Consensus Unreality

In this interview with historian of religions Timothy Grieve-Carlson, we discuss the history of cryptozoology, Pennsylvania's deep history of the weird, and much more. Christian mystic Kelpius and the Ephrata Cloister receive particular attention, as well as the religious implications of alien abduction experiences, Whitley Strieber's Communion letters archive, and the Rosicrucian phenomenon. Is Bigfoot Cain? Find out! Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality    

Kristen Phillips, artist, writer, fabricator, and Philosophical Research Society events manager joins us for a deep dive on PRS, synchronicity, and more. We talk the legacy of Manly P. Hall, the genius of Arthur M. Young, artist Claire Pierpoint and a wild sync, aviator-mystics, Kristen's approach to art and her ongoing work The Membrane, and more. A packed conversation on many CU-classic themes! Plus: a bonus Ben-Dave patreon discussion on Rosicrucianism, Martinism, George Hunt Williamson, and more.  Join our patreon  https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality The Liminal Credential https://www.instagram.com/liminalcredential/

Tesla's ghost is in the public domain! Will Mullany of Molasses Industries joins CU to chat about unconventional DIY electronics, ghosts in machines, the weird powers of low frequency electricity, the synchronicity of picking, and more. Cybernetics, control and chaos, intentionality vs. randomness, the human body as feedback node... A classic Consensus Unreality talk.  Join our patreon for our full episode archive, written content, ongoing exclusive episodes and more https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality Molasses industries https://www.molassesindustries.com/  

Erick Van Ficken, a musician and performance artist behind the Coteries project, shares his fascinating journey through the realms of the paranormal and spirituality. He recounts eerie experiences living in haunted houses, including unsettling sounds and ghostly presences. The discussion dives into the curious Marfa Mystery Lights, revealing personal encounters and local lore. Erick also explores the transformative power of light therapy and the unique role of performance art in self-expression and personal healing, blending art with the mystical.

Ben and Dave trade ten esoteric film picks each, with a focus on how the medium can convey occult or spiritual knowledge. From demons to formless light, Greek myth to Abramelin. What do you think of our choices? What would you have included? Plus: a bonus Patreon conversation on LA esoteric sites, free energy suppression, a new ouija cipher, and more.    Join our patreon to hear this full episode, access our full 5 year archive, written content, tons of exclusive episodes and more.. https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality   Merch https://consensus-unreality.printify.me/   Subscribe to our Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@consensusunreality2954

We are celebrating 5 years of Consensus Unreality this summer, and we thought it might be good to frame the show once again for people who haven't been keeping up, or have never heard. (Don't worry, if you have been keeping up, its still worth a listen!) We are a podcast first and foremost, although we now have an ongoing print material project on our Patreon which includes our quarterly Journal of Shells and other recorded and printed materials. On the podcast we try to unearth new connections between things esoteric, mythological, occult, highly strange and fringe in cultural nature. In this episode hear us elaborate on some of that process and what we think separates us a bit from the crowd. We'll have more interviews and public episodes streaming soon, but the bulk of our work, strange magickal dabbling, writing and talking- goes down on Patreon. Find out more at https://www.patreon.com/consensusunreality Intro music by Treatment Merch https://consensus-unreality.printify.me/

I am Ra. Closing the book on Don and Carla for now: we discuss the Law of One, situating it within a continuum of channeled literature, noting its influences and eventual influence. Is it Christian mysticism? New Age syncretic remix? UFO cult? Exotica? Plus a bonus Patreon discussion on hypnosis, the midcentury New Age figure Harry J. Gardener and his Harmony Grove event, apes, and more.  Full episode archive, regular exclusive episodes, written content and more at https://www.patreon.com/consensusunreality  

In this conversation with Tanner F. Boyle of Getting Spooked, we cover a wide variety of ufological subjects, from older channeling groups to the more recent strangeness happening in the UFO scene.  Tanner has a deep knowledge of the intelligence presence in the UFO subculture, and this episode demonstrates it. PLUS! an extended bonus Patreon chat for the subjects just too wild to cover on the main episode!  Full interview and tons more at  https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality Merch https://consensus-unreality.printify.me/

In this episode we open up conversation about the work of researchers and experimental channelers Don Elkins and Carla Rueckert. Best known for their legendary channelings of The Ra Material, the duo have a rich history of building out mythologies and generating synergistic narratives which are still strongly permeating the field today. The Groups dynamic and interpersonal connections create a checkered backstory which we are starting to unravel in this episode. We focus on early works by Elkins and Rueckert and try to place actual inspirations in their work against alleged conspiracies found in media. Follow along as we take a look at the strange mid-century channelings that lead to The Law of One and the influence of Rueckert and Elkins on the current spectrum of the UFO reality. Hear this full episode and all our regular exclusive episodes, also exclusive written content and more at  https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality Merch https://consensus-unreality.printify.me/

Hashing out the UFO potato a bit more on this episode: recent readings by Mark Fisher and Eric Wargo; the odd specificities of the abduction phenomenon; the tricky nature of engaging the meta-phorical/ physical flying saucer; quantum consciousness; recapping some recent ufological musings. Plus: bonus patron-exclusive chat on Marvel’s use of the conspiratorial “second matrix”, odd coincidences in Twin Peaks The Return, and cold space war speculation.  Join our patreon for our full episode archive, exclusive new episodes, written content and more.. https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality Merch https://consensus-unreality.printify.me/ Intro music by Treatment https://treatmentforu.bandcamp.com/album/pond-life