Daniel Moler on Simon Magus, Psychonauts & Psychedelics

Dec 3, 2025

Daniel Moler, an artist and shamanic practitioner, delves into the magical world of Simon Magus and the impact of psychedelics on creativity. He reveals how ayahuasca transformed his storytelling, leading to his work on The Simon Myth Chronicles. The conversation explores the Noosphere, the interplay of magic and politics, and how historical sorcery resonates with modern creators. Moler also discusses the challenges of independent comics and the significance of embracing imperfection in art, blending the mystical with the practical.

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ANECDOTE

Ayahuasca Sparked A Comics Reboot

Daniel Moler describes his shift from academia to comics after an ayahuasca experience cleared creative blocks.
He recorded that ayahuasca ceremony and turned it into the first issue of Psychonaut Presents.

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Broken Machine Warps Reality

Project Kadmon built a machine called the Chalice to physically enter the soul realm, and its failure warped reality.
Daniel uses that break to explain astral anomalies and Simon's role repairing them in a modern magical bureaucracy.

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Order In Red Protects Weirdness

The Order Of The Red Hand are red-suited beings who preserve weirdness and oppose the Men In Black archetype.
Daniel links this order to global myths of protectors fighting Nephilim-like entities.

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Daniel Moler: background and path to shamanism

05:05 • 6min

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Why comics and independent publishing

10:50 • 4min

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Ayahuasca catalyzed creativity and Psychonaut series

14:26 • 1min

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Introducing The Simon Myth Chronicles

15:41 • 4min

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Project Kadmon and the broken Chalice premise

19:16 • 3min

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Plot stakes: returned person and dark entity

21:54 • 1min

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San Luis Valley as spiritual setting

23:08 • 2min

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Why Simon Magus resonates with creators

24:55 • 4min

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Red suits, the Order of the Red Hand

29:11 • 4min

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Nephilim, historical echoes, and Simon's incarnations

Comics influences and underground art

34:05 • 3min

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Magic, politics, and presidential advisors

37:10 • 12min

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AI, creativity, and the Large Magic Model idea

48:41 • 6min

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Artmaking, imperfection, and individuation

54:30 • 2min

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Advice for independent creators

56:50 • 5min

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Comics history and cultural stigma

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Psychonaut art and early visionary memories

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As I always say, all roads lead to Simon Magus, so let’s find out how the essence of “The Father of all Heresies” can help us in our modern world. For this quest, I’m joined by Daniel Moler. Beyond Simon Magus, he’ll prune Gnosis from his modern Gnostic epic, The Simon Myth Chronicles. We’ll cover topics such as the Noosphere, simulation, entheogens, mind control, and more. Get ready to tap into your inner magician and shaman while still holding on to your rational mind. And why not check out the status of modern comics and other myth conduits?

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