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Andy Sharp on The English Heretic; Astral Geographic; Ritual Histories and More.. from 2023-12-11T23:24:30

In this episode, we interview writer, musician, psycho-geographer, and English Heretic Andy Sharp. We discuss his two books, the immediate classic The English Heretic Collection and the recent m...

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Non-human Intelligences: Allegory and the UFO Reality from 2023-12-04T22:51:29

A long, thoughtful saunter through some new and some familiar terrains.  We dive headfirst into D. W. Pasulka's new book Encounters, with its of-the-moment diagnosis of the UFO culture, its odd ...

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Shannon Taggart on Séance, Spiritualism, Spectral Photography and More... from 2023-10-23T22:06:18

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...

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PATREON 55 PREVIEW: Season of the Witch from 2023-10-13T11:33:43

It’s the witching hour! In this long-form Patreon exclusive, and a companion to our previous episode on the vampire, we discuss some of the many forms the witch has taken over the centuries. Fro...

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PATREON 54 PREVIEW: Vampiric Realism: Into Dracula’s Vortex from 2023-09-27T23:19:18

Bwah! In this episode we chat about the folklore, fiction, and cultural power of the figure of the vampire. Hammer horror, the Romantic era shift to a gentlemanly vampire, magical energy vampire...

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Christopher Forgues (C.F.) on Comics, Noise, Airwaves and Ritual from 2023-09-21T06:00

In this interview with comics artist and musician Christopher Forgues (C.F., Kites, Universal Cell Unlock, Daily Life etc.), we talk the cross-media creative process, music as ritual, the 00s no...

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Brad Abrahams on Documentary Filmmaking, Fringe Culture, Love and Saucers, Parapsychology and More from 2023-09-11T21:37:14

We're back in the interview game! A great conversation with documentary filmmaker Brad Abrahams, known for Love and Saucers, Do You See What I See,  and others, leads us down some of the many co...

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Dan Dutton: Cherries All the Way Across; Magic and Artistic Practice from 2023-08-31T20:57:47

Here is our recent long-form interview with Dan Dutton. Originally presented on patreon.com/consensusunreality where consistent episodes ...

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Joshua Cutchin On Ecology of Souls: A New Mythology of Death and the Paranormal from 2022-08-02T10:21:26

In this interview with Fortean author (and returning guest!) Joshua Cutchin, we discuss his new two volume book on the connection between death and the paranormal, Ecology of Souls. From the initia...

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Allen Greenfield On The Secret Cipher of the UFONauts, Occult UFO Entaglement and Much More.. from 2022-06-28T10:45:16

The ufonaut cipherer is here! In this lively interview with legendary ufologist and occultist Allen Greenfield, we discuss: that strange grey area between the paranormal and the occult that we l...

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Nicole Cushing On Synchronicity, the Vortex of Narrative, Mothwoman and More from 2022-06-06T23:55:28

In this interview with Nicole Cushing,  Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Sick Gray Laugh, Mr. Suicide, and the forthcoming Mothwoman, we talk horror fiction’s relationship with  the paranor...

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Cosmic Hoaxing, UFO Disclosure and Channeling Aliens from 2022-05-10T08:05:25

In this episode, we dive into the present day popular imaginary of the UFO— tic tacs, Tom Delonge, military-industrial madness and the Disclosure Movement— through the lens of a recent Steven Gr...

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Saucer Love; On David Huggins and More from 2022-04-15T10:55:29

In this episode we continue our recent re-engagement of the alien abduction phenomenon by discussing the life and art of the fascinating David Huggins, his impact on the contemporary image of th...

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Alchemy, Ecstasy and Alien Abductions; The Andreasson Affair and More.. from 2022-04-02T15:12:49

In this return to the comfort of the alien abduction phenomenon, we trace the alchemical, mystical, and conspiratorial webwork of the legendary Andreasson Affair and excavate strange connections...

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Jack Parson’s Babalon Working: A Modern Occult Mythology from 2022-03-21T11:28:06

In this episode, we dive into the modern myth of the Babalon Working.  With a cast of characters including Jack Parsons, L. Ron Hubbard,  Aleister Crowley, and Marjorie Cameron, it’s one of the ...

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Mysticism, Limit Experiences, Georges Bataille and More with Emmalea Russo from 2022-02-23T10:49:45

In this interview with writer Emmalea Russo, we talk Georges Bataille, limit experiences, mysticism and inspiration, the Acephale Society, and end up in the land of cinema. This conversation wen...

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A Hoax Made In Hollywood- Carlos Castaneda, Mythmaking In America and Living the Hoax from 2022-02-11T10:32:18

In this episode we reengage the false-but-true world of the metaphysical hoaxer. This time, we focus on the life and works of anthropologist turned shaman Carlos Castaneda and the many weird sce...

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PREVIEW Patreon 23: Virtual Deception, the Congress and ARE WE CURSED!? from 2022-02-02T21:33:22

In this Patreon-exclusive episode, we discuss the 2013 film The Congress, why it was just several years ahead of its time, and how it relates to our current historical moment. We also talk about...

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HOW TO MAKE A GHOST- The Philip Experiment, Egregores, Channelers and more.. from 2022-01-21T10:51:39

In this long overdue discussion of the para-psychological touchstone  known as the Philip Experiment, we bridge the ghostly gaps between  psychokinesis, thought-forms, egregores, internet avatar...

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Energy Vampires from 2022-01-11T19:33:44

In this episode, inspired by reading Don Webb’s new book: Energy Magick of the Vampyre, we chat on the nature of such a practice and on the vampire as a  mythical symbol more broadly and as a st...

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Artificial Intelligence and Simulations with Alex Kiefer from 2021-12-17T11:09:48

In this interview with philosopher, artist, and machine learning/ AI theorist Alex Kiefer, we dig deep into the current state of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on its more trou...

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GOHAR X GRAIL with Yasmina Hashemi and M. E. Scott from 2021-12-06T11:23:20

On this episode we were joined by Yasmina Hashemi and M. Elizabeth Scott to discuss their ongoing project GOHAR X GRAIL. In their words GOHAR X GRAIL is a vessel for reflection uncovering the hi...

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Shades of William Cooper, the Shaver Mystery and More! from 2021-11-17T20:17:53

In this episode, we chat the lives and works of three subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) influential weirdos: William Cooper, Richard S. Shaver, and Ray Palmer. Behold a hollow earth!   Check ou...

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Roerich and the Stone of Destiny from 2021-11-04T11:12:38

In this Origininally Patreon exclusive episode, now unlocked for our free-cast, we chat all things Nicholas Roerich, a  fascinating figure in 20th century politics, art, and esoteric and theosop...

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Dan Dutton on Real Magic, the Neverending Dream and Much More.. from 2021-10-13T23:08:37

In this interview with the singular artist Dan Dutton, we explore the realms of lucid dreams and magic, discuss Dutton's life with the entity known as Pan, meditate on the sacrifices necessary t...

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Disembodied Voices from Under the Lake from 2021-10-04T22:55:20

In this double episode, we talk two unrelated pieces of media: Tim Marczenko's groundbreaking paranormal study Disembodied Voices and a contemporary classic of conspiracy-noir cinema we've been mea...

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The Dragon and the Disc from 2021-09-25T21:32:20

Joined by Consensus Unreality regular Mike Bruno, we delve into the murky waters of sea monster lore, the mystery of Loch Ness and The Dragon and the Disc by FW Holiday. The serpent grins! 

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Paul Weston on Secret Lives and High Strangeness from 2021-08-30T21:39:32

In this interview with esoteric researcher and writer Paul Weston, we discuss the magical and occult dimension of aliens and UFOs through the Strieber mythos, Weston's personal experiences with ...

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At Whitley's Cabin from 2021-08-17T19:56:56

In this long-awaited (?) return to the weird world of UFOs, we talk the Strieber corpus through the lens of Horsley's Prisoner of Infinity, and from a few other angles  as well. We cannot figure...

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Mysterium Baphomet and Tracy Twyman from 2021-07-25T22:45:07

In  this episode, we discuss the Baphomet and Templar research of the late  Tracy R. Twyman. With detours through Twyman’s vast field of study, we find a unifying theme in this occult mystery, a...

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Aidan Wachter on Hypersigils and Everything Else from 2021-07-13T21:37:41

In our first interview of season two, we’re joined by Aidan Wachter, author most recently of Weaving Fate: Hypersigils, Changing the Past, & Telling True Lies, for a...

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Between Seasons Interlude and Simon King of The Witches from 2021-06-22T21:04:53

Hello again! In this between-seasons catch-up episode, we talk Kenneth Grant, chaos magic, and Baphomet, and break down a CU favorite film, Simon King of the Witches. More interviews and episode...

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PREVIEW Patreon 12: Chaos at The Silver Bridge from 2021-06-17T07:54:32

In this Patreon exclusive episode, we chat about recent reading and research, including Gray Barker’s classic Mothman chronicle The Silver Bridge, as well as  Grant’s Typhonian works, Carroll’s ...

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PREVIEW Patreon 11: Generating Narrative from 2021-05-24T21:05:22

In this Patreon exclusive, we discuss the recent UFO discourse, chat briefly about cult classic sci-fi horror film The Visitor, then continue our in-progress open-ended ritual with a  bizarre Ou...

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PREVIEW Patreon 10: Ultimate Evils from 2021-05-17T11:23:16

In another Patreon exclusive conversation, we cover the recent Sons of Sam documentary and its weird implications, probe current UFO news, read some Facebook transmissions from the contactee depths...

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UNLOCKED Patreon 1: Land Beyond Part 2 from 2021-05-02T14:41

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In this Patron-exclusive episode, the second part of our polar mythology and hollow earth series, we dive deep into the world of real and alleged Nazi occultism. From the mythi...

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John C. Lilly - Inner Space and ECCO from 2021-04-20T00:13:59

In this final episode of our first season, many of our favorite threads tangle. We discuss the life and work of John C. Lilly, and from there explore related subjects: Gregory Bateson, MKULTRA, 70s...

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UFO Myths, Spies and Counterculture with Adam Gorightly from 2021-04-05T22:34:35

In this interview with countercultural and Discordian chronicler Adam Gorightly, we talk infiltrated ufology, classic paranormal hoaxes and hijinks, underground alien base mythology, and what it...

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Philip K. Dick and Tarot with Ted Hand from 2021-03-29T20:52:08

  In this episode we are joined by Ted Hand, architect of the Philip K. Dick tarot deck and scholar of the esoteric. We talk the life and work of PKD, tarot, 70s high strangeness, and more. Check i...

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PREVIEW Patreon 7: In-betweens and Integration from 2021-03-24T12:38:58

In this Patreon exclusive episode, we look back over (and look forward to) interviews and discussions, as well as hash out some thoughts on: our weird buffering reality, the digital in-betweens ...

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Faerie Rings and Ramblings with Mike Bruno from 2021-03-17T08:29:08

Joined again by musician and seer Mike Bruno, we engage the world of the  Good People in this episode. You know, the Gentry? The Other Crowd?  Elementals! No? Faeries, OK? It’s a winding forest ...

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Time Loops and the Long Self with Eric Wargo from 2021-03-08T22:04:24

Precognition theorist Eric Wargo joins us in this mind-expanding interview about time, dreams, the unconscious, the long self, and much more. Are we four dimensional minds living as if we were o...

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PREVIEW Patreon 6: Search In This Area- Location and Ritual from 2021-03-03T22:25:56

In this patreon exclusive episode, we introduce a new experiment in an attempt to examine the paranormal aspects of location. We discuss the practice of creating novel systems of divination, and th...

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Clairvoyancy with Evana Roman from 2021-02-23T21:23:49

In this interview with clairvoyant, poet, and musician Evana Roman we learn about the practice and philosophy of psychism and mediumship, including discussions of the human aura, tarot, life aft...

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Glitch In The Truman Show from 2021-02-14T18:08:11

In this episode, we ask:  are we living in a simulation? If we are and we answered no then we have already upset our AI overlord apparently. We also take a stab at discussing Rodney Ascher's new...

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UFOCoin and American Cosmic from 2021-02-01T18:09:51

In this episode, guided by D. W. Pasulka’s recent ufological hit American Cosmic, we chart connections between the elite tech-wealth class and UFO lore and subcultures and also keep an eye on th...

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Unseen Threads with Stephanie Quick from 2021-01-24T17:50:06

In this wide-ranging interview with paranormal researcher and experiencer Stephanie Quick, we cover the life and influence of sexual mystic Ida Craddock as well as Stephanie’s own experiences with ...

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PREVIEW Patreon Episode 2: Pan-demonium from 2021-01-13T21:07:25

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A Sirius Subject from 2021-01-10T22:22:34

In this episode, we take a look at the rich mythological history of the star Sirius. Guided by the works of Robert K.G. Temple, Robert Anton Wilson, and Griaule and Dieterlen’s anthropological stud...

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Superculture with Jasun Horsley from 2020-12-23T17:55:56

In this illuminating interview with Jasun Horsley, we discuss the dangers of paranormal guru figures like Strieber, Castaneda, and Icke, and what this dynamic might mean about occult questing in...

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PREVIEW Patreon Episode 2: Winding Roads with Ben and Dave and more from ZoZo from 2020-12-20T16:49:48

In our second Patreon- exclusive episode, we pull back the curtain a bit and have a loose discussion on our recent reading and research. We reflect on some of our past episodes, and detour throu...

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Experiences and Process with ZoZo from 2020-12-14T20:48:29

In this far-ranging interview with the electronic music duo ZoZo, we discuss UFO contactee experiences, ufological politics, paranormal influence on the creative process, energy vortexes of the ...

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Alternate Realities with Recluse from 2020-12-07T20:32:01

In this episode, we interview Recluse (S. William Snider) the researcher behind the legendary VISUP blog and The Farm podcast. We discuss Alternate Reality Games (ARGs), the recent monolith meme...

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PREVIEW Patreon Episode: 1 (Land Beyond Part 2) from 2020-11-29T20:03:01

In this Patron-exclusive episode, the second part of our polar mythology and hollow earth series, we dive deep into the world of real and alleged Nazi occultism. From the mythical Vril Society a...

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Land Beyond (Part 1) from 2020-11-18T22:40:51

In this episode, the first piece in a multi-part series, we discuss the poles, Antarctica, Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the Hollow Earth Theory, and the supposed secret Nazi space program. We also here...

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Land Beyond (Part 1) from 2020-11-18T22:40:51

In this episode, the first piece in a multi-part series, we discuss the poles, Antarctica, Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the Hollow Earth Theory, and the supposed secret Nazi space program. We also here...

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Demonic Possession and Brimstone Cologne from 2020-11-11T22:45:55

In this episode— We engage a casual, wide ranging discussion— we cover the demonic. With roots in a shared reading of a recent book on exorcisms (Demonic Foes by Richard Gallagher), the conversatio...

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Demonic Possession and Brimstone Cologne from 2020-11-11T22:45:55

In this episode— We engage a casual, wide ranging discussion— we cover the demonic. With roots in a shared reading of a recent book on exorcisms (Demonic Foes by Richard Gallagher), the conversatio...

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Pagan Hollywood from 2020-10-19T22:22:04

In this episode we talk Hollywood, Decadence, and film magic with In Search of Pagan Hollywood mastermind Charles Lieurance. This was a great discussion, with riffs on Kubrick’s conspiracy-inspirin...

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Pagan Hollywood from 2020-10-19T22:22:04

In this episode we talk Hollywood, Decadence, and film magic with In Search of Pagan Hollywood mastermind Charles Lieurance. This was a great discussion, with riffs on Kubrick’s conspiracy-inspi...

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Hypnosis with Ellen Phan from 2020-10-06T22:54:18

In this episode we spoke with hypnotherapist and musician Ellen Phan. We were treated to an excellent open discussion on the development of her trade and her interest ...

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Hypnosis with Ellen Phan from 2020-10-06T22:54:18

In this episode we spoke with hypnotherapist and musician Ellen Phan. We were treated to an excellent open discussion on the development of her trade and her interest in the metaphysical. We also s...

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Synchronicity Strangeness with Joshua Cutchin from 2020-09-28T23:30

In this episode we are joined by guest Joshua Cutchin, the author of several excellent books on UFOs, alien abductions, and their relationship to fairy lore, including Thieves in the Night and A...

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Synchronicity Strangeness with Joshua Cutchin from 2020-09-28T23:30

In this episode we are joined by guest Joshua Cutchin, the author of several excellent books on UFOs, alien abductions, and their relationship to fairy lore, including Thieves in the Night and A Tr...

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Secret Destiny of AmeriQa from 2020-09-21T23:44:01

In this episode we talk America. With a guiding text — Manly P. Hall’s The Secret Destiny of America (and Mitch Horowitz’s expanded version, The Secret History of America, which includes tons of ot...

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Secret Destiny of AmeriQa from 2020-09-21T23:44:01

In this episode we talk America. With a guiding text — Manly P. Hall’s The Secret Destiny of America (and Mitch Horowitz’s expanded version, The Secret History of America, which includes tons of ot...

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Monsters Among Us from 2020-09-08T11:39:05

In this episode, with special guest Mike Bruno (musician, seer, and occult/ paranormal enthusiast), we discuss the wild world of cryptids and monsters. Dogmen, Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and mor...

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Monsters Among Us from 2020-09-08T11:39:05

In this episode, with special guest Mike Bruno (musician, seer, and occult/ paranormal enthusiast), we discuss the wild world of cryptids and monsters. Dog-men, Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and more....

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Concerning An Animated Mouse from 2020-08-20T16:41:12

In this episode we discuss the strange magickal kingdom of Disney. All things occult, ritual and philosophical concerning the sacred sigil of Mickey Mouse and the dark magician Walt. Was Disneyl...

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Concerning An Animated Mouse from 2020-08-20T16:41:12

In this episode we discuss the strange magickal kingdom of Disney. All things occult, ritual and philosophical concerning the sacred sigil of Mickey Mouse and the dark magician Walt. Was Disneyl...

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Conjuring Moments with M. Elizabeth Scott from 2020-08-12T19:49:10

In this episode we were fortunate enough to interview the talented and insightful poet and practitioner of Magick and Tarot~ M. Elizabeth Scott.

We discussed the paranormal, Goetia and S...

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Conjuring Moments with M. E. Scott from 2020-08-12T19:49:10

In this episode we were fortunate enough to interview the talented and insightful poet and practitioner of Magick and Tarot~ M. Elizabeth Scott.

We discussed the paranormal, Goetia and S...

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The Jessup Dimension from 2020-08-04T06:00

In this episode we discuss longing in The Jessup Dimension, The infamous Philadelphia Experiment and the anatomy of a hoax. 

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The Jessup Dimension from 2020-08-04T06:00

In this episode we discuss longing in The Jessup Dimension, The infamous Philadelphia Experiment and the anatomy of a hoax. 

Music by VOSP from their upcoming release "Pale Shelter" on Ana...

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Old Fashioned Alien Contact from 2020-07-28T07:28

Episode 2 "Old Fashioned Contact" of Consensus Unreality- A podcast considering new connections in high strangeness, unexplained phenomena, and the occult. In this episode we discuss the strange...

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Old Fashioned Alien Contact from 2020-07-28T07:28

Episode 2 "Old Fashioned Contact" of Consensus Unreality- A podcast considering new connections in high strangeness, unexplained phenomena, and the occult. In this episode we discuss the strange co...

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Cosmic Trickster from 2020-07-16T21:00

Episode # 1 of Consensus Unreality a podcast considering new connections in high-strangeness, phenomena and the occult. In this introduction episode we introduce ourselves and speak about a few ...

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Cosmic Trickster from 2020-07-16T21:00

Episode # 1 of Consensus Unreality a podcast considering new connections in high-strangeness, phenomena and the occult. In this introduction episode we introduce ourselves and speak about a few ...

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