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 20 - A Friend Of Ours From New Jersey With John Palmucci February 19, 2019

Today’s guest is train conductor extraordinaire, New Jersey paisan, and pop culture blogger John Palmucci. John and I first connected online more than two years ago as fellow members of the Socialist Party USA. Over time – despite the fact that when we both attended the party convention in NYC in late 2017, he went on disastrous Tinder dates instead of drink […]

Episode 19 - The Winter Solstice Liturgy January 10, 2019

To close out the old year and ring in the new, we bring you our second Liturgical Episode. Synthesizing the thought and wrestling and writing of December and indeed the entire fall, this episode is a journey of contemplation, prayer, and meditation. Everyone gets their time - from Christians to Pagans to Waldorfs. Take a minute to contemplate the nature of t […]

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 […]

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XXXIII. When the Bad Guys Win

XXIII. The Dead End