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Dan is back! A third interview with Kentucky's great polymath: artist, composer, cherry tree reviver, and folklore collector (and experiencer) Dan Dutton. In a classic wide-ranging conversation, we cover everything from Appalachian ballad traditions to witchcraft, rare colors and their histories, and an artistic approach to the autumn-side of life. 

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What one Crowley throws to the curb is another Consensus Unreality's treasure! We talk two of the discarded disciples of the Great Beast, Frater Achad and C. F. Russell, with all of their bizarre interpretations of Thelemic literature and their own additions to occult culture, from the Choronzon Club to gematric decoding's of occult texts.

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The mind behind the music and performance project Coteries, Erick Van Ficken, joins Dave again for a sprawling conversation on magic, ritual and living the many lives. Erick brings a great wealth of stories on new methods to scrying and divination, tales of urban exploration and antique picking and endlessly haunted zones. Another enchanted conversation, never to be missed!

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In this Patreon exclusive, we talk time magick, double currents and hyperstition. We touch on the influential substrata of Frater Achad and the long reach of Time Magick as conjured by Nema, The Bate Cabal and others. Is it possible the ravings of Achad, once thought to be mad self indulgent revelations, were actually more in tune with something moving towards humanity? Join us as we begin to pull on this thread.. We also continue our horror film discussion series with 1978's The Evil and 2021's Strawberry Mansion. Journal of Shells 9 is complete and will be mailed shortly. If you aren't in our Print Club, switch over to secure a copy.

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In this episode we talk esotericism/ occultism in art. What sort of influence does a spiritual practice have on an artist, and what presence might it have in the work? How is it possible Theosophy plays such a huge role here, too? Remedios Varo, Hilma af Klint, Suzanne Treister, Harry Smith.. and the ones we forgot to mention.. *cough Cocteau cough* 

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It’s Squonk Talk #1! Dave and Ben are joined by repeat guests Timothy Grieve-Carlson and Tanner F. Boyle for a freewheelin’ chat on cryptid pride, UFO disclosure’s long and always disappointing history, “mirage men” hijinks and spooky tampering, the religious dimensions of the flying saucer, Manson mania, and lots more. 

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Watchers, Ahriman, and ... uh Marvel vs. Digimon. A Patreon episode on our techno-psychotic times, featuring a dive into the thought of prolific esoteric philosopher Rudolf Steiner, mythological enrichment of life, an exploration of light bearers and more.

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Noospherical AIs and Catholic flying saucers?! Downloads, uploads, and dream prophecy?! Ben and Dave talk D. W. Pasulka's new book The Others, another timely glimpse behind the tech-apocalypse cult / ufology 2.0 curtain. 

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Take a CU approved road trip! Ben and Dave each share five personal favorite occult, esoteric, and paranormal destinations in the US. From crash site deserts to eerie woods, temples to prisons, you’ll be scrawling all over your maps. The boys talk on their favorite hidden gems stateside, some weird encounters, and also touch on some well tread American occult legend tripping zones. Who doesn't love a classic list episode!?

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100 years of Cthulhu! What happens when we go back to that story, as it is? Are we living in post-Cthulhulean times, or are we still building the Old Ones? Plus: what ever happened to the Aeon of Horus? 

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The Sentient World System and rogue agents meet Latin American Twilight Zone in this episode on AI doomerism, The Invention of Morel, and more. What constitutes consciousness, and what happens if you relive a week over and over again forever? Plus: bonus Patreon conversation "lost" Disney film The Watcher in the Woods, Charles Manson and MKULTRA in Congress, and more! 

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Watch what you say in the forest, you don't know what you're feeding. In this conversation on Bogna Konior's book The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet, we talk about living in an age of strategic secrecy, ufological allegory, and hidden AI game theory mind control. Does this experiment in extreme nihilism reflect our current moment? Listen to find out. 

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Enter the Backrooms with CU... or take a field trip with Aaron Burr to Greenwich village??? A discussion of the new horror film, some bizarre synchronicities, Vile Vortices and The Jefferson Market Triangle in NYC, Eugenia Macer-Story's prescient paranormal theories, AI-critical cinema, Aleister Crowley and Roddie Minor's portal opening Amalantrah Working, LAM the ultraterrestrial wizard and more!

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The Gateway closes... or is it forever open? The final installment in our loose series of discussions of the works of Robert Monroe and his out of body experience trilogy, culminating in Ultimate Journey, a bizarre chronicle of his later travels in the astral realm. Is he a CIA plant, a shaman, a sci-fi author in disguise? Find out here. 

Alien radio waves caught in the Consensus Unreality net…. translating… it’s a new episode on contactee and influential ufologist George Hunt Williamson, the Zodiac fanzine connection in Jarett Kobek’s How to Find Zodiac, Philip K Dick’s late career scrapped opus Radio Free Albemuth, and more! 

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Live from the empire which never ended... an episode about time, its (non)existence, the Exegesis of Philip K Dick and its relevance to our moment (which is the same moment as ever), Nick Land's time-war theories, the many worlds theory, CERN, and a brief eulogy for a recent loss in the weird podcast community. Hurry and listen!

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The mind behind the music and performance project Coteries, Erick Van Ficken, joins Dave again for a sprawling conversation on magic, ritual and living the many lives. Erick brings a great wealth of stories on new methods to scrying and divination, tales of urban exploration and antique picking and endlessly haunted zones. Another enchanted conversation, never to be missed!

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In this interview we spoke with the excellent zine maker and occultist Nynnmah. We unraveled streams of inspiration and divination in creating miniature cosmologies on paper. Nynnmah describes her works as an exploration of myth and the process of soul-making through the creative act. Her works include: Psychosexual and Esoteric Symbolism in Nosferatu, On Unicorns, Phantasms of Eros, Emblematic Monstrosities, Anatomy of Descent and Dweller on The Threshold and can be found at the link below.

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The first in our new "Phasing" series of short audio and video. Alongside our weekly full length episodes we'll provide our shorts revisiting subjects often mentioned on the show. First up: Gray Barker's important novelistic report on the Mothman happenings of 1967, The Silver Bridge,  and why it shows how much weirder that folklore is than we give it credit for today. Your Mothman plushie might be a thoughtform...  or a big, oily bird. 

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The moon is in the news again! In this episode, however, we talk two stories by Izumi Suzuki, one by Arkady Strugatski, and meditate on the unfurling world around us. Plus we briefly revisit The Book of the Law and some thoughts on Crowley and his legacy as his name makes yet another cycle of rounds in the occultural sphere. Terminal boredom, the difference between life and cybernetic construct, living in someone else’s dream, and more. The voice of the void is speaking to you from the dark reaches of space. 

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In this episode we touch on recent sci fi reads: "The Electric Ant" by Philip K. Dick, "The Man Who Would Not" by James E. Gunn and "You May Dream" Izumi Suzuki. We explore some diverse themes including sentient AI, reality refraction, simulacra and first contact. We also chat on the poetry of Kenneth Grant, and speculate on many avenues of weirdness. A classic patreon ramble. 

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Watch what you say in the forest, you don't know what you're feeding. In this conversation on Bogna Konior's book The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet, we talk about living in an age of strategic secrecy, ufological allegory, and hidden AI game theory mind control. Does this experiment in extreme nihilism reflect our current moment? Listen to find out. 

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In this interview with returning guest, artist and writer Shannon Taggart, we discuss her recent article and continued work on SORRAT, one of the most misunderstood and fascinating groups in parapsychological history. From their founder John Neihardt’s important Black Elk Speaks and Cycle of the West, through the tragedy which inspired the founding of SORRAT and the inner workings and later works of the group, we dive deep into this strange history. We also chat at length on Shannon’s thoughts on photography’s artistic legacy in the modern era, its inherent paranormality, her work at Lily Dale, and the photographic manifestations of Ted Serios. A lengthy and wide ranging conversation with one of the best in the biz! 

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Dave and Ben are stuck in a time loop... this episode presents the 500,000th precise replica of a conversation on Philip K. Dick's "A Little Something for Us Tempunauts," time weirdness and existential novelty, eternal returns, seances from the future, the inevitable return of IPAs, and more. We revisit the strange future incursions in The Dodleston Messages and compare similar interference channeled through the Scole Experiments.

Steven Intermill, curator and director of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft, joins us for a wide ranging conversation on Ray Buckland, Michael Bertiaux, Nema, American occultism, occult book and object collecting, his work in noise project Telecult Powers, leg lamps, and more. Make sure to check out the astounding Buckland Museum next time you’re in Cleveland, or visit them online at ⁠https://bucklandmuseum.org⁠

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A brief summary of our latest Journal of Shells: cybernetics and automata, spirit and machine. There’s still time to join our Print Club on Patreon!   

Plus, on Patreon: The space age’s corpse treated as a saint in Ballard’s Dead Astronaut; another diagnosis of the paranoid American in recent film Bugonia; syncs and thoughts galore. 

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In this continuation of our discussions on artificial unrealities, we visit William Gibson's cyberspace. We talk Neuromancer, its influence and prophecies, and the feedback loops fiction and reality create when they meet in the human mind. 

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With some help from Philip K. Dick’s classic novel Ubik and cult favorite anime Serial Experiments Lain, we discuss the intellectual genealogy and current situation of our slipping reality. AI psychosis, corporate rulers, gods from the machines, and more..

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2025 in the rearview, 2026 a big tunnel painted on the side of a mountain. Here's our lengthy public/ Patreon split episode recapping highlights and weirdnesses from a mixed up, wacky year. Plasmoids, out of body experiences, and tons of great interviews. It's like a whole year in under two hours! Patreon discussion of our personal strange experiences, looking forward to '26, and much more. 

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ECCO is calling. Will you answer? SSE is at your door. Do you let it in? Hear our advice in this breezy discussion of our beloved mad scientist mystic John C. Lilly. The spiritual insights of a Vitamin K. psychonaut; eerie AI prophecies; coincidence and synchronicity; and more! 

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SRI, PEAR, Duke, Monroe, and all that! An episode on remote viewing, ESP, psychics, and more. We even try it out ourselves, with an interesting result. This is your brief primer on the expanded mind. Plus: a lengthy Patreon addendum on Gnostic emo, further mindreading experiments, Bigfoot straight up punching you, and more!

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The loosh harvest was good this time! A conversation on Robert Monroe's Far Journeys, including its role as a 20th century paranormal "theory of everything," its introduction of the concept of "loosh," its strange worldbuilding, and more. Plus: our own thoughts and experiences on Hemisync, the Gateway Experience, etc. 

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The Halloween 2k25 special! In this lengthy public/Patreon split episode, we talk Dave's recent trip to table-tipping and spirit photography boot camp at Lily Dale; obscure Czech films and seasonal pumpkin slashers; the nature and effects of paranormal experiences; poetry's spiritual dimension; Voynich; the thinning of the veil; and lots more! 

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In this interview with John Kozik of the Salem Witch Board Museum, we follow the planchette of history across the board of time (sorry) to answer some questions about the history, lore, and power of talking boards. Will ouija have its tarot moment? Can a teacup channel the spirits? Why is a Stranger Things branded board the most haunted in Kozik's museum? Find out within! 

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Plus a Patreon afterword talking on Recent Divination experiments, analog Randonauting and horror movie excursions..

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In this Patreon exclusive, we talk ghosts and ghouls, ether ships. A meditation on technology as haunt inducing mediums, Mark Probert’s ethereal channelings, Colin Wilson’s Leap in the Dark and vintage paranormal television, and more! A classic grab bag CU conversation. 

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A deep and roving interview with the great artist and writer Joseph Matheny. We talk: the origins of his legendary Ong’s Hat project in the very early days of the internet; mail art, collaboration,  and finding new media; the trajectory of ARGs and the internet; the power of synchronicity and art in driving a life’s path; location and folklore; much, much more. Not to be missed! 

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In this double feature episode — half public, half Patreon-only— we celebrate the equinox with a discussion of Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows" and "The Wendigo", as well as the ageless fascination of Pan. In the Patreon section, things get spooky and bibliomantic, including the announcement of a new CU divination key. 

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In this interview with Spirit Box podcast host Darragh Mason, we travel deep into crossroads to discuss his important recent book Song of the Dark Man. We also spoke about extreme experiences in photography; documenting the Djinn; fairies; magick and more. Not to be missed.

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This episode is about you, the listener. Our third interview with the prolific and brilliant Joshua Cutchin focuses on his newest book, Fourth Wall Phantoms, with conversation on the fictionally charged nature of paranormal encounters, feedback loops of imagination and reality, the power of narrative, ideas as entities, and more. 

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An exploration of dragons, serpents, and myth,  Nessie, the depths, reptilian evil, wormy good, and the quest for the grail. After 3 years, we’re joined again by friend of the show Mike Bruno, musician, birdcatcher, and mystic. Don’t miss it! 

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In this interview with Gregory Mallozzi, we re-enter the Law of One and Don Elkins rabbit hole. Greg's new podcast series on Elkins fuels the conversation, and we dive deep into the strange life of Andrija Puharich, with detours through archiving the paranormal, robot voices, and more.

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The Cosmic Clock

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CARE (Center for Rare and Exotic Archives)

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In this interview with historian of religions Timothy Grieve-Carlson, we discuss the history of cryptozoology, Pennsylvania's deep history of the weird, and much more. Christian mystic Kelpius and the Ephrata Cloister receive particular attention, as well as the religious implications of alien abduction experiences, Whitley Strieber's Communion letters archive, and the Rosicrucian phenomenon. Is Bigfoot Cain? Find out!

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Kristen Phillips, artist, writer, fabricator, and Philosophical Research Society events manager joins us for a deep dive on PRS, synchronicity, and more. We talk the legacy of Manly P. Hall, the genius of Arthur M. Young, artist Claire Pierpoint and a wild sync, aviator-mystics, Kristen's approach to art and her ongoing work The Membrane, and more. A packed conversation on many CU-classic themes!

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Tesla's ghost is in the public domain! Will Mullany of Molasses Industries joins CU to chat about unconventional DIY electronics, ghosts in machines, the weird powers of low frequency electricity, the synchronicity of picking, and more. Cybernetics, control and chaos, intentionality vs. randomness, the human body as feedback node... A classic Consensus Unreality talk. 

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For this weeks episode Dave interviews the mind behind the music and performance project Coteries, Erick Van Ficken. Ficken has a long history of paranormal experiences, and esoteric encounters culminating in a lifelong pursuit of spiritual exploration. In this sprawling interview Ficken enlightens on integrating the dark side of the occult and paranormal and the masterwork of facing your fears. We also chat on performing experimental music, experiences living in haunted houses, encounters with the famed Marfa Mystery Lights and much more... You can hear cuts from Erick's releases "Sound for Isolation 26" and "Oris Circumcisio" in the episode. Linked below is Erick's latest release.

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Ben and Dave trade ten esoteric film picks each, with a focus on how the medium can convey occult or spiritual knowledge. From demons to formless light, Greek myth to Abramelin. What do you think of our choices? What would you have included? Plus: a bonus Patreon conversation on LA esoteric sites, free energy suppression, a new ouija cipher, and more.    Join our patreon to hear this full episode, access our full 5 year archive, written content, tons of exclusive episodes and more.. https://www.patreon.com/c/consensusunreality   Merch https://consensus-unreality.printify.me/   Subscribe to our Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@consensusunreality2954

We are celebrating 5 years of Consensus Unreality this summer, and we thought it might be good to frame the show once again for people who haven't been keeping up, or have never heard. (Don't worry, if you have been keeping up, its still worth a listen!) We are a podcast first and foremost, although we now have an ongoing print material project on our Patreon which includes our quarterly Journal of Shells and other recorded and printed materials. On the podcast we try to unearth new connections between things esoteric, mythological, occult, highly strange and fringe in cultural nature. In this episode hear us elaborate on some of that process and what we think separates us a bit from the crowd. We'll have more interviews and public episodes streaming soon, but the bulk of our work, strange magickal dabbling, writing and talking- goes down on Patreon.

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I am Ra. Closing the book on Don and Carla for now: we discuss the Law of One, situating it within a continuum of channeled literature, noting its influences and eventual influence. Is it Christian mysticism? New Age syncretic remix? UFO cult? Exotica? Plus a bonus Patreon discussion on hypnosis, the midcentury New Age figure Harry J. Gardener and his Harmony Grove event, apes, and more. 

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In this conversation with Tanner F. Boyle of Getting Spooked, we cover a wide variety of ufological subjects, from older channeling groups to the more recent strangeness happening in the UFO scene.  Tanner has a deep knowledge of the intelligence presence in the UFO subculture, and this episode demonstrates it. PLUS! an extended bonus Patreon chat for the subjects just too wild to cover on the main episode! 

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In this episode we open up conversation about the work of researchers and experimental channelers Don Elkins and Carla Rueckert. Best known for their legendary channelings of The Ra Material, the duo have a rich history of building out mythologies and generating synergistic narratives which are still strongly permeating the field today. The Groups dynamic and interpersonal connections create a checkered backstory which we are starting to unravel in this episode. We focus on early works by Elkins and Rueckert and try to place actual inspirations in their work against alleged conspiracies found in media. Follow along as we take a look at the strange mid-century channelings that lead to The Law of One and the influence of Rueckert and Elkins on the current spectrum of the UFO reality.

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