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AD 263 | Erik Davis


Erik Davis, PhD, is an author, award-winning journalist, sometimes podcaster, and popular speaker based in San Francisco.

He is the author of 6 books which include:
  • Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium (MIT Press)
  • High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the 70s (MIT Press/Strange Attractor Press).
  • Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica (Yeti, 2010).
  • The Visionary State: A Journey through California’s Spiritual Landscape (Chronicle, 2006), with photographs by Michael Rauner.
  • Led Zeppelin IV (Continuum, 2005) - 33 1/3 volume.
  • TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information (Crown, 1998; republished by North Atlantic Press).

Topics Discussed In This Episode: 
  • Erik’s work and his areas of interest (00:04:37)
  • Deciding what projects to dedicate his time to (00:06:36)
  • Finding his authentic voice (00:13:27)
  • The transformation of subcultural movements into mainstream cultural (00:13:18)
  • Trying to make sense out of confusing times (00:24:22)
  • Learning to appreciate banality, and simplicity in an increasingly more technologically focused world (00:36:33)
  • Separating yourself from devices and giving yourself the space to allow the muse to enter (00:46:15)
  • The consensus trance and becoming more conscious (00:49:38)
  • Having good “epistemological hygiene” (00:57:04)
  • Getting back to basic joys (01:05:09)
  • Erik’s new book “Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium” (01:07:09)

Episode co-host: Jennifer Sodini

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Posted 7.15.2024


About

"I started this series as a means for exploration, an exploration of self, and an exploration of the perspectives of other artists.

This series is an unabridged documentation of conversations between artists. It’s a series dedicated to breaking down the barriers we tend to set up in our own minds. I want to inspire future creatives to have the courage to explore and experiment. This is about making dreams a reality and not about letting our dreams fall to the wayside.

My intention is to give my audience a sense of real human connection, something that feels rich and organic.

When I was thinking of a title I thought of the word “movement”.

In relation to the Renaissance period in art, my goal for this program is to signify a rebirth of consciousness towards the way we look at contemporary art."

- Yoshino
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