Humans On The Loop 202 - Caveat Magister on Psychomagic, Amusement Parks, & Turning Your Life Into Art
In this episode I welcome Caveat Magister, resident philosopher of Burning Man, to Future Fossils to discuss his latest book, Turn Your Life Into Art! We talk about transformational cross-country and urban adventures, psychomagic, and the difference between two kinds of experience design — one of which structures something fun but easily consumable and the other which demands our personal transformation at great risk and maybe peril. Get more familiar with your daimon through this conversation and engage the evolutionary edge of your own being as a work of art! This is a fun, weird, twisted rabbit hole I’m glad to share with you.
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✨ Mentioned Media & People (incomplete):
“Giving In To Astonishment” by Michael Garfield (audio/text)
Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide To The Art of Long-Term World Travelby Rolf Potts
Wikipedia list of incidents at Disney World
Team Rodent: How Disney Devours The Worldby Carl Hiaasen
Three Questions About Creating Transformational Experiences Anywhereby Caveat Magister
Troy DaytonMicah DaigleJacqueline NorthScout WileyNaomi MostMitch MignanoJake KobrinHenry AndrewsRobin ZiiroConner HabibMichael AngeloTada HozumiAlejandro Jodorowsky
More Caveat:FF 153Plutopia PodcastEamon Armstrong’s Life Is A Festival PodcastBurning Man PodcastKosmos JournalBook Excerpts
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