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Altrusian Grace Media Podcast: Esoteric, Occult, Spiritual, and Religious Audiobooks and Discussion

Altrusian Grace Media Podcast: Esoteric, Occult, Spiritual, and Religious Audiobooks and Discussion

Altrusian Grace Media LLC, Matthew Schmitz 555 Episodes Aug 22, 2026

Altrusian Grace Media presents full-length audiobooks and discussions on esoteric, occult, spiritual, and religious topics. The podcast features classics of mysticism, mythology, Gnostic writings, Hermetic philosophy, Theosophy, and Neoplatonism, often with dark ambient narration. Narrated by Matthew Schmitz, it appeals to listeners interested in ancient wisdom, consciousness, comparative religion, and mysticism. The episodes are also available on YouTube and Bandcamp.

Episodes

Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics (Pt. 3 of 3) - Richard Folkard - Occult Botany, Symbolism, Myths
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics (Pt. 3 of 3) - Richard Folkard - Occult Botany, Symbolism, Myths Aug 22, 2026 09:22:33 Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics by Richard Folkard is an expansive compendium of the myths, customs, superstitions, symbolism, medicinal beliefs, religious associations, and traditional stories connected with plants across many cultures. Moving from flowers, trees, herbs, and fruits to sacred, magical, and ominous vegetation, Folkard traces how the plant kingdom has shaped folklore, poetry, ritual
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics (Pt. 2 of 3) - Richard Folkard - Occult Botany, Symbolism, Myths
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics (Pt. 2 of 3) - Richard Folkard - Occult Botany, Symbolism, Myths Aug 15, 2026 09:29:24 Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics by Richard Folkard is an expansive compendium of the myths, customs, superstitions, symbolism, medicinal beliefs, religious associations, and traditional stories connected with plants across many cultures. Moving from flowers, trees, herbs, and fruits to sacred, magical, and ominous vegetation, Folkard traces how the plant kingdom has shaped folklore, poetry, ritual
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics (Pt. 1 of 3) - Richard Folkard - Occult Botany, Symbolism, Myths
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics (Pt. 1 of 3) - Richard Folkard - Occult Botany, Symbolism, Myths Aug 8, 2026 09:19:09 Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics by Richard Folkard is an expansive compendium of the myths, customs, superstitions, symbolism, medicinal beliefs, religious associations, and traditional stories connected with plants across many cultures. Moving from flowers, trees, herbs, and fruits to sacred, magical, and ominous vegetation, Folkard traces how the plant kingdom has shaped folklore, poetry, ritual
Nathicana (H.P. Lovecraft) - Dark fantasy, cosmic horror, the Dreamlands poem
Nathicana (H.P. Lovecraft) - Dark fantasy, cosmic horror, the Dreamlands poem Aug 2, 2026 00:05:57 Nathicana by H.P. Lovecraft is a dreamlike poem of loss, longing, and escape from ordinary life into a vanished realm of supernatural beauty. The speaker yearns for Nathicana, an idealized, deathless beloved associated with the pale gardens of Zaïs, but his vision is clouded by madness, redness, and the “horrible coma” of waking existence. The poem becomes a lament for a lost mystical world, where
The Buddhist Catechism - Henry S. Olcott - Core Teachings of Buddha and Buddhism
The Buddhist Catechism - Henry S. Olcott - Core Teachings of Buddha and Buddhism Jul 25, 2026 02:01:02 The Buddhist Catechism by Henry S. Olcott is a concise instructional guide to the core teachings of Buddhism, presented in a question-and-answer format meant to clarify the religion for both beginners and students. First published in the late 19th century, it outlines fundamental Buddhist ideas such as the life and example of the Buddha, the Four Noble Truths, karma, rebirth, ethical conduct, medi
The Gnostic Crucifixion - G.R.S. Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis, Vision of the Cross
The Gnostic Crucifixion - G.R.S. Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis, Vision of the Cross Jul 18, 2026 01:12:12 The Gnostic Crucifixion by G.R.S. Mead explores the idea that the crucifixion was understood in certain mystical and gnostic traditions not only as a literal historical event, but also as a profound spiritual symbol representing the soul’s descent into matter, suffering within the material world, and eventual awakening to divine reality. Drawing on early Christian, gnostic, and esoteric sources, M
A Mithriac Ritual - G.R.S. Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis
A Mithriac Ritual - G.R.S. Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis Jul 11, 2026 01:07:00 In A Mithriac Ritual, G.R.S. Mead presents and comments on a text he treats as an unusually revealing witness to the inner religious life of the Mithraic mysteries, moving beyond general history to examine a ritual of ascent, invocation, visionary transformation, and cosmic symbolism. Published in 1907 as volume VI of Echoes from the Gnosis, the book frames the ritual as a rare glimpse into the se
The Mysteries Of Mithras - G.R.S. Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis
The Mysteries Of Mithras - G.R.S. Mead - Echoes From The Gnosis Jul 4, 2026 01:15:34 The Mysteries Of Mithras - G.R.S. Mead | Echoes From The Gnosis, Full audiobook with text. This brief outline of the comparatively meagre information we possess on what at one time was the most widely spread mystery-institution in the Roman empire, is introductory to the following small volume which will deal with the only Mithriac Ritual known to us. In dealing with this exceedingly instructive R
The Forerunner (Kahlil Gibran) Spiritual Wisdom, Full Audiobook w/ human voice, text, music, images
The Forerunner (Kahlil Gibran) Spiritual Wisdom, Full Audiobook w/ human voice, text, music, images Jun 27, 2026 00:45:59 The Forerunner by Kahlil Gibran is a poetic and philosophical collection of parables, brief reflections, and symbolic prose pieces that explores the inner life of the soul and the spiritual struggles of humanity. More enigmatic and fragmentary than *The Prophet*, the book presents meditations on love, solitude, beauty, wisdom, suffering, pride, compassion, and the search for truth, often through a
Twenty Drawings (Kahlil Gibran and Alice Raphael) with illustrations
Twenty Drawings (Kahlil Gibran and Alice Raphael) with illustrations Jun 20, 2026 00:31:36 Twenty Drawings is a brief but evocative art volume first published in 1919 that gathers twenty of Kahlil Gibran’s drawings, presented with an introductory essay by Alice Raphael. Rather than telling a conventional story, the book offers a visual meditation on beauty, the human form, spirituality, longing, and the dreamlike union of Eastern and Western artistic sensibilities that shaped Gibran’s w
The Meaning of the Glorious Quran (PART 2) - Marmaduke Pickthall | Full Audiobook, Islam, Holy Book
The Meaning of the Glorious Quran (PART 2) - Marmaduke Pickthall | Full Audiobook, Islam, Holy Book Jun 17, 2026 07:40:47 The Meaning of the Glorious Quran by Marmaduke Pickthall is a revered English rendering of the Qur’an that presents the central message of Islam: the oneness, majesty, and mercy of God; the call to faith, prayer, moral discipline, and compassion; and the repeated reminder that human life is a test whose final meaning is fulfilled in divine judgment and the hereafter. Rather than a narrative with o
The Meaning of the Glorious Quran (PART 1) - Marmaduke Pickthall | Full Audiobook, Islam, Holy Book
The Meaning of the Glorious Quran (PART 1) - Marmaduke Pickthall | Full Audiobook, Islam, Holy Book Jun 14, 2026 08:03:39 The Meaning of the Glorious Quran by Marmaduke Pickthall is a revered English rendering of the Qur’an that presents the central message of Islam: the oneness, majesty, and mercy of God; the call to faith, prayer, moral discipline, and compassion; and the repeated reminder that human life is a test whose final meaning is fulfilled in divine judgment and the hereafter. Rather than a narrative with o

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