Topic: Odin

A childhood bout of meningitis resulting in deafness in one ear is reinterpreted through a shamanic lens. While terrain theory suggests it was a "detox situation" potentially linked to vaccines, the shamanic perspective compares the loss to Odin hanging from the world tree to gain wisdom. The "Odin ear" is viewed as a trade-off that allowed for the capacity to "hear the other world," ultimately facilitating the creation and success of The Higherside Chats.

McIntosh discusses the nature of gods using Carl Jung’s analogy of a riverbed in the collective mind. Different perspectives on deities are examined, ranging from physical manifestations to Jungian archetypes and thought forms. Reference is made to Svenbjorn Bjentinsson, founder of the Asatru movement in Iceland, who claimed to have physically encountered Odin.

McIntosh argues that shamanism was the original religion of the Nordic peoples, sharing traits with Inuit and Sami cultures. He cites Odin’s ordeal on the world tree, Yggdrasil, as a classic shamanic initiation to discover the runes. Odin’s totem animals, including ravens, wolves, and an eight-legged horse, further reinforce these shamanic foundations.

The podcast features a clip from the show American Gods, depicting a meeting between the "New Gods" of technology and the "Old God" Odin (Mr. Wednesday). The New Gods, led by Mr. World, attempt to convince Odin to "merge" with them by offering him a guidance satellite and a rebranded image. Odin rejects the offer, viewing it as exile rather than a partnership, while the New Gods argue they provide the meaning that modern humans crave.

The discussion explores how video games and the Prussian education system serve to divert consciousness and create subservient citizens. Sevan Bomar traces the origins of American PhDs to Prussian military reforms intended to ensure soldiers followed orders. He also links modern holiday rituals and characters like Santa Claus to ancient Norse traditions and astronomical alignments like the winter solstice.

Sevan Bomar details how dark rituals and sex magic, influenced by figures like Aleister Crowley, involve inverting the Kundalini energy toward the feet rather than the crown. He explains the symbolism of the inverted pentagram and the "Hanged Man" in Masonry as representations of a divided consciousness. He identifies "God" (Goud/Odin) as a historical king used in a program to make people feel inferior to royalty.