Can anyone recommend some accessible, scholarly books on the Merkabah tradition? There appears to be so much stuff clouded with contemporary New Age material that it’s hard to know what’s actually worthwhile and relevant to the historical tradition. #religiousstudies #religion #judaism #mysticism

Any other Frightened Rabbit fans never heard this deep cut with James Graham? Just me? It’s sad boy season and we’re pulling the 2010s out of retirement: m.youtube.com/watch?v=B76h...

The Fruit Tree Foundation - Splinter

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Here we go, folks. The statements are becoming more and more bold, with implications ever more consequential. For those waiting to see what role Jay Stratton may play, pay attention to what he flatly and unapologetically attests to in this trailer. #ufoSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkU7...

The Age of Disclosure | Official Trailer (2025)

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I appeared on Iowa Catholic Radio KMMK’s Kolbe Konnection podcast to discuss my film about beer brewing monks, AI and sacred art, my journey of faith, and UFOs. It was a fun and wide ranging conversation, available via Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/4U7i...

AI and Fatima? A warning on the challenges of AI to truth and faith

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The Digital Exhibition of Felt Presence is live! The culmination of two years of graduate work, the website explores miraculous images, relics of the saints, Catholic visual history, and our contemporary media landscape in the era of AI. 🧵 mjburchick.com/felt-presence/

Felt Presence

Felt Presence | The Roses | The Images | The Relics | The Pilgrimage | Response to Benjamin Welcome to the Digital Exhibition of Felt Presence. This is a living website, actively being updated with…

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I’ll be posting the digital exhibition of my MFA show, about Catholic visual history, relics, miracles and AI, very soon. I’ve spoken with some folks already, but I have a very limited amount of artworks/souvenirs from the show to send out to those who are interested. (1/2)

I’ll be appearing on EWTN’s Miracle Hunter radio show/podcast tomorrow, Dec 28th at 1 and 7pm, discussing the release of the digital exhibition of my show Felt Presence. We look at the Catholic visual tradition and relics as they relate to art and culture today.

I was honored to serve as the graduate commencement speaker at Towson University’s College of Fine Arts and Communication, having graduated with my Studio Art MFA. Watch me ugly (stoically?) cry at: www.youtube.com/live/2VEVmqQ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe - Dec 12, 1531. She appears with roses.

Excited to share that I’ll be appearing on Michael O’Neill’s Miracle Hunter show/podcast on EWTN, discussing my latest art exhibition. 7pm on Dec 21st. The show explores miraculous images within Catholicism and their relationship to AI art. Digital Exhibition will go live in conjunction!

I wrote a thing on X about why I’m choosing Bluesky.

My MFA thesis exhibition "Felt Presence" is featured on the Catholic news outlet Aleteia: aleteia.org/2024/12/03/a...

Art exhibit looks at miracles, strange relics, and belief

An award-winning filmmaker and artist, Mark Burchick thinks that looking at miracles might help us better comprehend the nature of reality itself.

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As I migrate over to BlueSky, I want to highlight some of my work surrounding religion, AI, and anomalous human experience. First up is my peer-reviewed journal article co-written with Diana Walsh Pasulka about using AI to image Catholic sacred history 🧵: mjburchick.com/choreographi...

Choreographing Shadows

Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Orchestrate Ethical AI Image-Making Co-Written by Mark Burchick and Diana Walsh Pasulka Published October 16th, 2023 in “AI and Possible Futures for the Art…

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Hi folks! I'm in the process of migrating my X profile over here, so you may see some construction bumps in the road. My apologies if I spam you.

Delivering my first draft of my MFA thesis tomorrow and getting to cite Jacques Vallee, @dwpasulka, Jeff Kripal, @trevorpaglen, @pilgrim_travels, and @seance_book together has made these last few years an utter joy. Can’t wait to share something in the near future!

As a person of faith and experiencer of anomalous phenomena, I’m fascinated with how art and human history have been deeply affected and influenced by the miraculous and impossible. Felt Presence, my thesis show, opens October 24th at Towson University🧵

107 years ago today, “The Miracle of the Sun” occurred in Fatima, Portugal. The Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children earlier that year, promising that if they returned to that spot every month, she would make an undeniable sign appear to the crowds.

The Medjugorje Marian apparitions are declared “nihil obstat,” or “nothing stands in the way” for their popular devotion. The remaining step the Church can take, according to their new norms, would be for the Pope to declare them supernatural in origin.

Making a third-class relic of St Therese of Lisieux for my MFA thesis. This project has become increasingly personal, and thus, more difficult to tell. On the flip side, it’s been really rewarding to listen to her materials and to bring her “presence” home with me.

Help! I'm trying to find any details about this Marian Apparition which looks to be in Chile. Photo comes from National Geographic, sourcing from the Miracle Hunter's website, but I can't find anything about it. Any thoughts or leads?

Ahh! This is the first time I've found my research pop-up in the wild, thanks to @johntouhey at Aleteia. I'm grateful for the write-up and John's contribution to the conversation. You'll be seeing more of my research shortly! @dwpasulka

I am currently investigating the original sources for the Lipa Marian apparition, which was recently and definitively deemed non-supernatural by papal order. Despite allegations of hoaxing, the primary source material is rife with eyewitness testimony of unusual occurrences...

October 13, 1917.

Here is a fun one. In the course of my archives research, I came across an alleged “miraculous” photo of the Virgin Mary taken in the clouds over Fatima. I couldn’t quite make it out myself, but I found that the source is allegedly a parish in Baltimore. 🧵