Expanding Mind

Jung and Psychedelics - 03/08/12

Seeking the Self, solve et coagula, and when to hang up the phone: an illuminating talk with James DeKorne, author of The Cracking Tower and Psychedelic Shamanism. www.jamesdekorne.com

DMT is Everywhere

Visionary molecules, the psychedelic bible, and talking to talking heads: a chat with Rick Strassman, author of DMT: the Spirit Molecule, and Mitch Schultz, director of the documentary based on the same book. http://thespiritmolecule.com/

Ritual America

Punk publishing, the Process Church, and riding the Freemasonic goat: a talk with Adam Parfrey, Feral House honcho and co-author of the new Ritual America: Secret Brotherhoods and Their Influence on American Society.  http://feralhouse.com/

Modern Enchantment

Pop fiction, animistic reason, and the fan worship of Sherlock, Cthulhu, and Frodo: a talk with Professor Michael Saler, author of As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality.

Magic and Psychology

Cognitive psychology, chaos magic, and the art of memory: a fascinating discussion on occult cognition with Jeremy Glick, PhD.

Guerilla recordings, exotica, and the archaeology of global sounds

A talk with Alan Bishop, head honcho of outsider world music label Sublime Frequencies. www.sublimefrequencies.com

itunes: Sublime Frequencies

Political Ecology

Political ecology, revolutionary events, and the trouble with utopia: a talk with J.P. Harpignies, author of Political Ecosystems and Delusions of Normality.

Christian Spirituality

Religious roots, everyday spirituality, and the commodification of Christianity: a talk with Brad Pickens, religious scholar and co-director of the Farmhouse Mission.www.farmhousemission.org

Mutants & Mystics

Comic books, the library angel, and the paradoxical path between debunkers and true believers: a chat with Dr. Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal.

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