Alchemically Braindamaged
113 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsWelcome to the great work. It's a one man show on occultism and yogic science that works, magickal arts, personal design science, the mass evolution of humanity and the overthrow of our deluded archon masters
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Episodes
Solve Everything-Season 1, Episode 8: The Fate of the Tyrant
June 07, 2017 19:31 - 46 minutes - 43 MBwhat it says on the box. do you know anyone who could be described as a tyrant?
Solve Everything-Season 1, Episode 7: A Simulated Dream of Simulation
May 02, 2017 18:21 - 54 minutes - 50 MBhow do you know you're not living in a simulation? is that even a real question?
Solve Everything-Season 1, Episode 6: "They're not like us..."
March 22, 2017 20:18 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBExactly when SHOULD you punch a Nazi...?
Solve Everything-Season 1, Episode 5: The Terminal Phase of Tim Ferriss
February 21, 2017 23:28 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBWhat lurks at the heart of the innovation-obsessed life-hacker mentality, epitomised by the one and only Tim Ferriss? great dangers await...
Solve Everything-Season 1, Episode 4: The Art of Ethical Disagreement
February 05, 2017 23:26 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBWe use the genocide in Aleppo as lens into how we can go back to having constructive moral and ethical disagreements again
Solve Everything-Season 1, Episode 3: When Virtue Wanders Away
January 23, 2017 19:48 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBHow do we explain what happens when huge numbers of people ought to know better, but somehow don't?
Solve Everything-Season 1, Episode 2: We (Still) Need to Talk About Trump (Voters)
January 11, 2017 22:59 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBThe question is not whether to call someone stupid or evil; it's whether they *really are* stupid or evil.
Solve Everything- Season 1, Episode 1
January 07, 2017 17:44 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHello again, or for the first time. Getting re-aquainted, and how to re-adjust your mind for the era of Trump, and well beyond that.
notes from occupy 2011
August 30, 2012 18:55 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBreflections from the autumn of occupy, mixed feelings and all.
The Philosopher's Stone: part 8/8- Involution and Entropy
September 21, 2010 04:03 - 39 minutes - 36 MBthe cause of, and solution to, all problems.
The Philosopher's Stone: part 7/8- Shadow and Substance
August 17, 2010 02:08 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBhow to move from appearance to reality.
The Philosopher's Stone: part 6/8- The Myth of the Tipping Point
August 05, 2010 22:29 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBthe secret to everything is that there is no secret, and you are hiding it from yourself
The Philosopher's Stone: part 5/8- The Postmonkey Condition
July 16, 2010 23:57 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBall our problems come from evolution in process. maybe. donations are always appreciated.
The Philosopher's Stone: part 4/8- the meaning of the earth
July 04, 2010 16:57 - 24 minutes - 22 MBwhy people get stuck with thinking things that don't feel good, or make sense. donations always appreciated.
The Philosopher's Stone: part 3/8- A Common Tragedy
June 03, 2010 19:06 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBhow and why you should do exactly what is best, most good, most true for you, and why most people don't, and why that's the reason for the apocalypse. donations always appreciated.
The Philosopher's Stone: part 2/8- Flip the Switch
May 27, 2010 18:05 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBenergy, population, contemplation as meditation, and how it all leads back to the mental block of humanity. donations welcome, as always.
The Philosopher's Stone: part 1/8- Solve Everything
May 20, 2010 18:54 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBjust what it says: applying a philosophical approach to solving all the world's ills. donations always appreciated; I'm a broke-ass student in an economic collapse!
TME3.3-the grudge match of emptiness and form
June 21, 2009 21:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBhow to become a saint, and how to trounce in conversation anyone who says you can't.
TME3.2-Only Human
May 24, 2009 02:39 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBthe human side of 'the ultimate destiny of humanity'. Constipated buddhists, reactionary occultists, and neurotic taoists.
TME3.1-The Truth about Barky
May 05, 2009 05:06 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB...and we're back for a new season of fevered audio ravings. and we start with a surprisingly even handed assessment of the new prez, B-Rock. the tension of inadequate categories, the cognitive dissonance of authenticity, representative democracy vs mob rule, and yes, some more spiral dynamics.
TME2.7-it's just a myth
April 26, 2008 22:33 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBthe cost and benefits of knowing the real facts, and some revisionist christian history
TME2.6-nothing can ever really happen again
April 13, 2008 17:22 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBmcluhan, the apocalypse of choice, and why people talk the talk, but don't walk the walk.
TME2.5-the illusion of safety
March 26, 2008 02:33 - 32 minutes - 30 MBpermanence, safety, unpredictability, black swans, gaia theory and swarm logic
TME2.4-choose your poison
March 16, 2008 00:56 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBtoxic memes, guns, germs and steel, the monoculture and the myth of primitive holiness
TME2.3-chaos theory
March 02, 2008 19:03 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBRichard Branson, Howard Bloom, Oligarchy and the Human Superorganism
TME2.2-start with yourself
February 24, 2008 18:08 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBa bit of a rant on the addiction to chaos, and it's roots in thwarted evolution
The Mosaic Effect: season 2, episode 1: shoot
February 18, 2008 22:09 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBIn which we probe the mystery of school shootings.
conqueror worm-conclusion
January 27, 2008 18:43 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBdocumenting how yet another experiment goes off the rails, albeit in an instructive way.
the conqueror worm
January 14, 2008 05:29 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBwilhelm reich, christopher hyatt, and undoing yourself with crazy breathing and stretches.
a kind of madness
December 29, 2007 23:51 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBback again: depression, the meaning of life, and the fire of purpose.
TME33: The view from a bucket
September 15, 2007 23:36 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB...in which we reveal the ultimate secret of the magickal will, and it involves pulling your head out of a bucket. ...I mean, I could just talk about plato and the cave, again, but you lot are all cynical postmodern burnout cases, so the pithy metaphor always helps.
TME32: Shooowww meee the moneeeeyyy!!
August 31, 2007 16:04 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIt may serve as some some small solace for those about to get their homes forclosed, or otherwise have your assets wiped out in a hedge fund implosion, that there's a bit more to it than just shuffling numbers around. donations always welcome, as long as they aren't mortgage backed securities...
TME31-common sense is not so common
August 17, 2007 18:41 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBwe're back and we're in motion. a litterally breathless explication of certain ideas about knowable truth. I kind of like this one, so the break was not in vain. as always thanks for your attention, and donations always welcome.
TME30: Exploding in all Directions
June 11, 2007 18:13 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBIn which we discuss the gang fight between different factions hoping to lay claim to the world shaking implications of simple math. Now, as ever, we thank you for being here and welcome donations.
Augoiedes Finale 2 of 3: Flowery Atomic Heart
March 22, 2007 16:41 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBwe continue with the second of the trainings, a more developed consideration of the costs and benefits of concentration practice, and how your half assed desire to play an instrument can change the world as ever, thanks for the donations and enjoy yourselves
TME29: together we will live forever
March 17, 2007 21:05 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBin which we tease out some of the layers of symbolism in the visual and emotional feast of the fountain
Augoeides Finale 1of 3: don't have to live like a cockroach
March 10, 2007 23:37 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB..and now the real ending. it comes in three parts, and this one is all about being human, as prelude to being a little bit more. donations always welcome, and thanks for comin' out
Augoeides: the morning after
March 06, 2007 18:10 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBa pocket summary/introduction for those who haven't got the faintest idea what the hell it's all about. well travelled ground for the rest of you, I'm sure.
The Mosaic Effect 28: I am Jack's Holy Guardian Angel
February 21, 2007 22:52 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThe first rule of this installment is that you do not talk about it. The second rule is that YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT THIS INSTALLMENT. Is that a big enough hint?
Systematic for the People 12: Waiting for Payday
February 20, 2007 17:16 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBMore suggestions on shifting ones path, this time with an eye towards those things which will pay off the quickest. all donations appreciated, thank you.
The mosaic effect 27: counter tradition, psuedo tradition, and the sopranos
February 15, 2007 17:11 - 26 minutes - 24 MByes that's right. the sopranos, you gotta problem with that? If so, we'll take you for a car ride...
The Mosaic Effect 26: Donnie Darko and the Aeon of Horus
February 10, 2007 18:06 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIn which we examine the esoteric connections between the film donnie darko, the theories of aleister crowley and thelema, and the last temptation of christ.
The Mosaic Effect 25: The Hidden Order
February 06, 2007 18:02 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBthe mosaic effect returns for another round of insane speculations, and wildly esoteric intepretations of media and current events, all in aid of illuminating the true nature of the perrenial tradition.
Augoeides Week 7: If You Call, I Will Answer
January 31, 2007 17:11 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBWe end where we began, with the voice in my head and the conflicted relationship I've always had with it. One more podcast as a summary after this, but that's all. I'll try to make it good. as usual, thanks for comin out, and thanks for throwin' some nickels in the tip jar once in a while
Augoeides Week 6: Nothing Else Matters
January 26, 2007 17:00 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MBOur second to last, in this series. And this one is to the tune of devotion...
Augoeides Week 6: Crossing The Threshold
January 21, 2007 16:02 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBHave you ever paused at the brink of a vast and terrifying revelation?
Augoeides Week 5: Peeled Right Back
January 19, 2007 17:21 - 9 minutes - 8.97 MBA short check-in, to the tune of slowing things down to a more contemplative mode, spontaneously trancing out, and the profound spiritual practice of saying you'll do something and then actually doing it. as usual, thanks for comin out, and thanks for throwin' some nickels in the tip jar once in a while
Augoeides Week 5: aint nothin over till it's over
January 16, 2007 17:43 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBOnce again, we contemplate ending the working, only to be told in the strongest possbile terms that this is a really bad idea...
Augoeides Week 5:Fall or be Pushed
January 13, 2007 17:22 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBIt's one thing to exert yourself really hard to achieve a visionary result. It's another to be dragged over and over, like some kind of wretched condemned man, in a seemingly unstoppable cycle. Might as well jump, and save some dignity. as usual thanks for comin out, and thanks for throwin' some nickels in the tip jar once in a while