Fighting Back Against the Satanic Hive, with Billy Purgatory (Part 2)

The 12th season of The Skeptical Shaman podcast is here, and this second half of our two-part episode highlights the undeniable creative and spiritual power of a well-defined Alter Ego. Jesse James, aka Billy Purgatory, literally wrote a series of stories about his demon-fighting alter ego, breathing some very real life into a very real aspect of himself. But Billy Purgatory isn't just a literary anti-hero: he's also Jesse's Villain Era shadow aspect, offending sensibilities left, right and center as he embraces his shamanic self and fights the armies of hell. In this two-part conversation, host Rachel White (of TOTEM Readings) chats with Jesse James, aka Billy Purgatory, all about how he's coming to grips with a world drenched in both  some very real (and often spooky) Woo ***and*** some real-deal anti-humanism in the form of the technocratic elite seeking to replace humans, human creativity and even our connection to spirituality with dumb, derivative machines. Jesse is dedicated to remembering the before times, building a veritable Library of Alexandria of recent, peak culture to remind us all of what we once had: freedom, fun and imagination. He's also seeking ways to resurrect his alter ego, perhaps on the pages of new stories or in his own life, as he explores the world of Woo with an eye to the pits of Hell! Rachel's LINKS: - TOTEM Readings Website: https://www.totemreadings.com - TOTEM Readings Substack: https://totemrach.substack.com - Rachel's Other Links: https://linktr.ee/totemrach Please support the Sponsors of The Skeptical Shaman Podcast: - Buy The Business of Woo book HERE: https://a.co/d/0g7EFJmM - TOTEM + PUCK HCKY Merch Drop: https://puckhcky.com/collections/totem - The TOTEM Flower Essence Deck: https://a.co/d/gw16LsG - The TOTEM Flower Essences: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TotemReadingsATX - TOTEM Spiritual Transformation Coaching: https://www.totemreadings.com/coaching - TOTEM Business of Woo Mentoring: https://www.totemreadings.com/business-of-woo Jesse's LINKS: - Substack: https://substack.com/@jessejamesfreeman - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@billypurgatory *Please note: The views and opinions expressed on The Skeptical Shaman do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, protected class, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. And remember: sticks and stones may break our bones, but words—or discussions of religious or spiritual topics-- will never hurt us.*