Alison Chicosky
The founder and force behind Practical Occult (www.practicaloccult.com), she strives to provide pentacles and other enchanted items drawn from a broad background of rigorously studied ancient arts, leveraging the systems of the past for practical modern use.
Alexander Moore
Alexander Moore is a practicing esotericist with over two decades of active experience in several occult systems including Solomonic Magic, Conjure and other folk practices and Traditional Witchcraft. He is proud to provide coaching, mentorship and divination for occultists who are interested in taking their magic and their lives to the next level in a changing world.
Interviews
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Coffee & Divination Podcast
Episode 32: Alison Chicosky on Practical Magic and PGM Spells Our second episode of 2023, and it was a wonderful conversation with PGM and practical occult practitioner Alison Chicosky. Alison is the author of “The Secrets of Helios: Unlocking the Practical Uses of PGM IV.1596-1715” which was recently released by Hadean Press. She is a […]
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CMN Interviews: The Secrets of Helios and Getting Good with Alison Chicosky
In our latest interview, the Practical Occult owner and professional thaumaturgus Alison Chicosky talks to us about her new book, The Secrets of Helios: Unlocking the Practical Uses of PGM IV.1596-1715, how to become better at magic, the necessity of magic in the modern world, and occult customer service. All this and loads more, so […]
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Apotropaic Magic
Alison Chicosky of Practical Occult sat down with Alonzo Gaskill in this installment of “Religion Behind the Scenes” to discuss apotropaic magic (magic that wards off or turns away evil) on Patheos.com, the world’s largest English-Language Religion website. https://www.patheos.com/religion-behind-the-scenes/what-is-apotropaic-magic-and-who-practices-it Simple Web Page What is Apotropaic Magic and Who Practices it? Related Classes Protection 101 In […]
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The Saroth the Mage Experiment: Alison Chicosky (Results, Results, Results!)
Alison Chicosky, founder of Practical Occult appears on The Saroth the Mage Experiment for a video interview.
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Strange Dominions Podcast Episode 32. Ancient magic for modern times with Alison Chicosky of Practical Occult
Strange Dominions Podcast Episode 32. Ancient magic for modern times with Alison Chicosky of Practical Occult On this episode of Strange Dominions, Octavian speaks with Alison Chicosky. The two speak about Alison’s beginnings in magic, her experience with the PGM and her work with talismans, pentacles and other occult items at her own shop, Practical Occult.
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The Blackthorn Grove by Amy Blackthorn: Practical Occult w/ Alison Chicosky
Alison stops by the podcast to talk about thaumaturgy, the Greek Magical Papyri, and results based practices This episode aired May 18, 2022.
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Magical Experiments Podcast: How to Create Magical Artifacts with Alison Chicosky
In this episode, Alison Chicosky and I discuss the various magical artifacts she’s created and she tells us how she created those artifacts and what her research process is. We also address the recent controversies she’s been dealing with in the occult community. This episode aired January 24, 2022.
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NWPC S1 E5 – Alison Chicosky Practical Occult
Alison Chicosky is a scholar and practitioner of a variety of forms of thaumaturgy with a focus on results-based magic. While especially interested in both Solomonic magic and the Graeco-Egyptian magic of the Greek Magical Papyri, she is also well versed in soul-flight and psychic magic of various kinds. The founder and force behind Practical […]
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Glitch Bottle #88 – Pentacle Crafting and Spotting Toxic Leadership
What are the Pentacles from the Key of Solomon, and how are they crafted, cared for and used with spiritual engagements? Also, how can teachers of the occult maintain healthy discussions with members, avoid toxic behavior and appreciate disagreement? Alison Chicosky – practitioner and scholar of the PGM, professional pentacle crafter and proprietor of the […]
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Glitch Bottle #82 – The PGM and Practical Occult with Alison Chicosky |
Why is it so important to approach magic on its own terms? How can we combat superstition in magic? What does “add the usual” mean in many Graeco-Egyptian Magical Papyri (PGM) spells? Alison Chicosky – practitioner and scholar of the PGM, professional pentacle crafter and proprietor of the Practical Occult online shop – shares about […]