We begin our Metempsychotic interviews series with Derek Hunter.
Derek Hunter is an incredibly prolific author who has covered so much terrain over the years including his own metafictional takes on classic literature like Faust in his Story of us All trilogy and the secret conspiracy behind the production of Shakespeare’s works in the Anonymous Agnostic Antichrists series. As we discuss in the interview, the book that I am most familiar with is the prototype for the Anonymous Agnostic Antichrists series which no longer exists! Despite this inconvenient detail, I highly recommend this series as Derek’s writing is phenomenal and he is constantly touching on much deeper issues than you will experience in the literature coming out of the William Shakespeare conspiracy theorist camp.
We also discuss the mysterious Fool’s Cap Map of the World and the mysteries behind perception of the self and THE SELF. We touch on ways that greater awareness of all sides and perspectives creates a kind outsidedness in the self which can be used for deeper communion with others or to cause disruption in both the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ varieties. Yet, as the Fool’s Cap Map and Derek’s work reminds us, no matter how much we do, unveil, and think we know, we are still daunted and haunted by our own limitations and illusions. Veil upon veil. Foolish attempt after foolish attempt. We’ve yet to get it right but we won’t stop trying.
As I treat myself to a re-listen so many new questions arise. I hope to have Derek on again very soon!
Follow Derek Hunter:
https://www.instagram.com/lovechaosdh/
https://lovechaos.bandcamp.com/
The following track was used in the opening segment with the permission of Derek Hunter/Love Chaos.
