Occult

Joseph Flatley on Consciousness Engineering and Mass-Market Spirituality

Aeon Byte Gnostic RadioOct 24, 2026

Journalist and author Joseph L. Flatley joins Aeon Byte to discuss his Inner Empire podcast series, which looks at how the same mental techniques magicians use to reshape perception have been absorbed by cults, self-help movements, intelligence agencies, and social media algorithms. Building on occultist Joseph Lisiewski's idea of subjective synthesis, he traces a line from Renaissance magic through Werner Erhard's Est, Timothy Leary, Charles Manson, and Arizona UFO cult leader Gabriel of Sedona. Flatley also describes his own years of sustained ritual practice devoted to Hecate, and draws on anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann's research to explain how imagination becomes the channel for divine or magical communication.

Inside a Russian Psychokinesis Cult with Nancy du Tertre

New Thinking AllowedAug 17, 2026

Attorney, psychic, and remote viewer Nancy du Tertre describes a 2019 trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, for psychokinesis training that turned into an isolating, cult-like ordeal of mind control tactics. She recounts sabotaged long-distance PK experiments, paper spirals spinning on their own, and a founder worshipped as 'the wizard' who was later reported to have died fleeing police over child sexual abuse allegations. She compares the institute to a Russian version of the Jeffrey Epstein situation and warns that the same mind control methods are now being used on society through social media and AI.

Miguel Conner on The Dark Side of Gnosticism

Aeon Byte Gnostic RadioMar 24, 2026

This episode delves into Gnostic thought, emphasizing its dual nature—both liberating and destructive. It explores case studies that reveal how Gnostic ideas have been exploited for dark purposes throughout history. The conversation raises critical questions about the power of Gnosis and whether it poses a threat to humanity in its more sinister forms.