Jake Cassar’s The cave constructs an elaborate cosmological system that merges ancient aliens mythology, conspiracist worldbuilding, ecological judgment, and drug-fuelled visionary experiences. The most significant feature of this system is its extensive cultural appropriation. Cassar reworks Aboriginal spiritual motifs, ecological guardianship narratives, cryptid traditions associated with Country, and Indigenous custodial language, then embeds them within … Continue reading Cosmology/Conspiracist Tropes of The Cave, by Jake Cassar