Timothy Leary: Twentieth-Century Neuronaut
Leary was tanned to the point of sunburn and wore, as always, a thousand-watt smile and a pair of white, high-top tennis shoes. Between quick, nervous puffs on his Benson & Hedges, he discussed the new face of electronic stimulation and the novel as an archaic art form.
New York City Tolkien Conference
Welcome Travelers of Middle-earth! Many of our readers may know for several years Anthony Burdge and Jessica Burke ran “The Northeast Tolkien Society,” which held numerous meetings and events in the New York City area. We placed the group on hiatus for a time as we were under contract to complete our first 2 books via the Independent Press Kitsune Books.
(Revisiting) The Syntax of Sorcery: An Interview with Tom Robbins
Most apocalyptic noise appears to be wishful thinking on the part of people who find life too messy for comfort, let alone for serenity and mirth. The truth, from my perspective, is that the world, indeed, is ending — and is also being reborn.
R.S. ReReads: VALIS — Chapters 8 & 9
R.S. ReReads examine your favorite media: counter-culture classics, science fiction, films, T.V. and video games in search of gnostic insights and portals to the Otherworld hidden in the plain site of pop. This month we take on Philip K. Dick’s VALIS.
Savage Reflections – A Portal Into the Soul’s Most Intimate Thoughts
“And I am divine in my worst hour as much as I am in my best.”
– John “Jack” Spenser Savage 1989-2013