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Politics and the Occult

The Left, the Right, and the Radically Unseen

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Politics and the Occult

By: Gary Lachman
Narrated by: Russell Newton
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The gritty business of politics is not something we usually associate with the occult. But esoteric beliefs have influenced the destiny of nations since the time of ancient Egypt and China, when decisions of state were based on portents and astrology, to today, when presidents and prime ministers privately consult self-proclaimed seers. Politics and the Occult offers a lively history of this enduring phenomenon. Author and cultural pundit Gary Lachman provocatively questions whether the separation of church and state so dear to modern political philosophy should be maintained. A few of his fascinating topics include the fate of the Knights Templar and the medieval Gnostic Cathars, the occult roots of America and the French Revolution in Freemasonry, Gurdjieff and the swastika, Soviet interest in UFOs, the CIA and LSD, the Age of Aquarius, the millenarian politics that inform the struggle with Islamic terrorism, fundamentalism, and more.

©2008 Quest Books / Theosophical Publishing House (P)2018 SpokenTome.media Political Science Politics & Government Spirituality Middle Ages French Revolution Destiny Socialism Imperialism Soviet Union Ancient History Liberalism Occult Knowledge
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I really enjoy Gary’s work, but the performance had some annoying quirks. The big one is that furore is not pronounced Fuhrer. And this is not the book to get that pronunciation wrong.

Fascinating topic, performance could have been better

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