For our second break episode, we are picking through the body of thought that makes up theosophy, a mystical system of belief developed in the Victorian era. A bundle of spiritual Orientalism, awe and terror at the newly strange physical world and old-fashioned conspiracy theory, theosophy has made its mark on the world of Unjust Depths as one of the inspirations for psionics, auras, and the exceptionally alive world of Aer. We pick our way through the insane racism and allegations that the Moon hates us to find a disturbingly familiar kernel at its (mostly stolen) heart. There’s also news in the Madihaverse!

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Texts discussed:
Gottfried de Purucker, The Esoteric Tradition, ch. 15 ‘The Astral Light and Life-Atoms’
Grace F. Knoche, To Light a Thousand Lamps, ch. 11 ‘Psychism’
Carl Jung: Red Book illustrations

Next episode: Bury Your Love At Goryk’s Gorge [8.1-2]

As the Antenora returns to the waters, everyone wrestles with the consequences of recent events. It involves only three mental breakdowns! That must be pretty good going.

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Next episode: Theosophy
Gottfried de Purucker, The Esoteric Tradition, ch. 15 ‘The Astral Light and Life-Atoms’
Grace F. Knoche, To Light a Thousand Lamps, ch. 11 ‘Psychism’

Norn, Adelheid, Hunter III and Selene; all in their fullest majesty and horror. It is time to see what is lurking just under the surface of the skin.

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Next episode: Pursuers In The Deep [7.5-7.6]

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Next episode: Pursuers In The Deep [7.3-7.4]

Onto adventures new, as we meet the crew of the Antenora, an uncanny, quiet vessel travelling some forbidden paths and harbouring more than a few secrets. Some of them have teeth.

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Next episode: Innocents In The Stream [7.3-7.4]

Have yourself a very Gertrude Christmas! Two banger chapters, with times, places and spaces all new to us opening up, with ever more characters coming into focus. Whether they die, almost die, or don’t die, all of them have a place in our heart.

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Next episode: Innocents In The Stream [7.1-2]

Have yourself a very Gertrude Christmas! Two banger chapters, with times, places and spaces all new to us opening up, with ever more characters coming into focus. Whether they die, almost die, or don’t die, all of them have a place in our heart.

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To read along, you can find the novel, both online chapter by chapter and as handy epub downloads, at unjustdepths.com.

Next episode: Innocents In The Stream [6.8]

It’s time for a big mech fight. Chaos ensues, dog girls growl at each other, heroes and legends cross swords once more.

To read along, you can find the novel, both online chapter by chapter and as handy epub downloads, at unjustdepths.com.

Next episode: Innocents In The Stream [6.6-6.7]

We bear witness now to the birth of '#gertrudeswag. Women can do anything, until they really can’t.

To read along, you can find the novel, both online chapter by chapter and as handy epub downloads, at unjustdepths.com.

Next episode: Innocents In The Stream [6.4-6.5]

It’s time for some plotlines to collide. We meet a very hurt cuttlefish doing her best, we see our Republican fugitives hitch a ride on the Brigand, and we settle some important questions like ‘what direction do objects in the ocean go in’ and ‘can you deadname a spy’.

To read along, you can find the novel, both online chapter by chapter and as handy epub downloads, at unjustdepths.com.

Next episode: Innocents In The Stream [6.1-6.3] and Overheard in the Waves

We spend more time rounding out the crew, and while most of the time they’re being fucking idiots, we start to get a feeling for what it’s like when a good communist girl makes it out into the big bad capitalist ocean. A slightly shorter one due to illness, but we will be back and raring to go as we close out the episode.

To read along, you can find the novel, both online chapter by chapter and as handy epub downloads, at unjustdepths.com.

Next episode: Thieves At The Port [5.7-5.9 and Overheard in the Waves]