🖤 Links

Welcome to my wandering, eclectic, slightly messy cabinet of curiosities. A curated, running collection of everything that surfaces across this site. Strange reads, forgotten corners, useful tools, and passing obsessions. All the links, no detours, no context, no noise, just things worth finding, or not worth finding. Dig!.

• CERN: Home of the First Website
  The first ever website - where the web began
• Putting a Hex on Hitler: LIFE Goes to a ‘Black Magic’ Party
  LIFE magazine reporting on a 1941 occult gathering
• William Seabrook
  Occult journalist and explorer of the weird
• Secret Agent 666
  Mystery, magic, and espionage rolled into one
• Typefaces of the Occult
  Fonts with a spooky, ceremonial flair
• Scary Movie? 152 Black Cats at an Audition
  Chaos and cuteness collide on the cat stage
• Midnight Offerings
  Short film dipped in ritual and shadow
• Salem Witch Trials
  Historical witch hysteria, facts over folklore
• Imagineer Influence: Leota Toombs Thomas
  The voice and vision behind Disney’s Madame Leota
• Eleanor Audley
  Iconic voice actress of Disney villainy
• Vintage Chicago Tribune: Anti-Superstition Society
  Friday the 13th celebrations, old-school style
• Loch Ness Monster
  Legendary lake cryptid and enduring mystery
• The Ouija Board and Psychology
  Fun with spirits - or what our minds tell us
• Salem Witch Board Museum
  Where talking boards are honored and preserved
• Talking Board Historical Society
  History and archives of spirit communication
• Ideomotor Phenomenon
  Subtle movements driven by unconscious thought and suggestion
• Trojan Room Coffee Pot
  The world’s first webcam, streaming caffeine
• JenniCam
  The original live webcam experiment in daily life
• The Occult Art of Rosaleen Norton
  Witchy artwork from Sydney’s infamous enchantress
• The Witch of Kings Cross
  Remembering Roie and her bohemian life
• Rosaleen Norton's Kings Cross Coven
  Rituals and witchcraft in Kings Cross
• Chrysta Bell – Sycamore Trees
  Dreamy, Lynchian, performance by Christbell
• The Fool’s Journey - Tarot as a Story
  The Major Arcana through storytelling, one card at a time
• Candy Cigarettes
  Sweet nostalgia with a hint of mischief
• Mexican Jumping Beans
  Seeds that hop, entertain, and baffle
• Dime Store Gliders
  Small planes, big childhood memories from the local shop
• Rabbit’s Foot
  Good luck charm with a quirky history
• Offbeat L.A.: 100 Liquor Store Signs
  A visual tour of vintage, obscure, and odd signage
• Death by Audio
  Exploring noise, feedback, and sonic experiments
• Radionics Wikipedia Entry
  Concise overview of radionics history and concepts
• Albert Abrams
  Pioneer of radionics and controversial healing devices
• Ruth Drown
  Radionics and psychic medical theories in the early 20th century
• George De La Warr
  The man who made radionics waves audible
• T. Galen Hieronymus
  America’s lone psychic patent and curious inventions
• The Aural/Parallel Science of Radionics Radio
  Deep dive into radio ether and experimental sound studies
• Plant Intelligence
  Exploring the cognitive and responsive behaviors of plants
• The Secret Life of Plants
  Theories on plant consciousness and hidden communication
• The Secret Life of Plants (Film)
  A documentary exploring plant consciousness and unseen signals
• Making Music with Plants
  How plants become musical collaborators
• Forcing Plants to Play Music
  Exploring experiments in plant-generated sound
• Touching Plants
  Using Ableton to turn plants into performers
• April Fools’ Day (Wikipedia)
  General reference on global hoax traditions and observances
• April Fools’ Day (Britannica)
  Overview of the history and cultural evolution of April 1st traditions
• April Fools’ Folklife
  Folklore perspective on pranks and tradition
• Hilaria
  Ancient Roman festival of joy, disguise, and seasonal reversal
• CERN
  European particle physics laboratory
• Large Hadron Collider
  World’s largest particle accelerator
• Higgs Boson
  Fundamental particle associated with the origin of mass
• Higgs Boson & Cosmic Fate
  Speculative scenarios involving vacuum instability and universe decay
• Higgs Boson Doomsday Debate
  Public discussion of theoretical end-of-universe risks
• CERN Ritual Hoax
  Internet conspiracy theory surrounding alleged rituals at CERN
• CON[CERN]ING the Mandela Effect Commentary
  Blog discussion connecting memory anomalies with popular conspiracy narratives
• Tim Berners-Lee
  Inventor of the World Wide Web and early web architecture
• Les Horribles Cernettes
  Satirical music group formed by CERN staff, early web history artifact
• W3M
  Text-based web browser for navigating the internet in the terminal
• Lynx Browser
  One of the earliest text-only browsers still in active use
• Text Mode Web Video
  Overview of the early web and terminal-based browsing culture
• DeArmond Company History
  History of guitar pickups and electric instrument development
• DeArmond M-75T History
  A Brief History of corporate SNAFU
• Tuning Guide
  Reference guide to tuning systems, intonation, and temperament
• What Are Sweetened Tunings?
  Exploration of adjusted tuning offsets used in modern instruments
• Intonation on Fretted Instruments
  How tuning and fret placement affect pitch accuracy
• James Taylor Explains Tuning and Intonation
  Breaking down intonation and why guitars drift out of tune
• Non Destructive Zero Fret Hack
  Using a zero fret to improve tuning consistency and intonation
• Floating Bridge Setup
  How to balance tension and float a tremolo bridge for stable tuning
• Fender Reverb Unit
  Overview of the standalone spring reverb unit used in classic surf guitar
• Reverb FAQ
  Detailed FAQ on spring reverb, settings, and surf tone
• SurfGuitar101
  Community site covering surf guitar gear, technique, and history
• FRV-1
  BOSS pedal recreating the sound of the Fender Reverb Unit
• SurfyBear
  Modern outboard spring reverb inspired by vintage Fender units
• Surf Music
  History and characteristics of surf rock and its signature sound
• Before the Beach Boys
  Article on early surf rock pioneers before mainstream popularity
• Aleister Crowley
  Overview of the influential occultist and founder of Thelema
• Sex Magic & Space Lamas
  Essay exploring occult syncretism and interpretations of Tibetan imagery
• Alien Gurus & “Lama”
  Deep dive into the etymology of “lama” and occult reinterpretations
• Magickal Stories: Lam
  VICE article examining Crowley’s Lam and its cultural impact
• Lam & Kenneth Grant
  Study of Lam within the Typhonian tradition and Grant’s writings
• Kenneth Grant
  British occultist known for expanding Thelema and the Typhonian tradition
• Robert Anton Wilson
  Writer and thinker exploring conspiracy, perception, and reality systems
• Whitley Strieber
  Author of Communion and key figure in modern abduction narratives
• Barney and Betty Hill Incident
  Famous early UFO abduction case that shaped modern alien lore
• Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (Britannica)
  Historical occult society that shaped modern ceremonial magic
• Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (Wikipedia)
  Overview of the influential magic order and its teachings
• Cipher Manuscripts
  Founding documents behind the Golden Dawn’s ritual system
• S. L. MacGregor Mathers
  One of the main founders of the Golden Dawn
• Tarot
  Symbolic card system used in divination and occult practice
• Rider–Waite Tarot
  One of the most influential modern tarot decks
• Pamela Colman Smith
  Artist of the iconic Rider–Waite Tarot imagery
• A. E. Waite
  Occult scholar and co-creator of the Rider–Waite Tarot
• Antoine Court de Gébelin
  Scholar who linked tarot to ancient Egyptian symbolism
• Etteilla
  Early tarot occultist who developed one of the first divinatory systems
• Chaos Magic
  Modern occult system focused on belief as a tool
• Thelema
  Spiritual philosophy founded by Aleister Crowley
• Para Religion
  Archive of O.T.O. material and esoteric studies