High Weirdness with Erik Davis

Erik Davis is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is perhaps best known for his book Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information, as well as his work on California counterculture, including Burning Man, the human potential movement, and the writings of Philip K. Dick. In this episode we discuss Erik's latest book, High Weirdness. Which is an exploration of the emergence of a new psychedelic spirituality in the work of Philip K. Dick, Terence McKenna, and Robert Anton Wilson. The book can be purchased via multiple channels from the MIT website here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/high-weirdness - If you wish to donate to Hermitix you can do so via our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/hermitix If you wish to purchase Hermitix merchandise you can do so via our Teespring store: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/hermitix-2 All money from donations and merchandise purchases allow for the indefinite continuation of Hermitix.