Killing the Cop in your Head: On The Sacred Tension between Chaos and Order | Alexis Mincolla

This week we welcome guest Alexis Mincolla, chaos magician and lead singer of the industrial metal band 3Teeth on to chat about all things magic, music, and how to dance your way towards self liberation. I ask Lex some questions sent in by other listeners of the pod, such as, how did he get into magic, what inspired him to weave it into his artistic creations, and why Chaos Magic? 

Mostly though, we spend the interview talking about one of my favorite things, the intersection between magic and politics. How does one remove themselves from the stranglehold of divine oppression? How does language use feed into false illusions of what is and what isn't? How do we cultivate agency and freedom while still maintaining order, without allowing that order to become oppressive? We even make some time to discuss what it’s like for Lex living out in the desert and what he has learned from the local genius loci there. I was very humbled and graciously inclined for Lex’s vulnerability and honesty, and I hope the rest of you find some moments of inspiration in this conversation as I did. All this and more, on today’s episode of SaturnVox

To find more on Alexis, you can check out their instagram @alexismincolla, or head on over to the 3Teeth official website to join Operation Mindfuck. Don’t forget also, you can listen to the band on any platform music may be heard. 

To find more on SaturnVox, check out their instagram and twitter @saturnvox, or, visit their website saturnvox.com, or, hop on to the Patreon at www.patreon.com/saturnvox where you can further support the show and join in on our community discord server. 

Original music for the podcast performed by Jules M. Dooley, traditional astrologer and sound artist. Follow his experiments with astrology + sound + ai visuals on IG: @glitches_in_the_night_sky

Fallen Angel graphic drawn by the  incandescent tattooer and illustrator @floodtower

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Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 30th Anniversary Edition

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Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson

The Illuminatus! Trilogy