This is the audio version of my essay on the transference of spiritual ideas from Theosophy to the psychoanalytic profession in the 20th century, and how the UFO cults formed from the ‘bricolage’ of beliefs passed down from forgotten sources. This content is exclusively available to premium subscribers.
Science Of The Soul: Theosophy, Therapy, And The Evolution Of The UFO Cults
Secret societies always have esoteric beliefs at their core. In his explanation of Freemasonry, Albert Gallatin Mackey attributes the foundation of his faith to Abe Dom Pernetty, “a Hermetic philosopher,” and “a disciple, to some extent, of Jakob Böhme, that prince of mystics. To such a man, the reveries, the visions, and the spiritual speculations of [Emanuel] Swedenborg were peculiarly attractive.”
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