Marketers want to claim the aesthetic of the "real," but their intentions don't fulfill the promise.
Shaman on a Mission to Defeat Putin
A shaman is marching 8,000 kilometers to expel Putin, who he believes is a manifestation of dark forces, in order to save Russian from ruin.
Hey Woke Folk: You May Not be as Awake as You Think
PC/Woke culture has pathologized into an over-correction of valid past abuses of various groups, and now has become a set of blinders, a template that encourages shadow projection on to some groups while practicing shadow denial with other groups.
Musical Portals and the Drone Cinema Film Festival: An Interview with Kim Cascone of Silent Records
The 5th Drone Cinema Film Festival, featuring cutting-edge digital media artists working in dronge, glitch, and industrial ambient sound art, owes its existence to Kim Cascone. Best known for musical compositions, Kim released more than fifty records since 1984, and his indie label Silent Records serves as a cutting edge digital distribution hub for electronic sound art.
Arts / Lit / Psychology / Shamanism
The Exorcism of William Burroughs: A Dialogue Between Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg
In March of 1992, William S. Burroughs underwent an exorcism — a healing ceremony led by Diné shaman Melvin Betsellie. Allen Ginsberg was visiting at the time and sat in on the ceremony. What follows is transcribed excerpts of 16 hours of recorded conversation between Burroughs and Ginsberg after the ceremony.
This Week in Psychedelics – 9.14.18
Canadian military reveals new rules regarding cannabis use, the nightmare drug salvia divinorum could help end the hellish opioid crisis, should ayahuasca tourism in Peru be regulated?, and more in this week’s update.
Ayahuasca and the Global Marketplace
Narratives which gloss-over the history and socioeconomic dynamics of ayahuasca’s globalization may, despite good intentions, actually do more harm than good.
This Week in Psychedelics – 6.15.18
Psychedelics promote structural and functional neural plasticity, Canadian Senate signs off on historic cannabis regulation measure, doctors agree ketamine is likely one solution to prevent school massacres, DMT vs. 5-MeO-DMT, and more in this week’s update.
I Am Strength: An Interview with Alyssa Waugh
The sixth in my series of interviews about creative people using social networking as a direct way of reaching both content creators and new audiences features writer, professor and activist Alyssa Waugh, whose upcoming anthology I AM STRENGTH includes stories by “everyday superwomen,” powerful women of all walks of life (accepting submissions until June 25).
Opulent Temple Podcast #134 – Live @ Sacred Dance SF 2018 by Syd Gris
Opulent Temple Podcast #134 – Live @ Sacred Dance SF 2018 by Syd Gris
