Topic: William Blake

William Blake comes up in 8 chapters across 6 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from June 2016 to March 2025.

June 2016 March 2025

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Schwab | Hollywood Trickster Imps, Goblin Markets, & The Psycho-metabolism
• 55:07 - 59:31

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Castration Cults and the Capture of Imagination

The guest posits that the Disney brand acts as an "alpha groomer" that captures the human imagination—which William Blake called the "eternal body of man." This capture leads to a state of sexless consumerism and gender confusion, where the "transgender trope" becomes the idealized form of a lifelong, surveilled customer. By replacing organic rites of passage with branded content, the corporate machine initiates the young into a cybernetic impulse.

Nick Hinton | The Saturn Time Cube, Tyler, & The Plasma Apocalypse
• 47:38 - 50:02

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Institute of Folly, The Fool Archetype and Book Distribution

Nick Hinton describes the Institute of Folly, a project inspired by William Blake and the tarot archetype of the Fool, representing infinite potential. The initiative aims to disrupt consensus reality by encouraging people to adopt new narratives through decentralized pamphlets. Hinton also explains how listeners can acquire his books via direct message on social media while he develops a more formal web presence.

Steven Snider aka Recluse | Honey Pots, Cicada 3301, & High Strangeness
• 17:42 - 22:44

Steven Snider aka Recluse | Honey Pots, Cicada 3301, & High Strangeness

Liber Primus Grimoire and Occult Symbolism in Digital Puzzles

The discussion focuses on "Liber Primus," a runic book associated with Cicada 3301 that functions as both a codebook and an occult grimoire. Snyder suggests the injection of mysticism, Crowleyan runes, and the work of William Blake into these puzzles serves to subconsciously influence participants or create a sense of religious zeal.

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Steven Snider aka Recluse | Honey Pots, Cicada 3301, & High Strangeness
• 33:37 - 37:53

Steven Snider aka Recluse | Honey Pots, Cicada 3301, & High Strangeness

Moravian Church, Sex Magic, and William Blake

The discussion explores the Moravian Church's alleged history of occultism and its early introduction of sex magic to the West via contact with Tantra in India. Snyder links these "creepy" ritualistic visualizations to the upbringing and artistic output of William Blake, as well as modern counterculture works like the "Illuminatus!" trilogy.

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Marty Leeds | Pizzagate, Symbolism, & Secret Societies
• 35:39 - 39:41

Marty Leeds | Pizzagate, Symbolism, & Secret Societies

Reclaiming the Light, Astrotheology and the Femur Bone

Marty Leeds argues that researchers often focus exclusively on the "darkness" of secret societies, whereas his goal is to reclaim the "light" and beauty hidden within these systems. He explains the astrotheological significance of the femur bone, linking it to the fire sign Sagittarius and the linguistic encoding of the heavens within the human body.

Marty Leeds | Pizzagate, Symbolism, & Secret Societies
• 49:25 - 53:21

Marty Leeds | Pizzagate, Symbolism, & Secret Societies

Nature's Brutality, Polarity and the Poetry of Life

A debate ensues regarding the harshness of the natural world and the food chain. While the host points to the brutality of predators, Marty Leeds argues that pain is a necessary part of growth and that one's perspective—viewing the world as either a "burning disc" or "angels singing"—is a conscious choice.

Anthony Peake | Consciousness, Altered States, & The Pleroma
• 34:32 - 36:55

Anthony Peake | Consciousness, Altered States, & The Pleroma

William Blake, DMT and Neurotypical Perception

The phrase "doors of perception," originally from a William Blake poem, serves as the central theme for exploring how different brain states access the Pleroma. While the mainstream culture dismisses these experiences as mere hallucinations, they are framed as perceptions of autonomous entities that are simply inaccessible to those in "neurotypical" states. The discussion transitions to how physical traces, such as UFO implants, complicate the dismissal of these events as purely internal.

Marty Leeds | Flat Earth Implications, NASA Lies, & Gematria
• 38:06 - 41:47

Marty Leeds | Flat Earth Implications, NASA Lies, & Gematria

Lunar Cycles, Biological Rhythms and Cosmic Grace

The moon and sun are described as subjective spiritual declarations of "cosmic grace" rather than just material objects. A mathematical link is drawn between the 28-day lunar cycle and the human menstrual cycle, noting that the 14-day ovulation point corresponds to the 14 phalanges on each human hand. This connection is used to argue that human biology is intrinsically tied to the cycles of the heavens.