Growing Circuits

Space Is The Machine

Audio-only version of interview uploaded on YouTube on August 2021

Interview Highlights: 
Joel begins by sharing how he came to write about Grant Morrison's Batman RIP, and then we dive into many Buddhist concepts that Morrison uses in their story. As Joel explains these concepts, he also points out how Morrison uses them differently than a Buddhist practicioner would - this due to the great influence of Western occult ideas (such as initiation, the Abyss, and ego-death) taken from Aleister Crowley, among others. Our discussion points out that in fact, Morrison draws on many different sources in the creation of their Batman story, and this leads to some interesting thoughts about the notion of occulture, and creativity. 

You can find the pre-publication draft of Dr. Joel Bordeaux's chapter here: https://www.academia.edu/35255226/_The_Dark_Knight_of_the_Soul_Death_as_Initiatory_Ordeal_in_Grant_Morrison_s_Batman_R_I_P_

Full Title: 'The Dark Knight of the Soul: Death as Initiatory Ordeal in Grant Morrison's Batman RIP. From The Assimilation of Yogic Religions Through Pop Culture, edited by Paul Hackett. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2017. 

AND Joel's lecture for the HHP Centre here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLQlv6HoII&t=2s

Links: Academia.edu page: https://iias.academia.edu/JoelBordeaux
IIAS profile page: https://www.iias.asia/profile/joel-bordeaux
Humanities Commons profile page: https://hcommons.org/members/joelbordeaux/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYHc9X-zshczQg-t1zJEDbQ/videos
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoelBordeaux

OTHER RESOURCES OF INTEREST: 
'The Occult and Comics' by Kennet Granholm: https://www.academia.edu/11761144/The_Occult_and_Comics
'Occulture is Ordinary' Keynote speech from Christopher Partridge: https://contern.org/online-lectures/christopher-partridge-occulture-is-ordinary/

Music: Stephanie Shea

RR Spotlight Dr. Joel Bordeaux -Batman, Buddhism & Bricolage: Grant Morrison & The Dark Knight

Credits;
"Comedy Bang! Bang!" (for Reggie's Musical Interludes)
and
"Q with Jian Ghomeshi" (for sample of Reggie's insight into his performances)

Reggie... this one's for you!

Lots O' Watts

Episode Notes
In preparation for next month's mini-roundtable discussion about' Hellier' and everything 'high strangeness', this episode will attempt to lay a foundation about the documentary 'Hellier,' the podcast 'Penny Royal,' and 'everything else' that seems to be connected to these phenomena - Secret Ciphers, magick rituals and gateways, the Mothman incident, Twin Peaks, and more. 

 

RESOURCES

'Hellier' Season 1: Hellier Season 1: Episode 1 | The Midnight Children - YouTube

'Hellier' Season 2: Hellier Season 2: Episode 1 | Noise and Signal - YouTube

'Penny Royal' Podcast: Penny Royal Podcast – A New Podcast of Magic, Mystery and High Strangeness On The Penny Royal Plateau.

The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost: Amazon.com: The Secret History of Twin Peaks: A Novel (9781250075581): Frost, Mark: Books

Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier by Mark Frost: Amazon.com: Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier (9781250163301): Frost, Mark: Books

The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel: Amazon.com: The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story (9780765334985): Keel, John A.: Books

The Complete Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts by Allen Greenfield: The Complete SECRET CIPHER Of the UfOnauts: Greenfield, Allen H., Phillips, Olav: 9781718645356: Amazon.com: Books

The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained by Whitley Strieber and Jeffrey J. Kripal: The Super Natural: A New Vision of the Unexplained: Strieber, Whitley, Kripal, Jeffrey J.: 9781101982327: Amazon.com: Books

The Morning of the Magicians by Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier: The Morning of the Magicians: Secret Societies, Conspiracies, and Vanished Civilizations: Pauwels, Louis, Bergier, Jacques: 9781594772313: Amazon.com: Books
 

Cover image: Hellier: A Planet Weird Original Series  


Theme music: Daniel P. Shea

Additional music: Stephanie Shea

RR Spotlight Dr. Joel Bordeaux -Batman, Buddhism & Bricolage: Grant Morrison & The Dark Knight

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