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Creativity and Consciousness
Conversations on art, magick, creativity, and the inner life with artists, occultists, scholars, and practitioners, hosted by Jake Kobrin.
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October 14, 2026
The Secret Wisdom of Western Esotericism: Magick, Gnosticism & Spiritual Awakening | Richard Smoley
What if the world's great mystical traditions are all pointing toward the same fundamental truth about consciousness, reality, and who we really are? In this episode of the Creativity and Consciousness Podcast, Jake Kobrin sits down with Richard Smoley, renowned esoteric scholar, author, former...
Listen to this episodeAugust 30, 2026
The Devil’s Work: Transgression, Rebellion & the Sacred Outlaw
What does it actually mean to rebel? And what happens when rebellion itself becomes another form of conformity?
Listen to this episodeApril 8, 2026
The Only Game in Town: Dharma, Magick, and Waking Up from the Matrix
The Only Game in Town is a podcast about waking up to the machinery of mind, the nature of suffering, and the strange convergence of Dharma, magick, meditation, and direct experience. In this episode, Jake explores what Vipassana meditation actually reveals when you strip away distraction,...
Listen to this episodeFebruary 12, 2026
Stillness as Strategy - Your Third Eye with Misia Welters
Jake and meditation coach Misia Welters talk about why slowing down is the most practical thing you can do when life gets chaotic. In this episode Jake and Misia explore meditation as mental hygiene, what happens when you sit with discomfort long enough for real clarity to emerge, and why the...
Listen to this episodeOctober 29, 2025
The Participatory Universe
What if the past isn't fixed, but constantly regenerated to explain the present? What if reality operates like a vast computation, maintaining coherence moment by moment, and your consciousness is part of that calculation?
Listen to this episodeAugust 16, 2025
The Path Within: A Journey Through Magick and Self-Transformation - Live at The Fool in Berlin, Germany
In this live talk at The Fool in Berlin, I shared my transformational journey from being a depressed, suicidal teenager to discovering the life-changing power of ritual magic through Aleister Crowley's work.
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About the Show
The Creativity and Consciousness Podcast explores the intersection of creativity, spirituality, and personal growth. Hosted by visionary artist, author, and tattooer Jake Kobrin, each episode is a deep dive into art, psychology, meditation, and the practices of the Western esoteric tradition, in conversation with the people doing the work: artists, occultists, scholars, and practitioners. With more than a hundred episodes in the archive, the show is a long, unhurried inquiry into how creative work and inner work change a life.
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