A talk with scholar Marques Redd about Sun Ra, cosmic Egypt, and stepping out of academia to explore esoteric initiation.
Expanding Mind – Tantric Tragedy – 06.18.15
A talk with journalist Scott Carney about renegade gurus, spiritual ambiguity, and his book Death on Diamond Mountain: A True Story of Obsession, Madness, and the Path to Enlightenment.
Expanding Mind – Liminal Dreaming – 06.11.15
A talk with dream worker Jennifer Dumpert about hypnagogia, Tibetan dream yoga, and surfing the waves of the unconscious.
www.urbandreamscape.com
Expanding Mind – Botanical Beings – 05.14.15
A talk with ethnobotanist Kathleen Harrison about plant spirits, discernment, and the conflict between western and indigenous worldviews.
http://botanicaldimensions.org
Expanding Mind – The Mind of Rocks – 05.07.15
A talk with culture critic Steven Shaviro about panpsychism, science fiction, the liveliness of matter, and his book The Universe of Things: On Speculative Realism. http://www.shaviro.com/Blog/
Expanding Mind – Syntheism Now! – 04.30.15
A lively talk with religious philosopher Alexander Bard about network metaphysics, psychedelic spirituality, digital narcissism, and his book (with Jan Söderqvist) Syntheism: Creating God in the Internet Age. http://syntheism.org/
Game Magic – 04.23.15
A talk with game designer Jeff Howard about spellcraft in digital games, the grammar of the occult, and his book Game Magic: A Designer’s Guide to Magic Systems in Theory and Practice
Expanding Mind – We Are Amphibians – 04.16.15
A talk with professor R.S. Deese about Aldous and Julian Huxley, transhumanism, ecology, and the future of our species.
Expanding Mind – African-American Esotericism – 04.09.15
A talk with professor Stephen Finley about hoodoo, metaphysical blackness, and his co-edited volume Esotericism in African American Religious Experience: “There is A Mystery…”
Expanding Mind – DIY Magic – 03.26.15
A talk with author Anthony Alvarado about DIY Magic, his excellent recipe book of spells, experiments, and consciousness hacks for intensifying creativity, fun, and mystery.