Patrice Chaplin | The Portal Of Mount Canigou, The Magic Square Of Venus, & The Secrets of Girona

Summary

The episode features Patrice Chaplin discussing her research on the mystical significance of Mount Canigou and its connection to the Magic Square of Venus. Chaplin reveals her insights into ancient secrets hidden within Girona and explores how these elements intertwine with sacred geometry. The conversation delves into esoteric knowledge that connects historical, geographical, and metaphysical themes.

Key takeaways

• 1Patrice Chaplin: Author and researcher of mystical and esoteric traditions.
• 2Mount Canigou: A mountain in the French Pyrenees believed to hold spiritual significance.
• 3Magic Square of Venus: A geometric arrangement associated with the planet Venus and its symbolism in esoteric traditions.
• 4Girona: A city in Spain with historical connections to mysticism and ancient knowledge.
• 5Esoteric knowledge: Hidden or secret teachings often associated with spirituality and ancient practices.

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All right, just a little added context for this one. Before we dive in, you know I've been interested in Patrice and her experiences with Mount Cantagu and the portal ever since the conversations with Richard Stanley and Miguel Conner, who I think was the first one to tell me about this. Miguel's got a couple good interviews with Patrice as well, if you're compelled to hear more. But I didn't think this was going to happen. She's 85 years old. She's been talking about this for years as it is, so I thought this would be one of those things I could only talk around with other guests rather than with her directly. But I asked Miguel and he contacted a friend of Patrice's from publishing named Sochi, and Sochi and I talked quite a bit about all sorts of weird stuff. She happens to live less than an hour from me, and maybe she ends up being a THC guest sometime too. Who knows? But Sochi does get mentioned a few times, so there's a little info about who she is, but she got me in contact with Patrice and we got it done. And that's all good to know, but the reason I would preface this interview at all is that we had to do it in chunks. The first and second chunks were the same day, so I think that flows together just fine. But we had to record a third chunk about a week later, and without saying that up front, it would just come off as weird. You can imagine, after a week, there's a little bit of, did I say this last time, and I can't remember if we talked about X, Y, or Z, etc. ...

Excerpt from The Higherside Chats, Apr 7, 2025. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.