Acid Horizon

The hosts answer listeners' questions on philosophy, theory, and literature. They discuss strategies for effective reading, the intersection of theory and fiction, and the similarities and differences between Carl Jung and Felix Guattari. They also emphasize the importance of intentional reading and developing rituals around it.

*CW: discussions of psychological trauma, sexual assault, suicide, depression, and anxiety*Welcome to the first episode of the new series ‘Inner Experience’ from Acid Horizon! A show about exploring our consciousness, the weird, the eerie, and the beyond. For this episode, Craig, Will, and Adam are joined by Andy (@cainalikehyena), the Black Metal and Industrial maestro behind Caїna and Ritual Object, to discuss his 'inner experience' of UFOs and of communion with a liminal unknown. As conceptual tools to guide us on our way, we read Carl Jung’s 1959 Text Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies as well as Jacques Vallée’s work on the cybernetics of the UFO phenomenon as a behavioural ‘control system’ in his text Dimensions. We also discuss H.G. Wells, Leibniz, Aleister Crowley, Hegel, Whitley Strieber, and the intersection of the early US Labor Movement and alien contact. Link's to Andy's music:https://cainaband.bandcamp.com/album/take-me-away-from-all-this-death https://apocalypticwitchcraft.bandcamp.com/https://ritualobject.bandcamp.com/Contribute to Acid Horizon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastSubscribe to us on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/169wvvhi Happy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.comNew Revolts (Matt’s Blog): https://newrevolts.com/​Revolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.com​Split Infinities (Craig’s Substack): Support the showSupport the podcast:Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-mainWebsite: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Boycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boycott-watkins-statement/ Join The Schizoanalysis Project: https://discord.gg/4WtaXG3QxnSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438Merch: http://www.crit-drip.comSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1512615438 LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHANDHappy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com​Split Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/​Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/

Two friends of the show, Will and Anton, discuss their upcoming project on PC Music, hyperpop, accelerationism, and xenofeminism. They explore the unique digital use of space, facial framing, and audible intensity in generating concert experiences. They delve into topics like deconstruction of identity, hauntology, trans studies, and the relation of Queerness to future possibilities. Other chapters cover methodological challenges in studying music online, breaking through limits, and the production skills of PC Music.

This episode of the podcast explores Jacques Derrida's interpretation of the biblical story of Abraham's sacrifice, focusing on themes of responsibility, the ethical, and the secret. They discuss the connection between trembling and anticipation, the nature of the night of faith, and the pursuit of the absolute. The hosts also provide updates on upcoming events and changes to the podcast.

Rose, friend of the show, joins the hosts to discuss impostor syndrome. They explore its connection to mental health, the social order, and the political implications of philosophy. The chapter descriptions cover various topics such as problem identification, alienation, and the capture of societal identities.

Delving into Heidegger's inaugural lecture, the hosts explore the nature of metaphysics, the question of nothingness, and the relationship between being and existence. They discuss Heidegger's views on everyday experience, care, and the normative implications. The podcast also examines Heidegger's theory of nothingness and its connection to anxiety. It compares Heidegger and Sartre's approaches to metaphysics, highlighting their differences. Additionally, it explores Heidegger's view on the law of non-contradiction and analyzes Delooh's critique.

In this podcast, the hosts analyze Deleuze's essay on judgment, explore ethics and morality, discuss Nietzsche's critique of judgment, delve into Artaud's definition of cruelty in theater, and consider intoxication as a means of escaping societal judgment. They also touch on Deleuzian ethics, desire for communism, and the transformation of a party banner into a collective identity at a protest.

Critic Aria Dean joins the Acid Horizon crew to discuss 'Blacceleration.' They explore the ontological constitution of the black subject in capitalism, the economy of blackness, and revolutionary collective action. Topics include racial capitalism, primitive accumulation, dehumanization, Afro-Pessimist writing, Black radicalism and popular culture, and the impact of the George Floyd event. Aria Dean also talks about November magazine, exhibitions, and their upcoming book.

The podcast discusses Gilles Deleuze's essay on societies of control, exploring the transition from disciplinary society to control society. They analyze the concept of control, machine-making enslavement, and the hyper-divisionalization of individuals. The hosts examine the impact of control mechanisms on subjectivity and discuss the potential of decentralized modularity. They also highlight the importance of debt in societies of control and its role in shaping society and political economy.

The hosts discuss Deleuze's text 'Proust and Signs' and its themes. They explore the challenges of understanding the dense content and the importance of familiarity with Deleuze's works. They delve into the concept of difference in repetition and its role in connecting the present and the past. They explore objectivity, creation, and style in Delos' work, as well as the relationship between viewpoint and signs of love in Deleuze's 'Proust and Signs'. They discuss analogies between apprenticeship and Carl Jung's individuation, domains of signs in Proust's work, and the concept of the body without organs.