Consensus Unreality

We're back in the interview game! A great conversation with documentary filmmaker Brad Abrahams, known for Love and Saucers, Do You See What I See,  and others, leads us down some of the many corridors of contemporary  fringe culture.  We talk about his experience of working with and  filming controversial personalities like artist David Dees, as well as  his nuanced portrait of contactee-artist David Huggins. Other topics include the possibility of parapsychological phenomena, the new age convention circuit and its many delights, the hoaxer/grifter tradition, the age of the benevolent (?) trickster like Gray Barker vs our more dire contemporary figures, the need for a Krishnamurti biopic, and much more.

Plus: tune in for a bonus Patreon follow up on a variety of things we've both been up to: the hand as the Grail; Gray Barker doc Shades of Gray, medium-as-message speculations, and more!

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Here is our recent long-form interview with Dan Dutton. Originally presented on patreon.com/consensusunreality where consistent episodes are regularly posted these days. If you enjoyed this interview check us out there... Dark Dan cometh! In this interview with repeat guest, composer, artist, musician, and myth-weaver Dan Dutton, we cover a wide range of subjects, focusing mainly on artistic practice and the nature of the creative acts (as DD has experienced them). We dive deep into Dutton's musical composition styles, his approach to painting, and several stories of the artist's role in and path through the world. Interspersed throughout are excerpts from Dutton's music, and some of his art is featured here in this post.

In this interview with Fortean author (and returning guest!) Joshua Cutchin, we discuss his new two volume book on the connection between death and the paranormal, Ecology of Souls. From the initiating Anne Strieber remark — “This has something to do with what we call death”— to McKenna’s psychedelic exploration and Jung’s framing of the flying saucer phenomenon, Cutchin’s new work fills a void in the ufological and Fortean literature. Subjects discussed include: his personal theory of life after death; the inadequacy of the nuts & bolts approach to UFOs, and more!

 

Josh's work can be found at https://www.joshuacutchin.com/

 

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Intro music by Treatment

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The ufonaut cipherer is here! In this lively interview with legendary ufologist and occultist Allen Greenfield, we discuss: that strange grey area between the paranormal and the occult that we love so much on CU; Allen’s time in the OTO; his experiences before that as a young UFO buff; the discovery and applications of his infamous Secret Cipher; a potential explanation for the sometimes interrelated nature of paranormal experience; and much more.  

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Consensus Merch (More soon..)

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Intro Music by Treatment

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In this interview with Nicole Cushing,  Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Sick Gray Laugh, Mr. Suicide, and the forthcoming Mothwoman, we talk horror fiction’s relationship with  the paranormal, the Shaver Mystery, synchronicity-driven belief system shifts, the weird Midwest, meta-fiction, and more!

+ Patreon Exclusive follow up on the interview, meta-narratives, the Lovecraftian sphere of influence and more

Twitter: @nicolecushing

https://nicolecushing.wordpress.com/

Nicole Cushing's novels can be found at many retail booksellers online

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Intro Music by Treatment

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In this episode, we dive into the present day popular imaginary of the UFO— tic tacs, Tom Delonge, military-industrial madness and the Disclosure Movement— through the lens of a recent Steven Greer joint, The Cosmic Hoax. Is Greer himself to be trusted, however? Listen to find out! 

 

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Intro Music by Treatment

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In this return to the comfort of the alien abduction phenomenon, we trace the alchemical, mystical, and conspiratorial webwork of the legendary Andreasson Affair and excavate strange connections beneath the surface of seemingly unconnected events and subjects.

In a bonus Patreon discussion, we talk about the evolution and current state of the abductee culture. Plus— a return experimental Ouija? 

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Intro music by Treatment

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Outro Music by Gold Milk and Honey

 

 

In this interview with writer Emmalea Russo, we talk Georges Bataille, limit experiences, mysticism and inspiration, the Acephale Society, and end up in the land of cinema. This conversation went it a lot of directions and touched on many topics of interest for CU listeners. Check out Emmalea's writings below.

 

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https://emmalearusso.com/

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In this interview with philosopher, artist, and machine learning/ AI theorist Alex Kiefer, we dig deep into the current state of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on its more troubling implications. Lots of the threads we've been following lately are tied up here. 

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Intro music by Treatment

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On this episode we were joined by Yasmina Hashemi and M. Elizabeth Scott to discuss their ongoing project GOHAR X GRAIL. In their words GOHAR X GRAIL is a vessel for reflection uncovering the hidden influence of Iranian culture on the traditions of the British Isles & beyond. Tracing nomadic migratory patterns, histories of cultural exchange, and shared elements of psyche and mythos, we explore Iran's profound influence on the so-called 'West' as felt through music, language, storytelling, and collective – at times unconscious – symbolic understanding. In collaboration, artist Yasmina Hashemi and poet M. Elizabeth Scott seek to uncover and illuminate the unseen root system of our shared histories and find common resonance.

Yasmina and M. Elizabeth shared insights on the process of transmuting research and experience into artistic collaboration and the magic of written and spoken word, folklore and ancestral inquiry.

You can find more info on their ongoing project on Instagram @goharxgrail

Elizabeth Scott is a poet and co-founder of arts collective and experimental platform Cixous72 (@cixous72)

Yasmina Hashemi is an artist and founder of ROSVAA Magazine (@rosvamagazine) , an exploration of Iranian Identity through experimental arts collective and digital production

Consensus Unreality intro music by Treatment

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