A month or so ago, I became conscious of a horrifying pathology deeply rooted in my psyche. Like most of the hardcore pathologies, this one was brought to the surface through interaction in a romantic relationship of mine. Conflict in the relationship revealed truths about me that I may have never seen had it not [...]
Last weekend, I went to a darkpsy party called Divine Intervention in Portland, organized by a group of long-time organizers that used to go by the name Apollo’s Lute, but who no longer have a name. The event featured live sets by Psykovsky, Secret Society and Freakazoid, and a Funktion One sound system. Every element [...]
One thing great about my line of work – it never fails to be interesting. Whether playing at an event, producing music, or initiating people, the kinds of people I get to hang out with are always really cool. When I was in Boise last summer, I met a fellow named Matt who was just [...]
I always resonated with some things in astrology deeply, but not with others. For example, I get the Gemini thing and find the light vs. shadow self idea useful for understanding myself. But I also think all the signs have useful information for self-understanding and I think one can understand oneself in the context of [...]
Last night I was lucky enough to attend a screening of “It’s Complicated” featuring Maryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. The story is basically about a divorced couple who attempts to re-ignite the fire. It was not a bad movie. I am usually not one for relationship/romance movies but I actually enjoyed this one. [...]
As much as I like reading ahead and jumping the gun, I’m making a rare commitment to actually do things the way Ariel says in each chapter, with the idea that if I can let go of my preconceptions about how to do things that I just might learn something. I’m not sure I’ll spend [...]
Being a musician is fun, but the biggest problem with it is finding a way to make a living from it. You can have great music, but if you don’t get publicity (read: other people writing about you) it’s hard to convince labels and promoters to release your music and book you for shows. But [...]
As a true psychedelic trance fan, I sometimes forget that there are other kinds of trance out there that haven’t given over to the pop sound with female vocals that is personified by Kaskade and Darude. Not to say it’s bad. Kaskade having recently been brought to Portland’s Whiskey Bar by the promotion group Red [...]
Planewalker’s pet dragon Choronzon gives a video review of the new Planewalker Anthology One!
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Dale Carnegie wrote “How to Win Friends & Influence People” in 1936, more than half a century ago. His book has sold more than 15 million copies since that time. I am reading it right now, and I now have a very good understadning of why I haven’t been as successful as I could have [...]
