Friends, Today is the on-sale date of my new book, Esoterika, in print, digital and audio (narrated by me). It is a meaningful moment for all the obvious reasons—and some less so, which this note is about. I was asked yesterday why I wrote this book at this time. I believe that rot has set into a lot of our spiritual and therapeutic culture. Its most popular voices do not tell the truth about the human situation. About my situation: pain, weakness, suffering, which is theirs too. And yours. This book tells the truth. We are in a downward cycle—call it Kali Yuga, sleep, a descending octave, or decay. It is real. This touches us on both intimate and macro scales. I mentioned truth-telling. We are not being intentionally deceived. Rather, we are hearing from voices who themselves do not know what I am referencing. We quote divine ideas, old and new, and have a limited mental experience of something. Truth is in self-observation and lived verification. It is fleeting. It arrives, momentarily, in a shock. The aperture closes. We discuss memories. Within this downward spiral we suffer in the wrong kinds of ways. Rather than pay debt, broadly defined—a valid and yielding suffering—we remain self-estranged and attached to negating relationships—a worthless and peer-enforced suffering. For the willing, this book is a fire axe used for exit and entry. Exit from unthinking and depleting circumstances—including those marked by cruelty—and entry to a truer self—which you will know by knowing your wish. That is where Esoterika begins. Please join us for an NYC launch event on Summer Solstice: Sunday, June 21, 7 pm at TV EYE. Our special guest is fine artist John Newsom who will display and discuss his cover art. RSVP free: eventim.us/event/mitch-horow… I will be posting soon about personalized and signed copies available by mail. And the book is, of course, available in all formats everywhere. Thank you for everything. x

Friends, It is with joy and melancholy that I post the closing episode of the limited historical podcast Extraordinary Evidence: ESP Is Real. In this coda, you hear the rarely recorded voice of pioneering parapsychologist J.B. Rhine (1895-1980), my intellectual hero. Capturing the decades-long drama of the scientists who proved ESP—struggling against all calumny and naysaying—is among the proudest efforts of my career. It would have been impossible without the extraordinary efforts of Jim Perry @euphomet, Dean Hurley, Jon McEdward, and everyone @SpectreVision @spectresignal. Their dedication made this happen. 🖤 You can listen @Spotify @YouTube @AppleMusic and anywhere you hear pods. Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=QttNmdkd…

Late-breaking! NYC-area friends, I'm joining the great Sam Zimmerman @Shudder this coming Thursday, 7:30 pm, @IFCCenter to introduce V/H/S/Beyond. My segment is directed by @JayCheel (Cursed Films 1 & 2). Check out trailer and get tix before they're gone: ifccenter.com/films/v-h-s-be…

Rarely have I so looked forward to a launch. Coming soon @spectresignal @spectrevision. Music by Dean Hurley (Twin Peaks: The Return). Produced by @ItsJimPerry and Jon McEdward. youtube.com/shorts/3-YFB9GA2…