Liminality, Mysticism, & Practical Occultism: The Andreasson Affair on Our Strange Skies

"Phoenix" by Stephanie McCown. Thru kismet, she conceived an urge to paint this bird right at the time Rob and I were recording this show, which culminates in Betty Andreasson's vision of a glowing, fiery eagle which goes thru a Phoenix type of transformation. Visit McCown's Etsy shop here. Rob Kristofferson was so kind to … Continue reading Liminality, Mysticism, & Practical Occultism: The Andreasson Affair on Our Strange Skies →

The Mysteries of Human Sacrifice on The Farm with Recluse

Ecology, culture, magic & history influence individuals' and civilizations' response to the hunger of the gods for human life. Join us for a frank and compassionate discussion of this universal human concern.

Eye Witness Testimony

Phillipe Halsmann: "Dali Atomicus" a decent feel for what i saw for my friend Shawn Chapman Can we trust our own senses? Witnesses to the high strange reliably report all type of fanciful, unusual, and frankly unbelievable sights and sensations to those of us resting comfortably in consensus reality. It's easy to brush off their … Continue reading Eye Witness Testimony →

Initiating Contact – The Shadow Side of the Paraweird

I want to share these two conversations as a pair - both address people setting out to generate large scale psi effects, singly or in groups. Themes of high emotion, strong rapport between experimenters, charisma, ritual, hoaxing and deception, liminality, anti-structure and unusual states of consciousness form a consistent thread through all of these profiled … Continue reading Initiating Contact – The Shadow Side of the Paraweird →

Collaborative Weather Art

I am not a solipsist. I never inclined towards that philosophy, in either matters strictly material or those involving the subtle realms. High strange events thought to emanate from a single, solitary, self observing psyche are taboo, but nowhere near as taboo as, say, dreams shared between people with clairvoyant content or old timey group … Continue reading Collaborative Weather Art →

Eric Wargo: Precognition, Meaning, and Pomegranates

Madonna of the Pomegranate c. 1487 by Sandro Boticellifrom the painting I talk about in the last segment of the show, my own picture Eric Wargo of The Nightshirt blog and "Time Loops" spoke with Roejen Razorwire and me about time loops, precognition and altered states, meaning and the topology of symbols, retrocausation and more … Continue reading Eric Wargo: Precognition, Meaning, and Pomegranates →

Spiritual Friendship with Professor WHAM on the alexxcast

Alexx Bollen generously hosted Dr. C.S. Matthews aka Professor WHAM and me for a discussion taking off of my blog post on spiritual friendship. WHAM has an academic background in comparative religion, has practiced Sufism for a couple of decades, and has studied with north American Indigenous practitioners. She has recently published a survey of … Continue reading Spiritual Friendship with Professor WHAM on the alexxcast →

Haunting My Mom

me and my mom This is the story of a pretty mild haunting in terms of the observed effects - simply the sound of footsteps and a feeling of being watched over lovingly by a female presence. However, subsequent events shed light on the likely cause of this classic style haunting and it raises deep … Continue reading Haunting My Mom →

Instantiation MOTH!

Phil Ford: “The phenomenon has a tendency to tell on you.” This article covers synchronicities which popped up around the recording of a show on synchronicities which I recorded with Roejen Razorwire and David Metcalfe in July 2020. I specifically set out to try and induce synchronicities around this show (including with anyone listening to … Continue reading Instantiation MOTH! →

Thoughts on Spiritual Friendship

An online conversation with fellow seeker Marco Acevedo got me thinking about the idea of a ‘spiritual friend’. It’s one English translation of ‘guru’, but i like the obvious English meaning - a friend with whom you share a sincere interest in spiritual growth. However, within these type of relationships it can happen that one … Continue reading Thoughts on Spiritual Friendship →