Esoteric Ceremonial Magic with Ike Baker Ike Baker is an author, lecturer, and independent scholar specializing in Western esoteric traditions. He is the host of the Arcanvm YouTube channel and podcast, where he produces documentary-style presentations exploring the history and practice of magic, mysticism, and occult philosophy. Baker is also a senior adept and temple chief within the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and an initiate of several related initiatory traditions. His books include AEtheric Magic: A Complete System of Elemental, Celestial & Alchemical Magic, Esoteric Mythology: The Generative and Transformative Power of Imagination, and A Formless Fire: Rediscovering the Magical Traditions of the West. Ike discusses the history, philosophy, and practice of esoteric ceremonial magic within the Western tradition. He traces its roots from ancient shamanic practices, Greek philosophy, and Egyptian religion through Renaissance occultism and into modern initiatory orders such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Baker explains how ceremonial magic functions as a disciplined exploration of consciousness and metaphysical causality aimed at spiritual transformation and the awakening of the soul. 00:00:00 Introduction defining ceremonial magic and consciousness 00:01:50 Origins of ritual practice in shamanic and ancient cultures 00:06:15 Neoplatonism and the philosophical foundations of magic 00:13:30 Transmission of magical traditions through late antiquity 00:19:00 Egyptian, Vedic and cross cultural influences on magic 00:26:10 Defining magic as metaphysical causality and consciousness 00:31:20 The Golden Dawn and modern ceremonial practice 00:38:40 Theurgy versus thaumaturgy in magical work 00:47:10 Poetry, myth and cultural revival in magical traditions 00:58:39 Conclusion enchantment and the reawakening of the sacred New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He is Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science. (Recorded on March 3, 2026) For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.htm. Check out the New Thinking Allowed Foundation website at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as opportunities to shop and to support our video productions – plus, this is where people can subscribe to our FREE, weekly Newsletter and can download a FREE .pdf copy of our quarterly magazine. To order high-quality, printed copies of our quarterly magazine: NTA-Magazine.MagCloud.com Check out New Thinking Allowed’s AI chatbot. You can create a free account at awakin.ai/open/jeffreymishlove. When you enter the space, you will see that our chatbot is one of several you can interact with. While it is still a work in progress, it has been trained on 1,600 NTA transcripts. It can provide intelligent answers about the contents of our interviews. ItR