“In a vision I saw myself going through a labyrinth ... I was scared b/c I knew there was a minotaur at the center, and that I would have to slay it ... but when I got there, the minotaur took off his head (which was actually part of a costume), and underneath it … Continue reading Eye of the Labyrinth →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CYW7NCf9Ko&t=8s   I loved talking to host Wild Trees about his thought experiment on how to catch a poltergeist for scientific study! We focus on poltergeists but also discuss ecological liminality; that time Wild Trees became mired in quicksand; how to handle phone harassment from eavesdropping, gaslighting aliens; Taoist sexual alchemy; time travel; the long … Continue reading Trapping Poltergeists on the Deep Wild Tech Podcast →

  “Take over Facebook with art, in order to disrupt, for a moment, negative news. Anyone who likes this post will be assigned an artist and will put one of their works on their wall with this small text. I was assigned (your artist)” Online friend and podcaster "GM” posted this Facebook status with a … Continue reading Pandemic Landscape →

  I’m writing a few hours before my county joins most others in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and starts a shelter in place program to combat the spread of Covid-19. We, along with millions of others around the world, will be pretty much stuck inside the house. These are very scary times. A … Continue reading Plague Practice: Wisdom and Compassion in Trying Times →

  This incident illustrates the sheer perverse cussedness of paranormal events, especially intentional ones. It occurred at the end of the psychic influencing experiment Steve Ray and I performed in 2014-15. Communicating exclusively through date and time stamped electronic means, we set target words with the intention of inducing synchronicities related to these targets on … Continue reading The Petticoat Problem: Synchronicity, Time Travel, & Boundaries →

  I spoke with Jon Towers on The Abracast - listen here. Following are the notes I made in preparation for our talk, which I enjoyed tremendously. Scroll to the bottom for links to authors, websites, and podcasts we mentioned.   IDEAS DO NOT HAVE TO BE TRUE IN ORDER TO INFLUENCE BEHAVIOUR OR BE … Continue reading Esoteric Sex, Chakras, & Kundalini: Notes for The Abracast →

  If you’re reading this blog then, like me, you’re likely fascinated by reality-challenging experiences and the imaginal spaces in which they occur. You may even have performed various actions, physical or symbolic, in order to gain entry to this space. I refer to these spaces as ‘reality challenging’ for good reason, as it can … Continue reading Managing Magical Reality →

      for Steve Ray, who inspired me to think critically about generating and presenting synchronicities; and for Greg Bishop, who believed in me - but not too much.   My faithful readers will be aware that I’ve been interested in performing ‘synchronicity experiments’ for decades now - using attention and will in order … Continue reading Synchronicity Cluster: Danger Bridge →

  “Faculty X: A latent, ineffable power of the human mind and soul to reach beyond itself, literally and figuratively.”  J. F. Martel reads Colin Wilson’s definition of Faculty X in the latest Weird Studies podcast, which looks at Wilson’s 1971 history of the occult and manifesto on human potential “The Occult”.   I cannot … Continue reading The Cat with Faculty X →

"Dejeuner Sur l'Herbe" by Edouard Manet   I’ve spoken about my own paranormal experiences related to sex on some podcasts, but wanted to write up a summary here so it will be easier for people to access. Through my research and people who have shared their stories with me, it’s apparent that these type of … Continue reading The Paranormally Erotic: My Story →