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You can deploy apophatic measures of reason up until the supra-reason is approached. Wonder enters here. Or you cascade back down the slide of consciousness. 

We manage a QRD on the excellent film, Pig and find a springboard for a return to Portland, and an entrance into the Father Dilemma. No spoilers. But next episode we'll drop the goodies. 

King of Dogs gets a chickenshit 1-star review. The bugle is sounded for your support. We spill the details on a Camp 38 blade design. And we divulge secrets of the symbolism surrounding The Guerrilla Navigator. 

In hour two a hasty jaunt through the Ring of Green Jesus Fire and how to get you one. And leading into Criminal of Purpose we drop some high-octane speculation into the Aether Grid, Endophysics, and ask once again: if God, then why evolution? 

The circuitous and mirror-like nature of the One apprehending the Many, or of one among the Many appending (if only in the oblique) itself  is a phenomenon nested within and reflected amidst the multiplicities of the individual Self. 

This is why we burn away everything superfluous and take the Slide. Repeat. This is The Way.  

A reading of Corinthians 12 closes the show. 

In hour one we crack into Kubrick's final film and juxtapose it against major Warhorse themes. On order: the elegance of the truth, the Father archetype, form, content, God, The Devil! (We'll get to Cuckoo's Nest someday.) Shoutout to pirate Clark Savage, author of King Of All Things. 

Hour two we find the stride and get into Judge Holden, the Orthodox Old Man, McCarthy's confrontation with the Self and the potential coherence available when we destroy the compartmentalization of The Mold. 

We round it all out with a QRD on some basic tools appropriate to The Criminal of Purpose, an explication on how to exercise the vestibular system while working agility drills, and a minor clinic in what it looks like to weaponize ambiguity for later use. 

The narrative, properly told, requires preparation, purgation and the paradoxical adoption of both a radical re-embodiment of the image of God and a fearsome immersion in the intricacies of abstracted Logos. No one said this was easy. The question becomes ultimately: do the biggest cowards and weaklings in all history actually win, or do you embrace the discomfort (not even pain most of the time) and reify both your human nature and your relationship with time before the whole thing enters the event horizon of the Singularity/Collapse mythos? 

Guess we'll see. 

Woven as well: Criminal of Purpose, agility in consideration of longevity, power/endurance ratios and the Confrontation with The Self

Bonafide Warhorse 2022. 

The human being requires a teleological explanation, a narrative. Without it, we sink, follow, ossify, or explode. Humility can only be accessed through submission. Without humility, no genuine engagement. Through humility, discovery. 

We begin as always in the same place we end: with the breath, with prayer, with ritual. First hour contextualizes "context," and seizes the notion back from the claws of the hollow man. We talk training, weapons, peace, war, and the inescapable prioritization of feeling over reason insofar as the former precedes the latter. And then, we bring back the reins of reason and fit them to an actual piece of work. 

In hour two, the esoteric side, we tread into darker territory: inner work, nemesis, leisure, Criminal of Purpose, Dale Cooper, Emily Hightower, Rites and Ritual, Castaneda, Victor Frankl. 

There is no other place you'll find this type of mix. Next guest episode soon. 

We discuss Roe v. Wade/gun rights and current SHTF conditions a bit. We focus heavily on critical lessons imparted to men through Martin's non-fiction works. Yes, in addition to all the above, Clay is also writing novels--so we have to distinguish. 

Strategy, tactics, logistics, family considerations, intelligence gathering and a great deal more is brought to bear in this highly concentrated exchange. 

Clay's books are available on Amazon/Audible--Prairie Fire, Concrete Jungle. 

His website: claymartindefense.com

Martin is scheduled to return to Warhorse in a half-moon or so to take stock of the unfolding implosion inevitable after today's announcements and foretold by many over these last few rather rocky years. 

We cover the Ancient Greek etiquette of --xenia--in the context of The Odyssey and explore what all might have been lost, missed, or overlooked in terms of the deep mesh underlying western civilization, strangers, and the creation of a hero. The Odysseus Conversion is underway.

In our interview segment, James and I discuss his fiction, street experience, the Affair of Honor Appalachian Fightfest of 2022, and a great deal more. Once again, as your lawyer, I advise you to immediately, in earnest, visit jameslafond.com for daily output and jameslafond.blogspot.com to shop his innumerable books.

Also in this episode/outro: the powerful daily practice (these are building blocks of ritual, the components for Building Into Time) of the Slav Squat and the deadhang. We pay tribute to the quiet passing of one of the world's greatest artists--Kelly Joe Phelps, and tie back to The Polytropos, The Wounded King, and--of course--spin to drop a meal-size addition into The Criminal of Purpose conversation by expanding into agility, dry-fire practice and how to make it much more interesting and applicable.

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A native Oklahoman, combat veteran, and author of the excellent GWOT novel--Breakfast With The Dirt Cult--Sam contributes to a variety of literary, political, and social commentary journals. His latest piece titled, Kayfabe in Kiev, is presently featured at IM-1776.com

Mr. Finlay is also an Average Warhorse Absorber. Truly an exercise in dialogue, I am very proud to present episode 25. 

What is it, what is its lore, its nature, its utility? PRI, de Becker, Seneca, Southnarc, Castaneda, Jaynes, and the Bible are all brought to bear in this two-hour uncut long-distance communique for the esoteric survivalists. 

Upon examination we find some interesting possibilities with respect to the so-called fight or flight reaction. We undermine a few catch phrase pedantries and deepen angles on the Warrior's Way. 

We'll continue in this vein to connect further the threads of posture, breathing, and calling on the War God within in future episodes. 

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Notes: 

Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear

Craig Douglas aka Southnarc, Shivworks

Julian Jaynes, Bicameral Mind

As is appropriate of the times we revolve these questions around, beside, and into the turbulent and fast-muddying waters of the current Collapse of our society. Ambiguity reigns supreme. The plan is still no-plan. Should we drop some tabs in preparation? Further elucidation on the Way. The spiritual Criminal of Purpose is of the essence here. 

Magical episode 21 brings a high-wire balancing act by a brilliant autodidact and another virtual polymath who will, for now, be referred to as "D." D launches into a background description of where he is philosophically and, through a method of absolute dedication, self experimentation, and reflective oscillation how he is advancing towards a precise, acceptable, approach to life as he must live it today. Bring your notepad (a bunch of links in the Patreon notes section for you), and prepare to be swept along by the forward-progressing power of a man graced with the gift of managing live wires that would wither and evaporate most men. And we haven't gotten into his personal experiences!

"D" will be one of the revolving cast of characters on the Warhorse, but only he knows (though maybe not even he knows) where his influence will take things. A master of nutritional theory, a hyper-committed philosopher putting skin in the game, a strength training expert, and a great deal more which hopefully he'll reveal over time--check in for an introduction to the mind and life of "D." 

Episode 20, the first in the dialogue series brings discussion of a mysterious novel, a mysterious counter-society, and consilience as woven live-time by heavyweight polymath and friend, James Bowery An entrepreneur and internet pioneer, Mr. Bowery talks Camp 38, ostensibly, but uses the novel as springboard to leap into and over evolutionary theory, to plumb the depths of the psyche, and to finally rise again into religious heights while, with the greatest skill, elucidating for listeners practicalities and methodology which may be key for our future well-being. 

You will not hear a discussion like this anywhere else. A must-listen. 

In hour two we hit even harder and tell a quick story about notorious NorCal's mafia "The Family" relative to the Criminal of Purpose. On offer as well is a minor reading from King of Dogs and corresponding juxtaposition/throwing of gauntlet with respect to a recent statement by a  famous intellectual (who shall not remain unnamed in this episode). 

Practicality reigns in hour two as we pick up where we left off with sorting contradictions in the interface between emotional and reasoning centers. The Criminal of Purpose, anarcho-primitivism, outline for fathering a mannerbund, and a mini-review of Bowden's Blood Orchid build out the episode. 

Hour two brings us to the door of the practical where we take the position of the penitent knife wielding man and segue into a Criminal of Purpose discussion where we pile on the extreme esoteric survivalism--smuggling vs. road trips, "one step off," and some social engineering chat. 

At least we weave in a minor exegesis on the Goldengoatguild logo, some backstory and commentary on creativity. 

In hour two we pick apart a few of the recent, highly dramatic implosions on the general area of The Right (whatever that means)--mass murder, pretense, lies, absolute degeneracy. There's too much fetid material not to investigate briefly vis a vis Hoffman's contention that a great deal of The Spectacle is really about shame, humiliation, and the creation of mass-despair by way of general degradation. "You're stupid and you'll never win." 

As ever, we mix up this foul brew, perform our own alchemical turns and reformulate things into a positive. Deploying the Warrior's Way to clarify--both The Way and current considerations--we draw a few distinctions, avoid saying "I told you so" about said implosions, and finish up on a cozy Criminal of Purpose chat. 

Hour two finds us stabilized, barely. Things are getting weird, even in a weird context. We continue, with more clarity, to clean up the wreckage of the rant before shifting over to equal segments on nutrition/Nourishing Traditions, The Criminal Purpose, and The Plan To Have No Plan aka Doing Nothing. 

It's an intense, compact episode for the start of the Christmas week. More soon!

Thanks, as always, for your continued interest and support. 

Hour two: four or five notes of further clarity (working the Trivium, separating out contradictions) pertaining to dogs again, diaphragmatic breathing, breaking routine, and dry fire practice. From here we cover the latest on the Winkler Knives collaboration---looking good--and then jump off the cliff into areas of personal power and fatherhood. 

We serve up a might addition to the exercises filed under the broad aegis of The Criminal of Purpose. The Guerrilla begins to edge his way into the conversation! The metaphysical potentialities of walking get concretized treatment. The power of the pruning shears shines through. We drop some substantial insights into E&E from the skilled tracker's POV. 

In the subscriber's segment we swing high and low touching on the deep torment of The Collapse, as well as the utilitarian approach we must begin to adopt regarding the various step-wise downward phases of this experience. LaFond shows up to describe The What-If game. A miserable visit from characters out of McCarthy's The Road. The advantageous power of avoidance, creating and maintaining distance. Anxiety. Minor digressions into the twisted nature of modern publishing. Sayings of the modern Orthodox Fathers.

The opium-like effects of the Thanksgiving Holiday just beginning to wear off lead us into a cursory examination of the guerrilla's gear: principles related to selection, Musashi's maxim, and a philosophical detour or two. 

In hour two we return to tie up loose threads on the Axe and Ghille Hood before taking flight in the much-requested topic of The Collapse. Approached from several angles, we get in pretty deep, take a few swipes at celebrities, propose several operations (cognitive and otherwise) to keep the eyes peeled for, and drag Seraphim Rose into the discussion. 

Too much to contain in two hours, we take a quick break and blast forward into the treachery of social media vis a vis The Collapse and keep close tabs on Anton Chigur as he brings his maxim into play. The weakness of external validation, the illusion of external hierarchies, the absolute mastery of Maximus The Confessor and a great deal do we bring to bear on this extra-long discussion, the type of which you'll find nowhere else. 

How's that work? 

We employ a new study, as analyzed and summarized by Andrew Huberman, regarding the stunning relationships between narrative and the human heart/CNS to make yet grander connections between quantum weaponry-- as smuggled between reader and writer, The Warrior's Way, unofficial logoi, and the structure of the Universe (to say nothing of man's experience in said Universe). 

As well, for the flip side, the laggards, and the sheer oddity of it all we dissect the recently released CIA/Fort Meade documents pertaining to their exhaustive study on the Monroe Institute/Gateway Process. Quickly pulled apart in Hoffman's terms, we put things back together by removing a few contradictions and reconfiguring certain elements to more appropriate means. 

Orthodox perspectives, Dale Cooper's omnipresence, The Two Davids, a new sponsor, Hoffman's razor hand, McCarthy's near omnipotent literary genius, and a few nutritious detours make this an episode so worthy of sharing that we opened it up for everyone. 

Notes: 

CIA Report on Gateway Process; Robert Monroe; Monroe Institute

Andrew Huberman; Huberman Labs 

Michael Hoffman; Secret Societies and Psychological Warfare

Nous; Orthodoxy

Aristotle, David Mamet

St Gregory of Nyssa; St Maximos The Confessor

David Milch; Robert Penn Warren; Yale; Deadwood, NYPD Blue

Joseph Campbell, Hero With A Thousand Faces; Hero's Journey

Dream and The Dreamer

Episode 10 finds us absconding with cosmic power every which way. Treasure is taken!

The slow-rolling thunder of the witchy world is stolen out from under the honey-masque noses of the many yoga-covens. Fair play. We store it in deep recesses and the few stunned onlookers only shake their heads as it's shuttled off, sequestered, smuggled seemingly into the dark of night--but cached securely far from the roiling strange anti-flesh of The Mold to fuel the unrelenting forward rumble of the Warhorse. 

Healing modalities, the relationship with the father (both more and more simple than one may assume), the nature of genius as aether fire trapped temporarily in vessels both mystical and accessible---to some. We drop some gear tips, detour with care to harp on Sorge, build out the permeable realities of the triune structure of the Warrior's Way and ultimately return to our old pal, and the archetypal detective, Mr. Dale Cooper. 

As the show-trial of Rittenhouse comes to a close under the full moon we see fate or destiny, the many enraged Furies of myth, and sense the quickening of the realms. You're a fool to ignore it, and we are fools to bind ourselves to the media cycle.

In hour one we provide several unique and highly fortifying exercises for both the yogi and the Criminal of Purpose. We examine honor in a world lacking the same, and the potential true nature of genius. We admit: yes, it'd be nice if God stepped in soon. An introduction to personal power. 

Hour two, the trains rolls on into electric eels, the smuggling of Quantum Weaponry and surreptitious transfer of the Way. Musashi makes an appearance. Personal power, in Toltec and modern terms is analyzed in full. Ramifications may be forthcoming. 

On the quantum level this episode begins and ends everywhere. It is hounded across the plains by hobo demons, assaulted by worldly interruptions of all manner and awash with diabolical dream tones. We find ourselves aflame with strange connective contemplation not fit for standardized consumption, and quench the fire in the balms and salves of the true road to enchanted, mythic, dream-zone existence in a world seemingly on pause. 

In the melee arose the urgent apparent need for supplemental textual and spiritual ordering efforts resulting in the related mini-essay available for subscribers. Once more, to war unseen. 

In hour one we crush Rene Girard, pay homage again to Mamet, break of the well-worn Joseph Campbell and square up to the dream where you wear one of his thousand faces. 

Hour two, Lynch's lifetime of ritual dedication to his art pulls us all through---if only you will listen. Recursion experienced with the aid of hallucinogens. Hunter Thompson, Old Man Cormac, and others uphold the superstructure of the narrative woven for listeners as we wind up engaged once again with the Criminal of Purpose, The Hunter, The Warrior, and The Master. 

Not to be missed episode according to the kids. 

Hour one is devoted to discussion of the dreamer and the dream. 

Hour two, we begin to bridge the chasm between pure abstraction and the practical. 

Hour three, we find the dream becomes concrete. The concrete becomes dream. (Subscription available through Patreon; Goldengoatguild.)

Portland micro-covens, Eyes Wide Shut, and historical symbolism merge into high-falutin, and refined speculative notions of fecundity. Random sacrifice, orgies, and worse descend and derail us for Halloween into some fittingly bizarre territory. We exfil hard and fast. 

1-to know war, know peace. The nature of war is not defined (or even close) by state actors, which recall are mere aberrations of mind and entirely hollow beyond the individual minds that steer them. 

2-Conservatism masks fatalism and defeatism. Blood Meridian: "What's wrong with you is wrong all the way through you." One that may piss you off but one that may kill you if you don't square up to it asap. 

3-The point of fatherhood was always the hunter, the warrior, the master. Precision and ferocity. The idea of a job as stand-in for virtue or real duty is evil. 

After an extended opening homage to what might be the greatest single knife ever made--the Winkler Operator, we launch into the background and lives of Jim Bridger and Kit Carson, making the case that in these two men are exemplified not only the known and accepted qualities that arise around and within the hero, but also here we can can intuit something more rare yet---an interiority focused by time and severity of demands to result in a giftedness beyond the men themselves. We close the hour by taking not-quite-vicious-but certainly-painful swipes at a few celebrities. 

In hour two we examine further this gift: what is its nature, can we access it today, what would be the route thereto? We discuss the value in building and altering routines with respect to the Trivium, and posit an imaginative exercise involving a crossroads, a witch, and personal power. Predation, preparation, prepackaged presumptions--dealt with. As well, on offer is another prime exercise within the expanding folder labeled Criminal of Purpose. And as a countermeasure, we talk a glimpse into the state of what is, with derogation, referred to as flyover country. Is it diminishing, is it any better off than the cities? 

But it's not all cosmic weaving. We drop some very concrete practical-realm observations and tips to deploy in your daily life in the ongoing efforts to raise powers of awareness, hunt personal power and lay the Venn diagram neatly over the gray area between material and etheric considerations. 

Episode 2 arrives as Bitcoin rises, job markets plummet, propaganda reaches levels of retardation previously thought impossible--even as division and aggravation simmer throughout the Western World. We ignore most of that and plunge deep into the literary archetype of the detective how he situates in our times and in Twin Peaks symbolism. We relate Season 3 particulars to Erich Von Neumann, portals (inner and outer), female fecundity, and our strategies of survival. 

In the subscriber's hour we carry the manifold threads forward, expanding into the archetype and reality of the hunter. We lay great yardages of foundation regarding the ongoing investigation into and expansion upon the concept of The Criminal of Purpose. We lay out tactics, observations, look at the hunting grounds and eventually turn toward another section of hardcore (with mods for the beginner) practical work. We give subscribers an other exercise. Episode 2 traverse diverse territories, keep the main themes running while slipping in a few new, large strands to run us forward. Subscribers can keep their eyes peeled for a private addendum. 

Working from a rough outline that is largely jettisoned five minutes in, we cover an enormous amount of metaphysical, literary, and survival-based material. Picking up from the Pilot Series Finale we do serious work to further detail Inner Portals. We are found returning to Junger and building-out several conceptual tangents stemming from The Forest Passage. We term these Inner Survival Strategies. Fine fitment of related concepts such as Eliade's Sacred and Profane provides, for careful listeners, more treated space and description of the inner realms and their applicability to our world.

You'll find this material nowhere else. 

The Mold, Daemons, Hierophanies and basic Narrative Theory all get a reduction treatment which is served up in the subscriber's second hour where we pivot into accessing the multiplicities within, leveraging this realm into ritual to expand our survival options long and short term. As well, we go into finer detail on stress and sauna work in addition to continuing with the themes related to Musashi's Criminal of Purpose. 

We're just getting the Warhorse warmed up now. 

We splice breathwork to deathwork and supplant our will back into ritual in an act of direct defiance in the face of technocracy. We detail the reality of true portals, touch on Ernst Junger, diversity, cuttlefish, cymatics, fractals, the essence of the artist, and drop some examples to help illustrate the fine points in the operation of re-binding our intuitive/emotional and reasoning centers to integrate along the panentheistic Jornada del Muerto.

Though I might leave the running diesel in for monologues like this one, eventually my vision is for a polished show with segments. One of those will include guests for discussion and interviews. I imagine a commentary section, or even full episodes of commentary on those  discussions. 

This, and those episodes forthcoming in the Pilot Series, will be free. Next in line, exclusive audio content for subscribers, which will be based largely on their feedback.