Gary Lachman
@garylachman.bsky.social
Writer, lecturer, philosopher: "Lachman writes about philosophical and mystical ideas with exceptional grace, forcefulness and clarity."—The Washington Post
Roughly two and a half millenia ago, something happened to human consciousness. Today, we're still living with the consequences: www.gary-lachman.com/post/from-th...
From the Mythic to the Mental: A Different Way of Knowing
What happened in the Axial Age? You can't imagine.
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I'll be on Coast to Coast AM 28 July talking about the secret teachers of the western world. Shhh. I said they were secret... www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/upcomi...
Upcoming Shows | Coast to Coast AM
Discover the latest Upcoming Shows | Coast to Coast AM on Coast to Coast AM
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On 11 August I'll be speaking with Matthew Worley about the 70s NY music scene at the Horse and Groom, Great Portland Street, London 7:00 PM. Pogoing optional wegottickets.com/f/22542
Life in Blondie + Late 1970s/Early 1980s Anglo-American Youth Culture
Pop music historian Matthew Worley – author of a classic, newly reissued history of the British branch of punk – will be chatting with Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Famer Gary Lachman about that era and about...
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I'll be in Penzance this August 13, talking about the thin line between rock and roll and philosophy: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-by-ga...
Talk by Gary Lachman. Talk: Touched by the presence.
Touched by the presence , from rock and roll to the occult.
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Why is it so difficult to be oneself? Fifty-six years after first asking that question, I'm still working on it. www.gary-lachman.com/post/the-jou...
The Journey to the East: Reading Hermann Hesse
By the time I first read Hesse, he had been dead for eight years.
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An engaging conversation with the Serious Jester. Ludibria rule. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1QQ...
Living dangerously, with Gary Lachman
YouTube video by The Serious Jester
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A very nice review of my memoir, Touched By The Presence. Encouraging to come across it at the start of my summer Colin Wilson course, which kicks off today. You can find details for that in an earlier post. raintaxi.com/touched-by-t...
Touched by the Presence
In his latest book, former Blondie bassist Gary Lachman offers a characteristically idiosyncratic contribution to the otherwise generic annals of rock autobiography. Reviewed by Luke Gilfedder
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Pretending to be a tourist in St Katharine's Docks, at the last Cafe Rouge in London.
From Cosmic Boy to Colin Wilson, touching the presence at Watkins Books: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxpV...
A Glass of wine with Cosmic Boy & Colin Wilson by Gary Lachman
YouTube video by watkinsbooks
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Once again, I tell it all. An excerpt from Touched by The Presence in Record Collector recordcollectormag.com/rc-specials/...
Record Collector Presents… Blondie - Record Collector Magazine
Record Collector Presents… Blondie, tells the thrilling story of New York’s finest from their CBGB struggles, through Blondiemania, and on to their more
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Are you interested in Faculty X? Do you know what it is? Would you like to find out? Then take my 9 week course this summer, Sundays staring 21 June. The occult was never so existential: www.kosmosinstitute.org/existentiali...
Existentialism, Consciousness, and the Occult: Colin Wilson’s New Existentialism | Gary Lachman I Kosmos Institute — Kosmos Institute
Explore Colin Wilson’s “new existentialism” with Gary Lachman. This course examines the intersection of existential philosophy, the occult tradition, and consciousness studies, including Gurdjieff’s F...
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Illuminati, Rosicrucians, Hashishin, werewolves and more: meet the eccentric Count Jan Potocki. www.gary-lachman.com/post/jan-pot...
Jan Potocki and The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
Introducing Count Jan Potocki, the Man Who Shot Himself With a Strawberry.
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Have you taken the Journey to the East? This December I'll be giving a guided tour of that archetypal expedition in Ascona, Switzerland, where the 'counter-culture' started. Rucksacks optional: www.immersions-kosmosinstitute.org/gary-lachman
Geist oder Natur? Spirit and Nature on the Journey to the East | Gary Lachman | Kosmos Institute — Kosmos Immersions
For Kosmos Institute’s inaugural Colloquium, Gary Lachman explores Hermann Hesse’s spiritual and cultural journey through German Idealism, Romanticism, nature, spirit, and the counterculture. Drawing ...
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Why were Jean-Paul Sartre's and Aldous Huxley's experiences under mescaline so radically different? Take my course in Existentialism, Consciousness, and the Occult this summer and find out. Every Sunday for 9 weeks starting 21 June: www.kosmosinstitute.org/existentiali...
Existentialism, Consciousness, and the Occult: Colin Wilson’s New Existentialism | Gary Lachman I Kosmos Institute — Kosmos Institute
Explore Colin Wilson’s “new existentialism” with Gary Lachman. This course examines the intersection of existential philosophy, the occult tradition, and consciousness studies, including Gurdjieff’s F...
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Outside the Horse and Groom on Great Portland Street before the podcast for the Sohemian Society celebrating the 70th anniversary of the publication of Colin Wilson's debut work, The Outsider.
Q: Does consciousness have a secret history? A: Yes, and you can find out about it this October in my 4 part course for the PRS in the Secret History of Consciousness: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-secret-h...
A Secret History of Consciousness - Online Class Series with Gary Lachman
Join Gary Lachman in 4 classes looking at different but related philosophies of consciousness that lie outside the materialist mainstream.
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On Sundays this October I'll be giving a four part course for the PRS based on my book A Secret History of Consciousness. One talk will focus on Rene Schwaller de Lubicz, the maverick Egyptologist and alchemist. Here's a preview: www.gary-lachman.com/post/ren%C3%...
René Schwaller de Lubicz and the Intelligence of the Heart
Is there an intelligence of the heart as well as the mind?
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Touching the Presence of Things Visible and Invisible. Strangely, when it came time to show the book, something went wrong... www.youtube.com/watch?v=arkw...
Blondie & the Occult: Band Member Confesses All
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This December I'll be taking part in what promises to be a memorable gathering on the Mountain of Truth, in Ascona, Switzerland. The spirits of Jung, Hesse, and the first counter-culture will no doubt be in attendance: www.immersions-kosmosinstitute.org
Kosmos Immersions | Transformative Wisdom Gatherings by Kosmos Institute
Kosmos Immersions hosts immersive gatherings where wisdom becomes lived experience—initiatory encounters with ideas, place, and community in service of the Sophianic Renaissance.
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I'll be at Treadwell's Bookshop in Bloomsbury 28 May talking about music, magic, and much else with Christina Oakley Harrington: www.treadwells-london.com/events-1/gar...
Gary Lachman on Music and Magic – Talk & Soirée | Treadwells
Gary Lachman reflects on rock, creativity and the occult imagination from the 1970s–1990s. Drinks follow.
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Are we living in a pocket-size simulation? The answer's on your phone: logon.media/logon_articl...
The Portable Cave – LOGON
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What happens when existentialism, consciousness, and the occult get together? You'll have nine weeks this summer to find out: www.gary-lachman.com/post/existen...
Existentialism, Consciousness, and the Occult: A Nine Week Online Course
Existentialism, consciousness, and the occult seem strange bedfellows. Find out how they get along this summer.
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I forgot that I was on BBC Radio 4 last night, talking about the Ghosts of Maida Vale Studios with Matthew Sweet. Spooky. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Archive on 4 - The Ghosts of Maida Vale - BBC Sounds
Matthew Sweet summons the spirits from the world famous BBC Maida Vale recording studios.
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What do existentialism, consciousness, and the occult have in common? Find out this summer when I'll be teaching a course in all three. Registration is open. Hope to see you there. www.kosmosinstitute.org/existentiali...
Existentialism, Consciousness, and the Occult: Colin Wilson’s New Existentialism | Gary Lachman I Kosmos Institute — Kosmos Institute
Explore Colin Wilson’s “new existentialism” with Gary Lachman. This course examines the intersection of existential philosophy, the occult tradition, and consciousness studies, including Gurdjieff’s F...
kosmosinstitute.org
Why be busy when you can be idle? Find out in this week's Idler online. The fact that I'm on the front page is a mere detail. www.idler.co.uk/article/book...
Book of the Week: Touched by the Presence | Idler
Blondie's Gary Lachman on living on the edge in 1975 New York
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What better way to spend this Friday the 13th than by getting Touched By The Presence at Mayfair Library 7:30 - 8:30? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/touched-by...
"Touched by the Presence" Author talk with Gary Lachman at Mayfair Library
A panel discussion with Gary Lachman, Travis Elborough and Mayfair Library's Charlene Coleman.
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As if I wasn't busy enough, as soon as I'm back from Rome I'll be speaking about the Gnostics - some of whom visited the Eternal City too. 7 March 7:00 PM GMT: www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-...
Exploring Gnosticism: From Early Christianity to Contemporary Culture
We will explore who the Gnostics were, what they believed, and how ancient Egypt shaped their ideas.
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This summer I'll be leading a course in Existentialism, Consciousness, and the Occult, based on the work of Colin Wilson, for the Kosmos Institute: www.kosmosinstitute.org/existentiali...
Existentialism, Consciousness, and the Occult: Colin Wilson’s New Existentialism | Gary Lachman I Kosmos Institute — Kosmos Institute
Explore Colin Wilson’s “new existentialism” with Gary Lachman. This course examines the intersection of existential philosophy, the occult tradition, and consciousness studies, including Gurdjieff’s F...
kosmosinstitute.org
