Gary Lachman

What do you get when The Handmaid's Tale meets 2012? Here's the preface ( in English) to the new Italian edition of Dark Star Rising. www.gary-lachman.com/post/apocaly...

This Sunday, 3/1/26, I'll be speaking online about the Hermetic Tradition for the Theosophical Society in England and Wales. 6:00 PM GMT: theosophicalsociety.org.uk/all-events

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I'm touched to discover that my book signing at Watkins has made it to the "50s and 60s events in London" site. Looking forward to seeing you young uns there. www.meetup.com/find/gb--lon...

Gary Lachman - Touched by the Presence | Watkins Bookshop Join acclaimed musician and esoteric author Gary Lachman, for a presentation of his fantastic new memoir, where we follow his journey from Blondie's Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult.

Join me if you can at Watkins this Thursday for a talk about my new book, Touched By The Presence. RSVP www.watkinsbooks.com/event-detail...

Was Jesus a mushroom? Decide for yourself 22 Feb 7:00 GMT as I present "Secret Christianity," the last of my 4 part online series on Ancient Alexandria: www.eventbrite.com/e/ancient-al...

Do you want to give back the divine in yourself to the divine in all? Then Part 3 of my 4 part course in Ancient Alexandria is for you. 15/02 7:00 GMT. Next up: the Neoplatonists, the most mystical school of western philosophy: eventbrite.com/e/ancient-al...

The new edition of Dark Star Rising in Italian, bringing things as up to date as possible in our swiftly changing world: www.amazon.it/-/en/stella-...

I'm looking forward to Part 2 of my 4 part course on Ancient Alexandria, this Sunday, 7:00 PM GMT. Next up, the Gnostics, who believed we live in a simulation, just like today: www.eventbrite.com/e/ancient-al...

Copies will be available at the signing, so you can get one there. Thanks for intending to attend.

Gary Lachman - Touched by the Presence | Watkins Bookshop Join acclaimed musician and esoteric author Gary Lachman, for a presentation of his fantastic new memoir, where we follow his journey from Blondie's Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult.

Get touched by the presence at Watkins where I'll be signing copies 26/2 5:00 - 6:00 PM: www.watkinsbooks.com/event-detail...

Alchemy, Absinthe, and August Strindberg What happens when a brilliant writer mixes his drinks?

What happens when a brilliant writer mixes his drinks? You'd be surprised. August Strindberg was. www.gary-lachman.com/post/alchemy...

As above, so below! Who was Hermes Trismegistus? Find out as we take a trip to ancient Alexandria this Sunday 7:00 PM GMT: www.eventbrite.com/.../ancient-....

YouTube video by HDS Center for the Study of World Religions From Rock Star to Occult Historian - A Talk with Gary Lachman

Here's my interview with Matthew Dillon of Harvard's Divinity School about my new book and quite a bit more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ1N...

Voyage to a Beginning: A review of Gary Lachman’s ‘Touched by the Presence’ Author: Luke Gilfedder Rock memoir, spiritual memoir, showbiz memoir—these are genres that induce groans, not least because they are that very thing: genres, generic, thus standardised. Yet Touched…

An in depth review of Touched By The Presence: decadentserpent.com/2026/01/20/v...

If you want and need a break from current events, visit ancient Alexandria with me, Sundays throughout February: www.eventbrite.com/e/ancient-al...

The world's going to hell in a handbasket. But that's no reason not to sell a book. Come to the launch and get touched by the presence.

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From Blondie's Bowery loft to the esoteric frontier: Gary Lachman's remarkable journey A short film traces Gary Lachman's arc from the Blondie loft on the Bowery to becoming a prolific author on esotericism.

Many thanks to Mark Frauenfelder at Boing-Boing for this glowing post: boingboing.net/2026/01/08/f...

At the launch I'll be in conversation with pop culture savant Travis Elborough. I'll be showing the short film my son Max made to promote the book, and giving away copies of the rare "Amor Fati" CD, of tracks by my band The Know, with every book sold.

Have you been Touched By The Presence? If not, or if you're up for it again, come to the UK launch of my new book at the Colony Room Green 4 Heddon St 20/1/26. A film, giveaways and more: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

Calling all Hermetists, Gnostics, Neoplatonists! Throughout February I will be giving a four part online course in Ancient Alexandria: The City of Sects and Gospels for the Philosophical Research Society. www.eventbrite.com/e/ancient-al...

Escape From L.A. Thirty years ago I boarded a jet at LAX enroute to my new life as a writer in London. Was it destiny?

30 years ago I pulled up stakes in sunny SoCal to put them down in Old Blighty. Was it destiny? Only my readers can tell: www.gary-lachman.com/post/escape-...

Thought for the year: always do more than you have to so that when you have to you can do more. Best of luck everyone.

YouTube video by Max Jones-Lachman Touched By The Presence - A film About Gary Lachman

50 years ago I spent my 20th birthday alone, burning Jimi Hendrix posters in the freezing Blondie loft to stay warm. Now I qualify for the Senior Fuel Allowance. See what comes of being touched by the presence? Best wishes for a sane world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=919S...

YouTube video by Howl in the Wilderness Freedom From the Robotic Life: Comic Books, Rock n’ Roll & Esotericism | Gary Lachman | HITW 205

There's plenty to howl about these days. So here I am, howling in the wilderness: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAjS...

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

As if you need anymore inducement, I'm the #1 New Release in Punk Musicians Biographies - and I wasn't even a punk: www.amazon.com/Touched-Pres...

Looking for that special gift? Michael Dirda at the Washington Post has some advice. www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Touche...

Memories and Reflections Early 1976, The "Blondie Loft" Photos © Lisa Jane Persky

Anyone who remembers NYC circa '75-'76 should take a peek at Lisa Jane Persky's reminiscences of a sweaty photoshoot with a still subfamous Blondie in a by now legendary loft on the Bowery: lisajanepersky.substack.com/p/memories-a...

"I don't want a house. I want to write a book." Discover how that turned out at my online talk about my new book for the PRS this Sunday 7/12 at 7:00 PM GMT: www.eventbrite.com/e/touched-by...

Becoming a Cosmic Caretaker – a review of Gary Lachman’s Touched by the Presence It’s not often you read the memoir of a rock star and come across references spanning from the spiritually questing novels of the German writer Hermann Hesse to postmodernists, mystics, and such Russi...

I am touched by this review of Touched By The Presence: mirrordragon.substack.com/p/becoming-a...