No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Pamelo Mounk’a.

Every new pharoah, before ascending the throne, had to visit heaven and become accepted among the gods. Only after this otherworldly journey could the pharoah be accepted by the priests, and by himself, as one fit to fulfill the divine, as well as political, functions of kingship, as conceived in those days. This voyage to the highest stars, where the gods live, involved a magick ritual employing what Knight and Lomas call a “narcotic.” When the last pharoah of the native dynasty refused to reveal the secrets of this ritual to the new Hyskos dynasty, they killed him in the manner of the widow’s son. The lost “word” = the details of the Ritual of Illumination and the name of the “narcotic” used.

It seems to me that Knight and Lomas have this last detail wrong, due to their ignorance of psycho-pharmacology. Narcotics do not allow you to walk among the stars and communicate with superhuman intelligences. They kill pain, they numb anxiety, they knock you unconscious; and they usually get you addicted: that’s all they do. Almost certainly, the magick potion used in the ritual did not belong to the narcotic family but to the entheogens-the type of drugs also called psychedelics. Entheogens produce “mystic” and godly experiences, and at least one of them, and perhaps two, had widespread religious usage among the Indo-European peoples from ancient times, amanita muscaria definitely and psylocibin possibly, both of them members of the “magic mushroom” group.

— John Carter, Sex And Rockets: The Occult World Of Jack Parsons.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 267 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Instant Funk — “Philly Jump” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

The Funkees — “303” — Now I’m A Man

The Playboys — “Jungle Fever” — Strummin’ Mental!

Rita Alston — “Popcorn Funky Reggae” — Funky Chicken

The Searchers — “Wow Wow Baby” — Gee Whiz: The Class Records Story 1956-1962

Los Orientales De Paramonga — “Negrita Linda” — Fiesta En Oriente

The Poets — “Baby Don’t You Do It” — Immediate Mod Box Set

Handan Yazgan — “Karanfilli Yar” — Uzelli Elektro Saz (1976-1984)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The George Semper Orchestra — “Cosmic Funk” — Inner City Review

THE SECOND SET

Gyedu Blay Ambolley & The Steneboofs — “Simigwado” — Ghana Soundz: Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion In ’70s Ghana

King Errisson — “The Magic Man” — Everything Is Gonna Be Alright (Celebrating 50 Years Of Westbound Soul & Funk)

The Prophets — “Babylon Red” — King Tubby’s Prophecies Of Dub

Calvin Boze And His All-Stars — “Safronia B” — Havin’ A Ball

Smoke — “Lina Femm’ Foll” — Disques Debs International Volume 2: Cadence Revolution 1973-1981

The Real Kids — “Reggae Reggae” — The Real Kids

Barış Manço — “Derule” — Turkish Delights: Beat, Psych, & Garage : 26 Ultra Rarities From Beyond The Sea Of Marmara

The Pretty Things — “Balloon Burning” — S.F. Sorrow

THE THIRD SET

Count Matchuki & Randy’s All Stars — “Pepper Pot” — I Love The Reggay! Early Reggae Sounds From Randy’s Records 1969-1971

Speedy West — “Lover” — The Steelguitar Transcriptions of Speedy West

Patrinell Staten — “Little Love Affair” — Let’s Boogaloo Vol.5

Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band — “Crazy Little Thing” — Clear Spot

Sapan Jagmohan — “Sote Sote Adhi Rat” — Bollywood Bloodbath: The B-Music of the Indian Horror Film Industry

The Strangeloves — “I Want Candy” — Grandson of Frat Rock! Vol. 3

Srueng Santi — “Mai Rak Yar Rak” — Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 4

Iggy & The Stooges — “Penetration” — Raw Power

THE FINAL SET

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Qu’As Tu Fait De Ma Fille?” — No. 1 Africain

The Motivations — “The Birds” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute To Mad Mike Petrovich Vol. 3

Jack Ruby / King Tubby / Errol Thompson — “Track 20 Dub” — Black Foundation In Dub

The Cramps — “The Crusher” — Psychedelic Jungle

Juaneco y su Combo — “Recordando a Fachín” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966–1983

Pink Floyd — “See Emily Play” — The First 3 Singles

Ros Serey Sothea — “Penh Jet Thai Bong Mouy (I Like Only You)” — Cambodian Rocks

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Tim Buckley — “Sweet Surrender” — Greetings From L.A.