Posts tagged with ‘subculture’

  • Media

    QAnon Shamanism

    When Conspiracy and Spirituality Collide

    When Conspiracy and Spirituality Collide

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    The Weird and the Banal

    Plus News and Notes

    Plus News and Notes

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    The Ultraculture Podcast

    Talking with Jason Louv

    Talking with Jason Louv

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Art and Design

    Hippie Modernism

    The Struggle for Utopia

    The Struggle for Utopia

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Burning Man 3.0

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    For the Wild

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Quotes

    Quote 1

    But what if the medium is the message?

    But what if the medium is the message?

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Burning Shore
    11 min

    The Elephant LSD

    Thoughts on a Euro-American Ally

    Thoughts on a Euro-American Ally

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Psychedelics

    Multidisciplinary Psychedelics

    Psychedelic Discourse

    Psychedelic Discourse

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Articles and Essays

    The Warcraft Civilization

    William Bainbridge levels up

    William Bainbridge levels up

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Offline Archive

    San Francisco Soundscapes

    Sound art at Recombinant Media Labs

    Sound art at Recombinant Media Labs

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    Talking with TANK

    A conversation with Guy Mackinnon-Little

    A conversation with Guy Mackinnon-Little

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Silicon Valley Fever

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    UFOs are Real

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Beatnik Boyhood

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    Nerd Immunity

    Boom Festival Liminal Podquest #3

    Boom Festival Liminal Podquest #3

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Moving Pictures

    FLicKeR

    Dreaming the Machine

    Dreaming the Machine

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    American Cosmic, Part One

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Offline Archive

    John Law’s short stories

    The Space Between

    The Space Between

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    Keep Psychedelics Weird

    Life is a Festival

    Life is a Festival

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Borg Like Me

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Perception Hacking

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • 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

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Queer LA

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Fungal Alliance

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Moving Pictures, Technoculture
    12 min

    Modern Neopaganism

    Reading the return of paganism

    Reading the return of paganism

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Art and Design

    The Oracle Complex

    Delvin Solkinson's Oracle Deck

    Delvin Solkinson's Oracle Deck

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    Psychedelic Culture at the Crossroads

    A talk at the Psychedelic Society of San Francisco.

    A talk at the Psychedelic Society of San Francisco.

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    DMT Culture

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Find the Others

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • 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?

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    American Cosmic, Part Two

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Psychedelic Activism Today

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Symposium of the Sacred

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Flyboy

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Art and Design

    Visionary Art

    The Vanguard of Tradition

    The Vanguard of Tradition

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Offline Archive

    Toward 2012

    Perspectives on the Next Age

    Perspectives on the Next Age

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Articles and Essays

    Rudy Wurlitzer Interview

    Westerns and the Self

    Westerns and the Self

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Burning Shore
    16 min

    Ask Dr. D. 11

    Schismogenesis, Subculture, and the Inevitable Discord Server

    Schismogenesis, Subculture, and the Inevitable Discord Server

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Offline Archive

    Synchronicity for the Day

    Rainbow Gathering flashback

    Rainbow Gathering flashback

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Marvelous Moments

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    A Nibble from the Dr.

    More on the Beatles

    More on the Beatles

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Music
    5 min

    Hare Krishna Hardcore

    The cross-over of Krishna consciousness and the American hardcore scene

    The cross-over of Krishna consciousness and the American hardcore scene

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Offline Archive

    Pantheacon 2009

    A West Coast Neopagan gathering

    A West Coast Neopagan gathering

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    Between Sacred & Profane

    A 3.5-way conversation at Harvard

    A 3.5-way conversation at Harvard

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Articles and Essays, Moving Pictures
    30 min

    Tolkien Fandom and LoTR

    Tolkien Fandom and Peter Jackson's LOTR

    Tolkien Fandom and Peter Jackson's LOTR

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    UFOs as Spiritual Objects

    The Lex Files #16

    The Lex Files #16

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Alt-Right Meme Magic

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Dharma and Drugs

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Sex Positive Culture

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Out There

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Offline Archive

    Harlan Builds a Portal

    Sacred Geometry on the Playa

    Sacred Geometry on the Playa

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Esoterica

    My Favorite Martians

    A UFO Epistemology

    A UFO Epistemology

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Art and Design

    Damanhur

    Underground esoteric temples

    Underground esoteric temples

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Psychedelics

    Psychedelic Culture(s) of the New Millennium

    One or Many?

    One or Many?

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Quotes

    Quote 2

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Books

    The Visionary State

    A Journey Through California's Spiritual Landscape

    A Journey Through California's Spiritual Landscape

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Music, Religions and Spirits

    Out Come the Freaks

    Listening to the Jesus Music of the Seventies

    Listening to the Jesus Music of the Seventies

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • 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

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Queering Psychedelics

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    Attics of My Life

    Deadcast #50

    Deadcast #50

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    C-Realm Interview

    "Not that guy": another talk with KMO

    "Not that guy": another talk with KMO

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Psychedelics
    3 min

    Yuri’s Night

    NASA meets Burning Man

    NASA meets Burning Man

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Patterns of Transformation

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Transhumanism Today

    Expanding Mind Podcast

    Expanding Mind Podcast

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    Understanding Transcendental Meditation

    And Understanding David Lynch

    And Understanding David Lynch

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    NeuroTribes

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Memetic Tribes

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Terra Nova

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Studying the Dead

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Esoterica

    TechnoPagans

    May the Astral Plane be Reborn in Cyberspace

    May the Astral Plane be Reborn in Cyberspace

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Playa Tricksters

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    A Brief History of Queer Psychedelia

    Video Lecture, June 1, 2019

    Video Lecture, June 1, 2019

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    American Heads

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Offline Archive

    To the Best of Our Knowledge Interview 2

    If traditional religion has lost its luster, where do you find sacred experiences?  Anthropologist Erik Davis goes looking around the…

    If traditional religion has lost its luster, where do you find sacred experiences?  Anthropologist Erik Davis goes looking around the edges of contemporary culture – from Burning Man and trance music to psychedelics.  He says there’s a long history of the esoteric, but it plays out in popular culture and in some very weird places. Read more

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Desert Homesteading

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Visionary Woman

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Burning Shore
    7 min

    Burning Shore Redux

    Plus News & Notes

    Plus News & Notes

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Esoterica
    7 min

    The Source Family

    My introduction to a new book on the most colorful of Cali cults

    My introduction to a new book on the most colorful of Cali cults

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Articles and Essays, Music
    3 min

    Days of the Dead

    Sweet Chaos: The Grateful Dead's American Adventure, by Carol Brightman

    Sweet Chaos: The Grateful Dead's American Adventure, by Carol Brightman

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    African American Esotericism

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Media

    Burning Man Escapade

    A Dramatic Reading

    A Dramatic Reading

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...
  • Expanding Mind Podcast

    Rainbow Bodies

    Expanding Mind

    Expanding Mind

    The last post hereabouts was a doozy. “AI EEEEEE!!” was my somewhat feverish take on AI, and I am still working through feedback from the piece, most insistently from my own heart and mind. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the following paradox. Like a lot of observers, I am pretty dang sure that the explosion of AI and especially Large Language Models in our midst is going to make things much weirder. Not only will these sprightly non-human agents...