Name Antero Alli Role Astrologer | Spouse Sylvi Alli | |
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Movies The Drivetime, The Book of Jane, Out of the Woods, Hysteria, The Oracle Books Astrologik, The akashic record pl, Angel Tech: A Modern S, A Modern Shaman's Guide to, Towards an Archeolo Similar People Christopher Hyatt, Rob Brezsny, Robert Anton Wilson, Anastasia Gershman, Michael George | ||
Esozone 2008 antero alli be more of yourself
Antero Alli was born 11 November 1952, in Finland. Alli currently resides in Portland, Oregon, where he conducts workshops and stages theatrical productions, some of which have been released as films. Alli is also a professional astrologer and has authored books on experimental theatre, astrology and Timothy Leary's 8-circuit model of consciousness.
Contents
- Esozone 2008 antero alli be more of yourself
- Esozone 2008 antero alli embrace the void
- Film and theatrical work
- Writing
- Books
- Filmography
- References
Esozone 2008 antero alli embrace the void
Film and theatrical work
Alli refers to his thirty years of work in experimental theatre as paratheatre, a term borrowed from the writings of Jerzy Grotowski. He has conducted private paratheatrical workshops in the Bay Area (1977–83 and 1996–2015), some of which have evolved into public productions and provided the material for his films. In late 2015, he relocated to Portland Oregon to continue his work.
Between 1976 and 1999, Alli wrote and directed a series of stageplays exploring mystical themes in Circles (1976), Coronation at Stillnight (1977), The Conjunction (1978), Chapel Perilous (1983), Animamundi (1989), and Hungry Ghosts of Albion (1999). Between 1992 and 2002 Antero co-curated the Nomad Film Festival, a Pacific coast touring venue featuring short experimental films and videos. Since 1993, Antero has redirected his focus to the creation of underground feature-length art films with mystical themes such as The Oracle (1993), The Drivetime (1995), Tragos (2001), Hysteria (2002), Under a Shipwrecked Moon (2003) and The Greater Circulation (2005), a cinematic treatment of Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke's Requiem For a Friend.
Writing
Alli's books span a number of subjects, but all share common themes with his paratheatrical efforts: archetypes, personal mythology and the use of ritual to transform consciousness. Like his colleague Rob Brezsny, Alli proposes a free will approach to astrology, which advocates providing clients with the information to make decisions instead of deterministic predictions. In Towards an Archaeology of the Soul (2003), Alli presents a detailed account of the theories and processes that go into his own paratheatrical creations.
Between 1991–95, Alli was editor/publisher of Talking Raven Quarterly, a Seattle-based literary journal featuring the writings of Robert Anton Wilson, Hakim Bey, and Rob Brezsny among others.
In Spring and Fall 2006, Alli taught a course on his book AngelTech at Robert Anton Wilson's Maybe Logic Academy.