Archive for 2014

  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Modern Satanism

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Consciousness Hacking

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Borg Like Me

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Waking Dreaming Being

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Trauma and Transformation

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Symposium of the Sacred

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Cosplay Shamanism

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Quotes

    Quote 5

    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Yoga of Psi

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Principia Discordia

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Evolving Dharma

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Underworld

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Disquiet Sounds

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Transhuman Yearnings

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Yoga Sutras

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Esoterica
    8 min

    RAW Rah Rah!

    Robert Anton Wilson

    Robert Anton Wilson

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    American Witchcraft

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Nemu’s End

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Quotes

    Quote 3

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    “Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Complexity and Consciousness

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Aya Awakenings

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Sex Positive Culture

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Quotes

    Quote 2

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Cameron: Witch Woman

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Media

    The Dazed & Confused Interview

    How Erik Davis invented networked mysticism

    How Erik Davis invented networked mysticism

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Critical Beats

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Esoterica, Scholarship

    The Magick of H.P. Lovecraft

    from The Occult World (Routledge, 2014)

    from The Occult World (Routledge, 2014)

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Think Positive

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Andean Travels

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Crazyology

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Esoterica

    The Counterculture and the Occult

    Counter(o)cculture

    Counter(o)cculture

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Singularity Archetype

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Media

    The Vice Interview

    Weirdness, Slenderman, and Jackass occultism

    Weirdness, Slenderman, and Jackass occultism

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Christ and Cthulhu

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Buddhas and Machines

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Spiritual Friendship

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Occult Rock

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Civilization of California

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Polar Cosmos

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Beast is Back

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    How to Be a Witch

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Convivial Chaos

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Terence Today

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Yoga of Sound

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The New Animism

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    A Religion of One’s Own

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Burning Man 3.0

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    The Toad and the Jaguar

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Quotes

    Quote 4

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of its concrete historical unfoldment

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Quotes

    Quote 1

    But what if the medium is the message?

    But what if the medium is the message?

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Democratic Surround

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    VICE: Hi Erik. The phrase "follow your weird" has been associated with you. What do you mean by that? Erik Davis: It's what I did instead of getting a normal job. I followed weirdness and wrote about it. The exploration of the unusual became a way of being. Most of the interesting people I've met did the same thing; characters like Terrence McKenna and Robert Anton Wilson – those guys were very good at following their weird. I was struck...