Mormon Succession Crisis and Magic
An in-depth analysis of Mormonism's esoteric roots under Joseph Smith and the doctrinal shifts produced by the 1844 succession crisis that elevated Brigham Young.
Research Articles
December Subscriber Post
2024 in Review, Gnosticism, and the geometry of the Fall of Adam
Drinking with the Gods: The Chemistry of Bes Rituals
Blood, Milk, Venom, and one Jovial Dwarf
Snake Cults and Recent Evolution with Stetson
A friendly debate with a geneticist on when we became human, the nature of science on substack, and the recent Reich Lab paper
Mind and Mythos with Dan Ackerfeld
Death, rebirth, models of self, snakes, and the DSM
November Subscriber Post
Finger removal, the Bayesian Conspiracy, and Vikings in Mexico
The Origins of Human Consciousness with Dr. Tom Froese
Snake Venom and the Ritualized Mind Alteration Hypothesis
The Love Symposium
AI, Dating Apps, and the Future of Relationships with Matthew Fisher
NotebookLM on the Eve Theory of Consciousness
Are we past AI slop?
Review: The Magic Wife
Some pitfalls of long-range comparative mythology
