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

1. 02:31 - Ra-Ra-Rasputin - The story of the Mad Monk, his weird death and his penis
2. 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
3. 29:01 - Rivers of Babylon - Theosophy's offbeat ideas about inherent mystic powers, the Seven Root Races
4. 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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