This is the first time in Russia's history when it isn't an empire. Tsar Vlad is peeved about that. www.goodreads.com/book/show/49...

Captain Antifa strikes again!

I had argued with David Bowie, gotten drunk with Iggy Pop, and Debbie Harry had ironed my skinny ties, but if I was ever starstruck it was then, getting through a bottle or two with the man whose work had changed my life. - www.amazon.com/Touched-Pres...

About time, do you think? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMV...

Apt, no, given current events? www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDLS...

Waking up is hard to do. That's why I'll be talking about Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and the 4th Way to the London Theosophical Society 21/9 at 6:00 PM GMT: theosophicalsociety.org.uk/Lecture/gary...

“As a fan of Gary's work, I was interested to find out how a musician goes from Blondie to the absolute expert on all things esoteric. Not just a memoir but an education.” Johnny Marr, guitarist and songwriter of The Smiths. Available for pre-order. www.amazon.com/Touched-Pres...

Think we're there folks?

In August 1987, I found myself in one of the safest spots on the planet during an event of cosmic importance. An excerpt from Touched By The Presence: www.gary-lachman.com/post/next-st...

Pascal's new wager: If you're an alarmist and wrong, your friends can make fun of you. If you're right, maybe you can do something about it. If you're complacent and right, you get to make fun of the alarmists. But if you're complacent and wrong, you're something I can't print.

The problem of fascism is that it endowed nonentities with authority and allowed them to indulge their self-conceit. - Colin Wilson, A Criminal History of Mankind (1984) p. 598.

It's encouraging that a Russian liked my book about Russia: "I wanted to thank you for writing the book “The Return of Holy Russia.” It is a riveting account of Russia’s spiritual history." -Lena Herzog, Russian artist and wife of Werner Herzog. www.goodreads.com/book/show/49...

I'll be on BBC4 Artworks this Thursday, 21/8 @ 9:00 AM talking about the attempt to levitate the Pentagon during the 1967 anti-Viet Nam War march. Maybe they should try again.

Last minute notice: I'm on this BBC Radio 4 program on the counter culture tomorrow, 14/8, at 9:00 AM: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

"Gary Lachman has proven himself to be a formidable writer with a serious, thoughtful, investigative mind. It seems obvious why we wanted Gary for Blondie the very first time Clem Burke introduced him to us." - Debbie Harry. Available for pre-order. www.amazon.com/Touched-Pres...

This is an excerpt from my new book, Touched By The Presence, in which I first learn of Aleister Crowley while living with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein in the Blondie loft on the Bowery, circa summer 1975: www.gary-lachman.com/post/the-bea...

Father and son down the pub. Thanks to Bootleg Blondie and the Boogaloo for a great night remembering a friend and fellow bandmate.

Jean Gebser believed we were living through the "breakdown of the mental rational consciousness structure." Are there any signs of that, you think? Join us as we discuss Gebser's, Spengler's, and Toynbee's outlook for the future: scientificandmedical.net/events/gary-...

Was Jung a mystic? And did he not want anyone to know? Join us in the last of my four part series on the Golden Age of Western Esotericism 7/27 at 7:00 GMT. www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

A century ago, in The Decline of the West, Oswald Spengler said that democracy was on its way out and the age of Caesars was on its way in. Was he right? Find out 30/7 at 7:00 PM GMT at my talk on the Goldilocks theory of history. scientificandmedical.net/events/gary-...

On 20 July at 7:00 GMT I'll be giving the third of my four part course in the Golden Age of Western Esotericism. Next up Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, and the Fourth Way. www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

I'll be on Times Radio 7:30 PM GMT 18 July talking about the NYC 1970s underground scene, and my map and memoir about that time. @timesradio @geof_norcott www.herblester.com/products/fea...

Looking forward to the second in my four part course on the Golden Age of Western Esotericism. Next up, 13 July, Rudolf Steiner: www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

It is nobler to accept the risk of belief rather than the safer, less strenuous path of despair. My article on the courage to be: logon.media/logon_articl...

Are two brains better than one? You betcha. www.gary-lachman.com/post/colin-w...

Here's a taster for my talk about Challenge and Response: The Goldilocks Theory of History for the Science and Medical Network on 30 July: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaeI...

Happy birthday Colin. It's be back in print soon. www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...

A thoughtful, well written review of my book The Caretakers of the Cosmos. Thank you. michaelgraeme.wordpress.com/2022/08/18/o...

Staring 6 July and on subsequent Sundays I'll be giving a four part course for the PRS looking at four key figures in the western esoteric tradition . First up, the incomparable Madame Blavatsky. www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

My interview at the Mage podcast: magethepodcast.com/interview-wi...

Half asleep yet wide awake: the mystery of the hypnogogic state: www.gary-lachman.com/post/what-is...

On 30 July I'll be speaking online to the Science and Medical Network about what I call the "Goldilocks theory of history" and the challenges facing us today. 7:00-8:30 GMT scientificandmedical.net/events/gary-...

Want to take a hike with the Blank Generation? RSVP essential. (P.S. I'm the one who looks twelve years old.) Cover photo by Lisa Jane Persky.

A nice shout out for my book Dreaming Ahead of Time from the Elevate Society: elevatesociety.com/dreaming-ahe...

50 years ago I was playing in an underground rock band, having the time of my life. Here's a map of the neighbourhoods in which I did more than walk on the wild side: www.amazon.co.uk/Fear-City-Un...

On my return from a dream pilgrimage in Greece, what do I find? That my online course about four of the most important secret teachers of the western world will be starting this July. Come and share in the secrets... www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

45 years ago this month, a brilliant historian of the occult lost a battle with madness. “Despite the undoubtedly hallucinatory nature of many of my experiences,” he wrote, “ a residue remains which I simply have to take seriously.” www.gary-lachman.com/post/the-str...

I'm looking forward to my week of dreaming at the Dream Oracle retreat at Epidaurus next month. My own private oracle tells me it will be quite the adventure. themysteries.org/retreats

And the hits just keep on comin'. x.com/BootlegBlond...

Had a wonderful time at the PRS talking about consciousness, esotericism, magic and the internet. I'm looking forward to coming back to promote the new book. In the meantime, stay awake and pay attention. www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Touche...

We were all touched by his presence. And the hits just kept on comin'.

Looking forward to my talk about Consciousness and Esotericism at the PRS in LA this April 16th. Bring both brains if attending. www.eventbrite.com/e/consciousn...

Stop Moloch Meta from hijacking writers' work to feed their AI demon. Sign the petition. Do it now, before its too la... no, that face on the screen...! www.change.org/p/protect-au...

Who was Fernando Pessoa? That's a difficult question, one Pessoa himself never quite figured out. www.gary-lachman.com/post/the-occ...

Are the challenges we face too great, not great enough, or just right? And what does Goldilocks have to do with it? An article from last year that seems more timely than ever: logon.media/logon_articl...

Who was Hermes Trismegistus? That's a good question. Join me as I look into the remarkable history of the thrice greatest one, whom we have to thank for everything hermetic. 7 April 7:30- 9:30 GMT scientificandmedical.net/events/gary-...

Does consciousness have a secret history? And can esoteric teachings give us insight into it? Find out 22 March at my talk for the Theosophical Society. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-secret...

Does the internet have anything to do with magic?You betcha. Find out 13 April at the Philosophical Research Society where I'll be appearing with other pundits to discuss the matter. www.eventbrite.com/e/meme-magic...

My conversation with Maitreyabandhu at the London Buddhist Centre about consciousness, time, and how to get beyond the robot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrYa...

Do you dream ahead of time? Sure you do. whatliesbeyond.substack.com/p/dreaming-a...