Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one of today’s most literate voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. He is among the few occult writers whose work touches the bases of academic scholarship, national journalism, and subculture cred. Mitch is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, and a PEN Award-winning historian whose books include Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; and The Miracle Club.
The Washington Post says Mitch “treats esoteric ideas and movements with an even-handed intellectual studiousness that is too often lost in today’s raised-voice discussions.”
He has discussed alternative spirituality across the national media and is collaborating with Emmy-nominated director Ronni Thomas on a feature documentary about the occult classic The Kybalion, shot on location in Egypt. Mitch received the Walden Award for Interfaith/Intercultural Understanding. The Chinese government has censored his work.
Jesse Draxler was born in rural Wisconsin, studied in Minneapolis, MN, and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. A formal mixed media & inter-disciplinary artist, Draxler has exhibited extensively both domestically and internationally.
Draxler collaborates with brands including Hugo Boss, McQ Alexander McQueen, and Ferrari, with original artwork appearing in Elle, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among other publications.
Show Notes:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:50 - Mitch’s approach towards his craft
00:09:52 - The origins of thoughts and ideas
00:17:17 - The brain within the metaphysical
00:20:57 - Tapping into an imaginal realm with art
00:29:35 - Being honest with your desires
00:36:10 - Artists going unrecognized
00:42:42 - Being uncompromising in our desires
00:50:06 - Depression and anxiety
00:59:58 - Navigating dark energy
01:06:43 - Free will
01:10:52 - Hypnagogic state
01:18:47 - The pathos of death
01:29:46 - Wrap Up
Mitch’s Instagram: instagram.com/mitchhorowitz23
Mitch’s Website: mitchhorowitz.com
“The Miracle Habits”: amazon.com/dp/B07V9X1HCT/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Artist Decoded Patreon: patreon.com/artistdecoded
Originally Posted 6.14.2021
Mitch Horowitz is a historian of alternative spirituality and one of today’s most literate voices of esoterica, mysticism, and the occult. He is among the few occult writers whose work touches the bases of academic scholarship, national journalism, and subculture cred. Mitch is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, and a PEN Award-winning historian whose books include Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; and The Miracle Club.
The Washington Post says Mitch “treats esoteric ideas and movements with an even-handed intellectual studiousness that is too often lost in today’s raised-voice discussions.”
He has discussed alternative spirituality across the national media and is collaborating with Emmy-nominated director Ronni Thomas on a feature documentary about the occult classic The Kybalion, shot on location in Egypt. Mitch received the Walden Award for Interfaith/Intercultural Understanding. The Chinese government has censored his work.
Jesse Draxler was born in rural Wisconsin, studied in Minneapolis, MN, and currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. A formal mixed media & inter-disciplinary artist, Draxler has exhibited extensively both domestically and internationally.
Draxler collaborates with brands including Hugo Boss, McQ Alexander McQueen, and Ferrari, with original artwork appearing in Elle, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, among other publications.
Show Notes:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:50 - Mitch’s approach towards his craft
00:09:52 - The origins of thoughts and ideas
00:17:17 - The brain within the metaphysical
00:20:57 - Tapping into an imaginal realm with art
00:29:35 - Being honest with your desires
00:36:10 - Artists going unrecognized
00:42:42 - Being uncompromising in our desires
00:50:06 - Depression and anxiety
00:59:58 - Navigating dark energy
01:06:43 - Free will
01:10:52 - Hypnagogic state
01:18:47 - The pathos of death
01:29:46 - Wrap Up
Mitch’s Instagram: instagram.com/mitchhorowitz23
Mitch’s Website: mitchhorowitz.com
“The Miracle Habits”: amazon.com/dp/B07V9X1HCT/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Artist Decoded Patreon: patreon.com/artistdecoded
Originally Posted 6.14.2021
