The Daimon's New Clothes: Alison McDowell cracks the code of tech, data, self, and soul

On this episode, I interview Alison McDowell about her journey from being a Philadelphia-based education activist to a consciousness researcher focusing on higher-dimensional information systems. McDowell discusses how her understanding of human capital finance, blockchain technology, and digital identity evolved from opposition to a more nuanced perspective that sees these systems as potentially representing interdimensional patterns rather than simply control mechanisms. We cover her background in art history and historic preservation, her research into education technology and surveillance systems, and her current exploration of consciousness as an interdimensional information field. We also discuss concepts including category theory, E8 mathematics, and the work of author Neal Stephenson as symbolic representations of higher-dimensional reality, with McDowell sharing her perspective on how technology might serve as a bridge to understanding higher levels of information and consciousness.We also explore how cryptocurrency may ultimately work to map individuals in our physical dimension to their informational avatars, which may in fact be our higher selves expressed in the language of technology.Alison's blog:https://wrenchinthegears.com/Other links:Richard Southwelll's Channel on Projective Geometry and Category Theory: www.youtube.com/@RichardSouthwell/videosDonald Kunze On Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Topology, and Media Theory: https://www.youtube.com/@boundarylanguage/videosKevin Owacki 2024 Gitcoin Comic on Attractor Fields: https://wrenchinthegears.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Gitcoin-Attractors-Comic-2024-1.pdfEmerald Gate Foundation: https://emeraldgatefoundation.org/Vesta House Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XguRCpuIl2_wHDQVgwAMkLWjWUu8cnNGj7JKzZHnSA/edit?usp=sharingMeadowbrook Map With Lietaer on Community Currency: https://wrenchinthegears.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-2.56.52-PM.png https://embed.kumu.io/467d24b6a22f90baeeab12588e884e1fCategory Theory With Whiteheadian Ingression: https://wrenchinthegears.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-2.58.59-PM.pnghttps://embed.kumu.io/26bca39247f4aaaee0eb2b4105d7b3bc——————-Music Credits:Music: Cinematic Logo 04 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8221-cinematic-logo-04Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseMusic: Technology Calm Logo 01 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6660-technology-calm-logo-01Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license———————-Don't forget to like and subscribe to this channel, and to set your notifications.www.patreon.com/neongalacticOn X:@jfrickingfaulk#UFO #UAP #psi #ESP #psychic #consciousness #alien #daimon #Jung #archetype #idealism #monism #illuminism #enlightenment #kybalion #hermetic #gnostic #shamanism #occult #magic #magick #conspiracy #faerie #simulation #demiurge #mandala #shadow #imaginal #secrecy #remoteviewing #RV #astral #theosophy #monomyth #mythology #egregore #tulpa #contact #saucer #disclosure #AATIP #AAWSAP #Skinwalker #Bigelow #NIDS #download #CE5 #anthroposophy #plato #plotinus #demonology #djinn #whitelodge #twinpeaks #seth #lawofone #ramaterial #channeling #loosh #uintah #Enoch #enochian #iam #meditate #chakra #reiki #reincarnation #metempsychosis #sirius #vril #grail #devil #angel #archangel #AI #yaldabaoth #sophia #marian #miracle #ontology #greys #ultraterrestrial #Oannes #Hathor #Osiris #pythagoras #thelema #BICS #PKD #VALIS #terencemckenna #timewavezero #entheogen #psychedelic #alter #individuate #spirit #sol #johndee #goldendawn #mantid #spirituality #NDE #OBE #luciddreaming #experiencer #majestic #encounter #magonia #naledi #alchemy