Expanding Mind - 12/23/10

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Transformative performance, liminal space, and the shamanic roots of conjuring: a talk with Jeff McBride, magic performer extraordinaire. www.mcbridemagic.com
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Expanding Mind explores the culture of consciousness: magic, spirituality, psychology, technology. Keep your mind open!
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Transformative performance, liminal space, and the shamanic roots of conjuring: a talk with Jeff McBride, magic performer extraordinaire. www.mcbridemagic.com
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Traumatic beginnings, the cauldron of transformation, and the politics of the American prison: a conversation with Charles Shaw, prison activist and author of Exile Nation.
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Podcast culture, couch-surfing, and the reason we love Zombies: a conversation with KMO, host of the C-Realm podcast.
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Esoteric journalism, the weirdness of the 1990s, and getting paid to trip with ravers in India: Erik Davis talks with co-host Maja D'aoust about his new collection Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica.
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Media ethics, technological conformism, and the wisdom of sometimes just turning it off: talking about our digital future with Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed.
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Mystery cults, the dangers of Dionysus, and tracking the holistic mind online: a chat with Secret Sun blogster Christopher Knowles, author of the new book The Secret History of Rock'n'Roll.
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Cyborgs, pastoralism, and Star Wars dreams: a talk with media scholar Ted Friedman, author of the Centaur Manifesto.
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Artist Fred Tomaselli: Psychedelic gardens, visionary owls, and the schizoid dreamscape of Southern California: a chat with the artist Fred Tomaselli.
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Purging, visions, and the entheogenic Jesus: a talk with Adam Elenbaas, author of "Fishers of Men: The Gospel of an Ayahuasca Vision Quest".
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File-sharing, infinite Buddhas, and "Louis Vuitton" bags: a conversation with Marcus Boon, author of the fantastic new book In Praise of Copying.
True skepticism, weird California, and the intuitive logic of UFOs: a talk with Greg Bishop, author, Fortean, paraglider, and radio host.
Heavy metal, music as (anti) thought, and the blackening sound of mourning and the void: a talk with Nicola Masciandaro and Eugene Thacker, contributors to Hideous Gnosis: Black Metal Theory Symposium.
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Eating arguments, influence through ingestion, and aphrodisiac soup: Maja D'Aoust talks with Astara Cala of Elf Cafe about consciousness in cooking and digestion.
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Bottoming out in suburbia, the San Pedro cactus, and Peruvian sacred technology: a talk with shamanic practitioner and anthropology student Matt Magee.
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Hoodoo, Internet esoterica, and the tossed salad of the American folk magic: a talk with Catherine Yronwode, the powerhouse behind the Lucky Mojo store and website.
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The Red Book, active imagination, and walking the line between hagiography and snark: a talk with Gary Lachman, author of the great new bio The Mystic Jung. (warning: some technical difficulties early on).
Flying saucers, military tricksters, and weaponized folklore: a chat with Mark Pilkington, author of the groundbreaking new book "Mirage Men: An Adventure into Paranoia, Espionage, Psychological Warfare, and UFOs".
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Performing occult rituals in art galleries, Lautréamont's Maldoror, and the dark influence of the Surrealists: Maja D'Aoust talks with Micki Pellerano about the esoteric in art.
Psychedelic science, shamanic feedback loops, and the neural dynamics of hallucination: a talk with James Kent, author of Psychedelic Information Theory: Shamanism in the Age of Reason. http://psychedelic-information-theory.com/
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Eclipse chasing, the vibe, and the transformative anthropology of 2012: a talk with rave, festival, and psy-trance scholar Graham St. John, author of the new Technomad: Global Rave Countercultures.http://www.edgecentral.net/