Joining us for the 10th edition of our special Quarantine Series is Miguel Conner somewhere outside the lawful dystopia that is Chicago, Illinois.
He is, in the words of our friend Gordon White, an independent iconoclast and a walking, talking library of Alexandria. As the legendary host of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio, his life quest is to take his audience from ancient connections to modern meaning. He often says, ‘Write your own gospel and live your own myth…or someone else will do that for you.’ Now in its 14th year, his wildly popular show deals with eternal heresies and game-changing mysticism.
Miguel is the author of the critically acclaimed Voices of Gnosticism: Interviews with Elaine Pagels, Marvin Meyer, Bruce Chilton, Bart Ehrman, Karen King, Stevan Davies & Other Leading Scholars, and its sequel, Other Voices of Gnosticism: Interviews with Tobias Churton, Nicola Denzey-Lewis, Richard Smoley, Gary Lachman, Stephan Hoeller, David Brakke, Robert Price, Eric G. Wilson, Nathaniel Deutsch, Sean Martin, Erik Davis, Daniel C. Matt, Willis Barnstone, & Ismo Dunderberg.
He is also the author of the fantasy novel, The Executioner’s Daughter, and the post-apocalyptic epic vampire series, The Dark Instinct Trilogy, which includes Stargazer/The Queen of Darkness, and Heretic.
His articles and fiction have appeared in such publications as The Gnostic Journal, The Heretic, Mindscape, Reality Sandwich, and The Cimmerian Journal, and he has been the coveted Author of the Month for grahamhancock.com.
Miguel has lectured or appeared at such events as Mythicist Milwaukee, the Alan Eisenberg Show on WRJN, Magick Radio on AM 1680 Chicago, Rune Soup, Skeptiko, The Higherside Chats, and The Gnostic Countercultures Conference at Rice University. He has done narrations for audiobooks like Concerto of the Rising Sun and The Secret Teachings of All Ages. He lives just outside of the lawful dystopia of Chicago, patiently waiting for the beginning of the world.
This interview was recorded on the evening of Tuesday, September 8, 2020. It’s 01:19:00 long and 76.4 MB. You can listen to it right here in your browser or download it directly to your computer. It’s also available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn, Spotify, and iHeartRadio. And it’s now available on our YouTube channel.
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SHOW NOTES
Rune Soup Gordon White’s show includes five episodes with Miguel Conner
Laura London on Aeon Byte Laura was Miguel’s guest on Jul. 1, 2020 (full audio)
Miguel Conner on Psilly Rabbits Podcast
Miguel Conner on What’s Your Theory?
Magnetic Memory Method Official website
The Metaphorical Psyche Speaking of Jung, Ep. 72 with Jungian analyst Mark Winborn, Ph.D. on his essay, “Liber Novus & the Metaphorical Psyche”
“All is metaphor.” Speaking of Jung, Ep. 65 with Jungian analyst James Hollis, Ph.D. on his book, Living Between Worlds
The Bill W. - Carl Jung Letters See the full text in the Speaking of Jung Blog
Fermilab America’s particle physics and accelerator laboratory; Batavia, Illinois
Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever! by Clint Ober, Stephen Sinatra, M.D., & Martin Zucker
Hermes, Ecopsychology, & Complexity Theory by Dennis Merritt, Ph.D., Jungian analyst
The Matrix on Amazon Video
Letter of Recommendation: The Gnostic Scriptures Article by William T. Vollman, The New York Times, Apr. 10, 2015
The Gnostic Jung & the Seven Sermons to the Dead by Stephan A. Hoeller
Watchmen by Alan Moore (2019 edition)
Joseph Campbell Amazon Author Page
David Schoen on Aeon Byte Jung, Addiction, and Archetypal Evil
David Schoen on Speaking of Jung The War of the Gods in Addiction: C.G. Jung, Alcoholics Anonymous, & Archetypal Evil
Mysterium Coniunctionis by C.G. Jung (Collected Works Vol. 14)
Christina Becker on Speaking of Jung The Heart of the Matter: Individuation as an Ethical Process
Dianne Braden on Speaking of Jung Laura’s long-time analyst
Eclipse of God: Studies in the Relation Between Religion & Philosophy by Martin Buber (includes “Reply to C.G. Jung”)
Lance Owens on Speaking of Jung “C.G. Jung and the Prophet Puzzle” in Vol. 1 of Jung’s Red Book for Our Time: Searching for Soul Under Postmodern Conditions
Jung’s Gnostic Ring Blog post by Lance Owens, M.D.
John Lamb Lash on Aeon Byte Full episode on YouTube
TheGodAboveGod.com Miguel’s mailing list, 14 years of Aeon Byte episodes, his social media accounts, Patreon page, donate button, merchandise store, and Amazon Wishlist
Intro & Outro music: ‘Subatomic Pussy’ by Dhaze. You can find him on Soundcloud.
BOOKS BY MIGUEL CONNER
Voices of Gnosticism Interviews with Elaine Pagels, Marvin Meyer, Bruce Chilton, Bart Ehrman, Karen King, Stevan Davies, and other leading scholars
Other Voices of Gnosticism Interviews with Tobias Churton, Nicola Denzey-Lewis, Richard Smoley, Gary Lachman, Stephan Hoeller, David Brakke, Robert Price, Eric G. Wilson, Nathaniel Deutsch, Sean Martin, Erik Davis, Daniel C. Matt, Willis Barnstone, Ismo Dunderberg
The Executioner’s Daughter The first in the Deadspeaker Cycle
The Queen of Darkness Mass Market Paperback
Stargazer The Dark Instinct Series Book 1
Heretic The Dark Instinct Series Book 2