Consensus Unreality

We are celebrating 5 years of Consensus Unreality this summer, and we thought it might be good to frame the show once again for people who haven't been keeping up, or have never heard. (Don't worry, if you have been keeping up, its still worth a listen!) We are a podcast first and foremost, although we now have an ongoing print material project on our Patreon which includes our quarterly Journal o...

I am Ra. Closing the book on Don and Carla for now: we discuss the Law of One, situating it within a continuum of channeled literature, noting its influences and eventual influence. Is it Christian mysticism? New Age syncretic remix? UFO cult? Exotica? Plus a bonus Patreon discussion on hypnosis, the midcentury New Age figure Harry J. Gardener and his Harmony Grove event, apes, and more.  Full epi...

In this conversation with Tanner F. Boyle of Getting Spooked, we cover a wide variety of ufological subjects, from older channeling groups to the more recent strangeness happening in the UFO scene.  Tanner has a deep knowledge of the intelligence presence in the UFO subculture, and this episode demonstrates it. PLUS! an extended bonus Patreon chat for the subjects just too wild to cover on the mai...

In this episode we open up conversation about the work of researchers and experimental channelers Don Elkins and Carla Rueckert. Best known for their legendary channelings of The Ra Material, the duo have a rich history of building out mythologies and generating synergistic narratives which are still strongly permeating the field today. The Groups dynamic and interpersonal connections create a che...

Hashing out the UFO potato a bit more on this episode: recent readings by Mark Fisher and Eric Wargo; the odd specificities of the abduction phenomenon; the tricky nature of engaging the meta-phorical/ physical flying saucer; quantum consciousness; recapping some recent ufological musings. Plus: bonus patron-exclusive chat on Marvel’s use of the conspiratorial “second matrix”, odd coincidences in...

The plasma streaming will continue... Further thoughts on Robert Temple's A New Science of Heaven, Trevor James Constable's Cosmic Pulse of Life, the weird world of etheric/ Reichian ufology, and more! Plus: bonus patreon conversation on the importance of having a wand, more plasmoid musings, the new Bob Dylan biopic, and, in our Frog Rain segment, a reading of a slimy poem by an English eccentric...

Here is an extended preview of our last 3 patreon episodes. We discussed the legendary Gray Barker at George Van Tassel's famed UFO Conventions in the Mojave Desert, Plasma physics and conceptions of the phenomena through the lens of Robert Temple's book "A New Science of Heaven", and Reichian ether ships and the strange discoveries and documentation of UFOs by the mysterious researcher Trevor Jam...

In this interview with return guest Steven Snider AKA Recluse of the essential The Farm podcast, we dive deep into the shifting realm of film, crime, conspiratainment, and intrigue through Recluse's recent books The Art and The Minotaur.  Kubrickologists rejoice! And a little something for the Lynch fanatics. We also touched on recent events, drone madness and much more. Bonus Patreon pre-show and...

Is consciousness a hologram? Is existence a series of images of itself? Is the flying saucer boom of the mid-20th century just the afterlife of Theosophy in technoccult garments? What do mild mannered English aristocrats do in a crypt at night? Can there be an effective Qliphothic parody of Mr Brightside a la 2007 Youtube? These are questions posed and answered on this episode of Consensus Unreali...

In this interview with occult and paranormal researcher AP Strange, we discuss the odd map of lore that connects Aleister Crowley to the Loch Ness Monster, Crowley's attempt at the Abramelin ritual, the spiritualist drama and espionage of Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle, and more! A fascinating conversation with a CU kindred spirit.  Plus: a bonus Patreon discussion of recent reading, viewing...

In the final installment of our Pulp Magic series, we dive into the tunnel of mirrors that is the life, work, and legacy of Aleister Crowley. From the dark and unbelievable facts and possibilities of his biography, to his continued relevance in pop culture and profound influence on occult subcultures. Was Crowley a real person? A figment of his own imagination? A collective hallucination? Find out...

Atop the shell of a demoniac turtle, we ride into a sharp discussion on shell'd tortoise syncs, satanic horror classic The Devil Rides Out, smashing the Voynich Manuscript and the Book of the Law together (stay tuned), Malachi Martin's Hostage to the Devil- with revelations abound and unique connections to the Sirius Mystery, Philip K. Dick gnosis, and more.. Join our Patreon for just 5$ and get a...

Join our Patreon for just 5$ a month and get access to our regular exclusive episodes, full archive, written content, discord server and more.. www.patreon.com/consensusunreality Merch http://consensus-unreality.printify.me/ The first in a new series of episodes on the dizzying feedback loop of east-meets-west in the occult tradition. We open in an unlikely place: Sax Rohmer and his hugely popular...

In this interview with cartomancer and tarot scholar Laetitia Barbier, we tour the realm of images and symbols known as the tarot. From Laetitia's own interesting first encounters with the cards in France (via radio!) to more complex and subtle discussions on the nature of reading images and the voice of the deck, this conversation is a great introduction to or refresher on the power behind an occ...

The first in a new series of episodes on the dizzying feedback loop of east-meets-west in the occult tradition. We open in an unlikely place: Sax Rohmer and his hugely popular, though now mostly rejected Fu Manchu novels. Why did Kenneth Grant choose Rohmer's Dope, alongside Richard Marsh's beloved gothic-exotic horror classic The Beetle, as reference texts for his monumental book The Ninth Arch?...

In this interview with writer and artist Marianne Dages, we discuss her most recent artist's book Tales of Fort Denial, the influence of dreams on art and life, book arts and the book as talisman, quest narratives and grail literature, use of the Burroughs/ Gysin cut-up technique, other chance based compositional methods, and more.    Buy and read Marianne's work at: https://www.mariannedages.com...

In this Patreondiumship + Patreon Preepisode on Enchated Travel, Garden Mythos and Current Readings exclusive pre-episode, we discuss Dave's recent trip through Appalachia, the Midwest and the Bible Belt, featuring mounds, haunted dolls, and bigfoot, plus Ben's recent thoughts on gardens and mind control, some books read of late, and much more in a classic freewheeling discussion. Then, in our mai...

In this interview with filmmaker, Talking Weird podcast host, and flying saucer scholar Dean Bertram, we take a long overdue deep dive into the Shaver Mystery. Topics include: the foundational nature of the Palmer-Shaver relationship in the UFO mythos; Bertram’s documentary short on the subject, and his forthcoming Palmer/Shaver feature The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers; Shaver’s art, philosophy...

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 c...

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.  Join at patreon.com/consensusunreality to access tons of exclusive episodes, full episode archive, written content, discord server, printed journal and more! Merch https://consensus-unreality.printify.me/products

UNLOCKED 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...

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 uniq...

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 ineffabl...

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 generati...

In a classic wide-ranging CU discussion, we cover Kenneth Grant's  bizarre ufological synthesis in his book "Outer Gateways", new MK Jessup  weirdness, Jung's dense concept of the "psychoid" and how it relates to ufological events and the victims of artifact. We also talk on the trickster as applied to UFOs, "Operation Trojan Horse" the foundational survey of UFO related phenomena by John Keel, th...