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The Eleusinian Mysteries (Part 2)
By Thomas Taylor
Read by Dan Attrell
This is one 18th/19th century Platonist's account of what the mysteries imparted at Eleusis were really all about. No ergot theory here, that's for sure.
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The Eleusinian Mysteries (Part 2)
By Thomas Taylor
Read by Dan Attrell
This is one 18th/19th century Platonist's account of what the mysteries imparted at Eleusis were really all about. No ergot theory here, that's for sure.
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![Apocalypse, Historical Consciousness, and Franciscan Spirituality [Lecture]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lec0J3RShzg/hqdefault.jpg "Apocalypse, Historical Consciousness, and Franciscan Spirituality [Lecture]
Topics: Apocalypse, Eschatology, Joachim of Fiore, Franciscans, History, Teleology, Historical Consciousness
Original title: For 1,260 Days They’ll Prophesy in Sackcloth: Joachim of Fiore’s Apocalypse, Temporalization, and Franciscan Spirituality by Dan Attrell
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![The Dark Side of Perennialism [History Lecture]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N4AbPKapl0M/hqdefault.jpg "The Dark Side of Perennialism [History Lecture]
This is a lightly edited and remastered version of a series of two lectures originally livestreamed on @TheEsotericaChannel back in August of 2022 as Resistance is Futile: Perennialism, Platonism, and Hegemony. This version includes improved sound, more legible slides, and additional images. Please watch it if you missed it the first time around.
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