In this episode, Danny Layne talks to Brandon Lee, host of Magus in the Media, about the many links (pun intended) between certain masterpieces of mainstream media, Platonism, mythology, and the occult, with their conversation pointed toward freeing ourselves from our techno-feudalistic media overlords. Take the red pill and follow them down this rabbit hole.
00-2:20: Introductory content
2:21-6:20: The Matrix; Jean Baudrillard
8:00-11:00: What’s great about these great works of art. How they’re more than just entertainment.
11:00-16:00: Relating to Plato’s Republic. What of the occult do you not allow into your internal constitution? How to screen out what is unreasonable and unwanted.
16:01-25:40: On esoteric traditions. What should a budding occultist be wary of? Not Dune. What some say about it. Frank Herbert, Aleister Crowley, The Golden Thread
25:41-37:48: On myths. Modern vs. Greek; Magic, Heroes, The Matrix as mythology; Jean Baudrillard; Plato’s Republic; The Legend of Zelda
37:50-51:40: On adaptations; The Golden Compass; Dune; The Legend of Zelda; The Matrix; Tool
51:41-1:12:00: On Tyrants and Kings; Slavery and Freedom; What to do; What about despair
1:12:01-1:29:27: Conspiracy theories in the occult world to look out for; More about what to do and how to move forward; More Matrix and Zelda references
1:29:27-end: Conclusion and Brandon’s favorite Platonic dialogue
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