
This week we finally have Mitch back on to discuss his excellent new book, "Esoterika: Formulas Against The False Self". We talk about everything from how he came up with the idea for the book and the many principles within it. Youtuber @therightsideofmad described it in a review as the perfect companion piece to Mitch's "Practical Magick" and I could not agree more. A great chat with a great dude about a great book!
Also, a quick art life update.
Mitch's links:
Order Esoterika: https://a.co/d/0ij9CsjQ
Website: https://www.mitchhorowitz.com/
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Entries are now open for the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and there is over $76,000 worth of cash and prizes to win.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now has seven award categories that you can enter. The Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art, Drawing and Painting awards. They also have a separate Emerging Artist award – plus the new Imaginative Realism award as well!
You don’t need to submit a physical artwork - just enter online via their website.
As well as cash and product prizes, winners will also be invited to exhibit in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco in November 2026.
Better yet - the Beautiful Bizarre team guarantee that they look at every single entry! This is a great way to get on their radar for future opportunities too. They are also sharing many entries on their social media and online blogs until entries close on 17th July 2026.
For more information and to enter, go to beautifulbizarreartprize.art
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Jul 1
1 hr 29 min

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This week friend of the show Gabe Leonard comes on to talk about artists promoting on social media, AI, art business and a number of other related topics. This is another great chat with Gabe!
Gabe's links:
Website: https://gabeleonardart.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabeleonardart
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabeleonardart/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@GabeLeonardArt
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beautifulbizarreartprize.art
Entries are now open for the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and there is over $76,000 worth of cash and prizes to win.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now has seven award categories that you can enter. The Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art, Drawing and Painting awards. They also have a separate Emerging Artist award – plus the new Imaginative Realism award as well!
You don’t need to submit a physical artwork - just enter online via their website.
As well as cash and product prizes, winners will also be invited to exhibit in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco in November 2026.
Better yet - the Beautiful Bizarre team guarantee that they look at every single entry! This is a great way to get on their radar for future opportunities too. They are also sharing many entries on their social media and online blogs until entries close on 17th July.
For more information and to enter, go to beautifulbizarreartprize.art
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Jun 24
1 hr 27 min

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This week I speak to another collector! Chris Koch is a huge supporter of the dark art scene and has a massive collection of smaller paintings. He's a super nice guy and great speaker and I loved this conversation!
Chris's collection on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/from_out_of_the_shadows/
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beautifulbizarreartprize.art
Entries are now open for the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and there is over $76,000 worth of cash and prizes to win.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now has seven award categories that you can enter. The Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art, Drawing and Painting awards. They also have a separate Emerging Artist award – plus the new Imaginative Realism award as well!
You don’t need to submit a physical artwork - just enter online via their website.
As well as cash and product prizes, winners will also be invited to exhibit in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco in November 2026.
Better yet - the Beautiful Bizarre team guarantee that they look at every single entry! This is a great way to get on their radar for future opportunities too. They are also sharing many entries on their social media and online blogs until entries close on 17th July.
For more information and to enter, go to beautifulbizarreartprize.art
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The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms:
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Jun 10
1 hr 42 min

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This week I meet for the first time and speak to a major collector of the dark art scene, Kurt Bretthauer. We discuss his background in data analysis, his incredible collection, how he got started, why he loves dark art and tons more. Super great conversation!
Kurt's links:
/ c4rpe.noctem
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beautifulbizarreartprize.art
Entries are now open for the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and there is over $76,000 worth of cash and prizes to win.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now has seven award categories that you can enter. The Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art, Drawing and Painting awards. They also have a separate Emerging Artist award – plus the new Imaginative Realism award as well!
You don’t need to submit a physical artwork - just enter online via their website.
As well as cash and product prizes, winners will also be invited to exhibit in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco in November 2026.
Better yet - the Beautiful Bizarre team guarantee that they look at every single entry! This is a great way to get on their radar for future opportunities too. They are also sharing many entries on their social media and online blogs until entries close on 17th July.
For more information and to enter, go to beautifulbizarreartprize.art
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Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society:
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The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms:
SoundCloud: @darkartsociety
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Jun 3
1 hr 24 min

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This week artist and occultist seaN comes back on the show to further speak about his journey into the occult and all things magick. His depth of knowledge and sense of humor always makes for great conversation.
seaN's links:
Patreon: https://Patreon.com/crpfctry
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@crpfctry7838
Web Shop: https://crpfctry.bigcartel.com
Instagram: @crpfctry
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Our sponsors:
The Skull Shoppe: https://www.SkullShoppe.com
beautifulbizarreartprize.art
Entries are now open for the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and there is over $76,000 worth of cash and prizes to win.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now has seven award categories that you can enter. The Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art, Drawing and Painting awards. They also have a separate Emerging Artist award – plus the new Imaginative Realism award as well!
You don’t need to submit a physical artwork - just enter online via their website.
As well as cash and product prizes, winners will also be invited to exhibit in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco in November 2026.
Better yet - the Beautiful Bizarre team guarantee that they look at every single entry! This is a great way to get on their radar for future opportunities too. They are also sharing many entries on their social media and online blogs until entries close on 17th July.
For more information and to enter, go to beautifulbizarreartprize.art
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Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society:
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The Dark Art Society Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkartsociety
Official Dark Art Society Website: https://www.darkartsociety.com
The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms:
SoundCloud: @darkartsociety
iTunes: https://apple.co/2gMNUfM
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr
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May 13
2 hr 8 min

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This week Detroit native and OG underground lowbrow/pop surrealist artist Glenn Barr joins us for his first podcast interview! I've been a huge fan of his work since I started painting so I was stoked he agreed to come on!
Christian's links:
https://www.christianrexvanminnen.com/
https://www.instagram.com/van_minnen/
https://www.patreon.com/cw/vanMinnen
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beautifulbizarreartprize.art
Entries are now open for the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and there is over $76,000 worth of cash and prizes to win.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now has seven award categories that you can enter. The Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art, Drawing and Painting awards. They also have a separate Emerging Artist award – plus the new Imaginative Realism award as well!
You don’t need to submit a physical artwork - just enter online via their website.
As well as cash and product prizes, winners will also be invited to exhibit in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco in November 2026.
Better yet - the Beautiful Bizarre team guarantee that they look at every single entry! This is a great way to get on their radar for future opportunities too. They are also sharing many entries on their social media and online blogs until entries close on 17th July.
For more information and to enter, go to beautifulbizarreartprize.art
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The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms:
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May 6
1 hr 32 min

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This week I talk to dark art collector Marc Altieri. Not only does he have a huge art collection, he also owns a marketing company! Lots of valuable info and advice for artists on connecting to collectors as well as marketing, which is something we all need help with! Marc was a great guest!
Marc's links:
Website: https://www.thebrandamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maltieri21/
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beautifulbizarreartprize.art
Entries are now open for the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and there is over $76,000 worth of cash and prizes to win.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now has seven award categories that you can enter. The Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art, Drawing and Painting awards. They also have a separate Emerging Artist award – plus the new Imaginative Realism award as well!
You don’t need to submit a physical artwork - just enter online via their website.
As well as cash and product prizes, winners will also be invited to exhibit in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco in November 2026.
Better yet - the Beautiful Bizarre team guarantee that they look at every single entry! This is a great way to get on their radar for future opportunities too. They are also sharing many entries on their social media and online blogs until entries close on 17th July.
For more information and to enter, go to beautifulbizarreartprize.art
The Skull Shoppe: https://www.SkullShoppe.com
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Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society:
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Official Dark Art Society Website: https://www.darkartsociety.com
The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms:
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Apr 22
1 hr 32 min

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This week my good friend, the incredible artist Travis Louie comes back on for a chat. It's been 3 years since he's been on so there was plenty to talk about. These are the kinds of conversations professional artists have when they are just sitting around and hanging out.
Travis's links:
Travis Louie's links:
Website: https://www.travislouieart.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/travislouie/
Twitter https://twitter.com/travislouie
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/travis.louie
Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/blog/travislouie
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Our sponsors:
beautifulbizarreartprize.art
Entries are now open for the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and there is over $76,000 worth of cash and prizes to win.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now has seven award categories that you can enter. The Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art, Drawing and Painting awards. They also have a separate Emerging Artist award – plus the new Imaginative Realism award as well!
You don’t need to submit a physical artwork - just enter online via their website.
As well as cash and product prizes, winners will also be invited to exhibit in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco in November 2026.
Better yet - the Beautiful Bizarre team guarantee that they look at every single entry! This is a great way to get on their radar for future opportunities too. They are also sharing many entries on their social media and online blogs until entries close on 17th July.
For more information and to enter, go to beautifulbizarreartprize.art
The Skull Shoppe: https://www.SkullShoppe.com
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The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar.
Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society:
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Official Dark Art Society Website: https://www.darkartsociety.com
The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms:
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Apr 8
1 hr 48 min

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This week I speak once again to the amazing XO Rad Magical- aka Christopher Grant- about his incredible journey as an artist living with schizophrenia. We spoke so much about schizophrenia last time that I wanted to chat about his artwork and process more, which we covered...and much more! Always great to catch up with XO RAD MAGICAL!
Christopher's links:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/xoradmagical/posts
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@xoradmagical?lang=en
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xoradmagical/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/xoradmagical?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=312b06fa-18c9-4e3f-bbf2-8bdd46571262
The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar.
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Our sponsors:
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
Entries are now open for the 2026 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and there is over $76,000 worth of cash and prizes to win.
The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize now has seven award categories that you can enter. The Sculpture, Photography, Digital Art, Drawing and Painting awards. They also have a separate Emerging Artist award – plus the new Imaginative Realism award as well!
You don’t need to submit a physical artwork - just enter online via their website.
As well as cash and product prizes, winners will also be invited to exhibit in the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco in November 2026.
Better yet - the Beautiful Bizarre team guarantee that they look at every single entry! This is a great way to get on their radar for future opportunities too. They are also sharing many entries on their social media and online blogs until entries close on 17th July.
For more information and to enter, go to beautifulbizarreartprize.art
The Skull Shoppe: https://www.SkullShoppe.com
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The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar.
Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society:
https://www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety
Chet’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChetZar
The Dark Art Society Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkartsociety
Official Dark Art Society Website: https://www.darkartsociety.com
The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms:
SoundCloud: @darkartsociety
iTunes: https://apple.co/2gMNUfM
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr
Podbay: https://podbay.fm/show/1215146981
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQBJayd-dfarbUOFS5m7hQ
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Apr 1
1 hr 24 min
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