Shea Bilé

Shea Bilé is an author, occult lecturer, musician, performance artist, and podcast host. A devoted occultist for over 20 years, his committed adherence to subversive forms of spiritual expression have served as a vital foundation for his work. He has conducted lectures and workshops throughout the United States and beyond, primarily on subjects related to Left-Hand Path occultism and religious heterodoxy. He is the host of the Deferred Gnosis Podcast, a show primarily focused on investigating and exploring contemporary and fringe philosophical, spiritual, and religious subjects. As a ritual performance artist, he blends various forms of esoteric practice with transgressive ritual expression. His occult writings, as well as his poetry, have appeared in numerous print and digital publications. His more notable musical artistic effort is delivered through his most recent album, Tzimtzum, which combines spoken word lyricism with neoclassical instrumentation. He has been a guest on a variety of podcasts and has been the subject of various articles and documentaries, many of which relate to his life, his art, and his expertise and experience in the realm of the occult and alternative spirituality. Recent profile pieces of which Shea Bilé has been the subject have appeared in Vice, and the documentary series, 60 Second Docs. He is also the founder of the Occult Student Alliance, based at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California; and The Black Sun Sect, based at KU Leuven in Leuven, Belgium - both are esoteric organizations created to provide an empowering and sympathetic community for those who feel called to a path outside of conventional spirituality.