Gary Lachman

Thank you. It's about the only time I can impress him.

The Beast on the Bowery The individual responsible for opening my way to magic was a flamboyant gay biker artist with a dangerous fancy for the Hell’s Angels and a serious interest in the notorious Aleister Crowley. An excer...

This is an excerpt from my new book, Touched By The Presence, in which I first learn of Aleister Crowley while living with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein in the Blondie loft on the Bowery, circa summer 1975: www.gary-lachman.com/post/the-bea...

Father and son down the pub. Thanks to Bootleg Blondie and the Boogaloo for a great night remembering a friend and fellow bandmate.

Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wicked… This definitive work on the occult’s “great beast” trac…

I write for readers, not academics. Do you know Aleister Crowley? (Ozzie Osbourne's "Mr Crowley"). I've done a book on him and his influence on rock and pop music. www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

The Occult Colin Wilson’s classic work is an essential guide to th…

I became interested in mysticism after I read The Occult by Colin Wilson. Wilson started out as an existentialist with his first book, The Outsider. In the late 60s, he was asked to write a book about the occult. The research convinced him of its reality. www.goodreads.com/book/show/36...

Jean Gebser believed we were living through the "breakdown of the mental rational consciousness structure." Are there any signs of that, you think? Join us as we discuss Gebser's, Spengler's, and Toynbee's outlook for the future: scientificandmedical.net/events/gary-...

Was Jung a mystic? And did he not want anyone to know? Join us in the last of my four part series on the Golden Age of Western Esotericism 7/27 at 7:00 GMT. www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

A century ago, in The Decline of the West, Oswald Spengler said that democracy was on its way out and the age of Caesars was on its way in. Was he right? Find out 30/7 at 7:00 PM GMT at my talk on the Goldilocks theory of history. scientificandmedical.net/events/gary-...

On 20 July at 7:00 GMT I'll be giving the third of my four part course in the Golden Age of Western Esotericism. Next up Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, and the Fourth Way. www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

Fear City: The New York Underground, 1974-1981 Explore NYC's legendary punk scene through an insider map & guide by Blondie's Gary Lachman. Discover CBGB, iconic venues & the birthplace of punk rock history.

I'll be on Times Radio 7:30 PM GMT 18 July talking about the NYC 1970s underground scene, and my map and memoir about that time. @timesradio @geof_norcott
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Looking forward to the second in my four part course on the Golden Age of Western Esotericism. Next up, 13 July, Rudolf Steiner: www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

It is nobler to accept the risk of belief rather than the safer, less strenuous path of despair. My article on the courage to be: logon.media/logon_articl...

Colin Wilson's Double Brain How do we get from one brain to another?

Are two brains better than one? You betcha. www.gary-lachman.com/post/colin-w...

YouTube video by Scientific and Medical Network Challenge and Response: The Goldilocks Theory of History - webinar with Gary Lachman

Here's a taster for my talk about Challenge and Response: The Goldilocks Theory of History for the Science and Medical Network on 30 July: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaeI...

Working on it.

Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson Historian Gary Lachman delivers a fascinating, rollicki…

Happy birthday Colin. It's be back in print soon. www.goodreads.com/en/book/show...

On my Bookshelf – Caretakers of the Cosmos – Gary Lachman Living responsibly in an unfinished world The idea of a purpose to the universe, and our individual place in it, has mostly lost out to a rational world view that relegates the whole of creation to…

A thoughtful, well written review of my book The Caretakers of the Cosmos. Thank you. michaelgraeme.wordpress.com/2022/08/18/o...

Staring 6 July and on subsequent Sundays I'll be giving a four part course for the PRS looking at four key figures in the western esoteric tradition . First up, the incomparable Madame Blavatsky. www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

My interview at the Mage podcast: magethepodcast.com/interview-wi...

What is Hypnagogia? What is hypnagogia? Let me sleep on it.

Half asleep yet wide awake: the mystery of the hypnogogic state: www.gary-lachman.com/post/what-is...

Gary Lachman - Challenge and Response: The Goldilocks Theory of History - Scientific and Medical Network In this webinar Gary will be discussing what he calls the Goldilocks Theory of History, based on the ideas of the 20th century historian Arnold Toynbee, who

On 30 July I'll be speaking online to the Science and Medical Network about what I call the "Goldilocks theory of history" and the challenges facing us today. 7:00-8:30 GMT scientificandmedical.net/events/gary-...

Want to take a hike with the Blank Generation? RSVP essential. (P.S. I'm the one who looks twelve years old.) Cover photo by Lisa Jane Persky.

Dreaming Ahead of Time: Summary Review What if your dreams aren't just random fragments of your subconscious, but glimpses into the future? In Dreaming Ahead of Time: Experiences with Precognitive Dreams, Synchronicity and Coincidence, Gar...

A nice shout out for my book Dreaming Ahead of Time from the Elevate Society: elevatesociety.com/dreaming-ahe...

You might find this of interest: logon.media/logon_articl...

Cover photo by Lisa Jane Persky.

50 years ago I was playing in an underground rock band, having the time of my life. Here's a map of the neighbourhoods in which I did more than walk on the wild side: www.amazon.co.uk/Fear-City-Un...

On my return from a dream pilgrimage in Greece, what do I find? That my online course about four of the most important secret teachers of the western world will be starting this July. Come and share in the secrets... www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-tea...

The Strange Death of James Webb On the afternoon of May 9,1980, after two years of a deep, paralyzing depression and at least one psychotic episode, the brilliant Scots historian of the occult James Webb put the barrel of his shotgu...

45 years ago this month, a brilliant historian of the occult lost a battle with madness. “Despite the undoubtedly hallucinatory nature of many of my experiences,” he wrote, “ a residue remains which I simply have to take seriously.” www.gary-lachman.com/post/the-str...

I'm looking forward to my week of dreaming at the Dream Oracle retreat at Epidaurus next month. My own private oracle tells me it will be quite the adventure. themysteries.org/retreats

Debbie Harris on X: "THIS WEDNESDAY 23RD AT THE HALF MOON PUTNEY WE WILL BE REMEMBERING OUR MATE CLEM BURKE. GARY VALENTINE WILL BE OPENING THE SHOW AT 8.30PM HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US DEB & ANDY \m/ https://t.co/sMQnIhUHNH" / X THIS WEDNESDAY 23RD AT THE HALF MOON PUTNEY WE WILL BE REMEMBERING OUR MATE CLEM BURKE. GARY VALENTINE WILL BE OPENING THE SHOW AT 8.30PM HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US DEB & ANDY \m/ https://t.co/sMQnIhUHNH

And the hits just keep on comin'. x.com/BootlegBlond...