• 57:57 - 1:01:21
Dr. David Shoemaker | Thelemic Magick, Aleister Crowley, & Finding Your True Will
Western Society, Ego Focus and Design vs Coincidence
The discussion explores why spiritual connection requires significant effort, attributing the difficulty to Western society's focus on extroversion, commercialism, and "frontier mentality." Dr. Shoemaker suggests that society trains people to be "going somewhere" rather than "being somewhere," which hinders inward listening. The host questions whether this societal structure is a byproduct of chaotic cultural heritage or a deliberate design by elites to suppress human potential.