Dr Angela Puca

Dr Angela Puca Religious Studies PhD specialised in magic, witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism and the occult.

Lucid dreaming is often presented as a modern discovery, but traditions across the world have explored conscious dreamin...
31/05/2026

Lucid dreaming is often presented as a modern discovery, but traditions across the world have explored conscious dreaming for centuries. In this episode, I examine what neuroscience has actually shown about lucid dreams, how Tibetan dream yoga reframes the practice, and why magical and contemplative traditions may have understood aspects of the dreaming mind long before the sleep laboratory could measure them.

We will look at lucid REM sleep, dream induction methods, dream yoga, magical dream work, and the important limits of reducing these practices to brain activity alone.

👉https://youtu.be/SbRzK5Ki5e4

Back in the UK and back to work after some family time back home 🇮🇹I’m having my monthly Zoom meeting with all my patron...
30/05/2026

Back in the UK and back to work after some family time back home 🇮🇹
I’m having my monthly Zoom meeting with all my patrons tomorrow Sunday 31st May 4 pm UK time (11 am EDT).
Sign up to my Patreon at any tier to join and learn what have I been up to. Including what I don’t disclose publicly 🙂
➡️https://www.patreon.com/c/angelapuca

27/05/2026

Coming up: ESSWE 11 – ALTERNATIVE EPISTEMOLOGIES – the 11th Biennial Conference of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (University of Turku, Finland, June 16–19, 2027). For more information please click the following link: https://esswe.org/current-conference/

What is an Esbat, and is it really an ancient full moon ritual?In this video, I trace the surprising history of the word...
24/05/2026

What is an Esbat, and is it really an ancient full moon ritual?

In this video, I trace the surprising history of the word Esbat, from its Old French meaning of “frolic” or “amusement” to its modern role in Wicca and contemporary Pagan witchcraft. I explore how Margaret Murray, Gerald Gardner, and Doreen Valiente helped transform a borrowed word into one of the best-known terms in the modern witchcraft ritual calendar.

Was the Esbat an ancient Pagan tradition, or a modern invention? The answer is more interesting than either option. I separate historical evidence from modern myth while recognising the real religious value of living practice.

➡️ https://youtu.be/AZxxgT3JEB4

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