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Diary
Vegas Baby
Broken Dream MachinesBroken Dream Machines
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
Wind Chimes
A meditation on sonic tortureA meditation on sonic torture
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
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Teenage Head
Confessions of a High School StonerConfessions of a High School Stoner
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
Brittany, Stoned
Breton Megaliths and parish closesBreton Megaliths and parish closes
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
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
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
Lava Beds
Tubes and SignsTubes and Signs
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
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
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
Burmese Daze
My Date with a Transvestite Spirit MediumMy Date with a Transvestite Spirit Medium
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
Lotusland
Ganna Walska's fantastic gardenGanna Walska's fantastic garden
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
Catacombs
Paris By Eternal NightParis By Eternal Night
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
Bardo Flight
The hidden lessons of a flight that skirted hellThe hidden lessons of a flight that skirted hell
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
On the Road 2
Rome's great pagan buildingRome's great pagan building
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Quotes
Quote 2
There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
My Day on Dartmoor
The author slogs through Britain's wettest summer in centuriesThe author slogs through Britain's wettest summer in centuries
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
On the Road 1
Wandervogelin' in BerlinWandervogelin' in Berlin
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
Diamond Solitaire
Washing Beets with GodWashing Beets with God
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
Liking It, As Is
Catching Shakespeare at the cuspCatching Shakespeare at the cusp
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment... -
Diary
On the Road 3
Italy's hermetic gardensItaly's hermetic gardens
I’ve been to Vegas four or five times in my life, and most of the time it takes about two hours before I’m totally depressed, hollowed out and captured by the bardo of cheese and loss that lurks beneath the blinky neon surface of the American Dream. This was not the case about my trip last week, however, though the hungry ghosts were everywhere afoot. This time I managed to enjoy the glittery void, to appreciate the histories of enchantment...