defeat – The Wizard of Monadnock

There is absolutely no way around it - the twenty-third hexagram is a gigantic, catastrophic bummer of epic proportions. It's almost definitely the darkest depiction we have covered so far. The elementary symbolism should be apparent just from looking at the shape of the hexagram itself. There's only one light line left, and it's leaving. … Continue reading XXIII. The Dead End →

The Wizard of Monadnock Radio Hour

Episode 18 - The Wizard Of Halloween October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween to everyone and your ancestors! So, while Episode 19 - our next long-awaited adventure episode - is finishing production, here's the recording from last Saturday's special Wizard of Monadnock performance opening for Winterland NH's Halloween Extravaganza at the Marlborough House in Marlborough, NH. I deliver a rousing, if unusu […]

Episode 17 - The Solstice Liturgy July 16, 2018

In honor of the solstice (yes, this is late), we bring you our most experimental episode to date - by far. In an attempt to properly commemorate Midsummer, this episode is constructed as a complete liturgy. You know, like an actual religious service. To listen to this episode is to take a journey through a space very different from the one you think you […]

Episode 16 - The Universal Right To Adventure - With Leia Friedman June 15, 2018

To commemorate and build upon her appearance almost exactly a year ago, we're joined by the one and only Psychedologist, and my dear friend, Leia Friedman. And this time, we get a little...CONTROVERSIAL...in our discussion of the nature of the Second Psychedelic Renaissance and the different currents of thought within it. Anyone connected with such thin […]

Episode 15 - Building A Spiritual Practice May 16, 2018

Are you looking for bad agricultural metaphors and mystical ranting? We've got you covered. There's even a cute fluffy forest creature thrown in the mix. This is the episode where I tell you what I was up to all winter, clue you in to the spiritual practice I've been building and trying to follow, and give you the chance to GET IN ON THE GROUN […]

Episode 14 - The Quest For The Eternal Lounge March 13, 2018

After a long absence, we return in DRAMATIC fashion with this EPIC, feature-length narrative. Rejoining our heroes once more, we travel this time to the Boston Garden on November 17 of last year for yet another Dead and Company performance...and so much more. We've got blood sacrifice, cardigan sweaters, (at least) two extraordinary things, fancy cockta […]

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XXXIII. When the Bad Guys Win

XXIII. The Dead End