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Dec 3, 2020
4 min

Secular Messianism, Myths of Progress, and the Fall of Time

The following is an excerpt (set of excerpts) from a previous SLSA talk, and a companion piece to Sam Stoeltje's recent post, Spivak on ...

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Spivak on the Supernatural (Yes, you read that correctly)

Sam Stoeltje

Nov 17, 2020
4 min

Spivak on the Supernatural (Yes, you read that correctly)

Dualism, or dvaita, becomes through Spivak’s learned (but as she continually emphasizes, non-specialist) consideration, a way of seeing or

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Christine Skolnik

Sep 24, 2020
2 min

Symposium on Metaphysical Enterprises

By Nat Mengist We hope this invitation finds you safe and greets you with high spirits! Near the pandemic’s beginnings, ten friends came ...

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Fireflies as UFOs, or, Fear of Flying Pt. 2

Sam Stoeltje

Aug 24, 2020
6 min

Fireflies as UFOs, or, Fear of Flying Pt. 2

I meant for my writing here to focus on the paranormal and popular culture, but I find myself called to do another post about death; call...

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Death, Transformation, and the Virtues of Composting

Sam Stoeltje

May 27, 2020
5 min

Death, Transformation, and the Virtues of Composting

Composting, in this light, becomes an act of almost miraculously potent healing. And so we would participate in this ritual, interacting wit

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Sam Stoeltje

Apr 12, 2020
1 min

Black Quantum Futurism (stream)

We are so pleased to present here a stream of a talk given by Rasheedah Phillips, Esq. of the AfroFuturist Affair.

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Christine Skolnik

Mar 23, 2020
1 min

Jeff Kripal's Secret Body

Secret Body addresses topics as diverse as Hindu Tantra, Christian mysticism, American counterculture, and the history of the paranormal.

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Speaking with Plants in the New York Times

Timothy Grieve-Carlson

Mar 15, 2020
5 min

Speaking with Plants in the New York Times

“Reality has become rather strange lately, Tech billionaires are trying to colonize the moon. U.F.O.s appear to exist, in some capacity."

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