Topic: Priest

Priest comes up in 12 chapters across 12 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from July 2013 to October 2025.

July 2013 October 2025

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Dr. Heather Lynn | The Anunnaki Revelation, Elite Ritual Contact, & The Palladium Rite
• 21:41 - 26:06

Dr. Heather Lynn | The Anunnaki Revelation, Elite Ritual Contact, & The Palladium Rite

Shamanism, Bicameralism and the Centralization of Power

The transition from hunter-gatherer societies to centralized city-states is framed as a strategy suggested by entities to create a power elite. Dr. Lynn references Julian Jaynes' theory of the bicameral mind to explain how ancient humans may have perceived "voices of the gods" as a neurological phenomenon. This communication eventually became the exclusive domain of a specialized priest class that used sacred language to control the populace.

Tom Montalk | Demiurgic Technology, The Matrix Control Grid, & The Rosicrucian Endgame
• 22:23 - 25:39

Tom Montalk | Demiurgic Technology, The Matrix Control Grid, & The Rosicrucian Endgame

The Holy Grail, Ark of the Covenant and Manna

The Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant are described as advanced versions of alchemical technology that function as etheric AI or "tulpoids." These devices could manifest thoughts into physical reality, such as the biblical manna that fed the Israelites or the food materializing for Grail Knights. The Ark required a specific priesthood, the Levites, to manage its powerful and potentially lethal radiation-like etheric field.

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Dr. Gregory L. Little | Denisonvan Origins: The Giants, The Mounds, & The Path of Souls
• 11:00 - 14:11

Dr. Gregory L. Little | Denisonvan Origins: The Giants, The Mounds, & The Path of Souls

Cheyenne Arrow Priest and the Spiritual Nature of Soil

In 1989, a Cheyenne arrow priest and his family lived with Greg Little for 30 days during a standoff over mound excavations in Memphis, Tennessee. The shaman shared indigenous perspectives on the spiritual nature of the physical world, explaining that soil, rocks, and crystals represent different forms of spirit. The residency concluded once the Memphis City Council barred archaeologists from digging into the local mounds.

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Laird Scranton | Comparative Cosmology, Gobekli Tepe, & The Spirit World
• 26:47 - 30:35

Laird Scranton | Comparative Cosmology, Gobekli Tepe, & The Spirit World

Esoteric Secrecy, Sirius Orbital Periods and Quantum Entanglement

Dogon and Buddhist priests utilize "noble lies" or public fibs to protect technical knowledge, such as the 50-year orbital period of the Sirius star system. While public Buddhism claims creation is unknowable, the esoteric private tradition teaches that universal dynamics are perfectly knowable and scale upward. This framework reportedly resolves modern scientific paradoxes like quantum entanglement and wave-particle duality by viewing them through the lens of ancient cosmological mechanics.

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Freddy Silva | The Resurrection Ritual, Crop Circles, & The Otherworld
• 24:37 - 28:38

Freddy Silva | The Resurrection Ritual, Crop Circles, & The Otherworld

Temple Activation, Stonehenge and Circadian Energy Cycles

Scientific measurements at sites like Stonehenge and Avebury show that sacred locations function as living organisms that "wake up" and harness atmospheric electromagnetism at dawn. Freddy Silva notes that these sites act as batteries, absorbing energy at twice the rate of surrounding land, though the effect is often obscured by large crowds and lack of intent. Ancient Egyptian priests performed rituals to rouse these buildings, which respond to the quiet, humble preparation of visitors.

Daniel Pinchbeck | Trump, Initiation, & The Ecological Crisis
• 16:36 - 19:08

Daniel Pinchbeck | Trump, Initiation, & The Ecological Crisis

Lost Initiatory Experiences and the Rise of Monotheism

The conversation examines the historical loss of the initiatory experience in Western society, specifically the transition from the Eleusinian Mysteries to dogmatic Christianity. Daniel Pinchbeck argues that monotheistic religions replaced direct spiritual experience with moral codes and indoctrination. This shift created a society dependent on a priest class or media systems rather than individual visionary insight.

Laird Scranton | The Dogon Mystery, Culture Seeders, & Velikovsky
• 44:10 - 47:32

Laird Scranton | The Dogon Mystery, Culture Seeders, & Velikovsky

Esoteric Initiation, Deliberate Deception and the Onion Skin Metaphor

Dogon priests use a system of initiation that involves deliberate obfuscation and "peeling back the skins of an onion" to reveal deeper truths to students. For example, they publicly claim their Sirius festival occurs every 60 years to hide the actual 50-year orbital period from the uninitiated. This layered approach to preserving knowledge mirrors the operations of Western esoteric groups and secret societies, ensuring that only those who ask the right questions reach the core meanings.

Joshua Cutchin | The Food and Drink Offerings Of Aliens, Faeries, and Sasquatch
• 21:41 - 24:52

Joshua Cutchin | The Food and Drink Offerings Of Aliens, Faeries, and Sasquatch

Astri Hildalsdatter, 1720 Norway Abduction Case

In June 1720, a young girl named Astri Hildalsdatter was reportedly abducted into a metallic door inside a mountain in Norway. During her five-day disappearance, she was offered food and drink eight times by entities appearing as a priest, his wife, and her own relatives. She refused all offerings and was eventually returned to her employer's farm, having experienced a compressed sense of time where five days felt like twelve hours.

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Sevan Bomar | The Imagination Hijack, Manifesting Reality, & Exploring Consciousness
• 17:52 - 21:00

Sevan Bomar | The Imagination Hijack, Manifesting Reality, & Exploring Consciousness

Celestial Connections, Priest Kings and the Phantom Limb

Sevan Bomar discusses the historical influence of "priest kings" who used astronomy to master themselves and others through celestial light energy. He compares the feeling of spiritual separation to the phantom limb phenomenon, where the connection to the totality of self remains even if the consciousness feels disconnected. Re-establishing this connection is presented as the key to regaining personal will and power.

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Dr. Leonard Horowitz | Spirit Science, Weaponized Sound, & The Frequency Conspiracy
• 58:15 - 1:01:26

Dr. Leonard Horowitz | Spirit Science, Weaponized Sound, & The Frequency Conspiracy

Walls of Jericho, Levitical Priesthood and Sound Technology

The biblical story of the Walls of Jericho is reinterpreted as an application of sound technology by the Levitical priesthood. Dr. Horowitz theorizes that the six days of prayer and the final blast of ram's horns created a resonant frequency that collapsed the city's structures. He suggests Rahab's scarlet rope may have acted as an electromagnetic heat sink to protect her dwelling from the acoustic vibrations.

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THC 75: Robert Sullivan | The Secrets of Masonic Ritual, Philosophy, & Symbolism
• 15:04 - 17:47

THC 75: Robert Sullivan | The Secrets of Masonic Ritual, Philosophy, & Symbolism

Externalized Power and the Loss of Self-Sufficiency

The movement of occultism from the public sphere to underground groups like the Freemasons is attributed to a societal fear of the unknown. Modern society is described as returning to a hierarchical mindset where individuals must defer to academic and religious "high priests." This loss of self-sufficiency is linked to trauma-based externalization of power, leading citizens to look for saviors in political figures.

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THC 62: Michael Tellinger | The Anunnaki, Ancient Sound Technology, & The Long History Of Monetary Enslavement
• 46:56 - 54:09

THC 62: Michael Tellinger | The Anunnaki, Ancient Sound Technology, & The Long History Of Monetary Enslavement

Origins of Money, Sumerian Priest-Kings as Bankers

Tellinger argues that money was synthetically introduced by the Anunnaki to Sumerian priest-kings as a tool for absolute enslavement following the Great Flood. He presents evidence from a Sumerian clay tablet dating to 2046 BC, which he describes as the oldest bill of exchange, recording a deposit of silver shekels. He asserts that royal bloodlines have maintained control through this monetary system for thousands of years, replacing physical slavery with financial debt.

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