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"SACRED RITES"
Journal Entries of a Gnostic Heretic
ORIGINAL FALCON PRESS
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Few have done as much as Antero Alli to explore the
human condition in all its complexity, glory, and folly,
through practical work with its archetypes and
mythology in ritual and psychodrama.
- Peter J. Carroll, Liber Null & Psychonaut

Alli’s interior observations hide within them a map
to the work he has been doing for some forty years.
It’s all here. How to conjure and embody visions and
insights through the use of archetypes. There’s howling,
weeping, gnashing of teeth. It’s not a cool cerebral picture.
SACRED RITES will leave you wanting more.
Read the book.
-from the review by R.U. Sirius, Mondo 2000

(2023; 217 pages. Paperback. With photographic art by Antero Alli. Preface by Geri De Stefano-Webre, PhD. $19.95) SACRED RITES documents the author’s personal experiences with the transformative ritual medium of Paratheatre he has developed since 1977. Through his private ritual journals written over eleven years (2000-2011), Alli bypasses historical definitions of ritual beyond the costumed spectacles of the robes and wands of Western occult ceremonial magick, the archaic history of pagan nature rites and, the somber pomp of the Catholic High Mass with its wafers, cheap wine, and sermons chanted in the dead language of Latin. This is not a "how-to" book on ritual-making but a deep dive into the archetypal experiences, images, characters and stories erupting from the inner depths of those participating. Also featuring ritual journal entries of a dozen individuals who trained with Antero plus his notes on how this work inspired elements in many of his feature art films. SACRED RITES is a companion book to STATE OF EMERGENCE: Experiments in Group Ritual Dynamics (Original Falcon Press; 2020). Cick book image above to read an excerpt.

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NEW --> "LAST WORDS" <--- NEW
Towards an Insurrection of the Poetic Imagination
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I’ve felt my soul enlightened and calmed by this beautifully composed
and sequenced collection of meditations and revelations, this philosophical
chronicle of tears and joys. What’s more, I’ve felt myself an active participant
in its poems, which embody the daily journey toward insurrection; that is,
authenticity, and conscious spurning of the ‘mass media waterboarding of
the collective psyche.
~ William O’Daly, author of The New Gods 
and translator of Pablo Neruda’s Book of Twilight

LAST WORDS (2023; 149 pages. Paperback; third edition. Photographic art by Sylvi Alli. $16.95) The author's searingly personal memoir of transforming his real life losses and traumas through poetry, cinema, ritual theatre, and his relationships with women. Topics include The Clouds of Unknowing, Vertical Integrity, Amor Fati, Cinema of the Future, Anima Attacks! Reinventing the Romantic, Fine-Tuning Your B.S. Detector, The Self-improvement Scam, The Alchemy of Obsession, Courting the Muses, Frontier Scouts of the Gene Pool, The End of the World as I Want It, and much more. Featuring an AFTERWORD by Sylvi Alli, his artistic collaborator and partner over three decades, on their extraordinary journey together.

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"LAST WORDS": Review by Erik Davis

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RECENT --> "EXPERIENTIAL ASTROLOGY" <--- RECENT
From the Map to the Territory
ORIGINAL FALCON PRESS




I viewed myself as sort of an intellectual outlaw, seeking to live by a higher code than
the restraining laws of the land. That is, until I met a real outlaw in the form of Antero Alli.
Antero didn’t only rebel against the intellectual status quo; he took it farther by stepping
outside the trappings of astrology, itself.
-
from the Preface by Rick Merlin Levine

In Experiential Astrology, Alli offers a view freed from
the confining, overly literal tone that haunts some sectors of
astrological lore. Describing astrology as a language through
which we can experience the planets as living forces, he reframes
astrological topics with his unique approach.
-
Mary Plumb,
Book Review Editor, THE MOUNTAIN ASTROLOGER

(2022; 228 pages. Paperback. Illustrated. Second edition, 2023. $24.95) Experiential Astrology revisions the horoscope as a map to access and experience the autonomous forces represented by the planetary symbols and the twelve archetypes of the zodiac. By changing the traditional terms of “planets, houses, and signs” to Forces, States, and Styles, the author invites the reader on a journey through the celestial language into the very heart of the human condition. Featuring interpretive techniques culled from over thirty years of astrological study and practice including: The Nodal Axis, the Four Asteroids, Chiron, Transits,Yods, T-squares, Grand Crosses & Grand Trines, Reimagining the Planetary Forces as Sexual Realities & much, much more... click book image for excerpt.

TABLE OF CONTENTS (with video)

AUTHOR INTRODUCTION

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Experiments in Group Ritual Dynamics
ORIGINAL FALCON PRESS
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You have put much of what I am about and too lazy to put on paper.
Wonderous feeling of spirituality. And guided by deep consciousness.
A compendium of your wisdom and experiences during your long
commitment to the performing arts. Aware of the dangers of inflation
and self-centeredness that are a part of the path to the invisible. I am
glad to have "The Theater And Its Double", "Towards a Poor Theater"
and "State of Emergence" in my library.

- John O’Keefe, playwright,
Project Artaud, San Francisco

(2020; 180 pages. Paperback. Second edition, 2023. Photographs & diagrams. Preface by Jogen Salzberg. $19.95) State of Emergence is a compendium of methods drawn from physical theatre, dance, vocalization and ritual practices to gain access to the internal landscape of impulses, emotions and sensations in the body. This somatic work offers a dynamic visceral interpretation of Carl Jung's "active imagination" for making the Unconscious, conscious in movement, vocalization and action. The dogma-free bias of this ritual technology can be integrated into any ritual, dance, movement or theatre practice in need of greater depth of inner work. Ritual methods include The Five Intentions, No-Form, Conscious Projection, Sourcing, Space Forming, Presence Actions, Boundarywork, Non-directional Jogging, and much more. This book also includes stories from those who have done this work, the author’s personal ritual journals, an interview with singer Sylvi Alli on “The Embodied Voice”, the Potential Dangers of ritual work and much more.... Click book image for excerpt.

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"THE EIGHT-CIRCUIT BRAIN"
Navigational Strategies for the Energetic Body
ORIGINAL FALCON PRESS




The Eight-Circuit Brain is ultimately a book one reads for
the express purpose of self-realization and self-development.
It is not necessarily read for light enjoyment. If willing to put
in the time and effort, it seems likely that one may find the
exercises within able to produce some very tangible results
.
-- David Arnson for EROWID

(2014. 312 pages. Illustrated. Paperback; second edition. Cover art by James Koehnline. $24.95). The Eight-Circuit Brain advances the material in Alli's groundbreaking first book, ANGEL TECH, with a compendium of new techniques and practical applications of Dr. Timothy Leary’s 8-Circuit Brain model. After twenty-plus years of research and experimentation, Antero's earlier findings are significantly updated and enriched in this new book. Includes a comprehensive 8-week course of study and practice, the author's "Neurological Autobiography of Outside Shocks and Hedonic Upgrades," Forum interactions with students from his Eight-Circuit course, Alli's encounters with Christopher S. Hyatt and Robert Anton Wilson, and much more. Click book image for excerpt.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

$24.95 Original Falcon Press

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"THE EIGHT-CIRCUIT BRAIN" -- Video Lecture
Antero at the 2008 EsoZone Conference, Portland OR





"ANGEL TECH"
A Modern Shaman's Guide to Reality Selection
ORIGINAL FALCON PRESS




Angel Tech is a witty, rollicking, wise rendition of
the stages of evolution we have been experiencing.
Antero Alli is that special brand of human --
a frontier scout for the species, out there on
the rim where the past and future intersect
.

--
Timothy Leary, Ph.D.

(1986; 288 pp; profusely illustrated. Paperback. Preface by Robert Anton Wilson, PhD. Cover art by James Koehnline. $17.95) Angel Tech is a compendium of insights and techniques for the direct application of Dr. Timothy Leary's Eight-Circuit Brain model for Intelligence Increase. What Dr. Leary posited as theory ("Exo-Psychology") and Dr. Robert Anton Wilson brilliantly demonstrated in multiple systems theories ("Prometheus Rising"), Antero extends into tasks, exercises, rituals, and meditations towards an embodied realization of the states of consciousness that the circuits symbolize. (click book image for excerpt).

$17.95 Original Falcon Press.

8-Circuit Brain Podcast with Antero
The Immersion Foundation

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"TOWARDS AN ARCHEOLOGY OF THE SOUL"
A Paratheatrical Workbook
VERTICAL POOL
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Antero Alli gives precise tools and lucid descriptions for how theatre artists
can use non-dogmatic ritual forms to continually refresh their human soul,
artistic authenticity, and the theater’s vitality as a culturally essential art.
Suddenly we see that uncovering the "soul" is the purpose of our art, and
that there are some very specific ways to go about such an excavation
.
- James Wagner, professional actor Los Angeles CA

(2003; 272 pages; illustrated. Paperback. Foreward by Matt Mitler, director, Dzieci Theatre, NY; Afterword by Robert Anton Wilson $35.). Towards an Archeology of the Soul outlines the principles, techniques, and ethos of a comprehensive paratheatre medium developed by Antero Alli and distills his paratheatrical research between 1977 and 2003. A practical workbook for solo and group ritual for immediate application in actual work. Includes articles and interviews by noted ritualists, performers and those who have personally worked with the author. Click book image for excerpt.

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"THE VERTICAL ORACLE"
A Neo-Tarot Deck by Sylvi
Book of Interpretations by Antero
---> NO LONGER AVAILABLE <---




In my experience, reading these cards tend to be a brutally honest experience.
They therefore work best for me when I’m trying to figure out a personal issue
where I tend to hide the truth from myself. On the other hand, readings can
also result in surprisingly positive outcomes and encouragement. This is a
nice balance to the brutality, and also provides a sense of truth to all readings,
whether positive or negative – I know the cards will not “lie” to me.
- Cathi Bitzer, AECLECTIC TAROT

(1996; Vertical Pool Publications. 52 full-color cards with a book of interpretations; OUT OF PRINT). The Vertical Oracle is a Neo-Tarot deck created by Sylvi Pickering-Alli that infuses 52 contemporary images with archetypal meaning without the traditional suits, numbers or trump cards; all cards being created equal. THE VERTICAL ORACLE offers NO pat answers or false assurances. It can, however, restore your sense of humor and incite more creative and imaginative responses to your questions and everyday concerns. Includes a book of interpretations and astrological references by Antero Alli. Click Vertical Oracle image for excerpts.

VERTICAL ORACLE - Free online readings

VERTICAL ORACLE sample images




"THE AKASHIC RECORD PLAYER"
A Non-Stop Geomantic Conspiracy
ORIGINAL FALCON PRESS

 


(1988; 2015 Second edition; 192 pp; paperback. Profusely illustrated. 2015 Afterword by the author; $18.95). THE AKASHIC RECORD PLAYER: A NonStop Geomantic Conspiracy follows a wild confluence of interlocking conspiracies as the Temple of Erisian Deities prepare their next home invasion ritual in Boulder CO as a charismatic publisher of esoteric books in Sedona AZ cultivates his new author as the Next Shining Star. Meanwhile, up in remote Malibu Canyon, the Goddess Guild initiates a lost soul of a man to the Feminine Mysteries. The Akashic Record Player is based on true stories inspired by the author's unexpected seventh circuit activation (ref: 8-Circuit Brain model) and his attempt to integrate these mystical experiences with the help of actual people he met on his journey. Click book image for excerpt

$18.95 The Original Falcon Press.

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"ASTROLOGIK"
The Oracular Art of Astrology
FROM VERTICAL POOL
Out of Print - PDF of scanned book Available




Antero Alli undercuts the patriarchical "ancient-wisdom-from-on high"
model that has dignified and immunized the errors in astrologival theory
since the days of Ptolemy. If you're new to celestial symbolism, I think
you're fortunate to be starting with ASTROLOGIK. You'll be learning
21st century Astrology.
- Steven Forrest, author of "The Inner Sky"

(1999. Vertical Pool Publications. 216 pages, illustrated. Preface by
Steven Forrest. $15 PDF file). Astrologik is a hands-on beginner's
manual for interpreting your own horoscope featuring Antero's unique
down-to-earth and imaginative approach to interpreting and understanding
the celestial alphabet as it applies to your daily life.
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ASTROLOGIK reviewed by Spiral Nature
ASTROLOGIK reviewed by Andrea Mallis, astrologer/author

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"LETTERS, ESSAYS & PREMONITIONS"
An Astrologikal Journal
(Limited supply of signed copies available from the author)


 


I suspect that Antero travels periodically to the future,
where he extracts the threshold perceptions with which he
so lovingly dismantles out favorite fanaticisms.

- Rob Brezsny, Free Will Astrology

(1993. 131 pages, illustrated. Vigilantero Press. Forward by Tim Lyons. $20.) Letters, Essays & Premonitions aims to incite a series of tiny riots in the imagination by using astrology to see the world in new ways. In this book, astrology acts as a language for articulating movements in the forces of nature, in individual psyches and in collective trends and gestalts. Featuring 22 essays; 11 astrologikal and 11 cultural commentaries with a focus on Uranus, Neptune and Pluto transits and the author's ruminations on socio-political, economic and political trends. Click book image for excerpt

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A Modern Shaman's Guide to...
"A PREGNANT UNIVERSE"
Original Falcon Press


 


(1988; 176 pages; paperback. Profusely illustrated.$15.25). Written with the late Christopher S. Hyatt, PhD, The Pregnant Universe is a Neural Cocktail party of a brain getting drunk on itself. It is the essence of slimy copulation between known and unknown forces. As the planet braces for a series of new contractions, bizarre and interesting forces are being born — brains with new centers, new chemicals, new visions — going far beyond the suited dinosaurs prattling their slogans. Filled with Provocative Images and Mind-Pounding Ideas. Thoroughly iconoclastic and genuinely funny! One of Hyatt's favorites! Click book image for excerpt

$15.25 Original Falcon Press



"The Discordian Tarot"
(Not For Sale or Reproduction)
~ and ~
"The Discordian Salon"
Music, Songs, Spoken Word (CD-album; 2023)
ORIGINAL FALCON PRESS







1979, Berkeley California. While attending the Discordian salons hosted by iconoclastic author Robert Anton Wilson, I met many luminaries of quantum science, alternative literati, poets and performance artists. Among these bright lights I encountered Malaclypse the Younger (aka Greg Hill), co-author of PRINCIPA DISCORDIA, a slender unassuming book coveted by worshippers of the Goddess Eris. Meeting Greg inspired the creation of my Discordian Tarot deck. Using my crude cartoon skills, I designed this deck of cards as a kind of naive oracle to help me navigate my Turbulent Twenties. When my deck was finished, I showed it to Greg and he loved it. On the spur of the moment, I gave it to him, a gesture of generosity I apparently forgot all about until thirty-four years later when fellow Discordian Adam Gorightly contacted me. After Greg Hill passed away in 2000, Adam inherited Hill's massive Discordian archives which included my Discordian Tarot. Adam contacted me through the Discordian grapevine and asked me if I wanted my deck back. I said yes and he mailed it to me. In 1985, six years after creating it, this deck inspired the Circuit 6 section in my first book ANGEL TECH (1985) on "Designing A Neuro-Tarot". - Antero

Samples of 'The Discordian Tarot'


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Music, Songs, Spoken Word by Antero and Sylvi Alli




About the Author
SELECTED WRITINGS & POETRY, FILMS, PARATHEATRE,
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Wikipedia link

Antero Alli is a reclusive author of esoteric books,
a prolific underground filmmaker, and the creator of
ParaTheatrical ReSearch, a somatic movement discipline
of asocial group ritual dynamics and experimental theatre.
He resides near several forests in SW Portland with Sylvi,
his soulmate and collaborator of thirty-five years.

"A Spectrum of Esoterica"
Antero interviewed on various facets of his work

SELECTED WRITINGS and POETRY
(1990 to present)










CONTACT
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