Music, Myth, Magick — and a whole lot of runes
Today we’re shining the StaarCast Community spotlight on one of our favorite virtual presenters — and a dear friend of the conference — Aerik Arkadian. If you’ve been around StaarCon for a year or two, you’ve almost certainly seen him: he and Christiana co-lead our closing ceremony, and his runes workshops have become something of a tradition. This year at StaarCon 6, he’s back on the Live Track on Sunday morning with a brand-new session on the Elder Futhark.
So who is Aerik? Honestly, the short answer is: a lot of things. He’s a Third Degree Gardnerian High Priest, an aborisha, a coven leader, a Reiki Master, and an audio engineer. He reads runes and tarot, and he plays guitar, cello, and piano — and sings. He and his wife Selene run a coven together, along with an active prison ministry.
Outside of StaarCon, Aerik hosts the podcast and YouTube show Music, Myth and Magick, where he sits down with guests like Christopher Penczak, Deborah Lipp, and Jack Chanek to trace the lines between music, spirituality, and the occult. Every guest gets the same question — “How do you use sound or music in your personal practice?” — and the answers are always different, always interesting, and almost always something you’ll want to try yourself. If you’ve ever wondered why a chant works, or how a single bell ring at the start of a circle changes the room, this is the show for you.
What is he bringing to StaarCon 6?
On Sunday, October 4th at 10:15 am on the Live Track, Aerik is presenting a hands-on workshop tracing the journey of the Elder Futhark runes from written symbols to tools of divination. Expect to dig into basic meanings and translations, the cultural weight behind the rune poems, and how divinatory interpretations grew naturally out of those historical contexts. Fair warning: it’s a hands-on session. You’ll be working in small groups to develop your own modernized meanings for each of the runes, with the focus on the intuitive process rather than rote memorization. By the end, you’ll walk away with a richer set of insights — and a deeper sense of how the runes actually speak.
And of course, he and Christiana will close out the conference together in our closing ceremony — a moment we always look forward to.
Where to find Aerik between now and October
If you can’t wait until StaarCon 6, you don’t have to. Aerik writes regularly at aerikarkadian.com — essays, articles, and blog posts on magick, myth, and the modern mystic’s path. His book Fluid Condensers offers a thorough, accessible introduction to a tool that’s long been mentioned in occult traditions but rarely explained, with step-by-step exercises, discussion prompts, and sample recipes for a variety of magical goals. He also offers personalized rune readings, and his original music weaves spirit, sound, and story into something genuinely transformative.
Subscribe to Music, Myth and Magick on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube, and follow along on his site for the rest of his 2026 schedule.
About Aerik
Aerik Arkadian is a Third Degree Gardnerian High Priest, aborisha, husband, musician, coven leader, witch, Reiki Master, and audio engineer. He runs a coven and an active prison ministry with his wife, Selene. Aerik reads runes and tarot, plays the guitar, cello, and piano, and sings. He has brought music and workshops to a number of pagan festivals throughout South Florida, and he hosts the podcast and YouTube show Music, Myth and Magick, where he interviews remarkable guests and examines the spiritual mysteries of music.
