Archive for September, 2005

Occult & Paranormal Photography at the Met

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

This is pretty cool for anybody in New York and planning a visit to the city within the next few months. The Metropolitan Museum of Art just opened an exhibit only a couple days ago called The Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult. There’s a brief item about it at the New York Magazine website […]

Pinchbeck on Steiner

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

Really cool passage from New World Disorder’s interview with Daniel Pinchbeck. In this segment, Pinchbeck is talking about the profundity of Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy:
He notes that you can’t really make a final distinction between our thoughts about things and the things themselves. Thinking, for him, is a part of reality - as much a part […]

Pinchbeck Preparation

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

Actually, while I’m on the topic of preparing for the Daniel Pinchbeck interview, maybe I ought to ask you guys for help. Since I’m doing this (partly) for your edification and amusement, what questions do you have for Daniel Pinchbeck? What have you always wanted to know about the journey from New York literary elite […]

The Spiritual Sampler Platter

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

I’m doing research for my upcoming interview with psychedelic shamanism author Daniel Pinchbeck and came across a really excellent review of his book Breaking Open the Head at the Brooklyn Rail, written by Ellen Pearlman. It’s perhaps the most even-handed look at his work that I’ve seen so far, talking not just about the good, […]