Anamnesis

Word Magic with Laurel Airica (1944-2024) (4K Reboot)

New Thinking AllowedAug 26, 2026

Poet and self-described linguistic evolutionary Laurel Airica explains Word Magic, her lifelong practice of finding hidden meanings, puns, and reversals inside everyday English words. She argues that English works like software for the Western mind and is loaded with subliminal, contradictory spells, such as 'good morning' echoing 'mourning' and 'hello' reversing to 'oh hell.' She calls on listeners to upgrade the language together through intuition, old dictionaries, angelic guidance, and invented words that raise consciousness and kindness.

The Odyssey Is Not What You Think: Reality Is a Soul Trap | Ike Baker

Third Eye DropsJul 30, 2026

Esoteric scholar Ike Baker argues that Homer's Odyssey was read by ancient Platonists as a coded map of the soul's fall into the material world and its journey back to the divine. Drawing on Porphyry, Proclus, Macrobius, and the Orphic tradition, he explains how the Cave of the Nymphs, Penelope, the suitors, and Odysseus's beggar's rags stand for reincarnation, the higher self, bodily appetites, and shedding the 'astral garments.' The provocative core claim, which Baker says he believes completely, is the Orphic idea that this world is Hades and the body is the tomb of the soul.

Miguel Conner on Philip K. Dick: Gnostic Visions and Cosmology

Aeon Byte Gnostic RadioJun 25, 2026

This episode dives into the life and metaphysical worldview of Philip K. Dick, exploring his prophetic themes surrounding surveillance, AI, and simulated realities. It highlights his personal tragedies and literary contributions as they relate to his mystical visions and Gnostic philosophy. The discussion connects these elements to his ambition of restoring ancient Gnostic truths in a modern context.