Embracing Authentic Artistic Expression and Storytelling

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Art should be created for oneself rather than for commercial success. The advice was given to write a book meant for a small but specific audience, focusing on personal fulfillment rather than mass appeal. This approach encourages authors to write what they truly want rather than catering to market trends or external pressures. The importance of embracing authentic artistic expression and storytelling is highlighted, emphasizing the significance of preserving the essence of storytelling without being dictated by profit-driven motives or external influences.

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Joseph Matheny, multidisciplinary artist and explorer of both the wilderness and the esoteric. Joe was an old friend of Robert Anton Wilson (Joe was also Bob's chauffeur for a while), and he was talking to Bob a lot when the book Reality Is What You Can Get Away With was published, and part of the efforts in trying to get the screenplay produced.

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• Joseph Matheny's website:
https://josephmatheny.com/

• Exploring Ong's Hat:
https://chasingshadowschronicle.substack.com/p/exploring-ongs-hat

• Incunabula Research Center.:
https://deoxy.org/irc/

• Robert Anton Wilson's "The I in the Triangle":
https://archive.org/details/THEIINTHETRIANGLE

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Host Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23

Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa: http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html