Interviews

Antero Alli Interview by Mike Gathers on 2008-04-11 08:24:52 tags: 8 circuit brain, antero alli

MG: The process of making the unconscious conscious seems like a common theme among various traditions of self work. How does this tie into the 8-Circuit Brain model?

AA: The complex conditioning received from infant imprints, our culture at large, early childhood and parental influences, peer pressure, teachers in our …

Datamancer by Anonymous on 2007-06-05 08:41:54 tags: datamancer

[Publisher’s Note: The interviewee has asked that the interviewer be credited anonymously.]

You’ve turned out some amazing work on the spur of the moment in like, one night. Yet, I remember when we were working on “Programming From the Ground Up”, something simple and bland like a cover …

Interview with Jeff Cohn by James Curcio on 2006-11-30 15:41:36 tags: jeff cohn

If Marilyn Manson was a stylist at Vogue magazine, the photographs would look like Jeff Cohn’s portfolio. This prolific 31 year old Philadelphia-based photographer’s work blends a combination of commercial, fashion, glamor, pin-up, art, nude, erotica, shock and humor into a vivid visual buffet you won’t soon …

Semantikon Feature with Taylor Ellwood by Taylor Ellwood on 2006-10-12 14:23:59 tags: taylor ellwood

This month I’m featured on Semantikon, an online magazine run by Lance Oditt. I have two articles and a fiction writing on the site (one of the article and the fiction is also featured on this website), as well an interview and even an audio clip. They did a …

Padre Engo Interview by Beltway Benway on 2006-10-12 13:30:22 tags: padre engo

I am a Magus and man with many faces. This is why I appear to be many things – a Luciferian, Muslim, Voodoo Priest, etc.

The Phenomena Interview Padre Engo: New York’s Voodoo High Priest, Militant Messiah, Music Producer and Musician Dateline: Thursday, October 12, 2006

By: EDWARD O’TOOLE …

Notes From the Underground: P. Emerson Williams by James Curcio on 2006-06-25 22:23:13 tags: p emerson williams

P. Emerson Williams was known in the early Nineties Goth scene as the artist in residence at Ghastly magazine and illustrator for many other Goth and occult publications, including Isolation, PhantaZmagoria, Esoterra and Isten Magazine. His illustrations have been collected in the books Enshroud and Panic Pandemic, the latter including …

Jason Louv by Michael Szul on 2006-06-13 14:23:15 tags: jason louv, ultraculture

[Editor’s note: This interview with Jason Louv was done by Dan Keene, and graciously donated by Jason.]

In September 2005, a book called Generation Hex hit the bookshelves. Within its pages are the experiences of modern practicing magicians and shamans among the world’s youth, as the book’s …

Jason Stackhouse by James Curcio on 2006-06-10 17:52:00 tags: jason stackhouse

Stackhouse is a dimly sentient colony of Foliose lichen housed in a biomechanical walker. Its specialized fruiting bodies manipulate stored experience and archetypal dramatic situations to produce a form of English-language storytelling indistinguishable from genuine, human-synthesized works.

While originally employed as a TIA dataminer by the United States government, civil …

Nick Farrell by Michael Szul on 2004-06-19 19:31:49 tags: nick farrell

Nick Farrell has spent nearly twenty years in the study of occultism, amassing a knowledgeable background in one of the most harrowing subjects of all: magickal groups. After flying under the radar for several years, despite his published material, he is finally getting the recognition he deserves thanks to his …

Douglas Rushkoff by Michael Szul on 2004-06-18 19:27:22 tags: douglas rushkoff

I first learned of Douglas Rushkoff while watching his speech segment on the Disinformation: The Series DVD. In truth, I was waiting for Grant Morrison’s turn, but decided to watch the first couple of speeches rather than fast-forward… and I’m glad I did.

Since that first viewing, I …

Taylor Ellwood by Michael Szul on 2004-06-17 19:18:34 tags: taylor ellwood

Taylor Ellwood is an anomaly amongst occultists. He walks a fine line between academia and mysticism, intermingling biology, literature, and magick into a coherent piece of theory highly approachable in practical work. One of the true experimenters in the occult sciences, his written work is constantly pushing the boundaries of …

Peter Carroll by Michael Szul on 2004-06-16 19:10:17 tags: peter carroll, three dimensional time

I was originally introduced to the connection between magick and high science (specifically quantum physics) through the literary works of H.P. Lovecraft, as well as the poorly adapted, yet enjoyable, “B” movies that presented his work.

The idea behind it was highly fascinating. The mere suggestion that ancient magick …

Donald Michael Kraig by Michael Szul on 2004-06-15 18:46:08 tags: donald michael kraig, modern magick

As much as I am influenced by Taoism, Soren Kierkegaard, and countless other religious and philosophical texts and figure-heads, Donald Michael Kraig’s masterpiece, Modern Magick, was the pillar of support that I constantly fell back on during times of the “dark night” and moments of indecision.

Kraig’s tome …

Richard Metzger by Michael Szul on 2004-04-14 15:27:00 tags: disinformation company, richard metzger

When the dot com bubble burst, there were a lot of crying eyes from executives wishing they had invested their money in safer projects and better prospects. Ironically, one of the most successful businesses to come out of the Internet boom, was one that nobody actually wanted after they discovered …

Loren Coleman by Michael Szul on 2004-03-14 18:30:48 tags: cryptozoology, loren coleman

Upon many occasions – with a curious mind and a mountain for courage – I’ve found myself on the pathways of the Jersey Devil. What manner of creature might this be, and what visions – should it ever pass before my eyes – would accompany such a strange phenomenon; such a folklore of …

Michelle Belanger by Michael Szul on 2003-06-16 17:06:33 tags: michelle belanger

Cold back alleys and night lights of dim defiance penetrate your spine on days of gloom and darkness. The “outsider” casts its shadow even in the utter dark – a hope, a glimmer, or even a reconciliation of parts long separated, souls long at war within. The archetype carries you on …