- Esoterica
TechnoPagans
May the Astral Plane be Reborn in CyberspaceMay the Astral Plane be Reborn in Cyberspace
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American Cosmic, Part Two
Expanding MindExpanding 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 MindExpanding 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 MindExpanding 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 MindExpanding Mind
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The Oracle Complex
Delvin Solkinson's Oracle DeckDelvin Solkinson's Oracle Deck
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Visionary Woman
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Marvelous Moments
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Burning Shore Redux
Plus News & Notes
Plus News & Notes
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Toward 2012
Perspectives on the Next AgePerspectives on the Next Age
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Perception Hacking
Expanding MindExpanding 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... - Articles and Essays, Music3 min
Days of the Dead
Sweet Chaos: The Grateful Dead's American Adventure, by Carol BrightmanSweet Chaos: The Grateful Dead's American Adventure, by Carol Brightman
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Yuri’s Night
NASA meets Burning ManNASA meets Burning Man
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Quote 2
There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
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Understanding Transcendental Meditation
And Understanding David LynchAnd Understanding David Lynch
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Quote 5
Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?
Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?
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Fungal Alliance
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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The Visionary State
A Journey Through California's Spiritual LandscapeA Journey Through California's Spiritual Landscape
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Queering Psychedelics
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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The Source Family
My introduction to a new book on the most colorful of Cali cultsMy introduction to a new book on the most colorful of Cali cults
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Nerd Immunity
Boom Festival Liminal Podquest #3Boom Festival Liminal Podquest #3
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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
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Quote 1
But what if the medium is the message?
But what if the medium is the message?
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Patterns of Transformation
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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UFOs are Real
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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A Brief History of Queer Psychedelia
Video Lecture, June 1, 2019Video Lecture, June 1, 2019
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Damanhur
Underground esoteric templesUnderground esoteric temples
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Pantheacon 2009
A West Coast Neopagan gatheringA West Coast Neopagan gathering
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Burning Man 3.0
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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NeuroTribes
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Rainbow Bodies
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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FLicKeR
Dreaming the MachineDreaming the Machine
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Between Sacred & Profane
A 3.5-way conversation at HarvardA 3.5-way conversation at Harvard
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The Ultraculture Podcast
Talking with Jason LouvTalking with Jason Louv
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Desert Homesteading
Expanding MindExpanding 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... - Articles and Essays
Rudy Wurlitzer Interview
Westerns and the SelfWesterns and the Self
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Psychedelic Culture(s) of the New Millennium
One or Many?One or Many?
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Synchronicity for the Day
Rainbow Gathering flashbackRainbow Gathering flashback
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For the Wild
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Out Come the Freaks
Listening to the Jesus Music of the SeventiesListening to the Jesus Music of the Seventies
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DMT Culture
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Beatnik Boyhood
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Multidisciplinary Psychedelics
Psychedelic DiscoursePsychedelic Discourse
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Borg Like Me
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Out There
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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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
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QAnon Shamanism
When Conspiracy and Spirituality CollideWhen Conspiracy and Spirituality Collide
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Flyboy
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Burning Man Escapade
A Dramatic ReadingA Dramatic Reading
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Queer LA
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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American Cosmic, Part One
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Symposium of the Sacred
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Silicon Valley Fever
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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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
Dharma and Drugs
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Transhumanism Today
Expanding Mind PodcastExpanding Mind Podcast
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Alt-Right Meme Magic
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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American Heads
Expanding MindExpanding Mind
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Talking with TANK
A conversation with Guy Mackinnon-LittleA conversation with Guy Mackinnon-Little
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A Nibble from the Dr.
More on the Beatles
More on the Beatles
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Tolkien Fandom and LoTR
Tolkien Fandom and Peter Jackson's LOTRTolkien Fandom and Peter Jackson's LOTR
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Visionary Art
The Vanguard of TraditionThe 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... - Expanding Mind Podcast
Psychedelic Activism Today
Expanding MindExpanding 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
Keep Psychedelics Weird
Life is a FestivalLife 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... - Offline Archive
Harlan Builds a Portal
Sacred Geometry on the PlayaSacred 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... - Media
Attics of My Life
Deadcast #50Deadcast #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... - Expanding Mind Podcast
Studying the Dead
Expanding MindExpanding 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
African American Esotericism
Expanding MindExpanding 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 BetweenThe 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... - Expanding Mind Podcast
Playa Tricksters
Expanding MindExpanding 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 Shore11 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... - 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... - Esoterica
My Favorite Martians
A UFO EpistemologyA 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... - Burning Shore11 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
UFOs as Spiritual Objects
The Lex Files #16The 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
Find the Others
Expanding MindExpanding 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
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... - Articles and Essays
The Warcraft Civilization
William Bainbridge levels upWilliam 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... - Art and Design
Hippie Modernism
The Struggle for UtopiaThe 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... - Offline Archive
San Francisco Soundscapes
Sound art at Recombinant Media LabsSound 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... - Moving Pictures, Technoculture12 min
Modern Neopaganism
Reading the return of paganismReading 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... - Burning Shore16 min
Ask Dr. D. 11
Schismogenesis, Subculture, and the Inevitable Discord ServerSchismogenesis, 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...