

Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Psychoanalysis & Culture
Dr. Vanessa Sinclair
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Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Psychoanalysis & Culture has moved to Substack: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com
Visit Dr. Sinclair's website: https://www.drvanessasinclair.net
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May 31, 2024 • 1h 21min
RU294: DRS DEREK HOOK, CALUM NEILL & STIJN VANHUELE ON READING LACANS ECRITS
RU294: DEREK HOOK, CALUM NEILL & STIJN VANHEULE ON READING LACAN’S ÉCRITS http://www.renderingunconscious.org
This episode also available to view at YouTube: https://youtu.be/zTghW2gJ2z4?si=Fzw5q-0N5no0UKyJ
Rendering Unconscious Podcast received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement for Psychoanalysis (NAAP). https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/
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Your support of Rendering Unconscious Podcast is greatly appreciated! Rendering Unconscious is a labor of love put together by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair with no support from outside sources. All support comes from the listeners, colleagues, and fans. THANK YOU for your support!
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Drs. Derek Hook, Calum Neill, and Stijn Vanheule are here to discuss the newest edition in their book series Reading Lacan’s Écrits (Routledge, 2024): https://amzn.to/3SBGTwt
Dr. Calum Neill is Professor of Psychoanalysis & Continental Philosophy and University Head of Research (Research Postgraduate Degrees) at Edinburgh Napier University, and Director of Lacan in Scotland. https://lacaninscotland.com
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Derek Hook is an associate professor of Psychology at Duquesne University, USA, and an extraordinary professor of Psychology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. With Calum Neill, he edits the Palgrave Lacan Series. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdZyq2SC9BtMn3fLTknIMQ
Stijn Vanheule is a clinical psychologist and professor at Ghent University, Belgium. He is also a privately practicing psychoanalyst and a member of the New Lacanian School for Psychoanalysis. He is the author of The Subject of Psychosis: A Lacanian Perspective (2011), Diagnosis, the DSM: A Critical Review (2014), and Psychiatric Diagnosis Revisited: From DSM to Clinical Case Formulation (2017).
Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net
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Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com
His publishing company is Trapart Books, Films and Editions. https://www.bygge.trapart.net
Check out his indie record label Highbrow Lowlife at Bandcamp: https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
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The song at the end of the episode is “Follow her thought experiment” from the album “Magic City” by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy’s Bandcamp Page.
https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com
Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY?si=nqv_tOLtQd2I_3P_WHdKCQ
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Apr 28, 2024 • 59min
23rd Mind TV EPISODE 16, 2024 APRIL, Dr Vanessa Sinclair & Carl Abrahamsson, events online & in USA
23rd Mind TV! Episode 16, April 2024.
Join us at Patreon where we post exclusive content every week & have a Discord!
Carl & Vanessa: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl
Rendering Unconscious: https://www.patreon.com/renderingunconscious
Watch 23rd Mind TV at Youtube: https://youtu.be/CUxIfgwtbII?si=WjHKHzZKhlguvgaJ
Join Vanessa Thursday, May 2 at Bar Nancy, Miami, 4-7PM for book launch and signing: https://www.instagram.com/barnancymiami/
Join Vanessa, Ad Vat & Jason Haaf Saturday, May 11 at Quimby's Bookstore, Brooklyn, 6-9PM for Trapart Books extravaganza book launch and signing: https://quimbysnyc.com
PsychArtCult: http://psychartcult.org
Morbid Anatomy: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events
https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes
May 19 our online class on cut-ups begins!
June 16 FREE online book launch for Vanessa's Things Happen & Ad Vat's Spiral of Objects
Beginning July 7, Carl's class on the magic of Anton LaVey
September 8, Carl's Online Lecture · Ed Wood’s “Orgy of the Dead”
Beginning September 15, Carl's Online class on Occult Cinema
Books:
It's Magic Monday Every Day of the Week by Vanessa & Carl: https://amzn.to/47ztvi9
We May Need To Call On Our Cosmic Friends (Magic Monday, part 2) by Vanessa & Carl: https://amzn.to/3ttB7ol
Spiral of Objects by Ad Vat: https://amzn.to/3H39RQB
Can I see your niche? by Jason Haaf: https://amzn.to/4aTBucL
This Is the Strangest Life I've Ever Known: A Psychological Portrait of Jim Morrison by Dr Ana Leorne: https://amzn.to/44Aa6Od
The Interlocutor by S. Alfonso Williams with collages by Vanessa: https://amzn.to/3UhIvfQ
Things Happen by Vanessa: https://amzn.to/3UC8a47
Inbetween the Lines: Essays on Occulture, Magic, and Seductive Zombie Strippers by Carl now available! https://amzn.to/3xQoVQ6
Rendering Unconscious the book is back! Expanded edition, vols 1 & 2: https://amzn.to/4b5oGz8
Trapart website: https://www.bygge.trapart.net
Highbrow Lowlife, Carl's indie record label: https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
Vanessa + Per Åhlund: https://vanessasinclairperhlund.bandcamp.com/album/follow-my-voice
White Stains "Singleminded Dualisms": https://whitestains.bandcamp.com/album/singleminded-dualisms-1987-1989
White Stains "Dreams Shall Flesh (Redux)": https://whitestains.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-shall-flesh-redux
New album with Pete Murphy MAGIC CITY! https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com
Vanessa & Pete at Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY?si=RrrFVV5mSjisFmtw8lXcDA
RU POD: http://www.renderingunconscious.org
RU170: STEVEN REISNER PRESENTS “CRAZY LIKE A FOX” AT THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
http://www.renderingunconscious.org/alphabetical-list-of-guests/
Collages & DIY CDs available at Trapart Unique Works at Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrapartUniqueWorks
Vanessa is The Last Mutiny Girl on Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad: http://fulldradio.com
Carl on The Mask and the Mirror: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qco5Ney1cWs&si=uKbA2SOpXv27GQtK
Carl on Occulted Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3t2ihH1mMczvkeIheyNxFt?si=1921903430494cfb
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Apr 16, 2024 • 55min
RU293: DR NATHAN GORELICK ON RANK HORROR & THE UNWRITTEN ENLIGHTENMENT
RU293: NATHAN GORELICK ON THE UNWRITTEN ENLIGHTENMENT & OTTO RANK SYMPOSIUM, RANK HORROR http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Rendering Unconscious episode 293.
Watch this episode at YouTube: https://youtu.be/rEAEXa5DYEA?si=GAxoaI0UxHZgj10W
Dr. Nathan Gorelick is here to talk about his new book The Unwritten Enlightenment: Literature Between Ideology and the Unconscious (Northwestern University Press, 2024) https://amzn.to/4d0wHaf
And the incredible symposium he is organizing Rank Horror to be held May 8-10, 2024 at Columbia University and is free and open to the public, so register today! https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/rbml/exhibitions/res.html
Follow Nate Gorelick at Twitter https://twitter.com/thesamequestion
Rendering Unconscious, the book, is back! After the first edition sold out, we decided to create a new expanded edition. It expanded so much that we ended up splitting it into 2 books. Get yours now! https://amzn.to/3VRADDZ
Join Jason Haaf, Vanessa Sinclair, and Ad Vat for the launch of their books at Quimby’s Bookstore NYC in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 11, 2024. https://quimbysnyc.com
Can I See Your Niche? (Trapart Books, 2023) https://amzn.to/3Uf4ipP
Things Happen (Trapart Books, 2024) https://amzn.to/3TJAzDF
A Spiral of Objects (Trapart Books, 2023) https://amzn.to/3U4yEuZ
Mentioned in this episode:
The Way of the Psychonaut Vol. 1 and 2: Encyclopedia for Inner Journeys by Stanislav Grof https://amzn.to/49UIyEh
PARAPRAXIS magazine https://www.parapraxismagazine.com
Check out previous episodes:
RU127: TIMMY DAVIS ON LACANIAN PSYCHOANALYSIS & PSYCHEDELICS
RU286: JULIAN VAYNE ON PSYCHEDELICS, ANIMISM, SIGIL MAGIC, OCCULTURE
Rendering Unconscious received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/
Support RU at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/renderingunconscious/
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THANK YOU for your support!
Rendering Unconscious has its own Instagram page! https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/
Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net
Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media:
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious
Visit the main website: http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for RU POD. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com
https://www.bygge.trapart.net
https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
Follow him at:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carlabrahamsson23
Substack: https://thefenriswolf.substack.com/subscribe
The song at the end of the episode is “I Travel (C Side) – Featuring Genesis P-Orridge” from the album Defragmental by Cotton Ferox available from Highbrow Lowlife. https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
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Apr 9, 2024 • 52min
RU292: DRS EMMA LIEBER & ANNA FISHZON ON THE QUEERNESS OF CHILDHOOD & REMEMBERING UNICORNS
RU292: DRS EMMA LIEBER & ANNA FISHZON ON THE QUEERNESS OF CHILDHOOD & REMEMBERING UNICORNS http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Rendering Unconscious episode 292.
Drs. Emma Lieber and Anna Fishzon are here to discuss their book The Queerness of Childhood: Essays from the Other Side of the Looking Glass (2022)! https://amzn.to/3PXvc2O
Be sure to check out previous episodes:
RU119: EMMA LIEBER – BOOK LAUNCH FOR THE WRITING CURE
RU29: EMMA LIEBER, AUTHOR & PSYCHOANALYST IN FORMATION ON WRITING, TRANSMISSION
Rendering Unconscious, the book, is back! After the first edition sold out, we decided to create a new expanded edition. It expanded so much that we ended up splitting it into 2 books. Get yours now! https://amzn.to/3VRADDZ
Stay tuned for the conference Rank Horror at Columbia University, May 8-10, 2024.
Join Jason Haaf, Vanessa Sinclair, and Ad Vat for the launch of their books:
Can I See Your Niche? (Trapart Books, 2023) https://amzn.to/3Uf4ipP
Things Happen (Trapart Books, 2024) https://amzn.to/3TJAzDF
A Spiral of Objects (Trapart Books, 2023) https://amzn.to/3U4yEuZ
at Quimby’s Bookstore NYC in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 11, 2024. https://quimbysnyc.com
Rendering Unconscious received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/
Support RU POD at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/renderingunconscious/
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Make a Donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PV3EVEFT95HGU&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD
Or by joining Carl & I at Patreon where we post EXCLUSIVE CONTENT weekly https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl
THANK YOU for your support!
Rendering Unconscious has its own Instagram page! https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/
Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net
Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious
Visit the main website: http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for RU POD. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com
https://www.bygge.trapart.net
https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
Follow him at:
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlabrahamsson
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carlabrahamsson23
Substack: https://thefenriswolf.substack.com/subscribe
The song at the end of the episode is “Diana’s Horns” from the album The Experience (For The Weird) by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy’s Bandcamp Page. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/
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Apr 4, 2024 • 59min
RU291: JASON HAAF – CAN I SEE YOUR NICHE? ON QUEER WRITING, BRITNEY SPEARS, MATTHEW PERRY
RU291: JASON HAAF – CAN I SEE YOUR NICHE? ON QUEER WRITING & ART, BRITNEY SPEARS, MATTHEW PERRY
http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Rendering Unconscious episode 291.
Jason Haaf is here to talk about his new book Can I See Your Niche? (Trapart Books, 2023)! https://amzn.to/3Uf4ipP
We also dish about:
The Woman in Me (2023) by Britney Spears https://amzn.to/3U3kBWt
Matthew Perry’s Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (2022) https://amzn.to/4alTtaW
Watch this discussion at YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y-fF_oKXvGE?si=VTIXBGijWqPeXQ3l
Join Jason Haaf, Vanessa Sinclair, and Ad Vat for the launch of their books:
Can I See Your Niche? (Trapart Books, 2023) https://amzn.to/3Uf4ipP
Things Happen (Trapart Books, 2024) https://amzn.to/3TJAzDF
A Spiral of Objects (Trapart Books, 2023) https://amzn.to/3U4yEuZ
at Quimby’s Bookstore NYC in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 11, 2024. https://quimbysnyc.com
Follow us on social media:
@haafwit https://www.instagram.com/haafwit/
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Join Vanessa Sinclair in Miami at Books & Books, Coconut Grove, on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 6:30PM for a book launch for my first novel Things Happen (Trapart Books, 2024). https://www.booksandbooks.com/event/an-evening-with-vanessa-sinclair/
Be sure to check out our previous discussions:
RU187: JASON HAAF, TOM BLAND & ZAII VALDES ON WRITING, POETRY, QUEER, SEXUALITY, ART, MAGIC
RU91: AUTHOR & EDITOR JASON HAAF ON BENT BOOK, A QUEER ANTHOLOGY + ANCESTRY
RU16: JASON HAAF, QUEER WRITER ON MEMORY, DREAMS, CREATIVITY, SEXUALITY
Rendering Unconscious received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/
Support RU POD at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/renderingunconscious/
Substack: https://vanessa23carl.substack.com
Make a Donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PV3EVEFT95HGU&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD
Or by joining Carl & I at Patreon where we post EXCLUSIVE CONTENT weekly https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl
THANK YOU for your support!
Rendering Unconscious has its own Instagram page! https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/
Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net
Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious
Visit the main website: http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for RU POD. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com
https://www.bygge.trapart.net
https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
Follow him at:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaAbrahamsson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carl.abrahamsson/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlabrahamsson
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carlabrahamsson23
Substack: https://thefenriswolf.substack.com/subscribe
The song at the end of the episode is “Contorted, aroused” from the album Magic City by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy’s Bandcamp Page. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/
Image: book cover

Mar 28, 2024 • 51min
RU290: DRS BETTY MILAN & CHRIS VANDERWEES ON ANALYZED BY LACAN: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT
RU290: BETTY MILAN & CHRIS VANDERWEES ON ANALYZED BY LACAN: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT
http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Rendering Unconscious episode 290.
Drs. Betty Milan and Chris Vanderwees are here to discuss her new book Analyzed by Lacan: A personal account. https://amzn.to/43ALcxk
https://www.bettymilan.com.br/en/psicanalise/
https://psychoanalysistoronto.ca/about/
Watch this discussion at YouTube: https://youtu.be/AqGAwy8QKyE?si=pyZzUItxvTGPmCoJ
Be sure to also check out:
RU198: WRITER/ DIRECTOR RICHARD LEDES & ACTOR DAVID PATRICK KELLY ON ADIEU LACAN http://www.renderingunconscious.org/psychoanalysis/ru198-david-patrick-kelly-richard-ledes-on-adieu-lacan/
Rendering Unconscious received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/
Support RU POD at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/renderingunconscious/
Substack: https://vanessa23carl.substack.com
Make a Donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PV3EVEFT95HGU&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD
Or by joining Carl & I at Patreon where we post EXCLUSIVE CONTENT weekly https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl
THANK YOU for your support!
Rendering Unconscious has its own Instagram page! https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/
Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net
Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious
Visit the main website: http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for RU POD. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com
https://www.bygge.trapart.net
https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
Follow him at:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaAbrahamsson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carl.abrahamsson/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlabrahamsson
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carlabrahamsson23
Substack: https://thefenriswolf.substack.com/subscribe
The song at the end of the episode is “Pack your bags” from the album Magic City by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy’s Bandcamp Page. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/
Image: book cover

Mar 22, 2024 • 1h 2min
RU289. S. ALFONSO WILLIAMS, THE INTERLOCUTOR – ON LIFE SINCE THE PANDEMIC, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS
RU289: THE INTERLOCUTOR, S. ALFONSO WILLIAMS – ON LIFE SINCE THE PANDEMIC http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Rendering Unconscious episode 289.
Watch this discussion at YouTube: https://youtu.be/tn6m_60_0EM?si=fGwbKowZNwOY8E8a
S. Alfonso Williams is back to talk about all he’s been up to over the past few years, including the release of his new book The Interlocutor (Trapart Books, 2024). https://amzn.to/3TqxqbX
He also contributed a chapter to Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Films of Ingmar Bergman: From Freud to Lacan and Beyond (Routledge, 2023) edited by Vanessa Sinclair. https://amzn.to/4amMP3M
S. Alfonso Williams is currently a Respiratory Therapist in training and former library professional. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 2008 with a Bachelor’s in Art History and Sociology. In addition to clinical medicine and anatomy and physiology, he has intense interests in philosophy, psychoanalysis, subjectivity, (bio)semiotics, bioethics, media ecology, ethology and peripherally related fields. Williams also has a long history in the audio-visual and fine arts. His pursuits are always focused on emphasizing discovery, exploration, and experimentation.
He also contributed to:
An Anthology of Blackness: The State of Black Design (MIT Press, 2023) edited by Omari Souza and Terresa Moses. https://amzn.to/3Ts4Y9r
Official Report On The Intransitionalist Chronotopologies Of Kenji Siratori: Appendix 8.2.3 | TRS109 Time Released Sound http://timereleasedsound.com/time-released-sound/kenji-siratori/
Be sure to check out our previous discussions:
RU85: S. ALFONSO WILLIAMS, THEORY & ANALYSIS, ETHICS, FILM, ACTIVISM, BLACK LIVES MATTER
RU47: S. ALFONSO WILLIAMS, INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR ON PSYCHOANALYSIS, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIOLOGY
RU received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/
Support RU POD at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/renderingunconscious/
Substack: https://vanessa23carl.substack.com
Make a Donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PV3EVEFT95HGU&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD
Or by joining Carl & I at Patreon where we post EXCLUSIVE CONTENT weekly https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl
THANK YOU for your support!
Rendering Unconscious has its own Instagram page! https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/
Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net
Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious
Visit the main website: http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for RU POD. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com
https://www.bygge.trapart.net
https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
Follow him at:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaAbrahamsson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carl.abrahamsson/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlabrahamsson
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carlabrahamsson23
Substack: https://thefenriswolf.substack.com/subscribe
The song at the end of the episode is “Introduction (You're Asleep/Awake)” from the album Night Of The Hunter by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy’s Bandcamp Page. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/album/night-of-the-hunter-5
Image: book cover

Mar 19, 2024 • 54min
RU288: DR KLARA NASZKOWSKA ON EARLY WOMEN PSYCHOANALYSTS
Rendering Unconscious episode 288.
Klara Naszkowska, Ph.D. (Harriman Visiting Scholar 2023-24) is the editor of Early Women Psychoanalysts: History, Biography, and Contemporary Relevance (Routledge, 2024) https://amzn.to/4916aGs
and the founding director of the International Association for Spielrein Studies. https://www.spielreinassociation.org
Watch this episode at YouTube: https://youtu.be/v-i4hcCnhag?si=9nyaSdGqvqOuT6Jr
Check out our previous discussion:
RU107: KLARA NASZKOWSKA, CULTURAL HISTORIAN & DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SPIELREIN STUDIES http://www.renderingunconscious.org/psychoanalysis/ru107-klara-naszkowska-cultural-historian-director-of-the-international-association-for-spielrein-studies/
RU received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/
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The song at the end of the episode is “Woman of the Year” from the album Night Of The Hunter by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy’s Bandcamp Page. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/album/night-of-the-hunter-5
Image: book cover

Mar 11, 2024 • 1h 12min
RU287: RENDERING LUXA STRATA & KEATS ROSS UNCONSCIOUS – ON 23RD MIND MAGIC, ART, MUSIC, OCCULTURE
RU287: LUXA STRATA & KEATS ROSS ON 23RD MIND MAGIC, OCCULTURE, CREATIVITY, ART & PODCASTING http://www.renderingunconscious.org
RU welcomes Luxa Strata and Keats Ross in conversation!
Luxa Strata is an artist, magician & host of Lux Occult podcast.
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The Green Mushroom Project: https://greenmushroomproject.com
Keats Ross is a musician, writer, art director, magician & host of Pragmagick Podcast.
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∴ MUSICK & AUDIOMANCY / http://DAKOTASLIM.US
∴ Art Collective / https://wethehallowed.org
Watch this episode at YouTube: https://youtu.be/0B3zptKdkvM?si=Z9Jhfoq71V45jft7
Vanessa Sinclair on Episode 75 of Lux Occult Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6GttginAlcFEKSRTxX07nX?si=53c8846bd4134835
Katelan Foisy and Vanessa Sinclair on Pragmagick podcast. https://youtu.be/gAHNw_3I9Ec?si=q8rmahcPF4tnyN8_
PragMagick Podcast, hosted by Keats Ross. The Third Mind: Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on Psychoanalysis and the Occult. https://youtu.be/H1akHp7CuHg?si=Yj_g7dOjv41EP3IE
Join us! Monday, March 18 at 11AM PDT / 2PM EDT / 6PM UK / 19 CET for HAUNTQUINOX livestream at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/YpnmN00gw8c?si=-sIWb7X-2Nq8b9ha
Then in May join us for Harnessing the Magic and Creative Power of the Cut-up Method a la William Burroughs, David Bowie, Genesis P-Orridge https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/harnessing-the-magic-and-creative-power-of-the-cut-up-method-a-la-william-burroughs-david-bowie-genesis-p-orridge-led-by-dr-vanessa-sinclair-and-carl-abrahamsson-beginning-may-19
For more info visit http://psychartcult.org
RU received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/
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Rendering Unconscious has its own Instagram page! https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/
Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net
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Visit the main website: http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for RU PODt. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com
https://www.bygge.trapart.net
https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
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The music at the end of the episode is a selection of tracks, beginning with EYES OF YOUR EYES by Luxa Strata, featuring Folds & Floods. https://soundcloud.com/j-street-390
Then a clip from At Stockholm by Psychick TV and White Stains. https://psychictvwhitestains.bandcamp.com/album/at-stockholm
And then “Oh, the Horror!” from DIM SESSION: “The Spectre of 223” by Dakota Slim. https://dakotaslim.bandcamp.com
Collage by Vanessa Sinclair https://www.etsy.com/se-en/shop/TrapartUniqueWorks

Mar 8, 2024 • 55min
RU286: RENDERING JULIAN VAYNE UNCONSCIOUS – ON PSYCHEDELICS, ANIMISM, SIGIL MAGIC, OCCULTURE
RU286: JULIAN VAYNE ON PSYCHEDELICS, ANIMISM, SIGIL MAGIC, OCCULTURE http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Rendering Unconscious episode 286.
Julian Vayne is a British independent scholar and author with over four decades of experience within esoteric culture: from Druidry to Chaos Magic, from indigenous Shamanism through to Freemasonry and Witchcraft. Julian is a senior member of the Magical Pact of the Illuminates of Thanateros and widely recognized as one of Britain’s leading occultists. https://julianvayne.com
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Watch at YouTube: https://youtu.be/sXBVh53TTtk?si=t_uhjiCkbJA9dyUC
RU received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/
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Join Julian on March 17 & 24 for a course on Sigil Magic online via Morbid Anatomy Museum: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/sigil-magic-with-julian-vayne-begins-march-17-2024
Join us on March 10 for Online Event · Modern Occultism & A Limitless Search by Mitch Horowitz, Occult Influences In Pound’s Pisan Cantos by Katrina Makkouk https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets/modern-occultism-a-limitless-search-by-mitch-horowitz-occult-influences-in-pounds-pisan-cantos-by-katrina-makkouk
Then in May join us for Harnessing the Magic and Creative Power of the Cut-up Method a la William Burroughs, David Bowie, Genesis P-Orridge, Led by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson, beginning May 19 https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/harnessing-the-magic-and-creative-power-of-the-cut-up-method-a-la-william-burroughs-david-bowie-genesis-p-orridge-led-by-dr-vanessa-sinclair-and-carl-abrahamsson-beginning-may-19
For more info visit http://psychartcult.org
Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net
Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious
Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: http://www.renderingunconscious.org
Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com
His publishing company is Trapart Books, Films and Editions. https://www.bygge.trapart.net
Check out his indie record label Highbrow Lowlife at Bandcamp: https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com
Follow him at:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carl.abrahamsson/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlabrahamsson
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@carlabrahamsson23
The song at the end of the episode is a clip from “At Stockholm” by Psychick TV and White Stains. Available at: https://psychictvwhitestains.bandcamp.com/album/at-stockholm
Image: sigil by Julian Vayne