Episode 48: The Divine Feminine and Sexually Coded Ecstatic States with Mark Burchick

This week on the podcast I speak with Mark Burchick, a filmmaker and artist from Baltimore, MD who is exploring anomalous studies topics in his artwork and research. He most recently presented a paper, co-written with Diana Walsh Pasulka, about using AI art programs to visualize encounter experiences with angelic beings from the Catholic tradition. He also wrote a recent episode of Kelly Chase’s UFO Rabbit Hole podcast discussing the “Black World” of government secrecy and the work of artist and researcher Trevor Paglen. Mark and I discuss his childhood which was shaped by intense fear of alien abduction, his strong desire for devotion and connection to God, as well as his certainty that due to world events and online religious prophecy, he wouldn’t live to see his adult years. We talk about sexually coded ecstatic religious experience, his work around Marian apparitions, AI, and rose petals as acheiropoieta - or religious objects not made by human hands. We even take a little detour in Gnosticism (at my insistence) and Mark shares an experience of sending himself a message from the future.  This is a good one, folks.   Please enjoy. Links: American Academy of Religion presentation on how AI visualizes the religious sacred: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-does-ai-art-101132739   Choreographing Shadows paper, co-written with Diana Walsh Pasulka: https://mjburchick.com/choreographing-shadows/   UFO Rabbit Hole Episode: https://uforabbithole.com/podcast/ep-34-the-disclosure-field-guide-pt-2-black-budgets-the-secret-space-program/   Portfolio Website: https://mjburchick.com/   Social Media: https://twitter.com/mjburchick  The Experiencer Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ My book is out!! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Earth: A Love Story ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠exists as a physical object in the world. Deep forever gratitude to those of you who have purchased the book and left reviews on Amazon. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Our beautiful musical soundscapes are provided by Morgan Jenks. You can support ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠his new album on bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or find out more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠morganjenks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find me on instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robin_lassiter_honeyheart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@earth_a_love_story⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To join my mailing list or book a 1:1 session with me, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠honeyheart.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you'd like to support our work, please consider becoming a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patron⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices