Poets, Mavericks & Prophets

Lola & The Poets podcast is a virtual alchemical workshop exploring personal and collective magical journeys, the ways the mystical & the mundane are intertwined. Psychology, culture, art, alchemy. Solo shows & interviews. Out every odd Thursday. Hosted by Milana Vujkov.

In Episode 8, Lola & The Poets returns after two years in the wilderness, with a solo show on enchantment and the cinema, titled The Alchemical Screen — where I finally pop my filmologist hat on, in proper. Actually, it is an audio I subsequently taped of my presentation at a media conference on 21st century magic and spirituality at Goldsmiths, University of London, this June. This seemed to me to be a worthy and lucky point to return to a podcast on individual and collective magical journeys, one that somehow lost its way — but which I loved to host. For its small, yet lovely audience, it deserves to have its space in our collective air. And I will go forward with it, come what may. As for this episode, despite the academic phrasing, I still think it’s a fun listen. You might, perhaps, even find it en-lightening. I talk about 20th century cinema’s fascination with haunted universes, celluloid wizardry, film’s eerie qualities, our seemingly inherent desire for immersion in narratives, the strange new (in)toxicating 21st century world of augmented and virtual realities, and plenty else. Give it a whirl, if you wish, and see you, as ever, safely on the other side. (22 mins)

AUTHOR: ©Milana Vujkov

My plan is to have an episode out every odd Thursday, hopefully once a month, which means that it will drop whenever there’s something to say, or a guest to talk to – but the day of the week will always be the same.

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SHOW NOTES: 

Symposium. 21st Century Magic and Spirituality in Media and Culture, Goldsmiths, University of London, convened by Dr Vana Goblot.

The Alchemical Screen: Enchantment and the Cinema, by Milana Vujkov, 2023, full text, with Bibliography and Filmography.

Film, the Alchemical Medium: The Transformative Potential of the Moving Image, by Milana Vujkov, 2009.

CREDITS:

• ©Samovar Party by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com Samovar Party is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Shane Ivers of silvermansound.com
• ©Multisampled 20 inch Istanbul Mehmet ride cymbal, by pjcohen; and 16mm film reel by bone666138; https://freesound.org/ This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
• Audio clip: Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941), Director: Frank Capra, public domain since 1969
• ©Lightning storm 3d rendering over Black sea near, by releon8211, Adobe Stock Standard License

Poets, Mavericks & Prophets site image: ©Abstract colorful flame patterns on white background, by modify260, Adobe Stock Standard Licence.

Disclaimer – This podcast follows a personal journey, as well as the journeys and life experiences of our guests, and is offered as philosophical & creative inspiration. Although I am a psychologist by education, the material within is not therapy or substitute for therapy. However, it is dedicated as virtual temenos for accessing the therapeutic numinous, in hope of being of good service to your soul in exploring the potentials of each moment in time.