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EPISODE 149 | Russian Dolls: Rasputin and Blavatsky
Russians are practical, artistic and deeply mystical. And they tend to fall under the sway of strong personalities. Like two people from the past - Rasputin, the so-called Mad Monk, and Helena Blavatsky, founded of Theosophy, which itself is the very root of the modern New Age movement.
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SECTIONS
- 02:31 - Ra-Ra-Rasputin - The story of the Mad Monk, his weird death and his penis
- 17:31 - So You Think You're a Witch? - Helena Blavatsky goes form spoiled rich girl to wandering mystic, starts Theosophy, Emma and Alexis Coulomb try blackmail, the Hodgeson Report
- 29:01 - Rivers of Babylon - Theosophy's offbeat ideas about inherent mystic powers, the Seven Root Races
- 41:05 - Sorcerer's Puppet - Theosophy inspires others, Nazis, Neo-Theosophy, Agni Yoga, the I AM Activity, the Bridge to Freedom and the Great White Brotherhood
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info
- Rasputin on biography.com
- The Murder of Rasputin
- Rasputin Was Poisoned, Shot, Beaten, and Drowned. But Did His Penis Survive?
- Inside The Wild Myths And Legends Surrounding Rasputin’s Penis
- HELENA BLAVATSKY The evolution of Theosophy
- The birth of theosophy
- Who Was the Mother of the Occult? (Part I) - Episode #66 of the Our Fake History podcast
- Madame Blavatsky: a seeker of truth — and a fraud
- The Dawn of Civilization: An Esoteric Account of the First Three Root Races
- Chains, Globes, Rounds and Root Races
- Theosophy: Origin of the New Age (Part 1)
- The theosophical roots of Nazism
- Theosophy and visual arts
- Influences on the New Age movement
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