Ever since Church and State began to separate during the Age of Enlightenment, Esoteric ideas have heavily influenced government institutions. It has been more of a norm than an exception, even and especially today. Secret Societies, Mystic Thinkers and Mercurial Occultists have repeatedly changed the course of history. From the Great Revolutions to the World Wars, we study this strange matrimony that is often as beneficial as it is disastrous. And how the precursor of the fall of great civilizations eerily parallels our modern times. Astral Guest-- Gary Lachman, author of 'Politics and the Occult: The Left, The Right and The Radically Unseen', 'Turn Off Your Mind: The Mystic Sixties & The Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius' and founding member of the rock group Blondie. Topics Discussed: --The reasons the occult and the secular tend to blend during certain historical moments. --Why the Occult and Esoteric are blind when it comes to backing Right or Left wing causes. --How Hitler and despots understood and tapped into the power of mythology, the mass consciousness and the mystical traditions. --Why most secret organizations, like the Rosicrucians or the Illuminati, never really existed or were monolithic but are projections of the mass consciousness in need for rescue. --The reality that the occultist and politician (especially when they mingle) at their heart aren’t interested in a better world but really just despise the modern, scientific world. --Paralleling our modern days with other seismic historical upheavals, including our political landscape, our obsession with end time scenarios like 2012 or the Rapture, and our finding meaning in several utopian ideals. --Understanding why spiritually attuned people will warp in the political arena, like Joseph Campbell’s anti-semitism, CG Jung Nazi-sympathizing and other examples. --The concept of the Egregore—a psychic or even real godlike entity that is created from the mass trauma of a people. And much more!!!