Literature
The Reverend Nemu
About Me
- Bio
Blah blah blah
- Skills and talents
- Hanging out in libraries, pouring over apocalyptic tracts. Performing wedding ceremonies. Ghost-busting. I can roll my belly too, and speak Japanese and Portuguese, all at the same time.
- Interests
- Anarchy, ayahuasca, linguistics, Literature, Magick, Psychology, scripture, talking to dead people, Thelema
- What I'm Reading
- Pantagruel by Rabelais. The Secret of the Golden Flower by Wilhelm translation. O Livro dos Exus by Antonio de Alva. Nemu's End by me.
- What I'm Listening To
- At the moment, an African radio podcast by JPR, my old French teacher turned radio DJ!
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- Blueberry Zombieland
Education
- High school
- Long ago in a galaxy far far away.
- College
- Invisible College of the Illuminati
- Graduate school
- Macnhester Uni
- Additional study
- History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine
Work
- Employer
- Vatican
- Position
- Pope in training
Soul and SpiritThe Greeks regarded sexual passion as a kind of madness -- possession by Eros -- which deprived you of all dignity and made you betray your friends. Nowadays we are particularly prone to such madness because we have lost the religious depth which would contain and define the soul's desire for something beyond the human.Â
A Supraterranean ManifestoPerhaps it hit me when Time Magazine named their 2006 Person of the Year. You. It was so simple, so obvious. The decision must have been based largely on the runaway success of YouTube. Much else was changing about the ways we communicate and spend our free time and energy. But even that simple switch from passive to active media consumption was one that, I felt sure, would forever transform our society.
Comrade Dogleaf
About Me
- Bio
my arms, ancient cleavers, (kissed
with oils and sand from the darkest oases) began
carving an alcove in the distant
mountainside
where I could lay his
ragged form: spread out,
a tubercular god, snapping at the sky
like it was a cure
- Interests
- Astral Projection Terence McKenna, Chaos Theory, discordianism, dogs, Entheogens, Literature, lucid dreaming, photography, Poetry, Taoism, Windmills
- What I'm Reading
- The Tao Te Ching, Born In The Year Of The Butterfly Knife by Derrick C. Brown
- What I'm Listening To
- Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Red Sparrowes, Hammock, The Beatles, SUNN O))), EARTH, Fuck Buttons, Glasvegas, God Is An Astronaut, Nick Drake, Sleepy Eyes of Death
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- Waking Life, Amelie, Arsenic and Old Lace, Some Like It Hot, Fantastic Mr. Fox, A Hard Day's Night, Requiem For A Dream, Ed Wood, My Father's Glory
Paolo Lery
About Me
- Bio
Art loving explorer of consciousness.
- Skills and talents
- Deep House & Psychedelic DJ http://www.realitysandwich.com/return_psychonaut_spinners
- Interests
- art, Backpacking, consciousness, Film, freedom, Literature, Music, Psychedelics
- What I'm Reading
- Colin Wilson, Terence McKenna, Mark Twain, Hermann Hesse, Robert Anton Wilson, Tim Leary, Nietzsche, Rick Strassman, Graham Hancock, Daniel Pinchbeck, William S Burroughs, Aleister Crowley, George Orwell, Jean Baudrillard, Chuck Palahniuk, Plato
- What I'm Listening To
- Shpongle, Younger Brother, Ott, Prometheus, Sasha, John Digweed, Hernan Cattaneo, M.A.N.D.Y.
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- Land Of The Blind, The Fountain, Eraserhead, Nosferatu, Fantastic Planet, Koyaanisqatsi, Ghost In The Shell 2, Moon, 12 Monkeys, Children Of Men, Inland Empire, Eyes Wide Shut, Repo Man, Baraka
Jing-reed
About Me
- Bio
A young at heart geezer residing in Northern Thailand. Spent many decades as a university teacher of World Literature and ESL.
Nature is my home and refuge. Languages [Slovak, Russian, Spanish, English, Japanese. Thai ] are but one my tools. Raised in Slovakia but have roamed the entire planet much like a gypsy.
Spent time at Eiheiji Temple in Japan as a Zen monk.
Literature and music are passions.
- Skills and talents
- Living while trying not to harm or violate the planet. Respecting all life.
- Interests
- art, haiku, Japanse culture and writing, Literature, music [classical and tradtional], photography
- What I'm Reading
- Currently: Blindsight - Peter Watts, Amor en los Tiempos de Cólera - Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez
- What I'm Listening To
- Beethoven - String Quartet No 15 [at this moment]
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- Angels in America, The Hours, The History Boys, The Fall
- Websites I'm Into
- Uncovering the Biology of Belief, Roger Ebert's Journal
Education
- High school
- Rosemead H.S. Rosemead, California
- College
- Lost Angelse State University
- Graduate school
- San Francisco State University
Work
- Employer
- Retired in 2000 from Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Córdoba, México
- Position
- Professor
Louis J. Battaglia
About Me
- Interests
- art, Film, History, Literature, Media, Music, technology
- What I'm Reading
- Mont Saint Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
- What I'm Listening To
- Javelin, Kurt Vile, Ducktails, Real Estate
- Websites I'm Into
- PopMatters, Metacritic
Education
- College
- Buffalo State College
- Graduate school
- University at Buffalo
Work
- Employer
- Erie Community College, PopMatters.com, RTTNews.com
- Position
- Teacher, Editor, Writer
TRDMRK
About Me
- Bio
I work in social media / web design. I run a small, independent record label that is expanding into book publishing and more. I'm originally from the east coast.
- Skills and talents
- Web design / programming. Writing. Music.
- Interests
- Film, Literature, Music, Philosophy, ping pong.
- What I'm Reading
- Don DeLillo, Jean Genet, Ray Kurzweil, Timothy Leary, Paul Virilio, Slavoj Zizek, William T. Vollmann, David Foster Wallace, Celine, Joseph Campbell...
- What I'm Listening To
- Daniel Higgs, Indian Jewelry, Clipd Beaks, Triptykon, the Warlocks, the Black Angels, True Widow, Low, Joy Division, My Bloody Valentine...
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- Antichrist, Exit Through The Gift Shop, When You're Strange, The White Ribbon...
- Websites I'm Into
- Quadthreat, Truthdig, Brainwashed
Education
- High school
- Yes.
- College
- B.A.
Work
- Position
- Social Media
Daniel Nailed
About Me
- Bio
My life has thus far been kind of a lurching action from one crisis to the next.
- Skills and talents
- Art, writing, juggling, figuring people out. I'm very much interested in a number of social sciences, as people fascinate me :)
- Interests
- Anthropology..., free-thinking, Futurology, History, Literature, music of most types, sociology, the Arts
- What I'm Reading
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- What I'm Listening To
- A lot of podcasts!
- Website I'm Into
- Dae Luin
The Astral Placenta
About Me
- Skills and talents
- I love to write although my writings mostly confined to poetry I've just been published doing a collaborative project with the french avante guard performance troup and band Horse gives birth to fly contributing Poetry and writing for cd and dvd covers and jackets I'm a sensory stimulation junkie and not a junkie in the william burroughs sense I also dabble in painting and drawing and sculpture most of which are ongoing and never quite finished for I tend to be a bit scattered at times.
- Interests
- alternative healing practices, and most importantly Mythology and the invisible landscapes, consiousness evolution, conspiracy theories, enthogenic usages, just to name a few, linguistics, Literature, Poetry, Psychedelic experimentation, Psychology, synchronicities
- What I'm Reading
- Through ancient eyes by Neil hague Now D.M.T. the spirit molocule, The singularity is near by Ray Kurzweil Phantoms in the brain The synaptic self by joseph ledoux Daniel pincheback Terence Mckenna
- What I'm Listening To
- Sixteen Horsepower (hillbilly gothic and thwarted evangelical demon seeds with loads of scripture references) but my musical likes are very broad
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- a few really decent flicks on I.f.c. and sundance but there names ellude me at present moment but the sensations remain
Education
- High school
- Santa fe I.s.d. Texas
- College
- Blinn junior college Alvin college
- Additional study
- just my own research in aforementioned subjects
Work
- Employer
- Self employed writer mostly poetry and the like do to my twisted vernacular and lack of mechanics I also install and maintain fiber optics, cat five six and three for hospitals in the houston area ( communications tech)
- Position
- Self employed writer and I.t. tech
Skip Pulley
About Me
- Skills and talents
- I have degrees in film, international business program development and systems administration.
- Interests
- art, Film, Literature, Music
Education
- High school
- North Gaston HS
- College
- NCSU, UMB
- Graduate school
- TechSkills
- Additional study
- Hollywood Film Institute
Work
- Employer
- the Soundboy Media Group
- Position
- social engineer and network designer
Jay Van Liere
About Me
- Bio
Just a human becoming, pining to unite with the Atma within, to see the God in everything (as I believe all is thought-extension of the Creator thinking within and upon itself), and shed myself of all the guises of materialism. I'm a freelance writer (nonfiction, fiction, screenplays, spirituality, philosophy, polemics, etc.), soul surfer, backpacking junkie, and music-loving festy brother. I'm open to anything loving and positive in life, and try to surround myself with folk of like character, soul searchers on the spiritual quest of unity and illimitable expansion.
My focus lies in healing human consciousness and Gaia - believing the two to be synergistic. I'm a vegetarian and renewable proponent (worked 2 years in the solar arena). I love to travel and meet eclectic, strange folks, to experience the weird, phenomenal, and magnanimous. I believe in myriad phenomena, and have had a number of personal experiences of such spectacle. I'm a Sai Baba devotee, and am convinced he is another Messiah here with us today, to help raise human consciousness and vibration out of the muck of self-obsession and contemporary material sway. Sylvan hot springs rock, and I love to soak in them. In many ways I'm still a kid, and plan on retaining that mindset.
I went to my first national Rainbow Gathering in 1999. My hope is to hit a multitude of west coast festivals this summer: two regulars for me are the Oregon Country Fair and Earth Dance. Hit me up. Let's party and celebrate love and life!
I'm scrambling to evolve and help others on this journey of self-realizing the Creator within, uniting with our Atma, and to make the cosmic evolutionary leap of creative thought-form expansion into the Photon Band of ancient prophesy (2012), lovingly persevering through the fallen life-expressions of higher intelligence that have held oppressive sway on earth for a long time in our linear counting (albeit collective human will has allowed this vibration of negative entropy to predominate).
Peace and love be with you always!
- Skills and talents
- I invite you to check out some samples and links to my writing here. I'm a freelance writer of all genres and nuances, with a stolid background in metaphysics and cosmic spiritual cosmologies, and how these latter two speak to our current epoch of earthly and multi-dimensional evolution. If my writings resonate with you, please feel free to contact me. Acting and film are also passions of mine; I was Meisner schooled at a theatre in L.A. Backpacking and wilderness survival are some other strong points (regarding the latter, I still have much to learn). Surfing is a major part of my life, and I try and baptize myself out there everyday. A holist, I'm forever trying to educate myself on raw/tru-organic living and pure superfoods, and hope that I am a helpful source of this information to friends......I'm also a quasi-zoologist – love creatures of all makes, sizes, and temperaments. Peace and love be with you always.
- Interests
- Aesthetic Art, Ancient Culture, Anthroposophy, Backpacking, Geomancy, Holistic Living, Literature, Music, Phenomenology, Philosophy, renewable energy, spirituality, surfing, travel, UFO's, writing, Yoga
- What I'm Reading
- The Keys of Enoch - Hurtak; Zecharia Sitchin's fourth book of The Earth Chronicles; 2012 - Daniel Pinchbeck; Steiner: Secret Brotherhoods / The Karma of Untruthfulness Vol. I & II; Proust; Being and Nothingness - Sarte
- What I'm Listening To
- Anything with soul, groove, and lively jump.
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- Moon; Avatar; Where the Wild Things Are
- Websites I'm Into
- Rudolf Steiner Archive, The Academy for Future Science
Education
- College
- Michigan State University
- Additional study
- Intense perpetual self-education for the passed 7 yrs., focusing on metaphysics, cosmology - both spiritual and scientific (believing the two conjoin), Anthroposophy, ancient civilizations, geomancy, quantum thought physics, philosophy, literature.....etc.
Work
- Employer
- Freelance Writer
- Position
- Writer
Steve Fly Agaric
About Me
- Bio
Born in Wordsley, UK and spent much of my time swimming until I was 15. Then I kind of dropped out, picked up the drums and DJ'ing and head books and finally visited America for a few years laying music and writing on the road. On my return to the UK I continued writing and then moved to Holland in 2007, here I keep busy writing and reading and playing music once in a while (drums, DJ).
- Skills and talents
- Swimming, tossing pancakes, writing skewiff', sex and jokes, drums and guitar, turntablism,
- Interests
- languages, Literature, Magic Mushrooms, Magick, Noh Play, Octopi, Sex, Shamanism, swimming, Tea, the tale of the tribe
- What I'm Reading
- Makers by Cory Doctorow, From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe, Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, The Cantos of Ezra Pound,
- What I'm Listening To
- RadioFreeAmsterdam
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- F For Fake, White Hunter Black Heart, McLuhan's Wake, Lawnmower Man, Brainstorm.
- Websites I'm Into
- Radiofreeamsterdam, Maybelogic Academy
Education
- High school
- Thorns
- College
- Stourbridge College
- Additional study
- Maybe Logic Academy 03-10
Work
- Employer
- 420 cafe'
- Position
- Waiter
terra-gnostic
About Me
- Bio
Welcome. Here is a little about who I am, where I come from and why I do this. I am currently enrolled in the Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness Master's program at California Institute of Integral Studies. After teaching in a Montessori classroom for 14 years I began to realize that there was a larger world view that was being obfuscated by the daily roil and toil of managing a classroom. I am now finding that larger world view in my studies at CIIS. I am also an artist, writer, and musician who is inspired by all types of creative endeavors. This blog is an attempt to share my thoughts, concerns, inspirations and ideas with a larger community than the loving, compassionate one I find myself in at CIIS. Thank you for reading and keep the hope.
- Skills and talents
- I am a teacher at heart and am now trying to find a way to use my skills without having to push through the frustration of administrative limitations. Music is a passion; I play didgeridoo, guitar, banjo and assorted other string and percussion instruments. I have produced and played on a number of cds here in the Bay Area and love to experiment with sound. I tend to see the big picture and am an idealist at heart. I see a difficult road ahead but one filled with promise.
- Interests
- art, CIIS, Jean Gebser, Literature, Music, organic gardening, Permaculture, Philosophy and Religion
- What I'm Reading
- Jean Gebser - The Ever Present Origin, Transition Towns, Daemonomania, Teilhard de Chardin,
- What I'm Listening To
- No-Man, Ondrej Smeykal, Coil, John Martyn, Jeff Beck, John Zorn, Porcupine Tree, Manfred Mann, Elvis Presley (50's), Roy Orbison, Little Feat, OOIOO,
Education
- High school
- Parkway North Senior, St. Louis MO
- College
- Webster University, St. Louis
- Graduate school
- California Institute of Integral Studies
- Additional study
- Montessori Certification, Orff Schulwerk Certification
Amedeo
About Me
- Interests
- English Premier League Football, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Religion, Poetry, Political Theory, surfing, Yoga
- What I'm Reading
- The Comprehensive William Blake
- What I'm Listening To
- Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump; Love, Peace & Poetry: Japanese Psychedelic Music; Stiff Little Fingers, Inflammable Material; Suicide, Self-Titled (2 Disc Set)
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story; Spies Like Us; Holy Mountain; Jacob's Ladder; Dark City; SLC Punk!
Education
- High school
- Cherokee High School, Marlton, NJ
- College
- The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Work
- Employer
- Whole Foods Market
- Position
- Meat Team Member
Johnny Drongo
About Me
- Bio
This native NYer with an accent deals in words. I dig nature, spiritual things. I sing rock & roll. Tribally, I listen. I collect unusual books and can spend all day in used book stores. I know lots of things and I want to to know everything there is to know. I'm a little rough around the edges...
- Skills and talents
- Writing, laughing, hanging out, flaneuring, spiritual and physical exercise
- Interests
- Anthropology, Archeo-Astronomy, art, consciousness, gaia, Literature, Nature, psychogeography, spirit, Synchronicity, The ordinary I ignore. 'primitive' tribes
- What I'm Reading
- The Artist's Way, Bruce Sterling, Dan Millman's "Life Purpose" book, Philip K. Dick, Chuck Pahliunuk, Robert Anton Wilson, Lots of fiction lately for some reason, Inner Paths to Outer Space
- What I'm Listening To
- Rock & roll, rockabilly, punk, music from indigenous tribes, gamelan from Bali, Master Musicians of Joujuka (Morocco), The Clash, Brian Eno, Tinariwen
- Movies I've Seen Recently
- Not too much. But I like Bladerunner, Dr. Strangelove, Moby Dick, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Children of Men
- Website I'm Into
- Cryptogon
Education
- College
- SUNY Fredonia
- Additional study
- Various writing classes, workshops, creativity course at Cooper Union
Work
- Employer
- Clandestine Industries LLC
- Position
- Editorial manager
