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Some of you know Dylan Louis Monroe from his work on what he calls the Deep State Mapping Project, where he’s put his artistry and creativity to work to develop detailed visual artworks that explain the many connections among the “deep state”, the Q Web, as he calls it. But he’s also produced some other similar diagrams along those same lines, two of which we’ll dig into here, the Cult of Baal and the Healing Web.  This one does take a bit to really get going, because we cover off on some of Dylan’s personal background up front, but once we get going, we gone. I would recommend pulling open the show notes and following along with the diagrams as we talk about them, if you’re able to. Or, at the least, giving them a visit when you have more time to dissect and digest them, because they really are pieces of Art.   RESOURCES The Cult of Baal diagram The Healing Web diagram Dylan’s YouTube channel Dylan on Instagram   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”    DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.   MERCH Get 50% off on everything at our Etsy shop. Use the coupon code GOODRIDDANCE at checkout!   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Raymond G.   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

144. Dylan Louis Monroe in “HC SVNT DRACONES” // The Cult of Baal & the Healing Web

J.W. Ocker is the award-winning author of macabre travelogues, spooky kid’s books and horror novels. His nonfiction books include, among others, Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Award winner) and A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts. His latest book, the novel Twelve Nights at Rotter House, is out now.  He is also the creator of OTIS: Odd Things I've Seen (oddthingsiveseen.com), where he chronicles his visits to thousands of oddities of culture, art, nature, and history across the country and world with photos, articles, and through Odd Things I've Seen: The Podcast. His work has appeared on or in CNN.com, The Atlantic, Rue Morgue, the Boston Globe, The Guardian, and other places people stick writing. PATREON EXTENSION Listen at patreon.com/occulture J.W.’s favorite haunted house stories Danvers State Insane Asylum How to do Sleepy Hollow right Poe’s history in Philadelphia Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas What J.W.’s watching this Halloween season Plus, a special Halloween intro   RESOURCES A Season with the Witch on IndieBound A Season with the Witch on Amazon Poe-Land on IndieBound Poe-Land on Amazon Twelve Nights at Rotter House on IndieBound Twelve Nights at Rotter House on Amazon J.W.’s website J.W. on Facebook J.W. on Instagram J.W. on Twitter   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”  Kill Yourself - Intro to “Let’s Halloween (2014)” Splitbreed - “Walkers” Ponzoo - “This Is Halloween (Trap Remix)” Kaico and Cocosh - “Ghostbusters (Club Edit)” DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps. MERCH Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop. SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Raymond G. REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

143. J.W. Ocker in “Odd Things I’ve Seen” // Halloween in Salem, Poe’s Hallowed Haunts & Subversive Haunted House Stories

The one and only Occult Fan, aka Nathan Lee Miller Foster, is back in the house for a third time. Nathan Lee is a musician, writer at OccultFan.com, and host of the Six of Swords podcast, and we are going to dig deep into a piece of art that was forged by four of the most marvelous magicians of our modern era. Collectively they are known as TOOL, one of the pre-eminent musical forces roaming the realm today. Their latest album, Fear Inoculum, is their first in 13 years. Highly anticipated by both fans and critics alike, and from the sounds of things, was well worth the wait. But this is not a critical review of that album. This is a complete and total thematic deconstruction of what this album is about, song by song, image by image, even tweet by tweet, because this is a band that has become known for their meticulousness. Every riff, every polyrhythm, every lyric, every liner note, every visual set piece associated with their musical catalog is carefully curated and then deeply dissected by their fanbase, for better or for worse, but always in good fun and good faith. Nathan Lee and I did this way back in episode 35 for another album by the band, so we figured, why not do it again and share it with all of you? Because, when we started to dig into this from a thematic standpoint, we found such a rich message laced with both apt cultural commentary and poignant interpersonal insight. It’s both a warning and a prescription, as any piece of good art is, and whether you know the band or not, or whether you’ve heard the music or not, it’s all kind of irrelevant for the purposes of this discussion, unless you want to completely comprehend all of Nathan Lee’s references that stem from his extensive knowledge of the band and their history. RESOURCES Nathan Lee’s website Nathan Lee on Twitter Nathan Lee on Bandcamp TOOL’s Fear Inoculum on Amazon   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.   MERCH Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)” Occams Laser - "Martyr Farker (Occulture Edit)"   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Raymond G.   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

142. Occult Fan in “Bless This Immunity” // Esoteric & Occult Themes in TOOL’s Fear Inoculum

Phil Hall is the author of, among other titles, a book called The Weirdest Movie Ever Made: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film. Phil is a film writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, New York Daily News and Wired, and he is the host of the podcast “The Online Movie Show with Phil Hall”, which is available on SoundCloud. What Phil has done in this book is look at the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film from a technical filmmaking standpoint and as a cinematic and cultural artifact. He also looks at the men who made the film and the details of their story before, during and after their infamous Bigfoot footage became a meme. We’re not too interested, for the purpose of this discussion, in the “authenticity” of the film. Whether the footage is real or a hoax doesn’t matter. Because this is a piece of art whose impact can be felt beyond belief systems. At the end of the day this is just a film, a movie. And as Phil says, it’s perhaps the weirdest movie ever made. RESOURCES The Weirdest Movie Ever Made on IndieBound The Weirdest Movie Ever Made on Amazon Phil on Facebook Phil’s podcast   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.   MERCH Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)” Occams Laser - "Martyr Farker (Occulture Edit)"   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Carter Y., Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Raymond G.   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

141. Phil Hall in “Celluloid Rorschach Test” // Bigfoot, Patterson, Gimlin & the Weirdest Movie Ever Made

Nichole Hamilton is the mind and voice behind the Chiaroscuro Horror blog and podcast. She joins the show to rap about the current state of the horror genre, including riffing on the rise of writer-directors Jordan Peele and Ari Aster, last year’s Halloween sequel, the recent IT films, and the renaissance of Stephen King film adaptations.

RAW 15: Nichole Hamilton on the Current State of the Horror Genre // Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, Halloween, IT & the Stephen King Renaissance

Alkistis Dimech and Peter Grey are the powerhouse tag team behind Scarlet Imprint, one of the premier purveyors of what I call dank esoterica. You know these two, you love these two, and by the end of the chat you may want to marry these two. Or maybe you’ll just want to buy their new book, The Brazen Vessel, a collection of selected texts, essays and presentations that documents the creative, magical partnership of Alkistis and Peter from 2008 to 2018. PATREON EXTENSION Listen at patreon.com/occulture Alkistis’ translation of ‘The Book of Spirits’, which unlocks the hierarchy of the Ars Goetia Mystical language The alchemical quintessence The Luciferian revolt Is myth an endangered species? An erotic eschatology of union and of love, and Babalon as a obviously a representation of this “The certainty of death is felt by lovers”   RESOURCES The Brazen Vessel from Scarlet Imprint Scarlet Imprint on Twitter Scarlet Imprint on Instagram   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.   MERCH Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)” Occams Laser - "Martyr Farker (Occulture Edit)"   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Carter Y., Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Raymond G.   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

140. Alkistis Dimech & Peter Grey in “The Brazen Vessel” // Rewilding Witchcraft, The Witches’ Dance, Secrecy & The Sacred Conspiracy

Derek Hunter is the creator and author of "Love Chaos", a way of life that embraces unpredictability while focusing on love. A follow-up book, "Love Chaos in Theory and Practice", is out now. RESOURCES Love Chaos on Amazon Love Chaos in Theory and Practice on Amazon Derek’s website Derek on Facebook Derek on Instagram 

RAW 14: Derek Hunter on Love, Chaos, Sex, Art, Magick, Insecurity, Albert Camus & the Discomfort of Living

Alan Abbadessa is one of the minds behind TheSyncBook.com, a multimedia web platform dedicated to nurturing and exploring the art of synchronicity. If you’ve ran in these circles online long enough you’ve surely come across their books or videos or podcasts.  Alan is here to talk about one of The Sync Book’s latest projects, a docu-series he’s producing called Hindsight 20/20, the first episode of which is online now. It’s called 9/11 Spider-verse, and it explores a cinematic world where 9/11 conspiracy theories are just the tip of the iceberg. This episode is going to spider out and spiral out from 9/11 and explore the legacies of the Loose Change and Zeitgeist films as well as the synchromystic subculture and post-postmodern artistic movement these films may have spawned. One note on the chat from a sound quality perspective. Alan’s computer was out of commission, so we had to record via phone, plus we just recorded this on Monday, September 9, and I wanted to turn this around quickly because of the subject matter, so I did not edit nearly as much in post-production as I normally do. This one sounds more like a RAW episode, so please excuse any umms, uhhs, longer-than-usual pauses or any annoying mouth or breath noises. If you can get past those things, this is one conspiritaining chat. PATREON EXTENSION Listen at patreon.com/occulture 9/11 as a synchronistic mystery Why syncs may be appearing in popular media 2001: A Space Odyssey as a massive sync with 9/11 The role of the monolith according to the website 2001: A False Flag Odyssey The implications of studying synchronicity and how to incorporate this way of magical thinking into your daily life   RESOURCES The Sync Book 9/11 Spider-verse on YouTube   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.   MERCH Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Carter Y., Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Adan   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

139. Alan Abbadessa in “2001: A Synchro-Monolithic Odyssey” // The 9/11 Spider-Verse, the Loose Change Legacy & the Post-Postmodern Conspiritainment Zeitgeist

Cavan McLaughlin is a broadcaster, creative media practitioner and Senior Lecturer in Media Production at the University of Northampton, with research interests around the role of spirituality and occultism in contemporary visual culture. He joins the show to talk about his forthcoming book and conference, both titled Trans- States. PATREON EXTENSION Listen at patreon.com/occulture How art transcends false binaries A sneak peek of Cavan’s presentation at this year’s Trans- States, called “Revisionary Mythmaking: The antidote to codified structural oppression” Taking the authorship of your own story back   RESOURCES Trans- States conference Trans- States on Twitter Trans- States on Facebook Cavan’s website Cavan on Twitter Cavan on Instagram Cavan on Facebook Cavan on Academia.edu   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.   MERCH Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)” Occams Laser - "Martyr Farker (Occulture Edit)"   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Carter Y., Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Adan   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

138. Cavan McLaughlin in “Trans- States” // The Alchemical Journey of the Self, Liminal Space & the Art of Crossing Over

Daniel Duke is a descendent of the outlaw Jesse James and the author of the book “Jesse James and the Lost Templar Treasure: Secret Diaries, Coded Maps and the Knights of the Golden Circle.” Dan’s contention is that Jesse left behind treasure, maps to it, and that it might not be material gold that we’re hunting for.   RESOURCES Jesse James and the Lost Templar Treasure on IndieBound Jesse James and the Lost Templar Treasure on Amazon Dan’s website Dan on Twitter   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.   MERCH Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Carter Y., Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Adan   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

137. Daniel Duke in “Gates of Light” // The Outlaw Jesse James, Alchemical Templar Treasure Maps & the Three Veils of Negative Existence

Bob Frissell is the author of, among other things, “Nothing in This Book Is True, But It’s Exactly How Things Are”, which was just re-released with a 25th anniversary edition. Bob’s work is something I stumbled upon several years ago, and this book was pretty instrumental in shaping the young, inquisitive mind I had at the time.  Bob’s book is considered an underground classic in the realm of metaphysics and spirituality, and it explores everything from higher consciousness and human evolution to sacred geometry, the secret government, UFOs, Atlantis and so much more. We’re not going to get too metaphysical though, so if you’re here for UFO and Atlantis talk, this is not for you. This chat is more about the topics that more directly affect our everyday lives and how we can continue on the path of positive personal transformation. Because, really, that is my primary interest here and always has been, and it turns out it’s Bob’s primary interest too, so it was nice to explore that common ground together. So take a few deep circular breaths and let Bob Frissell guide you through the hidden hallways that make up the haunted house we all have living inside us.   PATREON EXTENSION Listen at patreon.com/occulture Universal law & the three basic principles of breath alchemy How suppressed energy affects our breathing Syncing your breath with other people Heart-based unity Modern conspiracy culture and what that says about humanity’s path forward What the title of the book means to Bob   RESOURCES “Nothing in This Book Is True, But It’s Exactly How Things Are (25th Anniversary Edition)” on IndieBound “Nothing in This Book Is True, But It’s Exactly How Things Are (25th Anniversary Edition)” on Amazon Bob’s website   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.   MERCH Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Carter Y., Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T., Scotty R., CL, Adan   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

136. Bob Frissell in “Strikes & Gutters, Ups & Downs” // Redefining Humanity, Breath Alchemy & Our Physical Geometry

Aaron French has written what he says is the first academic paper focused on one of the most batshit theories any of us have ever heard of. His paper is called “The Mandela Effect & New Memory” and was recently published by the academic journal Correspondences: Journal for the Study of Esotericism. Aaron’s paper looks at this recent phenomenon and why it’s become such a popular conspiracy theory and Internet meme, and how it sheds light on our contemporary technoscience culture and the influence of advanced information technology on human cognition, memory, and belief, and aspects of the Mandela Effect that are familiar to esotericism, since both conspiracy theories and esoteric knowledge cohabit the same marginalized cultural space. Aaron is also an accomplished academic and has written many pieces of weird fiction, some of which we’ll talk about in the Patreon extension. And he’s also an accomplished anthology and magazine editor, having put together publications that featured interviews with names like Graham Hancock, Peter Levenda, Richard Smoley, Donald Tyson and Whitley Strieber. But it is that paper, the Mandela Effect & New Memory, that lays the foundation for our conversation here today, so let’s groove to that sweet sweetback badass song of conspiracy, spirituality and the memory of how fucked up our childhood really was.  PATREON EXTENSION Listen at patreon.com/occulture D-Wave’s connection to the Mandela Effect & the Great Old Ones from Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos Q Anon as a symptom of the Mandela Effect Weird & horror fiction as a mystical didactic experience The evolution of esoteric & exoteric philosophy in weird fiction from Poe to Lovecraft to Ligotti The Mandela Effect as postmodern weird fiction & postmodern alchemy   RESOURCES Aaron’s paper - The Mandela Effect & New Memory   DONATE If recurring monthly support via Patreon isn’t your thing, we do accept one time-donations via PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Every little bit helps.   MERCH Tees, tanks, hoodies, hats. Check ‘em out at our Etsy shop.   SOCIAL Twitter Instagram Facebook Tumblr   MUSIC Vestron Vulture - “I Want to Be a Robot (Tribute to Giorgio Moroder)”   PRODUCTION & LICENSING This podcast is produced in the Kingdom of Ohio and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. Executive Producers: Carter Y., Mauricio G., Daniel R., Kelly C., Bruce H., Christopher B., Timothy W., Nick F., Michael Q., Jamaica J., Mute Ryan, John W., Andy E., Colleen F., Saliyah S., Michael S., Kevin C., Megan B., Kaleb H., Dionisio T.   REMINDER Love yourself. Think for yourself. Question authority.

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