli, a practitioner-scholar and musician. You can read the full article 👉 here

If you wish to submit a blog article as well, please do not hesitate to contact our Managing Editor Aaron French ( @afrench ) at aaron.french@rensep.org.

Best,

Nuria

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Could Decolonisation Efforts Support a Sustainable Future for the Study of Esotericism in the Academy? - Research Network for the Study of Esoteric Practices

By Kiki Adamoli Before I answer my own question in the affirmative and wax poetic on decolonisation praxis, I will point out my position. I…

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Jan Keppel Hesselink posted an update in the group Shamanism: Indigenous and Trans-Cultural: For shamanic practices in nature, landscape co-defines the intensity. We found an amazing magical landscape in the east Algarve that we document on our website; here is a summary of our eco-magick-shamanic landscape project I want to share. Here we do sometimes shamanic drumming and singing with an ancient Indian drone instrument. The interaction between shamanic activity and landscape is a topic I am interested in. Any input from the friends here?

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:10:22 +0100

For shamanic practices in nature, landscape co-defines the intensity. We found an amazing magical landscape in the east Algarve that we document on our website; here is a summary of our eco-magick-shamanic landscape project I want to share. Here we do sometimes shamanic drumming and singing with an ancient Indian drone instrument. The interaction between shamanic activity and landscape is a topic I am interested in. Any input from the friends here?

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Jan Keppel Hesselink posted an update: Landscape Magick at an Ancient Stone Circle we found with Megaliths. On the south-facing slope of Monte Pocilgais, in the eastern Algarve hills between the parishes of São Brás de Alportel and Moncarapacho, there is a grey stone oval approximately fifty metres long and twenty metres wide. The stones are materially foreign to the local geology. Old carob trees and stone oaks have rooted themselves into the structure over centuries. A possible passage opens west to east. The site lies close to a seasonal river but above the floodline. Nearly everyone who has sat quietly inside it has reported a shift in atmosphere that resists ordinary explanation. We revive psycho-emotional landscape ecology, or better: esoteric landscape phenomenology or genius loci-based ecological landscape practice. Check our cycle of articles on: https://breath4balance.com/2026/06/17/new-landscape-holistic-project-the-magick-megalithic-circle-phenomenology/

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:59:36 +0100

Landscape Magick at an Ancient Stone Circle we found with Megaliths. On the south-facing slope of Monte Pocilgais, in the eastern Algarve hills between the parishes of São Brás de Alportel and Moncarapacho, there is a grey stone oval approximately fifty metres long and twenty metres wide. The stones are materially foreign to the local geology. Old carob trees and stone oaks have rooted themselves into the structure over centuries. A possible passage opens west to east. The site lies close to a seasonal river but above the floodline. Nearly everyone who has sat quietly inside it has reported a shift in atmosphere that resists ordinary explanation. We revive psycho-emotional landscape ecology, or better: esoteric landscape phenomenology or genius loci-based ecological landscape practice. Check our cycle of articles on: https://breath4balance.com/2026/06/17/new-landscape-holistic-project-the-magick-megalithic-circle-phenomenology/

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Jan Keppel Hesselink posted an update: Happy to enter this group. Magick is the logical next step after meditation. I hope to contribute to the field of Magick, both as a scientist and as a practitioner. My first inspiration came from Abraxas, the Gnostic text from Jung. I did chaos magick based on Abraxas for quite some time.Looking forward to working in this group and sharing ideas and approaches.

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Happy to enter this group. Magick is the logical next step after meditation. I hope to contribute to the field of Magick, both as a scientist and as a practitioner. My first inspiration came from Abraxas, the Gnostic text from Jung. I did chaos magick based on Abraxas for quite some time.Looking forward to working in this group and sharing ideas and approaches.

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Nuria Palmerín Singenberger: Dear RENSEPians,We have published a new blog article titled “Lemurian Time Sorcery: Fictioned Origins of a Real Practice”. The article was written by Gregg Harmston, an independent researcher, writer and music producer from the UK who focuses on esotericism and occultism alongside media and literature theory, cyberculture and non-standard philosophy. You can read the full article 👉 hereIf you wish to submit a blog article as well, please do not hesitate to contact our Managing Editor Aaron French ( @afrench ) at aaron.french@rensep.org.Best,Nuria

Wed, 27 May 2026 05:02:58 +0100

Dear RENSEPians,

We have published a new blog article titled “Lemurian Time Sorcery: Fictioned Origins of a Real Practice”. The article was written by Gregg Harmston, an independent researcher, writer and music producer from the UK who focuses on esotericism and occultism alongside media and literature theory, cyberculture and non-standard philosophy. You can read the full article 👉 here

If you wish to submit a blog article as well, please do not hesitate to contact our Managing Editor Aaron French ( @afrench ) at aaron.french@rensep.org.

Best,

Nuria

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Lemurian Time Sorcery: Fictioned Origins of a Real Practice - Research Network for the Study of Esoteric Practices

By Gregg Harmston The Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU) was an academic and para-academic research group operative in the UK between 1995 and 2003. It…

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Nuria Palmerín Singenberger posted an update: Dear RENSEP Members,We are thrilled to promote the conference “Creative Practices and Bridging the Invisible”, which is organised by The Department of Art + Art History, The Center for the Study of Ideas and Practices at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as well as RENSEP and our partners The Center for Advanced Studies at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg (CAS-E), The University of Exeter’s Centre for Magic and Esotericism, and Societas Magica. “Belief is inclusive: magic, spirituality, esotericism, and religion, and all potential remixings of beliefs and ideas related to these spheres.Creative practice is likewise inclusive: visual arts, design, digital technologies, crafts, music, dance, performance, poetry, architecture, and more. This conference will follow the exhibition Holding a Bright, Untroubled Sky: Visioning a Better World through Magic held in the Rowe Galleries in August, 2026 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, curated by Dr. Amy Hale. Bridging the Invisible also precedes RENSEP's conference Magic and Consciousness, which will also be online from November 25 - 27th, 2026.The conference organizers encourage humanities and social science scholars, artists, designers, craftspersons, practitioners, and community members to attend this free conference and learn more about these rich and important intersections.” For more details, please click 👉 here.Best,Nuria

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:35:43 +0100

Dear RENSEP Members,

We are thrilled to promote the conference “Creative Practices and Bridging the Invisible”, which is organised by The Department of Art + Art History, The Center for the Study of Ideas and Practices at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as well as RENSEP and our partners The Center for Advanced Studies at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen Nürnberg (CAS-E), The University of Exeter’s Centre for Magic and Esotericism, and Societas Magica.

“Belief is inclusive: magic, spirituality, esotericism, and religion, and all potential remixings of beliefs and ideas related to these spheres.

Creative practice is likewise inclusive: visual arts, design, digital technologies, crafts, music, dance, performance, poetry, architecture, and more.

This conference will follow the exhibition Holding a Bright, Untroubled Sky: Visioning a Better World through Magic held in the Rowe Galleries in August, 2026 at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, curated by Dr. Amy Hale. Bridging the Invisible also precedes RENSEP’s conference Magic and Consciousness, which will also be online from November 25 – 27th, 2026.

The conference organizers encourage humanities and social science scholars, artists, designers, craftspersons, practitioners, and community members to attend this free conference and learn more about these rich and important intersections.”

For more details, please click 👉 here.

Best,

Nuria

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Heather D. Freeman, Consecration of the Slide, December 26th, 2024, mixed media on watercolor paper, 12" x 9".

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Nuria Palmerín Singenberger posted an update: Dear RENSEP Members,We are happy to share a new experiment by Dr. Dean Radin, a member of RENSEP’s scientific committee. The experiment is called “Noetic Adventure: Scientific Investigation of Gazing with Intuition at Light (v2)”. The project is a continuation of the SIGIL experiment, which was carried out in partnership between IONS and RENSEP. It explores whether focused human intention can measurably influence a sensitive light based system. Participants from around the world complete short online sessions to understand how light and attention interact.“Funded by: Institute of Noetic SciencesPurpose: This online experiment tests an interpretation of quantum mechanics. Who is eligible? Any adult (18+ years old) who can understand English, has access to a computer, iPhone, or Android connected to the Internet, and can maintain focused attention in an online task for 10 minutes, is invited to participate. In the Apple and Google Play Store look for the "Noetic Adventure" app.Time required: The registration questionnaire will take about 5 minutes, and the online task will take 10 minutes. You may repeat the experimental tasks as many times as you wish. You will only fill out the questionnaire once.Information obtained: All data gathered in this study is secure and strictly anonymous, and any voluntarily contributed email addresses will be held in confidence and used only for this experiment. If you wish, you may later request that your username and email address be deleted from our database.Approval: The study has been approved by IONS’s Institutional Review Board (RADD_2026_01_PhotonDiffraction_v2).”For more details and to participate, please click 👉 here.Best,Nuria

Tue, 05 May 2026 06:10:52 +0100

Dear RENSEP Members,

We are happy to share a new experiment by Dr. Dean Radin, a member of RENSEP’s scientific committee. The experiment is called “Noetic Adventure: Scientific Investigation of Gazing with Intuition at Light (v2)”. The project is a continuation of the SIGIL experiment, which was carried out in partnership between IONS and RENSEP. It explores whether focused human intention can measurably influence a sensitive light based system.

Participants from around the world complete short online sessions to understand how light and attention interact.

“Funded by: Institute of Noetic Sciences

Purpose: This online experiment tests an interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Who is eligible? Any adult (18+ years old) who can understand English, has access to a computer, iPhone, or Android connected to the Internet, and can maintain focused attention in an online task for 10 minutes, is invited to participate. In the Apple and Google Play Store look for the “Noetic Adventure” app.

Time required: The registration questionnaire will take about 5 minutes, and the online task will take 10 minutes. You may repeat the experimental tasks as many times as you wish. You will only fill out the questionnaire once.

Information obtained: All data gathered in this study is secure and strictly anonymous, and any voluntarily contributed email addresses will be held in confidence and used only for this experiment. If you wish, you may later request that your username and email address be deleted from our database.

Approval: The study has been approved by IONS’s Institutional Review Board (RADD_2026_01_PhotonDiffraction_v2).”

For more details and to participate, please click 👉 here.

Best,

Nuria

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NoeticAdventure | website

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Nuria Palmerín Singenberger: Dear RENSEPians,We have published a new blog article titled “Radical Interdependence: Magick as Structured Psychophysical Participation in a World of Coupled Oscillators”. The article was written by Beata Grobenski, is an independent researcher and an active member of the Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium (EPRC) and the Qualia Research Institute (QRI). You can read the full article 👉 hereIf you wish to submit a blog article as well, please do not hesitate to contact our Managing Editor Aaron French ( @afrench ) at aaron.french@rensep.org.Best,Nuria

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:41:23 +0100

Dear RENSEPians,

We have published a new blog article titled “Radical Interdependence: Magick as Structured Psychophysical Participation in a World of Coupled Oscillators”. The article was written by Beata Grobenski, is an independent researcher and an active member of the Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium (EPRC) and the Qualia Research Institute (QRI). You can read the full article 👉 here

If you wish to submit a blog article as well, please do not hesitate to contact our Managing Editor Aaron French ( @afrench ) at aaron.french@rensep.org.

Best,

Nuria

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