Topic: Paganism

The discussion explores the idea that after the failure of the technocracy, the world will swing toward neo-paganism and the worship of the "divine feminine." Referencing Alice Bailey, the theory suggests there are "two New World Orders," with the first serving only to prepare for the second. Hinton reflects on his past promotion of Saturnian theories, now viewing them as part of a larger Theosophical psychological operation.

Dr. Arthur Moros predicted a "Kingdom of Saturn" characterized by a total surveillance state where citizens trade dignity for security. The discussion links modern Christmas traditions to the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia, suggesting that many contemporary holidays are merely evolutions of pagan Saturnian rituals. This highlights the idea that occult influences remain hidden in plain sight through cultural masking.

Dr. Hillman presents the thesis from his book "Original Sin," arguing that child abuse is an integral, foundational component of the Catholic Church rather than a modern accident. He describes early Christian exorcism as a "possession tech" derived from older pagan rituals, where ritual sodomy was used to assert political dominance over competing religions. This process was framed as a way for a child to "rebuke" sin and save their soul through trauma.

The history of Saint Patrick is reframed as a Roman-led mission to exterminate the Druids in Ireland and Wales. LaCroix describes the Druids as the last public protectors of ancient "pagan" knowledge regarding consciousness and cosmic balance. Following their destruction, the remaining keepers of this knowledge went underground, forming the basis for secret societies like the Knights Templar. While these groups initially aimed to preserve pure moral codes, many eventually became corrupted by the pursuit of power and control.

The systematic destruction of ancient knowledge is detailed, beginning with Christian monks in Alexandria in 397 AD and followed by the Muslim conquest in 660 AD. Dr. Skinner recounts the story of the Library of Alexandria's final destruction, where papyri were allegedly used to heat bakehouses for six months because they either contradicted or redundantly matched the Koran. This era of religious intolerance resulted in the loss of vast amounts of Greek geometry and magical wisdom.

Dr. Skinner provides a clear framework for distinguishing between religion, magic, and the mystery tradition. Religion is defined as a public act of supplication and submission to gods, while magic is a private practice of commanding lesser spiritual entities. The mystery tradition, exemplified by groups like the Golden Dawn, aims to purify the practitioner for direct communication with higher beings. Skinner argues that academics often confuse these categories by lumping them all under the umbrella of paganism.

The esoteric wing of the SS was heavily influenced by Karl Maria Villigut, a "rune mage" who claimed to have total ancestral recall. Villigut designed the Totenkopf ring and influenced the purchase of Wewelsburg Castle, but his influence waned as more traditional Nazi factions purged the occultists. Many of these clairvoyants and pagan practitioners, including Rahn, eventually fell out of favor or were sent to concentration camps.

Hugh Newman explains how the transition from pagan to Christian culture in Britain led to the systematic burial of giant traditions. Historical accounts of Brutus defeating the giants Gog and Magog were considered factual history until the early 1900s when they were reclassified as folklore. The church's practice of building over megalithic sites further obscured the physical and cultural evidence of Britain's giant-centric origins.

The decline of the neo-pagan and New Age movements since their peak in 2007 is compared to the "selling out" of the 1960s hippie counterculture. As these movements became mass-marketed and aligned with the status quo, they lost their potency, leading to the eventual failure of pop-culture magic like the Magic Resistance.

The discussion covers the modern revival of indigenous Russian and Slavic spirituality following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Gary Lachman highlights the "Ringing Cedars" movement, based on the Anastasia books by Vladimir Megre, which has gained immense popularity by promoting a mystical connection to the Siberian wilderness. This resurgence of paganism and native Slavic gods mirrors similar trends in the West and other parts of the North, such as Iceland.

Historian Christopher McIntosh joins the program to discuss his book, Beyond the North Wind: The Fall and Rise of the Mystic North. McIntosh holds a PhD from Oxford and specializes in esoteric orders and Nordic traditions. The discussion focuses on the lost history of Northern Europe, the Vikings, and the legendary land of Hyperborea.

Greg Carlwood notes the prominent siren and mermaid tattoos on Adam Levine during the Super Bowl halftime show, linking them to research by Chris Knowles. The conversation interprets the show's meteor imagery as a symbolic invocation of cataclysm. Osborne suggests these cultural displays represent a "return of the old gods" in preparation for a final spiritual spectacle or Armageddon.

The Catholic Church is described as having performed a wholesale corruption of pagan traditions, rebranding magical rites as religious dogma. Concepts such as transubstantiation and the Eucharist are characterized as forms of blood magic and sympathetic magic stripped of their original connection to nature. This religious class system mirrors economic structures, where elites utilize magical tools while the general populace is led back to Abrahamic doctrines.

Aleister Crowley predicted a sexual revolution that would overturn the "sex-negative" old order of monotheistic religions. He wrote extensively on the liberation of women, viewing the release of feminine energy as a spiritual necessity rather than just a social or business equality issue. Churton notes that this advocacy for sexual freedom was often attacked by churches as a return to ancient Roman paganism.

Naturalist and neo-pagan author Lupa Greenwolf joins the program to discuss the intersection of magic and the animal kingdom. The conversation introduces her background as a ritual toolmaking artist and the creator of The Tarot of Bones. The discussion aims to explore how indigenous and pagan traditions maintain connections to nature that modern Western society has largely abandoned.

Lupa Greenwolf describes her spiritual trajectory starting with 1990s Wicca and the works of Scott Cunningham before moving into chaos magic and neo-shamanism. She eventually stripped away formal dogma to focus on a naturalist pagan approach rooted in physical ecosystems rather than abstract symbolism. She defines totems as archetypal beings representing entire species and clarifies that her practice exists within the terrain of consciousness rather than the supernatural.

Christian iconography often utilizes the solar halo, which Twyman argues is a continuation of ancient sun worship and the "Conquering of the Sun" ritual. She claims that hermetic traditions involve trapping supernatural entities and human souls within "carnal containers" or golems. This process is described as a form of spiritual kidnapping where magicians seduce entities into the physical realm to serve as batteries for their own power.

The concept of "Hell" is redefined as an ancient pagan center and "ring land" located in Southern Finland, rather than a place of punishment. Before being demonized by the Catholic and Muslim faiths, Hell was a "pagan dome" inhabited by Celts, Druids, and Vikings. The original Holy Land was a 125-kilometer radius around the North Pole hole, which the saga claims was the true site of spiritual significance before the name was co-opted by Israel.

Johnny Cirucci outlines the historical transition of the Roman Empire from a pagan entity to the Holy Roman Empire. He describes how Emperor Constantine ended Christian persecution and how Emperor Theodosius later established Christianity as the state religion. This transition is characterized as a syncretistic mix of Babylonian, Greco-Roman paganism, and Christian beliefs that formed the foundation of modern Roman Catholicism.

The guest distinguishes between beneficial pagan rituals used to commune with nature and the corruptive nature of organized religion. Marie D. Jones argues that Abrahamic religions have historically used ritual to dominate and suppress populations. The segment highlights how authority figures interpret the will of God to force individuals into specific behavioral molds.