The Noetic Oracular Deck (part 1) The N.O.D. 2020-10-26 | Subscribe → tinyurl.com/SubTheNodMailing List → tinyurl.com/NODemailFollow us on Instagram → instagram.com/givethenod--Today on NODDING OFF we begin a two-part conversation about the Noetic Oracular Deck, its development, and its roots in the works of Austin Osman Spare and Robert Anton Wilson.--Mark:instagram.com/branch_derrideantwitter.com/markplasmaConnor:facebook.com/connor.m.kizertwitter.com/ConnorKizer#divination #AustinOsmanSpare #RobertAntonWilson
The Secrets of Occult Power! The N.O.D. 2020-11-17 | Subscribe → tinyurl.com/SubTheNodMailing List → tinyurl.com/NODemailInstagram → instagram.com/givethenod--We're talking POWER--what it means, how to get it, how to avoid pitfalls. Spoiler alert: it's not as sexy as our Wizard Cop wants it to be.--Mark:instagram.com/branch_derrideantwitter.com/markplasmaConnor:facebook.com/connor.m.kizertwitter.com/ConnorKizer#occult #power #divination
Divination & Gnostic Interpretation The N.O.D. 2020-11-10 | Subscribe → tinyurl.com/SubTheNodMailing List → tinyurl.com/NODemailInstagram → instagram.com/givethenod--In a continuation of last week's discussion, we dig into the practical experience of interpreting the Noetic Oracular Deck and how that might be different from traditional tarot divination. The power is yours!--Mark:instagram.com/branch_derrideantwitter.com/markplasmaConnor:facebook.com/connor.m.kizertwitter.com/ConnorKizer#divination #interpretation #gnosis
The Noetic Spread The N.O.D. 2020-11-03 | Subscribe → tinyurl.com/SubTheNodMailing List → tinyurl.com/NODemailInstagram → instagram.com/givethenod--The Noetic Oracular Deck has its own (non-mandatory) spread based on the four worlds of Kabbalah and the Egyptian illustration of the human soul, with the goal of presenting a snapshot of the self and its interpretive moment. It works!--Mark:instagram.com/branch_derrideantwitter.com/markplasmaConnor:facebook.com/connor.m.kizertwitter.com/ConnorKizer#divination #kabbalah #occultism
Gnosis & Dogma The N.O.D. 2020-10-27 | Subscribe → tinyurl.com/SubTheNodMailing List → tinyurl.com/NODemailFollow us on Instagram → instagram.com/givethenod--We wanted to start talking about the NOD's unique spread, but got off on an episode-long jag about gnosis, dogma, and the relationship between them. We're talking Sumerian and Greek mythology, Christianity, Richard Rorty's take on liberal ironism, and more!--Mark:instagram.com/branch_derrideantwitter.com/markplasmaConnor:facebook.com/connor.m.kizertwitter.com/ConnorKizer#gnosis #dogma #revolution
What IS the Noosphere? The N.O.D. 2020-10-26 | Subscribe → tinyurl.com/SubTheNodMailing List → tinyurl.com/NODemailFollow us on Instagram → instagram.com/givethenod--This week we introduce a new interpretation of the noosphere, with some help from George Orwell, Douglas Adams, Robert M. Pirsig, Gene Wolfe, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Stay tuned for more information on the Noetic Oracular Deck!--Mark:instagram.com/branch_derrideantwitter.com/markplasmaConnor:facebook.com/connor.m.kizertwitter.com/ConnorKizer#noosphere #science fiction #metaphysics
The Noetic Oracular Deck (part 2) The N.O.D. 2020-10-26 | Subscribe → tinyurl.com/SubTheNodMailing List → tinyurl.com/NODemailFollow us on Instagram → instagram.com/givethenod--This week we continue our discussion of the Noetic Oracular Deck and dive into some of the motivations and mythologies that underpin its unique set of symbols, which include bear goddesses, shadow kings, and Godzilla.--Mark:instagram.com/branch_derrideantwitter.com/markplasmaConnor:facebook.com/connor.m.kizertwitter.com/ConnorKizer#divination #symbolism #Godzilla
Subjective Idealism and Imagination The N.O.D. 2020-10-26 | Subscribe → tinyurl.com/SubTheNodMailing List → tinyurl.com/NODemailFollow us on Instagram → instagram.com/givethenod--This week we're talking about subjective idealism, imagination, empathy, and the sheer existential terror of it all. Connor nearly chokes on a gummi bear, but he's ok! Next week, we get to the main event: the Noetic Oracular Deck!--Mark:instagram.com/branch_derrideantwitter.com/markplasmaConnor:facebook.com/connor.m.kizertwitter.com/ConnorKizer#philosophy #subjectivity #existentialism
Geology, Jesuits, and the Singularity The N.O.D. 2020-10-26 | Subscribe → tinyurl.com/SubTheNodMailing List → tinyurl.com/NODemailFollow us on Instagram → instagram.com/givethenod--Welcome to NODDING OFF with Mark and Connor, a weekly show about the Noetic Oracular Deck and the world of ideas that inspired it. In this episode, we talk about the initial conception of the Noosphere by Vladimir Vernadsky, its further development by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and at least a half dozen sci-fi books with tenuous connections to the main discussion. --Mark:instagram.com/branch_derrideantwitter.com/markplasmaConnor:facebook.com/connor.m.kizertwitter.com/ConnorKizer#noosphere #vernadsky #chardin
