Chapter 23 by James Garside

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A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I'm also funny — I probably should've led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let's be part of each other's stories. More at: jamesgarside.net jamesgarside.substack.com

  1. 3d ago

    EP0023 Review: The Magic of Israel Regardie (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    Give my regards to Regardie “We’re all just space-monkeys, really.” — James Garside Ultra short off-the-cuff review of an obscure recording about a legendary occultist. I enjoyed it way more than I let on at the time. It’s a little more about Hyatt than Regardie but still worth your time. What to expect? Aliens, magick, the Golden Dawn. You know. The usual. It might help if you know who Israel Regardie is. But if you don’t know then listen anyway. Then you will know. You see how this works. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Review: The Magic of Israel Regardie Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0023 Review: The Magic of Israel Regardie (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  2. Jul 27

    EP0022 Review: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    Hate self-help but read it anyway “I’ve got sand in my dreamcatcher.” — James Garside This is a short review of a book that I didn’t like very much. Barely a few lines and an insult. I feel bad about it. But not enough to read the book again or write a longer review. To be honest I wasn’t sure whether to bother reading it out. But I’ve committed to reading everything out loud at least once so here we are. Am I being unfair? Is the book any good? Read it and make up your own mind. I’m not your mom. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Review: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0022 Review: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  3. Jul 20

    EP0021 Dave McKean on his Creative Process (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    I have the inexplicable urge to start painting again “The worst thing to do is put your whole life into one drawing.” — Dave McKean Dave McKean is a legend. Illustrator, photographer, filmmaker, musician, and artist. He’s also responsible for the album art for a suspiciously large number of bands that I loved as a teen. Here’s a handful of quotes from him that lived in my notebook for many years. That’s it. That’s the post. He doesn’t believe in talent so much as hand-eye coordination, hard work, and showing up. He worked nights in the middle of nowhere. He put off buying a computer for years because he liked getting his hands dirty. His advice is practical: Make an image every day. Carry a sketchbook. Go to art school. Work your ass off. Get better. That’s better advice than the content of most online courses. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Dave McKean on his Creative Process Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0021 Dave McKean on his Creative Process (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  4. Jul 13

    EP0020 Notes: Generation Hex (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    Notes from a book that rewired my brain “If I hear one more person who brags about their trips with Terence McKenna or Timothy Leary I might become what people refer to as evil.”  — Rachel Haywire In the early noughties I read Generation Hex: New Voices from Outside Reality. It was a magick antholocy edited by Jason Louv and published by Disinformation. Back when I was still young, beautiful, and hopeful. Well, at least one of those things. I mean kinda. This is where I first encountered James Curcio and Rachel Haywire. People whose works I still love and admire to this day. I scribbled notes at the time like a normal person. Then years later I published them as a blog post like some sort of deranged anthropologist. This is that post. Best read in a darkened room with the lights out and your eyes shut. I’ve no idea what’s what anymore so please consider it a great big messy misquote and go buy the actual book. Thoth is the god of magick and writing. Coincidence? I think not. Make of that what you will. Come back 2005, all is forgiven. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Notes: Generation Hex Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0020 Notes: Generation Hex (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  5. Jul 6

    EP0019 Some Notes on Presentation Skills (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    Notes from a public speaking workshop that actually helped “Words are like sweets.” — Jane Oakshott Notes from a presentation skills workshop I took with the wonderful Jane Oakshott. Taken years ago when public speaking used to give me full-blown panic attacks. Now I never speak to anyone. Problem solved. Hold for laugh. Thank you, I’ll be here all week. This workshop included the most useful advice I’d ever received about public speaking. Practical advice on breathing, posture, and voice. How to stop fear from eating you alive in front of an audience. Recommended if you’ve ever had a panic attack in front of a microphone, a keyboard, or both. Some of it works as well for writing as it does for public speaking. Ten percent is what you say. Ninety percent is everything else. Stop monitoring what you’re producing. Start thinking about who you’re producing it for. This advice could save your life. If fear of public speaking is killing you. Not so much if you’re pursued by a bear. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Some Notes on Presentation Skills Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0019 Some Notes on Presentation Skills (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  6. Jun 29

    EP0018 Why Do You Write? To Show the World its Own Dreams (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    My answer to a question you should never try to answer “All writers are shamans and creativity is a magickal act.” — James Garside This was the closest I ever came to writing a mission statement. It was a long time ago, I promise! What do you write? Why do you write? There are questions no writer wants to answer. File next to: “Where do you get your ideas from?” “Have you written anything I’ve heard of?” And “Do you like Harry Potter?” I want to show the world its own dreams. That’s the phrase I came up with when forced to explain why I write. I know how it sounds. But I said what I said. This piece was my attempt to explain what I meant without making things worse. Which is a hard line to walk when your philosophy sounds like it belongs on a t-shirt. Magick shows up. Shamanism shows up. Bill Hicks shows up. Whether any of it lands or not depends on you. Are you the sort of person who growls when asked why they write or do you have a two-hour answer ready? I’m a bit of both and / or neither depending on the day. What do you write? Why do you write? Answers on a postcard please. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: Why Do You Write? To Show the World its Own Dreams Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0018 Why Do You Write? To Show the World its Own Dreams (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  7. Jun 22

    EP0017 The Post-it Notes of a Non-writing Writer (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    Deranged monkeys, shiny things, and the madness of writers not writing “A non-writing writer is, in fact, a monster courting insanity.” — Franz Kafka There’s a specific misery of wanting to write and not writing. What that does to a writer. If you know, you know. If you don’t, you will. Kafka said it better than I ever could. I only quoted him so that you’d keep reading. This is a handful of fragments. Post-it notes from inside my head. It isn’t a polished piece. That’s sort of the point. What do you mean lazy? I’m not lazy. I’m efficient. There’s also a monkey. Did I mention the monkey? Look at the monkey! This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: The Post-it Notes of a Non-writing Writer Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0017 The Post-it Notes of a Non-writing Writer (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

  8. Jun 15

    EP0016 If I Wasn’t a Fraud or Afraid (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside

    The wish list I wish I didn’t need to write “I’d gladly trade a long life for a life well lived.” — James Garside Fear is the only thing standing between you and the life you want. Hesitation in the gap between knowing what you want and having the nerve to go after it. This is a list post. Which I hate. Ok it’s less a list and more a confession with line breaks. I mean that in a good way. Written years ago. Back when the gap between who I was and who I wanted to be was so wide you could lose a horse in it. Several horses even. So it could just as easily have been last Tuesday. What would you do if you weren’t a fraud or afraid? Spoiler alert: In my case quite a lot. Apparently. Including moving to Japan, paying my taxes, and brushing my teeth twice a day. Some of these things have happened. Some of them haven’t yet. I’ll leave you to work out which is which. If you’ve ever made a list of excuses instead of actually doing the thing then this one’s for you. This episode is brought to you by: Nobody. Links: Original: If I Wasn’t a Fraud or Afraid Substack: jamesgarside.substack.com Medium: medium.com/@jamesgarside_ Youtube: www.youtube.com/@jamesgarside Web: jamesgarside.net Chapter 23 by James Garside. A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I’m also funny — I probably should’ve led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let’s be part of each other’s stories. More at: jamesgarside.net Get full access to Chapter 23 by James Garside at jamesgarside.substack.com/subscribe

    EP0016 If I Wasn’t a Fraud or Afraid (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside
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A regular series of irregular thoughts. Could be anything. Mostly rants. Warning: May contain traces of sarcasm. Chapter 23 is a multimedia project by James Garside. Journalist, Author, Writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Would you care for a cup of tea? I write about everything from art, culture, and politics to tech, travel, and the occult. Sometimes in ways that get me into trouble. I'm also funny — I probably should've led with that. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let's be part of each other's stories. More at: jamesgarside.net jamesgarside.substack.com

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