Topic: Patriarchy

The Maori people arrived in New Zealand around 1100 AD, carrying a tradition that Scranton argues underwent significant symbolic reversals over thousands of years. These changes include the shift from matriarchal to patriarchal structures and the reversal of material and non-material symbols, such as circles and squares. Evidence of these shifts is found in Maori myths where originally female deities were later recharacterized as male, mirroring transitions seen in Egyptian and Indian mythologies.

The Roman Catholic Church consolidated power by co-opting the story of Mithra, a Persian god-man whose life parallels the Jesus narrative, including a virgin birth and resurrection. Emperor Constantine and the early Church suppressed the original mystery schools to establish a patriarchal intermediary system that required a "paycheck" for access to God. This transition involved the destruction of intellectual centers like the Library of Alexandria to eliminate challenges to the new religious orthodoxy.

Lash argues that Archontic powers target indigenous and pagan cultures because their intimate connection to Earth's life cycles makes them resistant to mind control. The institution of the Gregorian calendar and the industrial work week are identified as weapons used to disrupt human symbiosis with nature. This historical shift toward patriarchy and artificial timekeeping is viewed as a deliberate strategy for global subjugation.

Frater X discusses his role as a revolutionary by exposing the secrets of the lodges, claiming that the members themselves often do not understand the knowledge they possess. They examine the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture used in Ferguson, noting its similarity to the Masonic "Grand Hailing Sign of Distress" used by Joseph Smith. Frater X criticizes Freemasonry for its exclusion of women and its failure to bring true enlightenment to the public.

Irvin and the host debate the nature of patriarchal society and male disposability. Irvin references the work of Karen Straughan to argue that historical gender roles were based on a protective division of labor rather than male dominance. He claims that men have historically sacrificed themselves in wars and dangerous labor to provide for women, a fact he believes modern feminism intentionally distorts.

Martin Ball argues that traditional concepts of God as a king or a transcendent male figure are natural byproducts of the human ego. He suggests these formulations emerged from Middle Eastern and Hellenic cultures to serve patriarchal power structures. He posits that the ego creates a dualistic experience by projecting a "transcendent other" to help formulate individual identity.