27 MAG 2024 · I have come here to chew bubblegum and to reclaim literature from the passionless politically obsessed ghouls of academia--and I'm all out of bubblegum.

19 MAG 2024 · Stephen Crane is best remembered for The Red Badge of Courage, but his poem "In the Desert" is possibly my favorite of his works. Enduringly creepy and unnerving, it also conceals a deep look into human nature and, I further contend, into the descent of human consciousness.

13 MAG 2024 · The events discussed in "Murder of a City, Tacoma," are fascinating on their face. I also think they may have tied into one a great, secret persuasion war that raged across the United States in the late 1960s (and perhaps STILL rages).

12 MAG 2024 · Literature and mysticism, oh my. I was excited to come across passages about the great mystic G.I. Gurdjieff in "Windblown World: The Journals of Jack Kerouac 1947-1954." Windblown World can be had at https://www.amazon.com/Windblown-World-Journals-Kerouac-1947-1954/dp/0670033413/

10 MAG 2024 · Brauche, also called Pow-wow, is a Christian folk healing tradition coming out of Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. Rob Phoenix is a modern-day scholar and practitioner of the art. His channel is at: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePowwwowFam His Powwow grimoire can be had at https://www.amazon.com/Powwow-Grimoire-Robert-Phoenix/dp/1501096826/

8 MAG 2024 · Jaime Paul Lamb is a professional astrologer and writer on all matters esoteric, occult, and spiritual. He offers two astrological courses that can be seen at https://institute-for-hermetic-studies.teachable.com/courses/author/1444362 His personal website, where he shares his philosophical writings and offers many unique astrological services is https://www.jaimepaullamb.com/ His books can be seen and had at https://www.jaimepaullamb.com/books His music can be heard at https://www.youtube.com/@jaimepaullamb He's contributed pieces to Vox Hermes: https://voxhermes.wordpress.com/2023/01/05/astrology-in-the-western-esoteric-traditions/ A great repository of his writings is at http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/essays_by_bro_jaime_paul_lamb.htm

7 MAG 2024 · Christopher McIntosh is back to talk about his latest book, "Occult Germany." Chris is a prolific author who earned a doctorate in history from Oxford University. He also owns degrees in German and Russian. Born in Britain, he's lived in Germany for the last 30+ years, so "Occult Germany" has an emotional energy to it that, perhaps, some of Chris' other scholar works do not. "Occult Germany" can be purchased at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Occult-Germany/Christopher-McIntosh/9781644117347

3 MAG 2024 · Wise Woman Healing is a modern-day practitioner of Powwow, also known as Braucherei--a Pennsylvania Dutch, Christian folk-healing and folk-magic tradition that was widely practiced in areas of Pennsylvania up until relatively recent history. In this interview, we discuss how she came to Powwow and how she uses the practice today. Her channel is https://www.youtube.com/@wisewomanhealing

1 MAG 2024 · The Golden Thread traces the path of the Western mystery schools and esoteric traditions throughout human history, from Ancient Egypt and Greece to the modern day, and places us ragtag seekers of the secret and profound in a noble lineage. The book can be purchased at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-golden-thread-joscelyn-godwin/1110785167

11 APR 2024 · Fred Crisman remains a personal rabbit hole of weirdness, so much so that the odd story of "Murder of A City, Tacoma," gets too often overlooked.