Warhorse

Back for episode two of the James LaFond series. The Harm City Travel Guide, Urban Shaman and survival expert--not to mention noted historian, novelist, fighter, and coach returns. We open with another piece of speculative endophysics where we ask: can an out-of-tune CNS truly find concert/resonance with others? You can feel it around dogs. You can feel it when you vibe, jive, or otherwise sync with someone. So what are the real parameters besides "reasons?" And how does Castaneda harmonize with Rupert Sheldrake in theory or practice? 

We cover the Ancient Greek etiquette of --xenia--in the context of The Odyssey and explore what all might have been lost, missed, or overlooked in terms of the deep mesh underlying western civilization, strangers, and the creation of a hero. The Odysseus Conversion is underway.

In our interview segment, James and I discuss his fiction, street experience, the Affair of Honor Appalachian Fightfest of 2022, and a great deal more. Once again, as your lawyer, I advise you to immediately, in earnest, visit jameslafond.com for daily output and jameslafond.blogspot.com to shop his innumerable books.

Also in this episode/outro: the powerful daily practice (these are building blocks of ritual, the components for Building Into Time) of the Slav Squat and the deadhang. We pay tribute to the quiet passing of one of the world's greatest artists--Kelly Joe Phelps, and tie back to The Polytropos, The Wounded King, and--of course--spin to drop a meal-size addition into The Criminal of Purpose conversation by expanding into agility, dry-fire practice and how to make it much more interesting and applicable.

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Sam Finlay joins the Warhorse to discuss Esoteric Survivalism, Orthodoxy, writing in a world hostile to truth and a great deal more. 

A native Oklahoman, combat veteran, and author of the excellent GWOT novel--Breakfast With The Dirt Cult--Sam contributes to a variety of literary, political, and social commentary journals. His latest piece titled, Kayfabe in Kiev, is presently featured at IM-1776.com

Mr. Finlay is also an Average Warhorse Absorber. Truly an exercise in dialogue, I am very proud to present episode 25. 

Nearly four hours  of ninjas, theology, social commentary, high-octane speculation mountainmen, and war theory are delivered here. True Esoteric Survivalism. 
Hour One concerns three pieces of communication/dialogue received this week regarding Orthodoxy and War, Techno nightmare vs. Uncle Ted, and Coven micro and micro. 
Hour Two builds off the foundation and weaves back to recent Substack essay, Four Stream Converging. How do this disparate subjects relate? What can be done with the pieces of a shattered world? 
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In response to a dialogue request we crack open the nature of fear. 

What is it, what is its lore, its nature, its utility? PRI, de Becker, Seneca, Southnarc, Castaneda, Jaynes, and the Bible are all brought to bear in this two-hour uncut long-distance communique for the esoteric survivalists. 

Upon examination we find some interesting possibilities with respect to the so-called fight or flight reaction. We undermine a few catch phrase pedantries and deepen angles on the Warrior's Way. 

We'll continue in this vein to connect further the threads of posture, breathing, and calling on the War God within in future episodes. 

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Notes: 

Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear

Craig Douglas aka Southnarc, Shivworks

Julian Jaynes, Bicameral Mind

Listener/subscriber submits a particularly deep question and we run with to introduce another facet of the dialogue possibilities. Castaneda returns and we drop the dark aspects of his story to set up an examination of the nature of psychedelics in light of our concerns, temporal and eternal. Does Christianity derive it's wisdom from some occulted relationship with psychoactive plants/fungi? What is the real approach to taking these substances and what should hope to achieve by doing so? 

As is appropriate of the times we revolve these questions around, beside, and into the turbulent and fast-muddying waters of the current Collapse of our society. Ambiguity reigns supreme. The plan is still no-plan. Should we drop some tabs in preparation? Further elucidation on the Way. The spiritual Criminal of Purpose is of the essence here. 

Magical episode 21 brings a high-wire balancing act by a brilliant autodidact and another virtual polymath who will, for now, be referred to as "D." D launches into a background description of where he is philosophically and, through a method of absolute dedication, self experimentation, and reflective oscillation how he is advancing towards a precise, acceptable, approach to life as he must live it today. Bring your notepad (a bunch of links in the Patreon notes section for you), and prepare to be swept along by the forward-progressing power of a man graced with the gift of managing live wires that would wither and evaporate most men. And we haven't gotten into his personal experiences!

"D" will be one of the revolving cast of characters on the Warhorse, but only he knows (though maybe not even he knows) where his influence will take things. A master of nutritional theory, a hyper-committed philosopher putting skin in the game, a strength training expert, and a great deal more which hopefully he'll reveal over time--check in for an introduction to the mind and life of "D." 

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Episode 20, the first in the dialogue series brings discussion of a mysterious novel, a mysterious counter-society, and consilience as woven live-time by heavyweight polymath and friend, James Bowery An entrepreneur and internet pioneer, Mr. Bowery talks Camp 38, ostensibly, but uses the novel as springboard to leap into and over evolutionary theory, to plumb the depths of the psyche, and to finally rise again into religious heights while, with the greatest skill, elucidating for listeners practicalities and methodology which may be key for our future well-being. 

You will not hear a discussion like this anywhere else. A must-listen. 

The thunder is called down for the conclusion of this practicality-focused era of the podcast. We fortify the 6-hour listener's Venn diagram by reiterating the absolutely supremacy of McCarthy, going detailed into a breathwork admonishment/argument, making various dalliances into the Golden Rule, and dropping Al Hubbard beside The Passage Prize, the Kekule Problem and generally speaking to the emerging late-American Empire ronin among us. 

In hour two we hit even harder and tell a quick story about notorious NorCal's mafia "The Family" relative to the Criminal of Purpose. On offer as well is a minor reading from King of Dogs and corresponding juxtaposition/throwing of gauntlet with respect to a recent statement by a  famous intellectual (who shall not remain unnamed in this episode).