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The Best Of Gordon White On THC: Remembering The Dark Prince of Chaos Magic
Childhood Cryptid Encounters and Jacques Vallee’s Thermostat Model
A personal childhood encounter with a primal, half-human, half-animal being is framed as a potential fairy or forest spirit sighting. Jacques Vallee’s "thermostat model" is invoked to explain how absurd paranormal phenomena are designed to bypass official reality and impact the collective imagination. These experiences are suggested to be formative for individuals who later go on to influence culture, such as the creation of The Higherside Chats podcast.