tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48911147581638652892024-03-18T11:41:58.808-04:00VISUPThis is VISUP, dedicated to exploring the vast Fortean realms of mind control, deep politics, sacred geometry, onomatology and synchronicity; occult film and music; the supernatural, the extraterrestrial and the multi-dimensional; high weirdness in all its many formsReclusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13510266038933358020noreply@blogger.comBlogger52411tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891114758163865289.post-72080573927438200432024-03-15T12:19:00.004-04:002024-03-15T12:19:38.361-04:00The Fortean Mysteries in LA<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWOnop52sxxnQxp5wrgcZrofgOX92EvGHG0XuECZ9bn0m9kPUpsCEfdSuV8vlA2gkOkUQ09a1Sh99c18kXNQydUY0QznM25V0dmIY8WstUyLCpWUoeGlBUnTrLshnbbGByWjodE-8j2D25MkL85e8FlgKDOfz06tsdGG-B8dmNbEMYvaVkRQtdYEF84w/s374/Fortean_Society.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="374" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWOnop52sxxnQxp5wrgcZrofgOX92EvGHG0XuECZ9bn0m9kPUpsCEfdSuV8vlA2gkOkUQ09a1Sh99c18kXNQydUY0QznM25V0dmIY8WstUyLCpWUoeGlBUnTrLshnbbGByWjodE-8j2D25MkL85e8FlgKDOfz06tsdGG-B8dmNbEMYvaVkRQtdYEF84w/s320/Fortean_Society.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">I</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;">t is my great pleasure to announce </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fortean-society-in-la-surrealism-ufos-illustrated-presentation-tickets-861183050687?aff=oddtdtcreator" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: var(--global-fontWeights-body-bold); text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-line;">my upcoming appearance</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"> at Los Angeles' </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_Research_Society" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: var(--global-fontWeights-body-bold); text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-line;">Philosophical Research Society</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;"> --yes, the same outfit founded by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manly_P._Hall" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: var(--global-fontWeights-body-bold); text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-line;">Manly P. Hall</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;">. And I've got the perfect subject for this engagement: the original </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortean_Society" style="cursor: pointer; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: var(--global-fontWeights-body-bold); text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-line;">Fortean Society</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-line;">. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px !important; white-space: pre-line;">While often overlooked, the Forteans had a considerable presence in Los Angeles. They rubbed elbows with early Hollywood and surrealist circles, providing an intriguing lineage to later movements such as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; font-weight: var(--global-fontWeights-body-bold); text-decoration-line: none;">Discordians</a>. But more importantly, they laid the foundation for the most esoteric interpretation of the UFO phenomena. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsnvuRdNSfRFn4q_sfLSpwr9LJZV6IoLZiy6ROJ9pjWNJO-Vgb_iXRf5F0AHKb1EtDXsjLYjHr_tQiKRcRzB10YH44BwFTzPfUwoo3XYACUHxdx0PXoqE_XTauVf12xW6xl2Bh6kLymcl9vpneaF2I68m2i19YmsYf_VIL4Y99GgpfR93gP5jtNcSTzQ/s261/Fortean%20SocietyII.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="193" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsnvuRdNSfRFn4q_sfLSpwr9LJZV6IoLZiy6ROJ9pjWNJO-Vgb_iXRf5F0AHKb1EtDXsjLYjHr_tQiKRcRzB10YH44BwFTzPfUwoo3XYACUHxdx0PXoqE_XTauVf12xW6xl2Bh6kLymcl9vpneaF2I68m2i19YmsYf_VIL4Y99GgpfR93gP5jtNcSTzQ/s1600/Fortean%20SocietyII.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px !important; white-space: pre-line;">And they did it nearly a year before the famous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Arnold_UFO_sighting" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; font-weight: var(--global-fontWeights-body-bold); text-decoration-line: none;">Kenneth Arnold</a> sighting. It took almost a quarter century before folks like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Vall%C3%A9e" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; font-weight: var(--global-fontWeights-body-bold); text-decoration-line: none;">Jacques Vallee</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keel" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; font-weight: var(--global-fontWeights-body-bold); text-decoration-line: none;">John Keel</a> embraced the metaphysical implications of the phenomena as the Forteans had. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px !important; white-space: pre-line;">If you're in the LA area, please consider dropping by. I've got a great presentation planned and the venue is first rate. PRS is worth the price of admission alone, but you also get all kinds of Fortean LA madness. I call that a bargain. </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "ABC Oracle Plus Variable", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 10px 0px !important; white-space: pre-line;">I'll be making the scene on April 24, 2024 --which is a Wednesday. The presentation starts at 7 pm pst. Tickets are available <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fortean-society-in-la-surrealism-ufos-illustrated-presentation-tickets-861183050687?aff=oddtdtcreator" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; font-weight: var(--global-fontWeights-body-bold); text-decoration-line: none;">here</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgeYrJVTJp6sQbGiTBk36Xwf_dWNfyvJ9a7XOXA1_BlwvbSaGr37U3nNk2StFulhYzH6S7lf8RO78lBPVsWDzFWCSLVPnZQLDRYMVyRfapK99mp7bvqDd1UDa4t3QAt5MOaSK8gtKonv-OZAHGUhyphenhyphenVdnfzV520acWJXzI2zRIEjIWsnJa7nlVeJQevI0/s261/Meade%20Layne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="193" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgeYrJVTJp6sQbGiTBk36Xwf_dWNfyvJ9a7XOXA1_BlwvbSaGr37U3nNk2StFulhYzH6S7lf8RO78lBPVsWDzFWCSLVPnZQLDRYMVyRfapK99mp7bvqDd1UDa4t3QAt5MOaSK8gtKonv-OZAHGUhyphenhyphenVdnfzV520acWJXzI2zRIEjIWsnJa7nlVeJQevI0/s1600/Meade%20Layne.jpg" width="193" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yoor0sX_nNfMFKbRk83K1WGpZLRhUG4tQRV347POA88w7VIA7nT-0h8B_lmClMgPB4NlQh-e78fQVy3gvuyHdqjrnfWLZBTzFrqd4cDJQxD4pOOE8NwkCtkSeygmIPui17M8PEvMv_wpjUMZQJnY07XQuMBXpOcDB2-gwQZldZMLx6vPEyfd_elMWAc/s261/Fortean%20SocietyII.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="193" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yoor0sX_nNfMFKbRk83K1WGpZLRhUG4tQRV347POA88w7VIA7nT-0h8B_lmClMgPB4NlQh-e78fQVy3gvuyHdqjrnfWLZBTzFrqd4cDJQxD4pOOE8NwkCtkSeygmIPui17M8PEvMv_wpjUMZQJnY07XQuMBXpOcDB2-gwQZldZMLx6vPEyfd_elMWAc/s1600/Fortean%20SocietyII.jpg" width="193" /></a></div></div>Reclusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13510266038933358020noreply@blogger.com0