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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/@JulianSoloninkahttps://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 FleetIn 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 SacramentsThis 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/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSupport 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 DutchmanBananas and BonersWhistling Up a StormWomen On DeckFigureheadsThe Klabautermann, Kobold and Gremlins In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further down the rabbit whirlpool to discuss:JonahTraditional Sailor Tattoos and their PowersSirens and ScyllaSea MonksUmibozuPirate 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.pdfGabaoolhttps://x.com/eternalclassic_/status/2077558076979241232?s=20Support 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/@JulianSoloninkahttps://medium.com/@jsoloninIn this week’s episode we discuss:The Symposium The RepublicMight Makes RightPlato: Hero of the MindIn 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 DionysianMecha EpsteinAnd 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/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSupport 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 AquinasConditions of PurgatoryCatholic IndulgencesThe Wild Hunt Spectral EvidenceTibbie Mortemer In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:Queen Victoria’s Obsession with MediumshipThursday of the Dead and the Ghost BreadAllhallowtide and Day of the DeadThe Philip ExperimentShinto AmericaThe Winchester Mystery Mansion This episode was written by Tim Hacker and Luke Madrid with additional commentaries by Heka Astra and Mari SamaWhere to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSources:All About History: History of Ghosts: Featuring Over 55 of the World's Most Famous Ghostshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1805214942?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9PD5K4HEMNQ52W63XDADSupport the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we explore the well-documented history of ghosts as they were recorded in classical Greek and Roman culture, owing to older motifs that originated in Sumeria. In the free side of the show we discuss Greek skepticism, spooky Roman holidays to propitiate the dead and an eerily vivid description of Thessalian necromancer Erichtho including a lengthy example of her method of invocation. I probably cursed myself reading. In the extended show we discuss the classical relationship between ghosts and dreams, the restless shades that dead Roman Emperors tend to produce, a revenant love story and what it means when the specter happens to be an enormous woman. Thank you and enjoy the show.In this week’s episode we discuss:Ancient Sumerian Afterlife Roman Ghost Rituals and Ghost HolidaysAncient Ghost Hauntings Necromancy: Erichto of Thessaly Ancient Skepticism: Lucian of SamosataPliny the Younger’s Accounts of Ghosts In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further and discuss:Dream VisitationsRestless Roman EmperorsA Revenant Love StoryWarning ApparitionsWhere to Invoke Achilles  This episode was written by Tim Hacker and Luke Madrid with additional commentaries by Heka Astra and Mari SamaWhere to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther 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 Ghostshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1805214942?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9PD5K4HEMNQ52W63XDAD&bestFormat=trueGREEK AND ROMAN GHOST STORIES BY LACY COLLISON-MORLEYhttps://a.co/d/0bFBEHKlErichtohttps://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/PharsaliaVImaster.phpSupport the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we accomplish part 2 of our deep dive into the sickly yellow abyss of Kane Parson’s Backrooms to reveal the unthinkably dense amount of symbolism, mythology and religious allegory lurking just beneath the surface. In the free side of the show we discuss how Mary’s shadow can be related to The Wheel of Fortune and the Blasted Tower of the Tarot expanding on the themes already present and giving dimension to Backroom's lore outside the film. In the extended show we discuss Ivan Beck, the Red City, Odin, the Tower of Babylon, the Voyager Disk, The Qlippoth of Kabbalistic Tree of Death and even the Gnostic Demiurge because damn it, Kane Parsons go so hard with easter eggs and clever symbolism I think we may need to determine if he is actually a Moonchild created by Aleister Crowley himself. Thank you and enjoy the show! In this week’s episode we discuss: The Formation of the Psychological ShadowThe Wheel of FortunePalm ReadingMother-Daughter Complex The Blasted Tower The Purpose of the Psychological ShadowThe Tower of Babel The Red CityThe Glorious Sun FaceIvan BeckIn the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further into the Backrooms than anyone else (at least I’m pretty sure) and discuss: A Sync and OdinFault of MemoryThe Qlippoth: Kabbalistic Tree of DeathStill-LivesEin SophThe Gnostic Demiurge: YaldabaothBarbelo and The Pleroma… and more…. This episode was written by Tim Hacker and Luke Madrid with additional commentaries by Heka Astra and Mari SamaWhere to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSupport the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we grab our “They Live” glasses and descend down into Kane Parson’s summer blockbuster horror hit: “The Backrooms” to explore its clever symbolic use of Jungian archetypes and Eastern mysticism to create a cerebral and spooky allegory with the same narrative depth we find in masterpieces like Kubrick’s The Shining, Lynch’s Twin Peaks or Owaku’s Silent Hill 2 but with a retrowave drip that weaponizes nostalgia in a tour of the collective unconscious with obscure doorways straight into Buddhist hell. In the free side of the show we discuss Clark and the symbolism that haunts him, the Backrooms and his shadow; breaking down what it has to do with the infinite, changing and cyclical nature of the Backrooms itself. In the extended side of the show we discuss the Capn Carl, Tarot symbolism, the shadow of the retrowave aesthetic and how the Backrooms are a perfect allegory for the Bardos of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Join us next week for part 2. That gives you a whole other week to go watch the movie before listening! Thank you and enjoy the show!In this week’s episode we discuss:Origins of the BackroomsClark Character AnalysisWater Symbolism The Helm and the Wheel of KarmaSamsara, Maya and DukkhaThe Biology of Memory and RepetitionBird symbolismCarl Jung’s Psychological ShadowIn the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go deeper down the rabbit hole to discuss:Black Mirrors Descending Into the UnconsciousWeaponizing Nostalgia and the Retrowave AestheticTarot: Two of SwordsGematriaDavey Jones LockerMary and the WindowNavigating the Bardos This episode was written by Tim Hacker, Mari Sama and Luke Madrid with additional commentaries by Heka Astra. Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSupport the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s show we finally take a glimpse at what psychonaught Danny Goller has been trying to tell us for years; that if you smoke enough DMT and stare at a diffused laser you can see the code of reality. After talking about how Danny figured it out, we discuss why such a strange idea might not only make sense but falls in line with cutting edge research and a long tradition in the West of combining cutting edge optics and spirit communication to advance our understanding of reality. We even get into how Danny says to do the experiment… which we do not endorse, condone or promote in any way because drugs are bad and I am not responsible for any damage you do to your eyes while on them. In the extended show we discuss what spirit conjuring wizards throughout history have a strangely concordant interest in the field of optics, the bizarrely specific experiences shared by participants and what kind of strange entities are most contacted while a user is on DMT. We discuss the Back Rooms, the City of Pyramids and the occult reason why the entities that reside there might be hideous clown creatures. Thank you and enjoy the show. On this week’s show we discuss:Danny GollerRick Strassman’s “The Spirit Molecule” ECCO the DolphinDose Dependent Effects How to do the experiment Snell’s LawIn the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further down the rabbit hole and discuss:Optics and Wizardry in the WestHow do lasers work?Shared experiences DMT entitiesLilaCity of Pyramids This episode was written by Luke Madrid, Heka Astra and Mari Sama with additional commentary by Tim Hacker.Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSources:The Experiment:https://youtu.be/I4JGLyrV7cQ?si=KAR4ptg0taHsfItNResearch Gate - Pilot Study “The Code…”https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387824795_Detailing_a_Pilot_Study_The_Code_of_Reality_Protocol_A_Phenomenon_of_NN-DMT_Induced_States_of_ConsciousnessLaser Speckle:https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/laser-speckleSnell's Law:https://www.britannica.com/science/Snells-lawSupport the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we are joined once again by Julian Soloninka, better yet known as Julian the Philosopher to discuss his provocative insights into Cyberpunk Metaphysics; which we discuss in its germinal stages under the inspired headspace of Alan Watts, Alduous Huxley and Gregory Bateson. In the first half of the episode we discuss the impact Alan Watts and Gregory Bateson had on cyberpunk and its corresponding philosophies while investigating the role they played as secret agents each with respective ties to three letter agencies before asking ourselves if we were to meet them on Homerian or Platonic footing. In the extended side of the show we continue our discussion with Julian and discuss prominent author, philosopher and psychonaught, Alduous Huxley; his connection to Jiddu Krishnamurti, the Death of Cleopatra and what it all has to do with Philip K. Dick’s theophany. Thank you and enjoy the show! Check out Julian the Philosopher’s most recent work:https://medium.com/@jsoloninIn this week’s episode we discuss:What is cyberpunk metaphysics?Allan WattsDiogenes Gregory Bateson Carl Jung’s The SpyAleister CrowleyJiddu KrishnamurtiV for ApophisSecret Societies Making Our EntertainmentThe Power of The Koan and The Double Bind In the second half of this episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we follow Julian the Philosopher further down the rabbithole and discuss:Philip K. Dick’s TheophanyThe Platonic HeroThe MatrixCleopatraTheosophy, Lucifer and New-ThoughtThe Death of HypatiaAldous HuxleyMore next time….This week’s episode was a freestyle Socratic seminar between Julian the Philosopher, Tim Hacker, Luke Madrid, Mari Sama and Heka Astra Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSupport the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we pick up on part 2 of our journey through the occult-self-help classic “The Power of Clairvoyance and Telepathy” by William Walter Atkinson under his pen name Swami Panchadasi. In the free side of the show we discuss the Akashic Records, subconscious knowing, the gift of prophecy, the psychic energy of crowds and astral travel. In the extended side of the show we continue by jumping into telekinesis, using focused visualization to influence energy, the godly powers of auramaxxing and even how to control people’s minds at a distance. Thank you and enjoy the show!In this week’s episode we discuss:Akashic RecordsThe Gift of ProphecySecond SightAstral Travel vs. ClairvoyanceIllusion MagicPsychic Energy of the CrowdIn the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go deeper to explore:TelekenesisPoltergeist ActivityThe Keys of Psychic InfluenceAnimal Magnetism / LooksmaxxingThe Aura FieldHow to Mind Control OthersThis week’s episode was written by Tim Hacker with some small additions by Luke Madrid. Additional commentary from Heka Astra and Mari Sama.Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSource:Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Swami Panchadasihttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/12480/12480-h/12480-h.htmSupport the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! On this week’s episode Tim Hacker leads us on a discussion of the occult powers of telepathy and clairvoyance as described by turn of the century new-thought pioneer William Walker Atkinson under his pseudonym Swami Panchadasi. Best known for his authorship of the Kybalion, Atkinson breaks down in plain English the straight dope concerning basic psychic ability from vague impressions or weird synchronicities we all have experienced right up into their fully evolved form as telepathic sense and even astral projection. In the free half of the show we discuss the difference between telepathy and clairvoyance, how it manifests, how to cultivate it, what its capable of achieving and the dodgy business of seeing the past by touching other people’s personal property. In this extended side of the show we discuss crystal gazing, scrying, the use of drugs in ritual, controlling psychic senses, creating psychic links and other things we’re not supposed to talk about in public. Thank you and enjoy the show! In this week’s episode we discuss:Telepathy vs. ClairvoyanceThe Astral SensesHow Psychic Impressions WorkCrystal GazingThe Astral TubeEmotional Vibration vs. Thought FormsPsychic ChildrenAura Farming and Looksmaxxing In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:Mind ReadingPsychometryJohn Dee and the Enochian AngelsScryingClairvoyance ReveriePsychic ExercisesDrugs and Ritual MagicPranaic AuraAstral Thought FormsThis week’s episode was written by Tim Hacker with some small additions by Luke Madrid. Additional commentary from Heka Astra and Mari Sama.Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Source:Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Swami Panchadasihttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/12480/12480-h/12480-h.htmSupport the show

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! On this week’s episode we gather around the sacred fire and share stories and other initiated insights we find in and around Jacques Vallée’s UFOlogy classic; Passport to Magonia - a text which has proven too quixotic for weekend seekers of yesteryear but a poignantly apt launching point for a discussion that almost certainly is poised to be unleashed upon the public in the form of official UFO disclosure which, for all intents and purposes, will likely include official information regarding the biological occupants of these craft, where they come from, who they are and why we can expect for their very existence to bring into question ideas formerly reserved for mythology and religion. In the free side of the show we discuss how these revelations are going to soon come to pass before visiting the pyramid of Palenque, Saint Anthony on his journey through the Egyptian desert and taking a big bite out of an unsalted stack of pancakes brought to us by an alien from Wisconsin. In the extended show we weave together the spiritual and religious angle to explain edge cases with you like the grim fate of Snippy the horse, the tragedy of Gerry Irwin and what to expect if you’re a hard working peasant who's been chosen for an extra terrestrial breeding program which has dubious ideas about consent and are demanding to collect your DNA the old fashion way. Thank you and enjoy the show! In this week’s episode we discuss:-Trump Administration Disclosure-Pyramid of Inscriptions at Palenque-Saint Anthony’s Encounter with an Alien-Japanese and Chinese Celestial Omens-Medieval European UFOs-French Egg Shaped UFOs from the 50s-Fairies and Alien Pancakes of Wisconsin-Case of the Missing Fertilizer In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we continue the discussion with:-Snippy the Horse-Farfadets and Hobits-Gerry Irwin’s Disappearance-Spirited Away by “The Good People”-Alien Sex with Antônio Vilas-Boas-Ludovico Maria Sinistrari’s Succubi-The Miracle of the Sun-The Foo Fighters and the Battle of Los Angeles This week’s episode was written by Tim Hacker and extensively deep fried in Luke’s kitchen. Additional commentary from Heka Astra and Mari Sama. Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSources:Passport to Magonia by Passport to Magonia: From Folklore to Flying Saucers by Jacques Vallee: https://www.amazon.com/Passport-Magonia-Folklore-Flying-Saucers/dp/0987422480Support the show