I’m just back from a couple of weeks in Greece, on the trail of Pan and Hermes. This post is a bit of a travelogue, and a bit of a mini guide for anyone pursuing a similar adventure — tips and pointers from my experiences.
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Just a quick post to catch you up on where I’m getting my brain food from — a few newsletter and podcast recommendations.
I’m getting less and less of my information from social media, and more and more from Substack newsletters — a no doubt widespread symptom of the exodus from the site formerly known as Twitter, and the general rolling disillusionment with such sites. Here’s my Substack picks:
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The second part of my conversation with Earl Fontainelle for his Secret History of Western Esotericism podcast has just been released.
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Another week, another appearance on one of my favourite podcasts…
Alongside Weird Studies, the Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast has become mandatory listening in my world. Host Earl Fontainelle has set himself a monumental task, of surveying the entirety of the Western esoteric tradition, from beginning to end, including all the most recent scholarship — either referring to it, or interviewing the scholars themselves. I think it’s a few years into a projected decade of podcasting…
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A couple of years ago several recommendations from friends pushed me to check out the Weird Studies podcast. They’d mentioned my book North, and I really enjoyed the episodes I listened to. We made contact and floated the idea of me coming on to discuss North, but we never got round to it.
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Three Hands Press have published a gorgeous second edition of Dale Pendell’s brilliant little meditation on chance and divination, The Language of Birds.
You can read my gnomic review of the first edition, and get your hands on a copy via the Three Hands website.
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Conservative and liberal capitalists often attack a supposed lack of gratitude among the disaffected. Among the young, among environmentalists, socialists, take your pick. It’s said that they don’t appreciate the pleasures and securities that the modern world affords them. Their dissatisfaction is a mark of lack of awareness.
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I thought it’d be an idea to round up the highlights of the music I’ve either discovered or rediscovered in attempts to soundtrack recent psychedelic explorations.
It goes without saying, YouTube clips are included here for easy reference, but please support the artists — especially independent ones — by buying where possible (follow the links here).
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On 13th January this year, Dale Pendell died.
On 14th April, his family and friends gathered at the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Centre to celebrate the life of this gifted writer and explorer. A video of this event has just been posted on YouTube. It features remembrances from his wife Laura, Gary Snyder, Daniel Schulke, Kat Harrison, and a host of others relating their connections to this rich, strange life. With a special appearance by Dale Pendell.
Dale was — and no doubt remains — a treasured Dreamflesh ally. His presence here is missed.
SIREN are an all-female dance music collective in London, throwing queer parties and promoting women and non-binary artists. This is their third zine, an eclectic embrace of literature, architecture, poetry and photography within the generous matrix of dance culture — and it’s well worth grabbing.
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