In this interview with photographer and Spiritualism archivist Shannon Taggart, we discuss her incredible book, SÉANCE and the long, buried history of America’s innovative Spiritualist tradition. Topics covered include the intertwined histories of photography and Spiritualism, the Burned-Over District of New York, the connection between the explosion of American New Religions and the creation of the Erie canal, the power of synchronicity, photographing Loch Ness, hoaxing and fraud as invocation practices, an exploding cabinet, and much more. 

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In this interview with filmmaker, Talking Weird podcast host, and flying saucer scholar Dean Bertram, we take a long overdue deep dive into the Shaver Mystery. Topics include: the foundational nature of the Palmer-Shaver relationship in the UFO mythos; Bertram’s documentary short on the subject, and his forthcoming Palmer/Shaver feature The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers; Shaver’s art, philosophy, and tragic later life; the thread of spiritualism and Theosophy throughout flying saucer culture; the subterranean world theme and its pre- and post-Shaver forms; the Maury Island incident; and tons more. A thoughtful and detailed conversation on one of this podcast’s favorite figures.

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Dean Bertram on The Shaver Mystery, UFOs and the Occult

In this long conversation with Willow Trueman of the Nonsense Bazaar podcast, we discuss the shifting nature of a paranormally- tinged life. The paths of synchronicity; talismanic use of embarrassment and narrative; hypnotic and sleep-walking experiences; the language of Flying Saucer literature; past lives and dream lives; Peter Pan; and tons more. 

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Willow Trueman on Channeling Strangeness, Synchronicity, Hypnosis and Much More..

A brief missive from the upturned tortoise shell wherein a soup of syncs bubbles over. Audiobook vortices, the on-high writer writing the writer, and more reckless cosmic speculation. 

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PREVIEW Patreon 65: Uncertain Places, Strange Occurrences, Slips in the Veil

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In this third part of our Saucers of Despair series we delve further into Gnostic and Mithraic mysteries, the magic of boundary deities and markers, and identify the pilots behind the wheels of those Saucers— the Dark Gods themselves! Plus some film discussions: A  Dark Song, The Caller, Alison’s Birthday, and a bit of the new Hellraiser...

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In this interview with artist and recent Orgonon resident Sarah Chait,  we discuss the life, work, and legacy of the great Wilhelm Reich, from  his early involvement with Freud and leftist organizations in Europe to  his landing in rural Maine and later prison time.  Contemporary Reichian therapeutic practices, cloudbusting, orgone  boxes, the tranquil surreality of summer at Orgonon, Reich’s unique  relationship to American art and culture, and more!

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