Deeper Down The Rabbit Hole

Live Tue. Jan. 24th, 2017 8pm EST on Para-X-Radio.com Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell welcome Antero Alli to the show, for the the first time.  Antero will be talking to us about Paratheatre, his life’s work since 1977. He will share some techniques of transformative ritual and how these influences shape performance dynamics in the arena of experimental theatre. In 1977 Antero was inspired by the Paratheatre of Jerzy Grotowski and over the next four decades, he combined his early theatre experience and training (see below) towards the creation of his own paratheatre medium — as documented in his book, “Towards an Archeology of the Soul” (Vertical Pool, 2003), in four videos (1992-2012), and in academia by Nicoletta Isar, Professor at the Institute of Art History, Copenhagen University (2008). Between 1975 and 2005, Antero wrote, directed, produced and performed in numerous experimental theatre productions. In 2005, Antero stopped creating theatre and wrote and directed a series of feature-length art films — including “The Greater Circulation” (2005; 93 min) a critically acclaimed cinematic treatment of Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Requiem for a Friend“, “The Invisible Forest” (2008; 111 min) featuring the radical ideas of French Surrealist, Antonin Artaud, “To Dream of Falling Upwards“(2011; 120 min), exploring the occult worlds of rural and urban sorcery and “The Book of Jane” (2013; 115 min.), an urban fable of Feminine initiation. In late 2015 Antero ended his 23-year era of filmmaking and returned to his roots in experimental theatre in Portland Oregon where he also continues his paratheatre group work. For more information visit Antero Alli’s personal website at: http://www.paratheatrical.com/  

Presented Tue. Jan. 17th, 2016 8pm EST on Para-X-Radio.com Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell welcome Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold back to the show to discuss his newest book Ifá: A Forest of Mystery. Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold is an anthropologist and psychologist who over the course of the last fifteen years been studying, both academically and practically, African and Afro-derived cults in the New World. This has led to a multiplicity of initiations into Vodou, both from Benin and Haiti, Santeria, Kimbanda, Palo Mayombe and Ifá. He makes part of the council of elders in the Ogboni society of Abeokuta, Nigeria. Nick is a Babalawo and a member of Ogboni society. He has for the last decade lived in Brazil where his studies and involvement in traditional forms of metaphysics, faith, cult and witchcraft is a constant theme in his life. He is also author of: Pomba Gira & the Quimbanda of Mbumba Nzila, a study of the Devil’s Mistress in Quimbanda. Exu & the Quimbanda of Night and Fire, the strong companion to Pomba Gira and together with her this forms the most complete account of this sorcerous cult. Exu is the fusion of Umbanda, Angolan sorcery and European demonology, erupting in a uniquely Brazilian cult of practical magical action. Spells, workings, hierarchies and origins are all given in detail. Palo Mayombe: The Garden of Blood and Bones, an initiates account of this much maligned religion and cult whose central nigromantic mystery is the prenda, the cauldron containing the human skull or bones, reanimated by living spirit. He may be contacted at nicholaj@gmail.com www.starrycave.com for more information.

Live Tue. Jan. 10th, 2016 8pm EST on Para-X-Radio.com Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell welcome Sarah (Sam) Elliston to the show to discuss her book Lessons From A Difficult Person: How to Deal with People Like Us. Sarah (Sam) Elliston is an expert in the art of Dealing with Difficult People. She is a top workshop leader and a member of the faculty of the William Glasser Institute, which espouses “Reality Therapy” to foster behavioral change. But her instructional career began long before she even became aware that she was herself a “difficult person,” traits that began in Lincoln MA, where she grew up. For more than 30 years she has been teaching and training, first as a high school teacher in Ohio and Cincinnati—and then as an administrator in the notfor-profit sector. Elliston, who holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Maine and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Brown University, spent 23 years with United Way’s Volunteer Center, coordinating volunteers for city government, training local volunteer coordinators and board volunteers, and managing the volunteer program for United Way. While at United Way, she developed and managed a certificate-earning series on volunteer management with Northern Kentucky University and The Union Institute. She also taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in Volunteer Program Management at Northern Kentucky University. Her career at United Way included initiating and managing the Municipal Volunteer Program — Volunteer Cincinnati — for 15 years. In addition, she worked closely with nonprofit agencies to empower their volunteer programs and boards of trustees and served on the Executive Committee of the Cincinnati Association of Volunteer Administrators. She has presented at the International Conference on Volunteer Administration, the Conference for National and Community Service and regional and state conferences in Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, New York, Michigan and Illinois. She is a Certified Volunteer Administrator, the highest level of professional certification in the field. In addition to her work as a volunteer administrator, Elliston pursued a course of study that would bring her to her current area of expertise. She is now certified in Values Realization, Parent Effectiveness Training and Reality Therapy. She has served as a board member and president of the Values Realization Institute. Elliston’s passion is training and designing an experience that allows learners to find a process that works for them to make the changes they desire. She is a gentle, persistent, humorous and intelligent trainer, drawing from many sources and always willing to admit that she might not know the answer. For more info, visit: www.sarahelliston.com

This is a special recording from a ceremony that was performed Dec. 29th 2016 by Andrieh Vitimus and Zac Lui. Please enjoy this free ritual for your benefit, as out gift to you, going into 2017. We look forward to bringing you periodic rituals this year. May you all be blessed in 2017! Ready to kick off 2016? Join our Ceremony to rid yourself of the old patterns which hinder you. Transform negative emotions into wisdom and overcome challenges with this Ceremony of Strength and wisdom. As the protector of Buddha, Dashizhi Bodhisattva will grant strength and wisdom to participants in swiftly fulfilling their wishes by overcoming hurdles in their path to success. Open up new possibilities for the year of 2017. About Dashizhi Bodhisattva In Pure Land Buddhism, Dashizhi Bodhisattva is portrayed as a female and represents the power of wisdom and strength. The name Dashizhi translates to “the arrival of great strength”. She is also known as the “protector of Buddha”. This ritual has been performed many times in person in Toronto, On and Zac is honored to bring the ritual to Cleveland where it will be performed in Andrieh's Temple and co-performed by Andrieh Vitimus. Donations are appreciated to pay for materials, but it is offered as a embrace of the greater community and as a means to just bring a little light and strength into the world.

Join Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell, as we have some live fun during Holiday Week 2016! No official guest, we are just going to have some drinks, hang out, look back on the year in review, maybe even pull some other Quantum Life Science Institute members in to have fun with us. It's the last show of 2016 and we'll just do what we feel like doing. Join the fun!

Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell welcome Deborah Castellano to the show, to dicuss her latest book Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution for Getting What You Want. Deborah Castellano writes for many of Llewellyn’s annuals and writes a blog on PaganSquare about unsolicated opinions on glamour, the Muse, and the occult. Her shop, the Mermaid and the Crow, specializes in handmade goods. She resides in New Jersey with her husband, Jow, and two cats. She has a terrible reality television habit she can’t shake and likes St. Germain liqueur, record players, and typewriters. Visit her at www.deborahmcastellano.com.

Jason M. Colwell welcomes Jerry Barnett to the show, to discuss his book Porn Panic! Sex And Censorship In The UK. Jerry had been a political activist since first attending anti-racism protests as a teenager in the late-70s. He became a software engineer and technical consultant in working for a decade for a number of leading technology brands. In the mid-1990s with the onset of the Internet, he saw an opportunity to set up a web software business, finding work with the online adult entertainment industry, which represented the largest and most profitable online business at the time. He later set up his own successful pay-per-view service. As a participant in adult entertainment, Jerry saw first-hand how the British censorship state, aided by morality campaigners, was trying to regain control of a medium that reduced their power, influence and financial gain. The UK is the most censored society in Europe, but censorship laws designed for a world of cinema, TV and video no longer worked in the digital age, and vested interests were determined to seize back their power. He has been previously chairman of the Adult Industry Trade Association, and a previous member of the Policy Council of US-based industry body, the International Foundation for Online Responsibility. After closing his business in 2012, he founded the Sex & Censorship campaign, with the aims of countering misinformation about sexual expression in the media, opposing the drive towards more state censorship and defending sexual freedom. He believes that the dangerous drive towards censorship is really not about porn: that just makes for a convenient excuse.

Live Tue. Dec. 6th, 2016 8pm EST on Para-X-Radio.com Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell welcome Shaman Jim to the show. For a couple of years now, our good friend and magical brother Shaman Jim, has been producing an excellent podcast: The Jaguar And The Owl, Which has aired during our biweeks on Para X Radio. We are hanging out with Jim this episode, as he is stepping away from podcasting and we will be returning back to our original weekly format. Join us as we discuss our future plans! Check Out All Of Shaman Jims Past Podcasts Of The Jaguar and The Owl! http://www.thejaguarandtheowl.com/ Check out The Wandering Owl Store! http://www.thewanderingowl.com/

Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell welcome Witchdoctor Utu back to the show to tell stories from the road and to also discuss music and spirituality. Witchdoctor Utu is the founder of the Dragon Ritual Drummers, the Niagara Voodoo Shrine and is a member of the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple. For the last fifteen years he has been immersed in the root work, conjure and mysticism surrounding the lore and legacy of the Underground Railroad. Living in St. Catharines Ontario, where Harriet “Mama Moses” Tubman brought her “track” to its end, he has been up front and integral over the last decade of continuing to uplift and elevate the spirit of Mama Moses and her surrounding spiritual court. Witchdoctor Utu travels extensively in both Canada and the United States to teach, lecture and facilitate rituals at some of the largest spiritual gatherings on the continent.

Andrieh Vitimus and Jason M. Colwell welcome Raven Digitalis back to the show to discuss his latest book, Esoteric Empathy.