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Politics and the Occult

The Left, the Right, and the Radically Unseen

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Politics and the Occult

Written 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 Ideologies & Doctrines Political Science Politics & Government Spirituality Socialism French Revolution Destiny Soviet Union Middle Ages Imperialism Ancient History Extrasensory Perception Occult Knowledge
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Gary Lachman is one of my favorite authors, and this book filled in countless holes I was interested in learning about. But the narrator somehow manages to mispronounce every foreign word and name, but most of the English ones too. Famous names like Ayn Rand can slip by without ringing a bell.

Fascinating book, terrible narrator

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