“Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don’t come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile while they’re having a piss.” (Banksy) [Read more...]
Inner Peace: A Guide to Letting Go and Finding Inner Joy in 5 Steps
How are we supposed to find inner peace when we all want it all? We want inner peace, but we also want to conquer the world with our ideas and do good and play all of our roles perfectly for all people. And get rich in the meantime. [Read more...]
The Chaos Matrix: A Snapshot of the Early 00s Online Occult Underground
I recently went on a small nostalgia tweet spree about my chaos magick days on my Twitter, and finding early magical community on sites like Barbelith and Fenwick Rysen’s Chaos Matrix: [Read more...]
Victory to Mother Kali of the Cremation Ground: Meeting Kali, the Dark Goddess, in the Burning Grounds of India
A narrow, unpaved road beginning near the main temple complex guides you along a winding path flanked on opposite sides with a motley arrangement of grave markers. As you approach the main entrance of the cremation ground, a small roadside temple presents itself. The phrase “JAY MA SMASHANA KALI”... [Read more...]
The Buddha Nature of Steven Seagal, Reincarnated Tibetan Master
Steven Seagal is best known for his skill at punching. Others might know him for his music career, his long-running and “secret” stint as a policeman (see Steven Seagal: Lawman) or even his “Steven Seagal’s Lightning” energy drink. [Read more...]
Dennis McKenna Chronicles His Psychedelic Adventures With His Brother Terence in ‘The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss’
The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss, ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna’s account of his life with his older brother, psychedelics pioneer Terence McKenna, is out now (you can get it here). Must have been a real trip (zing!) having the erudite, expansive psychonaut as your bro. [Read more...]
Carlos Castaneda: Was He a True Shaman, or a Con Artist & Cult Leader?
Carlos Castaneda was one of the most celebrated authors of the 1960s—his tales of psychedelic initiation at the hands of the probably at least partially fictional shaman Don Juan inspired a generation of seekers, including numerous celebrities. [Read more...]