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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 19h

If I've learned one thing, it's that it's always worse than you think it is.

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 22h

I am truly frightened for all of my friends and readers in America.

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 3d

A remarkably perceptive review of Dark Star Rising which I have only just come across: www.paralibrum.com/reviews/dark...

‘Dark Star Rising’ by Gary Lachman — Paralibrum.

While Lachman has deep-dived before into little known occultist tenets informing various political movements in history as a contrarian underground ontology of sorts, Dark Star Rising is rather diff...

www.paralibrum.com

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 4d

I should say that the photo credit goes to Lisa Jane Persky @lisajanepersky.bsky.social

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 5d

“I’ve known Gary since he was nineteen. I'm not sure what I thought he might become later in life, but his being an expert on spirituality and the occult makes perfect sense.”
Chris Stein, cofounder and guitarist of Blondie amazon.com/Touched-Pres...

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 7d

Nobody listens to Cassandras. An excerpt from Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of You Know Who: www.gary-lachman.com/post/magicia...

Magician, Guru, Demagogue?

Nobody listens to Casssandras.

www.gary-lachman.com

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 12d

Why couldn't you guys get along?

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 13d

My talk about Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and the Fourth Way for the Theosophical Society in England and Wales: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XLq...

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 15d

This is the first time in Russia's history when it isn't an empire. Tsar Vlad is peeved about that. www.goodreads.com/book/show/49...

The Return of Holy Russia: Apocalyptic History, Mystica…

A history of how mystical and spiritual influences have…

www.goodreads.com

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 15d

Wrong superhero: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0sw...

Adventures of Superman 1952 - 1958 Opening and Closing Theme (With Snippets) HD

YouTube video by TeeVees Greatest

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 15d

Captain Antifa strikes again!

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 16d

Can't say I do. After that argument, we didn't meet again.😎

Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 17d

I had argued with David Bowie, gotten drunk with Iggy Pop, and Debbie Harry had ironed my skinny ties, but if I was ever starstruck it was then, getting through a bottle or two with the man whose work had changed my life. - www.amazon.com/Touched-Pres...

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 18d

About time, do you think? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMV...

I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! Speech from Network (1976)

YouTube video by lbtve

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 19d

Apt, no, given current events? www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDLS...

Planet of the Apes (5/5) Movie CLIP - Statue of Liberty (1968) HD

YouTube video by Movieclips

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 24d

Waking up is hard to do. That's why I'll be talking about Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and the 4th Way to the London Theosophical Society 21/9 at 6:00 PM GMT: theosophicalsociety.org.uk/Lecture/gary...

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · 26d

I'll go with broken.

Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · Sep 8

“As a fan of Gary's work, I was interested to find out how a musician goes from Blondie to the absolute expert on all things esoteric. Not just a memoir but an education.”
Johnny Marr, guitarist and songwriter of The Smiths. Available for pre-order. www.amazon.com/Touched-Pres...

Touched by the Presence: From Blondie's Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult

Touched by the Presence: From Blondie's Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult [Lachman, Gary] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Touched by the Presence: From Blondie's Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Think we're there folks?

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · Sep 3

I've looked at a few AI summaries. Half of the time they're wrong, but then you'd have to know that to notice.

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · Sep 1

In August 1987, I found myself in one of the safest spots on the planet during an event of cosmic importance. An excerpt from Touched By The Presence: www.gary-lachman.com/post/next-st...

Next Stop: The Harmonic Convergence

In August 1987, I found myself in one of the safest spots on the planet during an event of cosmic importance.

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · Aug 29

Pascal's new wager: If you're an alarmist and wrong, your friends can make fun of you. If you're right, maybe you can do something about it. If you're complacent and right, you get to make fun of the alarmists. But if you're complacent and wrong, you're something I can't print.

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · Aug 24

The problem of fascism is that it endowed nonentities with authority and allowed them to indulge their self-conceit. - Colin Wilson, A Criminal History of Mankind (1984) p. 598.

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · Aug 19

It's encouraging that a Russian liked my book about Russia: "I wanted to thank you for writing the book “The Return of Holy Russia.” It is a riveting account of Russia’s spiritual history." -Lena Herzog, Russian artist and wife of Werner Herzog. www.goodreads.com/book/show/49...

The Return of Holy Russia: Apocalyptic History, Mystica…

A history of how mystical and spiritual influences have…

www.goodreads.com

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Gary Lachman @garylachman.bsky.social · Aug 19

I was at that concert.

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