"I Was Calling Demons Into Triangles": An Occultist's Road to Orthodoxy
Father Turbo Qualls
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If you've ever wondered whether the occult is real, whether demons are real, or whether these practices actually do something, ask Michael. He spent years calling them into triangles.
He knows.
His conversion story is one of the more sobering accounts you'll hear. As a child, this man tinkered around with spells. Later, he became a Gnostic bishop, a Freemason, and a ceremonial magician who did magic tricks that most people only read about in books called grimoires. He didn't dabble. He researched, trained, taught, and led. His two-car garage became a temple. His life became his work.
What's intriguing is how normal the entry points were. A library book about spells, a coworker's recommendation, death anxiety, and the desire to be mentored by a respected person. There was no dramatic occult recruitment. Just incremental steps that seemed reasonable at the time.
Father Turbo draws out the main pattern: Someone who is serious about occultism is willing to do the work when no one is looking, or "commit to the bit." To be a serious Christian, you need to have these identical traits. It's someone's inverted integrity that Christ can redeem.
Michael's family background is relevant. His ancestors were Quakers who gathered in silence, waiting for "the spirit" to move them until the building shook. Freemasons appeared across multiple generations. This legacy of spiritual seeking (passed down through family lines) found its proper home when he stumbled upon Saint John Chrysostom's writings and Orthodox Christianity.
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00:00 Intro
00:51 Michael's beginnings with the occult
01:24 Elementary school books on spells
02:15 High school exploration
03:08 Falling into mundane life
03:40 Literature degree and career advancement
04:00 Coworker's reintroduction
04:40 Death anxiety and rebellion
05:45 Michael's order and King Solomon's vision
06:30 Converting garage to temple
07:10 Advanced training
07:33 Doing vs reading
09:20 Inversion of integrity
10:25 Calling up demons
11:33 Getting into astrology and becoming a gnostic bishop
13:00 Being a liberal catholic church bishop
13:38 What is the liberal catholic church and theosophical society
16:00 Reading "On the Priesthood"
16:13 Involvement in in masonry
16:45 Michael's family history with masons and quakers
17:45 Highlighting connections between family ties
19:20 Practical reality of masonry
20:33 Outtro
#orthodoxy #orthodoxchristianity #orthodoxchristianity #occult #freemasonry #quaker #wizardry #fatherturbo
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"I Was Calling Demons Into Triangles": An Occultist's Road to Orthodoxy
Father Turbo Qualls
23,953 views
If you've ever wondered whether the occult is real, whether demons are real, or whether these practices actually do something, ask Michael. He spent years calling them into triangles.
He knows.
His conversion story is one of the more sobering accounts you'll hear. As a child, this man tinkered around with spells. Later, he became a Gnostic bishop, a Freemason, and a ceremonial magician who did magic tricks that most people only read about in books called grimoires. He didn't dabble. He researched, trained, taught, and led. His two-car garage became a temple. His life became his work.
What's intriguing is how normal the entry points were. A library book about spells, a coworker's recommendation, death anxiety, and the desire to be mentored by a respected person. There was no dramatic occult recruitment. Just incremental steps that seemed reasonable at the time.
Father Turbo draws out the main pattern: Someone who is serious about occultism is willing to do the work when no one is looking, or "commit to the bit." To be a serious Christian, you need to have these identical traits. It's someone's inverted integrity that Christ can redeem.
Michael's family background is relevant. His ancestors were Quakers who gathered in silence, waiting for "the spirit" to move them until the building shook. Freemasons appeared across multiple generations. This legacy of spiritual seeking (passed down through family lines) found its proper home when he stumbled upon Saint John Chrysostom's writings and Orthodox Christianity.
Members of the Synaxis of Sophia have access to the full episode and exclusive content on Skool.
Please click here to join the Synaxis of Sophia Community and watch the full episode: https://www.skool.com/synaxisofsophia
Contact the Convent: https://ourladyofthelost.org
To purchase my icons and support the nuns, please click here: https://www.desertwisdombookstore.com
To listen to my homilies, please click here: / @stmaryofegyptorthodoxchurch
00:00 Intro
00:51 Michael's beginnings with the occult
01:24 Elementary school books on spells
02:15 High school exploration
03:08 Falling into mundane life
03:40 Literature degree and career advancement
04:00 Coworker's reintroduction
04:40 Death anxiety and rebellion
05:45 Michael's order and King Solomon's vision
06:30 Converting garage to temple
07:10 Advanced training
07:33 Doing vs reading
09:20 Inversion of integrity
10:25 Calling up demons
11:33 Getting into astrology and becoming a gnostic bishop
13:00 Being a liberal catholic church bishop
13:38 What is the liberal catholic church and theosophical society
16:00 Reading "On the Priesthood"
16:13 Involvement in in masonry
16:45 Michael's family history with masons and quakers
17:45 Highlighting connections between family ties
19:20 Practical reality of masonry
20:33 Outtro
#orthodoxy #orthodoxchristianity #orthodoxchristianity #occult #freemasonry #quaker #wizardry #fatherturbo