Tom Wolfe: Storyteller of Psychedelic Adventures
Tom Wolfe may not have done all the psychedelics going around the bus, but thanks to him we have one of the greatest stories of the 60s.
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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.
What the Fuck Is This?
Once upon a time, the universe was sacred and unfathomable by simple
emanation. Humans accepted the operations of nature as the mirror and
counterpart to their own existence. Before quarks and
Big Bangs, they called it Spider Woman and Corn Mother. These are not fables; they are hard-won intuitions of something
before form.
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Exile Nation: “A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing”
The author is approached by a spiritual teacher and healer who invites
him to the woods of Maine to hear an interesting proposition, after which he heads to Boston to lead the protest movement at the Democratic National Convention, and finds a city under military occupation.
We return to Boston for the explosive conclusion to the DNC protests,
and then journey back to Maine to decompress with Wolf, with unforseen
consequences.
Souldish NYC: Oct 16-22
This week's Souldish events include The Art of Ink, the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium, The Importance of Being Wilde, Healthy Living Week at East West Living and much more!
Pilgrimage to Nowhere
Like any half-literate member of the counterculture, I was theoretically part Buddhist. So I went to a Thai monastery to see what would happen sitting in silence day after day after day. Would I walk out of this spiritual boot camp slightly more realized, slightly more adult?
