The Mystery Religions thrived in ancient times, vital secret societies and initiations into esoteric experiences. As secretive as they were, we can somewhat construct their rituals and results – from the mysteries of Demeter to the cultish rites of Mithras. Is it possible that Gnosticism and Christianity started as Mystery Religions? What is the evidence for this, and what gifts do their primordial forms offer us? Podcaster and researcher Elliott Saxton joined the Virtual Alexandria to answer all this and more.
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Gary Lachman joined us to discuss his new book, The Return of Holy Russia. Is there a collective psyche of the Russian people? A form of mysticism and influencing mythology? And does this all shape the modern Russia state? This journey includes the pagan origins of the Russian people, Orthodox Church Mysticism, the Mongol invasion, the Romanovs, the Silver Age, the Bolshevik materialism, and much more.
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Get your coconuts out as Ralf Ellis gallops in the Virtual Alexandria to make the connection between two historic savior figures. The victors write history, and not only did they place Jesus and Mary Magdalene in the wrong timeline, but they hid his story in layers of myth and legend. What is the actual connection of King Arthur and King Jesus? Find out more as we journey to finding the real Holy Grail, all based on "The Grail Cypher: The Secrets of Arthurian History Revealed." As a further honor, Robert M. Price will join us, too.
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Western culture continues to devolve, likely by the eugenic hands of magicians and oligarchs in high places. Society is on the brink of collective madness. We quest for the unseen and “hidden in plain sight” archons that have engineered our consciousness — many of them sacred cows in esoteric circles. As with our guest, this grim discovery also leads us to find our inner Aeon.
Astral Guest – Jasun Horsley, author of The Vice of Kings: How Socialism, Occultism, and the Sexual Revolution Engineered a Culture of Abuse.
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We go deep into the history and processes of the ancient art of transformation. We leave no Philosopher’s Stone unturned – from Hermes to CG Jung, from the secrets of the Ouroboros to the truth about turning lead-to-gold. Our exploration includes overlooked female alchemists and the connection of physics and alchemy. In these times, alchemy might be an essential spiritual tech in a world drowning hopelessly in nigredo.
Astral Guest – Sarah Durn, author of The Beginner's Guide to Alchemy: Practical Lessons and Exercises to Enhance Your Life.
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The Gnostics in their visionary texts granted vast cosmic landscapes of outer dimensions and their celestial denizens. They even left clues and some rituals on how to communicate with supramundane entities. We take a shamanistic approach to speaking with the spirit world in the Gnostic worldview, as well as avoiding the darker forces that continually threaten the expansion of consciousness. Our guest also discusses the advantages of the path of Gnosis versus the timeworn religions and empty ideologies that have ruled civilization for far too long.
Astral Guest—Scott Smith, author of God Reconsidered
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An except from our amazing chat, some of the visuals ironically assisted by AI. It's short but deep and includes all the usual suspects: Julian Huxley, Bolsheviks, HG Wells, today's technocrats, Fabian socialists, and more.
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James Bean returned to the Virtual Alexandria to discuss ancient vegetarianism: Gnostics, Christians, Jews & even Pagans. This included the Essenes, Pythagoreans, Therapeutae , Ebionites, and more. Was Jesus a vegetarian? Was Paul or John the Baptist against vegetarians? We also covered medieval Gnostics like the Manichaeans & Cathars.
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