39 episodes

Exploring connections in high strangeness. fringe culture and the occult

Consensus Unreality Consensus Unreality

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 58 Ratings

Exploring connections in high strangeness. fringe culture and the occult

    Willow Trueman on Channeling Strangeness, Synchronicity, Hypnosis and Much More..

    Willow Trueman on Channeling Strangeness, Synchronicity, Hypnosis and Much More..

    In this long conversation with Willow Trueman of the Nonsense Bazaar podcast, we discuss the shifting nature of a paranormally- tinged life. The paths of synchronicity; talismanic use of embarrassment and narrative; hypnotic and sleep-walking experiences; the language of Flying Saucer literature; past lives and dream lives; Peter Pan; and tons more. 

    The first hour is free, but to hear the whole conversation and the odd turns it takes, as well as our entire episode archive, sign up for our Patreon! Much awaits you there

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    • 59 min
    PREVIEW Patreon 65: Uncertain Places, Strange Occurrences, Slips in the Veil

    PREVIEW Patreon 65: Uncertain Places, Strange Occurrences, Slips in the Veil

    A brief missive from the upturned tortoise shell wherein a soup of syncs bubbles over. Audiobook vortices, the on-high writer writing the writer, and more reckless cosmic speculation. 

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    UNLOCKED: Saucers of Despair III: The Saturnal Current, Dark Gods, Astrotheology (10/13/2022)

    UNLOCKED: Saucers of Despair III: The Saturnal Current, Dark Gods, Astrotheology (10/13/2022)

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    This was originally a patreon exclusive episode released on 10/13/2022 as part of our Saucers of Despair Series. We continue to release regular exclusive episodes on patreon as well as a printed journal, written content and more. Join up at www.patreon.com/consensusunreality

    In this third part of our Saucers of Despair series we delve further into Gnostic and Mithraic mysteries, the magic of boundary deities and markers, and identify the pilots behind the wheels of those Saucers— the Dark Gods themselves! Plus some film discussions: A  Dark Song, The Caller, Alison’s Birthday, and a bit of the new Hellraiser...

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    • 1 hr 18 min
    Orgonomy, Cloudbusting and Wilhelm Reich with Sarah Chait

    Orgonomy, Cloudbusting and Wilhelm Reich with Sarah Chait

    In this interview with artist and recent Orgonon resident Sarah Chait,  we discuss the life, work, and legacy of the great Wilhelm Reich, from  his early involvement with Freud and leftist organizations in Europe to  his landing in rural Maine and later prison time.  Contemporary Reichian therapeutic practices, cloudbusting, orgone  boxes, the tranquil surreality of summer at Orgonon, Reich’s unique  relationship to American art and culture, and more!

    Plus:  bonus Patreon discussion with Ben and David on recent synchronicities,  the new Consensus Unreality print publication, and more!

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    • 1 hr 22 min
    Astral Inhabitants, Fairy Faith, Mahatma Letters, Contact with Non-Human Intelligence

    Astral Inhabitants, Fairy Faith, Mahatma Letters, Contact with Non-Human Intelligence

    Testing connections along the fairy and astral-Theosophical to UFO pipeline... Yep,  still fully operational. NJ’s own W. Y. Evans-Wentz and his fairy faith research,  The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett, C W.  Leadbeater’s astral scenery and non-human inhabitants, plus recent ufologick happenings and how they might be 21st century communications from elementals, ascended masters, or the ineffable unknown. As always, another head-spinner so we dove tailed the back-end with some TV talk.

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    • 48 min
    Unseen Resonances: John Keel, Jadoo, Lyre-led Synchs, Exquisite Corpse 2 and More..

    Unseen Resonances: John Keel, Jadoo, Lyre-led Synchs, Exquisite Corpse 2 and More..

    Unseen resonances, John Keel’s early work, nefarious tendencies in the UFO subculture, and more in this conversation. Susan Lepselter’s poetic-ethnographic book and John Keel’s classics Jadoo and Operation Trojan Horse are consulted. Hermes fashions his lyre from a turtle. What’s that mean for our turtle synchs? We discuss our newest exquisite corpse experiment and perform a new randonaut generation for the first time in a few years. 

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    • 47 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
58 Ratings

58 Ratings

TheGallopingGhost ,

One of my favorite pods

If you’re into ufology, synchronicities, the intellectual side of paranormality, art, literature, philosophy, etc., this is a wonderful show. The hosts are interesting and well read. This show covers all kinds of fun and odd things. Most paranormal shows are on the level of ghost hunting with Zak Bagans (…which is fine). This one is more like sitting at a campfire, telling true UFO stories with two friends that are modern day blends of Charles Fort/John Keel/CG Jung/John Keats, that used to do psychedelics in college 20 years ago.

Garth Merenghi ,

Essential Listening!

For those with a vested interest in topics of UFOlogy (aka UAPology), the occult, and cult horror, don't skip this pod! Ben and Dave both have an informed understanding of these topics, and come to the pod well-read and researched. They keep it nice and light, while managing to dive deep into the material.

Kaylinnnnnnnnnn ,

I come for the men

I stay for the lore

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