Gary Lachman
garylachman.bsky.social
Gary Lachman
@garylachman.bsky.social
Writer, lecturer, philosopher: "Lachman writes about philosophical and mystical ideas with exceptional grace, forcefulness and clarity."—The Washington Post
Contrary to public opinion, there's life after rock and roll.
How did @garylachman.bsky.social go from playing with Blondie & Iggy Pop to becoming one of the preeminent writers on the occult? And what do comic books have to do with it?

Find out this week on @aquariumdrunkard.com Transmissions:
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@talkhouse.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My conversation with Jason Woodbury at Aquarium Drunkard about my new book, Touched By The Presence, released on Nov. 18. www.talkhouse.com/transmission...
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 AM
My chat about the occult roots of the 1960s for Things Visible and Invisible... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLYD...
The Occult 60s: Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius | Gary Lachman
YouTube video by Things Visible & Invisible
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November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My brilliant No. 2 son has made a short film promoting my new book, Touched By the Presence. Welcome to the premier! www.gary-lachman.com/post/touched...
Touched By The Presence - The Film
You haven't read the book - but now you can see the movie!
www.gary-lachman.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My account of a dreamy excursion among ancient Greek healing sites is in the latest Fortean Times #464.
October 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Just when you thought "Enough interviews already" another turns up, this time with Spirit Box. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
S2 #86 / Gary Lachman, Touched by The Presence
Podcast Episode · Spirit Box · 28/10/2025 · 1h 3m
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October 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
My conversation with Jeffrey Mishlove about fate, destiny, and the effect of comic books on the young mind: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2KU...
Becoming Gary Lachman with Gary Lachman
YouTube video by New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove
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October 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My chat with Whitley Strieber about how one gets from rock and roll to what I do now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqBn...
Rock n Roll Hall of Famer Gary Lachman: Life from Blondie through Alistair Crowley to Chaos Magic
YouTube video by Whitley Strieber
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October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Trump and his cronies have done the impossible. They've made me a patriot. No kings, no fascists, no Insurrection Act, no Project 2025, no goddamn stupid replay of 1933.
October 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Here's what you get at the end of the road: my interview about my forthcoming memoir, Touched By The Presence: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-cM...
Episode 325: Gary Lachman: "Touched by the Presence: From Blondie's Bowery to Magic and the...
YouTube video by End of the Road Podcast
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October 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
150 years ago a new born beast raised his little head. Find out what happened next 25/10/25. I'll be there: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Aleister Crowley - Master of the Dark Arts
Paul Morley explores the scandalous life and intriguing musical legacy of Aleister Crowley
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October 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
On a less disturbing note, I'll be talking about reincarnation on 26/10 at the London Month of Dead, 3:30 - 5:00. Come as your past life: london-month-of-the-dead.designmynight.com/6879797f72e4...
BACK SO SOON? - Reincarnation, Consciousness and the Occult
Buy tickets for BACK SO SOON? - Reincarnation, Consciousness and the Occult, London. Information on BACK SO SOON? - Reincarnation, Consciousness and the Occult, Sun, 26th Oct 2025 @ 15:30 - 16:55 in L...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I am truly frightened for all of my friends and readers in America.
October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A remarkably perceptive review of Dark Star Rising which I have only just come across: www.paralibrum.com/reviews/dark...
‘Dark Star Rising’ by Gary Lachman — Paralibrum.
While Lachman has deep-dived before into little known occultist tenets informing various political movements in history as a contrarian underground ontology of sorts, Dark Star Rising is rather diff...
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October 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“I’ve known Gary since he was nineteen. I'm not sure what I thought he might become later in life, but his being an expert on spirituality and the occult makes perfect sense.”
Chris Stein, cofounder and guitarist of Blondie amazon.com/Touched-Pres...
October 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Nobody listens to Cassandras. An excerpt from Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of You Know Who: www.gary-lachman.com/post/magicia...
Magician, Guru, Demagogue?
Nobody listens to Casssandras.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My talk about Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and the Fourth Way for the Theosophical Society in England and Wales: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XLq...
September 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This is the first time in Russia's history when it isn't an empire. Tsar Vlad is peeved about that. www.goodreads.com/book/show/49...
The Return of Holy Russia: Apocalyptic History, Mystica…
A history of how mystical and spiritual influences have…
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September 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Captain Antifa strikes again!
September 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I had argued with David Bowie, gotten drunk with Iggy Pop, and Debbie Harry had ironed my skinny ties, but if I was ever starstruck it was then, getting through a bottle or two with the man whose work had changed my life. - www.amazon.com/Touched-Pres...
September 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
About time, do you think? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMV...
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! Speech from Network (1976)
YouTube video by lbtve
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September 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Apt, no, given current events? www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDLS...
Planet of the Apes (5/5) Movie CLIP - Statue of Liberty (1968) HD
YouTube video by Movieclips
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September 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Waking up is hard to do. That's why I'll be talking about Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and the 4th Way to the London Theosophical Society 21/9 at 6:00 PM GMT: theosophicalsociety.org.uk/Lecture/gary...
September 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“As a fan of Gary's work, I was interested to find out how a musician goes from Blondie to the absolute expert on all things esoteric. Not just a memoir but an education.”
Johnny Marr, guitarist and songwriter of The Smiths. Available for pre-order. www.amazon.com/Touched-Pres...
Touched by the Presence: From Blondie's Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult
Touched by the Presence: From Blondie's Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult [Lachman, Gary] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Touched by the Presence: From Blondie's Bowery and Rock and Roll to Magic and the Occult
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September 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Think we're there folks?
September 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM