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Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! On this week’s episode we’re joined by the full crew to continue our truly exhaustive investigation into who or what the Baphomet really is with this week’s focus falling upon the goat themed motifs in Free Masonry, the connection with big dick deities from various cultures and the surprisingly deep connection between Pan, Lilith, Medusa and Athena referring to both the Old Testament and Hesiod to find our answers. In the extended show we discuss the Green Man, The Baptism of Wisdom and the connection between Enoch, Metatron, Moses and a shadowy initiator the Arabic world refers to as the Al-Khadir. By the end we begin to break down what the Knights Templar may have really been doing by worshipping the Baphomet and what it may have meant or symbolized to them: a pact with the devil or an attempt to bootstrap Christianity by taking ownership over older traditions? If you’re not ready to talk about dicks, butts and devils you might want to skip this one. Thank you and enjoy the show! In the free show we discuss: The goat in the Tarot, and why Crowley calls him Lord of the Gates of Matter Albert Pike, Eliphas Lévi, and the force the old adepts would not name GOAT, GAOTU, and the story of riding the goat Priapus, the herms, and Hermes as the grandfather of the permanent erection Pan, panic, Actaeon, and Arthur Machen’s Great God Pan The Pope Lick Monster, the Chupacabra, and the Wendigo Al-Ghul in the Nabataean Agriculture, and the star the Arabs called the Ghul’s eye Amalthea, the Aegis, and Medusa nailed to the shield Tracy Twyman’s Baptism of Wisdom, and the Knowledge of Good and Evil Hesiod’s garden, the Hesperides, and the snake at the golden apples Julius Evola on the Templar who saw the idol and was never happy again Margaret Murray’s horned god: Puck, Robin Hood, and the goat crowned King Puck Dionysus, the fig-wood oath, and Faunus at the Lupercalia In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit  we continue by discussing: Al-Khidr, the Green One, and Moses at the junction of two seas The hidden saints, the Qutb, and the cup of the Elixir Enoch, Metatron, Elijah, John the Baptist, and the Emerald Tablet Alexander, Dhul-Qarnayn, and the Fountain of Youth Thomas Wright, Templar priapism, and the osculum infame Hammer-Purgstall’s idols and the sabbath that keeps wearing the same costume The black host, the trampled cross, the black book, and the mark A rival liturgy, or a late church calling the older rite a parody Old Hornie, Old Nick, and the saint who kept his horns in Cornwall Puck, the Welsh Boucca, and the Slavic word for God The Green Man, Silvanus, and how one Devil swallowed the whole pantheonHermes the psychopomp, the caduceus, and why Baphomet keeps arriving as a threshold Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewholerabbit936 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo This week’s episode was written by Tim Hacker with, help, revisions and research by Luke Madrid with additional commentary by Heka Astra, Mari Sama, Julian Solaninka and Malachor 5.  Sources:  Tracy R. Twyman and Alexander Rivera, Baphomet: The Temple Mystery Unveiled (2015). The spine of the episode: Pan, Al-Ghul, Medusa, the Baptism of Wisdom, the black host. Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, Mysterium Baphometis Revelatum (1818). The idols, the “Mete” inscriptions, and the baptism-of-wisdom reading. Thomas Wright, The Worship of the Generative Powers (1865), with Richard Payne Knight’s Discourse on the Worship of Priapus. Templar priapism and the osculum infame. Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe (1921) and The God of the Witches (1931). Horned god, Puck, Robin Hood, Herne, Old Hornie. A thesis, not settled history. Eliphas Lévi, Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (1854–56). The universal agent and the Goat of Mendes. Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma (1871). Baphomet as root of the physical forces. Pike is following Lévi. Aleister Crowley and Frieda Harris, The Book of Thoth (1944). Lord of the Gates of Matter, and the blood-libel reading of the sabbath. Stanisław Przybyszewski, The Synagogue of Satan (1897). Opening quote. The script’s “Cult of Satan’s Church” is this book. Julius Evola, The Mystery of the Grail (1937). The Templar who saw the idol and never smiled again. Ibn Wahshiyya, The Book of Nabataean Agriculture (c. 10th century). Al-Ghul, and Bahumed. Hesiod, Theogony. Gorgons, the Hesperides, the snake at the golden apples. Clement of Alexandria, Exhortation to the Greeks. Dionysus and the fig-wood oath. Qur’an 18. Moses and the servant later called al-Khidr. Arthur Machen, The Great God Pan (1894). Robin Goodfellow, His Mad Pranks and Merry Jests (1628). Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we take on the heroic task of uncovering the secrets of the Baphomet, one layer at a time, covering every possible angle and hopefully arriving at the closest we can approximate for the truth about who or what this figure genuinely represents. Tim compiled research from controversial sources like the late Tracy Twyman (who famously lost her life digging into this mystery), Julius Evola (of all people) and more medieval Hebrew mystic texts to assure ourselves and you (the listener) that we have left no-stone unturned or crazy, dark rabbit hole unsearched. By the end we might even be able to show you the profound wizard stuff that you probably, NORMALLY, need to kiss or clap booties to learn about. And that’s why they hate us. We remove booty clapping from the occult education system which is technically illegal. In the free side of this show we take a cursory glance at the more interesting and colorful history of the Knights Templar, focusing on the details of their confessions in an attempt to cobble together the details of their shadowy, secret practices. By the time we arrive at the extended show we have already begun to jump into the three loving arms of Priapus and explore his connection with Baphomet, Hermes and his lesser known Arabic equivalents before arriving at the dark connection all of the above have with Samael and Lilith. Thank you and enjoy the show!  In the free show we discuss: Friday the 13th, 1307Kiss the Goat, Spit on the CrossTracy Twyman, the Ouija Board, and Clock ShavingsThe Cursed Translation of Mysterium Baphometis RevelatumPacts with the DevilThe Prophetic HeadJacques de Molay’s CurseCaput LVIIIm: Head 58Baphomet, Mahomet, or the Goddess of Paphos?Eliphas Levi and the Astral LightCrowley Takes the NameAtbash Cipher: Baphomet = SophiaIn the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss: The Three Loving Arms of PriapusHermes on the BorderBaphomet’s Arabic EquivalentsBapho Metis: The Baptism of WisdomFather MithrasSeed of the SerpentTwo Creations, and a Plural ElohimLilith and Samael, the First PairThe Caduceus as the Inferior CoupleLeviathan, Split So They Cannot MateTanin’iver, the Blind DragonAzazel the IntermediarySophia, Achamoth, and the DemiurgeLilith the Matron and Lilith the MaidenThe Exiled ShekinahWhere to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewholerabbit936 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Tracy R. Twyman and Alexander Rivera, Baphomet: The Temple Mystery Unveiled  Tracy R. Twyman, Clock Shavings Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, Mysterium Baphometis Revelatum, in Fundgruben des Orients (Treasures of the Orient), 1818 Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln, Holy Blood, Holy Grail Charles Villers, on M. Lentz, The Classical Journal, Vol. 5, 12 May 1812 François Just-Marie Raynouard, via Jules Michelet Henry Hallam, 1818 Eliphas Levi, Magic: A History of Its Rites, Rituals, and Mysteries Eliphas Levi, Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (the script calls it Rituals and Dogma) Dr. Hugh Schonfield, the Atbash reading of Baphomet as Sophia Idries Shah, abufihamat, “father of understanding” Al-Jilwah (The Revelation), Yezidi scripture, the Melek Taus quote Interrogatio Johannis (The Secret Supper / The Book of John the Evangelist) Genesis, King James Version Treatise on the Left Emanation (Ma’amar al ha-Atzilut ha-Smolit) The Zohar, I.152b–153a Julius Evola  Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s blasphemously offensive episode we lift the dress on one of the biggest secrets ever told, (if it's true) the hidden history of Simon Peter, the first Apostle and… according to some sources: synagogue spy; a hidden hand behind the establishment of Orthodox Christianity. On the free side of the show we break down who Peter is according to the "normal gospels" and by the end we will discuss who he secretly was and what he was secretly doing… supposedly. In the extended show we discuss exactly how he pulled it off and take a look at some of the evidence which helps confirm the theory. No matter what faith or worldview you have: I'm sure there’s something to offend you in here. Thank you and enjoy the show!  On the free show we discuss: Caesar’s Messiah, Flipped Upside Down Peter: The Man Who Changed History The Rock, The Keys, and the First Pope First to Confess, First to Deny James, Peter, and Paul Kill and Eat: The Vision on the Rooftop The Blow-Up in Antioch Shimon Kefa, The Spy Peter Chamor: The Firstling Donkey Joseph, Esther, Moses, and Yael The Toledot Yeshu Spy Quartet On the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss: Stealing the Shem ha-Meforash The Name Carved in Flesh Heal a Leper, Raise the Dead Whatever Simon Says “Jesus Hated Israel and Their Torah” Turn the Other Cheek as Containment How the Calendar Got Hijacked The Tower in the Middle of the City Bread of Misery, Water of Affliction The Mystery Fast of 9 Tevet Did Peter Write Nishmat Kol Chai? Christian Counter-Spy: Gamaliel This week’s episode was written and researched by Luke Madrid. He’s to blame. The others read quote and provided original commentary they are responsible for. Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewholerabbit936 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Scripture and early Christian texts: Matthew 4:18–20; 16:18–19 John 1:42 Acts 5:34–40; 10; 22:3 Galatians 2:11–14 Isaiah 1:14 Exodus 13:13 Judges 4–5 (Jael and Sisera) Acts of Peter (late 2nd century; upside-down crucifixion request) Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions (3rd–4th century; Gamaliel as secret Christian) Photius, Bibliotheca (tradition that Peter and John baptized Gamaliel, Abibas, and Nicodemus) Jewish legend: Peter as inside man Aggadata de-Shimon Kefa (אגדתא דשמעון כיפא, “The Legend of Simon the Rock”). Printed by Adolf Jellinek in Beit ha-Midrash, vols. V–VI (Leipzig / Vienna, 1853–78). Also in J. D. Eisenstein, Otzar Midrashim. English: Alfred Edersheim, “Appendix XVIII. Haggadah about Simeon Kepha,” in The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah. Version 2 line used on the show: “And this Simeon Kefa is what the gentiles call Saint Peter.” Toledot Yeshu and the spy quartet Toledot Yeshu (“The Life Story of Jesus”), medieval Jewish counter-gospel; Peter/Shimon, Paul/Elijah, Yochanan, and Judas/Yehuda as subversive pseudo-converts. Johann Christoph Wagenseil, Tela Ignea Satanae (Altdorf, 1681) — first printed Hebrew/Latin recension. Johann Jacob Huldreich (Huldricus), Historia Jeschuae Nazareni (Leiden, 1705) — the recension that puts Simon’s death on 9 Tevet. Liturgy, law, and the fight over the poems Nishmat Kol Chai (“The breath of every living being…”) — Sabbath, festival, and Passover liturgy sometimes credited to Shimon Kefa. Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 580:2 (R. Yosef Karo, 1565): “On the ninth of Tevet we do not know what calamity happened.” Orchot Chaim: “On the ninth the sages did not write what happened, and it remains a secret.” Machzor Vitry: rejects the claim that “that scoundrel Simon Peter the ass” wrote Nishmat “when he was on the rock.” Rashi circle: “the revolting Shimon peter chamor… the error of Rome.” R. Baruch ben Yehoshua Yechezkel Feivel Frankel-Teomim (1760–1828): manuscript note that Shimon HaKalphus died on 9 Tevet and that a yearly fast was set in Jerusalem. Modern scholarship and the Roman-psyop foil Joseph Atwill, Caesar’s Messiah (2005). Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War (the campaign Atwill maps onto the Gospels). John G. Gager, “Simon Peter: Founder of Christianity or Saviour of Israel?” in Peter Schäfer, Michael Meerson, and Yaacov Deutsch, eds., Toledot Yeshu: The Life Story of Jesus Revisited (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2011). John G. Gager, Who Made Early Christianity?: The Jewish Lives of the Apostle Paul (Columbia University Press, 2015) — Paul in the same “inside man” dossier. Maimonides / Iberian conversos — mentioned as the later historical type, not as a single cited book. Quick reference pages used while writing the notes Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Saint Peter the Apostle.” Wikipedia, “Saint Peter”; “Jael”; “Toledot Yeshu.” Sefaria, Otzar Midrashim, “Aggada of Shimon Kippa,” Versions 1 and 2. Kathy Howard, “7 Things You Might Not Know About the Apostle Peter.” Ligonier, “The Significance of Peter.” Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, “What Is Peter’s Role in the Formation of the Church?” Lifeway Women, “From Fisherman to Faithful Witness: A Biography of the Apostle Peter.” Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we wrap up our deep-dive into Nietzsche's era initiating classic: “Beyond Good and Evil” by traversing chapter 3, the religious mood and a handful of his aphorisms in chapter 4; Julian the Philosopher lending historical context and depth throughout.  In the free side of the show we focus on Nietzsche's criticism of Christianity and where, he believes, the proper place of religion ought to be. In the extended show we dive into Nietzsche's aphorisms and discuss both the controversial ideas of “slavery,” what that might mean in context and how if any overlap exists with Anton Lavey’s writings in The Satanic Bible. Thank you and enjoy the show!  In the free side of the show we discuss: Nietzsche’s “big hunt” through the history of the soul — and why a podcast is basically a trophy room for rare ideasChristianity as sacrifice: the surrender of freedom, pride, and self-confidence of spirit“God on the Cross” as the most daring inversion of ancient values — the Oriental slave’s revenge on RomeReligious neurosis and its three dangerous prescriptions: solitude, fasting, and sexual abstinenceWhy European theism is dying even while the religious instinct keeps growingModern philosophy as secretly (or openly) anti-Christian — but not anti-religiousThe great ladder of religious cruelty: first humans, then nature, then God himself sacrificed to nothingnessWhy real religious life needs aristocratic idleness — and how noisy modern labor breeds unbeliefThe scholar as “arrogant dwarf” who thinks he’s outgrown the religious manNietzsche’s real thesis: religion is a tool — a bond of command for rulers, a ladder for the ascending, and contentedness for the many — not an end in itselfIn the extended side of the show available on at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss: Chapter 4’s blasphemous apophthegms — Nietzsche’s clearest, cruelest one-linersThe devil as the dumping ground for every quality we were too afraid to give GodMemory vs. pride (“I did that” / “I could not have done that”) as early shadow workCharacter as fate, duration over intensity, and why attaining your ideal means you’ve already surpassed itSensuality reaching the highest altitudes of spirit, the militant man attacking himself in peacetime, and “Know thyself” as a command to shut up and become objectiveSalting the truth until it no longer quenches thirstWhat Nietzsche actually means by “slavery” (and what he doesn’t)How much of this Anton LaVey quietly lifted, restyled, and put in The Satanic BibleJulian’s historical context on the whole mess — plus the jokes we couldn’t leave on the free sideThis episode was crammed full of Thelema stuff by Luke but otherwise everyone presented their own stuff faithfully and is responsible for their own words. Listen to the full, members-only, exclusive side of our episodes at: www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit Check out Julian the Philosopher’s work! https://medium.com/@jsolonin Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewholerabbit936 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4363/4363-h/4363-h.htm The Book of the Law https://sacred-texts.com/oto/engccxx.htm Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we continue through Nietzsche's Aeonic Philosophy as laid out in one of his all time greatest hits: Beyond Good and Evil. While the first chapter dealt with an era-shattering criticism of classical philosophy which ended upon a warning about, (having killed the old philosophies) the coming of the new philosopher or Free Spirit. As our special guest, Julian The Philosopher adds some much needed historical context and nuance to Nietzsche's words and sets us up to explore the new philosopher, the first spirit and the Ubermensch in greater depth. Who are those people anyway? Still fresh with excitement from the text, Luke (that's me) fixates on the overlap between the hazy image Nietzsche paints and the mystical poetry in Aleister Crowley’s “Book of the Law,” which outlines, in slightly more poetic fashion, a remarkably similar ideal. On the free side of the show we touch upon Nietzsche's hilarious ideas about race which, despite being a little controversial today, we can still have a good laugh about with good humor on our side. In the extended side of the show we explore the Will to Power as it is introduced in the text and how it lines up with Hadit’s words in the Book of the Law. Thank you and enjoy the show!  In this week’s episode we discuss: Knowledge vs. Ignorance The Elect  A Curse Upon Because A Case Against Martyrdom How to Tolerate Idiots Nietzsche's Ideas About Race  In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we let our hair down and continue to discuss: The Privilege of the Strong Medicine to Some, Poison to Others Idiots Think in Absolutes (mostly) You Cannot Trust the “Selfless” The Sanctity of Appearance THE WILL TO POWER The Profound Loves a Mask The New Philosopher and the Thelemite  This episode was crammed full of Thelema stuff by Luke but otherwise everyone presented their own stuff faithfully and is responsible for their own words. Listen to the full, members-only, exclusive side of our episodes at: www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit Check out Julian the Philosopher’s work! https://medium.com/@jsolonin Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewholerabbit936 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4363/4363-h/4363-h.htm The Book of the Law https://sacred-texts.com/oto/engccxx.htm Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we are joined by Julian the Philosopher as our special guest to discuss one of Friedrich Nietzsche's most celebrated and important works of philosophy, his book “Beyond Good and Evil.” If you’ve been following our prolonged discussion with Julian, one big question we are attempting to tackle in earnest is where does Aleister Crowley and the religion of Thelema fall within the moral spectrum found between Homer, Socrates and Fredriech Nietzsche. Because Nietzsche is considered a Thelemic saint we compare passages within Beyond Good and Evil to The Book of the Law while Julian peppers us with historical and philosophical context along with the tea about Nietzsche's utterly tortured love life. As with anytime we’re discussing anything of cosmic importance on this show, the gods try to test us and Julian's electric grid was actively being struck by Thor’s hammer throughout our discussion. This resulted in some unpleasantly low compression at times, so, we ask you to just bare with us and we’ll have it fixed next time. By the end of the free show you’ll have a pretty solid idea of where this adventure is going next time and if you want double the abuse for your brain, we finish the entirety of chapter 1 by the conclusion of the extended episode. Thank you and enjoy the show. Listen to the full, members-only, exclusive side of our episodes at: www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit Check out Julian the Philosopher’s work! https://medium.com/@jsolonin Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewholerabbit936 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4363/4363-h/4363-h.htm The Book of the Law https://sacred-texts.com/oto/engccxx.htm Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we’re joined by Jennifer Billock, an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and the world’s only professional cheese fortune-teller to discuss her craft, how it works and some of the intricacies of using various foods to divine fortunes with. In the first half of the show we break down exactly how Jennifer accomplishes her profound feats of divination from “noisy” cheese like a crumbling blue to almost featureless pseudo-cheese like American. After breaking down the nuance, we continue in the extended show with a real, live reading from Jennifer who examines our own cheese to divine our fortunes, demonstrating in real-time that tyromancy is definitely well beyond being just an amusing novelty and is capable of being uncomfortably profound. I’m sure you’ll want to get a reading from her after hearing this interview so check out links in the description. Thank you and enjoy the show! Get your cheese read by Jennifer Billock here : https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCheeseOracle To hear the second half of this episode where Jennifer reads our fortunes check out: https://www.patreon.com/thewholerabbit/posts/167972415 Interview questions by Luke, Mari and Heka.  Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewholerabbit936 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we conclude our three part journey through the seventeen stages of the heroes journey as laid out by Joseph Campbell in his seminal work “Hero with a Thousand Faces.” In the free section of the show we discuss THE ULTIMATE BOON which we explore in its various manifestations including the traditional narcotic coded drink of the gods and heroes; soma. We also discuss the reluctance to return from the journey (looking at you Odysseus), the magick shapeshifting flight and the occasional need (plot twist) for the hero to be rescued from without. In the extended show we Cross the Threshold and explore what exactly that means, if it's even possible to describe it; which is the next, difficult step which gives way to the journey coming full circle, the work accomplished and freedom rings once more. Thank you and enjoy the show. In this week’s episode we discuss: The Ultimate Boon Signs of Mastery Surviving the Return Soma The Refusal To Return The Magic Flight Shokoshimbutsu Mummies Magickal Transformation In the extended episode available at http://www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss: Crossing the Return Threshold The Inconsistency Between the Two Worlds Rip Van Winkle Master of the Two Worlds The Bagavadghita Reconciliation With the Universal Will This episode was written by Luke Madrid in collaboration with Tim Hacker who wrote the skeleton of the schizo’s journey for each seventeen stages with commentaries. Additional commentaries by Mari Sama and Heka Astra. Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewholerabbit936 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. 3rd ed., New World Library, 2008. https://ia601406.us.archive.org/30/items/Birdsfrogsandmirrors/JosephCampbell%20-%20The%20Hero%20With%20a%20Thousand%20Faces%20Commemorative%20Edition.pdf Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we embark on part 2 of our journey to slap each and every single one of the Hero’s 1,000 faces as laid out in Joseph Campbell’s titular work that outlines the seventeen phases of the Heroes Journey. We begin the free show by discussing the best phase of the heroes journey, the encounter with the Goddess of the Universe before moving onto the phase where she becomes a deadly temptress which is nothing compared to integrating the Oedipal demon of the Dark Father and his subsequent redemption something something where did my foreskin go? In the extended show we discuss the tenth stage, "Apotheosis" and that takes the entire rest of the episode because, frankly, somebody has to geek out about this stuff! Thank you and enjoy the show :) In this the free side of this episode we discuss: Meeting with the Goddess \ The Daughter of Fortitude The Universal Mother Woman as Temptress No Fap / Female Reversion  Death Sticks Atonement With the Father Circumcision  Drinking Blood Rituals Initiation into Manhood In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss: The Bodhisattva Christ and The Father Androgenic Deities Perils of Apotheosis Bloodborne / Dark Souls  This episode was written by Luke Madrid with inspiration / collaboration with Tim Hacker. Additional commentary by Heka Astra and Mari Sama. Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Hero With a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we take the first step on the journey through The Hero of a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell and discuss, with nerd-like passion, the nuance surrounding each specific stage of the hero's journey as explained in the text. For a podcast that geeks out about symbolism; it doesn’t get much more bread and butter than this. In the free side of the show we make it through the first four stages of the heroes journey: The Mundane World, The Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call and Supernatural Aid; touching upon the variety (or lack thereof) you can expect in each stage while using mythology both modern and classic as guide posts along the way. In the extended show we discuss Crossing the Threshold, the tremendous ordeal of being swallowed within the Belly of the Whale and the laundry list of trials each hero faces on their path to either Mordor or tax season. Thank you and enjoy the show. DISCLAIMER: I think we need to clear up some confusion. First of all, I’m very tired. Secondly, I’m very tired. Thirdly, the book we’re studying, Hero with a Thousand Faces is by Joseph Campbell but is BASED upon Carl Jung’s ideas of the collective unconscious, the archetypes and the path to individuation by interaction with. When you’re manically alternating between exhaustion and manic excitement it's easy to get the Cs and Js confused ok?? That being said, Jung is quoted numerous times throughout the text. At this point just assume we’ve mixed up the names a number of times during  this specific recording. My apologies. I'll sleep when I'm dead.  In this week’s show we discuss: -The World of the NPC: The Office, the Shire and Tatooine  -The Call to Adventure: Neo, Barbie and Danny from the Shining -Refusal of the Call: King Minos, Cypher and Luke Skywalker -Supernatural Aid: Morphes, Beatrice of Dante’s Inferno, Weird Barbie -Magickal Black-Man Tropes  In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further down the heroes rabbit hole (gross) and discuss: -Crossing the Threshold: Walking Through the Mirror, Entering the Temple, Vagina Dentata -The Belly of the Whale: Being Pilled, The Trash Compactor, Jonah -The Road of Trials: John Wick, Hercules, Pan’s Labrynth and Alice in Wonderland.  This episode was written by Luke Madrid in collaboration with Tim Hacker who wrote the skeleton of the schizo’s journey for each seventeen stages with commentaries. Additional commentaries by Mari Sama and Heka Astra. Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. 3rd ed., New World Library, 2008. https://ia601406.us.archive.org/30/items/Birdsfrogsandmirrors/JosephCampbell%20-%20The%20Hero%20With%20a%20Thousand%20Faces%20Commemorative%20Edition.pdf Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we explore if there is any truth behind the well loved, pop-psychology meme going around the internet the last few years detailing THE SILENT WAR; a covert struggle for the mind’s of the masses between a decentralized group of marginalized schizo-autists and a loosely affiliated cadre of enfranchised psychopathic elites: or more simply, the secret war between the schizos and the psychos - a theory that proponents claim is as old as time and offers us a new perspective on the dynamics between the hidden genius of charismatic predators who run things from the shadows and the weirdos like us who happen to notice them but can’t seem to get normal people to listen until it's too late. In the extended show we go into even deeper detail on how psychopaths manipulate the herd and some examples of exactly how it works all the way from the geopolitical stage to the work place. Lastly, we talk about how to identify and defend against the psychopath and hits plots. Thank you and enjoy the show!  In this week’s episode we discuss: History of the Meme| The Schizoid Alkaholikier  Philip K. Dick’s correlaries in Ubik Autist vs. Schizo  Masking What is a Psycho?  In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go even further to discuss: Schizoposting  Socioeconomic Theory Why Success Favors Psychopaths Political Ponerology  Institutional Capture  The Four Features of Bullsh*t How Psychopaths Actually Drive People Crazy This episode was written by Luke Madrid with some blue sections by Mari Sama. Commentary by Heka Astra and Tim Hacker was original.  Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Primary Internet / Folk Origin Anonymous 4chan /pol/ post, 27 November 2022, thread 406166838, post No. 406171908. (Core text of the “Silent War” meme; the document reproduces and timestamps this as the point of origin before Reddit, YouTube narrations, TikTok, and Instagram circulation.)Clinical / Psychiatric History Binswanger, Kurt. Work on the “schizoide Alkoholiker” (schizoid alcoholic) personality type, circa World War I period. Swiss psychiatrist; describes a constitutional style of intense inner experience, social withdrawal, and emotional distance that sits on the milder end of what later became the schizophrenia-spectrum / schizoid personality continuum. The script treats this as an early clinical analogue of the meme’s “schizo.”Kahlbaum, Karl Ludwig. Description of heboidophrenia (1890s). Condition emerging in adolescence/young adulthood that primarily disturbs personality, drive, mood, and social behaviour rather than intelligence; can present with antisocial, irritable, or “psychopathic”-appearing traits that are secondary to an underlying schizophrenic process. The script uses this to illustrate clinical blending of the two poles.Literary Parallel Dick, Philip K. Ubik (1969). Three-class division of humanity (normies / psychics / inertials) mapped by the script onto the Silent War triad (normies / psychopaths / schizo-autists). Psychics infiltrate and commandeer institutions; inertials detect and nullify them.Philosophical / Socio-Economic Theory Deleuze, Gilles & Guattari, Félix. Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1972). Introduction of “schizoanalysis”; desire as productive, machine-like, deterritorializing force that capitalism both unleashes and reterritorializes under profit axioms. The script reads the “schizo” figure as potentially revolutionary rather than purely pathological and notes the book’s deliberately non-linear style as proto-“schizoposting.”Empirical Studies on Corporate / “Successful” Psychopathy Board, B. J. & Fritzon, K. (2005). “Disordered personalities at work.” Contrasted 39 high-level UK executives/CEOs with forensic psychiatric patients using MMPI scales; executives showed elevated “theatrical” psychopathic traits (grandiosity, superficial charm, lack of remorse) at levels rivalling or exceeding clinical samples, without the impulsive violence of the latter. Interpreted as evidence of “successful psychopaths.”Babiak, P., Neumann, C. S. & Hare, R. D. (2010). “Corporate psychopathy: Talking the walk.” Study of 203 management-development professionals using PCL-R / PCL:SV; elevated psychopathic traits relative to general population, high on charisma/strategic vision/communication, low on teamwork, management skill, and actual job performance.Landay, K., Harms, P. D. & Credé, M. (2019). Meta-analysis (92 independent samples). Weak positive association between psychopathic tendencies and leadership emergence; weak negative association with leadership effectiveness; moderate negative link to transformational leadership.Political Pathology / Institutional Capture Łobaczewski, Andrzej. Political Ponerology: A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes (English editions mid-2000s; written earlier under surveillance). Central claim that pathocracy arises when a small minority with personality disorders (especially primary psychopathy, plus certain schizoid and “characteropathic” configurations) attain critical institutional influence and select for their own kind. Introduces paramoralisms, paralogic, and the gradual inversion of language and morality. Estimates essential psychopathy ≈ 0.6 % of population plus a larger “penumbra.”Stigler, George J. (1971). “The Theory of Economic Regulation.” Landmark essay on regulatory capture: agencies eventually serve the industries they oversee via material incentives, informational access, and cognitive/cultural capture.Double-Bind Theory Bateson, Gregory, Jackson, Don D., Haley, Jay & Weakland, John. (1956). “Toward a Theory of Schizophrenia.” Behavioral Science, 1(4), 251–264. Formalization of the double bind: conflicting injunctions (one negating the other) plus prohibition on meta-comment or escape; chronic exposure argued to contribute to communicative and perceptual patterns then diagnosed as schizophrenia. The script applies this directly to workplace/online dynamics in which the pattern-seer is punished for noticing the contradiction.Wikipedia entry on “double bind” (cited in-document for the concise definition of the communicative situation).Additional Cultural / Literary Allusions (not primary sources but invoked) Campbell, Joseph – Hero’s Journey structure (adapted as “The Schizo’s Journey,” stages 0–17).Orwell, George – 1984 (paramoral language / inversion of morality).Disney’s The Lion King (Scar as archetype of the successful-but-incompetent psychopathic manager).Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we invite our friend Julian the Philosopher back on the show to discuss the mythic source material from which Christopher Nolan’s new film is based: The Odyssey. We discuss not just Nolan’s new film, but Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, quite a bit of the historical context around these works of epic poetry, how these stories were thought of initially, criticized by Plato, recontextualized by Virgil, translated countless times and transformed into Nolan’s new blockbuster film. As part of our larger conversation, we discuss the dichotomy between the Homeric hero and the Platonic Hero of the mind, considering how each incarnation of the story fits into this framework or not. Thank you and enjoy the show :) Check out Julian the Philosopher here: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianSoloninka https://medium.com/@jsolonin  In this week’s episode we discuss: -The Homeric Hero -Nolan’s Odysseus -The Emily Wilson Translation  -The Presence / Absence of Gods -Hanging of the Servants -The Life and Times of Homer  -The People From the Sea -Achilles and the Ethiopian Fleet In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go off script to discuss: -Virgil’s Aeneid -The Telegony -Rome, Ancestors of Troy  -The Christianization of The Odyssey -The Boatman Charon -John the Baptist -The Sirens -Philip K. Dick, Christ and the Sacraments This discussion was impelled by the research and study of Julian Soloninka with additional contributions made by Luke Madrid, Heka Astra, Mari Sama and Tim Hacker. Recorded in unscripted, Socratic discussion style. I did have notes ready but I did not use them. They are available for our rabbit tier. Good stuff in there. We just didn't talk about it!  Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we explore the many classical superstitions of sailors from all times and places. In the first half of the show we discuss cursed fruit, taunting the wind, the dangers of women, the rich cultural origins of the Klabautermann and  the devilish inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In the extended, underside of the episode we continue the discussion with Jonah's, the power of specific tattoos, traditional Greek water wenches and how to beguile the courteous Japanese sea giants. Thank you and enjoy the show!  In this week’s episode we discuss: The Flying Dutchman Bananas and Boners Whistling Up a Storm Women On Deck Figureheads The Klabautermann, Kobold and Gremlins  In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further down the rabbit whirlpool to discuss: Jonah Traditional Sailor Tattoos and their Powers Sirens and Scylla Sea Monks Umibozu Pirate Eye Patches  This episode was written by Tim Hacker, Luke Madrid with some additions by Mari Sama and commentary by Heka Astra.  Sources: Lieutenant Fletcher S. Bassett's 1885 work, LEGENDS and SUPERSTITIONS of the SEA AND OF SAILORS (In all Lands at all Times): https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/legendssuperstit00bass/legendssuperstit00bass.pdf Gabaool https://x.com/eternalclassic_/status/2077558076979241232?s=20 Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we are joined once again by the Mighty Julian the Philosopher to continue our discussion about the world’s most important philosophers, the ideas they championed and how we can use their wisdom to untangle the madness that has come to define our modern world. In this episode we focus on the most important mind to ever grace Western civilization; Plato, with some emphasis placed upon his dialogues in the Symposium and various arguments made in The Republic. In the extended side of the show we begin to explore how Plato’s teachings intersected with Nietzsche and Aleister Crowley, stopping to read some poetry from a number of the authors we discuss and conclude with a view of the dark, science fiction dystopia that stretches out before us on our next leg of the journey to seek the good life. Thank you and enjoy the show.  Check out Julian the Philosopher here: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianSoloninka https://medium.com/@jsolonin In this week’s episode we discuss: The Symposium  The Republic Might Makes Right Plato: Hero of the Mind In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go off script to discuss: The Homeric Hero  Nietzsche's thoughts of Plato and Jesus Christ  Poetry Reading of Crowley, Yeats and Parsons  The Dionysian Mecha Epstein And much much more…  This discussion was impelled by the research and study of Julian Soloninka with additional contributions made by Luke Madrid, Heka Astra, Mari Sama and Tim Hacker. Recorded in unscripted, socratic discussion style.  Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Support the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we explore how Christianity began to shift ideas about ghosts which had been around since ancient times, specifically the concepts championed by theologian philosopher Thomas Aquinas regarding intercessory prayer and purgatory. Along the way we discuss how indulgences helped pave the way for the reformation and how Tibbie Mortimer disguised herself as a ghost for love. In the extended side of the show we discuss how to create your own custom ghost, ghost fire, inappropriate ghost bread, Truckstop Shintoism, doppelgangers, the devil’s footprints and the mysterious case of the Winchester Mystery Mansion. Thank you and enjoy the show! In this week’s show we discuss: Thomas Aquinas Conditions of Purgatory Catholic Indulgences The Wild Hunt Spectral Evidence Tibbie Mortemer In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss: Queen Victoria’s Obsession with Mediumship Thursday of the Dead and the Ghost Bread Allhallowtide and Day of the Dead The Philip Experiment Shinto America The Winchester Mystery Mansion This episode was written by Tim Hacker and Luke Madrid with additional commentaries by Heka Astra and Mari Sama Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: All About History: History of Ghosts: Featuring Over 55 of the World's Most Famous Ghosts https://www.amazon.com/dp/1805214942?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9PD5K4HEMNQ52W63XDAD Support the show