For years I have been trying to write a Religion and Aliens: Theosophy post to continue my Religion and Aliens series (see below for all the posts), but the topic is a huge rabbit hole that is too hard to sum up.
Thankfully, Matt Osborne, who recently wrote about Harmonalism and Disclosure Day, was able to do a podcast episode with me which is not only the next best thing, but perhaps even better.
Harmonalism is a religious effort to bring science, the occult, and religion into “harmony” with each other. While many of people will know this as New Ageism, Osborne points out that this effort can be traced back to Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), and has its roots in America since Benjamin Franklin and Johnny Appleseed.
In this episode, we go from Swedenborg to Theosophy to its effects on science fiction to Contactees to how Steven Spielberg has made our modern understanding of what aliens look like (and why “Grays” no longer have huge noses).
For Matt Osborne’s Substack links check out:
For the text-based Religion and Aliens posts, check out:
Ancient Faiths of Ancient Egypt, Zoroastrianism, and Ancient Greece
Twentieth Century Faiths of Nation of Islam, Scientology, & Falun Gong
Additionally, check out my look at the “Aliens are Demons” argument and my podcast interview on the subject.
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While Brewer escapes to a new, peaceful life in the past, he learns that the fate of both timelines depends on the choices he makes. Now he must decide what future he will create, whether to live the quiet life he’s always wanted or risk everything and return to his timeline to save humanity’s future.
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Unit Next Time
Next time, I will take a look at the Roswell Incident and What People Thought of Flying Saucers before 1950.
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