Speaker: Erik L. Arneson

EP 37 – Rambling with Scott Gosnell

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EP 37 - Rambling with Scott Gosnell
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Welcome back, Scott Gosnell! Scott was our guest way back in episode 18, where we mainly focused on his translations of Giordano Bruno’s works. In this episode we touch on that material again, but we really get into a wide variety of topics revolving around free will, enlightenment, imagination, the default and executive networks, hallucinogens,… Read more »

Guest Appearance on The Alexxcast

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Guest Appearance on The Alexxcast
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Erik was recently a guest on episode 300C of The Alexxcast. This is Alexx Bollen’s podcast, and you will definitely remember him from episode 35! Be sure to check this out and then head over to The Alexxcast to listen to more!

EP 36 – Robert Bonomo and The 21 Faces of God

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EP 36 - Robert Bonomo and The 21 Faces of God
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Robert Bonomo recently released The 21 Faces of God, a documentary about the Major Arcana of the Tarot. In this episode, he joins Erik to talk about his new movie and the two of them majorly nerd out on Tarot, Gnosticism, the Grail legend, physics, psychology, and alchemy. This episode has it all! Topics and… Read more »

EP 35 – Alexx Bollen from the Alexxcast

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EP 35 - Alexx Bollen from the Alexxcast
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Alexx Bollen joins Erik at Ruse Brewery for a discussion about microdosing hallucinogens to treat depression, podcasting in Portland, books, and chaos magic. Alexx is the host of the Alexxcast, the only Alexx-themed podcast in the universe. He is also the author of Periphery and several collections of short stories. Location This episode was recorded… Read more »

Guest Appearance on Pragmagick

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There’s a new podcast in Portland called Pragmagick, run by our friend Revel Rosz, and I was a guest on his show recently! We dive deep into some pretty esoteric topics, including Freemasonry and ceremonial magic — the latter is a particularly good bit, with lots of talk about theory and practice. Listen to the… Read more »

EP 34 – Backpacking on the Hoh River

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EP 34 - Backpacking on the Hoh River
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This episode finds Matt, Joey, and Erik camping on the Hoh River in the Olympic Rainforest. As the sun goes down, join our hosts around the campfire and discuss backpacking, philosophy, materialism, meditation, the great outdoors, and other great subjects. We eat beef jerky, drink river water, and build chairs in the wilderness. Location This… Read more »

EP 33 – Nathan Lee the Master Mason

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EP 33 - Nathan Lee the Master Mason
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In this episode, Nathan Lee (AKA OccultFan) returns after his Master Mason degree to talk about all kinds of stuff, from shadow people to Freemasonry and beyond. There is a lot in this episode! I am writing these show notes really quickly, so you’ll have to listen to the episode to get everything. You will… Read more »

EP 32 – Pope Joan II

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EP 32 - Pope Joan II
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In this episode, we are joined by Pope Joan II. Joan is a philosopher queen, artist, and musician. We talk about all of those things and dive into the methods behind her creative process. Her art and music is a celebration of being human and being alive, but she also deals with a lot of… Read more »

EP 31 – Montana Jordan

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EP 31 - Montana Jordan
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Please welcome Montana Jordan to the show! In this episode, Montana joins Nate and Erik at Oaks Bottom Pub for a long conversation about the paranormal, the occult, ghosts, séances, paranormal investigation and all sorts of great rambling. Montana Jordan has since been formally investigating with various psychic and paranormal organizations for over 20 years…. Read more »

EP 30 – Monism, Dualism, and Backpacking

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EP 30 - Monism, Dualism, and Backpacking
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Happy birthday, Matt! Erik went to visit Matt over his birthday weekend, and we celebrated with brewery visits, beer tasting, hiking in the woods, and a good old philosophical discussion. In this episode, please join us as we go on a long adventure around Gig Harbor, Tacoma, and Olympia, discussing the differences between monism and… Read more »