
Vayse
Vayse documents the experiences of enthusiastic rookies Peter C Hine and Stephen James Buckley as they take their first bewildered steps into mysticism, magic, high strangeness and the occult with open eyes and open minds. Join them as they re-evaluate reality and expand their minds with guidance from knowledgeable guests, inspirational texts, questionable intuition and bizarre experiments. Weird stuff is everywhere - if you're listening...
Latest episodes

Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 35min
VYS0016 | We Created It By Talking About It - Vayse to Face with Ken Eakins
VYS0016 | We Created It By Talking About It - Vayse to Face with Ken Eakins - Show Notes
Slightly intimidated but keen to take notes, in this episode Hine and Buckley interview Ken Eakins, host of the longest running occult podcast out there, Right Where You Are Sitting Now. As well as being a veteran podcaster Ken is also a film maker, Thelemite, former member of the OTO and is generally knowledgeable and well-read on all things weird. The conversation delves deep into topics such as the state of modern Occulture, the best way to start your own magickal practice and what Aleister Crowley has in common with the Kardashians... Recorded 23 January 2023.
Ken Eakins Links
Right Where You Are Sitting Now Podcast
Right Where You Are Sitting Now YouTube Channel
Right Where You Are Sitting Now on Twitter
Right Where You Are Sitting Now on Instagram
Hanged Man Films
Hanged Man Films on Vimeo
Ken Eakins on Instagram
Coincidence Control Network
Other Links
Right Where You Are Sitting Now by Robert Anton Wilson
Out There Radio Podcast - one of the earlier weirdcasts
Right Where You Are Sitting Now Interviewing Out There Radio
DisinfoCast - The Disinformation podcast
John C Lilly - John C Lilly's Wikipedia Page
Right Where You Are Sitting Now Interview with Jon Ronson
John Zorn
Mike Patton
Secret Chiefs Three
The Great Beast: The life and magick of Aleister Crowley - critical biography of Aleister Crowley by John Symonds, currently out of print
The Magical Record of the Beast 666 the Diaries of Aleister Crowley Edited and annotated by Kenneth Grant and John Symonds, also currently out of print
Remembering Aleister Crowley by Kenneth Grant
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers - “Follow your bliss and don't be afraid... doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be.”
Augustus Sol Invictus - Wikipedia page for the far right fuckwit and white nationalist in part reponsible for the violence which claimed three lives at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virgina
Mysterious Middle East YouTube Channel
The Magical Revival by Kenneth Grant
Aleister Crowley And The Hidden God by Kenneth Grant
Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to Chaos Magic by Phil Hine
Julian Vayne on Twitter
Right Where You Are Sitting Now Interview with Julian Vayne
Six Ways by Aidan Wachter
Right Where You Are Sitting Now interview with Andrieh Vitimus
Illuminates of Thaneteros - Wikipedia page for the Illuminates of Thaneteros
Right Where You are Sitting Now - Ozark Magic with Brandon Weston
Watkins Books - World Famous Occult Bookshop in London
Sigil Engine - a digital art project by creative team Darragh Mason and David Tidman.
Penny Royal
The Lovecraft Investigations - Modern adaptations of Lovecraft Stories by BBC Radio 4
Phil Hine on Twitter
Pieces of Eight by Gordon White - Use your discretion
Star.Ships: A Prehistory of the Spirits by Gordon White - Use your discretion
James Wasserman - Wikipedia Page for James Wasserman, occult author, ultra conservative Thelemite and Trump enthusiast
The Wasteland by Marco Visconti - An article about why he left the OTO
Fitzcarraldo trailer
Aguirre, the Wrath of God Trailer
Klaus Kinski - Wikipedia Page
Right Where You Are Sitting Now - Cults, Conspiracies & Secret Societies with Arthur Goldwag
The Gateway Process - Vice Article
The Gateway Process - CIA Analysis and Assessment
Modern Magick: Twelve Lessons in the High Magickal Arts by Donald Michael Kraig
Right Where You Are Sitting Now - Modern Magick with Donald Michael Kraig
Magic: An Occult Primer by David Conway
Aleister Crowley's Four Books of Magick: Liber ABA by Aleister Crowley
Magick Without Tears by Aleister Crowley
Kenneth Anger on IMDB
Alejandro Jodorowsky IMDB
A Dark Song - Horror movie about the Abramelin ritual
Rune Soup Podcast - Gordon White's podcast - Use your discretion
Astonishing Legends Podcast
Project Archivist Podcast
The Magician and the Fool Podcast
Live from Chapel Perilous with Leroy and Maz
Living Thelema Podcast - David Shoemaker's Podcast
Tanis Podcast
The Black Tapes Podcast
The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost
Limetown Podcast
Serial Podcast
Archive 81 Trailer
Twin Peaks - I don't believe that anyone who has read this far into these show notes hasn't seen Twin Peaks
Buckley's Civil War Ben Horne Tweet
Fire Walk With Me - Extended Blue Rose Cut Trailer
Twin Peaks: The Return Trailer
Nicolas Winding Refn IMDB
Copenhagen Cowboy Trailer
Brighton Pier - The one and only place to take Aleister Crowley should he ever turn up at your doorSpecial Guest: Ken Eakins.

Jan 25, 2023 • 1h 3min
VYS0015 | The Green Witch's Guide to the January Blues - Vayse to Face with Jennifer Lane
VYS0015 - Show Notes
It's the bleak midwinter: dark, cold, moods are low and the festive period seems like a year ago already - so who better for Hine and Buckley to catch up with than Jennifer Lane, author of The Wheel: A Witch's Path to Healing Through Nature and upcoming spell book The Witch's Survival Guide: Spells for Healing from Stress and Burnout: Spells for Stress and Burnout in a Modern World? Jenn talks about her journey from the depths of stress-induced illness to fully embracing life as a Green Witch, the deep connections between witchcraft, nature and wellbeing and how anyone can use a little bit of magick to fight off the seasonal blues. Recorded 16 January 2023.
Jennifer Lane Links
The Wheel: A Witch's Path to Healing Through Nature by Jennifer Lane
Pre-Order The Witch's Survival Guide: Spells for Healing from Stress and Burnout by Jennifer Lane
Information about The Black Air by Jennifer Lane (Jenn's upcoming YA Novel)
Jenn's Instagram
Jenn's Website
Book a Distance Reiki Session with Jenn
Sign up to Jenn's Mailing List
Other Links
Why modern-day witchcraft is on the rise - i Newspaper article
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Charmed
The Craft
A Beginners Guide to the Wheel of the Year - Artcile from the Self Care Emporium
Blue Monday by New Order
When is Blue Monday 2023 and why is it the most depressing day of the year? - Article from the Yorkshire Post
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - NHS Inform
Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft by Rae Beth
Earth Magick: Ground yourself with magick. Connect with the seasons in your life & in nature by Lindsay Squire
Lindsay Squire's Instagram
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Grotbags: Mean Green Mother from Outer Space
Turn On to T-Bag S4E1 (1988)
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
The Worst Witch (1986) This 1986 film adaptation of the Worst Witch which co-incidentally stars Fairuza Balk, whi played Nancy in the Craft and Dorothy in the even more terrifying Return to Oz.
Mental Health Links (taken from the wonderful mental health charity Mind's website)
Samaritans - talk about anything that is upsetting you - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone). You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
SANEline - If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK. Offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide - 0800 689 5652 (6pm–3:30am every day).
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if you are struggling and need to talk.
Shout. If you would prefer not to talk but want some mental health support, you could text SHOUT to 85258. Shout offers a confidential 24/7 text service providing support if you are in crisis and need immediate help.
The Mix. If you're under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day), request support by email using this form on The Mix website or use their crisis text messenger service.
Papyrus HOPELINEUK. If you're under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who might be struggling, you can call Papyrus HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141 (weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm and bank holidays 2pm–10pm), email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text 07786 209 697.
Nightline. If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.
Switchboard. If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm every day), email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+.
C.A.L.L. If you live in Wales, you can call the Community Advice and Listening Line (C.A.L.L.) on 0800 132 737 (open 24/7) or you can text 'help' followed by a question to 81066.Special Guest: Jennifer Lane.

Jan 5, 2023 • 1h 42min
VYS0014 | The Weird Review of the Year 2022
VYS0014 - Show Notes
To usher out the old year and welcome in the new, Hine and Buckley take a look back at a selection of the weirdest news stories of 2022 and track them against the development of Vayse throughout the year: Fish-falls, haunted AI art, dreaming arachnids and the persistent, bizarre and unfounded claims of Uri Geller - this episode has it all... and more... Recorded 27 December 2022 on location at Shireshead Studio, Lancashire.
The news stories in this episode were sourced from the incredibly wonderful website https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/
Schedule for Weird Night on BBC2 18th December 1994
X-Files – Season 1 Episode 12 - Fire
Attack of the 50ft Woman (1958)
Attack of the 50ft woman (1993)
Pee-Wee’s big Adventure
The First Episode of Fortean TV with a new introduction by Lionel Fanthorpe
Fortean Review of the Year 1994
Mysterons by Portishead
January
Fish Fall in Texarkana
Magnolia
Charles Fort
What Magic is This? – Charles Fort
The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort
New Lands by Charles Fort
Lo! by Charles Fort
Wild Talents by Charles Fort
Kentucky Meat Shower
Uri Geller claims to know where the Arc of the Covenant is
Uri Gellar - Fascinating article and video about a Stanford study and the subsequent CIA interest into his abilities
Modelling portfolio of Uri Geller
Hellier
The White Lotus Season 1
Polypores BandCamp
Curiosity rover finds possible evidence of life on Mars
Woman marries the colour pink in historic ceremony
Man receives genetically-modified pig heart in transplant breakthrough
Uri Geller claims that an alien 'mass landing' is imminent
February
Mystery 6ft creature spotted on rural road in England
Fresno Nightcrawlers Cryptid Study by Madame Macabre
Passport to Magonia by Jacques Vallée
Joshua Cutchin
Brain scan captures last thoughts of a person as they died
NDE video - A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife | An In-Depth Interview with Eben Alexander
The OA
All The Things She Said by Tatu
Anthony Peake
The Lyra (synth)
Man wins $10 million lottery jackpot twice in three years
Penny Royal
'Bulging triangle' UFO appears over Islamabad for two hours
Could the Earth itself be an intelligent entity ?
March
The Greater Manchester street so haunted you had to sign a WAIVER to move there
Twin Peaks
Total number of discovered exoplanets now exceeds 5,000
Two children survive for a month alone in the Amazon rainforest
1st image snapped by iconic Webb telescope pushes limits of the 'laws of physics'
April
CIA files reveal that the Soviets were developing cybernetic telepathy
Soviet Dog-head Experiment (not for the faint hearted)
The Gateway Process - Vice Article
The Gateway Process - CIA Analysis and Assessment
What Are Binaural Beats? - WebMD Article
Strange Frequencies : The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural by Peter Bebergal
Loab – Vice Article
Loab Twitter thread by Supercomposite
CrAIyon (Formerly DALL-E Mini) interpretation of Steven Seagal eating a Piglet
Entire human genome has been sequenced for the first time
Pentagon files reveal UFO 'radiation burns' and 'unexpected pregnancies'
Europa Pools could support life
May
US Congress Open UFO hearing: is there evidence that aliens have visited the Earth?
US Congressional Hearing on UFOs
Pentagon erroneously claims that it has no data on UFOs disabling nukes
Creepy dolls found washed up along Texas beach
NASA image shows what looks like a door on Mars
Woman appears on TV with her 'alien boyfriend'
June
Scientists create living skin to use on robots
Terminator
Terminator 2
Google Engineer Claims AI Chatbot Is Sentient
The Boggart : Folklore, History, Place-names and Dialect by Simon Young
VYS0003 | Welcome to Vayse, Population 2
VYS0006 | Dreamtides - Vayse to Face with Field Lines Cartographer
It turns out that male mice are terrified of bananas
Man ends up in hospital after fish jumps down his throat
Voyager 1 glitch is due to aliens, claims Uri Geller
July
YouTuber Coyote Peterson announces 'Bigfoot' skull discovery
Man kills friend 'to stop him from summoning Bigfoot'
Global Tribe
VYS0004 | The Uncanny Vallée and the Unreal Keel - The Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis Pt.1
VYS0005 | UFOnauts and Inverted Crosses - The Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis Pt.2
Fisherman catches extremely rare blue lobster
Chess robot breaks boy's finger during tournament
Georgia Guidestones destroyed by bomb blast
August
New evidence suggests that even spiders have dreams
Michael Levin
Classified 1990 Calvine UFO photograph has surfaced 32 years on
Kenneth Arnold 'flying saucer' sighting turns 75
VYS0007 | Too Much to Dream Last Night
Weird creature with no anus was not earliest human ancestor
Possible live thylacine filmed in South Australia
Uri Geller says he will use his 'mind power' to stop a nuclear attack
September
SETI pioneer Frank Drake dies, aged 92
Weird voice whispers 'death is irreversible' during Queen's funeral
Jack Osbourne: 'US government is covering up the truth about UFOs'
Ukraine's astronomers report that they have been seeing UFOs 'everywhere'
NASA successfully smashes space probe into an asteroid
UFO appears in official logo of US aviation intelligence office
US aviation intelligence office removes UFO from its official seal
Woman heard 'fairy' laughter while lost in the woods in Ireland
October
Elon Musk unveils his new Optimus robot at Tesla's AI Day
Robotics firms join commitment to ban weaponization of robots
Videos of 'Boston Dynamics' robot dog with machine gun
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K Dick ("Do Robots Dream of Robotic Sheep?")
One of the top costume ideas for 2022 is Avril Lavigne
Paul McCartney is dead theory
Kanye West fall from grace
VYS0008 | To Hellier and Back - Vayse to Face with Will Salmon
VYS0009 | If There's Something Weird - Halloween 2022: Ghostbusters
The Sacred Trust - UK-based not-for-profit educational organisation offering shamanic trainings and workshops on shamanism
Ghostbusters
Grandmother has Ouija boards handed out to attendees at her funeral
Man falls ill after eating live crab to 'punish' it for pinching his daughter
Scientists have spliced human brain tissue into the brains of rats
Warhammer to be made into movie and TV show, starring Superman actor Henry Cavill
November
Oculus founder builds VR headset that kills the wearer if they die in-game
11 school children pass out after Ouija board session in Colombia
VYS0010 | Astounding Stories - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen H Greenfield Pt.1
VYS0011 | Weird Tales - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen H Greenfield Pt.2
VYS0012 | Order Out of Chaos - Vayse to Face with Mark Vincent
China's top-secret spaceplane has released an unknown object into orbit
Secretive X-37b space plane returns to Earth after 908 days in orbit
NASA's Artemis I has successfully launched on its voyage to the Moon
December
Pentagon's UFO office has received 'several hundred' new reports
A DJ, a rapper and a YouTuber are set to fly to the Moon on Musk's Starship
Bill Hicks – It’s just a ride
VYS0013 | A Vayse-man Came Travelling - Yule 2022
SideVayse: SVYS001 | Numinous Melancholy
US Air Force unveils its new nuclear stealth bomber - the B-21
Santa's grotto uses polygraph to test if kids have been naughty or nice
88-year-old walks into hospital with WWI shell stuck in his rectum
Vayse BandCamp
Michael-6: The Robot Talk Show Host - from the criminally under-rated Peter Serafinowicz Show

Dec 22, 2022 • 29min
SideVayse: SVYS001 | Numinous Melancholy
SVYS001 - Show Notes
Welcome to SideVayse: an extra shot of weird across the bows of an increasingly incohesive reality. This is a place for the oddities that don't quite belong in the main podcast but are still certified 100% pure Vayse.
SideVayse is going to be the place where we try some things that are a bit different, perhaps a bit more experimental, perhaps even weirder than the main podcast. We honestly don't know yet. But in Vayse we trust.
In this inaugural episode of SideVayse, Hine talks about his recent musings on Numinous Melancholy, the pleasurable sadness that seems to haunt the winter months, why the feeling is particularly potent this year and what, if anything, can be done about it. Recorded 15 December 2022.
SVYS001 - Show Notes
Music
Carol of the Bells - Fleming and John's version and Hine's all time favourite. This is going to be day 24 of the Advent Calendar of Numinous Melancholy (Spoilers) on Hine's Twitter.
Snow Globe Blizzard by Smoke Fairies
Heron Blue by Sun Kil Moon
Famous Blue Raincoat by the late great Leonard Cohen
If you have Spotify, this is a playlist of Numinous Melancholy for your "enjoyment" - the link between Numinous Melancholy and music is highly subjective, as is the concept itself. This playlist was made by Hine and is entirely a product of his personal musical taste and his own experience. Yours will be different, feel free to share links to your own Numinous Melancholy playlists with us on our Twitter.
Other Links
Food Bank Statistics
The Sigil Secret by Mark Vincent
The Wim Hoff Method
Mental Health Phone Numbers (taken from the wonderful mental health charity Mind's website)
Samaritans - talk about anything that is upsetting you - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone). You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
SANEline - If you're experiencing a mental health problem or supporting someone else, you can call SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK. Offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide - 0800 689 5652 (6pm–3:30am every day).
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). You can call the CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if you are struggling and need to talk.
Shout. If you would prefer not to talk but want some mental health support, you could text SHOUT to 85258. Shout offers a confidential 24/7 text service providing support if you are in crisis and need immediate help.
The Mix. If you're under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day), request support by email using this form on The Mix website or use their crisis text messenger service.
Papyrus HOPELINEUK. If you're under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who might be struggling, you can call Papyrus HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141 (weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm and bank holidays 2pm–10pm), email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text 07786 209 697.
Nightline. If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.
Switchboard. If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm every day), email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+.
C.A.L.L. If you live in Wales, you can call the Community Advice and Listening Line (C.A.L.L.) on 0800 132 737 (open 24/7) or you can text 'help' followed by a question to 81066.
Helplines Partnership.

Dec 21, 2022 • 1h 43min
VYS0013 | A Vayse-man Came Travelling - Yule 2022
VYS0013 - Show Notes
In this noticeably un-Christmassy Christmas episode Hine and Buckley catch up on the events of the past few months. Occult experiments in an Air BnB in Yorkshire? Check. Contact with a mysterious and potentially angry entity on the spirit box? Check. Teaming up with a spirit buddy called Herman? Check. And what is Hine doing taking spiritual advice from frogs, salamanders and bears? Better check for yourself... Recorded 15 December 2022
If you like the music from the podcast you can get yourself a copy here: https://vayse.bandcamp.com/releases and in doing so you help us cover our ever increasing overheads.
A Spaceman Came Travelling by Chris De Burgh
Wikipedia page for the 12 Apostles on Rombalds Moor
Spirits of the Stanley - A web series in which Karl Pfeiffer, Connor Randall and Michelle Tate and where the Estes Method was developed
Greg Newkirk's article for Week in Weird about the Spirit Box
Condensed Chaos by Phil Hine (no relation)
Six Ways by Aidan Wachter
The Chaos Chamber - Chaos Magician and friend of Vayse, Mark Vincent's website
The Sigil Secret by Mark Vincent
Treadwells' Events - Talks, Lectures and Courses at London's world famous esoteric bookshop, Treadwells
Book a Tarot Reading at Treadwells
Dagaz - and a more in-depth interpretation of the rune
The Sacred Trust - UK-based not-for-profit educational organisation offering shamanic trainings and workshops on shamanism
The Shaman's Pathway - this is the foundation course that Hine did with the Sacred Trust
The Shamanic Way of the Bee by Simon Buxton
The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner
Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy by Mircea Eliade
The Leftovers
Jung on Active Imagination by C G Jung
Shifting – The TikTok craze that lets you enter a "new reality" - An article from PopBuzz, an article from Insider and an article from the Washington Post
The Science of the Dogon by Laird Scranton
Necronomicon by Simon
The Center of the Cyclone Looking into Inner Space by John C. Lilly
Time Loops by Eric Wargo
The Green Stone by Graham Phillips and Martin Keatman
The LeManChe Zodiac by Kathryn J Preston
Cosmic Trigger I by Robert Anton Wilson
Cosmic Trigger II by Robert Anton Wilson
Cosmic Trigger III
Communion by Whitley Strieber
The Transcednace Orchestra
Clair (hotgem)
Polypores
Tom Ragsdale
Something in the Dirt - Excellent new film by Benson and Moorhead
The Endless - 2017 movie made by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
Resolution - 2012 movie made by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name by Brian C. Muraresku
Life After Death: Eighteen Years on Death Row by Damien
The Wheel: A Witch's Path to Healing Through Nature by Jennifer Lane
Pieces of Eight by Gordon White - Use your discretion
Last Tuesday Society
Agnes Obel
Muppets Christmas Carol - The Greatest Christmas Film ever made. Bar none.

Dec 14, 2022 • 1h 36min
VYS0012 | Order Out of Chaos - Vayse to Face with Mark Vincent
VYS0012 - Show Notes
When Hine and Buckley had the idea to start a podcast about weird stuff in order to re-evaluate their reality this was the exact thing they had in mind. Mark Vincent is a man of many disciplines and much discipline - chaos magician, hypnotist, drummer, Lavey Satanist and purveyor of mind-blowing ideas. What was intended to be a discussion about chaos magic quickly spins off-track and takes a fascinating detour through the hard problem of consciousness, assembly theory, overcoming chronic pain and the pervasive nature of trance in occult practice. If you come away from listening to this episode with your idea of reality intact, then maybe you don't really exist at all... Recorded 21 November 2022.
Mark Vincent Links
The Chaos Chamber
Drumnosis
The Sigil Secret by Mark Vincent
thesigilsecret.com
Mark's Instagram
Mark's "My Sigils Work" tutorial video
Mark's "I Forget My Sigils" tutorial video
Mark's "How to Win the Lottery Using Sigil Magic" tutorial video
Mark's "Pennies on the Ground" tutorial video
Other Links
Treadwells Classes and Events
Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness by Professor Steve Peters
Wikipedia article on Santeria
Satanic Bible by Anton Lavey
Mark's video on Sigil Magic and Chronic Pain
Healing Back Pain (Reissue Edition): The Mind-Body Connection by John E Sarno
An article by Austin Baraki giving general overview of the problems of pain
An Article by Paul Ingraham on the strange nature of pain
Tame the Beast - An excellent resource on fixing persistent pain
The app and program that Mark used to fix his persistent pain
Easy Way to Quit Vaping by Alan Carr
A Brief Look at Medical Student Syndrome by Mark D. Griffiths Ph.D.
The Conscious Mind – by David J. Chalmers
The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes by Donald Hoffman
Article by Joshua McNall about Australian Jewel Beetles and the beer bottles
Donald Hoffman's TED Talk - Do we see reality as it is?
Evolutionary game theory
https://youtu.be/reYdQYZ9Rj4
Donald Hoffman: Reality is an Illusion - How Evolution Hid the Truth - Lex Fridman Podcast #293
Consciousness and Its Place in Nature: Does Physicalism Entail Panpsychism? by Galen Strawson
Roger Penrose
A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking
Wikipedia Article on Panpsychism
Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin | Lex Fridman Podcast #279 - The discussion on Assembly Theory that Mark refers to in the podcast
Wikipedia Article on Leroy Cronin
Wikipedia Article on Sara Imari Walker
Right Where You Are Sitting Now: Further Tales of the Illuminati by Robert Anton Wilson
Right Where You Are Sitting Now podcast
Joyful Genius Coaching
An Article from Nature by Michael Eisenstein on the use of Psilocybin in treating depression
Wikipedia Article on the Many-worlds interpretation
Wikipedia Article on the Hundredth Monkey Effect

Nov 30, 2022 • 59min
VYS0011 | Weird Tales - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen H Greenfield Pt.2
VYS0011 - Show Notes
In the second part of this two part interview with legendary Occultist and UFOlogist Dr Allen H Greenfield, Hine and Buckley go deep asking questions about: the Black Lodge, the Babalon Working, Hellier and the collapse of Western Civilisation. Allen also recounts unnerving tales of the UFOlogists who died too young and the dangers of research in the field... so, don't try this at home... Recorded 13 November 2022
As mentioned in the pre-amble to this episode, after the technical difficulties we experienced during the recording of this interview we have completely overhauled our recording software which we were able to do because of listeners buying the Vayse soundtrack by Polypores. 100% of the proceeds from the album are put back into the podcast. So, if you enjoy the music featured in the podcast, or if you just want to throw us some cash to keep the lights on, you can download "Music From Vayse - Volume 1" here on our bandcamp
Dr Allen H Greenfield's books
The Complete Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts
The Grail Within: The True Quest for the Holy Grail and the Western Sex Magick Tradition
Saucers and Saucerers
The Roots of Modern Magic: Glimpses of the Authentic Tradition from 1700 - 2000
Dr Allen H Greenfield links
Twitter - Stay on top of all things Allen Greenfield
Secret Cipher Calculator (Liber AL vel Legis) - Grab a copy of the book (above), try some Cipher calculations of your own and then get out into the field!
Hellier - I don't believe that anyone has found their way here without watching it, but if you haven't - do that now!
Other links
The Episode of his podcast, the Paranoia Podcast, in which Olav Philips suggests that Terry R Wriste could possibly be an Ascended Master
Local newspaper article looking back on the Todmorden UFO and the mysterious death of Zigmund Adamski
The Canadian case – “The Falcon Lake Incident”
The Brazilian Case - The Lead Masks Case
Twin Peaks - Hawk explains the Black Lodge to Cooper
Article about the death of Ron Bonds
Death of Jim Keith
Frank Edwards' Wikipedia entry
Flying Saucers - Serious Business by Franks Edwards
Article about how John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day
Penny Royal - essential podcast listening
The Re-birth of Pan by Jim Brandon - this book is referenced in both Hellier and Penny Royal BUT if you've watched Hellier and Penny Royal, you'll know that Jim Brandon is the nom de plume of William Grimstead - white supremacist, Holocaust denier, associate of David Duke and all-round piece of shit. Greg Newkirk puts it best himself.
Something in the Dirt - Excellent new film by Benson and Moorhead - if you enjoyed Hellier, there's a very good chance you'll enjoy this too.
Lullaby - Upcoming horror movie written by Allen's son, Alex Greenfield.
A Dark Song - Horror movie about the Abramelin ritual.
See Richard Gere as John Keel in The Mothman PropheciesSpecial Guest: Allen H Greenfield.

Nov 23, 2022 • 1h 10min
VYS0010 | Amazing Stories - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen H Greenfield Pt.1
VYS0010 - Show Notes
Occultist or UFOlogist? Teacher or trickster? Keeper of secrets or straight-talking raconteur? Dr Allen H Greenfield is all of these things and infinitely (or a finite very, very large number) more. In this first part of a two-part interview Allen talks about how he first uncovered the potential of the secret cipher, sets the record straight on Gray Barker and Jim Moseley, talks about the plasticity of reality and tells the story of how a single small hoax has the potential to instigate legitimate phenomena on a large scale... recorded 13 November 2022
The sound quality on this episode isn't quite where we usually like it to be - this is just due to the technical challenges of talking to the other side of the world on a shoe-string budget. Apologies but stick with it - Allen is his usual brilliant self, and we go deep.
Dr Allen H Greenfield's books
The Complete Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts
The Grail Within: The True Quest for the Holy Grail and the Western Sex Magick Tradition
Saucers and Saucerers
The Roots of Modern Magic: Glimpses of the Authentic Tradition from 1700 - 2000
Dr Allen H Greenfield links
Twitter - Stay on top of all things Allen Greenfield
Secret Cipher Calculator (Liber AL vel Legis) - Grab a copy of the book (above), try some Cipher calculations of your own and then get out into the field!
Hellier - I don't believe that anyone has found their way here without watching it, but if you haven't - do that now!
Other links
The Anarchist Cookbook by William Powell - don't try this at home...
*The Absolute Elsewhere with an introduction by Andrew Stephens * - The transcriptions of the lost interviews between Kerry Thornely and Allen Greenfield were released as a limited run of 33 copies. Good luck finding one of those.
Olav Phillips on Twitter - Allen's publisher and friend
Communion by Whitley Strieber
Paradise Lost: West Memphis Three The documentary about Damien Echols and the West Memphis Three and their wrongful conviction for murder during the satanic panic of the 1980s/1990s
The X Files
Haunted Objects Podcast - The Newkirks' new podcast
Mind-reach: Scientists Look at Psychic Abilities (Studies in Consciousness) by Russell Targ and Harold E. Puthoff
The Wanaque Reservoir Flap - there was a cool photograph taken and this weird artwork from an eye witness (which we assume is from the same flap but let us know if you know differently)
Parallel Worlds: The Science of Alternative Universes and Our Future in the Cosmos by Michio Kaku
Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal by CG Jung
Ulysses by James Joyce
I Ching – The Wilhelm/Baynes 3rd editionSpecial Guest: Allen H Greenfield.

Oct 31, 2022 • 1h 31min
VYS0009 | If There's Something Weird - Halloween 2022: Ghostbusters
VYS0009 - Show Notes
We got one! Before there was Hellier, before there was Twin Peaks there was Ghostbusters. In this special Halloween episode Hine and Buckley take a deep dive into this cherished classic - the movie that launched a thousand ghost hunting expeditions and at least one podcast about weird stuff. At the remove of 38 years and examined through the lens of Vayse, is Ghostbusters a beloved and harmless comedy blockbuster, a Lovecraftian cautionary tale, or a technicolour Reaganite super-dream? See you on the other side. Recorded 26 October 2022.
(Warning: Throughout this episode we operate on an all spoiler no explainer basis. But if you haven't seen Ghostbusters, perhaps it's time to carefully examine your life choices...?)
The Texts
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Music Discussed we talk a lot about the music in Ghostbusters in this episode - here are some choice cuts:
Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr (...?)
I want a New Drug by Huey Lewis and the News
Elmer Bernstein's fantastic score
Magic by Mick Smiley (and as a special treat the very 80s MTV Video)
Savin’ The Day by the Alessi Brothers
In The Name of Love by The Thompson Twins
Vayse Soundtrack by Polypores
Other References
Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History by Daniel Wallace
Ghostbusters: The Inside Story by Matt McAllister
Spook Central
Ghostbusters Fandom Wiki
Ghostbusters.net
Ghostbusters.net on Twitter
Welsh Ghostbusters on Twitter - Seemingly random but a really great account
Necronomicon by Simon
Close up of the doors to the temple of Gozer
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories - a fantastic Lovecraft "Greatest Hits".
The Exorcist
The Evil Dead
The Magical Revival by Kenneth Grant - probably the place to start with Grant. Discusses the idea that Lovecraft was, in fact, a psychic and that the Cthulhu mythos was a revelation.
The Real Ghostbusters – The Collect Call of Cthulhu
VYS0004 | The Uncanny Vallée and the Unreal Keel - The Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis Pt.1 and VYS0005 | UFOnauts and Inverted Crosses - The Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis Pt.2 - Our episodes on the Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis
Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret by Jacques Vallée and Paola Leopizzi Harris - Our neoliberal overlords at Amazon seem to be by far the cheapest place to get this book at present.
Speaking of Neoliberal overlords, the New Economic Foundation did a great series of podcasts about neoliberalism which Hine borrowed from heartily to fuel the frenzied final third of this episode.
Life After Death: Eighteen Years on Death Row by Damien Echols - eye opening account of his time on death row following his wrongful and how Magic and love saved his life.
Making Ghostbusters by Don Shay - unfortunately long out of print and now ridiculously expensive.
A Convenient Parallel Dimension: How Ghostbusters Slimed Us Forever by Jr. Greene James

Oct 12, 2022 • 1h 36min
VYS0008 | To Hellier and Back - Vayse to Face with Will Salmon
VYS0008 - Show Notes
If there is one common experience in the life of both Hine and Buckley that could be said to have jump-started Vayse into existence, it was watching the TV series Hellier. If there is one person alive right now who could be said to have been directly responsible for both Hine and Buckley watching Hellier, that person is writer and journalist Will Salmon. In this episode Hine and Buckley talk to Will Salmon about Hellier, Penny Royal and whether these and other 'media viruses' can be responsible, consciously or unconsciously, for re-enchanting the lives of their audience - "I think we’re at the beginning of a global awakening man..." Recorded 5 October 2022.
Download the Soundtrack to Vayse Here - We don't sell advertising, we don't do sponsorship and we don't ask for donations but all proceeds from this album go towards our running costs.
You can find more from Will Salmon here :
Twitter - https://twitter.com/evilrobotbill
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/evilrobotbill/
Modern Aviation - Will Salmon's record label
Essential Texts
Warning: This episode assumes that you have watched all of Hellier and listened to all of Penny Royal - it is heavy on spoilers and light on explainers.
Hellier - "One star, no Goblins."
Penny Royal – “I don’t really like to believe in all that paranormal shit but then again, this whole fucking reality that we live in could be made up as hell, so why not explore every range of it that you can”
Other References
SFX - The World's Number One, Science-fiction, Fantasy and Horror Magazine
Total Film - Excellent British movie magazine
Quietus - Rock music and pop culture website
Lost - Classic mystery series
Euphomet – Hellier Was Just a Symptom
Weird Studies – Goblins, Goat-Gods and Gates: On 'Hellier'
Passport to Magonia by Jacques Vallee
Occult Experiments in the Home by Duncan Barford
The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel
The Matrix - Some obscure movie about sunglasses or something
Something in the Dirt - Upcoming movie made by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
The Endless - 2017 movie made by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
Resolution - 2012
Somewhere in the Skies #138
Bigfoot and Beyond #146
Valis by Philip K Dick
Cosmic Trigger by Robert Anton Wilson
The Invisibles - Interesting article summarising the series
The Invisibles wank-a-thon
True Detective season 1
Twin Peaks
The Secret History of Twin Peaks
The X-Files
The Book of the Law
Unexplained - Excellent podcast by Richard MacLean Smith taking deep dives into classic and less well known paranormal encounters
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
The Leftovers
Bill and Ted - This is our second guest in a row to mention Bill and Ted of their own accord (100% of our guests) - is this a coincidence or a synchronicity...?Special Guest: Will Salmon.