The Journal for Apophenic Research
Pattern Recognition and other things. "Apophenia" is the tendency to notice patterns that may or may not exist. "Dys-apophenia" is the refusal to see patterns no matter how obvious they might be.
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Sprachsinn: The Sense of Language (opens the original)
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Yet another episode of deep language nerdery, thanks to Angus’s suggestion of several lecture series from Steiner addressing the topics of language, the twelve senses, and folk souls.We mention early on in the episode that we are both participating in a webinar with Mystech this September 20, 2026. The title is “From Wordworld to Worldword- Steps towards a Spiritual Science of Language. A panel dialogue.” 1:30 PM EDT. Sprachsinn (Language Sense) is one of the 12 senses described by Rudolf Steine
Inner Freedom and Interior Landscapes (opens the original)
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Ronda kindly offered to do another episode loosely structured on some of the themes in my book series, while continuing with her current thematic question about inner freedom.I really enjoy doing in-person recordings, but of course there are only a few people who ever make it to the charming rural off grid Maine studio!In this episode, I attempt to explain a meditative project undertaken after a recent re-reading of Steiner’s first few books. These early works are all on epistemological matters:
Incarnational patterns (opens the original)
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A new take on the question of “When did you first see the pattern?”—Heather and I discuss individual incarnation patterns and energy signatures, and how they intersect with destiny and free will. (With a lot of laughing in between.)Inevitably, recording in person is so much fun and creates a very different type of podcast. Here’s some of the mentions:Heather’s book: Oracle of Emergence by Rei HanceWilhelm translation</a
Ethericities and forces from the periphery (opens the original)
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Most readers of this site are likely already convinced of the possibility of academic or regulatory capture by the forces of stagnation, so this won’t be a discussion of how or if that can happen. But one of the questions that recurs when researching unorthodox energy theories is: Why hasn’t anyone demonstrated these yet? Why aren’t there repeatable experiments?I made that same argument here, around 18 months ago. (Part 1, Part 2)I
Experiencing time in reverse (opens the original)
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Today’s conversation is about the experience of time as both forward moving and backward moving, and how this works in the astral realm. We then shifted to how these ideas interface with modern technology.In the fictional mountain village where portions of my books are set, there is an inventor/ jack of all trades who keeps a workshop. Above the workshop door is a sign that reads:Gravity / LevitySpace / Counter-SpaceTime / Reverse TimeKnow ThyselfThe first three pairings refer to
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