Expanding Mind

Expanding Mind - Living with Excess - 01/20/13

Dionysus, dreamwork, and the emotional economy: a free-flowing conversation with a free software evangelist Ed Phillips, who tweets at @faustroll.

Expanding Mind - Madame Blavatsky - 01/13/13

Secret masters, mysterious teacups, and the origins of the New Age: a talk with Gary Lachman about his new book Madame Blavatsky: the Mother of Modern Spirituality.

Expanding Mind - Cartoon Utopia - 01/06/13

Esoteric comics, energetic alchemy, and subversive optimism: a talk with comic artist Ron Regé, Jr., about his new book The Cartoon Utopia (Fantagraphics).  http://ronrege.blogspot.com/

Expanding Mind - Global Tribe - 12/30/12

Global trance music, the hyper-liminal, and the rise of solar eclipse raves: a talk with Graham St. John, author of the new Global Tribe: Technology, Spirituality & Psytrance. https://www.facebook.com/technoccult

The Screaming Abyss - 12/23/12

"2012", psychedelic humility, and the legacy of Terence McKenna: a stimulating chat with Dennis McKenna, author of The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss.

Expanding Mind - Spectral Psychography - 12/16/12

Ghosts, Ouija Board drawings, and mysterious ninja turtles: a talk with artists Christian Cummings and Michael Decker about their practice of "spectral psychography."

Expanding Mind - Buddhism Now - 12/09/12

Dzogchen, the ethics of the misreading, and contemplative sciences today: a talk with Professor David Germano, co-director of The Tibet Center at the University of Virginia.

Expanding Mind - Dark Green Religion - 12/02/12

Earth First!, the nature of the sacred, and environmentalism as a fusion of science and spirit: a talk with Professor Bron Taylor, author of Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future. www.brontaylor.com

Expanding Mind - Cinematic Time - 11/10/12

Time, Tarkovsky's "Stalker," and the Zona of Burning Man: a talk with writer Geoff Dyer, author of Zona: A Book about a Film about a Journey to a Room. www.geoffdyer.com

Expanding Mind - Real Yoga - 10/28/12

Fireflies, Ashtanga yoga, and the sadhana of a stroke: a wonderful conversation with yogi-dharma bum Spiros Antonopoulos.